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Kakashi didn't even bother to hide his laughter after hearing Gai's tale of training Naruto, especially the nickname he gave him.
"It's not funny!"
"Your right. It's hysterical!"
"Anyway, Naruto improved faster than I thought possible." with his hand on his chin.
"All that stamina is probably from the nine tail hence why his growth is so high after only seven weeks of training."
"You're probably right on that one as well. I'll leave Naruto to you then."
Gai went his own way, leaving Kakashi to ponder on what to do with Naruto's growth.
"Hmm, maybe I should continue Gai morning routine for Naruto. It would increase his already high stamina and speed," he said to himself.
After thinking it over, he's compelled to continue it. Naruto's still young. He can take it.
With Naruto
Naruto enjoyed the early morning hours of staying in bed, not having to worry about Gai dragging him out at the crack of dawn.
Knock, knock, knock. Naruto looks to his window to see Kakashi standing on the ledge.
Suddenly a hidden rage in him clawed its way to the surface. He bolts toward the window smashing it, tackling Kakashi to the street below.
"You monster, how could you leave me with a guy like that!" he shouts as trying to punch Kakashi using the taijutsu moves he learned.
For once, Kakashi was caught off guard. Underestimating Naruto's newfound strength.
"Woah, Naruto, slow down!"
"Slow down. I haven't a single chance to slow down after dealing with Gai for the week!"
Getting tired of this game, Kakashi actually had to try. Using his superior speed, he quickly dealt with this new stronger Naruto.
"Naruto, will you calm down! I came to congratulate you on your progress," he said as he jumped through Naruto's apartment window.
"Hm, why should I believe you after dumping Gai on me!" he glared daggers at him.
"You get the rest of the day off."
"Now that more like it." the glare is replaced with a smile.
"I should warn you I want you to continue Gai morning routine."
"The only reason I'm not attacking you again is that I want to enjoy my day off from training," he said before collapsing on his bed.
"See you tomorrow, Naruto" he disappeared into a spital of leaves.
"What about my window," he said through his pillow, "I'll tell Jiji about it later."
Five hours later
"Man, that felt good," he says with a yawn stretching his stiff body "well, I better go grocery shopping."
He walks over to the kitchen, opening up one of the draws pulling out his monthly allowance from the Hokage.
He's thankful the Hokage does this for him; otherwise, he is on the streets or still at the orphanage.
Pulling out a decent amount of Ryo to cover his food for the remainder of the month.
He walked to the market district. He always got hateful looks.
"I almost wish Gai was here to keep them at bay," he shuttered at that, realizing it also meant his crazy morning exercise.
It took a few minutes to reached his destination, the land of fire general store.
"Hey, Naruto hasn't seen you in a while," the store clerk said.
"Yeah, been busy with training."
He headed towards the ramen section with a shopping cart, stocking up on all his favorites before getting milk, bread, and other essentials.
The first time he entered, he felt the constant feeling of dreed and fear.
When he attempted to buy his food, the clerk refused to serve him, even threatening to beat him if he didn't put everything back where he found it.
Boy, was he in for a rude awakening when word of this reached the Hokage.
After this incident, he had no problems buying food, toiletries, clothes, etc.
Unfortunately, it's only the general store that he didn't have any problems with. Other shops in town is another story, not including Ichiraku ramen.
After he was done, he was forced to carry it home by himself.
Yep, that's the downside of being young and living by himself. Naruto has to rely on himself most of the time.
As he struggled to carry his groceries home, he accidentally bumped into someone knocking him both down.
Shaking off his fall, he looks to the perpetrator. "Hey, watch where you're going!" he shouts, only to see the person in question is actually a girl.
She looked to be around his age. Has Snow White and Mitch match eyes. Her right eye is green, and the left one is red.
"Weird," he said under his breath.
"Me really! You should be the one to watch where you're going when carrying all the junk!" she shouts with a hint of rage.
"This isn't junk. This is my food and other things I need to live day in day out," his voice held irritation.
"Whatever, just be careful next time," she matched his with an equally irritating tone.
"Fine!" he went back to gathering up all his stuff.
"Wait, are you seriously carrying all that stuff yourself?"
"Yeah, I don't have much of a choice since I live alone."
"Why do you live alone?"
"It's better than the orphanage I was at. The only downside I have no one to take care of except me myself and eye."
"Do you need some help?"
Naruto gave her a questioning look. He learned from bitter experience how people have a hidden agenda when they offer help.
"Are you new to the village?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Just wondering is all, and yes, help would be greatly appreciated. Oh, I never got your name mines Naruto."
"My name is Kukiko."
"Nice to meets yea," he said with a grin.
With her help, Naruto was able to carry all his groceries home with relative ease.
Unknown to Naruto, this entire exchange was being watched by the Hokage, thanks to his crystal ball.
