From Ninja to Shinigami
Chapter 16: Schooling a Prodigy, Part 1
By: jacke44
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===Aug 5, 10:35 AM, Konoha, Outdoor Stadium===
As Naruto is standing behind Neji holding his ponytail with his left, and before Neji could react, Naruto uses a kunai to cut the ponytail off leaving his hair almost in a bowl cut like Lee.
In blind rage Neji spun around to hit Naruto, only to find out he vanished and appeared back in his original spot holding his ponytail in his left hand. "That was a cheap trick Uzumaki."
Dropping the ponytail to the ground Naruto smirked while spinning the kunai on his finger. "In the shinobi world there are no cheap tricks, this is the way of the world... strike your enemy down before he makes the first move and you can end the battle quickly."
===Stands, Shinobi Section===
"Man. big brother is the coolest!" Noriko exclaimed, with Ashia nodding in agreement.
"You got that right, I hope he becomes my Sensei when I graduate the academy." Ashia said then smiled. "Maybe we can be on a team together." The girls hi-five at that.
Kiba looked at his new little sister. "But he's not as cool as me, right?"
Noriko looks at him. "Didn't he beat you by farting, if you can be beaten by that how strong can you really be." Everybody in the nearby seats burst out laughing at Kiba, who's face resembled Hinata's... it was bright red.
===Stadium Floor===
Neji glares at Naruto with pure hatred. "Just give up Uzumaki, fate has already decided I am going to win, somebody like you can never defeat me. I'm a prodigy that only comes along once in a generation."
Naruto looks at Neji, bored, using his pinky to clean out his ear. "You know Neji I always hated the term prodigy. this entire Villages goes on about how strong they are but you know what the shocking realization is... most of them are complete asses. Orochimaru was one of the most talented shinobi to come out of his graduating class and he turned out to be an S-Rank missing ninja who is so afraid of death he's trying to make himself immortal." He said then sighed.
"Kakashi Hatake, who graduated the academy at the top of his class, was gifted the honor of being the student of the man who would become Fourth Hokage, who goes on and on about loyalty to his comrades and never abandon them, but who does nothing but spend his time reading porn books and holds a grudge against me for something I didn't have control over all because the man whose he saw as a father died." Naruto said slightly annoyed.
"What's truly disgraceful about him is that he is the son of Sakumo Hatake the White Fang of the Leaf. and one of the only prodigy I actually have any respect for. He chose to abandon a mission when he saw that it was impossible to complete without losing lives and chose to save the life of his comrades because he knew the truth... that security codes and battle plans can be changed, ground taken in battle can be retaken, but the lives of your comrades cannot be regained, then this entire Village turns their back on him... they said he had no honor as a shinobi for abandoning the mission, but in the end he completed sokyoku."Naruto said then paused to take another breath.
"Then there was Itachi Uchiha, he was held at the greatest Prodigy of his clan since Madara Uchiha and we all know how that turned out, he slaughtered his clan... which brings me to Sasuke Uchiha, ever since the massacre he goes on and on about his revenge, all he talks about is I'm going to kill my brother and restore my clan, he doesn't even try to make friends and quite honestly I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up being a flight risk in the middle of a mission if he sees his brother." Naruto said then chuckled. "You know it's kind of ironic how out of the top Renegade ninjas of the Leaf Village, 3 of the them are all members of the Uchiha Clan... those members being Madara Uchiha. Itachi Uchiha and the Uchiha Clan member whose identity is unknown and who attacked my Mother the night I was born and released the nine tail Fox on the village... and yet this Village still kisses Sasuke's ass and gives him whatever he wants." The moment Naruto reveals this he can hear the voices of the villagers discussing this topic all over the stadium. looking up into the crowd he can see a lot of angry looks as the people begin to connect the dots.
