Chapter 8: Passage V: Back to Basics
Naruto has been advancing in his studies of the Great Sky Dragon Fist for the last 2 years of his stay in the land of Ancients learning how to channel his Ongon in more manners than what the Northstar Tribe could show.
He learns the acrobatic swordplay it also teaches in conjunction to learning it's basic forms drills.
During these last two years. Naruto begins to understand the benefits of focus to gain the fruits of control. From image training hours on end in the room of darkness fighting against imaginary opponents of greater skill, greater strength, speed, and unpredictability.
Naruto for his part learned how to have reliable fluidity and dynamics in combat whether with his animal spirit state or with his standard state.
Naruto with blood, and sweat manages to become an extraordinary master of the Great Sky Dragon Fist. Mastering it's unpredictable and cunning form the White Falcon and doing something that makes the master smile. He retools and refocuses White Falcon to suit his needs as a Ninja. Evolving it into not a mere fighting technique but an overall battlefield form of combat.
Naruto also learned the state of the fighting mind, understanding how to fight without thought.
Naruto at the moment is in his room looking at the Warrior Regeneration Method with the Passage of Fighting Spirit being completed. It releases two images of red and blue light attaches to Naruto's arm in the process. With the light over the items dissipating. Naruto sees a tattoo of a dragon and a dire wolf running in a circle in opposite directions.
Naruto went towards Daimashi's room.
"Ah Naruto, you are leaving us. I am glad that you have learned so much from me. I am honored to help a star rise in the ninja world" said Daimashi as he bows in respect as Naruto returns the bow in kindness.
"Thank you master, I will remember my time in this place." said Naruto as Daimashi hands Naruto a small box in question.
"What is this master?" asked Naruto, curious about the box in question.
"Well consider this a going away present." said Daimashi as Naruto opens it to see that it's a medallion with the symbol of the thunder dragon of Shambala's past. "Here Naruto I would like you to have this medallion in remembrance for your time in Shambala. It is said to bring great luck and power." said
Naruto, humbled by the gesture, takes out one of his father's prized Pronged Kunai.
"Here you go master a gift to return the kind gesture. It is one of my father's kunai. It has been used in his legendary technique the Flying Raijin or Flying Thunder God. It has allowed him to defeat an army of shinobi by himself" said Naruto as he hands him the Kunai and bows in respect and leaves. Daimashi looks at the item with a smirk knowing the future of his martial arts is guaranteed by the blonde jinchuriki himself as he walks back to his room smiling at the gift that his successor had left him of his world.
Naruto is traveling towards the train station until he sees the same street gang that attack Daimashi.
"What do you clowns want?" asked Naruto as he look around himself to see he's surrounded.
"We want some payback on your master foreign dog, and we will take it out of you" said the gang leader.
"Alright boys, you can save yourselves from what's going to happen because I'm not Master Daimashi." said Naruto as one eager gang member charges at Naruto from behind only to have his head cut off by the blonde.
The gang is shaking as Naruto looks at them with crimson eyes.
"The Choice is yours." said Naruto as some of the gang members choose to be smart and run away, the others didn't do so as they proceeded to attack Naruto and be slaughtered in the process.
Naruto uses the Great Sky Dragon Fist in ways that would make his master proud. As he performs acrobatics and combat techniques that would make Rock Lee and Might Guy jealous.
"W-what are you?" said the now fearful gang leader who's crawling away from Naruto as he stalks towards him with wolf-like instinct.
"I am a Shinobi," said Naruto as he cuts the gang leader's head off, killing him. Naruto proceeds to the train station on a train back towards the Land of Ancestors.
The people in the streets looks at him with looks of respect and gratitude as he goes toward the train station.
In Konoha
The remaining Rookie 12 are getting ready for the Chunin Exams in Suna they are each thinking of one particular blonde who's not with them. Hinata for her part has been thinking of what her blonde fiancé who is on his training trip.
'Naruto I hope you're doing alright' thought Hinata as Tayuya is helping her workout.
Tayuya seeing this says "Hey Hinata if your free later let's practice when we get Naruto in the bedroom together" This gets Hinata to blush deeply as she curls a 400 lb barbell.
Back with Naruto
Naruto during the ride in a large and spacious private car looks at the last passage of the book in question.
The passage shows a man in armor akin to that of what he saw of the Blue Mongol Wrestler but different in many ways. He looked like a fierce warrior king; his eyes are blue with long black hair. The man was once a nomadic warrior who has been a pirate, mercenary, gladiator, slave, adventurer and thief. He would become king by his own hand. His name is Conan of Cimmeria.