"Hmm, cat." A woman with long purple hair and can only be assumed to be a cat mask stepped forward.
"Yes, Lord Hokage?"
"It seems Naruto is having a girl come over to his house. I want you to keep an eye on them."
"What! Naruto has a GIRL coming over to his apartment? How did this happen!"
With a sigh, "I'm getting to that. Naruto ran into the girl that entered the village the previous day."
"And?"
"I doubt Natsu would do anything inappropriate with her knowing him, but I wouldn't have a clear Conscience if I left them unattended."
"I understand. I'll make sure Natsu doesn't do anything funny with her," she said before disappearing in a puff of smoke.
With Naruto
Thanks to Kukiko's help Naruto manage to get all his supplies home and immediately started putting stuff away.
"So this is where you live?"
"Yeah, it's kinds of small, but it's home. Any way you look hungry wants something to eat?"
"Sure"
"I hope instant ramen is ok."
"That's fine."
The two sat at Naruto's table, waiting for the three minutes to be up before giving a prayer.
Kukiko took the first bite. "Hmm, this is amazing." a small smile graced her face.
"I know ramen the best, but it's not a good as the fresh stuff," he said with a smile of his own.
"Since she's new here, we should take her to the Hokage," a new voice announced.
Both of them look to the window to see a woman clad in gray ninja gear and a white mask.
Kukiko was shuttering in fear, manage to say, "W-who are you?"
"My code name is a cat. I'm a member of the leaf villages anbu forces."
"Wondering when you'd show up," he said with a blank expression.
Cat was taken back slightly but remember he is training under Kakashi "figure Kakashi would tell him about us."
"Can we finish eating first?" Kukiko interjected
"Fine, make it quick."
The two quickly eat the ramen in silence before heading to Hokage tower.
Hokage tower
Kukiko was struggling not to shake under Hiruzen the Third Hokages gaze.
Hiruzen going over her story, deciding on how to proceed from here.
Outside his office, Naruto is sitting on the bench nearby with the agent Cat beside him.
"I wonder what Jiji is going to do with her?" he asked himself.
"Don't know, probably put her in the orphanage where she can have food, clothes, and a place to sleep at."
"Great, which means she is probably gonna be like everyone else and look down on me" the sorrow was evident in his voice.
"I wouldn't say that after all, each person is different."
"You wouldn't say that if you were in my shoes." he countered.
Cat couldn't respond, history has proven that people aren't as accepting as she claims as far as the village is concerned.
Hiruzen and Kukiko walked out of his office shortly after that.
Curious about what he will do with the girl, she had to ask, "So what are you going to do?"
"She'll stay at the orphanage for now, but apparently, she wants to be a ninja."
"That hard to do since we can't just send her to the academy; otherwise, she would be behind everyone in her class."
"Here's in ideas, just give her private teacher as you did with me," he said sarcastically.
Ignoring the sarcastic tone, "That's a good idea, Naruto now who should we assign her as a tutor?"
"I was joking" he got a hateful glare from Kukiko at that comment, "sorry," a smile formed on her face.
Hiruzen and Cat let out a small chuckle at this. Maybe her being here might have a positive effect on Naruto.
"Unless there's anything else, I'm going home. I want to enjoy this day off before I go back to training."
"By Naruto," Hiruzen and Cat said in unison.
"Kukiko, would you mind staying outside while Cat and I discuss your ninja career?"
"No," she walked out of his office, patiently waiting for him.
"I would recommend Ebisu, but…"
"I know this might be a chance for Naruto to make a friend," Cat could tell he's pondering on the correct course of action.
"Hmm, maybe a clan head?"
"No, they're all busy with their own duties."
"What about your clan? your is the only one that doesn't openly hate Naruto."
"Hmm, you have a point. I'll see if any are willing to."
"I'll take my leave then."
Hiruzen walked out of his office and walked Kukiko to the orphanage.
The next day
"Get up" Naruto stirred awake to see Kakashi standing in his now fixed widow.
"Fine, let me eat first, ok."
"Don't take too long."
Naruto just walked to his kitchen and had a bowl of cereal before putting on his ninja clothes.
"I'm ready" Kakashi grips Naruto's shoulder in a spiral of leaves. They off to training ground three.
For the remainder of the week, they continued to refine Naruto's taijutsu.
"Ok, your taijutsu is looking good. Now it's time to move onto the next ninja art ninjutsu."
"Finally, something good, crud. I didn't mean it like that!"
"Too late."
"Noooooo!"
The first three weeks were horrible for him.
The only good thing was that ninjutsu was something that only practice can teach you.
Kakashi would show him the hand signs and Jutsu and watch Naruto try and fail each Jutsu until he got it right.
The Jutsu he learned were standard transformation, substitution, escape jutsu. The clone Jutsu, on the other hand, was a different story.