===Hokage booth===
Hiruzen narrowed his eyes looking down at the stadium. the only thought going through his mind is how Naruto came across that information about the mystery Uchiha Clan member as far as he knew only two people knew about that, himself and Jiraiya
===Stadium Arena===
Naruto turned his attention back to Neji. "And then there's you Neji Hyuuga, the prodigy of the Cadet Branch of the Hyuuga clan, you are obsessed with fate, you're arrogant and you don't even care about your own teammates, you prance around this village with your head held high like you're better than everybody around you and you hold a grudge against your cousin simply because your Father chose to sacrifice himself to save his brother and prevent a war."
Naruto was interrupted in his speech by Neji dashing forward with a punch. Before anybody could see it Naruto grabbed Neji by the wrist and gave it a twist, with a blank expression he looked into Neji's eyes. "I wasn't finished talking." Before Neji could react Naruto kicked Neji's right knee dropping him to one knee, using his free hand Naruto punched Neji straight in the face, adding a little more chakra to strengthen it, and sent Neji rocketing backwards crashing into the wall. Naruto mentally thanked his mom for the advice of increasing his attacks by adding chakra to the punches, telling him that it was actually developed by someone who she considered an adoptive Mother.
"Well Neji, since you seem so eager to start this fight I tell you what I'll do, I'll let you have the first hit anywhere you want and I won't even move." Naruto said as he spread his arms out.
Neji stood back up, blood dripping from his nose. "You're going to regret that... Byakuugan!" He rushed forward, seeing Naruto not move, he begins his assault. "Eight Trigrams 64 Palms" Then begins to hit Naruto all over his body as he counted it out. "2 Palms. 4 Palms, 8 Palms... 16 Palms... 24 Palms... 32 Palms... 64 Palms!" The last was a two palm thrust to Naruto's chest, sending him rocking backwards and landing on his back several feet away. With his signature arrogant smirk Neji looks at the Proctor. "Call the match, he won't be getting back up... as I said, fate already decided that I would be the winner."
The sound of laughter drew the crowd's attention to Naruto as he stood up while trying to control his laughter. "All the boasting I've been hearing about the so-called greatest Taijutsu style, known as The Gentle Fist, and you arrogant Hyuuga's are nothing but a bunch of chiropractors giving out massages!" As Naruto was standing up facing the very shocked Neji, and the almost as shocked crowd, he turned his back to Neji. "Mind doing my back for me, I got this wicked knot that's been bugging me for a while." All around the stadium the people begin to laugh about how Naruto is making a joke out of Neji. Turning back to face Neji with his trademark Fox grin Naruto took up his new Fighting stance with his hands up near his face, none of the citizens of the Leaf Village recognized it.
===Stands, Shinobi Area===
Ino was sitting on the edge of her seat with the same question on her mind that everybody wants to ask. "What fighting style is Naruto is using?"
"I'm not sure, I've never seen it before." The answer came from a voice behind Ino. "It would seem to be a brawler style of fighting, though this one looks different from the ones I've seen." Might Guy said from a few rows behind Ino with Lee, who was using crutches to walk, and Tenten.
The weapon Mistress of Team 9 was openly shocked as she watched Naruto take one of her teammate's strongest attacks and brush it off as if it was nothing. "I don't get it, how did he become so strong in a month... he barely made it out of the preliminary round."
Ino smiled. "That's Naruto's secret, he embraced the oldest shinobi trait, always use deception, the truth is Naruto could have been the top student the last 3 years, he always hid his intelligence and how strong he was so people would underestimate him. The only thing that held him back was the Clone Jutsu. I mean how else do you explain how he managed to paint the Hokage monument in broad daylight and in that orange jumpsuit... which is an abomination against fashion." All the other females in the area giggled because even now the fashion queen part of Ino comes out.
Both Guy and Lee suddenly start cheering about Naruto's flames of youth then the two men begin to hug and activate the dreaded Sunset Genjutsu. Suddenly Noriko and Ashia both start crying and hugging each other while saying 'make it stop, make it stop.'
Suddenly the area is filled with clanging as Yoshino Nara pulled out her frying pan and whacked both men on their head. "Stop it. you're scaring the children!" The rest of the men in the area cringed in fear, all having heard stories of Yoshino Nara's frying pan.
Ashia was looking at Yoshino with stars in her eyes. "That was cool, where and can I get one of those?"
