What If Naruto Has ADAMANTIUM Bones | PART 1

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bounce of a Shinobi running as fast as he could began he was heading to the hospital again he knew the hok would be there as soon as he found out but why couldn't he stop it from happening in the first place the blonde boy didn't know who was doing this to him and the people who did get caught somehow mysteriously walked free within hours with all charges dropped he was in so much pain sometimes that he almost wished it would all stop but then he'd hear a vague and somewhat shy giggle in the back of his mind a soft voice that he could never quite play saying something he could never remember and he would drag himself back up and fight for his life even now when his very blood was leaving a clear Trail showing the ambo progress as the boy slipped into unconsciousness he'd recall vaguely the girl that much he was sure of and his attacking the bullies who'd cornered her he'd lost of course but he'd Frau them hard drawing their attention and luring them away from their first Target some days he wished he could remember who she was but the five boys had beaten him harshly even if he'd given good night as good as he got the girl's minder had shown up and bought the bully story that Naruto had been bothering the girl and delivered a strike to the boy's head ignoring the protest of the girl as she' knelled beside him that day he'd heard her apologizing thanking him for saving her before being dragged away the doctors and nurses at the hospital were indifferent to the boy as long as the Ambu was watching they did their jobs but the second he left report to the hokagay they left him in a room alone to die or live as he had a distressing tendency to survive the boy had heard the hate filled epithets they muttered at him before and though they puzzled him he had long since grown inured to them it was not living like he was doing now it was surviving he made up his mind that he would be hok one day and he would manage it if only for her the white-haired young medic nin looked at the boy's chart the way this uzamaki brat was healing was incredibly rapid almost unnatural maybe he could use that to find a cure for his master's disciple it would take a lot of planning but if it worked Nudo opened his sapphire blue eyes to see a ceiling that had been spattered with something brown almost black in some places to one side he could see a table with silvery instruments around R upon it and two men discussing some kind of notes he was firmly secured to the table and to the other side if he twisted his eyes far enough he could make out another table with someone strapped to it even as he watched he saw the taller and skinnier man who had strange yellow eyes collect A Shard of what looked like bone from the other person's chest since there were no screams the other person must have been unconscious as the two upright figures stood over him the taller one spoke in a voice that seemed designed to give people the creeps oh good you're awake he said smiling sadistically this experiment is most likely going to hurt a little the Searing pain as the shorter man opened the Flesh of nutk chest with a scalpel and quickly cracked the sternum caused the boy to scream in agony and he hadn't screamed when the mob had come for him the taller man inserted The Shard of bone into the fracture in nutk breast bone and the two men then sewed the wound shut over the next few days this is going to hurt a little more the snakey man explained either you'll survive in which case you might be useful or you'll die and we can dissect you to see what went wrong it's a win-win situation for me as the blonde boy barely 9 years old drifted into the Oblivion of unconsciousness once more the experiment began the Shinobi of koha were mobilized by the order of the hokagay and sent out to find nuto within minutes of the boy being reported missing since that didn't happen until the amboo and the dog mask stopped by the hospital at noon the next day the chances of finding him were significantly reduced the great many Ninja didn't put much effort into the search wanting nothing to do with a demon child not that they said it in as many words of course but if an inuka overlooked Ascent here until the trail was cold or a hyuga or it have forgot to activate there who could prove otherwise and as for the few who actively concealed evidence well the root program had been shut down so they couldn't possibly exist could they the boy had lost track of so much time as bone shards were inserted all over his body one at a time he was hurt more and more he got weaker his senses shut down in short he was dying the snake-eyed man called Maru Sama by his subordinates watched the experiment was failing cimro could no longer afford to donate bone shards if it hadn't been for the blonde Brat's marrow injected directly into his bones cimro would have been useless long ago these reports had the brat healing well for the first few weeks but then his bones had begun their breakdown at this point the boy was a burden on their resources ironically much like the kenoh Medics the researchers here relegated the boy to some out of the way corner to die nuto knew he was dying it was hard not to as his hearing dulled his eyesight dimmed and his sense of smell and taste shut down the very Act of moving too fast was enough to break bones now and too fast was any motion quicker than a slow time-consuming crawl since he was of little other use the researchers had attempted to strengthen his failing bones with that silvery chakra conductive metal but with little effect in fact the malice that seemed to be breaking the boy down was corroding the metal implants breaking them down and whisking them away through his bloodstream now all he could do was wait for death as as he closed his eyes one more time uncertain if they'd ever open again he saw that vague silhouette of that girl and wished he at least knew who she was it had been 3 months since Naruto disappeared no one was looking anymore except the white-haired old spy Master jera he'd even given up writing to search a fact that depressed a former Ambu called had a Kakashi but he was the only one allowed to look by order of the council it hadn't been a unanimous vote but for some reason the edict had gone out a toad Sage had spent a week lamenting the fact that his information Network his home Village was underdeveloped s rather non-existent and had then thrown himself into both building it up and investigating The Disappearance in a move uncharacteristic of him the Legendary Super pervert even his Shu his reseearch in favor of these tasks and did not like the results but rather the lack of them someone was sabotaging his efforts the academy took its next class in another 3 months and most of the prospective students couldn't care less about this whole mess a number of them were even glad that the encourageable prankster was gone but there was one little girl who looked around shyly searching for him with her pale moonlike eyes and quietly crying in his absence every day in the corner of her garden she would open a bento box and put out enough lunch for a person to eat remembering a boy who had saved her it was ironic in a way that the very neglect that threatened nutk life the wasting of his bones led to his salvation deep inside the seal on his belly a seal none had seen for the boy could not Chanel chakri yet nor mold it to any purpose the caoi no Yoko took note of its jailer's plight and and the boy's ween state it was easy to see the seal that trapped him within him at least from here in Naruto's mindscape and the effects were going to carry both boy and Beast into the Afterlife spiteful as he could be the demon Fox wanted to live a lot more than he wanted revenge on his prison of course he couldn't reach past the seal to do much without the damn thing triggering all he could do was send out his chakra in a blind attempt to heal the boy and he didn't know enough about humans for it to do any good on top of that were the several shards of foreign bone in the boy and the tissue rejection issues they were causing as well as the boy's General shutdown fortunately perhaps the caoi could feel he wasn't alone in here the seal held two more segments of chakra suppressed and contained for specific triggers he could feel these triggers and knew how to set them off and those chakra signatures wouldn't trip the seals fail safes he just had to do this right stretching out with the thickest strand of his demonic chakra he could manage without tripping the seal the fox gently eased the boy into his mindscape a vast se-like construction with a single in congruous Ray of sunlight usually the thing was overflowing with stagnant water but in nut's current state of mind it was blood thick and black although nuto was shocked and scared when he saw CA UI he was truly Beyond caring about what happened to him wake up boy the demon rumbled its words appearing in nutk strained mind without passing through his ears or don't you want to find out who the girl is struggling to stand the blonde boy leaned against the bars I'm dying looks like I will go to joku if I see the fox that the yand Hokage killed he was too hurt to Flame lch as the killing intent of the caoi washed through him kill me he roared that man barely had the power to seal me and he was the strongest leader your village had ever seen shaking his head the demon Fox pushed his temper aside living was more important at the moment boy if you want to live you're going to have to pull down that seal that will release what you need to survive it seemed a simple enough proposition even to Naruto but the very Simplicity made it suspect and if I don't then we both die and your village will probably fall into as little as 5 years the caoi replied pulling a wild guess from thin air his eyes narrowed as he went for the weak spot including that cute little vixon you can never quite recall that did the trick Naruto reached up with the full intent to shred that seal and found his wrist caught by a man who greatly resembled the yame the demon Fox didn't even pause for breath or to let the man speak as he extended a tendril of his power towards the boy commanding as he did so Master it boy take it inside you and claim it without thinking nut attempted that very thing even as a confused looking yame glared at the fox the effort smashed the boy's conscious mind deeper into Oblivion even as a red-haired woman appeared the last he knew of anything was the fox's voice we don't have time he and by extension that means me as well wek dying I have the power to fix it but can't reach beyond the seal and don't know how the two of you can and may just know enough that anyone thought to check they might have noticed the boy sweating and curling into a ball racked with pain as red chakra surged through him in a curiously controlled manner supercharging his immune system and laying hold of any material it could use to rebuild him his senses were rebuilt sharper than ever more potent Sight and Sound and scent his bones were strengthened and healed stronger than ever shifted around as kimros was assimilated in a unique manner as claws Blades of bonees stronger than tempered steel grew within his arms and the muscles and nerves surrounding them shifted to facilitate their use the bones were further strengthened as the remnants of the chakra conductive metal were retrieved from within his system and placed onto and tempered with his bones the last and possibly most essential phase was the enhancement of the uzamaki line the unknown factor that allowed them to heal quickly and resist diseases and poisons as well as maintain a lifespan at least half again that of others this would mean his wounds would heal impossibly fast and his immune system would vastly increase rendering him almost immune to toxins and illness as the chakra infusions that were all that was left of namk is manado and yamaki kashina Faded the yand Dame's Echo turned to the demon Fox you've only got 3 hours use them well and get him somewhere or someone safe if you can he then suppressed the seal as he faded away smiling at kha sacrificing themselves for their son a second time it was perhaps fortunate for arachim that he cimro and his top spy from koha were not present when this happened over the course of two hours every living creature in the base that was not a prisoner was used to paint the walls a most terrific shade of red and then leaving a number of Dazed and terrified former experiments and prisoners behind although in arachim Maru stronghold the difference was negligible the creature that had slaughtered so many tore across the countryside at top speed sjuts glared at the dice before her the hard sixes six times she rolled asking the proprietor if someone might have swapped out her dice for loaded once no one else who rolled them had managed to score the highest hand in the game one more time she picked the dice up all six of them dropping them one by one into the cup rattling it hard and casting them again the six dice all showed the same face the circle of six dots representing a Crown pushing her winnings across the table along with her case of IUS she asked a favor of the house but you see that these debts get paid off please she requested slightly shocking her Apprentice shizun if my luck is holding true to form I may not live to Bing the rest of her things including a purse containing a modest sum as compared to the massive pile of Rio she'd left inside she immediately began to leave town with shizun pushing herself to keep up with no idea what was about to happen a Savage creature that was to all outward appearances a 9-year-old boy raced through the forest in the storm as though the very hounds of the hells were at his heels where he could he simply forced his way through and where he was blocked his new claws made sure that he was not blocked for long the fox that was riding his mind guiding him through Instinct could feel the seal beginning to close and had little desire to collapse for what would be years to him and wake up as a pile of wild animal droppings so he pushed the boy's body harder as if by sheer will he could get him somewhere safe Heading by Instinct closer to K Hager noo when he burst out of the Shrubbery onto the road which he had not expected he paused for a critical moment as he turned to assess where he was and heard a pair of voices gasp in unison and a pig squeal in fear focusing on The Travelers he just startled or terrorized whatever word worked best he saw a tall blonde woman with an oversized pair of breasts she smelled older than she looked for some reason and a shorter black-haired woman with a more modest figure holding a panicking piglet then the seal slammed shut and nutk face eased back from The Savage snarl into a puzzled look as he collapsed in the street suned he stared at the boy who'd leapt from the bushes at the roadside