Naruto the Sharingan Wielder
Chapter 2: The Training begins
That evening, as Naruto was on his way home, he tried to think about what the leader of the Uchiha clan had told him.
Flashback
"Naruto, your father always had high hopes for you and if he was here, he'd be as proud of you as I am. Now I know you have been hated a lot by the villagers, but you don't have to take this line down and you don't need to listen to their harassment anymore. They don't know anything about you, but that's going to take some time. However, you still possess something that the whole village will never know, and it's kept in secrecy. There will still be hatred affecting you, and with more hate, there is more pain. Since you have the same bloodline limit as your father, you need to be implanted with a new power, the sharingan. With the sharingan, you will be unstoppable." Replied Fugaku.
Naruto looked at him for a moment and said, "Possessing the sharingan along with the power of the Kyubii would be dangerous don't you think? It could seriously conflict with my chakra network if I have two types of power at the same time. I'm not sure if I am able to control the sharingan but I'll give it my all."
"Good, now that's what I like to hear. You got guts; I'll say that for you, kid. You never back down from a challenge, do you?" asked Fugaku.
"Nope, I am always looking for a new challenge and taking on missions that are above genin level. But yes, I am ready for almost anything that comes my way!" replied Naruto with a smile.
Fugaku smiled at Naruto while ruffling his hair. "Naruto, you will become a fine shinobi and make this village proud, I just know it." He thought to himself. He then took Naruto into the living room and discussed with him about the basics of the sharingan and the chakra control involved. He also explained to him the special abilities that the sharingan has when a user activates it. He also mentioned to him about the advanced version of the sharingan and warned Naruto about the dangerous secrets behind it.
"You mean the sharingan has a lot more than that? Wow! I never knew how powerful the technique really is! I really should learn to be careful before I start using the sharingan, and I don't want to cause any harm or pain to anyone with it. Fugaku-sama, are you sure that I am able to control something like this because this is actually the first time that I was granted a new power besides the one I have now. Besides, I am not sure if I am capable enough to use it." Said Naruto with a worried look.
Fugaku looked at Naruto for a moment and paused to breathe a sigh of relief while putting his arm around the boy's shoulder. "Listen, Naruto. Not all techniques pose any type of threat in this village. Some techniques are harmless and do less damage, but others do more harm than good if it's being overused. And take my word for it, Naruto. As long as you conserve chakra usage of the sharingan, you will be fine, okay? I promise, nothing will happen to you. Now I know you are not really used to this kind of power but we'll help you the best we can to make you more comfortable in using it. And once you have mastered the basics, you should have no problems with the sharingan, all right?"
Naruto knows the man wanted what was best for him and smiled at him while breathing a sigh of relief. With his newfound power acquired from the uchiha clan, he was one step closer to surpassing Sasuke and proving he wasn't the dead last of his class.
End flashback
That evening as Naruto continued walking around the village for a while he thought to himself, "Maybe Fugaku-sama was right after all. As long as I have this kind of power, I will be fine." As Naruto continued walking, he spots Kakashi waving at him above the trees.
"Hey there, Naruto. What are you doing out here this late at night?' asked Kakashi while placing his book back into his pouch.
"Oh, hi Kakashi-sensei! I was just out here taking a walk. Itachi took me to meet his father earlier and he taught me the basics of the sharingan or something, but I am not really supposed to tell anyone about the technique though. Anyway, what are you doing here?" asked Naruto.
Kakashi looked at Naruto for a moment and was surprised that he was able to learn such a technique from Sasuke at this early stage, especially the Uchiha prodigy that taught the boy the jutsu. "Itachi, just what have you gotten yourself into? You know Naruto isn't ready for that sort of dangerous weapon yet. If he goes around possesing that it could jeopardize the village." Thought Kakashi.
"Sensei? Is something wrong? What's on your mind?" asked Naruto with a worried look.
