When the group reached the Aburame Compound, the guards gave the four of them nods, and a woman with violet hair that went down to her shoulders, and a white flower tucked behind her left ear, weaning a white lab coat with small orchid flowers running down her sides met them at the front door, "Yūgao, right on time. Our third training ground is free, Shino can show you the way. Naruto, please make five clones who'll accompany your team while the real you comes with me," The woman led Naruto inside while Yūgao took his clones and teams along the side of the house. Looking over her shoulder the woman said, "My name is Orchid Aburame, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Uh… yeah nice to meet you too," Naruto replied, still unused to people being polite to him. The two entered a large room with several tables each with small stools around them, "This is the main dining room for the compound, and can hold a total of seventy five people comfortably," She then turned and handed him a scroll, "In this storage scroll are a stack of twenty five sheets of paper, a brush and some ink. Now please make seventy clones and have them take a seat," Naruto did as instructed and his clones quickly moved to take their seats, "Now each of you put your scroll on the table, put a small amount of Chakra into the scroll and that will release the paper, brush and ink," The clones did as instructed, and put a single sheet of paper before them as Orchid unsealed a stack of papers from a scroll and began handing the paper she had to each clone, "Each of you has a single Kanji I'd like you to practice. Once you have gone through your entire stack of paper, burst one table at a time. Then Naruto will remake you and you'll begin again."

"Why?" The original Naruto asked, "Why do I have to do all this?"

"A few reasons," Orchid replied, "First, Fuinjutsu requires a high level of calligraphy so by doing this you are not only learning how to properly write but you're also training your calligraphy at the same time. As they do that I'll help you learn how to read."

"I hope you're not planning to use a boring book like the ones at the academy, dattebayo," Naruto grumbled.

"I have three books for you to choose from," Orchid replied with a playful smile as she pulled three books from her pocket, "The first is about trap making. Something that might interest you as pranks can be seen as the basic form of the skill," Here Naruto perked up, "The second is about the basics of Seals as that is what I will teach you. The third and final one…" She then placed down a third book.


Hiruzen looked up from his paperwork when Kakashi Shunshined into the room, "I was expecting this. You have questions as to the team placements?" Hiruzen asked.

"Why didn't I get Sensei's Son or Sasuke?" Kakashi asked with a raised eyebrow, thankful that his mask hid his large frown. He owed both his Sensei and Obito to teach their family. it's one of the main reason he didn't take any other students on top of them not understanding how important team work was.

"Do you want the list?" Hiruzen replied. Not getting an answer from Kakashi he continued, "ALright. Let's go down the main points. First is your laziness. Naruto has been sabotaged since day one at the Academy. From what Ibiki and Inoichi found in the first week of investigation, Naruto should have passed his first time taking the graduation test," Kakashi's visible eye widened, "As such he needs a hand on sensei, NOT one who will be three to four hours later because he feels like it. On top of that Yugao has just as much a claim to teach him as you if not more so as she's Kushina's only living student and was given the Uzumaki Kenjustu Style so she can pass it down to Naruto. Might Guy will even be working with Naruto to teach him Kushina's Taijutsu style."

"Kushina-One-san trusted GUY with 'The Storming Dragon'?!" Kakashi gasped. The Storming Dragon was borderline legendary! At least Yugao having The Serging Serpent made sense! Though... why hasn't Guy shown he has Kushina's style before now.

Hiruzen nodded, "We both also know the remaining members of the Civilian Counsel will blackmail you to focus on Sasuke Uchiha simply to spite Naruto and placiate the Uchiha. They cannot do so with Asuma as being one of the Twelve Ninja Guardians, he also has the Daimyo backing him up. Sasuke needs a firm hand at the moment and Asuma is already planning to start the young man's healing and hopefully deal with his Superiority Complex and Inferiority Complex," Kakashi nodded but before he could say anything Hiruzen continued, "You have also proved that you aren't worthy of being a Sensei. Naruto has had twelve years to grow and in that time you have failed seven different teams. The Genin didn't need to show perfect Teamwork and the last four of times I had someone watching you test the Genin. Two years ago was a passable Team but you still failed them. Three Genin full of potential... Three Genin who decided to take civilian jobs instead. With your track record I'd rather trust Ibiki and Anko with a Genin team!"