far too exhausted to notice them until too late she could see the scars fading as what remained of serious wounds healed before her very eyes in seconds rather than weeks his clothes what remained of them had once been Hospital issued but were now little more than decorative ribbons he looked familiar too as though she'd seen him somewhere before she shook her head as she took in The Last Detail the most surprising the blades that emerged from his hands three on each each a good 8 Ines long and from what she could see Sharp As a Razor a perhaps the blade seemed to be metal two that chakra sensitive alloy that s Shinobi used for their weapons still he was a boy and unconscious sighing she picked him up and stroke the muscles of his arms like a cat's paws hoping the blades would retract they did and the queen of slugs and elixir turned to her Apprentice we better set up camp for the night shizun wek not going to get far now as they stepped from the road sunity increased the Acra flow to her muscles a fraction from the weight of the boy she guessed that his entire skeleton was that bone metal amalgam and that his muscles were sturdier to handle the extra mass it was a little heavy Nudo opened his eyes and immediately regretted it they were extremely sensitive and the sunlight he stared up into was painfully bright until they adjusted rubbing at his eyes as he rolled to face away from the sky he learned his muscles were incredibly sore the pain was fading almost completely gone in fact but there was a residual ache that was slow to depart he could hear breathing from nearby and looked in that direction over 10 ft away the two women looking Vaguely Familiar he didn't have much recall of how he got here were sitting by a small fire discussing something in some scroll they were looking at as he lifted himself absently noticing he was heavier than he remembered they looked in his Direction their voices were incredibly loud to his ears and he covered both with his hands to filter the noises the old one who didn't look at it smelled overwhelmingly of sake and the other had some rather accurd sense about her it looked like this would be quite challenge Gua was following AED somewhere out in this direction was one of arachim maru's little strongholds and it was in this direction that his meager Clues brought him as he trudged along he came to a gambling Den where he overheard an interesting snippet of conversation so there she was all night casting the worst hands possible at any given time and she's about to Chuck it in is a bad lot when kudama eggs her into putting everything she's got left on the hard sixes she goes him one better and calls hard sixes by seven apparently figuring if she won she could clear her debts but if she lost it wasn't like she'd owe us anymore the speaker was a roughl looking Gambler type with a case of IUS and another filled with money gradually dispensing the latter to the proper claims of the former as he spoke please bear in mind this is the legendary sucker as the other gamblers chuckled jera frowned sunity was out this way as well that was quite a coincidence he returned his attention to the Gambler story so yeah kudama covers it figuring it's a sure thing and puts his steak all in then she casts them seven times the hard sixes the Ring of crowns whatever you want to call it she frowns a bit and casts twice more same thing and kudama is about to call her for cheating when she passes me the dice and asks if someone switch them out beats him to it so of course I send them round the table once and they're just regular dice even kadama gets them and double checks them so she gets the dice back and throws again and again and again now she's really staring at the dice glaring at them almost and she throws her last hand hard sixes she's one and asks me to see to her debts Gama insist she's got to be using loaded Dice and points at her as she's leaving and an extra set of dice falls out of his sleeve now everyone sees how suspicious that is so I pick up the dice on the table and cast sure enough they're loaded for all the ones seems kudama switched them when he was looking them over so we had anama take him out back too discuss things with him as the gamblers laughed riotously the toad Sage calmly walked away at least two outward appearances no one knew better than him how Sun's luck ran if she'd scored such a massive win her life was most likely in danger breaking into a run he chazzed her rumored path from the village Nudo stared at the claws that extended from his hand after explaining where they'd found him or rather he'd found them they had told him of what they'd seen he'd always healed quickly if not this fast and he'd rapidly learned how to focus his senses from self-defense if nothing else but they'd had to help coax the three blades from his arm there was a particular muscular twist to it and a similar one to retract them and of course he had to want them to do so a moment's testing was all they needed to determine that yes his bones were all melded with a silvery chakra conductive metal that now laced them it presented an interesting idea for a Shinobi to have weapons that couldn't be taken away from them but in most such cases rejection issues clouded what was possible as the three packed up their Camp the older lady sunity spoke I can't believe we forgot to ask she apologized sort of what's your name aruto replied handing shizun the folded betting to place in a storage seal yamaki Naruto he realized falsely that these two nice women wouldn't want to travel with him anymore and sigh as the San and Lady stiffened which to his young mind confirmed his guess if you could just point the way to koha I'll get out of your hair sorry to bother you he lost what he was trying to say as sunity grabbed his shoulders and began investigating his face yes her features were there a little harder at the edges mixed with the fathers and with that blonde mop there was only one person that could be seeing the fierce start to rise in his face she loosened her grip as she crouched talking with him on an eye to eye level I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you it's just I knew your mother when I heard she was killed I was told her child her son didn't survive that he'd been killed by the caoi the vague image rose in Naruto's mind the three figures he'd seen last night working together the caoi provide the chakra the redid focusing it and yame directing it into him he didn't know who they were but from what the hokagay had said to him they were his parents he couldn't picture anyone else with a handful of exceptions including these two nice ladies who cared enough to save him he was about to speak when a sudden explosion of smoke burst in front of them and an old white-haired man in red and green standing on the back of an outsized toad appeared beginning to loudly Proclaim himself hurting the boy's ears Ura had spotted the boy and with the two women distracted had decided on a fine prank to get back in the swing of his normal routine as he appeared he began his speech hoping to impress nuto and tick off sunity just a little attending he cried striking a pose on the back of Goro one of the battle toads of Mount myoboku I am the mighty toad Sage his planned speech was cut short as nuto flicked his arms outward and his claws sprang forth with a meaty snicked by Instinct the boy crossed the blades across his chest guarding his vital as he watched the Intruder he was worried but if these nice ladies were in trouble he'd help them not that it seemed necessary as sunity gritted out the Newcomer's name in pieces gyia she said almost sweetly if you could ignore the grinding teeth behind it as he glanced in her Direction she hit him driving him hard across the clearing until he hit a tree on the far side we just got him to calm down you old fool she hissed in the aftermath as nuto put his claws away making the mental note not to piss her off unless he really had to chapter 2 Seal 2 return explaining things to jera took time especially when they hadn't heard Naruto's side of the story yet horrified by what had happened to him jera came to a decision fairly rapidly once all their stories were told what Naro hadn't been able to understand however was something far more basic lady sunity he said respect for someone that strong was a good thing he thought if you were told I was dead and he knew I was alive why didn't you two ever compare notes why didn't one of you since you both knew my parents make sure I was okay Ura cast his mind back striving to recall every time the subject of Naruto's well-being had come up he could recall talking to his old Sensei the sand a hokagay but there was more someone else was always there a man with a heavily bandaged arm and face shimura danzo why he didn't know but it was very suspicious Naruto I was always told you were doing fine he explained I trusted the man who told me that and perhaps I shouldn't have but that was my mistake I don't know how I'm going to make it up to you though he paused for a moment I have a plan I'm the only one left looking for you Naruto so I can pretend to keep searching throwing people off the scent it was mostly luck I found you this time anyway if lady sunity is willing would you like to get some early training for the Academy from her and shizun the toad Sage was pointedly ignoring the glares from his old teammate at this point sing sunity turned to the boy truth be told he was safer out here with her than he was in koha for now maybe they could figure out what had happened to him and why his abilities were so far enhanced I'm happy to teach you if you want Naruto she agreed deciding to pass the first part of his training off on shizun but I'm not sure how much you can learn before the academy starts nodding jera spoke up again I'll report to the old man that you're taking him under your wing after finding him to help him recover from the after effects of arachim Mar's experiments I guess we can just thank our lucky stars that our former teammate didn't realize what he had in Naruto once he's up to par you'll send word and I'll come and bring him home does that sound good the adults all nodded and Naruto put his chin in his hand as he thought I guess I'm going to miss aaku rayan though the sand a hok serat toi hon the professor the god of Shinobi sat staring at jura's mission report before destroying it with a quick localized fire danzo would never find out about this if he had anything to do with it turning to his former student he asked a question he'd been dreading your opinion Ura leaned against the wall physically the kids fine a little traumatized by the experiments old snake lips performed but sunity can handle that the effects that resulted no idea I found the stronghold afterwards and I'm fairly sure that the kid doesn't even real realize what happened to the guards and researchers there it's possible traveling companion dealt with them for him but then why would it release him he shook his head too many questions there including why didn't the caoi kill the other victims returning to the topic at hand he chuckled you should have seen him Sensei he said the way he lit up when he heard that he'd be getting a head start on the academy at least he'll be on par with some of the clan talk Cadets but then there's those claws have you ever heard of bones or metal before here is instruct his pointed beard metal there's the Baku clan in Kumo maybe but I think they're just gifted weaponsmiths as for bones there was the kagaya clan and mizun no Kuni but they were wiped out in the bloodline purges if there's even one left I'd be surprised he was even more thoughtful if this new trait became a that would mean nuto had two bloodline limits no one else in koha had that it had been tried of course and back in the niame hok's Reign there had been an ill- fad romance between a hauga girlin and a chihab boy sadly all their children had been born blind so both Clans had passed laws as had the village prohibiting children from such unions if anyone found out about it the Blasted Village Council the civilian side at least would try to enforce that cursed craw the clan restoration act hereis in thought the end of that acronym lacked a pee they'd slipped it into existence between the death of the yande man his taking the Reigns again and he didn't have the support to overturn it yet if he could get all the Shinobi Clans and a few civilians on his side it would be another matter lifting his head he turned to the window as he spoke I'm trying to see a way out of this but I'm walking in the dark he whispered his former student grinned so let's start a fire he replied arachu stared at the charred ruins that had once been one of his strongholds it was utterly destroyed for his purposes now as he' explored the facility before putting it to the torch he had to admit that whoever had done this had a certain flare for decorating he giggled as he stepped over body parts from some of the damage if he hadn't known any better he'd have sworn that he'd turned commemo loose on the place no survivors and all prisoners SL experimental subjects had been liberated oh well time for a change of scenery anyway he said as he set off towards the North and tanok Kuni the next exams in koha are in three years and I need my pieces in place by then Vata was miserable her father was a strict man unbending at times but he'd been forced to it by the deaths of his twin in that mess when she was three and then his wife her mother from complications following the birth of Hanabi her little sister the division in the hyuga clan didn't help anything either and even her cousin niji was disdainful of her weakness since that day long ago she'd secretly spied on the blonde boy who'd taken the beating of those bullies for her while she wished she'd been able to help him even if she just distracted one she felt it would have been enough that Naruto would have managed to take the other four and then she was interrupted in her musings by her sister's demands to fight her Hanabi was proving something of a prodigy and was easily able to defeat her big sister in the sparring matches mostly because she refused to accept the gentle touches hanady used as the night crippling blows they would have been with Shakra behind them the elders seemed to back the younger girl's arrogance it was almost as if they wanted the children of hiashi to [ __ ] one another and niiji had been caught up in a fatalistic display always going on about fate this in destiny that it was depressing even if anata were to use the full force of the gentle fist she knew exactly where that would get her the elders would accuse her of trying to [ __ ] her sister and cast out on her suitability as the ays that way sighing went to lose again Bashi stood by the memorial stone staring at a number of names he knew well all dead and gone namk is manado his Sensei died sealing the caoi and his wife uzamaki kashina with him holding