Hidden Genes

Summary: There is a type of jutsu only one shinobi could use,the Shodaime became famous for it being impossible for anyone who doesn't have his DNA, and even then it was rare. Sharingan is an Uchiha doujutsu,so no one can have it unless an eye is given, so why does the Kyuubi vessel have both?Why does he move like the Yondaime?

"Are you absolutely certain of this, Naruto?" Kakashi asked that evening when the two boys finally came back to Tazuna's home from their training. They had both managed to climb to the very top of the trees and at the exact same time, but they were pretty beat up and spent after all that training. Still, Naruto knew that he could be on his death bed and his senses would still unfailingly detect a chakra signature he had felt before, especially if it was as strange as Haku's. The boy felt ice cold to his senses and Kurama had warned him it might be a form of Kekkei Genkai like his Mokuton.

But it would seem even Kakashi was skeptical about this, despite having been victim of Naruto's strong senses himself. Naruto mused it had more to do with disbelief that an enemy would come this close more than anything else. Had Haku gone just a little further from the clearing they were using for training at the moment, he would have been within reach of Tazuna and his family's home. Their client had been put in direct danger and only Naruto had been aware of it. They were just lucky that Tazuna had spent his day until sunset with Sakura, working on the bridge.

The blond nodded his head gravely. "I couldn't mistake that chakra signature if I wanted to. The chakra ... it felt so cold. It was like ice was put on my senses." The youngest ninja in the group shuddered at the memory. "I can't forget that sensation so easily."

"Can you really identify people by these ... chakra signatures?" Tazuna asked, waving his hand around as he tried to articulate his question. "And how accurate can this identification be?"

"When Zabuza infiltrated the swastika formation, I knew it was him before he even fully settled between us, which is why I stabbed him without a second thought." The Jinchuuriki replied. "If I couldn't identify people by their chakra, we'd be dead right now." 'Not to mention I'd be dead years ago.'

"He does have a point." Sasuke pointed out as he sat with his back straight and his arms crossed over his chest. "His senses haven't failed us yet. Do we really need to question them now?"

"No, you're right, Sasuke. We were blessed with a Sensory type in our Team and we need to rely on him." Kakashi said with a shake of his head. "So this boy, Haku ... was he strong? Can you tell the level of chakra he possesses?"

Naruto thought about it for a long moment before nodding. "I can even do you one better. I know which level he is."

"Do tell." The jonin urged as they all leaned in closer to the blue eyed blond. As soon as Sasuke and Naruto returned from the forest, Tsunami had tried to get them to sit down and eat but Naruto refused until he told everyone what he had sensed. Sasuke, of course, knew and had once again marveled at Naruto's acting skills. Even after he had realized Haku was the enemy, he never did anything that might give it away. Haku was as oblivious to Naruto's mask as everyone else was. It would seem that, so far, only Kakashi, Sasuke, Iruka and the Hokage saw Naruto as who and what he really was and even that was only in fragments.

"His chakra reserves are smaller than Zabuza's but slightly bigger than Sasuke's and he's trained to the chuunin level." Naruto explained after a moment spent thinking and judging the levels of chakra and everything else he had sensed on Haku. "However, the feeling of his chakra ... isn't normal. I'd guess he has some special ability or something. I really can't tell for sure, but it's ... different."

"Different how?" Asked the jonin warily. If they had someone with special chakra as an opponent, he must be ready for it.

"Like Sasuke's chakra is different from yours or Sakura's." The Jinchuuriki said, trying to explain. "That kind of different. A Kekkei Genkai."

Kakashi grunted as he realized his fears were revealed to be true. "I see. We've got a problem, is that's the case."

"Don't I know it, dattebayo," the blond replied, looking down at his hands. He couldn't feel his own chakra, so he couldn't tell if his chakra felt like the forest or not, but Haku's was cold. He'd never felt a cold chakra before. His Sharingan allowed him to see chakra and all but he'd not dared use it when in Haku's presence. Those eyes had stared at him as though just waiting for something that would justify an attack.

"We'll need to be more careful. No more separating." Kakashi concluded, nodding his head at his decision. "Not even pairs. We stay as a unit. Now rest up. We're going with Tazuna-san tomorrow morning to the bridge." With that, the adult ninja got up and left the room, going to no doubt somehow get back to his feet without the use of crutches. The genin stared after him even as Tsunami put food in front of the two boys and Tazuna went up to Inari's room. Tsunami stayed long enough to make sure they didn't need anything else before going to bed herself.

Naruto stared after them all. "What's up with them?"

"They don't have it easy, dobe." Sasuke replied, taking some of the porridge provided for them and putting it into his mouth. "Gato executed Inari's father not so long ago in front of the whole village and they are all still mourning. He was the village's hero. People looked up to him, especially Inari. After his death, people stopped believing in heroes here. Inari especially hated heroes. They fell into a collective depression, no hopes, no dreams. The bridge they are building is their first ray of hope for a few years now."