"Are you serious?!" Kakashi gasped, "Ibiki would terrify the Genin and Anko wouldn't know restraint if it approached her dressed as a miko!"

"Yet they'd prove more worthy sensei!" Hiruzen growled, "Ibiki takes every job given to him seriously, and knowing him, he'd either raise the most terrifying T&I Specialists the world has ever known, or find some way to make them as good strategists as a Nara or Aburame. Anko would never abandon her team as she'd never treat them the way Orochimaru treated her. That by itself guaranties she'd do everything she possibly could to make sure they'd make at least Chunin. Now I have paperwork to do," Kakashi vanished in another Shunshin. For a moment Hiruzen considered pulling out his crystal ball to see if Kakashi was doing something productive but pushed the thought to the side. He still had far to much paperwork at the moment.


Team Eight entered their training ground and Ensui Nara turned to his Genin team. He'd already looked at their profiles, and knew he'd have a lot of work ahead of him to get them up to be proper Genin, "Alright you three," The three looked at their Sensei, Ino had a pompous look, as if she thought she could boss him around. Sakura was slightly nervous, though she also sent Ino several annoyed glances. Choji had pulled out a bag of chips and started munching on them, "I'm going to be blunt because it's too troublesome to be subtle. You kids are far too pathetic," Before Ino or Sakura could speak up he continued, "Let's go down the list shall we? Ino, you are the classic example of a pampered princess who despite coming from a military family and should know how to behave are lazy, expect things to just go your way, bossy and prone to loud tantrums if things don't go your way. Sakura is very similar and both of you have also been doing the one thing that could easily be fatal for any warrior, diating." Choji gaped and looked at the two as if he was personally offended while Ino and Sakura's Eyes turned red in anger from what he said about them, "I'll have to have words with Inoichi since he should have stomped that down years ago. Sakura is only slightly more acceptable since she comes from a civilian background but the Academy should have gone over the Shinobi diet early on."

"Choji on the other hand is weak willed, prefers to let others think for him, and only puts in effort when food is on the line so here are some ground rules," Ensui then grabbed Choji's bag of chips and using pure chakra manipulation incinerated it as his eyes became cold as steel, "One, Ino and Choji will only practice their Clans styles with their Clan. Two, there will be no breaks unless I say so. If I tell you to run laps for half an hour then you either run those laps or run until you are unable to move. Three, you will be here by no later than six thirty in the morning EVERY DAY unless otherwise stated."

"WHAT?!" Sakura yelled, "What about my beauty sleep and figure?!"

"You want to worry about those, then drop out of the military," Ensui growled as he flared a small amount of killing intent, "This is real life, not some fantasy story where a prince in shining armor will swoop in and rescue you. You either get the skills to survive being a ninja or you die," Sakura took a step back and gulped while Ino and Choji shuddered, "No takers to hand in your protectors and leave now? Good. Now I marked out a track around the field. Fifty laps. GO!" The three Genin bolted if only to get away from the killing intent their Sensei was still releasing. As they ran he made a single Shadow Clone and sent it off to speak to the genin's parents. He'd save Sakura's for last as that was bound to be the most troublesome.


Asuma leaned against a tree as he looked at his team. Kiba couldn't keep still and was shifting from side to side, while Akimaru sat at his side and was looking at him curiously. Shimikaru had his hands in his pockets and slouched over. Both signs of the typical Nara laziness however he knew that Shikimaru could out lazy even most Jonin Nara. This showed both his potential since the smarter the Nara the lazier they tended to be, but it also showed he couldn't half ass this. Next was Sasuke Uchiha who even now was off to the side, isolating himself. Asuma would have to tread carefully here, as Sasuke's lust for power was well known and if he mishandled the kid, the last Uchiha could easily go Nuke Nin like his brother.

