Disclaimer: Nothings changed, still don't own Naruto.
"Human talking"
"Human thinking"
"Demon or Summon talking"
"Demon or Summon thinking"
Jutsu in use will be underlined
Two year timeskip:
If Crane could still feel hate like a normal person, he would definitely hate his life right now. When Danzo-sama moved him from being a messenger to a Root personnel trainer he thought that his skills were finally being recognized. Turns out that he was only given one trainee which wouldn't have been so bad if not for this particular student's personality.
Such a thing shouldn't even be a factor in training a Root candidate because of the intense emotional conditioning regimen that they have to go through. But because of the Hokage's interest in his student Danzo-sama decided that it would be best to design a regimen to help him control his emotions as opposed to restricting/removing them. This has led to his student being focused and efficient but also ruthless and on occasion defiant.
In the last two years the skills of young Naruto Uzumaki had absolutely skyrocketed. The boy was certainly not a genius in the traditional since as he took longer than others to grasp certain concepts especially Genjutsu. But it was Danzo-sama himself who diagnosed this problem 17 months ago. Naruto, despite his young age, had the chakra reserves of a high ranked chunin but his chakra control was terrible. Danzo-sama had him teach Naruto the basic chakra control exercises: leaf floating and kunai balancing which took 3 entire months to be done to standard.
Once they were complete Danzo-sama himself taught Naruto the shadow clone jutsu and had him create a few while learning tree and water walking. This enabled the training to go much faster and be completed in just 3 weeks. Naruto's Ninjutsu and Taijutsu improved at a ridiculous rate under the now dubbed shadow clone training method.
However Genjutsu was still a problem, not only was Naruto unable to cast his own but he was unable to notice and expel even the lowest of d-rank Genjustu. Danzo-sama theorized that because of the size of Naruto's chakra coils, foreign chakra has more room to move which makes it harder to be detected and expelled.
To combat this Danzo-sama tasked his best Fuinjutsu experts and med-nin to devise a solution to this problem. What they came up with was an extremely radical medical procedure that only someone with Naruto's ability to heal could undergo and surgically implanted semi-microscopic seals into all 361 of Naruto's tenketsu that were designed to detect any chakra other than Naruto's and the Kyuubi's and block it from entering the body.
Said seals could be deactivated with a series of hand seals if necessary and needed to be replaced every 5 years but since the surgery and seals were successful Naruto is now completely immune to all forms of Genjutsu.
"Your not getting tired are you Crane-sensei?" Naruto taunted.
"Just lost in thought Naruto lets proceed, remove your weights."
Naruto undid his weighted shin and forearm guards allowing them to fall to the ground with a deep thud and took a fighting stance.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Ball Jutsu" Crane launched his jutsu at Naruto.
"Wind Release: Air Bullets Jutsu" Countered Naruto aiming two bullets at Crane's jutsu dispelling it and the other two at Crane himself forcing the root operative to be the first to go on the defensive. He pressed his attack by creating three shadow clones to draw any further fire from Crane while he closed the distance.
"Crane-sensei is better than me with Ninjutsu I'll need to engage him in Kenjutsu or Taijutsu if I'm going to have a shot at beating him" Naruto concluded. He drew his short sword and attempted to stab Crane only to jump back at the last second, narrowly escaping as Crane seemingly turned into lightning chakra and exploded. "What the hell was that!" Naruto asked having never seen such a thing.
"Lightning Release: Shadow Clone Jutsu" Crane answered his voice echoing throughout the chamber.
"You made a shadow clone out of electricity, impressive" Naruto observed. Hearing multiple kunai slicing through the air he wiped his sword around and deflected the entire barrage of over 40.
"Your skills in Kenjutsu have exceeded my expectations. Goes to show how having two of the leafs experts in said area teaching the same student can produce"
"It took forever to talk Hayate and Yugao to take me on as their student instead of just babysitting me like the Hokage ordered them to. Now how about you show yourself so we can finish this" Naruto replied.
"You are a close to mid range type because of this your opponents may choose to attack you hidden and at a distance just as I am now. If you can find a solution to this problem I will recommend to Danzo-sama that you be promoted to Jr. Root Anbu status"
Naruto's eyes widened in surprise, he had expected to be kept at trainee status for a couple more years despite his skill because of his young age. Jr Root Anbu were allowed to leave the village and take part in minor missions such as destroying bandit camps or stealing documents from courier-nins.
With this new incentive Naruto decided to stop holding back and flew through the hand seals for his first original jutsu. Bird-Horse-Rat-Ram "Demonic Mimicry: Human Chakra Cloak Jutsu!" Naruto called out as he summoned his chakra and forced it to mimic that of the Kyuubi. His body was strengthened by the influx of chakra running through it and underwent a transformation similar to the one it takes when using demonic chakra, the only difference being his eyes that, while gaining an animalistic slit remained blue in color.
