Magnus: Here is the new chapter, this is not a chapter filled with action or adventure, I decided to make it as the beginning of the new education that Naruto will have, also, this will state the basis of Naruto's new psychology in future chapters, I promise that the next chapters will be more interesting, now please, Read and Review!
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Chapter 3
The Magic Shop
For 5 and half years, Kyuubi waited for The Ancient One to appear, during all this time, she has built thousand insults and yells for the day he showed up, and still, tonight, seeing him standing in front of her, in her prison, no word came out of her lips,
"How silent!, for a moment I thought that you would receive me with insults, yells, and flying pans, so, ready to discus your freedom?", The Ancient One asked, in such an annoying voice, that it was easy to see that everything went just as he wanted it to go.
Kyuubi had her freedom at reach, or at least the price for it, but instead of pleading for it, she looked at her feet,
'How can I have freedom, while abandoning Naruto-kun?', Kyuubi thought,
She wasn't sure what to do, maybe free she could protect him more, or maybe she will be sent to her plane of existence, leaving Naruto to face the world alone, however, thanks to her deep thoughts, she didn't notice the diabolic grin on the man in front of her.
"I see, you are ready", the man replied, startling Kyuubi, who seemed afraid of the next events about to happen,
"You, will be freed from this prison when my son reach the age of 13, then he'll be appointed as your master, which means, he'll be able to summon you and your kind, and you will be obedient and protective of him", The Ancient One explained, with a smirk on his face, as if he was letting something amiss.
"Your son?", Kyuubi asked, there was something wrong with that title,
But The Ancient One didn't reply, he only smirked, as if Kyuubi already knew who this person was, suddenly, everything made sense,
"Naruto?, YOU APPOINTED NARUTO AS YOUR SON?!", Kyuubi asked/shouted, at this, The Ancient One gave her a warm and true smile,
"Yup, he is my child now".
Next morning...
Naruto was stirring under the blankets, not only he had the best sleep in years, but the most wonderful dream too!, a man from a distant land just came into his life, and agreed to be his father!,
'But something so perfect can't be true', Naruto sadly thought,
'Are you sure, kit?', Kyuubi replied, and this made Naruto to fully wake up,
'Wait a second!, since when I have silk blankets and why my bed is so comfy?!... did I had a bed before?'.
Naruto darted up from his bed, and couldn't recognize the place where he was,
"WOW!!!, MY OLD APARTMENT COULD FIT INSIDE THIS ROOM!!!", Naruto shouted, really surprised,
The room he was in, was BIG, a very big bed, a full body mirror, a maroon carpet on the floor, a closet big enough to hold a party inside it, a beautiful cherrywood desk, equipped with everything a scholar could ask for, a small table beside his bed, and two doors, one with the word bathroom, it was like the room of a prince, or a VERY important politician.
"Is good to see you awake, my son, do you like your new room?", Ankiseth asked as he opened the other door,
He was standing there, already dressed for business, in his white attire, minus the hat,
"Um... I... well... yes, but, where are we?", Naruto asked, he was still deciding if this was real, or if he finally got hit hard enough to cause permanent brain damage.
"We are at home, now please, come downstairs, breakfast is ready, and we have to open the shop early", Ankiseth stated,
Naruto did as he was told, his mind was still processing his surroundings, outside his room, was some kind hall, there were some other doors that he guessed were other rooms like the one where he just woke up, the hall was as three times bigger then 'his' room,
'just how big is this place?!, or should I say palace?', Naruto thought, and upon descending the stairs, he just got more and more hints that this just couldn't be real.
"THIS PLACE IS COLOSSAL!!!", Naruto shouted in awe,
Every room and place was so big and fancy, that the richest clans of the village could find their houses repulsive and tiny after being here, and Ankiseth let out a soft chuckle at Naruto's reaction,
"Is incredible how a little paint and a well arrangment of furniture can do wonders with the aparel of your old apartment, don't you think?", Ankiseth casually stated, and Naruto froze at this.
One hour later, main street of the village...