Spirit walk of Conan of Cimmeria
Naruto sees the life of Conan of Cimmeria ranging from his time as a slave to his gladiator days, his proper training to the liberation from slavery and finding of the Atlantean sword in a burial of sorts. To his battles against Thulsa Doom and his Set cult to his loss of his first love to his triumphs
At the moment Conan is traveling towards the city of Rouran. For adventure and gold as a mercenary in it's foreign legion. Conan stumbles upon a battle between 5 robed figures and a lone mild aged man with nothing but his bare hands. Conan watches from a distance at the battle. The man uses masterful use of technical grappling, dodges, critical strikes and counters that seems like water dancing in the air to the Cimmerian who is watching with interest.
The man soon slew all that attacked him with savage attacks that seen them either a broken neck, a caved in chest, broken back or caved in skull.
"You can come out Cimmerian I know your here" said the man as Conan surprised jumps down to see the man is blind.
"Who are you and how do you know I am from Cimmeria?" asked a surprised Conan.
"I am Batu the blind fighting sage. I know how a Cimmerian is like yourself when I sense his or her aura and I must say you are by far the strongest." said Batu as he senses the Cimmerian towering.
"So what brings you to this place might I ask" asked Batu sensing the Cimmerian's aura.
"I seek adventure and gold. With my skills with the sword" answered Conan as he looks at the blind man.
" So your skills with the sword is all you have but what about your skills with your bare hands how will they fair" asked Batu as he looks at Conan.
"I have my brute strength and size" answered Conan as Batu laughs at him.
"I have seen many like you Cimmerian and lets just say they don't last for long in this world. Show me what your size and brute strength can do" said Batu as he and Conan engages in a fight to test his claim. Conan thought he could easily defeat the man until he finds himself able to hit the blind man as he easily dodges and counterattacked when presented with an opening being knocked down multiple times. Conan seeing that his skill as a fighter is only that of a tavern brawler as he is knocked down the 15th time by Batu.
"Now that you see your skill in hand-to-hand combat is reduced to that of a lesser trained fighter when compared to a master." said Batu as Conan thinks about the blindman's words as while he has been a pit fighter most of his life. All of his fights where more or less battle of brute strength.
"Then teach me Batu" said Conan as Batu smiles at his request.
"I will teach you Conan the way of Yoroi Yuma" said Batu as Conan nods his head. For the next couple of months Conan taught the art of Yoroi Yuma a martial art that refines what Conan knows of bare-handed combat but adds more skills such as pressure points, defensive grappling and close combat techniques such as knife hands, elbows, knees, joint locks and trapping.
Conan mastered Yoroi Yuma boost his combat skills to new levels. At the moment Conan is leading a charge against the forces of the city of Bakui in a brutal siege. Using what he trained to it's fullest ability in conjunction with his sword play against many defenders cutting, throwing, punching and overall slaughtering the defender with a juggernauts drive. Conan is deeply thankful of Batu for his training as he takes the fight towards more defenders.
Spirit walk end.
Naruto turns the next page to see a man with tan skin, dark brown hair and brown eyes of an athletic build wearing what seems to be tribal-like dress wear. The page across looks at the man to be the same man only in white clothing akin to that of a warrior monk but with the tribal-like dress from before. The man's name known to his people is Ratonhnhaké:ton also known to other as Connor Kenway. Like Ezio is an assassin.
Spirit Walk of Connor Kenway
Naruto seeing Connor's earlier years before him becoming an Assassin.
He sees Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor) training and learning from warriors of his tribe the Mohawk. Learning barehanded combat, knife spear and tomahawk fighting along with the use of the bow and fighting tactics. Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor) had excelled in all fighting arts of the Mohawk. Becoming a skilled fighter in his own right.
Ratonhnhaké:ton at the moment is traveling towards the home of one who will make sense of his path in life after the spirit(Juno) told him to seek the one who bears the symbol of A to teach him. Ratonhnhaké:ton is traveling and sees two men walking past him. He sees a large home on a hill. For the next two days the old man known as Achilles refuses to teach him. Ratonhnhaké:ton seeing a storm is coming, goes to the barn for shelter so he could try again tomorrow.
As he sleeps he hears voices of two men outside of the barn he wakes up to see what looks to be highwaymen. Ratonhnhaké:ton walks up behind them. "Ah what are you men doing here." asked a curious Ratonhnhaké:ton as the two men turn to him. "Where here to see kill the old man and anyone he's with" said one bandit as he and his fellow band begin to attack Ratonhnhaké:ton. A brawl happens as 6 more bandits show up to fight. Connor manages to overpower and kills some of the group with his knife and tomahawk until the leader shows up and knocks Connor to the ground. The leader interrogates Ratonhnhaké:ton but doesn't get far as Achilles sneaks up behind the bandit and his subordinate and kills them both. "Come boy we have much to discuss" said Achilles as he helps Ratonhnhaké:ton to his feet as they both walk in the house.
