edited chapter 11
All three ninjas sat on nearby Log.
"So there are others like us?"
"Yes, little man, there are nine-tailed beasts it totals," he said in rap.
Both Naruto and Kukiko cringed at his terrible rapping.
"What's your name if you don't mind me asking," Naruto said
"That on a need-to-know basis."
"Figured as much, and unless there anything else, we need to get back to Konoha."
"Hold up, small fry."
"What is it? We are in the middle of a mission."
"Since your a tailed beast container, I feel obligated to help one as small as yourself.
"Call me short again, and you'll be the first enemy I test my new Jutsu on."
"But that would totally like start a war between our villages."
"Last time I checked, you're in the land of fire, not lightning, so don't push it!"
"Alright, fine sh- I mean, ah, what do I call you?"
"All you need to know is we are members of Konoha Anbu forces."
"Whatever, I'm just saying if you need help controlling that beast. I can help cause it could like totally help mend the wounds between our villages," he said in rap, which was really starting to piss off the brother and sister.
"Talk to your kage first. Then we will see if that can happen."
"Alright, fine, I will wait till we cross paths again, young one" with those words, he headed back to, they presume, his hidden village.
"That was weird."
"Tell me about it. Let's get back to the village."
"Hai" and like that two-bolt back to the village at top speed.
Konoha Village
"And that is everything that happened."
"Very good, Kitsune."
"Is there anything else you need, Lord Hokage?"
"No, you can go back to your training."
"Hai," he shunshin to the training ground.
Tenzo stepped out of the shadows before kneeling to the Hokage, "what should we make of Kumo's offer?"
"If what he said is true, then I should expect a message from the Raikage in the coming days. You are dismissed."
"Hai," he was off.
A few days later, Hiruzen did get a message from the Raikage offering just that.
To help train Naruto to control Kurama's power.
Now he had a massive decision to make.
Send one of their own to a distant land to help mend the wounds between them or try and do it on our own.
It took him a week, but his message to the Raikage was a polite decline on the ground of wanting to see how far they can get.
If they hit a wall, then he would be ok with their help.
The Raikage response was a simple acceptance of his terms.
Two weeks had passed during that time.
During that time, Naruto progressed his skill in fuinjutsu and chakra form.
With Kurama's chakra's helping, he gets a better grasp on this Jutsu he's developing.
From his what, he's learned from the book and Kurama Chakra.
He's trying to compress his chakra before releasing it.
The exercise he is using is simple.
He claps his hand together, holding them flat.
now he starts focusing chakra in his hands
As he is pouring chakra into his hands, he is separating them very slowly.
Giving a 1 ½ to 2-inch space between them.
What he is left with is the chakra leaking out of his hand to the center.
With the chakra gathered now, he has to compress it.
This was easier said than done.
"Come on, Naruto, you can do this," he says to himself.
As he put more chakra into it, the forces pushing outward grows.
"Come on, Naruto, you can do This. I'm starting to have hope you can pull this off."
"I know."
He puts more chakra in as his hands struggle to seep the expanding force in check.
This went on for another two minutes.
Natsu was on the brink between failure and success.
It was hard to tell which one was winning.
As he continues to hold it, the chakra between his hands starts glowing white.
This is both good and bad.
Good because he compressed the chakra into a critical state.
And bad since this is the time things go south super fast.
The last time this happened, he was sent flying backward.
His only saving grace for that time was he landed right in the river that cuts through the training field.
Now with his chakra in a critical state.
Naruto has to position his hands on top of each other slowly.
He has to do this while keeping the critical state of the chakra.
Only then can he release the compressed chakra.
To help aid in this, he gathers chakra in one hand.
Using his chakra form exercises, he cast little chakra thread to keep the chakra from exploding.
To his amazement, it works this time.
Now he has to change it into a usable state to create the shockwave effect.
He takes a deep breath before exhaling.
"Time to see if all this training paid off!"
With the chakra setting in his right hand, he holds it firmly.
The critical state chakra merges with his hand before punching the air.
All the chakra from his fist was released with great force.
So much, in fact, it let out cracking noise as it charged toward an unfortunate low tree.
The moment it made contact, it effortlessly destroyed a small section of the tree.
It punched through it with enough force for the half to not register that part of it was gone before it fell to the ground.
"I did it!"
"Impressive, now you just have to compress your chakra internally instead of externally like you just did."
"Do you have to kill the mood?"
"Why, of course, after all, I got nothing better to do in this cage, hehe."
Natsu, just sweat drops at this.