"Ah heh heh…. Nothin's wrong really, its just that, you just got yourself a lot powerful now with the sharingan, that's all!" said Kakashi with a nervous look on his face. "Damn I really spilled the beans on that one. I better tell the Hokage about this and then warn him about the danger naruto is in." he thought to himself.
Naruto sweat-dropped and said, "Okay… Kakashi, are you all right or something? Because I think this will be a really good time for you to get a hold of yourself or so."
"Sorry about that Naruto!, I have some errands to run, see you later!" said Kakashi as he ran off into the distance to the Hokage's office.
"What the hell was that all about? Weird." Thought naruto as he follows Kakashi to the Hokage's office. As he jumped on the window of the Hokage's office, he peered inside and sees his sensei already arriving in.
"Oh, Kakashi! What brings you here to my office?" asked the Hokage.
"Hokage-sama! Well, I wanted to ask you something: it's about Naruto's technique he learned from the uchiha clan." Replied kakashi
"What about it?" asked the Hokage while doing his paperwork on his desk as he ignored the masked jonin
"Well, based on Naruto's skills, using the most dangerous technique like the sharingan could pose a serious threat to him. I don't think that jutsu will be very helpful for Naruto and it could blind his eye sight without him noticing it. Should the technique go out of control, he could have difficulty controlling it." Replied Kakashi.
The Hokage looked up from his desk and breathed a sigh of relief while saying, "Kakashi, there is no need to worry about Naruto. I'm sure Fugaku will monitor his progress as his training goes on. I'm sure that technique taught to him won't be much of a threat to him especially for a child his age."
"Yes I know that, Hokage-sama. But what if Itachi turns against Naruto and kills the people that he loves? Will that mean more danger to him? What if Orochimaru or the Akatsuki tries to rob him of his powers? Would he be safe then?" protested Kakashi. "That's what I am worried about him. I know you are trying to do what's best for him but I can also protect him with my powers."
"I appreciate your full confidence and support Kakashi. But you must realize that Naruto is probably more than capable of handling this with little to less help, so in case he is in an emergency or unable to control his powers when fighting opponents that are not up to the challenge of a low level genin like him, then we can always send in backup for him. After all the clan heirs of Konoha are always there for him whenever he needs them." Replied the Hokage.
The masked Jonin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yeah, you're right, but still I will still give the full support to him and I might have him sign the dog summoning contract later on. He might also have to master elemental chakra later on with or without his powers."
The Hokage looked at him for a moment and smiled. He always knew a man like kakashi would pledge to protect the people he loves, even after he lost his mentor and his close teammates. This gave him the chance to show Naruto the ropes and help him make better choices for the future ahead of him. Kakashi was sort of a lazy jonin at first, but he cared a lot for his teammates and for Naruto, teaching him how to control his new power seemed to be difficult at first, especially with the kyubii sealed inside of him. But still, Kakashi still cares a lot about Naruto after his former sensei died. If there was anything that Naruto had difficulty with, he can always turn to his number one mentor for help. The Hokage knows Kakashi very well and how he obtained the sharingan. In fact, he feels that both Kakashi and Naruto share the same type of powers and they might face the Akatsuki later on. But he fears that the sharingan may not be enough though. "Kakashi, you obtained the sharingan when you were little. I understand that you were not used to such a power first, but how did you feel? You have every reason to be bitter, and you have every right to hate something you are not proud of, but you must fight it, and protect those you love, do you understand why I am telling you all this? I'm proud of who you are today, and as a special jonin instructor like you, take care of Naruto." Replied the Hokage.
Kakashi looked at the Hokage for a moment and smiled at him. It was his first time that he showed a fondness for the blonde when he got his powers from Itachi. However, he always has a caring side and can sometimes be carefree. But still, kakashi has his doubts about Itachi, and hopes for Naruto to succeed throughout the time he spends in Konoha. He then bids good bye to the old man as he leaves his office while finding out some information regarding itachi and his true motives.
That night, as Naruto continued his walk around the streets of Konoha, He started to think about what the Hokage had told Kakashi about his skills.