down the demon Fox so he could ichido his best friend and the source of his sharing and ey died protecting his team on a mission that had gone bad the Harin his other teammate a strong medic nin and a girl he might have married died at his hand rather than destroy the village when the sandie that was sealed into her Broke Free there were many others he dreaded having to put the names of cadets up there but it happened the hokagay had asked him to assess graduating teams with an eye toward Shinobi work and he knew that he would accept nothing less than the best looking at the Two Bells in his hand he set off towards the academy the weeks passed slowly and nuto grew stronger his teachers had introduced him to chakra manipulation and he'd taken to it like a duck to water reading and writing lessons saw him more reluctant but sunity had made him a deal get it all to her standard by the time they got back to koha and she' buy him all he could eat at that itaku rayment place so the blonde knucklehead was motivated to study as the lessons progressed he found his chakra control was iffy his massive reserves were the most likely cause of this he was told it was like the difference between damning a creek and damning a river you needed more for the river than the creek so his progress there would be slow it might take years to master and they had other lessons his control wasn't fine enough for medical so they taught him what they could of the basic procedures of emergency medicine that didn't need his chakra well shizun started him off to find a t Jutsu style that suited him preferably one that adapted well to his claws and left room for his potential if he turned out to have one but those claws hadn't come from nowhere sunity researched his changes as best she could Naruto learned a lot from the two medical cani Gua visited on occasion when he happened to be in the area and he started nuto on the basics of what he said was his father's specialty not that he mentioned him by name he told the disappointed boy that only three people had the right to tell him and he wasn't one of them F and Jutsu the art of sealing it involved a lot of theory maths and the study of symbols but by the time Nudo returned to koha he could manage a small storage seal Naruto began to suspect that his abduction may have been the best thing that ever happened to him and then he remembered the pain not even The Village's annual mob had inflicted anywhere near that level of pain and Agony upon Him Gua looked on his sun he counted out the boy's share of the group's cash which she then placed in a storage seal that he put in a pocket jera looked at the boy's loud orange outfit to and shook his head do you really think it's possible to be stealthy in that outfit he asked the outfit in question was a pair of pants and jacket over a mesh shirt I mean really kid orange Nudo had had time to think on this one what color is a tiger oson he caught the old man riding one night and peaked over his shoulder his Cry of Lost Innocence had brought the other and her Apprentice running shortly before jera decided he should be running and the nickname had been coined and stuck as the boy waved goodbye to shizun and the toad Sage paused to think that dark blue on the jacket the black undershirt even the lines on the pants all served to break up the orange outline on top of that from what he could see the outfit was reversible damn it he cursed to himself the boy was right oh he was going to be a real Menace he'd have to listen to his new network and koha very closely just to hear about the pranks thead sat on a bench just inside the gates of koha well within the view of the gate guards and her minder for the day a branch family hauga by the name of Co she wasn't happy about the man who seemed determined to deny her enjoyment in anything it had been him that had struck a certain boy in the head for daring to defend her from bullies and he'd smiled as he did it knowing the boys had been lying as it was she was practicing with her Byakugan gradually building up how long she could hold it active for and Counting the birds in the trees beyond the gates thus it was she who first saw the approaching pair an old man with spiky white hair and a boy with spiky blonde hair they were playing some kind of word game as they walked at the same time bouncing a ball back and forth between them as her vision focused in closer she saw the features of the old man but couldn't recognize him the boy on the other hand nuto was back the hyuga arys went bright red and fainted and he wasn't even in the village yet hauga Co was watching his charge as she practiced a bird counting exercise a task for children that Hinata was only nine meant little she was the clan heis and should be better on seeing her blush and faint he activated his own Byakugan there was only one situation that provoked that kind of reaction from Lady hanada whenever that demon Fox boy was near there outside the gate with that old man seeing that his charge was unconscious and the gate guards were two men he knew had no love for the caoi brat he spoke to them that Demon's coming back heun's out there now I'm going to stop him want to help through quick nods and the impromptu assassination Squad assembled stepping outside the village and Vanishing the old man had to be distracted and that was the task before kurai the younger of the two guards the older had Cory was the lookout and backup in case something went wrong as they closed in the plan started out perfectly gai stepped out and threw a smoke bomb and the old man moved after him having LED his guard down this close to koha not expecting a threat from inside the village which he should have was he slipping in his old age it was then that haugo made his attack AK kunai in each hand the boy had limited strength and leverage he might have been able to hold back one arm but certainly not two it is said that battle plan seldom survive contact with the enemy and CO's hastily assembled attack lack three very important pieces of information first the old man was the toad Sage with quicker reactions than most in decades more experienced than his foes second Naruto's new changes had given him a veritable Arsenal for blunt trauma even if he didn't extend his claws to cut his enemies and third Naruto had been trained by sunity For Whom the term extreme blunt force trauma was a severe understatement as the kunai came down at speed Naruto stepped forward just as shizun had drilled him and raised both forearms in a chopping motion not so much an aggressive block as a simultaneous directed blow at his attacker's elbows which were easier to reach than his wrists descending faster the bone metal in the young jinu's fists and arms took the impact easily and CO's arms bent at the elbows and the wrong direction with a sickening crack Naruto didn't stop there unfortunately following his T Jutsu style that he and shizun had begun to hammer out one part Monkey Style one part tiger style and three- part street fights and brawling as Co dropped to his knees in pain trying in vain to clutch his arms Clos nutk hands pushed the adult hyuga's arms out wide something unpleasant for Co to say the least and drove his head forward to impact squirely on the man's eight with a sound not unlike a bell rolling the man's wide eyes back in his head as he dropped into unconsciousness Gua had rounded up the derik guards and stroe into the village with one on each shoulder even as the blonde boy dragged his opponent into the village it was a Pity he hadn't mastered lady T's strength augmentation yet or he would have thrown the man nuto had a a vague image of him in his head and a dislike bordering on hatred leaving the securely bound gate guards and the incapacitated Co who later needed minor surgery to remove his AE from his forehead jera pointed at the nearby bench with its unconscious occupant Naruto you wait there while I go report this he ordered Naruto nodded the difference between Sirus Jura and regular osin was something the two of them had hashed out in short order keep an eye on the girl in the gate if an invasion occurs ask yourself what I would do the nine-year-old boy grinned pick up the girl and run he cheed startling a laugh from the old man even as he sat beside her noticing her scent she smelled of a garden in sunlight he decided it was a good scent one he'd remember shaking his head jera leapt to the rooftops and went to report the bansch was a comfortable place and nuto was not hard tasked by jura's directives his thoughts wandered back to the first few days after tady and shizun had taken him in at first he'd been fine but then the nightmares would set in and the snake-eyed madman would come back for him with a set of scalples and a giggle can't you run around with my property now can we and as the knives made their first cut he would wake from the horrors and tremble a cold sweat covering him as he cried screaming why why did he do this to me it had taken sunity and shizun both a long time to get through to him there was no way they could tell why arachim had done this he was insane and obsessed with collecting and they were by definition he couldn't have so he wanted them even more it was Sun's words that made the most sense to him though the fimu could be understood by us truly understood that would mean either we were as mad as he is or that he was sane since he obviously isn't maybe it's a good thing we can't understand him he still had the nightmares but they were less frequent and he rarely woke up with his claws ready anymore the blonde glanced at the sleeping girl as a breeze whispered across them and she shivered taking off his jacket he laid it over the girl and returned to his vigil waiting for someone to come he's that strong harisen asked in a serious tone it was just bad timing on jer's part that danzo had been here when he came to report in the old Warhawk had demanded the boy be arrested for attacking the guards only to be shot down they were outside the village and approaching peacefully while playing a game and they were attacked by our guards who'd abandoned their posts and a Huga ninja who abandoned his charge the hokagay said wearily if anyone should be punished I believe it should be the ones who started the attack he waved away danzo's advice so where is he Gus snorted as if I'd leave the gate unguarded heun down there keeping an eye out for us and watching the hyuga girl sleep I'd get some trusted U and new guards down there quickly where are you harisen nodded and rang the bell by his desk his assistant poked his head through the doorway I need cats U team down to the gate with a new set of guards the current guards in haugo are to be taken to Acky sand then sent for hadak Kakashi please the hok said and the other man nodded turning back to jera he went on only to stumble to a halt you'd best head back to Naruto he trailed off for jera had obviously anticipated herzen's orders Bata was warm and felt safe she didn't want to open her eyes in case she had only dreamed that the boy who'd saved her was back after 6 months of absence she could however hear the argument that was going on as she sat there with someone's jacket over her that alone convinced her that Naruto's return was real she couldn't think of anyone not even nii who would put their own jacket over her simply because she was sleeping cracking one eye just a little she could see her cousin looking angry as the blue-eyed boy stood between him and Co why was her minder for the day lying there trussed up like a chicken she began sorting through the angry noises her cousin was making to get the gist of the fight nii was in his second year at the Academy as opposed to regular schooling and was trying to assert his non-existent authority from that nuto at least she hoped it was nuto was having none of it I was told to wait here and watch what's going on he said a little irritated by the older boy it took me 10 minutes to set that fools arms and I'd rather you didn't cause my prisoner any more pain until after he's in T and I okay the blunt nature of the word seemed to aggravate the hyuga boy sense of superiority as if you could defeat a full-grown Shinobi he sneered and again reached to release the wires Nudo once again slapped nii's hands away from Co he underestimated me and didn't have anywhere near as much surprise as he thought and if you do that again I'll stop holding back nii paused as this boy a year younger than he if he was any judge made that threat he was beginning to learn the real intricacies and art of the gentle fist style and was already being praised as a genius so he didn't feel threatened by anyone and feared only those who were obviously better what do you mean holding back he demanded even as they were attracting an audience Bata had seen them all children around their own age from the academy and those who would be starting this year Gathering to watch the event she straightened on the bench and finally noticed the color of the jacket covering her it was orange with a red spiral in the center of the back and a white one on the left shoulder it was nuto so startled was she that she nearly missed nut's response it was simple but definitely effective he turned and hammered his fist against a heavy wooden post driving an imprint of his fist into the hardwood with an odd ringing sound as the others watched the post staring at the shape of Naruto's hand she followed his motion the impact was indeed impressive but she saw the blonde boy winse as he shook his knuckles even as the split skin mended she saw it hitting the post had gotten his point across but she could see it hurt him even as she stood attracting the attention of her cousin and Naruto the Ambu arrived with a new pair of guards to take over the gate watch behind them was the toad Sage who waved the blonde over hey narudo he yelled startling everyone except Tata as they finally recognized the long absent prankster that had finally returned as they stood and stared realizing exactly who he was Naruto rubbed the back of his neck absently that was the mannerism that cinched it he looked a little different after his ordeal and it took an old gesture to convince the other ninja Cadets of his identity Al although Hinata had recognized him from the start um hi guys he said sheepishly hey keep the jacket him I can get another one and you look like you needed more he darted away with a white-haired old man even as Hinata blushed bright red but she did put the jacket on they noticed it was the young narir Shikamaru who pretty much summed up what everyone was thinking this won't be boring but man this is going to be Troublesome chapter 3 seal 3 graduate a Shinobi Academy of KAG no was considered to be second only to that of kumag no s for the quality of its education although by the rumors and intelligence jera had gathered from his new network it was declining thanks to the civilians on the council interfering with the curriculum as he