For the next several hours Achilles revealed to Connor that the spirit that has sent him to him was a remnant of an ancient civilization of great advancement that has plagued the Assassin's brotherhood for many centuries. Achilles then reveals to Connor his order and it's enemy the Templars. Connor take this in with great interest and intent. Achilles shows him his garb for the future.
The Master Assassin begins to train Connor in the ways of the Assassin's order for the next several years. Connor is educated in the combat skills of the Assassins. Gradually improving his already excellent combat skills during this time. Achilles had also given him education in Academics such as mathematics, science, reading, writing and languages. Connor's mind for strategy had also taken to the improvement of the education as he is know able to think not only creatively, but with adaptability and versatility in mind.
At the moment Connor is being educated on what to look for in templar plans in the area of influence and fair he's seeing what to look for in his role as an Assassin.
Soon though Achilles enters the room.
"Connor there is a group of bandits hiding out in the forest outside of the homestead's perimeter." revealed Achilles as Connor gets his equipment to go towards the area of the bandits. Connor, seeing one bandit along grabs him and holds a knife to his throat. "Make any noise and I'll open your throat" said Connor in his assassin's garb.
"Where are the rest of the group?" said Connor as he stabs the Bandit's leg making sure he understood his situation. "Agh there in the camp ahead" said the bandit as he then got his throat slit.
Connor, using the trees, goes towards the area of the bandits. He soon looks over the area of the forest to see a massive camp with sentry towers. Connor begins to go to work. Taking out the sentries with his bow. He soon takes out a bandit patrolman using the rope dart to hang him. He goes on the attack air assassinating two guards getting everyone's attention. Connor engages in hand-to-hand combat. It's a brutal battle with Connor's unique fighting style. Disabling and killing the swordsmen in a matter of moments. Killing the Bruisers of the group bare handed. He takes out his knife and Tomahawk and cuts through the other close combat fighters of the group.
Connor sees the gunmen of the group take aim at him using one of the scouts as a human shield he kills leaps draws his duel French coat pistols and guns down the four gunmen. Soon Connor is fighting the leader and the last man standing. The man was an expert if not master of the sword easily blocking and parrying strikes from Connor.
Connor, seeing the man's skill uses his tactical mind and switches up his attacks, chaining them up to control the bandit's centerline and soon by passing his guard and killing the man with a Tomahawk strike that splits his skull open. Connor moves on to destroy the camp to erase any signs of it being there.
Spirit walk end
Naruto turns the page to see a man with long white hair. He's wearing robes indicative of a monk but also a hermit. The man towers over Jiraiya with a build of a great divine warrior emperor; he is Dragos the Great Grappler of Drachma, a great wrestler and seemingly superhuman combatant of legendary standards. But before he did he was a run of the mill brawler who fought for survival on the street with his great strength and endurance for a living
Spirit Walk of Dragos the Great Grappler
A 14-year-old Dragos can be seen walking down the streets of Pelios. He had just endured a brawl with two men who wanted to kill him. But with some injuries to his person such as being stabbed in his calf and tricep. He is walking to a healer after managing to bet the man to death with his bare hands.
Soon a beautiful girl with long black hair walks up to the white-haired scrapper and begins to treat his wounds.
"Ah Dragos when are you going to learn how to fight better you can't keep getting into these altercations. " said the girl as she looks at her friend with worry at his recklessness.
"Ah it's nothing Sonya I only need to be careful that's all" said Dragos as Sonya tighten a bandage wrapping on his calf causing him to slightly wince.
"Seriously Dragos you act too reckless for your own good." said Sonya as she finishes patching up his wounds.
Before long Dragos stretches to see he is still hurting and slightly turns to his friend. "Thanks Sonya I will pay this back when I get a chance. But I gotta go. I need to go help plow the field of my employer" said Dragos as his friend looks at him with worry. "Be careful Dragos don't over work yourself" said Sonya as she sees Dragos run off towards the farm.
As Dragos walks off his two attackers looks at Sonya with malicious intent.
Dragos is helping at the farm plowing the field with the oxen. He had explained to his boss that he was attacked by his rivals. The farmer understood his tardiness due to how his rival attacks many of his hands everyday on the market with his hired thugs. Dragos goes into the city to find a site of horror.
Hanged above the alley way he sees his childhood friend Sonya mutilated beyond belief. Two men help Dragos get Sonya's form down.
