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?
Shino won his match, as did Kankuro from Sunagakure when he fought after. Ino and Sakura, after a long, grueling match that was supposed to set their rivalry aside and solve it all in one at last, ended up knocking them both out cold and out of the Chuunin Exams. At least they seemed a lot more friendly after that. Their old friendship had rekindled and Naruto had been glad for them. He just hoped they won't gang up on him when they start yelling at him. Whoever said kunoichi were weaker or less scary than a shinobi should really rethink their life. Temari from Suna also defeated her opponent, Tenten, with an ease that surprised her teammates and teacher.
Naruto was intrigued by the older kunoichi, though. Kurama had told him already that he had wind affinity in his chakra and that it was rare. Temari was really strong and Naruto was of the mind to ask her to help him out after the Chunnin Exams were over and they were no longer rivals. The only other futon user he knew of in Konoha was Asuma, and he was also probably the only one who would agree to teach him. But he also doubted that Asuma would do it as long as at least one of his students was still in the running for the Exams. Or after. The man was a jonin and had more important things to do than tutor young ninja that were not his own.
Kakashi would be no help either, so he hoped Temari would at least help him a little before she went back home.
Shikamaru kind of ... shocked everyone when he won his own match, especially in the way that he had. That Oto kunoichi was a lot more dangerous than her appearance gave off. Had Naruto been paired off with her, his ears would have been ringing and bleeding so hard that they might have had to stop the fight. Such was the pains of enhanced hearing.
Still, all those fights had left his adrenaline running high and he could barely wait for his turn. Two Hyuugas, a Jinchuuriki like himself, Kiba, Chouji, that Oto guy and Lee ... Whoever he ended up, he was rather excited. Kurama, too, was anticipating their fight, as he had felt what Naruto was doing while they watched the proceedings of other fights since Sasuke's ended. Whoever they fight just might end up getting a nasty surprise.
''Now for the next match.'' Hayate announced, drawing everyone's attention and they looked up at the screen expectantly. The names stopped and they all read eagerly who the match was supposed to be. ''Uzumaki Naruto vs Inuzuka Kiba. Please step forward.''
''Alright! Finally!'' Naruto cheered and jumped down into the arena before Kiba could even react, stretching his muscles a little. This was even better than he had thought. Kurama was definitely fighting in this one, stares be damned. He just hoped his biju friend won't kill Kiba in his zeal to make the Inuzuka pay for all the times he had been a dick to Naruto.
''I take this as an insult, you know.'' Kiba drawled to Hayate as he came to stand across from Naruto. ''This is sad. I won't even break a sweat. I won't even warm up from this.'' Akamaru, still on Kiba's head, barked in agreement and Kiba grinned in a beastly manner.
Naruto ignored him and instead looked towards the referee in mock innocent questioning. ''Is he allowed to use a puppy in this fight?''
''Yes. Ninken and ninneko are considered as tools and are allowed to be used in the Chuunin Exams.'' The sickly jonin replied rather suspiciously. He had seen right through that mock innocence and was wondering what Konoha's most infamous prankster had in mind now and whether he should flee for his life and sanity.
''What about other animals?'' The blond asked again and Sakura gasped in delight and understanding.
''Sakura-san?'' Lee asked in confusion and the other genin looked towards the pink haired girl, too.
''It's like he planned this,'' she breathed, a predatory grin on her face. Her fight with Ino had driven the rest of the reality of what a shinobi is towards home. The initial confrontation with the Sound Team had opened her eyes to how silly she had been for so long. Maybe it was even the fight against that creepy snake guy who had hurt Sasuke, but she had still been protected back then. Only when she had started fighting and had seen for herself how weak and poorly trained she was did it dawn on her that she had to stop chasing after Sasuke with just being cute but she also had to be strong. Cutting her beautiful hair short and then stubbornly fighting the three Oto genin in order to protect her teammates had made her stronger, in a way. She refused to be weak before her two stronger teammates ever again. She swore she would find a way to catch up to them, so they no longer had to stand before her and protect her. She will take the blows equally as them.
She will become strong enough to stride shoulder to shoulder with them and then, only then, will she try to vie for Sasuke's attention.
''Planned what?'' Kakashi asked as he arrived by her side with a poof, curious. The kunoichi looked up at her sensei, not having even twitched at what would have usually made her jump out of her skin. Kakashi would be lying if he didn't say he was impressed with how much his little genin have improved and grown. Sasuke's suppressing of the Cursed Seal had went without a hitch and he had hopes for the boy that he will be able to resist the evil thing's lure.