Blue chakra surrounded Naruto like a fiery armor producing heat so intense that it melted the concrete beneath his feet. "Damn, I'm still using to much chakra when I first start the technique" Naruto thought to himself as he cut his chakra out put.
"So this is the technique you have been developing. I wonder how long you can keep it going." Asked Crane
"I'm afraid you won't be able to see this time sensei, Demonic Mimicry: 360 degree Chakra pulse Jutsu" Naruto stated as his chakra cloak took on the shape of a dome and then expanded out in a burst of speed. His jutsu slammed into the walls of the sparing chamber they were in, forcing Crane from his hiding place and into the air. Seeing this Naruto sent two chakra arms after his sensei and because he was in the air he was unable to dodge them effectively. Once Crane was in Naruto's grip he tried to send some electricity though the arms to shock his student.
This proved to be a mistake because as soon as he started generating a current he was hit with a surprising amount of feedback and almost lost consciousness. Naruto lowered his opponent to the ground while simultaneously squeezing him. "Do you yield?" Naruto asked.
"Hai, it seems you have surpassed me after only two years of training. Of course, I'm only chunin level myself."Crane admitted.
"So what now?" Naruto asked as he let his cloak fade but before Crane could answer the chamber doors creaked open and Danzo entered the room.
"I believe I can answer that question" Danzo stated. Naruto and Crane immediately took a knee and bowed upon seeing him. Since Crane was still out of breath Naruto decided to be the one to speak up despite being the Jr of the two.
"What do you require of us Danzo-sama?" Naruto asked in a slightly more respectful manner than normal.
"Naruto Uzumaki you are herby promoted to Jr Root status and upon the successful completion of the mission I'm about to issue you, you will under go the final stage of your Root training." Danzo informed.
"Hai Danzo-sama." Naruto accepted.
"Tomorrow at 2000 hrs you will be attached to a team tasked leave Konoha and infiltrate Takigakure. The village is in a state of panic because of it's leaders sudden illness making now the perfect time to under take this mission. According to our intel the village's Jinchuriki is a young girl of 12 years of age with green hair and orange eyes. She apparently is not allowed to actually enter the village and will most likely be patrolling it's perimeter. You and Crane will draw the village's Jinchuriki away from the village without alerting the shinobi within while the infiltration team acquires a sample of the village's Hero Water. The skill level and abilities of the Jinchuriki are currently unknown so avoid a direct confrontation with her if at all possible. Questions?" Danzo asked.
"I thought that the entrance to the village was unknown?" Naruto asked.
"After some… creative interrogation of a Takigakure Jonin we have the location of the entrance." Danzo stated and for a split second Naruto could have sworn there was a spike of chakra in Danzo's covered eye.
Three nights later, 0237 Hrs:
Naruto and Crane were crouched behind a bolder waiting for Mantis to give them the hand signal to start the operation. Naruto adjusted his blank porcelain face mask not being used to wearing it. They were about 200 yards away from the entrance of the village and had been waiting for over a half hour. When Naruto looked to his right he saw a Green and White blur heading away from the village he then looked at Mantis who nodded and gave the signal to begin.
The six Root spilt into two groups with Naruto and Crane following their target and the other four going after theirs. 20 mins later Naruto and Crane found a very naked Fuu bathing in a small stream. "Lead. Jinchuriki. Further. Away. From. Village. I. Will. Remain. Hidden. For. Now" Crane ordered in hand signals.
Naruto nodded and created a shadow clone to steal Fu's gear while he appeared next to her on top of the water in a shunshin. "You know you're the first naked girl I've ever seen. I must say you're fairly developed for a 12 year old." Naruto said. Fu blushed heavily and letting out a roar of outrage, swiped at Naruto with a knife hand that he promptly dodged.
She then jumped onto the waters surface and engaged the masked boy in Taijutsu. "She's fast and has excellent reflexes but lacks an actual fighting style" Naruto assessed. He was temped to try and knock her out then and there but stuck to his orders and took off into the woods away from the village. Fu, in a rage induced haze followed after him without even bothering to look for her now stolen clothes.
It took her over 10 mins to calm down enough to realize that she wouldn't be able to catch her opponent without using it. Letting the vile chakra of the Nanabi come to the surface she formed two chakra tails, one on each side, and began to flap them at near supersonic speeds. Taking to the air she began to close the distance between them.
Feeling the spike in chakra Naruto turned around and couldn't believe what he was looking at. "She can fucking fly! I guess leading her further away from the village is out of the question now. I'll have to fight her and by the other team more time" "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough" Naruto extended his palms out toward Fu hitting her with a powerfull and wide spread gust of wind.
Unfortunately, Fu was exceedingly experienced in flying and was able to level herself out. But because her attention was focused on staying in the air she failed to notice the shadow clone that Naruto had created earlier as it jumped out of a tree and delivered a powerful kick to her right temple sending her crashing to the ground. Naruto rushed in sword drawn in an attempt to end things quickly however Fu got to her feet before he could reach her and launched a jutsu of her own at near point blank range.