Yoshino smiles and puts Ashia on her lap. "We'll go shopping after the fights." Sending a cold shiver down the spines of every man in the Stadium for some reason none of them knew.
===Arena Floor===
Naruto was about to rush at Neji, but for some reason felt a cold chill run down his spine. 'What the hell was that?' He wasn't expecting an answer, but got one anyway.
"Listen to me you little brat, I don't know what that was but I'd bet one of my tails it can't be good. So you better keep on your toes." Kurama said.
Naruto looked at Genma. "I don't suppose you felt that cold shiver down your spine as well?" He nods, Naruto shakes it off and looks back at Neji. "You better get ready Mr. So-Called Prodigy, I'm taking you back to school and the first lesson is Taijutsu." Naruto suddenly vanished, appeared behind Neji throwing a punch at his back only for Neji to spin around and grab his fist, reacting on Instinct Naruto hooks his left leg around Neji's leg then steps inside of his guard, throwing Neji's balance off, then using his other hand Naruto grabbed the hand that Neji is using to hold him and spins around Neji while twisting his arm around at same time, flipping Neji over his shoulder and to the ground again. Naruto then jumps a few feet away and watches Neji get back up. "And here I thought you Hyuuga were supposed to have All-Seeing eyes, was I mistaken? You know this fight hasn't even been going on that long and I've already knocked you on your ass a few times."
Neji is standing on shaky legs, his eyes full of hatred. "Don't underestimate me Uzumaki."
Naruto puts both hands on his cheeks. "Ah, what's the matter, did I hurt your feelings." He said in a baby voice.
"You dare to insult the prestigious Hyuuga Clan, along with the most powerful Doujutsu in the world... our Clan is practically royalty in the land of Fire! You will pay for the insults you have said here today." Neji said, his voice full of hatred and venom, then sees that Naruto is standing there reading a book. "What do you think you're doing, we're in a middle of a fight and you dare to bring out a book?"
Naruto raises one hand giving the universal sign for 'one minute', before placing a bookmark and puts it inside his coat. "Sorry about that I just found the book more interesting then your useless chatter, and as for your clan being prestigious... please! If you knew anything about your clan history you would know how your clan are descended from a bunch of cave dwelling people from Cave Country."
===Naruto's Mindscape===
Naruto suddenly has a mental picture of Hinata in a fur bikini but quickly shaking his head to get rid of the picture
===Present===
"It wasn't until after the leaf Village was founded that the Hyuuga Clan came here. And it was during the first shinobi war that your clan was given it's prestigious status by bribing the Daimyo of Fire Country at that time." Naruto said, which set off the crowd laughing at Neji's embarrassment, along with embarrassing every Hyuuga in the stands.
Neji rushed at Naruto throwing a combination of punches, which thanks to Yoruichi he was able to dodge, but that got boring quickly... besides, he could kill Neji any tinme he wanted, but this was about humiliating him. He'd come up with a few ideas for that a few moments ago and it was time for part one. He dodged a strike at his head by stepping inside, gave Neji a quick slap and backhand just hard enough to sting, then sent him staggering backwards with a palm strike to the chest, a big smile on his face. As expected Neji's rage increased, this time he dodged by literaly dropping out of Sight for an instant, and before Neji spotted him he drew back his right and drove his fist into Neji's balls then hopped up to his feet and back a step as Neji folded over then dropped to his knees, hands between his legs. Naruto sighed loudly. "Oh come on, Hanabi kicked you harder than that... don't tell me the Hyuuga family jewels are really just glass?"
Naruto smiled as a large part of the audience started laughing, most in the Konoha shinobi section. 'Time for part 2.' He thought. "I've been wondering about something... since yours and Hinata's Fathers are twins, I'm actually surprised that you aren't a girl considering the Hyuuga tendancy toward daughters, but I can't help but think that if you were you'd be a better person." Neji glared hatefully at him and began slowly forcing himself up. " And speaking of, I normally would never say this because of how much I respect women, especially kunoichi, but I have to tell you that if you were a girl you'd be built like Hinata and... I hate to say this, but in your case I doubt any of the ladies in attendence will mind... if you were a kunoichi I would of tossing you around the arena by your tits for the last 5 minutes to give you a proper lesson in humility and respect." He subttley scannedd the crowd, specifically the Konoha section, for reactions... about half blushed, many gasped in shock, many looked stunned, and a few were actually smiling... and of course he wasn't surprised that one of them was Anko. He was very glad to see, and not hear, any objections to, or protests of, what he said.
