Chapter 2: Awakening

Naruto woke up early in the morning still on the hospital bed.

"Wakey wakey Kyu. So did you find anything?"

"A few things really... Well you know my chakra is poisonous to humans right? Well you might have developed a resistance to it with me sealed inside and all but its not immunity. Now the problem is that my chakra has destabilized your DNA. If my assumptions are correct, your unstable DNA can be controlled by your conscious mind. In other words you may be able to shift your form. What I did notice is a practically infinite capacity for evolution. This means that while you grow older and more experienced you will be able to change your form in many ways. It also seems to have improved your natural healing capacity. Another nice thing is that it is reactive to external stimulus. Before you go acting all weird let me explain. Whenever you make a exherting motion, your muscles get stronger right? That's how you train. Well in your case the improvement comes hundreds of times faster and from what I see the capacity is much and I seriously mean much greater than any human. The more you practice the faster you'll get stronger, not only that but while humans have a maximum of strength, your maximum is many times beigger than anyone I've met. Your bones are also much more dense and your skin harder to pierce. In short, whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. Quite literally. The last thing I found is that it acts like a Kekkei Genkai. You will pass it down to your children along with me. Kit one thing however. Maybe we should seal me and this new kekkei genkai so that your kits won't be summoning my chakra recklessly. I was thinking until they are 12years old or I release the seal. On the same note, I will be able to maintain the seal so any... black sheep that come out won't be able to abuse your kekkei genkai.

"So, you're saying I'll be able to get real strong, real fast and change my shape depending on what I want to do. How do I do that?"

"Try focusing on it. I'd suggest transforming your hands to claws. I'll help you from my side as well as monitor whatever happens in your body. Also best not to call on my chakra for a while. While your resistance to it has increased, best not to risk it unless its real bad ok?"

"Ok so I focus on my hands becoming claws. Let's see."

Narutp focused on his hands changing into claws. He had already decided on the 'look'. His fingers would be come longer and instead of nails he would have 30cm long black claws. After focusing and with Kyubi giving him advice he managed to shift them slowly yet steadily.

"Ok kit you've done it. The change was real slow but mostly because you didn't know how to do it. Next time it will be much easier and faster. Now change them back and wait that teacher of yours. We'll have to give some explanations."

"You're right. Jiji will have to know about this and our deal. I just hope he doesn't take it too hard."

Naruto shifted his claws back to normal and gently woke up Iruka. After telling him he felt fine he asked for Sandaime. After a little bit the aged Hokage entered the room visibly worried. After giving his figurative grandson a hug he asked Iruka to get outside.

"Jiji could you please set up a sort of sound barrier? I don't want people listening. Oh and I think you should call that blond haired guy that helped me the last time. Inoichi I think he was called. The one that got in my mind."

"I can but why should I Naruto-kun?"

"Because jiji its about my... tenant."

"What? How do you know about him?"

"I met him. I'll tell you about it but could you please ask Inoichi-san to come over? You won't believe what I'm gonna say unless he's here."

"Hmmm... Very well Naruto-kun I will. You just stay here ok?"

With that the Sandaime left and called for Inoichi. The blond mind walker entered with the Hokage looking surprised.

"Well Naruto-kun will you tell me and Inoichi why you need us here?"

"As soon as you secure this room ji-san. I don't want anyone learning before its time."

After the aged Hokage applied the seals Naruto explained them about the fight between him and Kyubi. The greatest surprise though came when he told them about his parents. Especially the look on Inoichi's face was unbelievable. At the end of the story Naruto asked Inoichi to enter his mind to confirm this. When Inoichi returned from his trip inside Naruto's mind he looked tooss shaken to speak.

"A... a kind and friendly Kyubi. Kami I never thought I'd see that... Naruto, while I am happy you made it and proud that you remembered what I told you about your mind-scape...What the HELL where you thinking going into that fight! I know it wasn't completely your fault but was there any way you could have avoided it?"