Even though he is training him, Kurama will take any opportunity to make fun of him.
Directly or indirectly, whichever shows its hand first.
Now that one version of his proof of concept is confirmed, he was to work on the next one.
This next step will prove more difficult.
This time he must gather his chakra to a given region of his body and release it.
Hopefully, with enough power for the chakra to compress given enough fierce release.
Much to his annoyance, he has no idea where to start.
From what he recalls from using Kurama chakras, The chakra was incredibly concentrated than his regular chakra.
The only reason he could move was the chakra increasing his strength.
He silently hopes this method with pan out.
He holds his hand in position just like a shuriken.
He builds up as much wind chakra as he can before swiping his hand out.
Using the same if not greater force than a shuriken, and hopes this works.
To properly test this, he stands before a small tree branch sticking out of the medium-sized trunk.
As he swings his hand, he can feel the chakra leaving him with force.
Unfortunately, this method did not bear fruit.
But it wasn't a complete waste, the tree branch was cut off, but it didn't have a clean-cut as he hoped.
Examining the fallen branch and what was left of it in the tree.
It was marked with the signs of novice-level wind users based on the rough cuts.
"This is going to be harder than I thought."
"Ya think! No one has ever done something like this before!"
"I know you don't have to say every time I mess up?" He states with irritation.
"but it's so fun to remind you!" Naruto couldn't see it, but he knew Kurama held an amused expression.
After looking over the tree branch, he let out a sigh.
Sure, he mastered converting his chakra into wind chakra, but it needs a lot of refinement if he's honest with himself.
He pulls out one of his trench knives, lacing it with his wind chakra as he closes his eyes.
He went over Asuma's words about wind nature.
His eyes suddenly open before throwing the trench knife at a tree.
He had an amused expression as it burrowed its way through the tree.
Only for it to fall straight down on the other side.
He has a long way before he reaches Asuma's level of control over wind nature.
"No use standing around and doing nothing" he picks up his trench knife.
He puts it back where it belonged before building up his chakra again.
Rather than continue working on his shock wave jutsu, he took the rest of the day to refine his wind chakra control.
This training goes on for months doing missions every three or four days.
The rest is spent training his chakra control and sparring with his sister.
Four months later
Naruto's chakra controls his progress nicely.
His sealing skills have also improved.
And his chakra form skill has increased.
And the developments of the shockwave jutsu.
He can compress his chakra to a critical state with relative ease.
Not only that, but his shockwave jutsu using his wind nature has progressed to a usable form.
But he still has a ways to go since this is new territory.
On that note, his relationship with Kurama has gotten better, not including the one-liners when an opportunity arises.
Right now, he is training with Jiraiya.
He is finally going to teach him the summoning jutsu.
"You ready to sign the toad contract, squirt!"
He takes a deep breath before exhaling, trying to calm himself from the snide comment, "yes."
"Good," he summoned a toad with a scroll locked in his tongue.
It only took a minute, but Naruto has finally signed the toad contract.
"Now, let's see what you can summon on your first try!"
"Summoning Jutsu!" He shouted, slamming his hand to the ground.
A poof of smoke later revealed he summoned a toad about the size of a cat that was all green.
"I was expecting bigger," Natsu states.
"Well, it's your first try. Try again with more chakra this time."
"Fine, summoning Jutsu!" This time the toad is a lot bigger, about twice the one holding the contract.
"Like this?"
"That's more like it, Naruto!" he said with a thumbs up."
He practiced the jutsu using different amounts of chakra to get various toads for most of the day.
"Pervy Sage, what the largest toad I can summon?"
"As large as the tenant in your gut."
"He's not lying."
"Trust me, kid, you aren't ready for those guys yet. Some of them are a handful, even for me!"
An evil smirk formed on Naruto's face, "Wait, Naruto, don't you dare!" he was too late.
Naruto used up all his remaining chakra and summoned a toad so big he could see the other side of the village.
The toad in question wore a blue kimono with a pipe and sword on his side.
"CRAP! Did he have to summon Gamabunta? I better get out of here fast," and he left like the wind knowing full well when he can do it.
"Gaki, you really shouldn't have done that!"
"What's the big deal? I signed the contract. I'm gonna run into him sooner, so why not now so I can learn more about him."
The giant toad took a look around before saying, "Jiraiya, what reason do you have to summon me here," he boomed.
"I summon you, and the names Naruto Uzumaki" he looked up to find the origin of the squeaky voice standing on his head.
"You a pipsqueak summon me. Don't make me laugh!"
"I'm serious. I did it!"
