Old Memories and New Jutsu
So I finally track Tsunade's scent to a location where she was at and no one was around. We already found out that Orochimaru's snakes attack the castle so which was bad news as chances are we got here to late.
I continued to track Tsunade's scent to a tavern.
"That's enough Naruto," Jiriaya said.
We entered to see Tsunade and Shizune was drinking there.
I look at Tsunade as flash of memory came to me of seeing her at Mt. Oinari.
"Hey Tsunade," Jiriaya shouted.
"Jiriaya," she responded, "What are you doing here?"
"Minato send us to find you," Jiriaya said.
We sat down and ate, well I ate as Jiriaya talked to Tsunade.
"So Minato send you to find me before Orochimaru," Tsunade said, "Well you failed as I saw him just today."
"So whose the kid?" Tsunade asked Jiriaya.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki," Naruto said.
Tsunade was shocked hearing my name.
"Well, well, the nine-tail's son, it been years," Tsunade responded.
"Huh?" I responded.
"Do we know him?" Shizune asked.
"Remember Mt Oinari almost 9 years ago," Tsuande responded, "4 year old pulling pranks during our visit."
"Oh yeah," Shizune responded.
I thought back and now that I think about it I remember seeing them, long before meeting Kuroda and Takashi.
"I would never thought the old chief will allow you become a ninja," Tsunade said and turned to Jiriaya, "So why is he here?"
"He's the reason we were able to find you," Jiriaya responded and then passed an envelope, "This is something Minato was planning to do, with or without your return until things became urgent."
Tsunade opened it and her eyes widen seeing it.
"This is…" Tsunade responded.
"Plans for a medical training program for at least Academy students and Genins to learn skills of a medical ninja. If you come back, if you agree to it, you'll be the head of the program," Jiriaya explained, "After all it was your idea from the beginning."
"So is Orochimaru the reason for the all of the sudden urge to get me back?" Tsunade asked, "Or is it someone else behind it."
"It's because of someone else but at the same time its connected to Orochimaru," Jiriaya explained, "That someone is Itachi Uchiha and an organization that he's in that Orochimaru once was in. He took down Kakashi, and his little brother Sasuke and put them in a severe mental state."
"Sorry decline," Tsunade responded putting the envelope down.
"Listen Tsunade, I don't know what your problem but my sensei and friend are those purvey sage mention and I'm not going to take no for an answer," I shouted.
"Since when you cared about friendship and all that?" Tsunade asked, "Last time I saw you, you didn't care about making one single human friend."
"Well news flash but I've grown up, I learn what it means to have friends, and I learn how to trust others thanks to two men name Takashi and Kuroda," I responded.
Shizune's eyes widen as she knew those names and so did Tsunade.
"Takashi and Kuroda, that brings back memories," Tsunade said, "How about I test your skills and see what you can do."
I didn't know what I just got myself into but I was ready for anything.
We headed outside and I was ready for anything.
"One finger should be enough against you," Tsunade said taking out one finger.
I ran strait at Tsunade full speed. Tsunade dodge my attack and was about to attack. I made the hand sign and disappeared in a swirl of leaves.
"What the," Tsunade thought.
I appeared behind Tsunade and formed the Rasengan. Tsunade recognize it the use one finger to push my hand into the ground.
I smirked and summoned my tail and hit the ground causing it to shake.
Tsunade jumped back to avoid the attack.
"He knows the Rasengan, and to teleport," Shizune thought, "Not to mention he summoned one of his tails without transforming."
"I have to admit, you're stronger than last time," Tsunade said.
"Wait we did this before?" I asked.
"Well more like I stopped you from getting away," Tsunade said.
…Flashback…
I was four years old and I pulled a prank on Tsunade and she wasn't so happy about it.
I transformed into a bat to get tried to fly away.
Tsunade grabbed my tail and threw me into the ground with force that the earth cracked.
I transformed back to normal knock out.
…end of flashback…
I growled as I remember the pain then.
"Naruto, what happened to you that made you change your opinion about making human friends?" Tsunade asked.
"Because before Takashi was killed he taught me what it means to trust someone, and when I was framed for Takashi's death, Kuroda trusted my words when I said I would find the real killer and took my place until I did," I said, "And in respect of that memory, I don't betray the trust of others, and I make friends with anyone who wants to be my friend."
Tsunade was shocked by my words.
I decided to take a moment to attack. I bit my thumb and made some hand signs.
"Summoning Jutsu!" I shouted slamming my hand on the ground.
Akagitsune appeared next to me.
"Naruto, Kurama was hopping to talk to you," Akagitsune said.
"What?" I responded.
"After hearing about your battle against the Shukaku, He decided to teach you one of your father's Jutsus," Akagitsune said, "He's the only one who knows it, but you can master it if you learn it."
"What is it?" I asked.
"It's one where you gather chakra into a dense ball that if use right it can be used to send a blast of incredible power," Akagitsune said, "Although its something you can only complete in your true form."
"That technique, it can be useful against Itachi," Jiriaya thought.
"Like he can handle such attack," Tsunade said.
"I can handle that attack and more," I said, "Just wait I'll show you."
