Chapter 24 – The Legendary Sannin
With Naruto
"What do you think he was talking about?" Naruto asked.
"I think he is aware about it." Kurama said.
"It could be. But form the information I collected upto this point, it is not just a single Bloodline limit, but it is actually a combination of 2 different Limits." Naruto said. "The first one manifests every hundred years, and the second one manifests every thousand years."
"That means there was just one user of that combination Bloodline Limit, and he died a thousand years ago. So it doesn't makes any sense for him to have that information, unless there is someone out there who is even older than than me." Kurama said.
"Do you happen to know how the first user died?" Naruto asked.
"Dunno, I have heard that when he tried to use the technique beyond the limit, all the blood vessels in his head busted and he died on the spot. I think that he was not able to handle the power, or that the power was never meant for him to wield." Kurama said.
"It could be. There are so many mysteries that I need to unravel in order to understand the true nature of Chakra. I think I might take a few years off and wander around the world to understand everything." Naruto said.
"Even for you, it will take a decade to connect every dot and draw the whole picture." Kurama said.
"Yeah. This is a race against time. The Akatsuki are finally on the move too." Naruto said.
"So what are you planning to do next?" Kurama asked.
"After the Chunnin Exams are over, there is one more thing I need to do to ensure that Konoha will be safe. Then I will convince Jiraiya-Sama to let me tag along with him." Naruto said.
"What?" Kurama asked.
"Konoha needs a new and younger leader." Naruto said.
"So, you want to become the new hokage?" Kurama asked.
"Nope, I have no intention of taking that cursed hat, but there is someone better suited for this job." Naruto said.
"Whatever, I would rather watch it happen myself than have you spoil the event." Kurama said.
"As you say." Naruto said.
With Kakashi and Sakura
"I am sorry sensei, I couldn't make it to the finals." Sakura said as tears started falling down from hew eyes.
"It's okay Sakura, I am glad that you made it out alive, given how the exam was." Kakashi said.
"But-" Sakura said.
"Don't worry, you catch up with Rui and Sasuke in the next exam, and finals are to happen." Kakashi said.
"I hope so but Sasuke will probably think that I am weak and won't be friends with me anymore." Sakura said.
"That isn't how friendship works. Friends are there to support each other, not to turn their back in times of need." Kakashi said.
"Yeah, you are right." Sakura said as her face brightened up a little.
Land of Fire-Rice border
In the middle of the dense forest, a dozen of root ninjas were standing behind Danzo. And on the other side were standing Orochimaru and Kabuto. "What is the status?" Danzo asked.
"Everything is going as planned. Suna has agreed to co-operate. My acquaintances form Akatsuki has also offered a hand." Orochimaru said. "What about your part?"
"I had destroyed the barrier and plotted someone else for it, but the Kyuubi Jinchuriki found out about that. He immediately replaced it with a new barrier. So now, I have just reversed the barrier instead of destroying it again. Now it will let anyone pass from outside to inside but not the other way around." Danzo said.
"Just as I expected from my former superior. Now you just have to wait." Orochimaru said.
"I would. But don't try to double cross me, It won't end well for you." Danzo said before he vanished from there, along with his ROOT ninjas.
With Sasuke
Sasuke was lying on the hospital bed due to the wound he had received from Megumi and Giyu. The wound was both deep and painful. He was supposed to be there for atleast 7 days until the wound healed enough.
Itachi, Shisui and Mikoto were also there, trying to feed Sasuke like an infant. "How did you even got that spear in your shoulder in the first place." Mikoto asked.
"You know, whom I was fighting was a really strong guy, so he gave me this battle trophy before going down." Sasuke said putting his hand over his wound.
"Then why does it look like it was inflicted by a sword?" Itachi asked.
"Well, I just happen to get stabbed in the same part twice, first from a sword and then form a spear." Sasuke said sheepishly.
"Good grief. You need to be more careful or you will keep getting hurt for nothing." Naruto said as he entered the room and greeted Mikoto, Shisui and Itachi.
"Took you long enough." Sasuke said.
"I was drawing the brackets for the finals." Naruto said as carefully observed Sasuke's wound. He then placed his palm of the wound which was surrounded by a green aura.
"So, whom am I going against?" Sasuke asked.
"You will know that on the day of the exam." Naruto said.
"Come one, I am getting impatient." Sasuke said.
"Nope…" Naruto said as he removed his hand from Sasuke's wounds revealing nothing but mere scars from the wound. "There you go!"
"Thank you Naruto-Kun. You are really an incredible medic at such a young age." Mikoto said.
"You're welcome, aunt Mikoto." Naruto said.
"So, I can move around now?" Sasuke said.
"Yup, just like before." Naruto said as Sasuke flexed his shoulders.
"Now, come with me. I have something to show you." Naruto said as shunshined away followed by Sasuke.
"Well, that was… quick." Itachi said as he dispersed into multiple crows that flew out of the open window.
"Shall I walk you home Mikoto-san?" Shisui asked.
