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With Wave…

Haku and the other villagers watched Team 8 move across the ground, getting farther and farther away from them. Tazuna and Inari waved good-bye as their heroes left Wave. The sun was shining and for once, Wave's future looked bright. Cheesy, but true.

"We shall name this bridge "The Great Bridge of Tazuna!" Inari shook his head.

"Oh hell no..."

With Team 8….

Shino was wrapped in bandages, but they couldn't be seen since his jacket hid them. The team was hurrying back home, since they're mission took longer than they had expected. Naruto's head was stuck in some book Haku had given him, and Shikamaru was just happy there was finally some quiet.

Asuma walked in front of them, pushing them to pick up the pace, before nightfall. The day was perfect and he wanted to take advantage of it. His students were still tired from the training they did last night, but they were ninjas. They were going to have a harder time in actual combat. It was best they got through it now, before it proved fatal.

Besides, he had a special day planned just for them when they got back home. They wouldn't see what hit them.

Eight Hours Later…

Due to Asuma's constant nagging, they were at least one day from Konoha. The boys had taken this time to rest and lean against the trees. Naruto adjusted his headband, as Asuma ordered him to get some extra firewood. When Naruto protested, Asuma nearly kicked him in the butt.

"It's either that, or we're going to get cold tonight." Grumbling, Naruto settled toward the surrounding woods. It really wouldn't it a difference to him, since he was usually a little cold anyway.

Ever since he had unlocked his new ability, he had found himself to be more slightly colder than his comrades. He could create crystals to defend himself and among other things. Even though he could make crystals, that didn't mean he could actually control it one-hundred percent of the time.

Therefore, when the bandit jumped out of the shadows, Naruto had instinctly shielded his face and stomach. Unfortunately for the bandit, he was soon covered in crystal. Asuma and the others ran toward him as they heard a shrill scream coming from the direction Naruto had disappeared from.

Asuma inspected the bandit, rubbing his chin in thought. Shikamaru had placed his hands on his hips shaking his head. He opened his mouth to say something, but Shino had beaten him to it.

"Asuma-sensei asked you to get firewood, not crystallize an idiot." Naruto snorted.

"Yeah Shino, like I was looking around in the forest trying to found someone to freeze. Skip the firewood; I wanted to freeze someone who had tried to steal from me."

The two boys stared at each other for a minute, before shrugging their shoulders. Asuma sweat dropped as they dropped the subject. Still Shikamaru asked one question that was on their minds.

"Is he dead?" Asuma tapped on the crystal, before shrugging his shoulders.

"It doesn't appear that he is, but I can't say for sure." Naruto stood on the side, fidgeting.

"I didn't mean to freeze him, but he attacked me first. I didn't think it would freeze him like this."

Asuma placed a comforting hand on Naruto's shoulder, still stroking his chin. Asuma signed as he ordered the boys back to the camp, firewood forgotten. Pulling a scroll out of his pocket, he silently sealed the bandit in said scroll.

Naruto's new ability was dangerous if he couldn't control his emotions. Naruto meant well, and it seems that this bandit had just picked the wrong person to rob. It might have costed him his life.

With Naruto and the others…

Naruto silently stared at the dimming fire, thinking about that bandit. His thoughts were similar to his senseis but a thought popped into Naruto's head. Grabbing a piece of paper he wrote it down, before he forgot it. He made a note to himself to train at a watery training ground when he returned to Konoha.

Shino and Shikamaru paid the blonde no attention as they continued their game. Shikamaru signed as he messed up the board again, ignoring the strange looks from his teammates.

"We can play again, if you like."

"I'm going to bed." Naruto laughed as Shino rearranged the pieces.

Next Morning…

Unlike yesterday the wind was blowing hard, making it hard for team eight to reach their destination. Shikamaru was mumbling about last night's lost, while Shino was petting one of his insects. Naruto smiled as the familiar gates of Konoha greeted them. For the first time in a while Shikamaru began running. Naruto would've laughed if he wasn't busy running with him. He heard his sensei laughing behind them, but Naruto could tell he was happy too.

The guards at the gates checked their IDs as they eyed the returning genin. Asuma joined them a few minutes later, as Shikamaru began arguing with one of the guards. He really wanted to get back home.