"Okay then lets make a bet. If you can master the technique in a week I'll come back to the leaf and I'll give you my necklace," Tsunade said.
I look at that necklace and remembered what Jiriaya told me.
"Deal, but I don't care if I win that necklace," I said.
"But if you fail to master it in a week you'll loose and I get to keep this," Tsunade said holding up my money bag.
"Hey that's mine," I shouted.
Jiriaya and Tsunade left for a drink as I took my scooter to the hotel for a room.
"So you knew Naruto from when he was little," Jiriaya said.
"Yeah, I didn't expect him to grow that much though," Tsunade said.
"One of Naruto's teammates has inhuman strength, and then you got the one Naruto was talking about you think you'll see what we use to be," Jiriaya said.
"Back when we were foolish," Tsunade responded.
"Orochimaru offered to bring Nawaki and Dan back didn't he?" Jiriaya asked.
Tsunade was silent which confirmed it.
"Minato thought that Orochimaru will do that, which was why he talked the council members into agreeing into starting the program," Jiriaya said, "If Itachi didn't became a problem even if you said no, he thought the idea that you came with coming true will help you make the right decision."
Tsunade remained quiet as it was also thanks to her idea that she met Dan.
"Minato made a speech at Sarutobi-sensei's funeral, and considering Orochimaru got to you before I did, I think you should hear at least the ending," Jiriaya said, "He said that as long as we keep the will of fire burning, their deaths, and our memories of being with them will never die. And as long as it never dies, their deaths won't be for nothing.' and if you heal Orochimaru's arms, he'll attack the leaf, and even if he brings Dan and Nawaki back to life, the cause of their deaths, their cause, their dreams, will be for nothing."
Meanwhile I was resting in the room when someone knock on the door. I knew it was Shizune and opened the door.
"Naruto there's something I need to tell you," Shizune said coming in.
"Save it, purvey sage already told me what happened to Tsunade's little brother and boyfriend because of the necklace," I said.
"Then why did you agree to the bet," Shizune said.
"Because it wasn't just about Sasuke and Kakashi, but also because if I don't do something she'll betray the trust of the leaf village," I said, "And I already seen what happened to someone whose trust was broken."
Shizune look down as she didn't know what to say.
"You two knew Takashi and Kuroda?" I asked.
"Oh yeah, we were in a tavern when Tsunade got into this drinking contest with Kuroda that became to competitive. Takashi came in and if it wasn't for his help there would have been serious problems," Shizune explained, "So what happened to Takashi, you said he was killed."
"Yeah, it was by a guard that was paid to steal a painting Kuroda was fixing. Takashi was watching over the painting and let me sleep in his room. All I know was that Takashi was shot and killed and the guard put the gun in my bag so that I'll get the blame," I responded.
"I never thought Kuroda would be the type to trust someone ever again," Shizune said.
"Yeah, but he trusted me, and at the end I didn't let him down," I responded, "I better rest I got a lot of work to do tomorrow."
The next day I summoned Kurama in an open area outside the village. Kurama focused chakra into a dense ball, swallowed it, and fired it in a form of a blast.
"I'm the only one who knows this jutsu in the tail fox clan," Kurama said, "First step is to gather chakra into a dense ball. And considering that pervert of a toad sage taught you the Rasengan, it shouldn't take to long."
I transform into my true form and started.
I gathered all my chakra outside my body but forming into a dense ball was the hard part.
Tsunade was walking through town thinking what Orochimaru said and what Jiriaya said.
That night I gathered chakra into a dense ball however it was to small to work with as Kurama watch. Kurama turned to Tsunade who was watching us as well.
The next day Tsunade gambled as I kept working.
Finally I formed a ball a dense chakra.
"Now swallow it and fuse more chakra into it, open your moth and release it in one attack," Kurama said.
I swallowed it and even though I fuse more chakra into it, when I released it, it backfired sending me backwards into a tree.
On the third day it kept back firing on me. I remember what Tsunade told me and gathered chakra again swallowed the ball, and fired it. This time it came out in a single blast. Although it did damage I still was pushed back by the force.
"I had it, now just the matter of able to held my ground from the attack," I thought.
Days passed and at the most part I mastered the technique at the most part. There are minor side effects to it, but Kurama said considering my age and experience it was expected. It was the 6th night and I stretch after transforming back
Jiriaya decided to talk to Tsunade the last night unaware that she drugged his drink.
"I talked to Kurama 3 days ago, the tail fox teaching Naruto the Jutsu, he said Naruto manage to focus a blast for an attack, just that Naruto is forced back from the power," Jiriaya said, "Of course that was 3 days ago by now he must be able to control it."
"Yeah sure," Tsunade said.
Jiriaya drank his glass of Sake unaware what he just did.
A/N: I know its a little rushed in the end but in manga chapter they skipped a few days. Anyways I saw the Nine-tail Fox performed that jutsu I thought Naruto should learn how to master it for when he needed it.
Next Time: Ah, purvey sage that idiot got himself drugged by Tsunade, and now we got to stop her and Orochimaru. Fortunetely she makes the right choice. Now the battle between Sanin as well as Kabuto Shizune and I being caught in it. How will things turned out and will Tsunade get over her fear of blood? Read to find out...