"Sonya I don't know how long but I will avenge you" said Dragos shifting from emotional to vengeful while hugging his friend's dead form. As he sees the men who attacked him before mock him and his dead friend. They soon run away when he tries to chase them.
Dragos goes towards a gymnasium weeks after Sonya's funeral. There he sees many men training in the art of fighting.
The lead trainer looks at Dragos and walks over to him. "Welcome young man, do you seek training?" asked the aged man.
"I only seek what I tell you I seek" said Dragos letting his impatience get the better of him.
"Hmm you think you can come in here and command me do you" said the aged old man as he looks at the young man in question.
"Yes I know I can beat you" said Dragos who seems overly confident.
"Then follow me then boy to the wrestling pit" said the old man as he leads the way with Dragos behind him. The two stand in the mid of the wrestling pit.
"Okay boy if you can knock me to the ground, I will teach you whatever but if not, I will train you to the ground in preparation for the insult." said the old man.
Dragos and the old man get into a fierce battle of wills. While Dragos is an excellent prodigy of a fighter in his own right is unable to best the Veteran Grappler as he is slammed multiple times to the ground. Dragos, while exceptionally enduring for his age he remembers that the old man isn't his enemy, raises his pinky up. "I yield you have bested me old one" said Dragos as he looks at the man in question. "Well at least you have been humbled. Humility is your first of many lessons" said the old man as he helps Dragos to his feet.
"Thank you old man I have been a fool with my behavior towards you" said Dragos as he bows in respect at being humbled by the old man in question.
"It is no problem I am Romulus head grappling master of this gymnasium" said Romulus as he looks at the young man in question.
"I am Dragos" introduced Dragos as he looks at the man with respect.
"Well Dragos I see a determination in you, one that is of fiery vengeance. I will arm you with the skills necessary for what you must do but I want you to give it your all in training here" said Romulus as Dragos nods his head in understanding.
For the next several years Dragos is trained in the art of grappling. Learning every hold, every pin, takedown and slam. Dragos learned how to truly fight from Romulus. showing him that while his street fighting skills are excellent they are raw and unrefined. Dragos for his part had trained night and day every day of those years in turning himself into a true fighting athlete.
Dragos can be seen plowing the field in the ox's place. He had developed superhuman strength through the training and diet due in part of his already exceptional endurance allowing him to push harder. As he finishes plowing the field he sees the two men who killed Sonya harassing his employer. Dropping the plow Dragos runs towards their location with rage in his eyes. Dragos leaps at them, beating them within an inch of their lives for their past actions. Dragos looking at the beaten forms of the men. Seeing them beaten by his hands is trying to make a decision on killing them or spare them. He chooses to spare them. Thinking not what Sonya would have wanted for him.
He helps his employer take his produce into market to sell. As he is doing this he hears a town Cryer. "The Red Empire has declared war the army is looking for new recruits in a special fighting unit." said the City Cryer as Dragos, feeling deeply patriotic, goes to join the army to serve his country.
The next several months focused on training him and his comrades in military arts to greatly improve their already formidable fighting abilities. During this time, he met many friends and found love in a girl with close resemblance to Sonya as he fights many brutal battles against the Red Empire. At the moment Dragos and his unit are deep behind enemy lines as a skirmisher unit known as the Iron Praetorians. He's practicing with a man of near similar build in base camp" Come on Constantine you need to make use of your reflexes and leverage don't rely on your skills you learned raw from the street on the battlefield" said Dragos to Constantine as he grapples with him.
"Come on Dragos everyone knows there are no rules on the battlefield and-" Constantine never got to finish as Dragos hip-tossed him when he tried to throw a missed punch.
"True the battlefield has no rule but that doesn't mean your fighting technique shouldn't suffer from the lack of refinement." said Dragos as he helps up his friend.
Dragos hears the rally horn blow signaling to gather all soldiers. All soldiers gather to the center to meet their commander, a man of seasoned years.
"Men, we are to attack the left flank of the enemy force. The scouts have discovered a good position to attack with our javelins; we could easily reduce the numbers of the enemy force. So get your weapons and gear ready and be prepared for combat tomorrow" said the commander as the troops get ready for combat. Dragos gets his weapons and gear. Dragos gets his sling, sword, javelin, and armor setting them where he can get to them.
"Hey Dragos, I was meaning to ask how you learned how to grapple like that" asked Constantine.
"Well Constantine, it was by an old but skilled grappler named Romulus from my home for Pelios he taught me grappling and bare-handed fighting after my friend named Sonya was killed by some thugs. I went to get into fighting shape but found something important on how to actually be a skilled fighter," explained Dragos as he and Constantine go to sleep for tomorrow's battle.