Flashback
"Kakashi-sensei, As I have noticed, Naruto has gained the power of the sharingan but he seems to be having trouble getting used to the power of the technique. Even though he did learn all the basics of what the sharingan does and the special abilities it had, he needs special help." Replied the Hokage.
"What sort of special help, Hokage-sama?" asked Kakashi not knowing what this was about. He was determined to know how Naruto had come to obtain such a power unimaginable like that.
"Well, since the village hated Naruto so much because of the monster hidden inside of him, Itachi took him in and then his father became his teacher and went over the basics of the sharingan with him. Though he did fine for knowing what it does and all, he isn't really quite up to speed on using the technique because of his chakra limits and with that power it could cause disruption flow with his chakra network." Replied the Hokage.
"I see, but even if it does disrupt his chakra flow network, I could have some sort of technique that can reverse that, even Jiraya can also reverse any side effects the sharingan might cause. With him under my tutelage, I can easily make him stronger even with the skill he currently has right now. I could teach him all about the basics of chakra control once he graduates from the academy." Said kakashi musingly.
The Hokage took a seat at his desk while puffing through his pipe and finally said, "Very well, kakashi-sempai, it will be up to you to look after him and oversee his training, but not many students will be able to pass your exams though, that's the only fair warning that I will remind you of." He then resumed his paperwork with a smile on his face while kakashi watched with amusement and thought, "This should be interesting, with Naruto under my tutelage, I will be able to make him into a splendid ninja of Konoha."
End Flashback
As Naruto puts Kakashi's words into his mind while walking around the streets, he suddenly sees someone waving at him. It was Sakura, who was trying to find him. Naruto walks over to her and greets her.
"Hey, Naruto! Where have you been all morning? I have been looking everywhere for you." Said Sakura as she walked towards him.
"Oh, Hi sakura! Sorry I didn't meet you earlier. I was trained at Sasuke's compound with a new power, it was Itachi that took me in to train me, but I am not so sure if I can trust that guy, he is good though but deep inside, he might have a dark secret that not everyone knows about." Replied Naruto.
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"You were training with Itachi Uchiha? The big brother of the uchiha clan? Asked Sakura shockingly, not knowing what power Naruto would possess.
"Yes, but what are you scared about, Sakura? Fugaku-sama told me Itachi is harmless, so he wouldn't be able to hurt anyone, not even his own family." Said naruto nervously.
"Oh, I see. But still, Naruto you really should be careful about who you hang out with, you don't know Itachi that well and you would easily end up in harm's way. I am worried for you, Naruto. Please be careful okay?" she said sadly while putting her hands on his shoulder.
"Thanks Sakura, I promise you, nothing bad will happen to me, okay? I can assure you I will be fine as long as I have someone to look after me. But since Fugaku-sama trained me and explained to me the basics of his techniques, he said that there may be some side effects that may cause blindness or poor vision. I haven't gotten used to the technique at first, but slowly, I had became adapted to it, that's why I intend to get stronger to surpass Sasuke." Replied naruto.
Sakura looked at naruto for a moment and smiled. It was the first time that she ever showed that smile to him. She never did show any emotions when she first met Naruto, but didn't want to show it. However, she was the first person to ever look up to him and might think of him as family and friend. When she heard about Sasuke's family training him, she was afraid of what the uchiha clan could do to naruto if he isn't protected. But still, Sakura thought that if anyone can protect Naruto, it has to be her.
"Naruto, whatever you are doing, please be careful. I know I've been a burden but please for my sake, I don't want you to get hurt out there." Replied Sakura as she hugged him tightly.
Naruto felt loved as he blushes at Sakura for the hug. He then went to Iruka's place for the night. As he arrived at Iruka's house, he knocked on the door, and the scarred chunin opened it. He was surprised to see Naruto at this time of the night.
"Oh hi, Naruto. What brings you here to my place?" asked Iruka.
"Hey Iruka tou-san. I just came by from Sasuke's compound and I was wondering if I can spend the night with you, I do not want to sleep alone because I feel that I might not be safe from Itachi." Replied Naruto.