"Thanks Shisui-kun." Mikoto said with a smile.
With Naruto and Sasuke
"What were you talking about?" Sasuke asked. Both him and Naruto were standing in a training field.
"For that, you have to answer a question." Naruto said.
"Shoot." Sasuke said.
"Would you prefer Fox summoning or the Eagle summoning?" Naruto asked.
"Are you offering me your exclusive Fox summons?" Sasuke asked.
"Yeah, you can say that." Naruto said.
"Then I choose the Fox summoning." Sasuke said.
"Cool." Naruto said as a summoning contract scroll appeared in his hand.
"Use your blood to sign the pact and you can summon them." Naruto said as he unrolled the scroll, revealing only his name on it. Sasuke then bit his thumb and signed the pact excitedly.
"So, how do I summon them?" Sasuke asked.
"Apply your blood on the hand that you used to sign the contract and weave the signs." Naruto said as Sasuke followed the instructions and put his hand on the ground, summoning a fox twice as big as him.
"Summoning a fox as big as this one, you are a really good learner, you know that?" Naruto said.
"Yeah, I hear that every time." Sasuke said with a smug face.
"So, why did you picked fox summoning?" Naruto asked.
"Cause they are powerful and are good for doing you bidding." Sasuke said.
"I figured as much." Naruto said.
With Jiraiya
The burning curiosity inside Jiraiya couldn't hold itself. He really wanted to see who it was. And after he was no longer able to contain himself, he finally to descended the stairs to check the source of the voice. After wandering around for a while, he couldn't find anyone other than Zabuza in the house. Finally, he went to the backyard that was bigger than an average training ground.
But there he saw a blue haired girl standing on the pond. From her stance, it appeared that she was holding something. Suddenly she raised her arm and brought it down at blinding speed and in the next second the pond itself got split into two. As her hand was still down, a leaf fell form the tree and came down before the girl. But as the leaf was about to touch the surface of the pond, it suddenly got split into two too.
"I see. Using wind release to cover the sword, and rotating the wind at such a speed that it bends the light itself, hence making it appear invisible. Who taught you this?" Jiraiya asked as he appeared before the girl. And him being taller and bigger than any other Konoha ninja, freaked out the girl.
"Who are you and what are you doing in here?" Rui asked jumping away from the giant that had materialized before her out of thin air and pointed her invisible sword at Jiraiya.
"I am sorry, that was rude of me. I am Jiraiya, and what is your name?" Jiraiya asked.
"My name is Rui Tachibana." Rui said still pointing her sword at Jiraiya.
"No need to be scared. I am not an enemy." Jiraiya said as Rui lowered her sword.
"What are you doing here?"
"Why, it is my late student's house and my godson lives here. I can come and go whenever I want." Jiraiya said.
"What?" Rui asked with a confused look.
'I think it is safe to assume that no one knows about the relation between Naruto and Minato.'
"Never mind that that. I wanted to say that Naruto bought me here." Jiraiya said as Rui stopped her Invisible Sword technique, revealing the golden Katana. With just a look at the sword, Jiraiya immediately recognised it.
"How do you have that sword? Are you the daughter of a daimyo or someone form the nobility?" Jiraiya asked.
"Why, is it that special?" Rui asked.
"It sure is. I really wanted to buy this as there are only three such swords in the whole world. And this one was auctioned in the land of iron. Damm it, I just got there a minute late and it was already gone." Jiraiya said.
"You have to be kidding. If it was that special then why would Naruto-Kun give it to me?" Rui said.
"Naruto gave it to you? Are you saying that he was the one who brought this sword for a hundred million Ryo, and then he gave it to you." Jiraiya asked.
"A HUNDRED MILLION?" Rui exclaimed as the sword fell from her hands.
"Yup. I wonder how he got all that money." Jiraiya said.
"I can't even imagine how much all of his inventory costs." Rui said.
"Well, it is what it is. So, you live here too?" Jiraiya asked.
"Yes. All four of us live here." Rui said.
"One… two… and three. Who is the fourth?" Jiraiya asked.
"Her name is Haku Yuki." Rui said.
"4 People, huh. Tell me more." Jiraiya said as both of them walked towards the house.
After getting familiar will Rui and others, Naruto insisted on Jiraiya to stay with them while he is in Konoha. As for Jiraiya, he was always out of the village so he never built a home in Konoha. Of the few times he ever returned to Konoha, he used to stay in the motels. And due to all this, Jiraiya agreed to stay in the Uzumaki Estate while he was in Konoha.
Next Day
"Are you participating in the chunnin exams too?" Jiraiya asked Rui. He was sitting under a tree while Rui standing on the pond, trying to hone her technique.
"Yeah, I am." Rui said.
"You know, sparring with someone is better than just swinging your sword like a kid playing with a stick." Jiraiya said.
"Everyone else is busy, and I don't want to accidentally hurt my friends." Rui said.
"Hmm… How about I spar with you?" Jiraiya asked.
"I might hurt you." Rui said.