"Alright. Let's go over what we'll do shall we?" Asuma said as he focused fire chakra between his fingers and lit his cigarette with them, "Shikamaru you'll mostly get strength and body training. Using your mind and strategies are all well and good but if you can't keep up with your opponent or are too slow to use those strategies then what good are they?" Seeing he wasn't getting through to the young Nara he tried a different tactic, "Alright Shikamaru. Let's put it this way. If Choji was on this team and you didn't have the speed to do your jutsu's fast enough or even move fast enough there's a good chance he'd be dead because you couldn't do what you needed to," That got a reaction. Shikimaru's eyes went wide and it was clear his mind was running through several scenarios as we went through what Asuma said. Seeing the Nara slowly stand up straight Asuma knew he'd gotten it through the young Nara at least for now though Shikimaru would never let his best friend die.

"Kiba," The young Inuzuka perked up, curious what his Sensei would say, "You've got a good grounding for your family's taijutsu style. However you're too hotheaded, and didn't put all that much effort into the theoretical side of Shinobi life. That's not too bad as from what I can tell, the academy left a lot of the theory that's actually needed for the Shinobi life out. So while you're going through some exercises I'll have a clone work with you on the theoretical side. Of course that won't be the only thing we'll do, but for the first couple weeks it's what we'll focus on."

Finally he turned to his last student, "Sasuke," Saskue gave a small grunt and turned to look at his Sensei, "Few things. First is the lingering trauma from that night. That can hinder you in battle if you ever face your target. Anger can blind you or create mistakes and openings that opponents can use against you. If you ever face them or even if some just brings it up, you need to be calm and not let them affect your mental state. With me so far?" Sasuke thought about it. At first he was just going to scoff and ignore his sensei but just thinking about Him made his blood boil and anger to fog his mind.

"Fine," Sasuke said, "How do we deal with the 'trauma'?"

"That's the part you're not gonna like," Asuma said, taking the cigarette out of his mouth for a moment as he blew out a bit of smoke, "You'll need to see a Yamanaka for therapy. I'll make sure they're not gonna report to Ino so you won't be bothered by your fangirl. I'll also make sure whoever it is, is discrete. Don't need to draw attention when it's not needed right?"

Sasuke scowled but nodded. Therapy? That was for lesser people. He was an Uchiha. An Elite and the Best of the Best. But if it would get his Sensei off his back he'd deal with it. Even though it would take time away form training to beat Him.

"As for training. Due to your eye's ability to memorize everything they see, versatility is the name of the game. We'll work on Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, some Taijutsu that should fill any holes your family's style might have since it needs the Sharingan to reach its full potential, and even some other aspects of Shinobi Life. Blacksmithing is a possibility or even Medical ninjutsu techniques. Blacksmithing would let you make your own gear and as past members of your Clan have shown, Uchiha Steel is some of the best out there. And that's including what's made in the Land of Iron. Medical knowledge and techniques wouldn't only let you fight longer but you'd also know how to cripple enemies easier or flat out take them out of the fight completely."

Asuma knew he was laying it on a bit thick but until Sasuke got that therapy it would be difficult to keep the kid from doing something stupid. He just hoped he wasn't making a mistake with all this but time would tell. As the trio of Genin got started training the gleam in Sasuke's eyes at the power his Sensei planned to give him never left. A gleam Asuma noted and hoped to the Sage and Kami that the therapy worked.


"So the first exercise you'll do is called Tree Walking. This will not only let you walk on any surface you want but the more you master your Chakra, the less you'll need for your Jutsu's while maintaining their full power," Yūgao explained with a small smile, "First step of this exercise is focusing Chakra to the souls of your feet which is the most difficult place on your body to send Chakra too," Yūgao then demonstrated this by walking up a nearby tree, "Once you are able to walk up and down a tree for an hour without stopping we'll move on to the next level of this exercise," Yūgao then jumped off the tree, flipped in mid air and landed on her feet. As she did one of the Naruto's sniffed the air as the wind changed directions. The sent stirring something in his mind.