"Not only that," Sakura added when the genius was finished and went back to his meal. "But their economy is completely under Gato's thumb. I just walked through the streets. You wouldn't believe how many hungry kids are running around, starving to death be they orphan or not." The pink haired girl looked guiltily to where she had eaten a whole loaf of bread by herself for dinner. "Gato makes them work till they collapse and gives them the bare minimum. And the soil isn't the best to begin with. What little vegetables they do make is barely enough to feed anyone. Since Gato controls their economy because he practically owns the harbor, they have to pay taxes they can't afford. What little money or food they make is gone within a few days no matter how well they preserve it. Fishing is also something they have to pay a tax for. That Gato is ruining this beautiful country."

Naruto frowned as he heard all of this. A killed hero and death and taxes. But their agriculture problems ...

Kit, I know you want to help and all, but you could get caught! Do you realize that not only will they know you have Mokuton, but also Sharingan. That's something you've been trying to avoid even more than your own heritage. Kurama warned from inside his cage but he already knew it was futile. Once Naruto got something into his head, there was no hope of ever discouraging him from doing it, especially as it had something to do with helping others. No one ever helped Naruto, so Naruto helped everyone to make sure no one found themselves in the same situation as he had been in his whole life.

'It'll be fine, dattebayo!' Naruto sent back with an inward grin. Kurama sighed as Naruto continued acting like an idiot even while he was thinking up ways to help the little village.

That night, when everyone was asleep and not suspecting a thing, an awfully subtle shadow made its way to the fields.

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Tazuna was woken up at four in the morning by a banging on his door and two villagers he was familiar with calling his name excitedly. "Tazuna! You have to see this, Tazuna!"

"It's a miracle!" They yelled as the old man opened his door, the rest of the occupants of the house right behind him, rubbing the sleep from their eyes or hidding yawns behind their hands.

"What's all the racket this early in the morning?" Tazuna asked with a big yawn he didn't bother smothering. The ninja were definitely a bit more alert but Sakura looked ready to fall back to sleep on her feet and Sasuke had a scary scowl stuck on his face. Naruto just kept trying to rub sleep from his eyes while Kakashi looked weary.

"Tazuna, you just have to see this!" One said excitedly.

"You won't believe us if we told you!" Another called, already turning around, ready to run off.

"I saw it with my own eyes and I still don't believe it." The third said with wonder. Tazuna exchanged a look with his daughter and Kakashi before the whole group followed the excited villagers.

"We woke up and just went to the fields, to work like we do every day, only today we got a super surprise!" The first explained and hastened his stride, excitement and amazement giving a spring to his step. "You know how bad our land here is for crops, right?" The other villagers all nodded while the Konoha ninja kept quiet. "Well, we expected a particularly bad harvest this year, but look at this!"

When they finally arrived at the fields, Tazuna and Tsunami nearly cried as they saw it all. The rice fields were full of healthy rice that was already hastily being tended to. The vegetables were being plucked, the seeds taken out and stored away for the next season. All in all, it was a dream harvest. A man carrying a big crate of apples passed them and grinned at the gathered group.

"Tazuna! It would seem your bridge brought us much luck! There's more than enough to feed us all twice over and still be left enough for trade! We're saved!" And then he went on his merry way, whistling a tune to himself.

"We must truly be lucky." One of the farmers that had come to fetch them said as a tear slid down his face. "With us already having paid our taxes two days ago, this food is all for us. Finally, some light has shined upon us." He turned and smiled at the bridge builder. "Thank you, Tazuna. For not letting us give up hope. Thank you."

Tears were streaming down Tazuna's cheeks, too, watching the hope of the village returning. All they've been through, all that they have lost ... it wasn't for nothing. Their suffering has finally lessened. By some miracle, they will be fine. And once the bridge was done ... Tazuna took his silently crying daughter into his arms and held her close while ruffling Inari's hair while looking on at the fields with hope.

Said boy was looking elsewhere, though. He was watching the blue eyes of the blond ninja sparkle even as tired sighs and yawns left his mouth or as he rested against the slightly older genin. He watched as Sasuke studied the fields and the bags forming under his teammates eyes before he started scolding Naruto, to which the blond ninja paid no mind other than snuggling closer. The Uchiha finally stopped his scowling and lecturing before wrapping an arm around the Jinchuuriki, mumbling something into the sunny locks of hair so no one could see or hear before turning back around and guiding the half asleep boy back to the cottage. All the while, Inari watched them go.

Naruto was tired. Sasuke had scolded Naruto about something, something he did only when the blond did things hazardous to his wellbeing. The fields looked 100% healthy today while just yesterday, not even a starving man would call their crops beautiful. They looked perfect now and Naruto was exhausted. Naruto was a ninja. Ninja could do crazy things with their abbilities.

Thus, Inari concluded, Naruto must have done something.

Inari will have to study him a bit better in the future if he wanted to know how and why he did this.

It would seem there was more to Naruto than met the eye.