6-Month Timeskip
It had been six months since Naruto had met Sasuke. Naruto had been very excited that he had a new friend in Sasuke. They both kept training with each other every single Friday, Monday and Sunday.
They both had also started sparing with each other in Taijutsu. But unfortunately for Sasuke, Naruto had been practicing his personal Taijutsu style.
In other news, Naruto had been progressing in Fuinjutsu as well. For now, he was working on level 7. Naruto was also very excited to hear that his 'Assignment' was to be accelerated from 1.5 years to 11 months. (For clarity, he would have 5 months left)
In a very surprising visit, Hiruzen was at Naruto's apartment to give him a gift, actually three gifts:
A cookbook, three data books on the legendary Sanin, and data books on the 4 Hokages.
Not the most exciting gifts, but ones that were needed.
With this new development, Naruto started to read and cook more instead of going to Ichiraku Ramen. This is a place he had found 2 months ago while trying to improve his Taijutsu.
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Flashback
Naruto and Dog were currently at Training Ground 7. Today they were going to attempt to improve upon Naruto's Taijutsu.
"Alright Naruto, I want you to come at me with all your strength" Dog said while standing in a relaxed position. "Alright!" Naruto yelled as he ran towards Dog.
The spar that ensued was an embarrassing one. Naruto was beaten harshly; Dog only used one hand and didn't move once. Naruto was on the ground breathing very hard, while Dog was standing up with not a scratch on his face.
"Did it ever occur to you Naruto that the style of Taijutsu you were using simply doesn't fit you?" Naruto slowly got up and responded, "Yeah, it felt a little weird when I started practicing it a few weeks ago" Dog put his hand on his chin and 'hmmd'. "Naruto how about you try to make your own form of Taijutsu?"
Naruto thought for a second and smiled, "That could be an option when I learn more about the basics of Taijutsu, as I am not that informed".
Even over all the time he had spent with Naruto, Dog was still always impressed by Naruto's thought process. " I guess you're right." The conversation went quiet as Naruto almost went to sleep.
"Do you wanna get some food?" Dog asked. Naruto flipped himself up and spoke. "Yea sure, but were?" Dog chuckled, "If you are anything like your mother you will be eating this every day."
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After that conversation Naruto stuck true to his word and learned more about Taijutsu. Even going so far as to ask the wisest chakra beast there is, for assistance. Kuramas two cents were actually very helpful.
"Best way to create a form of Taijutsu ay?" Kurama asked. "Well, I've never had to answer that type of question before" Kurama said as he thought. "Assuming you have done enough research Naruto, the first thing you should do is incorporate a sense of equality to all your strikes."
Naruto tilted his head in confusion. "What do you mean?" he asked. "Be the flow of water, be as fast as lightning, be as sturdy as the earth, be as unrelenting as fire, and be as sharp as the wind." Kurama remembered something that an old sage once told him.
The quote Kurama made sense to Naruto after he thought for a second. "Well thanks for your help!" Naruto said as he exited his mindscape.
End of flashback
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3-Month skip
Hiruzen walked up to Naruto's apartment and knocked. Today was a special day. Naruto opened the door and smiled he had sensed Hiruzen coming a mile away (literally). "Hi Jiji!" Naruto exclaimed "What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Just here to tell you that the academy starts in a week." Naruto's smile went down as he thought.
"I thought you said the academy started in a few months?" Hiruzen thought for a second on how to respond. Sometimes he wished Naruto wasn't as smart as he is.
"Well, the graduating class (What would have been Itachi's group had he stayed) graduated earlier than expected so we have to bring in a new class of freshman." Hiruzen said.
"Oh, okay then." Naruto still had his doubts, but he didn't feel like thinking any longer. "I guess that means I'll need to get some new clothes then?"
Hiruzen nodded his head. "Yep, that is partially why I came here." Hiruzen put his hand behind his back and opened a storage seal he had imprinted on his wrist. He pushed chakra into it, and it released 5 sets of the same clothing (Search 'Kid Minato').
Naruto's face was gleaming with excitement 'So cool' he thought.
Hiruzen smiled, it felt good to give things to someone who actually appreciated it.
"Well Naruto, I will have to cut our reunion short. There is someone else I have to talk to." Naruto was still staring at the clothes in his hands as he nodded. Naruto turned around and walked back into his apartment.
'There is something familiar about these clothes' he thought.
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1 week skip
Naruto's eyes shot open as he jumped out of bed to get ready for the academy. But before he could get up, he was transported to his mindscape.