"...Neko?" Naruto asked, his clone brothers giving him a puzzled look before they also sniffed the air as Shino and HInata wondered if their Sensei had been in Anbu.

Yūgao smirked, "I wondered if you'd pick up on that. Yes, I am an exAnbu Captain. I was chosen to be the Sensei for this team for a few reasons, one of the main ones being Kushina left The Surging Serpent style to me so I could teach it to you. The Sensei of Team Nine Might Guy has her Taijutsu style The Storming Dragon. You'll be working with him during Friday evening and throughout Saturday while you all have Sunday off. All training and no time for rest will only hinder you. I suggest you all either work on theory on that day or just spend it relaxing. Starting tomorrow though, I'll be wearing my Anbu armor as I much prefer that over the standard Jonin uniform," She didn't mention that the last time she'd been around Naruto was shortly after the orphanage kicked him out for the last time.

"It is logical to have an Anbu Captain as our Sensei," Shino said, "The more high profile the Genin the stronger the Jonin. Teams Six, Seven and Eight are either made solely or partly of Clan Heirs."

"That is another reason I was chosen to be your Sensei, yes," Yūgao agreed, "Now enough talk. Let's get to training shall we? Oh! I forgot to mention. Too much Chakra and you'll be blasted away from the tree, and not enough Chakra will make you slip off. I want one Naruto to stay back and remake the others for as long as possible."


Might Guy stood over his panting students, having just put them through their paces. Even Lee who was the physically strongest and had the most stamina of them was panting. Handing them all bottled water with vitamins mixed in he spoke, "You have ten minutes to rest before we move on. Each one of you have been coasting so far and have refused to learn skills to fill in your weak points. That ends now," All three of them looked up at him in shock. Not even Lee had seen their Sensei like this, "First. Neji and Tenten will learn some Ninjutsu. Lightning and Wind for Tenten and Earth for Neji."

"That goes against Hyuga Tradition," Neji gasped out a defiant look in his eyes.

At least until Might Guy suddenly went through three hand signs "Earth Release: Rock Fist Jutsu!" Neji's eyes went wide as he barely got out of the way of a large stone fist rising out of the ground and would have sent him flying, "Tradition is not law Neji, now be quiet. Tenten!" The Kunoichi jumped as her Sensei turned to her, "So far despite everything I've taught you, you've focused on throwing your weapons, even ones not meant to be thrown. This can be a useful tactic as no one would expect a ball and chain flying at them with your level of speed and accuracy. However, what will you do when you come across someone with a strong enough Earth Jutsu to block everything you throw, or a Wind Jutsu that can blow them away?" His eyes narrowed as she shifted slightly, "I see you understand. Lightning Jutsu can help your weapons peirce earth and occasionally even defy the wind. You are a Lightning/Wind Element Kunoichi. The best options for your chosen specialty. Use them."

He then turned back to Neji who despite his shock at the drastic change in his sensei's attitude still looked defiant, "You will be getting therapy and…"

"I will NOT!" Neji hissed his Byakugan flaring to life only for it to instantly vanish when Might Guy lifted Neji into the air by his shirt. Shock clear on Neji's face as he thought "I didn't even SEE him move?!"

"You blame your cousin Hinata for your father's death. You blame a three year old girl for being kidnapped by a Jonin," At Might Guy's words Tenten and Lee gasped as they looked at their teammate now knowing why he was always so spiteful to the Hyuga Heiress, "She hadn't even started training yet Neji. Hyuga don't start training until they're four years old as you DAMN well know!"

"She's weak!" Neji spat back fury burning in his eyes, "She can't bring herself to harm others!"