His face now red from anger Neji charged him again, and as before Naruto kept bobbing and weaving around Neji's attacks, but this time he was calling them out. "Left, Right, Uppercut..." as he is calling out what Neji was going to do next this seemed to make Neji even madder as his attacks weren't having any effect and became more enraged because every time he dodged he'd quickly counter attack with a body blow, his chakra enhanced punches done specifically to inflict pain, but cause minimal damage, making it look like they were sparring. As Naruto is dodging under the next hit he stuns Neji with an uppercut to the stomach, stands and yanks Neji's robe up and over his head, then spins around behind Neji and sends him staggering forwards with a kick to his ass, before Neji drops to his knees. "You know you've got some serious anger issues, have you ever thought about taking anger management classes? I know for a fact that the Yamanaka Clan have specialist that help people on Mondays and Thursdays from 1:30 to 4:00."
Getting up to one knee Neji looks at Naruto, everything is aching like he's never felt before. "How have you become so strong, you were the dead last of your class while I was the top student... I should easily be able to beat you. I've hit all your chakra points on more than one occasion."
Naruto smiles. "A wise man once said... the military devices, leading to victory, must not be divulged beforehand. and Deception only works when the other side does not realize that it is so. Hence great secrecy is needed, and perhaps even deception about the deception."
After Naruto said this every single shinobi regardless of rank or Village, including several spies from the other villages who have been giving orders to come in and watch the fights in the stadium, nodded their head at this.
"And to your question about why your attack is not working on me it's quite simple... the Uzumaki Clan have a very dense chakra, not to mention we have had a technique to counteract your families Taijutsu style for generations. While it's true your clan discovered the ability to see the chakra network it was the Uzumaki Clan that shared our knowledge on the chakra system with your Clan that allowed your family to figure out and make your Taijutsu style."
===Hokage booth===
Hiruzen was beginning to panic. He couldn't think of how Naruto came across all this information, he knew it had to be something to do with Wave and he was already making plans to send Jiraiya in to see what he could find as the leaf Village spy master he should easily be able to infiltrate a new Village and hopefully find out how all this information was given to Naruto that he was not ready to reveal. He was broken out of his thoughts by the voice of Kazekage.
"I must say Lord Hokage that boy truly is interesting. I might be interested in seeing him face my son if Sasuke Uchiha does not show up."
It was at that moment Hiruzen knew that he was an imposter, because he knew that the Kazekage would never refer to Gaara as his son, and thinks. 'So that's your plan Orochimaru.'
===Arena Floor===
Naruto gives Neji his foxy grin. "Now then Neji, seeing as how I've just proven I can kick your ass in Taijutsu it's time to begin lesson number two. Ninjutsu. I tried to be nice Neji, I gave you every opportunity that I could, is there anything you want to say before we finish this?"
"Just tell me one thing Uzumaki, why are you so persistent in defending a useless failure, I've known her since the day she was born, she has never done anything that's worthy of the prestigious family she was born into. The fact that she's been infatuated with you for years only shames her even more and now she's even dragging her sister down in the mud with her... tell me, has she spread her legs for you yet. I wouldn't be surprised with all the different times that she watched you, her bearing children was the only contribution she would ever be able to offer the clan. She's a no talent failure and had nothing else to offer the Clan, just like any children she would have had she was unworthy of her post. You mention my grudge against her so I'm guessing that she told you what happened on the day she turned 3 years old, but just to make sure I will tell you the whole story and why I hate her so much along with the hidden Cloud Village and why I resent the Main Branch... it was her 3rd birthday, we were celebrating that the small war with the hidden Cloud Village finally ended." Neji said, half smiled then stood straight.