He broke out into hysterical laughter. He was laughing with so much force Naruto was struggling to hand it to him.
"I'm serious. After all, I'm a Konoha Anbu!"
"Bullfrogs! They let someone as small as you join them. I'll admit you made me laugh, but don't spit out blatant lies like that again, squirt."
"What do I have to do to prove I did!"
Gamabunta has an evil smirk on his face. "tell you what, kid, if you can hold on to me till sundown, then I'll acknowledge you summon me and take you on as my henchmen."
"Piece of cake" he looks to the sun to see he has about an hour left.
If only it were that easy, Gamabunta gave him a hell of a ride, but it was too much for the boy, only to fall off him to be caught by Gamabunta's tongue.
Suddenly the toad contract lands before him, showing him the boy's name in blood.
He carefully lays him down on the ground near a river before saying, "Nine-tail, I assume you can take care of the rest," before disappearing in a massive poof of smoke.
Kurama let out a sigh at his container recklessness as he went to work, healing the boy.
The next day
Natsu bolted up to see that he was still in the training field.
"What happened?"
"You just summon Gamabunta, the chief toad squirt. Amazingly, you are still alive."
He grinned at this "will I make a habit of doing the impossible."
"I can see, but you better get something to eat and speak to the Hokage. No doubt he knows full well what happened yesterday hehe" he held an evil glint in his eyes.
Naruto could only gulp before heading off to learn his fate after pulling off that stunt yesterday.
Hokage tower
Naruto now stands before his Hokage, shifting nervously beneath his gaze.
Even though he had his mask on, you see the fear in him.
"Naruto," he says in a neutral tone, but anyone familiar with that tone knows there is more to it.
"Yes, Hokage?"
"Do you know what I heard yesterday?"
"Ah, me practicing the summoning jutsu."
"That is correct, BUT a little cat told me you summon a toad way beyond what you're capable of."
"Damn it. Cat saw that now I'm way past screwed. Better start looking for tombstones."
"Jiraiya told you not to."
"As punishment for summoning Gamabunta when you're not ready. You are to clean up the mess he caused testing you. Not only that, but I will assign you to look after a certain someone." he said evilly.
"Which comes first?" he said shakily.
"Now that is an interesting question, hmm."
He held his head in shame before saying, "can I use my clones at least?"
"No! You have to do it the old fashion way, hard work and effort."
"So, how do I go about it?"
"I suppose I can have someone show you," he said in a thinking matter,
He snapped his finger in an instant Tenzo stood before him.
He looks at the Hokage getting a nod, "Kitsune, you just have to level the land..by hand, I'll deal with the rest."
"Ok," he said in defeat.
Tenzo grabbed hold of him and sunshine away.
Two hours later
With a shovel in hand, Naruto dug up the soil one shovel at a time.
"Tenzo, where am I to get the dirt to fill in the holes since it's complicated pretty badly?"
Tenzo looks up from his book on nature. "I'm sure you can find some. We've had plans to level the ground here for a while. and set up a drainage path away from the village."
Naruto didn't ask any more questions as he knew he would only dig his grave deeper.
One month later
It took Naruto an entire month to fix the damage he did, and Tenzo didn't take his eye off him for a minute.
And he wasn't allowed to use any jutsu to help.
Besides his lunch break, he could only train when the day's work was done, often from sunrise to sunset.
For that entire month, he was the laughing stock of Anbu. Not even his own sister took his side in all this.
As for agent Cat, she didn't say a word. A look of disappointment from her was enough.
The only good thing that came out of this was the increase to his already massive stamina pool.
He's now on the second part of his punishment in his off-duty gear standing at the Sarutobi clan compound.
He didn't have to wait long for Asuma to show up with the little kid with a blue scarf.
"So, how long am I to look after him?"
"one-week" Assume didn't feel sorry for the boy at all.
He brought this on himself. Hopefully, this will give him some insight into the world of the ninja as a whole.
"Hey, what's your name?" the boy said
Naruto looked to Asuma "his name is Naruto Konohamaru. You are not to tell anyone as his identity is a secret."
"And if I don't?"
"Then I'll tell the Hokage about your stash of-"
"Ok, I get it," he said in haste.
Naruto moved his head back and forth between the two of them before letting it go.
"So, what am I going to do first?"
"Konohamaru needs to be dropped off at the academy in the morning and picked up. You also need to make sure he does his school work.
"So, I have to be his babysitter for the week?"
"Something like that, but your task doesn't really start till he gets home."
"Ok, then come on, Konohamaru.."
"Ok," he followed him to the academy.