Dragos and his comrades the next day attacks the enemy force with their javelins and slings slaining many enemy troops when some of the troops begins to attack. Dragos and some of the Iron Praetorians engage in brutal hand to hand combat. Dragos kills 35 men with either his sword or bare hands. Soon more of the troops of the left flank begin to fight with Dragos leading the fierce charge into battle.
Fighting on both flanks of the battlefield becomes chaotic by the minute. Soon the force of red imperialists are forced to retreat due to the seemingly superhuman strength of Dragos. The battle is won and a legend is only just beginning.
Spirit Walk End
Naruto turns to the last page of the passage. He sees a woman with long black hair in an outfit calling back to Tenten's. She is a fierce female martial artist and combat mystic of incredible skill and mystical aptitude. Her name is Mei, the dragon mistress of the Kai Shin Dynasty.
Spirit walk.
A young Mei can be seen getting dressed after her martial arts tournament. She is walking home she is suddenly attacked by a group of bandits. Mei fights as best as she could but is overwhelmed by the bandits own mystical martial abilities.
"Time to die bitch but before we kill you we're going to have some fun with you" said one of the Bandits as he rips her shirt and pants. The men throw her down to the ground as they get ready to rape her. Before they could, a man leaping out of nowhere attacks them using his own martial skills and savagely defeats Mei's attackers using mystics and martial skills that she has never seen before.
Mei looks around to see that the man took them apart in a matter of 3 minutes.
"Are you alright ma'am" asked the man in question. "Yes I am alright the only thing they took was my pride." said Mei as she looks at her savior.
"I am off we may meet again" said the man in question as he disappears.
"Wait, I didn't get your name" asked Mei as she looks at her savior before he runs away." Call me Lei Kung" revealed Lei Kung as he disappears in the forest.
Mei thinks to herself that her training is incomplete. While she is skilled in the Tristar Fist none of her studies in the form focused on real world combat. Mei from that day on decides to refocus her training to overcome this lapse in martial focus and fighting tactics. As for most of her training she is a tournament fighter not an overall martial artist and combat mystic. She goes home and tells her folks what happened and what she is going to do. She packs her things and goes towards her sensei's dojo.
For the next three months Mei retrains in the Tristar Fist training in the more combative skills to best round out her skills as a skilled fighter. Learning more street orientated tactics and mystics while also training for the next tournament.
On the day of the next tournament of martial arts Mei's improved fighting ability and mystical prowess shows her dominating much of the competition with her skills being superior to most of her opponents. She is however defeated by ring out only against some of the past champions.
Mei after showering and getting dressed walks towards her home. But she is soon set upon by Bandits. But the bandits don't know that she isn't a fearful sheep but a predator. As she ferociously takes apart the men with her newly developed fighting skills. She manages to knock out the last man with a hard punch to his rib cage and solar plexus.
The mysterious vigilante Lei Kung leaps out of nowhere. "Impressively and skillfully done madam." said Lei Kung as he disappears.
'Hmm I wonder who he is truly' thought Mei as she walks home a new woman.
Spirit walk end.
Naruto is in thought when he looks at these spirit walks, each one showing where each warrior had to go back to basics in martial combat or energy manipulation or both. 'Back to Basics it is then. Maybe it would be best to relearn how to use chakra, and what I had just learned.' thought Naruto as he takes a nap for the long trip ahead.
Back with the Konoha 11
The Konoha 12(Now 11) is traveling to Suna for the Chunin exams; they individually focus on what the challenges lie ahead with the Chunin exams. Hinata for her part is more focused; her training in Kickboxing and aerobics had improved her Gentle fist technique entirely different than what the Elders could comprehend especially when she trained under the Kintaro of Karate himself.
Flashback 2 days earlier in Konoha
Hinata can be seen sparring with Tenma Toraken in a fast-paced sparring session. Tenma holds back slightly against the Hyuga Heiress while teaching her the Sabaki method of Ashihara Kaikan. Allowing her to combine defense and offense into one.
"Excellent Hinata, your skill has improved greatly since we started these last 2 years" said Tenma as he dodges a side kick from Hinata and counters with a low kick, knocking her to the ground. Hinata recovers from said kick soon and throws a rising elbow that catches Tenma off guard.
"Thank you, Sensei. It's really great to hear such praise coming from you. I only seek to keep up with my love." answered Hinata as she dodges a roundhouse kick from Tenma.
"So Sensei I heard that you have been seeing Lady Tsunade lately how the date was between you two" asked Hinata as Tenma blushes at being found out by Hinata as he and Tsunade started dating during the past two years. He and Tsunade had hit it off quite well despite Jiraiya trying to interrupt their dates many times resulting with him getting an ass beating of a lifetime from both of them on each date that greatly got them closer.