"Being kind to allies is NOT a weakness!" Guy roared, as he glared back into Neji's eyes, "Tell me. Has she ever used the Cage Bird Seal?" When Neji didn't respond Guy's glare turned into a smirk, "Thought so. So Neji you have two options. First is following your Sensei's orders and receive therapy to get over this obvious weakness. Second, I will go to the Hokage and have you removed form Konoha's forces entirely."

Neji's eyes widened at the level of that threat. Any Branch Member removed from Konoha's forces as a Genin would receive the Locked Cage Seal where both their Eyes and Chakra would be permanently sealed. Did his Sensei know about that? Silence hung heavy in the air before Neji slumped in defeat, "Fine," Neji spat, "Though in the end it will do nothing. Fate will see to that."

Guy dropped Neji before turning to Lee, "Lee. As much as it pains me to say this, you need to truly think about your decision to use only Taijutsu," Lee's eyes went wide. Was his Sensei doubting his dream and drive now? After all he's seen? "Your drive is commendable but you have spent no time in defending yourself from Genjutsu. As you are now should you go into the Chunin Exams, then a single D-Rank Genjutsu could leave you defenseless meaning your teammates would have to defend you hindering their ability to fight back. I have also been curious if despite your inability to do Ninjutsu are you able to Summon?" Tenten and Lee gasped in shock. Was Guy-Sensei saying what they thought he was? "The Tortoise Clan take most of the credit for forging me into the Jonin I am today. Some say I am unable to do any Ninjutsu or Genjutsu but I have just proved one of those rumors false. I simply choose not to use them."

The three Genin gasped at that. For a Jonin to choose not to use their full skill in battle and still become an Elite Jonin and high A-Rank threat in the Bingo Book was… startling to say the least, "One reason I'm pushing you so hard is I am no longer holding myself back. If I'm going to be the best I can be then you are DAMN sure I'll make you three the best you can be! Now you have five minutes of rest left before we move on to covering your weakness. Enjoy this rest while you can because from now on training is going to be even MORE intense than this morning! I will fuel your Flames of Youth with this rigorous training until they're burning so hot even a volcano pales in comparison!"

Even Lee gulped in fear. This morning had already pushed them to their limits. If it was going to be more intense… would they even survive to enter the Chunin Exams?"


A few hours later, Shino and Hinata were on the ground panting, exhausted. The Naruto Clones that had been originally training alongside them are long gone, and the replacement clones Naruto had sent burst only a couple minutes ago. When Orchid and Naruto appeared, the blond kept snickering to himself, a twinkle in his eye that promised problems for whoever drew his ire, "How'd it go?" Yūgao inquired.

"Marvelously!" Orchid replied with a beaming smile, "He blew away my expectations! Not only did he master the writing exercises I set for him. He also decided to keep the three books I laid out so he could go over them more in depth later. With his ability to multitask and you in charge of teaching him, I have no doubt that your Genin will be great one day."

"Well I'll do my best," Yūgao replied, "So by your statement we don't need to train here for the next few days?"

"Nope," Orchid replied, "I'll work with Naruto in the evenings on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursdays, if that's alright with the two of you?"

"I have no problem with it," Yūgao said.

"Same," Naruto said, "I've already got so many ideas on what I can do with Fuinjutsu!"

"Well you'll have to get better before you can do those ideas," Orchid replied with a smile, "Remember to practice with normal ink for a while. Doubly so when working on things like Explosion Tags. Those can be dangerous to work with even in the best case scenario when you're still new to the art."

"Got it Orchid-Sensei," Naruto replied with a grin as he put his hands behind his head. He needed to get some more paper and ink but this was something he could easily practice in, in his spare time. Then he started cackling as he remembered all the blank scrolls the academy gave for when he did his homework. He'd just thrown them in the closet and forgotten about them.

"Alright," Yūgao said after handing Hinata and Shino some water bottles, "Since Naruto's training with Orchid advanced so quickly we'll meet tomorrow at Seven AM at Training Ground Six. Naruto I'll spend a little extra time with you tonight to go over a few things about your mother and some things the academy didn't teach you that they damn well should have."