After a few minutes of explaining their mission and saying they were just returning, the guards left them through. Asuma refused to let them go home before they checked in with the Hokage. They groaned and mumbled under their breaths, but followed their sensei nonetheless.

Hokage Tower…Ten Minutes Later…

Naruto was more mature then some people gave him credit for, but he was not in the mood to have Asuma-sensei explain their mission. He had lived through it. He was there. Why did they have to sit through this torture? Moreover, Naruto didn't miss the looks the Hokage sent him when Asuma told him Naruto had unlocked a new bloodline.

Asuma had finally finished debriefing the Hokage when the door had being opened. Team 8 stared at the newcomers and made room for them as their sensei walked forward. The man held silver defying gravity hair, and his headband was covering part of his face. The lower half was covered by a gray mask. He seemed surprised that team 8 was still there.

"It seems that you took too long in explaining things Asuma. Again. We'll continue with your team later." Team 8 began walking toward the door greeting the other team before the Hokage called out to them.

"Asuma. Naruto. I want a full report on it, tomorrow." Naruto nodded as he knew "it" was referring to his ability.

"Yes sir."

Later that day….

"So, Asuma-san. What's this "it" that Hokage-sama was talking about earlier?" Asuma signed. He should have known that Kakashi would be interested in his former sensei's son development.

"You'll see Kakashi-san. I'd best be on my way. I have to train my students early in the morning, and I don't what to be tired when I'm roughing them up a bit." Kakashi gave him an eye smile.

With Naruto…

His eyes were closed and his face was calm. His nose began to twitch as he balanced himself on the tree stump. Asuma had given them the day off, opting to train them into the ground early next morning.

Much to Naruto's disappointment, Asuma had planned on going on another mission soon. He liked missions, but he missed home as well. Not to mention he wanted to figure out his ability. They were interrupted earlier by that one-eyed jonin, but Naruto still wanted to train on his own.

Asuma-sensei had left them to pick up that special package he had talked about back in Wave. He had this happy look on his face that Naruto really didn't like. He pushed his teammates in the back of his mind as he tried concentrating again.

That frozen bandit had played a part in this. Naruto knew that he had to fight against his instincts, lest he do it again. He wouldn't want to accidentally freeze any of his comrades, unless it was someone he didn't like too much. Still, the bandit was frozen in an array of jumbled shapes mixed together. He wanted to create something a lot smoother and round. He kept picturing a prism in his mind, and he soon felt the familiar sense of cold flooding his body. His body cooled before heating up again.

Three Minutes Later...

Opening his eyes he found himself staring at himself. Looking around he smiled. He found himself locked in an orange prism. The sun was beaming at him, but the prism reflected most of it. Naruto found himself smiling and screaming for joy as he did 'it'. It wasn't what he had planned for in the beginning, but this worked to.

"I'll call it Crystal Release: Prism Chamber."

He paused.

"That's not the most creative name but it'll do. Now how do I get out of here?" He wailed for a minute as he found out that the prism was very durable.

Closing his eyes he focused again, but only found himself falling to the ground. He wasn't nearly out of chakra, but his chakra control wasn't the best, so he used more chakra then he should have. He waited for what felt like hours before the prism finally collapsed. He watched in slight awe as the prism dissolved into tiny orange crystals.

Despite the issue of not knowing how to cancel the jutsu when he wanted to, Naruto was still excited. Plopping onto soft ground, his chest raised and lowered at a fast pace as he stared at the sky. He could figure why Shikamaru liked looking at the sky. He felt calm and at peace. Not to mention sleepy.

"Naruto." Naruto's head shot up as he steadied himself on his own two feet.

Looking to his left, he watched a fair-skinned girl around his age walk towards him with slow confident steps. She had sparkling green eyes and long platinum blonde hair. Most of her hair was in a high-ponytail with bangs covering the right side of her face. It reached down to her waist and he noticed three other people. Naruto smiled as Ino gave him a curious look. She eyed him up and down as he scratched the back of his head.

"I'm sorry, is this your team's training ground?" Ino nodded. Her sensei Kurenai smiled gently at our young blond hero, as he picked up his scattered books. Ino bent down to pick one up, reading the cover aloud.

"How to make crystals for dummies?" Naruto what are you doing with something like this?" Naruto wasn't supposed to tell anybody about his special ability just yet so he only smiled at Ino with a carefree grin.