Try as he might, he could not master it. All he could get is a sickly version of himself that looked like it just died.
"Probably that Uzumaki blood running through his vain, they were never good with this Jutsu with how much chakra they have."
They only have a week left before the month ends.
"Naruto, I want you to work on your chakra control while I talked to the Hokage about something."
"Tree or water?"
"Both"
"Fine"
Kakashi shunshin away, leaving Naruto all by himself. Usually, when he gets a chance like this, he takes a break, but this is Kakashi. He didn't want to take the risk.
He begrudgingly got up and did his chakra control exercises.
Hokage tower
Kakashi stood outside the Hokage office just as he's about to knock the door open, revealing Hiruzen.
"Yes, what is it, Kakashi?" he ushered him in.
"Well, it's Naruto. He's having trouble with the clone Jutsu."
"You do know the clone Jutsu isn't a requirement to be a ninja."
"I know, but with how hyper he can be, the clone Jutsu can be an asset to him."
"Hmm, there also the Uzumaki blood running through him and with his level of chakra control," he said with a sigh.
"Well, there is one Clone Jutsu he might be able to use, but he's so young."
"Yes, but he also farther along than most of his classmates."
"I think I'll hold off on the clone Jutsu, for now, that can be a parting gift."
"I think that would be best; otherwise, he could really hurt himself with that Jutsu."
"Little birdy told me Naruto has lady friend?" he held an amused tone.
"Ah yes, her," Hiruzen explained the whole ordeal involving her and her story.
"Ah to by young again," he said with a distant look in his eye.
"You old, wait till your my age to say that!"
"Still, her story is pretty tragic. I can see how she might be drawn to Naruto after all birds of a feather flock together."
"Fate can be cruel, sometimes."
"So, what are you doing with her?"
"I asked one of my clansmen to train her to be a ninja. If all goes well, I might be able to catcher up to speed so she can enroll in the academy next year!"
"If you say so."
"Do you have a better idea...don't tell me you want another student."
"NO! Naruto, more than enough for me. It's just all we know about her linage is her mother and nothing about her father. There is no telling what she cable of she could be your average shinobi reach chunin and stay there, Or she could unknowingly be a member of a powerful clan from Kiri."
"I made the same conclusion shortly after I learned she wanted to be a ninja."
"I'll leave it at that then."
"One more thing," he pulled out a small scroll from his robe," this is a list of various D-rank Jutsu that could prove useful to Naruto."
Kakashi scanned over the Jutsu list. All were within the realm of possibility for Naruto as he is now.
"This should give him something to do when you're not training him. You may go now" with that, Kakashi took his leave.
"cat." A purple-haired anbu agent kneeled before him, "yes, Lord Hokage."
"I want you to keep an eye on the girl for the immediate future. If nothing happens, she goes to the Acadamy next year."
"And if something does?"
"Will discuss it if the time comes."
"Hai," and she was off on her new most likely long term mission.
With Naruto
"Man, it sure is boring without Kakashi senpai around," he said to himself, standing upside down from the tallest tree in the training ground."
Suddenly he caught a new presence, "gotta thank Kakashi senpai for teaching me that trick!"
He jumps down to the clearing only to see familiar faces. It was his former classmates.
"Shit, I gotta hide!" and like that, he was out of sight.
He watches diligently hidden by leaves from atop a nearby tree.
Iruka took a side glance at the tree. "I hope you are doing well, Naruto," he thought to himself as he continued the lesson.
He wasn't alone. Two of the student minds were also on Naruto.
"I hope you're doing well, Naruto," Shikamaru and Choji thought in unison.
Sasuke had a bored expression on his face and tried as he might. Naruto has been plaguing his mind since he left the academy "what could you be doing every time I see you in the village? You look like you just did a marathon. He must be doing some kind of special training. I can't let a loser like him show me up!"
With Naruto
"Pees Naruto" He looks behind him to see his senpai.
"Was wondering when you'd show up."
"Talked to the Hokage about something oh this is for you from the Hokage he handed him the scroll.
"Sweet, I bet it's some super powerful Jutsu," he said with glee.
"No, it's various D-rank Jutsu you should be able to do."
"Why now?"
"One the Hokage thought you could handle them. Second, this gives you something to do when your not training under me, so take your time after all. The leaf village wasn't built in a day!"
"Got it. Mind explaining why my old classmates are here. You said the only ninja are allowed to use these training fields?"
"Pretty sure they're learning about the natural environment and how it can be used in battle, you know hiding spot, places for ambushes, etc., that's why they're here."
"Do I have to go through that?"
"When you're done with this month ninjutsu training, we'll go on a hike around the land of fire so you can get a lay of the land."
"That actually sounds fun!"
"we will also use that time to see what ninjas art you can do and what you can't."
"Fine by me."
The two continue to watch the academy student do their lesson for the day.