Iruka looked at Naruto for a moment and was surprised. "Itachi Uchiha? You mean he was the one that graduated from the ninja academy at the age of 13 and passed the chunin exams? He also possesses the Mangekyo Sharingan as well?"
"Yes that's him. However in Itachi's case…." Began Naruto.
"In Itachi's case, the Uchiha clan was the most dangerous and the most powerful clan in Konoha, but they have been in conflict a lot and they were most hated by the elders of our village. Even the Hokage had warned me about Itachi and his family. Their tragic tale just scares me and I don't even want to go near them, but how did Itachi take you in, Naruto?" he asked him.
"Well, Iruka, since Fugaku wanted me to become one of them, he requested to his older son to bring me back to his compound to do some training and that I might be able to possess the Sharingan, but I told them I don't have that kind of power and it might be too risky to use. Any mistakes of this technique could cost lives. But Itachi said that even with the kyubii power inside of me, the Sharingan would suppress it somehow." Replied Naruto, not knowing all the full extent of his newly acquired power.
"Naruto, I fear for your safety, because you are my primary concern, and I am worried that you might get hurt or something when you are with Itachi. I don't want you to suffer the same fate just like what happened between you and the villagers. Now I know you are not able to take care of yourself just yet, but we will do whatever we can to support you, even the Hokage and the families of this village will do their best to help you. They advised that you stay here to be trained until you become a full fledged shinobi. Take my word for it, Naruto. You are special to us, so keep that in mind, okay?" replied Iruka with a smile as he gently pats the blonde's head.
"Thanks Iruka-sensei! I will be sure to let you know if there is any change in itachi's behavior. And I appreciate your support, but I am not sure about Itachi himself and for whatever reason he adopted me to be a part of his family, I am not sure if I can handle it. However, if in any case that I am in danger are you able to contact the Anbu since they deal with crimes that are committed in or outside of Konoha right?" asked Naruto.
"Well, yes, the Anbu will be of help, but they will only be contacted when there is a REAL emergency in the Konoha village. But I am sure they will gladly be of service to you, Naruto. However the Anbu can help you or turn against you but that depends on their skill and battle style. But like I said, caution is strongly advised, we villagers do not want to see you get hurt, okay?" replied Iruka.
Naruto felt a little better after seeking comfort from Iruka, his father figure, he then says good bye and then heads back to his apartment and hit the sack for the night. As he was prepping for bed, he could see something pelting at his window but it wasn't the villagers. It was Hinata Hyuga. As Naruto sees her outside, he quickly gets out of bed and goes outside to greet her.
"Hi Hinata, what brings you here to my apartment?" he asked.
Hinata looked at naruto for a moment and said shyly "Well… I…. I mean my brother; Neji wanted me to check on you and make sure you are not hurt or anything." She appears to have formed a close friendship with Naruto since childhood and the two have became close since then. Naruto then placed his hand on Hinata's shoulder and said to her, 'Hinata-chan, thanks for the words of comfort but you don't need to worry okay? I'll be fine, besides I will keep in touch with you and your fellow comrades if things get a little messy. Itachi won't hurt me I always see the guy as a brother you know? Sasuke and I have been close and we became childhood friends. But we are still rivals."
Hinata looked at him for a moment and smiled. She knew how much Sasuke had meant so much to him ever since his father, the former hokage of Konoha passed on leaving his son to take charge of his home. Despite pleas from the villagers trying to kill the innocent child, it was the Hokage's idea to arm him with a dangerous weapon that Naruto can use in his arsenal so that he can fight orochimaru later on. The thought of Sasuke inside naruto's mind made him even more angry, but deep down, Naruto has a heart and will never intend to harm his own childhood friend and brother because their bonds are strong.
"Hinata, even though Sasuke may be smarter than me, stronger than me, and have more talent than I do, it doesn't mean I am some dead last shinobi of Konoha, I have a pledge to protect friends and share that bond of friendship with other people without letting anyone severing it. I promised Sasuke that I will one day beat him and become the next successor of wielding the sharingan, even if it does cost me an eye or so, but I will surpass him, believe it!" replied Naruto with his serious look on his eyes.