"Oh nothing. I like reading about crystals in my spare time." It sounded lame, but hey it worked. Kurenai-sensei laughed but didn't seem to really believe him. But he went along with it, since she didn't question him about it.

"It was nice seeing you again Ino-chan, Hinata-san, Kiba-san. It was nice meeting you Kurenai-sensei." Bowing lightly, he jogged across the field leaving the others behind him.

Next Morning…

Asuma greeted his students as they walked closer to the training field. Naruto stood behind Shino as Asuma gestured them forward. Asuma was holding his hands behind his back as they stopped walking.

He closed the distance smiling as he held out small bracelets with a number on it. Stepping closer, Naruto saw a small '10' on there. He gulped as Asuma revealed three pairs. One for each of them.

"Boys, these are the special things I was talking about back in Wave. I had them made while we were away. I kept thinking to myself 'Asuma how can you make their lives a living hell?' Then I thought of this. Amazing isn't it?"

"Just perfect sensei." Handing a set to each person, Asuma clapped his hands together.

"Aright then. Place one on each ankle. Be careful. Those weights are heavier than what they look like."

Five Minutes Later…

"Okay is everyone ready?" A chorus of groans was his only answer as he frowned at them.

"Alright. We'll get started with you guys running fifteen laps around Konoha. I'll add two more every time you start to slack off. Go!"

Therefore, Team 8 ran around their hometown like mad men, trying their hardest not to upset their sensei. By the time they finished the laps, it was already noon. These weights are heavier than I thought, Naruto thought as he pulled himself off the ground.

Asuma-sensei walked towards the boys laughing. Sitting with them on the ground, he explained the schedule for the week. Today was training muscles and speed. Tomorrow would be endurance and stamina, while Wednesday and Friday would be team exercises. Saturday was clean 'Sensei's house day'.

"What about Thursday and Sunday?" Asked Shino. The young Aburame was exhausted like his teammates, but was in slightly better condition.

"Thursday and Sunday are your off days. I'll let you guys take a breather, and then I'll pummel you on Friday. Sunday is a rest day."

"Oh how kind of you." Shikamaru glared at Asuma as the man got to his feet.

"Alright that's enough rest. Give me one hundred push-ups and sits up each. The longer you take, the more I'll add on. Go!"

They immediately began doing push up's as Asuma summoned two clones. All three of them placed a foot on each boy's back applying pressure. By applying pressure, Asuma made the boys use more energy and strength. It tired the boys out quicker, but it made them stronger. Slowly but surely.

Shino was the first one completed, and began on his sit up's as Naruto finished his last sit up. Shikamaru was the last one of them to finish his push up's but made up the time difference with his sit-ups.

"Keep working ladies. I might add another one hundred push up's if you keep slacking off like this."

"Sir, yes sir!"

"Don't you think you're pushing them a little too far Asuma?" Came a soft voice. Asuma ordered the boys to keep going as he turned to the new comers.

Kurenai stared at the boys with hands on her hips as her team looked on from behind her at team 8. Kakashi and his team appeared behind them moments later. Asuma turned to the boys, and saw that Shikamaru had collapsed while Naruto and Shino were starting to slow down.

"Did I say you could stop? You guys must want another hundred push-ups."

That got their attention. Like he was being chased by demons, Shikamaru began doing his sit ups with new vigor. Naruto and Shino had resumed their previous pace. Satisfied, Asuma turned back to the others.

"Not really. I'd like to think I was helping them in my own special way." Asuma heard snorts behind him.

Kakashi's head wasn't buried in his book as usual, but he was eyeing Asuma carefully. "But you're going to kill them in your own special way." Asuma snorted.

"They've been through worse." This time there was no noise from his team. They all thought back to the mission in Wave.

"Naruto and I are done sensei. Shikamaru's only has ten- nine- eight- seven- six- about- five left. Okay now he is done." Asuma nodded.

"Okay you get a thirty minute break." To the others a thirty-minute break didn't seem like a long time, but to team 8 it was the best gift they could ever have.

"That reminds me Naruto, you're going to be late with your meeting with the Hokage. We'll work on your areas tomorrow then. Shikamaru you get to spend extra time with me today." Naruto laughed as Shikamaru punched him in the arm.

"You're welcome lazy Pineapple."

"Shut up fishcake!"

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