glared at the information he' laid out on the hok's desk the older man having finally been alone for once he pointed out the discrepancies chinobi history in koha is being edited and quite openly to did you know that none of our young Cadets knew about yashio let alone why the entire Shob Force above wears its sybols he spoke in a low forceful tone 3 years ago a bitter hyuga hiashi had seen his daughter in the jacket that Naruto had given her a jacket too large for her at the time that she had refused to give up koha now had two ninja candidates wearing orange and surprisingly they made better marks in the stealth training courses than anyone else if that's not bad enough graduating Jen and candidates are only tested on three and Jutsu and by coincidence jer's tone did not agree with his words being heavily lden with sarcasm those are the three that take the least chakra to use even if they do require a certain amount of control gisin shook his head as he listened to his spy Master it taught worse he knew he'd read jer's report and knew the relevant information so this meeting was more of a strategy session than anything else as things stood Naro with his huge reserves and terrible control was going to fail at a higher number of other students were also likely to than at any point in the past decade pointed to a conspiracy the written tests were horrible but when Nudo had proven able to spot a seal on the test papers themselves that he was given that course of sabotage had been abandoned if it had not been for his lack of fine control jera was certain the young would have made Shinobi already if that was his desire baruto sat on a log beside a public park watching The Children Play under the watchful eyes of their parents and minders he was no fool and knew they would chase him away if they could he'd been so close to success last time he tried but it was no good no matter how hard he tried he just didn't have the fine control he needed to use the bunch and is to Jutsu was up to par with the others even if he hadn't revealed his realedge keeping his claws concealed to the surprise of many he become Adept with a Tona wielded in each hand as they seemed to blend with his T Jutsu quite well although he'd never explained why he chosen them then truth he handed but shizun had noted on one of her trips to koha suned still refused to set foot in the village even to visit Naruto that they might be good training for when he did use his claws it was also on one of these trips that the young medic nin had discovered that nuto did indeed have two his own from the Uzumaki lineage and the second which had most likely come about as a result of the experiments arachim had performed it was hard to explain but she felt he would be able to channel his chakra into the manipulation of his very bones they were well nigh indestructible after all and the ability to manipulate them could come in handy so far no luck although they did Channel chakra easily he'd been told to ask whoever his gen and Squad Sensei was to explain Elemental natures and chakra as the big sister figure that shizun had come was eager to see what he'd be able to do in that area he'd been somewhat surprised by several of his reactions to others when he got into the academy he wasn't surprised that Sasuke had wanted to fight him a lot when they got there and under the eye of Mizuki Sensei the two had found themselves squared off in the sparring ring the basic Academy style was modeled on the AA style enough so that it was hard to tell the difference at times and the AA boy had been heavily tutored until that horrible night when Itachi destroyed their Clan not long after Sasuke entered the academy not long after the boy first match in fact ban Mizuki Sensei had restricted them to Academy style only Naro had groaned inwardly it was all wrong for his body type he needed a fast sweeping style and although the academy style straight line motions made it a good first style to learn Sasuke had years on Naruto in the use of it so Naruto had waited and left the other boy an opening in his guard which Sasuke had promptly taken advantage of despite the children not having forehead protectors the forehead is quite hard and as the achua boys first drove past Naruto's defense he dropped his head a fraction and took the blow on the hardest part of the skull for anyone with his bone metal it was even harder on nuto the sickening crunch as Sasuke's hand broke was clearly Audible and the academy style kick that laid the pain distracted boy out was textbook perfect despite nado's lack of experience if it hadn't been for his broken hand the blond's opponent would have been easily able to block the nida's gut but as it was he went down as the medic nin rushed over nuto added insult to injury as far as the AA air was concerned as he crouched down beside the other boy and helped set the bones in his hand arudo smiled as he recalled that day he looked over towards the academy yard where Sasuke brooded against the wall despite being tagged as rookie of the year he did keep demanding fights from nuto which the blue-eyed boy accepted or blew off as he felt necessary Thea was obsessed with getting stronger and putting the worthless trash in his place nuto liked the place he was thank you very much and wasn't giving it up he glanced over at the other boys gathered in a group sometimes s he'd even go along with them but their parents were present today as were those of everyone else and nuto didn't want to create friction his gaze trailed across to the girls where Sakura and Eno were fighting again before he'd been abducted here he shuddered a nightmare had hit him hard the night before and he'd woken up claws out screaming not her never her although he couldn't remember any of the dream except that Naruto had been drifting towards the pink-haired girl but the moment he'd set foot in the classroom had put paid to anything like that as the banshe she screeched the girl had apparently perfected against Eno had caused his highly sensitive ears a major pain so rather than sit anywhere near the cause of such pain he instead took a different seat one next to the girl he' given his jacket to she was actually wearing it then too his eyes sharpened as he corrected an earlier thought not everyone had their parents present Hinata's father wasn't there or she would be over there with the other girls but the distinct absence of the orange jacket she grown into a little snug in some places now but she refused to part with it pointed to her being the SN the air catching her scent his ears twitched although he wished they wouldn't as it was a dead giveaway that he was focusing on his hearing and he pinpointed where she was there behind that tree about 10 ft behind him and to the left he wondered why she did that and vaguely recalled the discussion sunity had had with him on his last trip to see her something about girls noticing boys before the boys noticed them although he didn't fully understand it still the academy years had been good and he'd made a few friends to an extent and learned a lot tomorrow was the last day before Jen and exams an event he dreaded anada for her part was a clever young girl she' managed to fight off fainting in nut's presence when he'd sat beside her that first day in class by remembering that she was already wearing his jacket even if she was certain he didn't fully understand what he'd done by giving her those symbols in koha it was becoming widely assumed that the symbols simply meant you were a higher Shinobi but as part of the high UGA she had learned of their Origins and further she knew what the laws surrounding Clan symbols were especially those ones they were were permitted to wear the symbols as a sign of honor and respect but the only others who could wear them were members of those Clans much like the aaan becoming the emblem of The Village's police force the spiral symbolized an alliance that went back to the founding of koha itself the fact that he'd given her the jacket if he'd been aware of the full connotations would have been a major cause for celebration to her at least and her family had been reassessing their position on her since she started wearing it but she'd come to a painful decision before they were assigned to Jen and teams she'd have to explain the symbols and returned the jacket when he found out that handing over Clan symbols like that could mean he was proposing to her the next afternoon saw nuto Seated on the swing listening to the triumphant spite in the hate-filled voices of most of the parents as they nearly bask in the failure of the demon he didn't miss the smirk on hauga hiashi's face either as he approached Tata and spoke softly the girl looked about to cry which for some reason made the blonde angrier than any number of direct and slanted insults could he pushed that aside to think about later the shadow that fell across him as he sat there belonged to the last person he'd ever have suspected Mizuki Sensei hearing that there was an alternate exam to graduate struck some suspicions but nuto was desperate to pass I'll do it Sensei he said solidifying it into a promise there's nothing that will stop me believe it despite second thoughts and third and fourth thoughts as well Naruto slipped up to the hok tower the locks were quite sturdy and the doors were solid but this didn't slow him down by much to all outward appearances the door was still locked but Swift Swift work with one of his claws Through the Keyhole had totally ruined the lock as a means of keeping someone out as he stealthily moved through the Halls Naruto was thinking hard if this was a test then why the Forbidden scroll in Hokage Tower surely there were better things to steal for such a test and although he wasn't the dead last by any means that honor had fallen to inuzuka Kiba who seemed to feel he could Coast by on the efforts of his partner akimaru and the natural talents of the inuzuka Naruto was not the fastest to learn about new so setting that part of the test was obious viously meant to pin him down in one place out in the forest beyond the walls yeah right the more the blueeyed thought about it the worse he suspected that something was up his earliest teachers shizun sunity and jera had never mentioned this test nor had aruka Sensei who despite his firm No Nonsense attitude seemed to genuinely like Naruto although not the Raymond Bill the boy had run up the one time he made the mistake of saying all you can eat most people only said that to Naruto once so why as Naro disabled the Security Seals surrounding the scroll he made a decision he'd sit here and read learning what he could until the hokagay showed up and explain it to him maybe then he could figure out something to do outside the tower the hok was talking with his son Asuma over tea when the bandana wearing Sensei ran up to him tji Mizuki he thought it was but the man's words paralyzed The Village leader okag Sama it's Naruto he gasped out and Mizuki was a good actor arachim Maru spy had contacted him about getting hold of the scroll and felt that the demon brat would be a bonus so that was his motivation he stolen The Forbidden Scroll of seals the chaos that ensued was immense and as herin gave orders he was already in motion heading for his office giving the final instruction that Naruto was to be captured alive and unharmed instructions he'd felt bore repeating he stepped into his office and closed the door it took you long enough to get here jigi Sama said nuto startling harisen for a few more years off his lifespan the old man was sure I got bored so I figured I'd do a little reading while I waited as the sand a Hokage turned he was greeted by the sight of nuto sitting in his chair behind his desk with a forbidden Scroll of seals The Village's repository open before him as herzen's eyes widened he noticed something else something that only long experience had enabled him to spot you're not the real Naruto are you he asked although it was more a statement to confirm what he already knew nah the Naruto look alike behind the desk agreed my ex felt he could learn a technique better here in your office than shivering in a shack out in the forest but he didn't have time to learn more than one before Mizuki Sensei was supposed to meet with him so he put the scroll on his back used a cage bunch of no swapped the Scrolls and left for the meeting with me guarding the real scroll not that anyone bothered checking on it and I got bored waiting so I started reading although I had to look up about chakra nature and affinities I still don't understand it properly oh and I was supposed to bring you up to date on why this is happening to me well my originals end of the matter aruka reached the shack to find Naruto sitting there the scroll on his back watching the forest seconds before they had gotten there the shadow clone in the hokagay office had dispersed itself returning all the knowledge it had gathered to him including the hokage's approval for his little trap but he could smell Mizuki approaching and hear the man moving through the Shrubbery and didn't have time to explain he quickly gestured to his Sensei for silence and waved for him to hide himself his eyes pleading silently for the tunin trust uku liked the blonde boy and thought he had huge potential as a Shinobi cage level potential in fact while all his fellow teachers scoffed at the thought of the boy reaching that level aruka believed he could really do it and wanted to help b word had gone out on the theft he had immediately started out after the boy hoping to convince him not to follow this path and now he'd found him only to find that something was definitely out of place trusting the boy he hid himself in a nearby tree as his fellow teacher arrived and he remembered that Mizuki was supposed to have been the one to have discovered the theft but how bazuki wasn't supposed to have access to the hok's office he wasn't sent for aruka paid close attention to the goings on below there you are nuto Mizuki said as he stepped from the Shadows of the trees how did you go learn any of them you got here too quick Mizuki Sensei the 12-year-old replied I haven't even opened this scroll since I got here do you think you can give me a few tips the traitor smirked apparently the Brad had had a harder time getting the scroll in the first place and on top of that hadn't figured out any of the or set off any traps on the scroll itself a Pity but but surely his benefactor could get past them I'm sorry Naruto but that was your last chance he sneered after all you have two options hand over the scroll and come with me or be executed for betraying The Village as you should have been 12 years ago above them aruku almost sprang out of the tree but hesitated at the look on nutk face it was the very picture of confusion but it was only a picture it didn't go any deeper than the surface they were tense ready to act but continued to wait I don't understand the boy said why