Naruto of the Homunculus
Chapter 15
Alright! It's time to continue this story! Finally we will introduce Jiraiya the Pervert.
Jiraiya: I'm not a pervert. I'm a Super Pervert.
… I don't really see a difference.
Jiraiya: Ha, you just can't appreciate my genius.
Genius? Your books only sell because almost every male in the Elemental Nations is a pervert.
Jiraiya: At least I have actual published work!
One more crack and I'll reconsider letting you live instead of having you die like in canon.
Ahem, anyway…
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Naruto walked through the village after a particularly grueling training session with Yūgao. He was thankful for his Homunculus regeneration ability, or he'd be limping back to the compound. Naruto decided to stop by the Hot Springs for a bath and picked up some clean clothes from the Namikaze compound before heading out.
When Naruto arrived at the Konoha Hot Springs, he was about to head inside, when his nose smelled the faint smell of blood and something that reminded him of a toad coming from behind the women's side of the baths.
Naruto frowned and decided to head over to see what was making that weird smell. When he got there, he saw a white haired man looking through a telescope at the woman's baths. The man was obviously the source of the blood smell as his nose was bleeding as he giggled lecherously.
Naruto frowned, before getting a devious idea. He subtly sent his shadow to hold the man in place and then used his shapeshifting power to change his voice to a girl's voice. The Alchemist Ninja took a breath and let out a shriek.
"EEEK! PERVERT! PEEPING TOM! LECHER!"
The man tried to run, but Naruto's shadow held him down as women began to run out from the baths. Not civilian women mind you, but Kunoichi. And they were angry and cracking their knuckles as they loomed over the man.
Let's skip over the screams of agony and begging for mercy that came next.
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The next day, Kakashi called Naruto to the Hokage's office. The Jonin said that there was someone who wanted to meet with him. He decided to get some practice in and combined his ultimate eye technique with his speed technique to allow him to control his direction and zoomed through the village until he reached the Hokage's office. With one final burst, he flew through the window and rolled to his feet in the office.
"Did you need me?" asked Naruto as he looked around the room.
Suddenly he noticed the white haired man from and Hot Springs and pointed at him.
"It's the pervert!"
"Hey!" said the man, "I'm not a pervert. I'm a SUPER PERVERT!"
"Please tell me he's not the person you called me here to meet," said Naruto.
"He is," said Kakashi, "he has some things to talk to you about."
"What could this old perv have to say to me?" asked Naruto.
"Well, for one, he's your godfather," said Kakashi.
"…Is that right?" asked Naruto.
"That's right!" said the man, "The Toad Sage of Mt. Myōboku, the Gallant Jiraiya! That's me!"
"I see…" said Naruto.
Suddenly, Naruto jumped up and delivered a powerful punch to Jiraiya's face, sending him flying through the heavy doors and into the hall, leaving a human shaped hole in the thick doors.
"WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU!" yelled Naruto angrily.
"Damn," groaned Jiraiya as he pulled himself to his feet while holding a broken nose, "that kid hits as hard as Tsunade. And to answer your question, I had a spy network to run."
"Oh," said Naruto sarcastically as blades of shadow rose up around him, "I'm sure a spy network was SO much more important than paying a visit to your ORPHANED godson!"
"YOU were the one who messed up my research," defended Jiraiya, "and it was important!"
"Riiiight," said Naruto, "unless you have something else, than I'll be going."
"Wait!" said Jiraiya, "I can teach you some badass jutsu that would help you win the Chunin exams!"
"Not interested," said Naruto.
"What?" exclaimed Jiraiya, "But I could teach you to summon toads and to use the Fourth Hokage's signature jutsu."
"It's not that I don't want to learn them," said Naruto, "I just can't."
And with that, he walked out, leaving a stunned Toad Sage.
"What did he mean?" asked Jiraiya.
"Naruto is a special case," said Hiruzen, "due to…circumstances, Naruto has no chakra or chakra system."
"That's impossible!" said Jiraiya, "how did he do that shadow jutsu without chakra?"
