True Power
Minato was at his office waiting for someone. He just hope the man comes before he had to go to the tower with his wife.
Just then in a puff of smoke a man in his 50s with white spiky hair with odd clothes appeared. The man was Jiriaya of the legendary 3 sanin
"I hope you had a good reason for disrupting my research" Jiriaya said.
"I do, Orochimaru is back," Minato said, "And he marked the last Uchiha."
"You better explained from the beginning," Jiriaya said.
Minato explained about what Anko told him and the situation.
"So you want me to find and stop Orochimaru," Jiriaya asked.
"No at least not now," Minato said, "First I need you to take in a new student."
"This new student wouldn't happen to be the Nine-Tail Fox's son would it?" Jiriaya asked.
"Yes it is," Minato said, "From what you told me about the Akatsukis Naruto needs all the help he can get. Not to mention he needs to learn how to use jutsus without his scrolls."
"Alright, but you owe me one," Jiriaya said.
Back at the forest Sakura Sasuke and I were camping out after failing to find a team with or without a heaven scroll. It was our fourth day and we were running out of time. However I had something else on my mind.
Near a river I placed a scroll in my mouth and made the hand sign. "Fox Demon Clone jutsu," I shouted. There was a puff of smoke but nothing appeared. I sighed as I didn't know what to do. It been a while since that jutsu block my transformation and I thought for sure I would have it back by now.
I walked back to the campground to find Sasuke gone.
"Where's Sasuke?" I asked.
"He went to get some water," Sakura responded, "Any luck with your jutsus?"
"No and I thought I'll be able to use my demon base jutsus by now," I responded.
"We got another problem two, we're on our fourth day and we haven't seen any opposing team," Sakura said.
I look down trying to think of a way. We could try and copy the heaven scroll by looking in the earth scroll but something about Anko-sensei said about there being a surprise if we open it early makes me doubt that'll be a good idea.
Just then I smell someone familiar. "Someone's here," I warned Sakura.
"Your sense of smell is just as good as always Naruto," someone said.
That person came out revealing to be Kabuto.
Sasuke arrived seeing Kabuto as well.
"Don't worry I'm not after your scroll, in fact I already have the scroll my team needs," Kabuto said taking out both a heaven and earth scroll.
"If you have the scrolls then lets fight," I said.
"I'm with Naruto," Sasuke responded.
"Hold on a second how about I help you get your scroll just fallow me," Kabuto said.
We decided to fallow Kabuto, however I could tell we were being fallowed by another scent.
Kabuto explained how there will be enemies around the tower we can face. "I wouldn't worry though, one of you have a strong sense of smell after all right?" Kabuto asked.
I smiled as he was referring to me, and it was true. My sense of smell is stronger than Kakashi-sensei's considering my heritage.
By night fall we made it to sight range of the tower. "Okay be on guard," Kabuto said.
"Right," the rest of us agreed.
Hours later I sense trouble as we were no where near the tower. "Guys hold on," I said.
"What is it Naruto?" Sakura asked clearly tired.
"I think we're caught in a Genjutsu," I said.
"I believe Naruto's right, we're no closer than we were an hour ago," Kabuto said.
I smell some enemies nearby. "Guys watch out," I responded.
As I said that weird clones surround us. "You're trap rats," the rain ninja said.
I attack one of them finding it futile. It broke apart and formed two more clones. I dodge more attacks coming at me. I pulled out a weapon scroll and bit down on it. I don't know if it'll work but it has to.
"Demon-Fox Transformation," I shouted. There was a huge puff of smoke but I was still human.
"Give us your scroll," The clones ordered.
"These are illusions," I said, "However I can sense out the real enemy."
"Hold on Naruto, they might try and counter attack," Sasuke said.
Kunai came at us as we dodge each one. "I should be able to transform and produce demon clones," I thought. I remember being a 5 year old trying to transform. I didn't master it until I was able to tap into my demon blood. Then I thought of something. The problem was that the jutsu didn't block my jutsus, it prevented me to tap into my demon chakra.
"Alright I'll handle this," I said bitting down on my scroll.
"Naruto, its pointless, you're just wasting chakra," Sakura responded.
"Fox-Demon Clone jutsu," I shouted. In a huge puff of smoke multiple fox clones appeared.
"He shouldn't be able to tap into his demon chakra yet," Kabuto thought.
They attack through the illusions as I tried to smell out the enemy. More clones appeared as the fifth day came.
Finally the clones disappeared as day came soon the three rain ninjas appeared ready for the kill. "You're doom now," the leader said.
"That's what you think," I said. They look to see we were right behind them as I grabbed my fox demon transformation scroll. I bit down on my transformation scroll, and made the hand sign.