A week later
"You ready, Naruto?" Kakashi stood at the village entrance in the early morning hours. The fewer people who knew about his private training, the better.
"Yeah," he stood tall with his traveling pack.
"Let's head out then."
Two weeks later
Two weeks have passed since their trip around the land of fire.
Its been three and a half months since he started his training with Kakashi.
Not including taijutsu and ninjutsu training, Kakashi learned Naruto doesn't have any skill for Genjutsu, but he did know the release jutsu if he gets caught in it.
When they weren't exploring, he spared with Kakashi or practiced his skill in standard ninja weapons.
He continued to practices all the Jutsu Kakashi taught him at that time, and the one D-rank Jutsu called after image Jutsu, but it needs a reasonable skill of taijutsu to pull off.
It's similar to the clone jutsu, but this one leaves a still specter image of you that lasts for about ten seconds to distract your enemy.
Most ninja uses it just as they dodge an attack to fool their enemy, giving them an opening Naruto made great use of it when sparing with Kakashi.
But since he's jonin, he can see right through it, but Naruto needs the experience in using it for a real enemy as the Jutsu is only useful in the heat of battle.
Clang! is heard in the deep forest of the land of fire as master and student spared using kunai.
Kakashi blocks Naruto kunai with his "You're getting better, Naruto!"
"Thanks is all thanks to you, Kakashi senpai" he jumped back away before throwing shuriken at him.
"Gonna have to do better than that," he dodged before throwing his own toward Naruto.
"Dang!" was all he said. He was hit with the shuriken before his body poofed, revealing long.
Kakashi spun around in an instant block another strike on him "most genin can't do that. You're getting stronger!"
With a grin, "I'm one step closer to becoming Hokage!"
"That enough for one day. It's getting late," he looked to the setting sun.
The two ended their spar for the day eat freshly caught fish for dinner from a nearby river.
They continue this for the remainder of the month, exploring every part of the land of fire.
On the second to the last day of their trip, they jumped from tree to tree back to the village.
Things were going smoothly until Naruto unknowingly landed on a rotten branch forcing him to plummet to the forest floor.
Naruto hit his head hard on a branch before hitting the ground knocking him out cold.
"NARUTO!" Kakashi shouts, bolting toward his student.
He lands just feet away from him. He put his head to his chest. "Thank kami, he still alive!" he picks him up, setting him down near the tree trunk.
He decided to wait for him to wake up as it was getting late, and his injuries weren't life-threatening.
Little did he know Naruto would finally meet someone that would change his life forever.
With Maruto
"What is this place?" he stands in what looks to be an old sewer.
Water was up to his knees with how young he is. Next, he hears a dark chuckle in the distance.
"I wonder who that could be?" he slowly makes his way to the noise.
As he walks through the halls, he finds a giant room with what looks like a massive caged door.
Suddenly to ginormous red eyes with slits appear out of the darkness.
"Hm, My jailer finally shows his face to me," He said with a dry and gritty.
"W-who are you?"
"Who do you think I am a brat!"
As he got a closer look, he dropped to his knees as absolute terror clawed its way on his face.
"Y-you're the n-nine-tailed fox!" the fox grinned at this.
"Yes, I am, and you are my jailer." he continued to eye the young boy.
"B-but how?"
"That insufferable fourth Hokage sealed me inside of you that how!" he roared.
"But why?"
"Simple, he couldn't stop me, so he sealed me inside of you. Don't make me repeat myself!" he commanded.
"I want to go home!" he was trembling in fear at the mere presence of the fox despite a sealed door separating them.
"THEN LEAVE!"
That was all the shock Naruto needed before he bolted awake.
Kakashi rushed when he woke up. "Naruto, are you all right. It looks like you had a bad dream!"
"I-i saw him, the nine-tailed fox, why didn't anyone tell me?" he shouts as tears streamed down his cheeks.
Kakashi brought Naruto into a hug, trying to comfort him the best he can "it's ok, Naruto, your safe now." he tried his best to comfort the boy.
Naruto cried into his vest, "did you know?"
"Yes, I did."
"Then why didn't you tell me."
"Because the Hokage didn't want you to find out about it, so he banned people talking about it being sealed."
"Is that why everyone hates me."
"Regrettably yes, but unlike the village, me the Hokage and many others know its no vault of your own"
"AM I monster?"
"NO, of course not, maybe a little mischievous because of your prank but your not a monster!"
"Hehehe, you can say that again," he said with a grin.
"Let's go to bed. It's nearly midnight. We have to be back at the village tomorrow then you can talk to the Hokage about this"
With a yawn, "ok," Kakashi laid him back down so he can get some sleep.
"Not looking forward to this, but better he learns this way than someone telling him outright, don't worry, Naruto, I'll help you through this," he thought to himself before calling it a night.
that's it for this edited chapter
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