''Fighting Kiba and Akamaru.'' She said as a way of explanation and nodded towards the just about to start match.
''Yes, other animals are allowed, too.'' Hayate replied and Kakashi grinned behind his mask. Ah, so that was what Sakura meant. 'Well, this is going to be interesting', he thought to himself.
''Oh, okay. Just asking.'' The blond Uzumaki replied, grinning in a manner that he had learned from the very creature every Konoha born person hates and fears. Naruto didn't give a damn what they thought, feared or whatever. ''I'm ready to go anytime you are.''
Hayate was clearly wondering what he was up to, as was Kiba, who had been on the receiving end of more than a few pranks over the years done by the blond and he knew you simply shouldn't underestimate what the troublesome Kyuubi container was up to now. Everyone else but what currently remained of Team 7 were wondering as much as the foreigners what the blond was up to and waited with bathed breath for the fight to start so that the mystery might be solved.
''Seventh match, Uzumaki Naruto vs Inuzuka Kiba,'' Hayate finally announced formally, looking between the two genin and suffering a brief coughing fit before continuing. ''Let the match begin.''
''Naruto, don't lose to that guy!'' Sakura got in right before Kiba made a few hand signs and crouched, his fingers and features adjusting to fit more his fighting style even as Akamaru jumped onto his back, the Inuzuka popping a pill to him and his fur turning red. They both looked as savage as any wild beast before a cloud of smoke popped around them, shrouding them from view until the smoke cleared up, only to reveal two Kibas! ''What?'' The pink haired kunoichi stared in shock and confusion, echoed by all who did not know the Inuzuka Clan's special jutsu, the Jūjin Bunshin and Shikyaku no Jutsu.
''How is Naruto-kun supposed to tell them apart?'' Lee questioned her, confused as the other Konoha genin but Kiba's own team. Kurenai looked over to Kakashi in a manner that was a bit too smug for the Hatake's liking but he only smiled back at her pleasantly behind his mask.
''Simple. He will use his sensory ability.''
More than one sensei tensed as they heard the silver haired man say that, all of them whirling their heads around to stare flabbergasted at the ex ANBU. Hell, Gai was gaping at him in shock. Sensors were a rare sort and very useful and precious on any team. Uzumaki Naruto no one would have expected to be so important in any team's role.
''You mean how he could sense Zabuza through the Hidden Mist jutsu?'' Sakura questioned and more gapping ensued when her sensei just nodded cheerfully. Sakura grinned and pumped her fist. ''Channaro! Then Naruto has this in the bag!'' As was proven right when Naruto without hesitation threw his shuriken straight at the real Kiba, the other one - Akamaru - barking in distress when one actually nicked his master's cheek. The Inuzuka looked stunned, having expected an easy victory by confusing Naruto with two enemies but Naruto just grinned and charged at him with a speed most had not expected him to have, but not all. Quite a few people present have been at one time or another tasked with the retrieving of the blond after he had made some mischief in the past and they knew just how fast and slippery he can be. How had it never occurred to them that those were some fine ninja skills, important in their field of work until now, when they saw him using it in battle?
Kakashi watched as his youngest student attacked his opponent with a grin on his face, determination in his eyes and power behind each movement, reminded of another blond, taller, older with gentler features and a great deal of wisdom in his eyes and a red haired woman who had once worn this same grin as she fought and a shiver ran down his spine. He watched as Naruto seemed to use some of their fighting moves, only to revert back to that Uchiha seeming style that had taken Kakashi quite off guard during their first training exercise/final test before they became official genin. The way the young Uzumaki twisted and turned reminded him of one other fighter who he would rather not compare Naruto to and that, too, sent chills throughout his body. He watched as Kiba and Akamaru tried to get back their bearings, surprised as everyone else by the techniques Naruto was using in his taijutsu and the speed with which he was moving. The boy was almost nothing more than an orange blur in the arena until Kiba finally managed to kick him in the gut, sending Naruto away from him by several meters.
Kiba now had a new array of fresh bruises and he was panting as tough he had just ran a marathon while Naruto, with his enormous chakra reserves and large stamina, hadn't even broken a sweat yet. The grin had yet to leave his face and that, more than anything, pissed Kiba off. He huffed and reached for his smoke bombs, activating them and throwing them around the arena. He, of course, hand't gotten the memo that Naruto was a sensor and that he could work around anything that blocked his sight or other senses.
Due to the smoke surrounding both fighters in the arena, no one saw when blue eyes flashed red or when hands came together in the tiger hand seal, nor did they see when a red form of chakra manifested behind Naruto, no taller than his knees, chakra suppressed as best as they can manage.
