59"Normal speech."
"KYUUBI SPEECH."
'Normal Thoughts.'
'KYUUBU THOUGHTS'
JUTSU's
Disclaimer:I(insert)Do(Legal)Not Own(Crap)NARUTO(Here). That honour goes to Kishimoto. I tried to buy the rights to naruto, but Hinata threteaned me with dire consequences if i came between her and her naruto. :-p
Chapter: 2-Shinobi:Apprentice
A Couple Months Later
Unknown Location
Naruto and Kakuzu were residing in a dimly lit cave, holding all the necessities of a household. Bookshelves lined the walls holding a great number of books, one area was a small kitchenette, and another was the entrance to a bathroom holding a spring for a bathtub, two futons and finally the corner of the room where the two of them sat at, a table. Naruto had grown used to the dim and dark nature of his home and had grown to like it.
The atmosphere of the room was tense with anticipation and the two were currently having a staring match, trying to read the other for any indication on their next course of action. One would have thought the two were statue by how still they were currently being.
Littered across this table was the object of their attention and Naruto had just begun his training on one of the most evil but entertaining arts. Kakuzu found that the boy had a natural talent when it came to the subject that they were on. Kakuzu planned to mold the boy into an intense machine and there was no doubt that he would be great.
"Brat, the truth to being successful in this dangerous world of ours is to win at all cost. If you cannot do this then you are a failure at life, and I will not hesitate to kill you if that happens." Kakuzu continued the lecture he had been giving the little boy, before rearranging the contents on the table once more. Kakuzu grinned inside of his head; he would definitely win this time.
The two of them stared at each other with a critical eye before simultaneously slapping their hands on the table. They studied the table once more, comparing the new information with the old. They looked for anything that might throw off their plans, making sure to double check everything.
Kakuzu compared the two hands and sighed in frustration, and glared at the hyper-active boy for good measure. 'There goes another one hundred ryu. I hate losing money.' "Your luck is unnatural! It's like you have your own factory producing your luck" The sensei growled out.
"Yatta! A Full House beats a flush sensei." Naruto gave Kakuzu the peace sign while he raked in a decent pile of chips.
The boy just had an insane amount of luck and Naruto had enough knowledge of the game by now to know when he should play different hands. While he did not like losing, he would always be happy to let him loose in a casino, using a modified henge. The ways to make money with this boy were endless. Although he wished the boy would take life more seriously and not be so loud.
"A ninja must be calm and collected at all times if he is to avoid suspicion."
Naruto looked at his sensei, knowing that he was displeased with his behavior. "I know sensei, but since we are not being ninja right now we don't have to worry right?"
Kakuzu looked at him in annoyance and wondered if Naruto was worthy of his time. "While a normal child may be able to get away with such actions, you are on the wanted list of the Akatsuki. If you act like an idiot you will bring attention to yourself, meaning you die."
When his sensei said that, Naruto was at a loss for words. He knew about the Akatsuki, the organization that was after him for Kyuubi. At any moment Kakuzu could turn Naruto in, so he tried his best to be useful and stay on his good side, but sometimes he couldn't help it.
Kakuzu looked away from him and shook his head in aggravation, before standing up. "Work on your Taijutsu and Kunai training. It needs improvement, and don't forget to increase your weights on a weekly basis... I'm leaving." With that, Kakuzu left the cave in a blur.
Naruto stared at the space his sensei had stood in the moment before he disappeared. Nothing ever seemed to be enough for him nor was he ever impressed with Naruto's progress. Naruto ran out of the cave and into the training field and made a vow to be stronger by the time Kakuzu returned from wherever, before starting his daily work-out.
xxxxx
River Country: Location unknown
Ten transparent, glowing figures shimmered into existence inside of an empty pitch black chamber. No one spoke a word, waiting until their leader decided it was the right time to break the silence. The tension in the air was thick, even though none of the Nin were actually in the chamber physically.
"As you know each member of Akatsuki is assigned their own bijuu to detain. Throughout the existence of the Akatsuki we have kept tabs on each bijuu, to make sure that they could be harvested when the time came. Uzumaki Naruto, vessel of the Nine Tails, has disappeared and must be located. It is vital to the success of Akatsuki for all of the bijuu to be harvested. However do not confront the nine tails yet, the preparations have not been made. Locate him only." The one known as Pein spoke as he studied each of the Nin that had gathered.