"Hey kid" Kurama said. "Hey Kurama!" Naruto said with excitement. "I'm gonna make so many friends today and-" "Naruto".
Naruto was surprised that Kurama interrupted him, but with the look on his face, he was about to tell him something he didn't want to hear.
"Yes?" Kurama looked him in the eyes. "Naruto when you get in that classroom mind your business. If anyone starts talking to you calling you a 'demon' say nothing. Those who do not call you a slur or something inappropriate, befriend them. Those people have a heart and are with you no matter the circumstance."
Naruto was taken back by the urgency Kurama had in his voice, but he looked unfazed. "Alright Kurama" Naruto said confidently. Naruto left the mindscape and put on his clothes.
He walked outside just barely being able to sense Dog following him.
Naruto took the quickest route to the academy, as he approached, he was already getting 'those' looks. Naruto simply ignored them and kept walking to the gathering place for the students.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and girls welcome to the inauguration ceremony for the incoming academy students" Hiruzen started as he was interrupted by claps and cheers.
"I would like to inform you all that this new generation of students will be trained to best the last, and so on and so forth," Hiruzen took a breath as he continued, "And with that proclamation, students please ascend to your classes!".
After he finished, all the students went to their classes, including Naruto.
Naruto walked inside the academy and saw a piece of paper on the door.
It read,
Iruka Umino's class
Shino Aburame
Choji Akimichi
Hinata Hyuga
Kiba Inuzuka
Shikamaru Nara
Sasuke Uchiha
Kiyomi Uchiha
Naruto Uzumaki
Tenten Ugarashi
Naruto walked into the classroom and was given glares by civilian students. He shrugged them off and walked to the back of the class. Naruto sat down and waited for everyone to enter.
One by one all the students trickled in and sat at their chosen desk. Unsurprisingly, Sasuke sat right next to him.
One student came in after the bell rang. She looked around the room for a seat. She walked up to Naruto and asked him, "Is anyone else sitting here?"
Naruto shook his head and responded, "No, you can sit there if you like." After she sat down and got settled, Naruto had a question of his own. "I never did catch your name" "Tenten" She responded quickly. "What's yours?" "Naruto" he said.
"Alright, settle down children!" A man said as he entered the classroom. "I am Iruka Umino, you may call me Iruka-Sensei" The class went silent for a moment until Iruka raised his hand, "Well anyway, your first lesson in the academy will be about the first Shinobi world war".
"Now Madara Uchiha went around instigating other villages-" Naruto already knew enough about this war and why it started. In fact, he knew more than most who actually participated in the war.
But it wasn't just the first war he knew about. Naruto knew just about everything of all 3 wars.
"Hey Sasuke, Tenten" they both turned their heads around and looked at him and spoke, "What's up?" they said in unison. "Are you two doing anything after school?"
"Nope, I'm free" Tenten said. "I'll have to ask my mom first" Sasuke added. "Tenten when class ends follow me" Naruto said.
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7 hours later...
"-And then Tobirama Senju gave the title to lord Hiruzen before he sacrificed himself for the mission; did everyone get that?" Unknown to Iruka, half the class was asleep with drool hanging out from their mouths.
Ring!
"Okay class I'll see you tomorrow! Make sure to ask your parents about their favorite Hokage!"
Naruto froze for a second but kept moving as he tried not to let that comment get to him. "Hey Tenten, are you ready?" Tenten turned around and spoke, "Yep, just need to grab my pin".
"Alright Sasuke, I'll see you later" Sasuke waved as Naruto and Tenten walked down the stairs and out the door.
Naruto overheard some kids comments when he walked out of the classroom, "My mom told me to stay away from him" Another kid nodded, "Yeah mine too" he whispered. Naruto grumbled and thought, 'Weak minded civilian families'.
"Okay Tenten we are going to take the shortest route to our objective." Tenten nodded as they walked off the campus.
5 minutes later and they reached training ground 7. "Okay we are here are you ready?" Tenten raised an eyebrow as she responded. "Ready for what?" Naruto had a grin on his face. He sat down on the grass and closed his eyes.
"Tenten I want you to breath, clear your mind of any thoughts that may be of concern" Tenten sat down tensely as she closed her eyes. After a few minutes she still couldn't clear her thoughts. So, she relaxed and slowly felt all her questions disappear.