"Uh…. O-Okay, Naruto, you…. You are sort of …. You know, scaring me with what you said, now… I…. I don't want to burden you, and we don't want to put too much pressure on you, but you don't want to get me caught in this power you mentioned." Replied Hinata with a look of despair in her eyes.
Naruto sweat-dropped and then turned to Hinata and said, "Sorry about that Hinata, you didn't really wanted to listen to all that gibberish, did you? I do apologize for that, and I understand how you feel at this point. But I really have to go now, its getting late. I will talk with you tomorrow Hinata. And also, tell your cousin Neji that I said hi, okay? Thanks." He then runs off into the distance to his home with Hinata waving good bye to him.
Meanwhile back at the Uchiha compound, Sasuke was still training in the back yard with his target practice of using kunai knives, when he heard his brother calling for him.
"Sasuke nee-san, I wanted to ask you, how strong do you think Naruto is getting? Because ever since we trained him, he seems to be improving each minute. You know, I think that he might surpass you one of these days." Replied Itachi.
"You think so, Itachi? Heh! I wouldn't be surprised if that loser brother of mine could pick fights in school, but still, he is dead last in the ninja academy and if you think he can surpass me, I would have the pleasure of beating him in real life combat." Replied Sasuke with a evil grin on his face.
"I wouldn't be surprised if you had the power to use the power of the sharingan against him, but Naruto is not to be underestimated, all right? But that kyubii inside of him seems to be strong and I want that power for myself! Naruto has the power to change the outlook on people's lives, why couldn't he do the same to you, Sasuke?" asked Itachi with a evil smile.
"Naruto? Change the lookout on my life? Yeah right! I don't think that dead last loser can change anyone's life. He doesn't know anything about me or my family. But I kind of do feel sorry for him that his father died in battle with the kyubii. However, he has to work hard if he wants to surpass me. He hasn't fully begun to develop his power of the sharingan yet, but I am sure he will be able to fully cope with it as time goes on." Replied Sasuke. "Anyway, tomorrow I got target practice, I better get some sleep, bro." And with that he left the training field of his compound, placed the ninja tools back in the bin, and went to his room.
Itachi, on the other hand seems to be scheming a plan to escape from the compound undetected as he goes to his room and turns on the computer in his room. He was then tuned to the Akatsuki hideout and said, "Good evening, fellow akatsuki members, this is Uchiha Itachi speaking, may I see if Kisame is available?"
Soon, the leader of the akatsuki arrived and said, "Just a moment, Uchiha Itachi. He will be here shortly." As Itachi waited, he decided to pull up naruto's battle profile and then studied up on his skills. While reading his profile he thought to himself, "So you are putting on a great talent for yourself and honing your skills eh? Well then, I will have some surprises for you that would be to die for. You just wait! Soon you will never see your beloved Fugaku or teyaki ever again once I wipe out what's left of this pathetic clan. Then with the akatsuki formation I will take away your kyubii powers away from you!" said Itachi evilly with his sharingan activated.
The next morning, as Naruto got up and getting ready for his second day of training, he could already see Sasuke in front of him outside of his roof top apartment. As naruto approached the window, he was surprised as to how the raven haired boy had emerged on his roof. "Ahh! Sasuke what are you doing on my roof? What's all this about?"
Sasuke looked at him for a moment with a sweat drop and a disappointed look on his face and said, "What are you, an idiot? I came here to train with you, you could at least try to act like you arre happy to see me."
Naruto scratched his head nervously for a moment and the said " Ah ahaha! My bad, I thought you came here to have a one-on-one battle with me and pound the living daylights out of me for invading your home. But I guess it was all Itachi's crappy idea anyway. Well, lets get this traning started, Sasuke." Replied Naruto as he arms himself with the weapons he prepped for this morning.