Magic, that was the explanation that Ankiseth gave to Naruto, it took several minutes to register it as a valid argument, but it was helped when they exit the apartment, yes, the same old door that used to be the entrance of his old and little apartment, now was the entrance to a magnificent mansion, and the fact that the apartment was in a third floor made it so hard to explain, that Magic was the only thing that fitted that spot, and now, Naruto was watching hi father doing something a little less awesome, setting his shop.
"So, daddy, how did you summoned all the stuff without scrolls, handsings, or blood?", Naruto asked,
He always had seen shinobies taking out stuff of all sizes from scrolls, but it was weird to see a man taking the pieces for a small mobile shop, lots of flasks filled with colorful liquids, jewelry, weapons, cloths, and lots of things that he didn't recognized, all from a funny looking briefcase, with no smoke, handsigns, or even blood.
"That's because I didn't summoned it, it was all inside this briefcase, here, take a look inside", Ankiseth replied,
Naruto did as told, and gasped at what he saw inside, it was like a great vault, filled with numerous items, it was enough stuff to supply the village for decades,
"WOW!, is this Magic?!", Naruto asked aloud, fortunately, by 'coincidence', there was nobody near to hear him,
"Yes, son, this is magic, the same that I used for our home, and this is not the only one, after we finish our daily business, I'll teach you the basics of Magic, just remember, Magic is a vey secretive art, so... just share it with your best friends!", Ankiseth said the last part playfully, making Naruto feel like being in a good path, if it can be shared with friends, then it couldn't be evil or forbidden, right?.
That day, Naruto learned what means to be a merchant, not only he watched hi father to convince some villagers to try his potions, which he compared to medicine, with the difference that the effects where instantaneous and with better flavor, he also saw how this business worked,
"You have to study the customer, and offer him or her, what is best for them to buy",
Was one of the lessons, and he learned it with ease, soon he was able to point what the customer will desire, jewelry for young and pretty girls, cosmetics for the mature women, stamina potions for the mature men, healing potions for the tired shinobies, and so on.
Another thing he learned was flattery,
"Is a special technique that allows the user to induce the desire for a certain thing, in the mind of the target, you just need to know what your target wants to hear",
Naruto watched his father using this technique with completely master, by making the entire Hyuga clan, buy all the silk robes, kimonos and yukatas from the post, just with a few nice words,
"Remember, a happy customer will always return to your shop, even if you don't have the best prices in the market",
Ankiseth shared this piece of knowledge while putting beautiful hair pins in the hairs of the daughters of Hiashi Hyuga, as a gift, just for being cute and lovely, earning not only giggles from the little girls, but the approbation of the head of the clan.
By noon, they closed the shop, with almost no leftovers from the day, during lunch, Naruto also learned the law of the 'offer and demand', as well as what does it means to make profit, Naruto almost felt bad for the Hyugas, they may have purchased the finest quality of silk, but they paid 20 times the cost of the clothes, also he was shocked to learn the price of the hair pins, they were made of pure turquoise and diamonds, so, the Hyugas got a very good deal that day.
However, the most interesting part of the day, came in the afternoon,
"Ok, my son, now I'll teach you the basics of Magic, knowledge on this art is a great responsibility, because unlike the jutsus, Magic knows no bounds, and can't be cancelled but by another Magic",
And so, Naruto's instruction on Magic began, and soon he learned, that justsus had nothing to do with magic.
Meanwhile...
In one of the training grounds, one kid was punching a log, his hands were filled with scars, he was sweating a lot, and his body looked tired, but his spirit was unbreakable,
"Gai-sensei, told me to never give up, and I will never do so!, I'll become the greatest ninja, without ninjutsu or genjutsu, I won't disappoint you sensei!",
Rock Lee, the worst student ever in the records of the academy, was decided to accomplish his goal, little he knew, that the destiny had other plans for him, because as his blood was flowing from his scars, a certain entity smelled it, and found it very interesting...
Magnus: There ya go!, hope you are liking where is this going, this is just the beginning of the changes in the Narutoverse, Believe it!