"Well I would say marvelous" said Tenma as they continue to spar.
Flashback ended
Hinata had also been keeping her distance from Kiba as he has made many unwanted advances towards her.
Shino and Akamaru had been trying to keep Kiba on a tight leash from Hinata. Thankfully it's working it's like magic.
Back In Konoha
Raiten is in bed with the genjutsu mistress Kurenai after having many drinks with each other and their views on life and equality. The two came back to Kurenai's house where thinks to a turn for the best of both of them. A night of passion that left both unconscious and in each other's arms.
Raiten is the first one up as he looks at Kurenai who is stirred away back Kimimaro's movement.
"So that night wasn't a dream was it" asked Kurenai as she looks at Kimimaro who looks back at her.
"No it was only the beginning" said Raiten as he looks at Kurenai with longing and hope as he locks lips with her. They begin to get dress for their jobs in the village.
Elsewhere in Konoha
Raiokami is in the forest of death honing his battle skills against the forest's deadly predators. He has felt Naruto's increase in power in some fashion unexplained but unique to him. He fells stronger and faster than ever before. He thinks' Hmm my partner has found a great power within himself. I only wonder how the ninja world will react to it.' thought Raiokami as he goes to find worthy opponents.
Back with Naruto
Naruto in the Land of Ancestors goes into a library getting on the subject of practices of spiritual energy. Naruto also found books on rudimentary fighting arts such as Quan fa, Boxing, Kumi Uechi and Te. As well as books on basic weapons handling. Naruto on the train ride back towards the elementals. Looking through the books to see everything that his arts have but is lacking in. Naruto for his part had done mental training in each skill from his taijutsu, weapons handling to his channeling and manipulation of Ki, Ongon and Chakra and every one of them and practicing them on top of the train for the next following days. When he soon returns to the Elementals, he feels his body reacting with his chakra becoming more powerful than what he's expecting. As his body starts to have a slight metamorphosis getting slightly taller with more mental clarity.
Naruto after traveling 300 miles away from the train station stops in a secluded area and starts to fall into a trance like state.
In the Mindscape.
Naruto finds himself walking in the hallway of a well-kept castle. He follows the red lines to find who or what might have given him the sensation of coming into his mindscape. He soon discovers the reason in the form of a woman with red auburn hair in a deep lavender kimono that shows off her curvaceous and athletic form. "Ah so my jailor has shown up to visit again" said Kyuubi as she looks at her jailor once more noticing that he is far different, stronger than before it seems to her and surrounded by energy that easily blocks her from influencing him in any way.
"Well, isn't this a surprise the king of the tailed beasts is really a queen. So do I have a reason why you brought me into this part of the mindscape Kyuubi" asked Naruto curious of the Kyuubi No Kitsune.
"Oh well it's to ask about how you went from a lucky gaki to this champion." asked Kyuubi as he looks at Naruto with interest.
"Well if you must know I had been training and improving my skills and ability as a ninja after I discovered Jiraiya of the Sannin along with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi Hatake being no good sons of bitches. As well as finding the Ultimate training manual that would help me as both a ninja and a warrior called the Warrior Regeneration method. Learning multiple styles of combat from not only this world but also from other realms. I just came back from the chakraless countries of Ancestor and Ancients and I'm ready to kick ass." explained Naruto as Kyuubi is shocked at how much she had just missed while sleeping.
Kyuubi then senses the seal has returned most of her chakra due to sealing array being more.
"Hmm let me guess your chakra is returning to you at a faster rate than expected." said Naruto as he looks at the humanized tailed beast in question.
"Ye-yeah but more than that how did you overcome your darkness I can sense your dark half's power and sense a great power from you I have never sensed before" said Kyuubi as she looks at Naruto in question.
"I have come to be in harmony with my darkness. I don't reject it as most would I learned to live with it" said Naruto as Kyuubi looks at her jailor with awe and wonder.
"Well ask me this Kyuubi why do I feel not malice but balance within you" asked Naruto as Kyuubi blushes as she looks at him fidgeting a little. "Well, it's because Naruto kun I had be purified by the energy you emitted after your arrival back into the Elementals." answered Kyuubi as Naruto caught the kun suffix.
"Oh I didn't know I won the heart of the strongest tailed beast in the Elemental nations." said Naruto as he looks in on the Tailed beast as he looks at the beautiful humanoid bijuu.
"Well it's just that I had started to feel something for you when your changes started to manifest" answered Kyuubi a little embarrassed.