"Hmmph! Always a loudmouth and a knucklehead at times, and can be a troublemaker just like his old man." Thought Sasuke with a smile lingering on his face. He then pulled out his weapon and began their training for the morning. The two of them then heads over to the training field to do some target practice and then practiced their hands on combat. While they practiced, Naruto asked, "Hey Sasuke, what is up with your brother lately? I mean he doesn't seem to be himself."
Sasuke looked at him for a moment and said, "What do you mean Naruto? My brother is perfectly fine, there is nothing wrong with him. Why are you asking about my brother?"
"Well, to me, something fishy is going on with your brother and I have a suspicion that he might be up to something no good at home, or that he might endanger our entire family with his powers. We cannot allow this to happen, we must…" began naruto.
Suddenly, Sasuke placed a hand on Naruto's shoulders and replied, "naruto, listen to me. There is nothing wrong with itachi and my family will be fine, you don't have to be afraid of anything. As long as I am here Itachi will never do anything to harm his own family okay? After all, you are my best friend and you have been like a brother to me ever since. Look at me, Naruto. Am I the kind of person that would allow my own clan to be killed? No! Of course not, so you have nothing to worry about. Now let's get back to training." He then ruffles the blonde's head as they resumed their training.
During their tranining session, Naruto begins by sending a barrage of shurikens straight at Sasuke, but he dodged them easily without problems. Next, naruto throws a wave of kunai knives straight at Sasuke while charging in for the attack by throwing a number of punches at Sasuke and some kicks. But Sasuke used a substitution technique and Naruto had hit a piece of wood, but he wasn't about to give up he continued attacking Sasuke but Sasuke continued using his defenses and soon it was his turn to use hand to hand combat against Naruto. During the fight, Sasuke called out to him "What's the matter Naruto? Is that all you got? Come at me with full force, brother!" They continued trading blows in the air.
"You want full force? You got it! I'll show you what I am really made of, Uchiha Sasuke!" Replied Naruto as he leaped into the air and activated his sharingan eye while performing the fireball technique that Fugaku taught him earlier. Soon the entire forest was filled with fire that came out of Naruto's mouth, but the raven-haired kid didn't seem to mind the attack that naruto had lain out. "Impressive, bro! I never knew you could pull off that attack that quickly, but you are no match for my skills. My attacks have a much wider range of fire power and it can incinerate an entire forest in a matter of minutes, including a dummy mannequin. How is that for a full force?" replied Sasuke as he smiled slyly.
Naruto was surprised that Sasuke had far more firepower in his attacks but still, it doesn't mean that Sasuke is better than him. However, Naruto still had a lot more to improve than just his combat skills. "That doesn't matter, Sasuke. No matter how far you spread your attacks, my shadow clones will always do the job to block them. Now let's see what else you have in that bag of tricks?" he asked.
Sasuke continued his fireball technique at naruto while the blonde continuously used his shadow clones to block Sasuke's attack. After wards, Sasuke's fireball technique had reached its limit and there was no point to continue. So, they decided to move on to the second stage of their training: Attacking in Mid-air, which is also known as air to air combat.
Naruto had never done any air to air combat before but this is the first time that he would be doing this kind of technique with Sasuke. It would take a while for him to master itbut this would give him a chance to show what he's really got and how it will help him fight other opponents using mid air combat.
"Okay, Naruto. Now that you have seen how the fireball technique is done, its time that we moved on to a much more difficult technique. This time, we are going to fight in mid-air using hand to hand combat. This will also include using kicking attacks to send opponents to the ground. Are you ready?" asked Sasuke
"Bring it on, Sasuke! I am ready for you this time!" Naruto said as he wiped his sweat away from his forehead and began his next stage of training: the mid air combat.
And that would conclude chapter 2 of Naruto the Sharingan wielder. It took me weeks to get all the ideas together for this chapter, but it wasn't easy. I've been busy with school and other things and I didn't have time to update the next chapter but stay tuned the next one will keep you glued to your seat. I will have more ideas for you as the story goes. See you all next time
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