should I have been killed back then as Mizuki Drew breath to answer and as aruka prepared to attack to stop him Naruto looked Mizuki Square in the eye and spoke before he could don't you realize that would release the caoi from its prison stunned both the loyal and the Renegade alike froze even as nuto lifted the scroll from his back with one hand and slammed it on end into the ground beside him striking a formidable looking pose for one so young determination RIT large in every inch of him I know about the fox sealed inside me Sensei he stated and aruka knew these words were aimed not at Mizuki as the Renegade may have assumed but at him I am not the caoi but its prison its lock and its key I stand with a will of fire and I refuse to quit I will never give up I will never stop trying and I will be hokagay I am yamaki Naruto and no one can stop me believe it it had begun as a verbal cry for attention he supposed at the tender age of three he'd started telling others to believe it partly to get them to believe in him and partly to get himself to believe to make it so that's how it would be now it was a firm and solid commitment an oath to complete what he said his word to it was fierce it was proud and it was unshakable intimidated by a 12-year-old boy Mizuki lost his temper and who's going to stop me Brad he roared hauling one of his outsized shuriken from his back and hurling it at the boy a dead child a brat who shouldn't even exist give up and die aruka was too far away and even by pushing his chakra through his legs for extra speed couldn't stop the shuriken or even intercepted didn't stop him trying though and so he got a point blank front row Center view of Naruto blocking the shuriken path with a forbidden Scroll of seals which then puffed out of existence like a shadow clone leaving nuto holding the shuriken upright like a shield and glaring at Mizuki through the hole in the middle your first mistake he told the slack jawed Renegade was forgetting that I've been trained a little by two of the sannon if there was another way to pass the genen and exam they'd have known your second mistake was in thinking I wouldn't ask hokagay Sama about it when he showed up in his office despite your instructions the whole test would have to have him know about it as you described it or it couldn't be real Naruto tossed the shuriken aside and brought his hands together into a special hand sign the fingers of one across the other your third mistake was betraying The Village at all it makes me Furious that you thought I would go along with it channeling his chakra he called out Hau cage bunch and no Jutsu and the clearing and trees were filled with what seemed to be hundreds of nuto clones and your last mistake was in thinking I didn't learn anything from the scroll when all I said said was I hadn't opened it since I got here as the many clones cracked their Knuckles and advanced on him a very pale sweat covered Mizuki began to scream and the screams rang out across the forest for quite some time it was a much more subdued as well as bruised and beaten Mizuki who was only too happy to go peacefully with the U who arrived to arrest him and although he would survive iiki s's interrogation even if his legs never quite healed properly oops he would be stricken with panic at the sight of anything orange for the rest of his life as heison arrived to speak with Nudo and aruka about the events of that night the blue-eyed rubbed at his neck as the gibbering traitor was taken away I think I went a little overboard here remarked as the U commented on mizuki's injuries what did you beat him with kid one of them in a monkey style mask queried in response nuto held up his hands and then pointed at his forehead damn next time use something like a club kid he's got all sorts of broken bones all over the boy waved it off I made sure not to hit anywhere vital he said and turned to the hokagay who had finished taking ARA's report the old man looked at the boy and saw his parents they were there in his face his stance his very attitude that screamed at the world here I stand come get some he reached into his sleeve and smiled as he withdrew the eight therein yamaki Naruto he said deliberately with a ranking ambo and aruka as Witnesses kagak noo thank you for your service in unmasking the traitor tji Mizuki as this Mission required you to fail your gen and exam and with the evidence before us that you are capable AP able of such as are acquired I hereby raise you to the rank of Jen and on my authority as Hokage congratulations Nar he paused and then continued once Naruto had calmed down a bit this task will be credited to you as a lowend b rank Mission but is to be held under strictest Confidence from any except your Sensei and teammates you may say you were under special orders but not what the mission was until release to do so do you understand Naruto was suddenly all business rather than his usual self he would probably always have problems stemming from his time as a rachim maru's captive and as now they would crop up as cases of extreme seriousness beyond what anyone his age should have to endure hi hokagay Sama I understand the Dawn was Breaking Through the Windows of his office as the prospective J and Sensei entered with the forms to assemble their requested teams as he looked them over he placed his hands together in front of his face steepling his fingers as he gave the official version of the previous night's events to the assembled before him in the silence that followed the hokagay then went on this means that there shall be 10 teams from this year's crop of jenin and one of them will have uzamaki Naruto any questions or comments Pak Kakashi cleared his throat despite my history I would like to avoid having him on my team unless absolutely necessary he said I hold no grievance or grudge against a boy he's as gutsy as they come if a bit of a knucklehead however I am certain that the Village Council will insist that I train the aair and from what I've read they get un like a house on fire yiur and I paused as she ran that thought through her mind wait she said isn't that a good thing the cashy stared at her with that one eye of his smiling have you ever been in a house that's on fire Kuran Flames destruction panic I don't want to have to paint you a picture he chuckled I don't have enough red the discussions were easy enough and quickly dealt with in some cases they were easy enough to deal with as the teams balanced out nicely but when it came down to it Kur and I was less than satisfied Lord hok not to question you but why is my request for tracking team being turned down she was looking at the names on her list with a pensive frown perisan glanced again at his notes it isn't he replied it seemed a straightforward thing to him team balance and personal quirks as well as certain Traditions were taken into account and he'd assigned the teams as impartially as possible then why is inuzuka kibba on team seven instead of Team eight his sense of smell is a key factor as is his canine partner she said I also don't believe any good will come of having hauga Hinata on the same team as y either she has a crush on him and can barely remain conscious in his presence the hok again looked over his notes reports from the academy Place her as improving in that regard the constant exposure to her friends seems to be improving her self-confidence by Leaps and Bounds are you saying that's a bad thing again Kur and I gathered her wits and argued when uzamaki failed the academy test she began at my orders the hok reminded her lying through his teeth I hok Sama she responded automatically but struggled on with her argument that automatically made him the dead last of this year's group so he should be paired with the Rookie of the Year for balance inuzuka Kiba should be on my tracking team as his tracking abilities are superior to uzamaki pisen filled his pipe and lit it savoring a couple of puffs of smoke as he pondered how to answer he wondered why Kur andai was so said against the boy being in her team and recalled her protectiveness toward the hauga girl was it as simple as that from the observations and reports he'd received the inuzuka was interested in the hauga arys who didn't reciprocate his feelings so her virtue was safe there but if her interest in nuto was returned and with the closeness of their friendship as it was being on the same team may well be the push that started such a romance he grinned as he got an idea one that even Naruto encourageable prankster that he was would have loved give him a test then he watched his Kur and I gaped at himk give nuto a task that you know K manage or make it a contest between the two of them with no outside assistance not even young kiba's partner if Naruto performs well enough in your honest opinion no deceiving yourself please it's bad enough when others do it he stays on your team if he loses to Kaiba he can transfer to team 7 with my blessing what do you say Kakashi the copycat ninja sharing and Kakashi put away his copy of it it Paradise can I put 20 Rio on Naruto chapter 4 seal 4 pursue K and I stared at Naruto's file it was thicker than she expected and the blonde orphan had apparently had assessments performed by lady sjuts and her Apprentice a clanless prodigy named shizun apparently the niece of the snon Lost fiance Master jera had also placed a few notations and recommendations in the file as well the veteran kinoi as reluctant as she was knew better than to set a task she knew was unfair and was carefully flipping through the file before she and Kakashi went to meet their genen and teams the first page detailed Naruto's academic grades which were better than others might have thought apparently the boy had some kind of deal with sunity based on his scores if he'd been able to nail that last she had to admit he'd have more than qualified for the slot on her team next she looked at his tracking scores visual tracking was pretty good but was hardly a patch on hinatas and his hearing was also sharper than she thought the real trick came down to his sense of smell and she knew no one could beat an inuzuka in that regard it was impossible in truth it was but nut's sense of smell at least matched kibba according to the file although it was to be noted that he didn't have as much experience as of yet apparently it was part of a newly emerged G and I sat up straight as the information struck home turning the page she continued reading even as her face paled this was an s-rank secret if word got out that uzamaki Nudo had two The Village Council would slap him into the crw faster than you could think of it and that would definitely be a clan restoration act problem the first was the main uzamaki bloodline heightened Vitality longer lifespan faster healing and sharper senses with the potential for their special chakra to develop unusual manifestations such as the chakra chains of uzamaki kashina Kur and I had to reread that line five times before it sank in the Sensei as a Jen and had to be nutk mother but then who was the father was he the source of the other bloodline shaking her head the mistress continued to read abducted from the hospital three and a half he was back by rimu discarded as a failure by S when experiment appeared to fail Awakening of second from assimilated transplanted tissue escaped and finally taught by sjuts if someone was telling a lie or selling a story they would have come up with a better one than this sealing the file again she put it in her personal safe which seemed to be her fruit bowl she stood in hurry towards the academy if she got there after Kakashi she'd never live it down nut's entrance to the classroom that morning was a surprise in more ways than one none of his classmates had expected him although Hinata had prayed he would at least stop by so she could finally return his jacket not that she wanted to but three ears was long enough for her to dream and at least now she felt confident enough too the whole thing came to a head as kba spotted the boy although everyone else did too as he was the last to arrive before aruka Sensei hey narut the inuzuka boy taunted me I thought only those who passed were supposed to be here an answer Naruto pointed at his forehead there was a gleaming eight there on a dark orange band with white tips like a Fox's tail dangling down his back he then spoke up Kiba I had a special job to do for the hokagay that needed me to seem to fail it was the official version of what had happened that was being circulated around the village I can't say more more than that it was perhaps predictable that Sakura leapt to her feet from her spot next to Sasuke Eno on the other side of the boy joined her in the back row narish shikima shook his head had much hotness on either side and the boys still emo he mused as the girls opened their mouths in unison then again considering how much or little they actually think it was true Eno was a fraction better at most non-academic things than Sakura but it was a small fraction the two Rivals for SAS began to Screech and nuto clapped His Hands Across his ears muffling the sound from downright painful to merely annoying from the looks of it they'd hit the right frequency to irritate abiram sho's Colony as well Naruto how dare you lie like that if there was such a job it would have been given to Sasuke the Ada was seeing red and everyone else was staring at Eno and Sakura who they'd never have believed could be that much and sink over anything she was actually red not with embarrassment this time but with Fury and was gripping the edge of her desk so she wouldn't go over there and many punishments spitted through her mind but she couldn't settle on any one of them Sasuke was partially in shock this was mostly from being a ground zero of his two biggest fan girl's explosions but partly it was from nuto being given a task he had not the tense atmosphere was broken by Naruto breaking into laughter hanata lost her grip on her temper as he clutched his side and now Sasuke was beginning to go red with anger before Naruto managed to stop oh yeah that was a good one he chuckled looking up he called out you all saw and heard that right he I think the next three classes in each Direction hurted doesn't anyone else find it hilarious that Sasuke's two biggest fans his two most art and supporters wanted him to fail there was a moment of time when everything seemed to Halt as that realization worked its way across the classroom as it reached the aforementioned fan girls some of them smirked at Sakura and Eno for making that slip others glared at Naruto for pointing out the problem with their thinking if you could call it that and finally Eno and Sakura went white as sheets s white ones freshly laundered as they Drew breath to scream again the most unlikely event ever happened stalling the Vengeance of the pair Sasuke chuckled he it wasn't loud but he definitely chuckled and he still had the remnants of a grin on his