"Well it would be better to know each other on more equal circumstances," said Naruto as he moved to remove Kyuubi's collar to see a hand stop him belonging to his father with his mother right next to him.
"Hello mother hello father" said Naruto as he smiles at the two shocking them both at his appearance.
"N-Naruto what happened to you" asked Minato, curious of his son's appearance while his mother is curious of something else entirely, notably his tattoo with the wolf and dragon.
"Well it's a long story so I will tell you" said Naruto as he begins to explain to the remnants of his parents of his treatment in the village and how Kakashi and Jiraiya along with the elder toads stabbing him and them in the back. Naruto explains the Warrior Regeneration Method and how he has improved for the last 2 years of his training along with finding Minato's father, surviving combat against Raijinken the Brute and defeating devil's tower's warriors. Kushina, Minato and most of all Kyuubi had all been amazed by these details of his training and his combat prowess. Kyuubi had been asleep for most of her time in Naruto during those events.
"As remarkable that is that doesn't explain why you where about to unseal the Kyuubi." said Minato as he looks at Naruto in question.
"Well it's pretty much due to me becoming attracted to Naruto." said Kyuubi as Minato and Kushina looks at Kyuubi with surprise as she continues. "Well it's because I have been seeing how Naruto's training in the method had change the mindscape. It also showed more when I couldn't influence his chakra as if he is alpha like which brings me to my next question. Naruto my chakra is blocked from you but you look more primal like your state when you tap into my chakra only fiercer. How is this possible?" asked Kyuubi knowing she has no chakra flowing into the seal.
"It might be due to this" answered Naruto as he channel his animal spirit's power. Kyuubi looks at Naruto with awe as she senses a great strength.
"This is what I learned from the Northstar tribe in Ancestors country. It's the power of my animal spirit, the Dire wolf. It grants me enhanced qualities of strength, speed, agility, healing and endurance higher than normal Uzumaki while also giving me enhanced senses that are on par with some of the Inuzuka clan's strongest trackers." explained Naruto as Kushina looks at Naruto with awe as she touches the deep bolden whisker marks. "I was going to get to know Kyuubi by her character with a simple talk. While yes I'm aware that Kyuubi could kill me at any point but she would be battling someone who knows the use of Ongon not just chakra. A battle which would leave permanent scars that will stay with her." said Naruto as he looks at his parents.
Minato about to objects until Kushina looks at Minato. Gesturing to have faith in their son and his endless compassion.
"My son I have doubts but I know you will do the right thing." said Minato as he and Kushina begins to disappear. "Good luck sochi and be sure you give me lots of grandchildren," said Kushina in an extravagant tone as she and her husband disappear.
Naruto goes to release the seal.
Outside of the mindscape.
Naruto awakens to see the Kyuubi coming outside of the seal and the seal disappearing. She stands not as a towering Bijuu but as an amazon-like woman. "So Kyuubi tell me about yourself and your past" asked Naruto as Kyuubi begins to tell him about herself. She also gives out that she finds him as a definite mate and lover. Saying while in the past she would take this chance to kill him. But from what she had experienced from Naruto's changing mindscape is something that turned her around on the prospect of doing so due to her starting to experience an influx of positive emotions instead of the negative she's always been feeling in Konoha from him. Naruto for his part is in awe from not only her interest in him as a lover but also her history meeting the sage of six paths.
"Well Kyuubi I don't know what happens next but lets take things in the right direction" said Naruto as he looks at the fierce looking humanoid bijuu.
"Sure thing Naruto kun but you can call me Kurama" said Kurama as she looks at a smiling Naruto the two travel towards an old hideout of the Aikimichi clan.
As they travel Naruto and Kurama senses a battle happening near the border of River country. Naruto goes towards it to see a girl with mint green hair and tan skin on the ground beaten with two men in cloaks with red clouds. Naruto draws out his bow and arrow aiming for one who has grey hair.
In the point of view of the girl in question.
The girl is heavily injured and hurt from the attack on her person. Before any of them could get closer to her form Hidan is hit in the chest by an arrow.
"You creeps won't be taking that girl with you" said Naruto as he leaps over near Fuu with a shadow clone picking her up.
Anvil of Crom theme
"So the fucking 9 tails jinchuriki is back looking like a prince charming who went to boot camp." said Hidan as he pulls the arrow from his chest.
"So you jokers are the Zombie duo I must say I thought you would be taller and prettier" said Naruto as the duo snarls at the remark.
"I'll kill you. you runt" said Hidan as Kakazu stops him.
"We need him alive for the bijuu" said Kakazu as he gets into his stance.