Kakuzu remained silent during the petty banter that followed Pein's announcement, deep in thought on what his next move would be. Kakuzu knew that he would die if Pein found out that he was hiding and training the Kyuubi vessel, but he also knew that he would earn a lot of money from the brat. What was more important, the risk of his life or making money from a brat? He decided that the latter was the right choice. That was the reason that he would not turn Naruto into the Akatsuki.
Another reason was that Kakuzu did not trust Pein. When Kakuzu had been recruited into the Akatsuki he had been bribed with all the riches he wanted, but now he had reason to believe that that was false. He could see Pein's ulterior motive within all of these plans, and it would be nice to have a bargaining piece if it came down to it.
After a few more minutes of discussion the lights inside of the chamber flickered out.
One Year Later
Naruto's training had been extremely successful in the time that he was with Kakuzu-sensei. He had learned how to access his chakra and control it better by walking up trees, walking on water, and other chakra control exercises. Naruto had to spend almost four and a half months alone, to get his control to his sensei's idea of an acceptable level. Although once he did learn it, he was finally able to master the Bunshin, Henge, and Kawarimi Jutsu. His taijutsu was at an average level, well for an academy student that is, and Naruto's studies were passable.
Another major part of his training was on how to survive, especially when his sensei got mad at him and attacked. The first time that he had experienced one of sensei's rampages Naruto had spent a whole week in bed from injuries. Thankfully he had been healed by the Kyuubi or else he would have died from blood loss.
Luckily, or unluckily for Naruto, he had met the damn fur ball after he lost consciousness from one of Kakuzu's attacks and he had been given an explanation to all of it, but he did almost piss himself once he had found out. After that the Kyuubi had been plaguing his dreams with murder and battle and he often woke up screaming.
At the moment though, Naruto was standing in front of his sensei in the clearing outside of their hidden cave, waiting for his next training session. Naruto tried to prepare himself for what was to come by building up his resolve. Kakuzu called them training sessions but he called them torture sessions. By the end of the day he would not be unable to move with multiple broken bones and fractures, but because of the fox, Naruto would always be fully healed in the morning. Something that Kakuzu took advantage of in their training.
"Naruto what is your goal in your life."
Naruto was taken by surprise by the sudden question and said the first thing that came to mind. "I want to earn recognition as THE world's strongest ninja, no matter the cost."
Kakuzu pondered on the words that his peculiar and boisterous student spoke. "Will you do anything to reach that goal?"
"Hai Kakuzu-sensei"
'While he is very annoying and loud and sometimes... no,most of the time I want to chop off his head, he is determined and will do anything to gain power. And if everything goes my way I'll be makin' barrels of money in no time. Yes I have found a worthy pupil.'
Kakuzu went through a set of ancient hand seals at a fast pace before he slammed both hands into the ground. "Kinjutsu: Shitai Nuime no Jutsu (Body Suture Technique)"
Then out of nowhere the grass around Naruto grew to impossible length, before thrusting into his body. The grass wound all the way around his entire body, even going through his neck, making a stitching pattern in the process. This was the effect of the Jutsu.
All Naruto felt was unimaginable pain and he thought he could hear himself screaming, although he wasn't sure. The world seemed to be getting hazy and he could feel nausea. Naruto hunched over and began to vomit, noticing the blood that was mixed in. Then the only other thing that Naruto remembered was Kakuzu catching him once he fell, and everything went black.
The process would take about an hour, while the grass that would be intertwined in Naruto's body, interconnecting many of his body parts, including his limbs and organs. Once Naruto woke up, if at all, he would have the same powers as Kakuzu, except that Naruto would have grass. It would take a lot of training but Naruto would eventually have as much control over his grass, as Kakuzu had over his black tendrils. The fusion had a low chance of survival, almost as low as twenty percent, because of the dangers he would be put in by removal and replacement of so many body parts. It was lucky for Naruto that he contained the Kyuubi, the success of the Jutsu would dramatically increase because of the fox healing the boy.
Although Kakuzu had to do some other things, he would stick around for the duration of the fusion, to see if his pupil lived through it.
xxxxx
Later That Day
The sky had gotten dark while Kakuzu waited for Naruto to undergo the transformation. The process had taken longer than it should have, because of the Kyuubi healing Naruto's body and the fact that grass he never been used with the Shitai Nuime Jutsu before. These two together caused the Jutsu to take two extra hours and because of this, Kakuzu was not sure what the results of the transformation would be.
When Naruto finally woke up he jolted up in his bed with a violent start. Naruto's breathing was ragged, his face flushed, and his shirt was drenched in sweat. He looked around the room frantically, laying eyes on his sensei, making him calm down slightly.