Hinata and Shino didn't feel slighted at Naruto getting extra attention from their Sensei. He did have to catch up on things the academy refused to teach them, and Yūgao was one of the few people who could tell him about his mother, "Do… Do you know who my dad is?" Naruto asked.

"I do," Yūgao replied, making the Genin and Orchid blink in surprise, "However I'm not allowed to tell you at this time. He had more enemies then the average Shinobi did, and they would have no issue killing you as a revenge by proxy against him. I believe he left instructions to tell you about him when you make Chunin, though I will need to check with the Hokage about that," Naruto nodded. This just gave him another reason to train hard and become Chunin. He turned to look at the Hokage Monument, the carved faces of the four Hokage's in the mountain that acted as part of the village's wall and natural defense. Determination welling up in him as he looked at his heroes. He'd make it to Chunin… no not just him. He'd do everything he could to aid Hinata and Shino, both in their goals and in being promoted to Chunin. They are a team now after all. Yūgao noticed that Naruto's eyes lingered on the Fourth Hokage a little longer than the others and a small smile briefly appeared.

When Naruto and Yūgao arrived at his apartment she looked around with a critical eye. The palace was livable but the door and windows showed obvious signs that the place had been broken into. Slight scratches near the locks, very slight cracks in the window's locks, and the place was bare as if Naruto feared having more positions that could be broken or stolen. Her eyes slightly narrowed. Due to not being able to watch over Naruto as much as she'd have liked as he was growing up she wasn't able to be part of his Anbu guard but… they were meant to protect him until he made Genin himself yet there were clear signs they'd ignored their duty or worse aided in his torment. She'd have to speak to the Anbu Commander about this. If the Anbu would ignore orders to protect their Jinchūriki regardless of who his parents were then what else were they ignoring? Every Anbu had to have some level of skill in Fuinjutsu and they were all told how Naruto's seal worked under a secrecy seal so they couldn't reveal it… wait. Her eyes narrowed again in thought. There was one branch of Anbu that had been independent before it was shut down. Perhaps Danzo was up to his old tricks again.

All this went through her mind in moments, but when she turned to Naruto she once more had her kind smile, "Alright. Let's go over what the academy should have taught you first."

Sitting down at his table Yūgao went over the main points Naruto needed to know, such as a balanced diet and correcting some things that were incorrectly taught. Once that was done, Yūgao gave the excited Genin a small smirk. Clapping her hands she said, "Alright. Now that all that is out of the way, let's get to the history lesson you care about shall we?"

Naruto pouted at Yūgao calling talking about his mother a 'history lesson' making her chuckle, "As stated previously Kushina Uzumaki was one of the few remaining members of the Uzumaki Clan. Uzushiogakure their home, was Konoha's sister village. The First Hokage's Wife was Mito Uzumaki and if I'm remembering correctly Kushina-Sensei one mentioned Mito was her Great-Aunt. Uzumaki not only have dense and powerful Chakra but they also have an incredibly strong life force so they are able to live well past one hundred years old. Mito-Sama was in her seventies when Kushina-Sensei arrived in Konoha. I don't know who the oldest Uzumaki ever was though so don't ask," Here she gave Naruto a teasing grin making him chuckle.

"She was an absolute master of the Uzumaki Tai and Kenjutsu styles and her mastery of seals, equaled if not surprised the Fourth Hokage's," Naruto's eyes went wide before a fox-like grin appeared on his face.

"Well if she's that good, and I've got the Shadow Clones I can use to train with, do you think I could become just as good if not better?" He asked.

"You very well might!" Yūgao replied, "No one knows what the future holds but I can promise you it won't be easy to surpass her skills. The only Fuinjutsu master I know of who had more skill than her was Mito-Sama who was the one who taught Kushina-Sensei. Kushina is one of the few S-Rank Kunoichi Konoha ever produced. Off the top of my head the only other one is Tsunade Senju… OH! Speaking of the Senju, I completely forgot to go over something."