"Ninja Art: Poision Fog Jutsu" Fu opened her mouth and exhaled a thick purple poison fog. Naruto thinking quickly channeled wind chakra into his sword and swung the flat of the blade at the fog generating a small gust of wind. This combined with jumping back as hard as he could allowed him to narrowly escape Fu's technique.
"Assuming that my opponent was stunned and rushing in like an idiot. I can practically feel Crane-sensei shaking his head in his hiding place right now" Naruto thought to himself feeling his anger beginning to surface.
"I launched that jutsu practically right in his face! Who the hell is this kid? Should I use another tail of the Nanabi's chakra?"
"Who are you?" Fu half asked half demanded.
"I don't have a name yet. Any suggestions?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah, how about pervy masked boy!" Fu yelled.
"Pervy masked boy, that's the best you can come up with? All beauty and no brains, you're what they call ditzy right?" Naruto taunted hoping she would rush him recklessly. He got more than he bargained for when dark green chakra took the shape of a four tailed beetle around her complete with clawed hands and huge sharp looking teeth.
"We're getting tired of your mouth human. It's time we shut it once and for all." Said Fu/Nanabi
"Damn it, apparently her demon actually fights with her and if she uses anymore of the things chakra than the more sensitive chakra censors of Takigakure will notice. But I can't use the Kyuubi's chakra because the Nanabi will recognize it. That only leaves my human cloak but I won't be able to keep it going long enough to survive fighting a Jinchuriki using 4 tails of her demons chakra" Naruto thought to himself only to narrowly dodge one of Fu/Nanabi's whip like tails.
"No choice." He said out loud as he went though the necessary hand signs. "Demonic Mimicry: Human Chakra Cloak Jutsu!" Naruto yelled as he underwent his own transformation.
"Your cheap trick won't be enough; you will not leave this place with your life! Hiden: Hiding in Scale Powder Jutsu!" Fu/Nanabi yelled and exhaled a powder that quickly filled the entire area and do to it's luminous quality taking advantage of the nights full moon it shined so brightly that Naruto had to close his eyes. Fu/Nanabi then attacked with a swipe of their tail only for it to be caught by a blue hand made of chakra.
"Taking away one of my senses won't help you because this Cheap Trick as you called it enhances all of them pass human levels." Naruto informed as the radio in his ear crackled to life.
"Naruto, if you can hold her down for a few seconds I can end this." Crane told Naruto. Naruto seemingly, nervously opened and closed his hands. But was actually signaling his acceptance of Crane's plan, he then reached in to his equipment pouch and swallowed a soldier pill so that he could keep the cloak going.
Creating three more chakra arms he latched on to his opponent and brought her close to him. He quickly realized how crazy trying to hold onto a pissed off Jinchuriki was. But steeled his resolve when his sensei shunshined behind said Jinchuriki and slammed his strangely purple glowing hand into the small of her back. "Five Elements Seal!" Crane cried out while suffering 2nd to 3rd degree burns to his hand. Fu/Nanabi's eyes widened as their chakra violently halted causing them both to lose consciousness.
Naruto then dropped to a knee in exhaustion having already released his cloak as soon as he felt Fu's body slack. "What…was ..that?" He panted.
"A technique that Danzo-sama thought me in case you ever got out of control." Crane answered.
"You mean if …I ever lost control right?" Naruto asked eyes narrowed.
"Sure." Crane answered in a monotone that seemed somehow less convincing than normal. "She should remain unconscious for several hours. If we were to kill her now Takigakure's military might and threat level will decrease significantly." Crane answered drawing his tanto with his good hand.
"No, we should leave her for now. In my current state I doubt that I could out run the blast when her demon dispersed its self other wise. Naruto panted.
"Fine we'll restrain her with chakra suppressing seals and meet the others at the rendezvous point." Crane ordered.
Three days later, 0830 Hrs:
The mission was successful with only one team member losing her life holding off pursuers. The only one who was wounded was Crane whose severely burned hand had already been treated and bandaged by med-nin. Mantis was finishing debriefing Danzo who was holding the Hero Water sample in his hand.
"I see, the loss of Spider is disappointing, getting Hyuga into Root is quite difficult… but not impossible and a chance to study the Hero Water makes her death an honorable one. Mantis you and your team are dismissed." Danzo said.
Once Danzo, Naruto and Crane were alone in the chamber Danzo turned to his two followers and gave an order that shook them both. "I have no use for a broken tool or one that places sentimental bonds before the good of the village. Crane, Naruto only one of you are to leave this room alive." Danzo stated before leaving in a shunshin.
Authors note: I'll admit that this chapter is a little rushed but I plan on keeping the deadlines I give myself. Next chapter should be up by 5-8-12.
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