Unknown to her though, Naruto was astonished. The calmness of her feelings seemed to have made all the trees and herbs in the area brighten up. Even making some fruits accelerate their growth. 'Seems I was right'
Naruto went and sat back down. He relaxed himself and in mere seconds, he was back in his sewer of a mindscape. "Kurama, you felt that power too, right?" Kurama nodded, "Yep, reminds me of that old TreeHugger".
"Hashirama Senju right?" Kurama growled and nodded. "Wait are you still angry about that 'event' that happened nearly 70 years ago?".
Kurama turned his head away from Naruto and responded with a low, "Yeah". Naruto snickered, "Surely you have gotten over that and understood why he did what he did?" Kurama didn't answer he just kept looking away.
"I'll have to talk to you later Kurama, Tenten is calling my name" Naruto left the mindscape still laughing a little. Kurama laid down on his paws and grumbled, "Simp".
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At the training ground
"Naruto!"
"Huh? Oh, sorry Tenten, I was a little too focused on my breathing" Naruto smoothly lied. "Apparently" she commented. "So, do you want to tell me what happened?" Tenten gave him a confused look, "Ohhh, you mean that. Well, I'm not really sure, but maybe it was because of me"
"Hmm, Interesting" Naruto decided it was best to simply leave it. As it seems that she has no idea what she just did.
"Hey guys" Sasuke said as he approached. Naruto and Tenten waived at him. "What's this?" Sasuke asked. "We're not sure" Naruto responded.
"What do you guys want to do?" Tenten said "We could go to the logs over there and pick out the kunai" Naruto suggested. Naruto got up and walked over to the logs and picked out one of the kunai.
Naruto stepped back and threw it at the target. "Bulls-eye" he said as it hit the middle of the target. Tenten walked over to the targets and picked out one of the kunai.
She then also stepped back and threw it at the target. "You're not alone" she said as she also hit the middle of the target.
"Sasuke you wanna try next?" Tenten asked. Sasuke shook his head, "Nah, I'm good".
Naruto snickered, 'Seems him and Kurama got the same issue' He thought.
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2-month skip
Today is an important day. Not so important that Naruto would wake up at 5 o'clock and be bouncing with energy, but still and important day.
The importance of this day is the fact that this was now the end of the 'Assignment' Naruto was handed 11-months ago. Naruto was now a calmer and more rational person than he was, way back when.
"AHHH" Naruto yawned loudly. He slowly got out of bed to go brush his teeth and wash his face. "What day is it" Naruto said as he walked past his calendar.
"Hm, Saturday" He yawned while he spoke. Naruto walked into his bathroom and brushed his teeth, then he washed his face and took a shower.
Naruto dried himself off and got out the bathroom. He put his clothes on and walked into his livingroom. Naruto sat down on the floor in a lotus position. And in just a few seconds, he was in his mindscape.
"Hey Naruto" Kurama said calmly. "Hey" Naruto said back.
"Are you ready?" Naruto nodded and walked inside the cage that kept Kurama sealed. "The first thing I need you to do, is to touch my paw"
Naruto raised his eyebrow. He then proceeded walked up to Kurama's paw and touch it. In a matter of seconds, 1 orange fox appeared in Naruto's hands.
"Kurama what is this?" Naruto questioned with a concerned look on his face. "That is my son, Kaiten" Naruto attempted to hide his smile, but something's you just have to let go of.
"Alright so what do you want me to do?" Kurama smiled and spoke. "Do you remember the first time you came here and there were multiple closed gates?" Naruto nodded as Kurama continued.
"Well, each of those 5 gates represent abilities you can unlock by either training or even just unlocking it by accident." Naruto thought and had multiple questions that Kurama couldn't answer but two stood out.
"So does that mean you know all of mine?" Kurama also thought for a second and responded, "I only know two of them. That's only because they have to do with me and my power."
Naruto was satisfied with that answer as he asked another question. "Does everybody have these 'gates'?".
Kurama was getting a little irritated with all the questions being asked, but he kept his composer.
"Not everybody, but the most notable ones are those with strong clans and powerful Kekkei-Genkai" Naruto kept that fact at the back of his mind.
"Okay then me and Kaiten will go check it out." Naruto said as he left the cage and into the large hallway. "The door all the way at the end"
"Hm!" Naruto gasped as he heard the fox speak. "What did you think I was a statue or somethin'?" The young fox questioned. "When your father introduced me to you, you didn't say anything at all. So yes, I did think you were in some paralysis state."
The fox scratched his ear, 'I don't even know half of what he said means!' "Well, uhm, let's make our way to the gate" They both walked towards the gate, the hallway was getting darker for every step they took.