"What's that, Sensei?" Naruto inquired, head tilted slightly.

"The Senju Clan, Uchiha Clan, and Uzumaki Clan are all related," Yūgao explained, "The Uzumaki Clan used to be members of the Senju Clan however about… let's see…" Yūgao tilted her head as she thought, "I believe it was… four or five hundred years ago a small group of Senju splintered off from the rest and moved to some islands surrounded by whirlpools which is where the village got its name. These Senju who founded the Uzumaki Clan all had what became the Uzumaki Traits. Crimson red hair, highly dense and powerful Chakra, even more so than what the Senju are supposed to have, and a near instinctive grasp of Fuinjutsu."

As Naruto took this in something that Yūgao had said before finally clicked, "Wait… if Great Great Aunt Mito was the First Hokage's wife… that means I'm related to the first two Hokage?"

"Correct. They would be counted as Great Great Uncles," Yūgao replied, "Though very few people knew Kushina-Sensei was related to Mito-Sama outside of both being Uzumaki. This would also mean you're related to Tsunade Senju, one of the three Sannin," Seeing his confused look she explained, "The Sannin are the students of the Third Hokage. They got the title of Sannin during the Second Shinobi War when they survived a battle with Hanzo The Salamander," Naruto's eyes went wide. Hanzo was reportedly one of the most dangerous Shinobi to ever live and very few of his enemies ever survived meeting him, "The other members of the Sannin are Jiraiya Konoha's only True Seal Master though there are others such as Orchid who are at least proficient in the art. He is also the Sensei to the Fourth Hokage. The third member is Orochimaru, one of the three Great Traitors of Konoha. Each Sannin also has access to a Summoning Contract, like their Sensei."

"How does one find a Summon Contract?" Naruto asked.

"There are three ways," Yūgao replied, "First is to find a contract though that is rare. Second is to have it passed down to you such as from sensei to student with the Fourth Hokage getting the Toad Contract from Jiraiya for example or down through the Clan. The third, while the most direct way is also the most risky. If you perform the Summoning Jutsu without a contract then you're teleported to the realm of the Animal Clan you'd match best. However just because the one you'd meet would be your best match doesn't mean they'd accept you. If they don't then the best case scenario is they'd just send you back. At worst… they could kill you."

"Does… the Uzumaki Clan have a contract?" Naruto asked. He would like to have a Summons as he's seen the Hokage summon monkeys a couple times but he didn't want to risk dying yet. He'd just started moving toward his dream!

"I… don't know," Yūgao said slowly, "If they did, it's either with Kushina-Sensei's stored items. If it's not, it's either hidden somewhere in Uzu or it's lost. Kushina-Sensei never mentioned a Summoning Contract but I also never thought to ask. I'll check with the Hokage first then we can talk about other options alright?" Naruto looked at her and saw true concern in her eyes. Something he'd only really seen in the Ichiraku's.

"Alright," Naruto said, glad that not only was he on the right track now, but he also had a Sensei who was truly worried about him. He wondered if Shino and Hinata were the same.

Unknown to Naruto, deep within his mind a large figure in a cage made of red pillars stirred. A single red eye opening. Things were finally getting more interesting.


Author's Notes:

Alright, a few things to go over. While I am going to abuse Naruto's Shadow Clones to help him train, I'm not going to make him so powerful he can curbstomp everything in his way. He'll be powerful, yes, but so will Shino and Hinata. I'm still considering a few ideas for what animal to make the Uzumaki Clan Summons. I already know what I want to give Hinata but Shino is another difficult one. Mostly due to my limited knowledge [and drive to learn] about insects. So I'm more likely to give him an animal that works well with the Aburame mindset of disliking harmful parasites that aren't the Kikaichu.

I've got a couple new tricks in mind for Hinata and Shino. Tricks I either haven't seen done before or only rarely seen so I hope they turn out alright.