face he it happened again twice more before descending into full-blown laughter that had Sasuke clutching at ribs that had grown unused to such effort Naruto grinned as well as the fan girl aord was shocked speechless that Baka narudo had made Sasuke laugh for what had to be the first time in years it was beyond Bel eventually even as aruka Sensei entered the room having caught the laughter and raised voices Naruto stepped up beside hanata and sat down as the a a wiped his eyes clear of the tears laughing that hard had brought on still chuckling now and then he wasn't Naruto's friend not by a long shot but pointing out the fallacy in Eno's and Sakura's argument had definitely earned him points without further Ado heruka began his announcements first I'd like to welcome you all to class you may have noticed that I'm your only Sensei today and for those of you wondering why the events surrounding that explanation have been classified in aank secret by the hok moving right along we have 10 Jen and squads here and we'll start by placing those of you we can team one as aruka called out their names the Jen and moved into the appropriate groups the first three squads were announced in proper order by aruka there was by long-standing custom no Team Four because nobody wanted to be part of any group marked by death team five and six were Oddities five was an all boy Squad while six was all girls team seven consists of ichas Sasuke and sakur huno with an open spot to be determined led by hadak Kakashi team8 has a similar problem with its at members being abiram Shino and hauga hin led by yui kurai inuzuka Kiba and yamaki Naruto will be filling one or the other slot based on a Sensei determined test team N9 is still in circulation from last year so next we have Team 10 narish Shikamaru akamichi chaoji and yamanaka Eno the lineup bothered Eno and all the fan girls except Sakura but there was little they could do as for team 10's lineup it seemed their parents had managed to convince the hok that another generation of the odd yet effective Trio their Clans made was a good plan once all teams were assigned heruka dismissed the class with an admonishment to be back by the end of lunch to meet their respective teams Nudo scratched the back of his head I wonder what that's about he turned to the girl who was his closest if a little shy and awkward friend he noticed she wasn't wearing his old jacket and was curious about why but felt this wasn't the place to discuss it as the other fresh Jen and left most of the girls glaring at Sakura and nuto although for very different reasons the six members of teams seven and eight even though two of them were undetermined were unsure of what to do with their rosters up in the air like that it was difficult to even think of bonding as a team it was all to the good then when a few minutes later yiur and I arrived with one of her friends kiba's older sister Hana and her can9 partners with her I'm yui kurai team seven and eight are to come outside with me she announced trying to at least be neutral in her attitude although a touch of her true attitude seeped out regardless adak Kakashi will meet us in the yard by the gate with that brusk introduction she turned and walked out as they were walking outside nuto slipped up beside hanata and whispered his question to her hanim he murmured hoping in vain that neither of the two with the sharpest senses she know or Kiba would catch what he said you're not wearing the jacket I gave you what's wrong is it too small now I mean it was 3 years ago and it can't have been comfortable in some places the Quick Glance stolen as he rubbed the bridge of his nose with his index finger told Hinata that Naruto her naroon was blushing then she remembered exactly where the jacket hugged her tightest and she too turned red they were outside by now and she didn't have the time to explain so she just held the small bag she'd brought the jacket in question in and whispered a reply I I'll T tell you later nukan Kur and I Sensei is about to speak indeed they had been joined by a tall man with gravity defying hair and his eight pulled down over his left eye Kur andai didn't comment on his for once punctual arrival since she knew he'd left ours before her to get here as in dispute she had to take the Reigns here so she stepped forward the reason we are standing here is due to a minor dispute over which jenin gets placed on team8 which is being set up as a tracking and reconnaissance team as a result the Hokage has told me to test the two potential jenin before the final determination is made she paused for breath and looked over the assembled jenin bada Sho the two of you are free to trainer speak as you wait but we will not be leaving until your teammate whoever he is gets back team seven Sasuke and Sakura the same applies for you turning to the last two jenon she smirked kiba's experience would stand him in good stead here she knew but then nut's physical stamina would also help him the test is as follows she told them somewhere in koh's Torah the cat belonging to the wife of the fire Dao as she said this Hana winced and Kakashi shook his head in pity for the jenin even as he admitted that the mistress couldn't have come up with a better test the two of you are to track him down capture him and return him here by Sunset the first one back gets the spot on team8 and the other is placed with Team seven before you start a few rules no outside assistance this means akamaru stays here with Hana Kiba to be fair however no Shadow clones for you use aaki the difference in a dress wasn't something she noticed but Hinata did the test applies only inside the walls of koha and no interference with each other will be tolerated I have two friends who will be keeping an eye on you both and they will inform me of any offenses against each other this is tor scent she held up a scrap of silk that had obviously come from a cat's bed allowing each boy to sniff it twice begin as he raced out into the village leaping to the rooftops as he'd been taught nut's mind raced Kiba had been using his sense of smell for this for a long time but he had if he wanted to get this he had to think about what was going on and according to everyone it wasn't his strong point he was in no way anywhere near Shikamaru for example he probably thought more like a cat than Shikamaru a moment of Revelation was all it took ashing to the first place the cat would have left his scent narudo began trying to recall which hotel the fire Dao's wife used when she was here Tiba knew he had this in the bag he too understood the laws and custom surrounding Clan symbols and had started to worry that hanada would never see him as a possibility for a boyfriend and then today she hadn't been wearing uzumaki's jacket which he just knew meant she was starting to see things his way as kib leaped and raced around he wondered why the scent wasn't just jumping out at him as it usually did and at the unusual lightness of his head oh well surely aimer would let him know if he missed anything akamu but he'd left akamu with Hana back at the Academy oh this was going to bite then the shadows two figures had split up one following Kiba and the other watching over Naruto in about 30 minutes it would be time for their first obstacle the blue-eyed man emerged from the hotel sniffing gently at the air by the fence as he worked his way around it soon arriving at the point The Runaway cat had walked and began to follow the old scent he wasn't good enough to guess how old and as he moved on he kept a wary eye and ear out for something he wasn't sure what but this seemed too easy it was Biba was finally able to pick up the scent of that cat at darting nuisance and it was less than an hour old too as he dashed forwards his mind drifted towards how happy hanata would be to have him on her team and so he missed a slight whistling sound the flasks of concentrated peppermint had been supplied by Hana and the people throwing them were Kai's friend midi anko who was following Naruto and old squadmate by the name of sador shinshi who Kiba never noticed until far too late at the same time in totally different districts of koha Naruto and Kiba responded to the ambush in very different manners Naruto had a fraction of a second to react whoever that was they were fast and reached out and snatched a flask from the air stopping the open top with his thumb to prevent the contents from spilling on the street and managed not to break the fragile glass bottle in his grasp that had been close dandling chakra to his senses he moved on unaware that his whisker marks were now glowing faintly with his chakra diba totally caught by surprise as his thoughts drifted away from his surroundings also managed by some miracle to catch the flask thrown at him unfortunately with his mouth and the peppermint slushed into his mouth and throat pretty much killing his sense of smell gasping and choking The inuzuka Marked his current place and hurried over to a nearby house to try and rid himself of the smell of peppermint a smell so strong that it blocked his sense of smell completely completely as nuto picked up the pace moving more quickly once he again had the trail sniffing every so often as he ran he swept through an area with a vague whiff of peppermint to it if someone was obliterating sections of tor's Trail he reasoned without slowing he had better move even faster when kba finally got the dratted taste and stench of peppermint out of his mouth and nose he darted back to the place he marked and cast about to get the scent once more he caught Tora scent after a few minutes because another scent much fresher and stronger had overl that of n a few seconds of anger had kba growling until he hit on a really Shinobi plan let nuto do the work then swoop in and grab the cat then beat the Baka back to the academy it was so simple it couldn't fail and then forcing his mind back to the now he set off yes Naruto's scent was easy to follow shinshi sighed and swiftly caught up to anko pretty snake the Hound is hunting the fox instead of chazzing the cat he said in a deep low voice orders a special thought for a second leave it it is a legit imate strategy even if it's not a nice one the chase continued the afternoon was dragging on as Naruto closed on tor's position some bushes in one of koha's many parks and Gardens as he did he heard the faint rustle of leaves and presumed it to be his Watcher moving slowly forward one foot at a time so as not to startle the runway cat he crouched and slid closer giba had nearly lost nuto a couple of times that afternoon a frustrating experience considering the other boy wore orange for crying out loud he'd soon picked him up again though threw a few moments sniffing around but making up the Lost ground had the inuzuka tired and grumpy he'd finally caught up and he too could smell the cat in those bushes nuto the Baka was cautiously approaching the cat from the windward side letting the stupid creature in yuzuka and cats do not get along catch his scent Kiba however had worked his way around until he was upwind of the cat with his own scent blown away from the feline that had led them this merry Chase but if Naro got there first kibba didn't stop to think he didn't feel a need to and he raced into grabb the cat Tor was getting bored he'd run away again but there was no one chassing him to put through hell until he found these two the first one the one who was showing him he was there that he was nothing to fear he smelled odd like a fox but not like a fox it was confusing and Tor was wary of confusing things like this and vets always watch out for vets then there was the other one the dog smelling one he was hunting but he didn't smell nice to cats he made tor's whiskers itch he'd lost track of him now and looked around as he heard kiba's Rush begin Instinct took over and the cat bolted away from Kiba straight into nutk arms where the young immediately cradled him to be comfortable and placed another hand over the top to secure him as he jumped straight over Kiba as he barreled from the Shrubbery with his arms outstretched and from the tree limb he landed on nuto was off to a nearby roof still cradling the now scared cat which had sunk its claws into the arm of his jacket as he raced back to the academy piba was not happy and began to chase Naruto across the rooftops wondering how the blonde could just keep running like that he'd been going all out all day and was barely breathing hard by the Kami whereas kibba was most definitely slowing down and realized he could either keep shouting threats at the other jenin or shut up and run but either way he couldn't catch up he'd lost and all he could do was take it he snarled partly at nuto but mostly at himself his former classmate had earned this after all and now that kba thought about it Hinata probably would prefer Naruto on her team anyway well maybe she thanked him for making the Baka work for it and if she ever changed her mind he'd still be her friend there was always hope right he didn't realize he'd spoken aloud until he heard the chuckle of those behind him indeed there is always hope in yuzuka San the man said as he stroked his goatee style beard combined with a bald head and the vest he looked almost villainous but in a cool way hope is all there is that cannot be taken from you it can only be cast aside and even then there are those who will carry it for you until you need it again I am sador shinshi in yuzuka San also called G tiger and I bid you good day the deep voice and almost formal manner of speech distracted him and the man was gone from right in front of his eyes haugan nii had arrived while Naruto and kibba were undertaking their test and on hearing what was going on had reported to hiashi and the hauga elders they had taken it upon themselves to see what came of this and sent an elder with two Branch house bodyguards as well as hiashi and nii to see that Hinata's teammate was worthy it didn't help that the Elder they sent was a close friend of the deceased inuzuka Kujo k father who had been killed during the cao's attack although not by the caoi which the inuzuka didn't Bandy about much so as Naruto came up the road at a slow jog stroking Tor his fur gently as herant reassured the now comfortable feline he was greeted by the sight of six hyuga clan members as well as kurai Sensei Kakashi Sensei and Shino as well as Sasuke who was leaning behind a tree and Sakura who was staring dreamily at Sasuke for such a smart girl he thought she can sure do some stupid things at times he turned his Gaze on Hinata who'd clasped her hands together as she saw him a smile brightening her face and although the sun was setting it was as though it had sprung back into the sky as far as he could see G and I watched as nuto jogged in petting the cat that existed to make Jen and life a living hell and shuddered aemotion that was not missed by Hinata who had never heard tales of the cat niiji didn't