Once Konohamru went inside, he was about to leave when Asuma showed up again.
"What do I need to do this time" he deadpanned
"Watch him during the day. This can't be too easy," he said with a smirk.
Naruto hung his head in defeat as he jumped to a nearby tree to keep watch on the kid.
During his entire time watching him, Naruto grew bored quickly, so much, in fact, nearly fell asleep.
But the scratch across his cheek from a kunai snapped him awake. "Great," he let out another sigh.
When the day was finally over, he met him outside the academy doors.
Thankfully he still was able to wear his mask to keep his identity a secret.
Konohamru walked up to him and nodded for them to depart.
The walk is too quiet for Naruto's liking. Something was up.
Once they stepped inside the compound, Konohamaru ran off.
"Great," he ran off toward him. When he rounded the corner, he was blasted by a smoke bomb.
When he stopped coughing, he met with the konohamaru staring at him with an evil glint.
"Since you are watching me for the week, teach me how to be a ninja," he said with a smirk.
"No," he deadpanned
"That's not the right answer" he pulled a string and out from a bush several shurikens sent towards him.
Naruto effortlessly blocked them with his kunai.
Little did he know that was a distraction, the second the last one was dealt with.
He was nailed with a paint bomb square in the face.
"If you're a real ninja, you would have seen that coming!" he proclaimed.
Naruto wipes the paint out of his eye as calmly as possible and pulled down his mask to breathe correctly.
"WHY YOU LITTLE!" that was konohamaru cue to leave, and he did.
Naruto chased after him around the compound before the little tike ran into a tall man in dark clothes with dark glasses.
"Ah, Konohamaru, your back ready for your lessons" at this time, Naruto got around the corner to see the two.
"Ebisu, I don't want to," Konohamaru pouted.
Ebisu knew those whisker marks anywhere. It was Naruto, the stain of the village and with Konoha headband no less.
"You there, Naruto. Why are you wearing the headband?"
"That's on a need-to-know basis, Ebisui!" he spat.
Ebisu was taken back at this since he knew who he was, yet he's never interacted with the boy prior.
He decided not to press further. After all, he'll get his answer from the Hokage on why he let that boy wear the headband.
Then Konohamaru did something Naruto would never forget.
"no, you old pervert," he kicked him in the shin before running off.
Naruto let out a chuckle at this before getting nailed with a water balloon.
This led to a game of cat and mouse around the compound between the two of them.
After the sun had set, Naruto was let off for the day but vowed to get his revenge.
The next day he was prepared, or so he thought.
This time Konohamaru had more traps set up and his failed attempt at a jutsu.
Naruto could get the upper hand on him now that he knew what he was dealing with.
He realized that Konohamaru was a not so mini version of him.
"Was I really like this before kakashi?"
"Yes," the fox spirit said
Naruto's brain started hurting at this revelation.
Back to konohamaru on the third day, he was met with two of his classmates.
One with orange hair in a V-shaped, the other had dark hair and glasses.
This time they wanted him to play ninja with them.
He would be thrilled to play ninja back in his academy days, but now he shrugs at the notion.
"Come on. You can play ninja with us, please," he begged with his two classmates by his side.
"Fine, I'll play ninja, you."
Naruto was chosen to hunt them down first.
It only took him a minute at most to find all three.
Then it was Konohamaru's turn.
Udon and Moegi found their hide spot and managed to keep Konohamaru busy for about 10 minutes, looking for them.
Naruto, on the other hand, was a lot harder to find.
He searched and searched with no luck. He even enlisted help from his classmates.
But to no avail, Naruto was too slick for them to find.
Where was he hiding in a tree, of course?
Hanging upside down in the shadow of the tree with a bit of help from his training?
He sat there for hours watching them check, then recheck all the possible places he could be.
Of course, none of them ever bothered to look in a tree, and this amused him.
So much, in fact, he was having trouble keeping his laughter in check.
Cause if he knew, his cover would be blown.
"If this all its gonna be, this might not be so bad."
"Don't jinx yourself, Naruto'' he wouldn't admit it, but this is entertaining for him as well.
Naruto looks over his shoulder to see his warden, the ever-so-quit Tenzo.
Based on his body language, he was trying to hold in his laughter.
That got him thinking. Has he ever seen him laugh? He pushed those thoughts aside.
After another hour of searching, the kids were starting to get fed.
Konohamaru stomped on the ground with an angry expression.
"THIS ISN'T FUN ANYMORE. COME ON OUT!" Naruto ignored him and continued to chuckle lightly at the kids' faces.
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