"The hidden Cloud Village had sent an ambassador to the Village to sign a peace treaty, later that night he snuck into Hyuuga compound and kidnapped Hinata so the hidden Cloud Village could have the Byakuugan and by whatever Miracle her Father managed to stop the kidnapping by killing the Ambassador and the hidden Cloud Village denied all knowledge of the attempt and demanded the hidden Leaf Village hand over the man who killed the Ambassador... instead of taking responsibility the Hyuuga clan Elders made my Father, his twin brother, take his place and sacrificed himself all because he was born seconds after him... that was the day I was branded with the Caged Bird Seal." Neji said as he reached up and took off his headband, revealing the green seal on his forehead. "I learned my faith that day, I am a caged bird. So you see it is because of Hinata, if she had never been born then my Father would still be alive."
Naruto just shook his head. "And here I always thought it was girls who had the daddy issues and men have issues with their Mothers. And I should know, I grew up with a couple of girls and I know for a fact they have daddy issues." This comment made the entire Stadium laugh.
===Stands, Shinobi Area===
Both Ino and Hana cross their arms, narrowing their eyes at Naruto and muttering to themselves 'he better not be talking about me' and 'I do not have daddy issues' making all the adults in the area chuckle at them knowing that they did.
===Arena Floor===
Naruto sighed. "But you forgot about how 6 months later the Third Raikage was killed by his own son when he finally had enough of his Father destroying the Cloud Village's reputation and the man became the fourth Raikage. Ai has no interest in any of the Bloodlines, he values true strength over Bloodlines and believe that all Bloodlines are nothing but a handicap, the shinobi who have them rely on them too much and if they would suddenly lose the ability to use it they would be defenseless because they did not train for the scenario, which is true and not true, some Clans do require its members to the train without it, your clan not being one of them, if you would suddenly lose your Byakuugan you would be defenseless."
Naruto then reaches inside of his pocket and produces two flat stones, throwing one left and one to the right, and makes the tiger hand sign releasing a small burst of chakra, the stones leave his hand and within seconds the stones begin pouring water out of storage seals that were engraved on them... this continued for a while, filling up the stadium floor, making all three ninjas in their Arena have to use the water walking technique to stay above the water.
Neji quickly pulled out a kunai and threw it at Naruto with a explosive tag attached to it, with bored expression on his face Naruto catches it between his fingers by the explosive tag, and to the shock of the entire Stadium the tag didn't go off.
Naruto looks at Neji. "Please tell me you didn't just try to take out an Uzumaki with the art Fuinjutsu. My family basically invented the art of Fuinjutsu, my great-great-uncle, or whatever, is the one who invented the explosive tag... you have a better chance of taking out the sun with a squirt gun then you do to defeating an Uzumaki with Fuinjutsu... tell me Neji, did you even do any research on the Uzumaki family before you came to the stadium? But I have to say I'm shocked you were able to get one of these, this is a level 8 explosive tag. technically we only use them in war times and are not permitted to be used in combat, then there's the fact that you have to be at least Jonin so you can buy these. It was also signed off by all five ninja Villages at the last Hokage Summit at the end of the third great Shinobi War that the penalty for using one of these outside of wartime is life in prison. Technically speaking you are now under arrest... you have anything you want to say before I end the fight by arresting you Neji."
Neji pulled out a handful of the same explosive tags. "I came here prepared to die today just so I could see the look on the failures face by taking another person that she cares about away from her."
Naruto narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean taking another person she cares about?"
Neji begins to laugh. "What I mean is, I'm the one who poisoned her Mother and forced her to go into premature labor which killed her."
The entire stadium was filled with killer intent as Naruto's hand instantly went to the Tanto on his back, pulling the blade from its sheath he called out. "Wash them away Lunetta." In a blinding flash of light Naruto was suddenly holding his extended butterfly swords. The once clear blue sky is now filled with dark gray clouds as the water the 3 Ninja's are standing on becomes choppy as Naruto's voice sounded as if Thunder was boomed overhead. "You're going to pay what you've done Neji Hyuuga... with your life."
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End Chapter 16