speak about things with her very often or at all as the red-eyed kinichi nodded to nuto anko appeared behind him here an fair and passed the obstacles without help HEK pretty good shinshi says the other needs work but he'd probably be better off as a fighter with tracking as a secondary speciality grinning the woman in the trench coat mesh and miniskirt disappeared in a swirl of leaves turning to Naruto she swallowed her pride and extended her hand well done yamaki and welcome to teamate before Naruto could say anything Hinata's temper finally blew striding past her family which surprised the hauga no end as she wasn't hesitating in the slightest nor did she seem to care that others were not only present but watching hiashi felt the urge for some popcorn placing herself before her new Sensei she exploded into an angry rant Kur and I Sensei she hissed enough Venom in her words to give the real pause even as kba finally jogged up to the academy Gates I don't think you really mean that I think you feel forced and badly done by to have him here when the truth is you should be fighting to keep him I don't know why you wanted Kiba on the team but I do know why Naruto should be her he has Drive determination like no one else and you should be ashamed of yourself for treating him like the rest of the villagers the narrow Minds that can't stop blaming him for something that I'm sure he didn't choose he helps others every chance he gets did you know that he stands up for anyone who needs it and even when he has to fight someone he tries to help them afterwards Sasuke nodded at that with a grunt as he recalled their fights at the Academy he sees the bright side of everything he works hard and when people laugh with him his smile could light the room he is yamaki nuto a part of this team now and if you insist on calling him yuzaki then I insist you call me Hau it's about as polite everyone was staring at Hinata during this rant and as it went on Naruto had looked around for confirmation with each point someone else nodded although apparently only Hinata had seen the true Smiles he apparently used Sasuke had actually given a Ry grin as she mentioned the part about making others laugh at the same time as Sakura blushed as each person nodded nutk smile got wider it was a true Smile as sinata would have put it not a mask to hide pain or to keep others away but a beacon of Good Feelings to be shared as he realized this Hinata stopped talking and looked around realizing exactly who she'd been speaking in front of the shocked adults of the hauga the bitter and glowering face of niiji the Placid exterior of Shino and the general look on everyone's face that seemed to say they' def found a wolf being malted death by a fluffy little rabbit to be easier to believe she brought up the bag that had Naruto's old jacket in it even as he murmured in a low tone tell it Haim and tried to hide her face behind it as she went bright red and struggled not to faint gur andai felt like the world was upside down she'd just been verbally mauled and deservedly so by a Jenine she'd had charge of for less than 6 hours she bowed at the waist towards the two jenon and spoke clearly I'm very sorry Naruto I was too wetted to what I'd heard from others and jumped to an unfounded conclusion when she straightened up she walked over to Kakashi and handed him a stack of coins here's your T.O Kakashi if you buy another it it book with it I'll have my new team hunt you down and burn your mask as the two teams separated Sho leaned in toward Naruto why do you think he wears that mask he asked his new teammate in a level voice nuto thought a moment before answering still gazing at hanata as much as he reads OS senan's books it's probably to hide his nose bleeds straightening as hanata spoke to her father nervously sorry Sho but can you excuse me I just remember hanadan said she needed to talk to me with that he made his way closer to the girl with a midnight hair I told you daughter hiashi was saying as Naro approached it was all well and good to play at it for the the last few years but if the elders are to make you a good match for change he was interrupted by his child I am sorry father but time has gotten away from us I was going to explain things but events came up to postpone the telling if you can give me a few minutes a few minutes for what hanim nuto asked startling an Eep from her as she startled this was embarrassing enough in front of her whole clan without actually having them hear what she said taking his hand she led him away from everyone but took great care to remain in full view of them all as she did Naruto found himself caught up in how soft her hands were before he realized she was speaking to him um sorry he muttered what was it you said do you remember the jacket you gave me Naruto he snorted of course he remembered it you've only worn it every day since hanada he replied until today of course is there something wrong it's definitely too small now if you want I can get you another one then very nearly passed out from excitement but managed not to by the bearest margin take taking a deep breath she continued hi Naruto K it is too small but please let me finish okay at is notd she went on you know the spirals on the shoulder and back of your jacket again he nodded those are Clan symbols your clan symbols and the only people allowed to wear them are the active duty and hire Shinobi to honor a treaty as old as koha itself and the members of that Clan aruto nodded again he had a vague memory of sunity saying something along those lines and his curiosity was peaked as Hinata began going red again studying it he saw that it started at her jaw and spread upwards and down from there a tiny part of him began to ask how far down but the rest of his mind bludgeoned it into submission well if you give someone your clan symbols like that you're asking them to join your clan if you g give them tea to an unmarried girl or woman I at see can BBT taken as a m marriage P proposal Nudo noticed that that cute stutter she used to have when she was nervous was back meaning she had to be really nervous he went pale and looked over at hiashi why you am mean hi i p hi Hinata was pushing her index fingers together now and while your D Dad hi Naruto's eyes rolled back in his head in a moment he would never live down and he fainted chapter 5 seal 5 engage Nudo woke up panicking looking around anxiously there above him was Hinata's concerned face and although his pillow wasn't her lap with the other hiuga nearby perhaps that was just as well blasted struggling to hammer the piece of his mind that kept thinking that way down unfortunately it was as irrepressible as the rest of him and kept getting up again the blonde gradually sat up the pillow had been that bag Hinata had been carrying around today and he realized where his old jacket was by the strong smell of her coming from it hiashi was the closest tauga and oddly much at odds with the expression on his face it seemed amused that couldn't be right could it pushing this mess from his mind and shaking his head to clear it Naruto cast his mind back over the conversation surreal as it was before he passed out oh please Kami he prayed in Earnest don't let Sasuke hear about that his prayer was already too late of course as Eno had been passing the academy Gates on an errand at exactly the right time to pick up that choice piece of Gossip he turned to hanada who was wearing a worried look on her face it's all right hanim he said a sheepish smile on his face I I think it was just the shock of all that news at once sorry for worrying you the pered kenoi smiled are you sure you're all right naru she asked it wouldn't do to find he'd been badly hurt later that would be awful when he nodded she let out a sigh of relief now she could keep speaking with him although her father was close enough to hear it had to be done and H she just chewed out her own sensei in front of this group in both teams she could and would do this nukan began slowly certain that he hadn't known about the symbols and consequences well I I like the idea that you really wanted me to be part of your clan your family I knew why you didn't fully understand what you were offering as a child I could play at it and your old jacket was a source of comfort and strength for me but now the clan is looking to strengthen itself and as such I have tea to do my part as much as I wish otherwise I must return your jacket she was moments from tears they were already gathering in her eyes ready to pour down her cheeks then she felt a gentle finger brush across her right eye then her left softly brushing away the impending torrent startled she looked up staring into the depths of the most sapphire blue eyes she had ever seen even as Naruto spoke softly fully aware that hauga hiashi Han's father and therefore not a man to cross if he could avoid it was listening to every word so the jackets too small then he said in a matter of fact tone as if he were discussing the weather or the crops there was a light a spark deep within those eyes that she had only seen there before when he was discussing Raymond from merusi just have to get you one that fits then their gasp of surprise was shocked from her as she brought her hands up to cover her mouth as she blushed surely he didn't mean it be but nukan now that you know she began only for him to cut her off yeah I know he said low but firm I didn't then but I do now and if I had known maybe I'd like to think I'd have done it anyway but back then you were just a nice girl who never hurt me a little Place in the Sun even in the darkest reaches of my mind the image of the SE likee construction where the caoi was imprison came to his Mind's Eye repete with the odd in congruous ray of sunshine so now I know and I'm still offering but if the very thought H him but although he didn't know much about love he was only 12 after all he knew that having something that hurt him was preferable to something that hurt her the clearing of hiashi's throat reminded them that they were not alone boy the head of the hauga nearly growled his voice was that deep and low rumbling with Menace what makes you think I or my clan would in any way permit this farce it was phrased as a question but it had all the Hallmarks of a threat and nuto didn't respond well to threats snapping his eyes to meet those of Hinata's father he glared refusing to back down despite the heavy dose of fear trying to climb his spine Naruto Drew on his knowledge from what he could remember of what he'd learned involving his mother and her clan it had been tiny Tippets gradually gathered over the years and pieced together bit by bit if his past was a jigsaw puzzle it was one of those big ones and he had more than a few large patches of picture as well as the edges there were other sections involving his father but he couldn't figure out where they fit exactly so he left them out of the picture as he worked and now he brought it to Bear by name he stated uzamaki part of a treaty as old as the village Hinata had told him that herself before he passed out of that Clan which grants sharp clear senses and unmatched Vitality that information had come courtesy of sunity and her Tales of his mother as well as comments that compared him to her a hard and will that will not quit that Will Never Surrender a mind and soul that will always overcome no matter how many times I fall I will rise again I will be hok someday believe it and then there's this he moved his arm so that his hand was between him and hiashi blocking the view of any other than the head of the hyuga clan and his teammates in Sensei his claws slowly extended and the eyes of those who could see it widened another I was informed it emerged during my absence from koha I was abducted and experimented on by a Madman with snakes eyes and nearly died there I still have nightmares the ashy looked at the boy with his Bakugan active assessing the odd alloy that seemed to make up his very bones hanada suddenly recalled the dietary supplements Naruto had taken before every meal she'd ever seen him eat since his return four dull gray pills that obviously didn't taste very good she know and Kur and I were speechless although for the abam boy it would have been hard to notice so hiashi Sama said nuto all serious now a far cry from the troublemaker and prankster that he heard of equally far from the only other real concern that he had is that enough to satisfy your clan to in theuse Acky name or are they going to be greedy the ashy grimaced inwardly but his n legendary Reserve kept the expression from his face for my clan it might be I don't particularly care if anata chooses to accept she will be removed from her position as ays the matriarch of one clan cannot be the head of another their place will be filled by Hanabi and those symbols may be the only thing that can keep both my daughters unsealed and to I commend the clan Nudo was bothered somewhat by that statement unsealed he asked without his noticing his hand crept across his belly a gesture that neither hiashi nor hanat missed although they forward to comment what do you mean unsealed the hyuga head glared at the boy then waved niiji forward show him the seal he ordered nii glared at Naruto as he removed his eight and a silk band beneath it hiashi continued the Bakugan is a potent tool and a great Advantage for koha he explained as such it was decided that the hyuga who were to become Shinobi would receive a seal that would preserve it against our enemies that is the origin of the branch house somewhere along the way the branch house became the Servants of the main house and the seal was altered this seal can be used to inflict pain as well as sealing away the Bakugan at the moment of death he waved for niiji to return and as the boy stepped back he again glared at Naruto hanata was returning his glare not that he seemed to care but Naruto knowing the connotations he still offered her his jacket a dream come true for her she'd already pinched herself several times to see if she'd been placed in it and she was not going to let her naroon down Nudo for his part was locked in thought for a good few minutes he could see a few problems with what he'd been told hiashi Sama he asked could you correct me if I'm wrong but if the seal activates at the hyuga's death and it's known to do so what stops the enemy from removing their eyes while they're alive he shivered at the thought as for the seal maybe it would take a master of you in Jutsu to remove but surely it wouldn't be so hard for an enemy to find the key to cause the pain wouldn't that very crippling led to more live captures and thus a greater risk of the loss of the Bakugan the ashy was impressed in a matter of seconds this boy had seen a major flaw in their perfect seal one that was now revealed is nothing more than a means to subjugate the branch house that could give him an excuse this boy might just enable him to heal his suned clan