"I'm afraid not Inoichi-san. I couldn't. Once such a fight begins, it cannot end unless one of the two is defeated and devoured. Now there's another thing I got to tell you. Besides Kyubi becoming my Kekkei Genkai of sorts, I also acquired another one. It is because of him but not linked to him otherwise. Because of Kyubi's chakra my body has become... unstable in a sense. My strength, speed, agility and reflexes will improve much faster. Also I will heal much faster than before. From what Kyubi told me, unless you rip out my heart, decapitate me or sustain constant heavy trauma I am pretty much unkillable. I can take a sword through the lungs and I won't even slow down apart from the pain that is. Another cool thing is that I can change my form. I managed to make claws out of my hands, probably because Kyubi had claws as well so its kind of easy. I don't know what else I can do though. Kyubi also told me it will pass down to any children I will have. He also advised sealing them away. Imagine a baby summoning Kyubi's chakra because it wasn't fed in time. He said setting the release at 12 years of age unless the Kyubi wills it earlier or if Kyubi deems a child unworthy of it."

"So now you have not one but two Kekkei Genkais and Kyubi is friendly. Now I got to tell the council-"

"NO! That's why I didn't want anyone else to know. I trust you two but the rest of the council? No way. They'll probably force me to marry many girls they choose and then take my children away so they can control me. So no. Don't tell anyone Ji-san. Just give me a new appartment since my old one got torched last night, give me some scrolls on chakra and keep it low. I don't want anyone learning of what happened. Tell them that because of the beating an idiot with a mask with a root kanji on it used a chakra infused blade on my seal almost setting the Kyubi free. Only thing that kept it in was my willpower. Tell them the seal is damaged and impossible to repair. It should scare them from attacking me again for fear of the seal breaking and its not that far from the truth. Besides it'll get you some leverage against that crippled guy, Danzou was his name? Yeah anyway if they hear it was ME that kept the Kyubi from leveling this place and it still is maybe some of them will shut up. Don't tell them of my parents yet either. They'll just try to suck me up and I don't have your patience old man. Oh and could you tell me where I can find an abandoned training ground? I want to get stronger. Much stronger. So noone will suffer like I did ever again."

Both men were stunned by the child's declaration but accepted the truth of his words. Excusing himself Inoichi left, thinking mostly on how to get his daughter to stop chasing after the Uchiha and see that there are people much, much better out there. Sandaime for his part went to apply the seals on Naruto, showing him and Kyubi on how to do it as well. After all was said and done Naruto left with Sarutobi, to get the scrolls, a key to his new appartment and directions to his new training grounds. Unsurprisingly, Naruto's new appartment was very close to Sandaime's house. Few would dare get there so it was much safer. Naruto got some scrolls on basic chakra control, at which he literally sucked since noone taught him even how to read and write. After that Sandaime left with Naruto to show him his new training grounds behind the the Hokage mountain. When Naruto got there, he formed his claws and showed them to an amazed Hokage.

"These are my claws. Cool huh? They're pretty sharp too. I gotta practice on them though. It takes me some time of concentration to make them but I'll try to reduce the time. Kyubi also said he'll help with my fighting skills. Anyway better start training. " And with that Naruto started a variety of excercises at Kyubi's command. After watching Naruto train for a while Sandaime left and returned to his office, relieved somewhat about the fact Naruto would now grow stronger. At his office he wrote a letter and summoned a carrier monkey and had it deliver it to his old student Jiraiya. After that was over he turned to his old enemy, paperwork and started his work.

Naruto for his part after he finished his warm up, started practicing how to form other things. After consulting with Kyubi, he found that he had a maximum of potential changes that he had exhausted. The more he practiced and older he got however, the more this potential would increase. In other words now he only had his claws and no other ability, he would have to work hard to acquire any new powers. Never one to shirk from practice or take all things for granted, Naruto got to work. After a while he considered altering his face and shape. Creating a disguise of sorts. Naruto 'spent' the rest of his evolution potential in order to be able to shift between his normal, blue eyed blond whiskered form and his disguise, a dark haired, brown eyed boy of his age. This way he could finally enter a store without people trying to kill him every chance they got.