"Are you girls going to fight or are you going to stand there playing with yourselves." said Naruto as Hidan rushes at Naruto. Soon a skirmish between the trio happens. Naruto is giving the duo a battle using his skill in the Great Sky Dragon Fist in the battle catching them unawares of this style of fighting as he uses his Ongon in in the fight showcasing his mastery of the White Falcon form using more deceptive tactics to outmaneuver and out fight the Zombie duo.
Naruto does take some damage even Hidan trying to use his Jashinist ritual only for it to backfire when Naruto throws an impact bomb at him sending him flying outside of his circle. Kakazu casts out a wind jutsu only for it to be sent back at him with a vengeance courtesy of his deflection technique Naruto learned from Lord Hoth that he enhanced with his chakra. Naruto decides to end the fight by throwing an explosive kunai at Kakazu's that sends him flying off a nearby cliff into a running river, greatly injuring him and damaging a heart in the process. Hidan gets set on fire by Naruto throwing an incendiary that he learned from the Land of Ancestors. Hidan runs off the same cliff into the same river.
Theme End.
"Thats that for now at least" said Naruto as he goes where Fuu and Kurama is.
Fuu is being treated of her injuries by Kurama in small part of her knowledge of Mito Uzumaki's healing techniques.
"Are you alright" asked Naruto as he looks at the conscious Fuu.
"Yes I'm fine but who are you" asked the girl, curious and cautious of Naruto and Kurama.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki Toraken," answered Naruto as she looks at him with surprise.
"I am Fuu no last name of Takigakure" answered Fuu as Naruto looks in her eyes to see she is what he once was a jinchuriki.
"So your are what I used to be a Jinchuriki" said Naruto shocking Fuu as she looks at him.
"What number where you" asked Fuu as she gets to her feet.
"He was number nine" answered Kurama as she shows her ears and nine tails Fuu, shocking her.
"Well It was nice to meet you Fuu but I need to get back to my training trip" said Naruto as he and Kurama gets ready for the remaining year of training.
"Wait" said Fuu stopping the two.
"Yes" said Naruto as he turns towards Fuu.
"Could you take me with you. You took those guys apart and I want to learn what you learned to defend myself" asked Fuu with her reason.
Naruto thinking about what the Akatsuki would do to Fuu if they caught her.
"Sure but you need to focus and pay attention to what I would teach you." said Naruto as Fuu nods in agreement.
"Let's move " said Kurama as she, Naruto and Fuu move towards the abandoned Akimichi safe house.
On the river bank.
Kakazu and Hidan licks their wounds from the fight that Naruto gave them.
"What the hell was that I have never fought a Taijutsu style using flaming fists before" said Hidan as Kakazu moves around shaking off the massive concussion he had just received from a roundhouse kick from Naruto.
"No kidding I have never seen anything like that before" said Kakazu as he rings out his cloak of water.
"Come on we have to report to the leader" said Kakazu as he and Hidan travel towards the Akatsuki relay spot nearby.
In Storm Country
Five of Storm Country's greatest combatants are each getting ready for the match against one Uzumaki Toraken. One in particular is practicing in a mountain stronghold with remains of defeated warriors on pikes. This warrior being Raijinken who is practicing his unarmed fighting techniques and skills.
'Soon Uzumaki I will test your skill in combat once more afterall you are the grandson of my greatest rival." thought Rajinken as he continues his physical training.
Back with Naruto
Naruto is looking at the book as it releases a Happuri similar to Hashirama but different with patterns matching his tattoo in question. Naruto tries it on and seeing it fit well on him. But the front cover of the book is glory.
Naruto wondering what the book will show him next.
Chapter end
Thank you, folks, for your patience and your support. I will be still doing the Universal Shinobi story, Beast Mode, and Wrathful Winged Warrior.
Here you go folks a Naruto x Fem Kyuubi ship. Also, for those of you who would say that it seems pushed keep in mind that she has the same pack mentality as the Inuzuka women. As Naruto has shown himself as being alpha material.
Fuu isn't going to be in the shipped with Naruto but with someone who would make sense.
For those who think this story is boring don't read then if your going to flame. Also, it's progress with what Naruto is training in the Warrior Regeneration Method. Each of the chapters are focusing on each of the aspects of the warrior behind the Ninja from the basics of fighting such as unarmed fighting to the tactical and investigative skills, weapons handling, spirituality and ideals as well as remembering the basics of their training.
Each of these characters embodies the very aspect of the skills and abilities that are also used by a ninja. So if you don't like it then flame on somewhere else.
Naruto learned many things from the book and will learn the last thing it will teach at the end of the next chapter that will come in handy.
Te is based on Okinawan Te a style that is the progenitor of Karate.