When the attempted ambush came, Kiba had to abandon it because he felt a scotching heat heading towards him and he rather liked his face without burn scars, thank you very much. Akamaru yelped somewhere to his left, breaking the ninjutsu and rolling around the ground to try and put out the fire. Kiba wiped away the sweat that had tried to roll into his eyes and didn't quite manage to dodge the kick headed in his direction, his shoulder taking most of the damage. He grunted as he landed on his back, a searing pain going from his shoulder to his pain regulator in his brain and turning his vision white for the briefest of moments. When he could breathe through the pain again and sit up, he stared at Naruto as though the blond had grown a second head.
''Since when can a loser like you use fire jutsus!?''
The whisker scarred preteen only grinned wider, now truly resembling his inhabitant more than anyone who knew the fox could grin like that felt comfortable with. ''Now ain't that the million ryo question?''
Anything else that anyone else would have tried to say was cut off when Akamaru gave a frightened bark and then a pained yelp before he was sent flying at Kiba's head, actually hitting his owner in the face with his belly. Every adult in the room had gone stiff as a rod as they stared at one of the creatures Konoha had come to hate above all others, despite it seemingly being just an ordinary forest animal. Its bushy tail swiveled from side to side, its intelligent eyes fixed on Kiba and Akamaru, its orange fur sending shivers down the Kyuubi Attack's survivors present in the room and its grin unsettling even the few ANBU hidden in the room, for it was not a friendly grin.
Where Naruto's grin, learned from this very beast, still looked somewhat boyish and innocent due to him being a child and such a cheerful one at that, the little fox's grin was nothing but threatening, almost blood curling and just as lustful after the red liquid of the boy that had spent too many years in his opinion badgering his host. He had watched and been unable to act beyond ranting inside Naruto's head for hours every time the insufferable mutt lover had insulted, made fun of or degraded his Jinchuuriki, but he now had a chance to pay him back tenfold.
Biju were creatures that were almost in a sort of distant relation to the five strongest clans in existence. For all that they were just beings made out of intensely dense and impossibly concentrate chakra, the biju had been somewhat, sort of created by the father of the three sister clans, the Uchiha, the Senju and the Uzumaki, making them some sort of siblings, while the Hyuuga were like some sort of distant cousins or something similar. The Otsutsuki were kind of divided between cousinry and siblingry, due to one of the first sons on Earth being their creator of sorts and the other his younger twin brother. Weirder still was that they were also technically their brothers of sorts, too, since their mother had been partially the being that they had originated from. It was a difficult and impossible to follow family tree, but the point of the matter was that the biju were, in fact, related to all the clans that came from the Otsutsuki twins.
That meant they had the all over feared and dreaded anger and grudge holding talents of the Uchiha Clan and they were not above taking petty revenge. They could love as strongly and as selfishly as an Uchiha and they can be just as merciless as the Sharingan users (although they could have the Senju's compassion and care or even the Hyuuga's indifference for anyone not their own - and even their own, if slighted - and the Uzumaki's terrible temper that rivaled the Uchiha's). It is what had made them infamous and feared and hunted, their power and their destructiveness when their rage was stoked. It was why they were considered as dangerous, although no one actually knew that each of the tailed beasts has their own personality. To humans, they were just monsters and so the biju had long since given up on trying to be anything else when cornered.
That's why they hated humans but for the rare as a diamond Jinchuuriki who was brave and kind enough to try and see beyond the hatred for the beast sealed in them and tried to treat them as well as they could. That's why Kurama had grown so protective of Naruto and why he fantasized about killing off anyone and everyone who had ever wronged his host. Naruto was such a sweet kid but people ignored and hated him for something that had been beyond his power. He had been an infant, for sage's sake!
Naruto was Kurama's everything now, his family, more so than his fellow biju have ever managed to be. He would never say it in as many words, but he really loved his little host and he'd do anything for him. He honestly pitied any fool who would seriously hurt Naruto ... NOT! He'd tear them apart the first chance he got and would never feel an ounce of regret.
Currently, he was in a position to do something a little less drastic and to a person who had only ever hurt Naruto with words and minor slights and actions, but it will have to do. It will serve as an example for everyone else, to everyone else who would dare try and be cruel towards his host.
Naruto had suffered enough alone. It was time for Kurama to show everyone that he was no longer alone, that there was someone out there who will not let such treatment to continue.
The Kyuubi no Kitsune let a terrifying grin spread across his maw.
And who better than the very cause of such behavior?
Kiba better start praying.