After walking all the way to the end of the hall, Naruto and Kaiten were greeted by the eminence of the gate before them. "Put your hand on that seal" Naruto did as he was told and put his hand on the seal.
The seal glowed, almost blinding Naruto and Kaiten. After the glowing stopped there was an entrance into the room.
After they both set foot into the room dozens of torches lit up and showcased 3 different symbols. One of the symbols looked like gas was coming out of it.
Another one looked like a fire symbol. The last one was a swirl, almost like a whirlpool. Below the symbols were 3 doors, each equally spaced from the other.
After a few minutes of staring and looking Naruto and Kaiten were pulled by a force that was clearly defying gravity. They both were forced into the fire-looking symbol's door.
Naruto and Kaiten were forced to watch fire destroying a forest full of trees and animals. After about 30 seconds of watching it, they were pulled again to another door. This time it being the gas-looking symbol's door.
And before their eyes was the merciless wind tearing through a farm and completely obliterating the crops. And again, after about 30 seconds they were forced to another door. This time the whirlpool.
Naruto and Kaiten were fully expecting to see a whole town get destroyed by the water. And they were correct to assume because in mere seconds a tsunami the size of two Nine Tailed Beast stacked on top of each other, came over the Hidden Leaf village and destroyed it, living no one and no thing in its remanence.
Naruto and Kaiten were pulled back from the 'realm' they were in and spawned back to the large room. The one they were in before they were taken to that 'cinematic masterpiece'. Naruto now felt a little energy from his heart.
Naruto turned his head and looked at Kaiten who had his jaw open. "Are you okay?" He asked. "That was amazing!" Kaiten exclaimed. "Okay... well let's head back." Naruto suggested.
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"So, how was the experience?" Kurama asked. "Well, it was definitely destructive to the environment" Naruto said sheepishly. "I thought it was amazing!" Kaiten repeated.
Kurama was taken back by the comment of Kaiten. From what Kurama saw from Naruto's eyes, it was nothing like that. "Kaiten, just go home I'll see you later"
Kaiten nodded and walked back into the cage seemingly disappearing. "Naruto now that you have unlocked your chakra, you need to learn how to control it" Kurama stated. "What do you suggest I do?" He asked.
Kurama thought, there was a lot of different drills he could do to learn the best way to control his chakra. But considering that he just unlocked it, it would be best to start with something easy.
"I want you to use your chakra to stick a leaf on your forehead" he told him with command in his voice. "Yeah, I will try that" Naruto agreed.
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In the real world
Naruto got up from his previous position; the sun was now up and shining. He walked to his front door and unlocked it. He then walked outside and pulled a leaf off of the tree in his neighbor's front yard.
Naruto walked back inside his house closed the door and locked it. He went back to his living room and sat down in the lotus position.
'To even try this in the first place, I need to know what chakra feels like' he thought. Naruto relaxed himself, he searched his entire body attempting to feel something.
Naruto's search ended with his heart. He felt a never-ending fire just waiting for the signal to be released.
Naruto let the fire travel throughout his entire body. It was the greatest feeling he could have ever dreamed of. The soothing feeling of the chakra flowing in his body almost made him fall asleep.
'So that's what it feels like? I think it's time I tried the technique Kurama was talking about' He thought.
Naruto opened his eyes to see a surprising site of his couch on fire.
"Really?" Naruto sighed and ran over to his faucet. He then proceeded to get a cup of water and dump it on his couch. Smoke came of his couch and suffocated the room.
'I think it's time to leave' Naruto thought as he ran out of his apartment. Unsurprisingly, Dog was standing right outside his door waiting for him.
"What happened?" Dog asked. "I will explain it to you later, but for right now I need you to use Water style to try and remove the smoke"
Dog shook his head as he ran into the apartment. All Naruto could hear was a muffled, "Water Style: Water Wave!" The smoke that was coming out of Naruto's apartment stop coming immediately after Dog finished his jutsu.
Dog walked out the backdoor drenched in water. "Do you want to tell me how that happened now before I go dry off?" Naruto put his hand the back of his head, "Yeah sorry about that" Naruto started.
"I was trying to control my chakra and I-" Dog stopped him there, "Wait, you have chakra now?" he asked with confusion.
"Yeah, I was getting to that part." Naruto reminded him. Dog nodded as he motioned for him to continue.
"But anyways after I unlocked it, it felt really good, so I kept going until I came to my senses." Naruto finished and waited for dog to speak.