"That wasn't a jutsu," said Hiruzen, "the details aren't something I can share, but Naruto has several techniques that he can use that are unrelated to his chakra. One of them is being shared with his girlfriends."
"Oh?" said Jiraiya, "The kid's a player is he?"
"It's the CRA," said Kakashi, "he asked to be allowed to choose his own fiancés."
"Clan?" said Jiraiya, "the Uzumaki clan?"
Kakashi shook his head, "Naruto resurrected his father's clan. Right now, he doesn't know about the truth of his mother's heritage."
"Naruto has been through a lot," said Hiruzen, "you'll need to give him time."
"Do you know where I could find him?" asked Jiraiya, "I'd like to speak with him a bit."
"He's been spending most of his time training with Yūgao," said Kakashi.
"He's training with an ANBU?" said Jiraiya.
"He met her and she offered to teach him some Kenjutsu techniques," said Hiruzen, "he'll be at training ground 9."
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When Jiraiya arrived at the training field, he received a shock. He saw Naruto sparing with Yūgao, matching her katana with his two blades. What surprised him, was that the Genin was managing to keep an ANBU level swordswoman on the defensive while he attacked with a barrage of slashes. It was obvious that Naruto had been learning to fight with a two sword style, but that wouldn't allow him to fight on such a level. It was like he was able to read her movements as if he had a Sharingan.
Soon after he thought this, Naruto was knocked to the ground with Yūgao's blade to his throat.
"You're getting better," said the ANBU.
"Thanks," said Naruto, "I still can't even scratch you yet."
"Don't expect to do that right away," said Yūgao, "I've been doing this a lot longer than you."
"That was pretty good," said Jiraiya as he walked up.
"What are you doing here Pervy-sage?" asked Naruto with a frown as Yūgao left to return to her duties as an ANBU.
"I wanted to apologize for not being there for you," said Jiraiya, "in return, I'd like to help you prepare for the next round of the Chunin Exams."
"I told you," said Naruto, "I can't learn your Jutsu."
"I'm not talking about Jutsu," said Jiraiya.
"Then what are you talking about?" asked Naruto.
"Tactics," said Jiraiya, "I can help you make plans to counter any of your possible opponents. Just tell me everything you can about their abilities and yours."
Naruto smiled, "Alright. First…"
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Within a large stadium located in the Hidden Leaf Village, the people gathered for the third stage of the Chunin Exams. Almost the entire village was in attendance, from the teachers and students from the academy, to the kind owners of Ichiraku Ramen, everyone wanted to see the matches that would determine the identities of the next generation of Chunin.
"Alright," said a Jonin with a senbon in his mouth, "The name's Genma Shiranui. I'll be the proctor for these matches, so let me get one thing cleared up. My word is law. If I say a match is over, then it's over. Now, the Hokage has some things to say."
Hiruzen Sarutobi rose to his feet and addressed the gathered Genin and the audience, "I congratulate you upon reaching this stage of the Chunin Exams. As you may or may not know, the Chunin Exams were created with the purpose of being a substitute for War. The Shinobi of the villages show their strength in this arena to display the village's might to the various dignitaries that are in attendance. Fight hard and show us your strength as ninja."
"The first matchup," said Genma, "Neji Hyuuga vs Naruto Namikaze."
This raised an uproar amongst the civilians, all of them protesting at the 'Demon Brat' using the title of the Fourth Hokage. The Shinobi side just smiled as if they had a secret.
Naruto walked into the arena, wearing a black leather jacket over his shoulders like a cape with the Uzumaki spiral and an Ouroboros symbol on the back. He faced Neji with a confident smirk.
"What are you so happy about, failure?" asked Neji, "You should know, you are fated to lose here."
"Is that so?" said Naruto, "Is that something those eyes of yours told you, or are you assuming to be able to tell the future?"
"It's a simple fact," said Neji, "I will defeat you here. You have no defense against my Gentle Fist."
"We'll see," said Naruto as he threw off the coat with a dramatic flourish.
"BEGIN!" yelled Genma.
To be continued…