and that was a Priceless prize very well yamaki Sama he said the formal mode of address startling nuto and Hinata she may wear your symbols and I shall contact you at a later point to arrange the Blessed event your enemies will be mine and my family yours the hyuga head then shocked the Elder behind him as well as nii by bowing to Naruto touching his forehead to the ground before Rising ing to leave for a moment he paused and softly spoke my daughter Hanami would have been proud of you as am I she know had a lot to think about that night as Kur and I had told them to be ready at 8 the next morning at training ground 8 he spent the time as he walked home quietly pondering what was happening with Naruto hanata wearing her classmates's jacket had been a running joke for the past few years and a few unkind children had been known to joke that she'd still be wearing it at her wedding civilian Clans didn't adhere to the same Customs as Shinobi Clans such as the impact of offering your clan symbols so their lack of understanding was explicable if crass they reached the abam compound where his mother sat on the decking at the side of the house staring out at his father as he and his Colony trained together Shino took note of the economy of motion the Precision he used with little if any wasted effort and idly wondered if he'd be that good someday then he remembered hanad as ranted Kuran I Sensei and smiled a little the expression concealed by the high collar of his coat he would oh came his mother's voice and he realized she was even closer than he thought having moved in while he was distracted by his own thoughts a smile on Shin no kunk's face something big has happened then something positive I know today you were assigned to your team and the matchups are something you consider near perfect happy with her deduction abam Hader waited for her son's response the abam like many other clans strove for Perfection but with what she know had witnessed today he had come to a different conclusion Perfection seems overrated he murmured causing his mother's eyes to widen and his father to halt his training session the raised eyebrow of abam shyi invited his son to explain Perfection itself is an end to strive for but never attain making the goal worthless and the striving itself the key upon attaining Perfection you stop growing and stagnate once you stagnate others surpass you rather than strive for something that becomes worthless once I attain it I would strive instead for the strength to protect my friends and teammates so that my goal and my striving both have a worthy purpose H was certain it was the most that Shino had said in one go since he was six and the thoughtful look on her husband's face told her he was pondering shino's words deeply after a moment he nodded you're right he said and the quiet family watched the fireflies his mother was named for come out to dance nuto would not hear of Hinata going home after they'd been dismissed before he could get her a new jacket one he insisted would be of the right size and so he took her to the store where he got most of his clothes kujaku Dan was a tailor with a small clientele and he'd long ago been quietly instructed by the Hoka to make sure that nuto always had the clothes he wanted the old man still remembered the day the boy had seen his first picture of a tiger and the amazement on the boy's face when he was told that few people saw the tiger that was hunting until too late he had no tiger skins and the tiger stripe pattern would have been out of place on the boy anyway but he came up with a basic outfit that nuto had worn for years anay was a former Shinobi too old now to run as he used to and had turned to his hobby to make a living he was good at it and when his granddaughter had chosen to Apprentice to him for for those skills rather than as a Shinobi he'd been proud now that same granddaughter was helping him with the measurements of hauga Hinata and nuto was asking the man's opinions the symbols had to be there of course on the shoulder and back and danay knew what that meant politically speaking at least he made the Garb for Ninja grade durability yet cut it for comfort and as young Zushi zuu Chan to friends and family called out the alterations he marked them on the jacket his skill was such that mere minutes after the measuring was done almost before Hinata had dressed in returned with zuu Chan Dan's little Masterpiece was complete it was nearly identical to the old jacket but with a feminine cut to Accent the waist and shoulders and a little inbuilt support for robust activity the blue of the old jacket had clashed somewhat with a midnight hair but by shifting a shade or three closer to purple that section instead added to it in a way defying description the orange was a little darker than his jacket too but not so much that H's fair skin became pet rather it gave her a healthy looking glow although that may have been the girl's Joy being told she could wear the symbols even with nuto knowing what it meant the moment he'd said he'd understand if she didn't want him her heart had almost shattered until she realized he was giving the choice to her in case she didn't want him as if that would happen their new jacket Drew much attention that night at dinner and her father's lack of comment told the clan he at least approved though there were soft mutters all night spiteful hate-filled things as the meal Drew to a close he ASI raised a hand for attention today I approved the match between Clan yamaki and Clan hauga which has been in negotiation for the past few years the noise as Elders bolted upright and began to shout in protest or to demand the girl be sealed before she was wedded was as nothing to the cold ice filled tone that the head of the clan wielded as they bickered enough he hissed and silence fell blaring about the table his eyes were everywhere but on his rapidly reing daughter Hanabi looked puzzled and nii had that cold look of disdain on his face are we the strongest clan in koha or aering schoolyard mob as the elders forced themselves to self-control he went on further due to drawbacks in the cage bird seal I have elected to discontinue the practice hiashi took advantage of the apoplectic silence that ensued even as that odious Elder from earlier that day tried to squa as he rapidly turned purple it was pointed out to me that the sea lonely Triggers on death so should any of our enemies take it in their heads to harvest the eyes while their donor is alive it would not seal them further the seals key for inflicting pain is far easier for a wielder to determine than the removal so an enemy with sufficient skill of which there are many can pose a significant threat in battle with a single-hand seal and the right amount of chakra I am certain no one here wants that he pointed to the hyuga seal Master an old man called koku again at once he ordered before any could countert him by the end of the week I want no hauga and koha vulnerable to an enemy with that key as he sat he smiled behind the mask of his own face that should keep their minds off the whole question of Hinata he didn't miss that the hauga who' protested loudest were also the ones most most fond of using the seal to enforce compliance either even a startled almost shocked nii his usually stoic face a confused mess of emotions couldn't avoid the thought all this because of one little jacket nuto couldn't sleep the events of the day and the previous night had him wired almost literally bouncing with energy and so he sat at the beat up old desk in his apartment and wrote a letter to sunity telling her of the events he realized he might not be allowed to send it or not all of it so he took it to the Hokage Tower to see if he could get jigi Sama to look it over maybe she could help him out too after all she'd known his mother here is in skim through the reports from the various who had been chosen to sponsor the Jen and graduates this year again as he' suspected from the 10 squads he'd assembled only three were ready for the duty and burden of Shinobi status that was appalling from past years that he'd investigated at jura's urging he knew that prior to the CAO attack the academy had been producing twice as many able squads so where did the competence go was the sabotage deliberate or just coincidental removing the civilian side of the Village Council was not the answer as the exact same makeup of the council during the yand Dame's Reign was effective so was it the people involved that caused this disaster wasn't a strong enough word but it would have to do or were they too being manipulated by some dire Puppet Master he picked up the reports for teams five and six they were capable enough but their teamwork was fragile they would require another year to temper their teams at the Academy but with Mizuki gone who would teach them sighing he scanned team 7's report pass that was all Kakashi had written but it was enough he was using the Bell test that manado had used on him that had been used on him by jera that had been used on him by hin himself in the comments were the words post not needed that was a first every team had one member who wound up tied to the Post in the second stage for it to be unnecessary implied that the test was complete before it got that far the hok chocked it up to the inuzuka boy pack instincts once those kicked in there would have been little hope of failing them as His example would Inspire the AA which left the hero girl stepping in unlikely to abandon her Crush he could almost see it in his mind Bashi must have been impressed this was the first team he'd ever passed theate was a foregone conclusion Kai's report was more detailed than Kakashi but finding her Recon and tracking team had taken the initiative to map the unfamiliar training ground before she arrived as a teamwork exercise that was very good very good indeed team 10 was passed if barely there inside at the tur notes his son was a little lackluster a little unfocused for what he was doing perhaps an assistant would light a fire under him he reached into one of his drawers and took out a file there was this who' applied for advancement to assigning the youngest of kenoh has four gentlemen to the task was a great test for the rank but also gave him an idea about the academy problems he scrolled out the message to assign Sadat T shinshi to assist catob auma and two others to send to the other gentlemen to see what they could do with the academy some times the best thing to do with a problem was to throw it at another Naruto's Shinobi identification photo had just been taken and he wandered down the tower to his appointment with a hokagay regarding his clan finances a little investigation told him that even from just his mother's Clan he had more than enough for his own compound not unlike the hyuga but he didn't want something that big unless there was no other choice as he entered the room he saw the hok was not alone but he hadn't expected him to be Hayashi was present as an interested party having a agreed to H's engagement to the young uzamaki and kurai was present as his Sensei and thus deao adviser the other three though he couldn't understand this was starting to smell serious chosing a sturdy chair nuto bowed to the hokagay his Sensei and his prospective father-in-law but didn't sit hokagay Sama he said instead I can understand my sensei's presence and that of hugasan but I am unfamiliar with these others am I permitted to ask why they are present a meeting now concluded so that we may get on with my CL business pisan openly smiled at the boy's formal and precise words to think Naruto the village Troublemaker christened by the U who'd been on the receiving end of his pranks until the abduction as the village paa or pain in the a acronym had this inside of him ignoring the glares that the advisers from the council were leveling at the boy the hokagay answered Naruto by introducing them these are shimura danzo Mado hurra and udaan kaheru advisers from The Village Council Naruto San he said establishing protocols by the address during the introduction uctions arudo turned and bowed to them not as low as he had to hiashi or kurai whom he'd honored nearly as much as the hok it is an honor to meet them the blue-eyed Shinobi said I have heard so much of them already he smiled a false one that didn't fool anyone nor was it meant to I do hope your meeting with hokagay Sama was fruitful inwardly heisen wished he could break the reserve and laugh at danzo being played like a top by this boy barely a sixth of his age they are here for your meeting Naruto sand he gently corrected playing along the Council seems to feel their advice will be needed why nuto asked I can see hauga Sen's interest in the matter as my future father-in-law he still swallowed hard at that he just couldn't wrap his mind around the thought and Kuran I Sensei is here to give advice well we got off to araki start I trust her to look out for me and for hanada Chan but what exactly does Private uzamaki Business have to do with the council there is a matter of a loan that must be repaid huris said after danzo looked in that direction The Village finances are very important Nudo may have been a knucklehead but he was not a fool that sentence had been carefully constructed to make it sound like uzamaki out the village I offer you a deal medicado San he said the interest on the loan gets paid on time and brought up to date and I don't call in the debt the elders stared at the boy wondering exactly how much he knew as they did hamur cleared his throat nervously I agree he said there was nothing else to say having backed himself into a corner the glare he directed at nuto did not seem to phase the boy who then turned to the hok was that all they needed to know Hokage Sama as H Isen nodded the boy again turned towards the village advisers I am so pleased to have been of assistance to the honored elders and thank you for dealing with this promptly now there are more personal matters to deal with boring trivialities and Clan contracts to finalize so I beg do not let us keep you from more important issues as the Elder advisers left reluctantly but they did leave nuto held a bow at the exact degree that gave them just enough respect that they couldn't call him on it but not enough that they would think he actually respected them once the door was closed he nearly collapsed in the chair do we have to be formal for the rest of this he asked the Hokage my face feels like it's going to fall off from the fake Smiles duckling heris in shook his head and the small group began to discuss the future of the Uzumaki Clan and its past thanks for listening I do hope you enjoy it if you want the next part of this video turn on that Bell notification like subscribe and comment down below and also check out the other videos I have created and enjoyed it see you guys next video

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Published: Sun May 05 2024