"So, I assume that you have a fire chakra nature?" Dog asked and Naruto shrugged his shoulders. The only thing he could go off of was the 'Natural disaster' he had seen earlier.
"The only thing I can tell you is to keep trying to control it." Dog told him. "I have something that I need to do, so I will see you later." Dog said as he Bodyflickerd away.
Naruto picked up the leaf that he had took from the tree earlier and put it on his forehead. it didn't stick. 'This is going to take some time' He thought.
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Hiruzen was having the time of his life. He was sleeping on the job. He had his hands crossed on his own lap and was leaning back in his chair. He truly had that dog in him.
A loud knocking woke up our elderly Hokage. "Hm? Yeah, come in" he said. "Lord Hokage you won't believe me!" Dog yelled.
"Ok then, tell me what happened" Hiruzen suggested. "Naruto unlocked his chakra!" Hiruzen gave him a concerned look as he spoke, "Are you completely sure Dog?" Dog nodded in response.
"Well then, he will need a teacher seeing as those at the academy are not at that level of Naruto" Dog raised his eyebrow and looked at Hiruzen with a stern look.
"Do you suggest we take him out of the academy?" Hiruzen shook his head. "No, but I think that you will make a fine mentor, Kakashi" Hiruzen said the last part with a smile.
"As of now I am reliving you of your Anbu duties, please claim the equipment assigned to you from your locker."
The now identified Kakashi took of his mask and handed it to Lord Third. "Thank you for everything this experience has taught me" Kakashi eye-smiled as he walked out of the room.
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At Naruto's apartment.
"That was easier than I thought it was going to be" He thought. Naruto had just spent the last ten minutes sticking the leaf to different parts of his body.
But right before he was going to ask for something else from Kurama, he sensed somebody at his door his door. Naruto walked over and opened it.
"Hey Tenten." he said calmly. "Hey, can I come in?" she asked politely. Naruto moved out the way as he motioned for her to walk inside. 'How in the world does she know where I live?' he thought.
Tenten walked inside and sat on Naruto's burnt couch. "So, what happened here?" Naruto sat down beside her and spoke. "I was trying to control my chakra and I assume that I used fire style and burnt down the couch."
Tenten was confused but she just let it go. "Anyway, do you remember 2 months ago when I accelerated the growth of those trees in the training ground?" Naruto nodded as she continued.
"Okay well, now I think it is some sort of curse, because everywhere I go the plants seem to just grow." Naruto snickered, "Seems like a personal problem." Naruto got up and walked behind the couch to grab his Hokage data book.
Tenten gave him a blank stare, "Naruto, I'm serious!" Naruto sighed as he walked back and sat beside her. "Tenten you have a Kekkei-Genkai: Wood style." Tenten questioned herself internally, 'That would explain why I don't have any parents, nobody wants a freak' she thought.
Tenten raised her eyebrow, "So, I'm related to the First Hokage?" Naruto nodded. "You are probably Lady Tsunade's niece."
"So where are they?" Naruto looked up from his data book. "Your parents? They died on a diplomatic mission to the Village Hidden by Rock"
'I guess they didn't just leave me' She thought with a sigh. "So, how come lady Tsunade didn't take care of me?" Naruto thought for a moment before responding.
"I would assume that she couldn't take care of you because of all the loss she suffered" Tenten tilted her head to the side, "What do you mean?"
Naruto got up and walked behind the couch to go and search for the Tsunade data book he had gotten months earlier.
He found the book and sat back down again. Naruto flipped through the pages and found his destination.
"Well, it says here that she lost her brother and fiancé during the Second shinobi World War. She then lost her apprentice Kushina Uzumaki to the kyubbi attack."
Naruto looked down at the book and covered his face. 'Every day I wish I could meet you both' He thought sadly.
"Your sad, tell me why?" Tenten spoke softly. "Kushina Uzumaki is my mother and she's dead" Tenten really didn't have anything to say, she didn't even know who her own parents were.
Things were akward and quiet for a second. "Do you want to go and train with me Naruto?" Naruto looked up with a confused facial expression. "Are you sure? You might get your feelings hurt!"
"Whatever let's go. I will race you there!" she said challengingly. Naruto got up and turned on the jets. 'I wish I hadn't said that' she thought.
Well, that's the end of that ride. Sorry for my inconsistence in uploading new chapters, there is really no excuse for it. Anyways on a side note I will be doing the Uchiha massacre in the next chapter so look forward to that.
Alright that's all of have for you, Merry Christmas and happy Holidays, Adios!