After a few days of this routine, Kyubi came across a discovery. Naruto could absorb other beings DNA by eating said being. What this did is hasten the evolutionary potential of Naruto by a little bit, but only concerning abilities that are related with what he consumed. If he absorbed a bird's DNA, then he would increase his evolution abilities but only when it came to forming clawed feet, wings or improved eye-sight in some cases. Naruto swore to never absorb a human's DNAsince absorbing DNA required the victim be freshly killed and eaten raw. He could deal with eating an animal if it was absolutely necessary but a human? No way in hell. So Naruto spent his mornings going to the Academy and his afternoons training on his own. Even his pranks lessned though they never disappeared. Naruto for his part listened to Kyubi's suggestion of developing non-combat related abilities. First on his list was wings and maybe improving his eye-sight. Of course naruto spent a lot of time under his disguise, when outside the academy and the training grounds that is, since that way noone recognised or attacked him. It was especially fun starting a prank as Naruto and then escaping the area in his changed form. Even Kyubi congratulated him on the sheer genius of some of the pranks. One of the best was when Naruto briefed the Hokage on his shape changing abilities. By changing in front of him without warning. Poor old man almost had a heart attack. After being put at ease by the fact that Kyubi was constantly monitoring Naruto's body for adverse effects however he relaxed a bit. Naruto also changed his wardrobe. Now he wore either black and red, as they were Kyubi's main colors or black and dark orange. Retaining his previous exuberant behaviour, he started picking on people in front of their eyes. One of his favourites was Mizuki when he tried using Genjutsu on him one day: Mizuki applied a genjutsu seal on Naruto's paper when he handed them. After Naruto saw through it with Kyubi's help he laughed loudly drawing Iruka's and Mizuki's attention. After being asked what was wrong Naruto spoke:

"Impressive Mizuki-sensei! You've placed a Genjutsu seal on my test. Obviously you want to test my alertness in expecting the impossible correct? I mean who could ever expect a genjutsu on a test? Well done Mizuki-sensei. I almost fell for that! Great excercise too! I will request this become part of your teaching so we remain on our toes! Such a great idea!"

Of course Mizuki was seething inside while he tried his best not to attack the insolent boy and instead congratulated Naruto for seeing through his ruse. Iruka on the other hand was surprised and asked Naruto about, getting a reply of 'if you can trick your friends you can trick anyone and that's what he did'. Some asked Naruto how he improved so much, so fast to which he answered:

"Deception is a shinobi's best friend. I have deceived you as being an idiot when I'm anything back. Didn't any of you consider the possibility of me holding back? Much like Shino does. My real level is much higher than any of you, I simply chose to hide it for a while. Now however, due to certain... events I have stopped holding back. This is the real me. Take it or leave it. Ja ne!" before jumping on the rooftops leaving many wondering just who Naruto really was. Overall Naruto's life was great and was improving. And he loved it.

A/N: Ok possible pairings include Anko, Ino, Sakura, Hinata, Yugito, Temari and Isaribi. If you want I can make it a harem but I will not make a lemon. Like ever. Anyway Naruto's pretty much like Alex but he doesn't gain knowledge by consuming others and he heals even faster. As stated he is practically impossible to kill, even though pain could cause him to faint. If you're wondering Naruto's smarter for two reasons: first Kyubi repaired the damage he had caused and two he did absorb a LOT of knowledge from Kyubi. Even though he did return most of it, some was engraved in him. Lastly do not consider it above Kyubi to educate Naruto while he is asleep. Kyubi this time wants Naruto to be strong. For some reason this chapter feels... rushed to me. I dunno... Anyway till next time.

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