"Naruto created some shadow clones that tricked you into thinking we're there," Sasuke said, "Naruto do your stuff
"Fox Demon Transformation Jutsu," I shouted. I transformed into my true form and use my tails to grab one of the ninjas and threw him into the others.
Then I transformed back into normal.
"Not done just yet," the rain ninja said and made a hand sign. Mist clones appeared right in front of us.
"I'm not done yet," I said with my transformation scroll in my mouth. I took out my demon clone scroll and made a hand sign while holding it. "Fox-Demon Clone/Transformation Jutsu!" I shouted. Suddenly fox clones appeared and I transformed into my true form in a puff of smoke.
All the fox clones dealt with the fake clones as I use the moment to find which ones are the clones. Just then three went to attack and I tackle all three. I transform back to normal and my clones disappeared. I pulled out a heaven scroll from the rain ninjas.
"Okay guys lets go to the tower," I said.
Once at the tower Kabuto's teammates met up with us. We went through the two separate doors into the tower.
Meanwhile Kabuto gave Orochimaru a card on information Orochimaru needed as Kabuto was his spy. "By the way, the Nine-Tail's runt broke through your jutsu," Kabuto said.
"Then it seems we need to keep an eye on him," Orochimaru responded.
In our room we found it empty. "Hey look at this sign," I told my teammates.
"Its probably about the scrolls," Sakura said.
"Then lets open them and fine out," I said.
I gave Sakura the heaven scroll and we open both the heaven and earth scroll. Inside was weird markings in it. "Guys throw them it's a summoning scroll," Sasuke responded.
We did so and the two ends landed on each other. In a puff of smoke Chief appeared in a puff of smoke.
"Chief what are you doing here in the leaf?" I responded, "Matter in fact, why did the scrolls summon you?"
"Impatient as always Naruto," the chief said, "I requested to be your guide after passing the second round. And just in time two."
"Okay but why you, you're not even a leaf ninja?" Sakura asked.
"Lord Hokage made an exception for me because I wanted to see how much Naruto grown as a team with humans," the chief said, "And by the looks of it and from what I was told about the first round all three of you seem to bond together as a team since our last meeting."
I grinned as the chief only gives compliments to those who deserves it.
"Now I bet you're curious about what that poster means," the chief said.
"Yeah actually we are, do you know what it means?" Sakura asked.
"Its actually a chuunin moto, that shows what it truly means to be a chuunin," the chief said, "Earth it mentions represents strength, and heaven represents knowledge. If you lack heaven but strong, then gain wisdom, but if you're strong in heaven but not in earth then work to get stronger, only when you find a balance in both you can become Chuunin. Chuunins are normally captains in missions and are trusted the lives of others."
"Right, well then the three of us will become Chuunins easy," I said.
"Naruto what ever happens, don't forget why I allowed you to live when I could have killed you," Chief told me.
"Don't worry about it old man," I said, "I'm not that trouble making boy you always coach around, I grown since then."
"You're right, you're no longer that little kid," Chief said,
A woman with red long hair, a white shirt with black stripes and black pants name Kushina was with Minato.
"Yeah 21 contestants passed," Kushina responded, "Looks like preliminaries are in hand."
"Yeah, what about Kakashi's team?" Minato asked.
"According to the chief they passed," Kushina said, "I still don't understand why you allow the chief to greet them."
"Let's just say he wanted to remind Naruto in person about something," Minato explained.
A/N: I thought of using this chapter of getting Minato to make Jiriaya to train Naruto since Naruto isn't Minato's son in this story. I thought of using the chief to greet Naruto's team instead of Iruka. By the fact Naruto couldn't tap into his demon chakra, he means he couldn't tap into his inner chakra that allows him to use his demon base jutsus.
Also since we're drawing close to the month training, I thought I tell you about something that will help against Gaara and substitute for the toad summoning jutsu for Naruto. Naruto will be able to summon but tailed foxes and without a summoning contract since Naruto is the Nine-tail Fox's son in this story. To top that off the summoning comes with a bonus power for Naruto that allows him to increase his size but only in his true form. Sort of like how Jiriaya can summon the inside of a toad's stomach cause of his summoning.
Anyways in this story I'm going to still mix up the order even with 20 fighters. Still going to keep Gaara vs. Dosu from Naruto's Different Life. Keeping Naruto vs Kiba and Temari vs. Tenten. Don't know about the rest but it might change whose going into the finals.
Next Time: We have to fight the Preliminaries and its random. I don't know who we're fighting but I don't like how some of this is turning out. Who will fight who, and why is the Hokage and the Jonin instructors here? Read to find out...