"Don't worry, you can't hurt me even if you try." Jiraiya said.
"Eh? Let's see then." Rui said as she dashed at Jiraiya who was now standing before a tree. As Rui approached Jiraiya, he simply ducked as the sword cut down the tree in a single swing.
"That was a clean cut." Jiraiya said as he took out a scroll and unsealed a sword from it while making some distance between them. Much to Rui's surprise, the sword that Jiraiya was holding was similar to her.
"You said there are only three such swords, so how to you have one?" Rui asked.
"I said three not one, and this is the second one." Jiraiya said.
"Then who has the third sword?" Rui asked.
"Sensei has it." Jiraiya said.
"Who is your sensei? He isn't dead yet?" Rui asked.
"Oh, that would be Lord Hokage for you, or Lord Third, however you address him." Jiraiya said.
"Oh sorry. I didn't know Lord third is your sensei." Rui said as Jiraiya dashed at her but she blocked the offence with her sword. As they were pushing each other's swords, a smile appeared on Jiraiya's face.
"The technique you use, I have my own variant of it. Fire Release: Inferno Blade!" Jiraiya said as his sword got covered in a coat of fire that was radiating enough heat to burn Rui. Not being able to resist the heat, Rui jumped away as Jiraiya swinged his sword in the direction of the pond adding more chakra to it, resulting in vaporizing all the water of the pond almost instantly.
"Heh. Last time I used this technique was during the Third Great Ninja war." Jiraiya said as he ended his technique and looked at the place where the pond used to exist. He then took out a scroll and threw it in the evaporated pond. Suddenly water started coming out from the scroll and soon it completely filled the pond.
"What was that monstrosity?" Rui asked in pure shock.
"It is the simple concept of elemental dominance. Fire is dominant over Wind." Jiraiya said.
"I see." Rui said.
"Don't worry, I am the second best fire release users in the world to ever exist, second only to Madara Uchiha." Jiraiya said.
"Who is Madara Uchiha?" Rui asked.
"That is another story." Jiraiya said.
[A/N: Shisui, Itachi and Naruto rank below Jiraiya in terms of their skills with Fire Release, sharing the third rank, followed by Hiruzen, Fugaku and Kakashi at rank 4.]
"For now, would you like to learn a new jutsu? An A rank one?" Jiraiya said to Rui.
"What Jutsu is it?" Rui asked.
Jiraiya then formed a standard Rasengan in his hand. "This is called Rasengan, created by the Fourth Hokage." Jiraiya said as he slammed the Rasengan against a fairly big boulder. Upon impact, it shattered the boulder into countless tiny pieces.
"And this a demonstration of its destructive capability." Jiraiya said.
"Rasengan you say. I did read about it in a scroll that I found in the basement but I didn't bother to actually try it." Naruto said as was hanging upside down from a tree.
"What are you doing here?" Rui asked.
"Why, am I not allowed to walk around in my own house." Naruto asked.
"No, I didn't meant that. I was asking what were you doing here at this time of the day?" Rui said.
"I have my days off until the Chunnin Exams ends." Naruto said.
"I see." Rui said.
"Coming back the Rasengan, could you perform it again Jiraiya-Sama?" Naruto said as a faint crimson glimmer appeared in his eyes for a slight seconds before fading.
"Sure, why not. If you want I can even teach it to you like Rui-Chan." Jiraiya said as he formed another Rasengan in his hand. Naruto looked at it carefully before assuming the careless attitude again.
"That won't be needed. Now I can make one too." Naruto said as he formed the Rasengan in his hand just like Jiraiya.
"H-How did you made it just like that." Jiraiya asked being visibly confused.
"I also use a jutsu that works just like the Rasengan but it is far more destructive. And talking about the Rasengan this it even more versatile than my Shiden." Naruto said as he started increasing and decreasing the size of the Rasengan are per his will.
"Whoa, you have some real talent kid." Jiraiya said.
"Thanks but I feel like this jutsu is sill incomplete." Naruto said.
"What? What do you mean?" Jiraiya asked.
"Nothing. I was just thinking out loud. You guys train, while I try out this new jutsu." Naruto said
"And accumulating fortune is not as hard as you think." Naruto said as a purple bolt of lightning fell on his before he completely disappeared.
"For how long was he here?" Rui said.
Author's Note
And the story continues again. You didn't really thought that I had abandoned this story, did you? Well anyways, it is of great pleasure to inform you that I have already written this whole arc as of publishing this chapter. And let me tell you, this one is going to be fire. It will have lots of new power buffs and some epic moments.
Coming to this chapter, Naruto's ace is teased one again. And regarding how he has the information about the Akatsuki, well he was aware of them since the end of chapter 10. And not to mention he has some influence in the ANBU and the Hokage Office. And coming to Sasuke, yes he has the Fix Summoning. I thought it is about time I give him a power up to make him comparable to the top dogs of Konoha.
And then there is Danzo, who is at his schemes again. Do you think that he will get away with it this time? Well, see ya later. Drop a review to express your thoughts.