"What...the hell...was that?"
"That was a Jutsu that I performed, giving you the same powers as me."
Kakuzu strode over to the bedridden boy and compared the stitching on his arms to the stitching on Naruto's arms. Hearing this Naruto looked on even more surprised. The possibilities with Kakuzu's ability were endless and Naruto would never have to have a problem with again, something he resented.
"Naruto this is the next step in your training." Kakuzu motioned for his pupil to stand up and come over to him.
Naruto shakily got out of his bed before slowly walking towards his sensei. At the moment Naruto was at a loss for words. The transformation was really tiresome and he did not have a lot of energy like he usually did.
"Now come, we have training to do before I have to leave again."
Naruto groaned. Training right after what he went through would be horrible.
The two walked out of the cave and into their private training field. Then Kakuzu gave Naruto a blank piece of paper, with a slight chakra output coming from it. Naruto held the paper in his hand and waited for further instruction on the piece of paper.
"Put chakra into that, it will decide your elemental affinity."
Naruto looked at him confusedly but did so anyways. Half the things that his sensei did, he did not understand, but there was usually a reason behind them. What happened next though, was not something that was expected, nor something that should be possible.
Instead of the paper splitting in half or getting soaked, it turned green and started to grow at a slow pace, but stopped after a couple seconds. Naruto looked at the change in the paper, trying to decipher what it meant. Finally discovering nothing new about the paper besides the color and size change, Naruto gave up on it.
"What's the point of this Kakuzu-sensei?" Naruto handed the paper off to him so he could examine it. He didn't know what this meant and he decided that it was better for Kakuzu to figure everything out.
Kakuzu looked very close at the paper and tried to figure out what this could mean. Naruto obviously had an abnormal elemental affinity, which could make him a very dangerous foe. There had been many sub-elements used by ninja in the past, like the clan in Mist who used the Hyouton Jutsu. He tried to think of what element was being hinted at and if this was a result of the change made by the Shitai Nuime Jutsu or if it was a bloodline. He would just have Naruto experiment with different elemental manipulation exercises and see if his chakra reacted to anything.
"Naruto grab a leaf and come over here." Kakuzu motioned for him to hurry and waited until he came over, "Now I want you to try and make a change in the leaf using your chakra."
Naruto did not question the order and just concentrated on the task that he was given. He didn't know when but he had closed his eyes while he tried to accomplish the task. Nothing seemed to be happening though and his head was kind of hurting after he tried for a couple minutes.
Naruto growled, "Nothing's happening, this is stupid."
Kakuzu just glared at his stupidity, "Don't force it you idiot."
Naruto tried again but this time he tried to look for something he could change with chakra, but after a few minutes with nothing happening once again, Naruto grew angry with the task.
'Stupid leaf won't do anything.' He grew so angry with the task that he really just wanted to throw the stupid leaf away, causing him to unconsciously push a little more chakra into the leaf. As the chakra built up inside the leaf, it started to tremble in Naruto's hand until the leaf literally shot out of Naruto's hand like a speeding bullet, heading straight for Kakuzu.
Kakuzu was so surprised by the action that he almost didn't dodge out of the way, gaining a slight nick in his ear before hitting the ground in a roll. From his place on the ground, Kakuzu glared at Naruto for the sudden attack, but he was more surprised than angry.
'So the boy is a Mokuton user...No, he would have had to have both Earth and Water elements to have the Mokuton ability. So it was the Shitai Nuime that caused this effect. My guess is that when the grass interconnecting that many parts of Naruto's body, the chakra residing in the grass must have combined with the Kyuubi's chakra that was healing Naruto and his own chakra to create a new plant element.'
Kakuzu summed up his thoughts quickly and walked over to the still stunned and confused Naruto. "Now let's learn the full extent of your new powers."
At this Naruto paled. Whatever was in store for him, he was sure it would involve pain. And a lot of it.
Five Years Later
Naruto was currently in a densely wooded area with a vast variety of wildlife gathered around him. The ground was partly covered in shade from the tall tree's above and the occasional shrub every few feet. The birds sung their high pitched songs, the squirrels chattered about, and a doe and its fawn nibbled at the grass. The overall scene in the forest was one of peace and quiet.
For pants he wore dark brown cargo jeans with a good number of pockets that went up to the bottom of his knees. Inside of these pockets were of course the usual kunai and shuriken that all ninja had and other various weapons. On his upper body Naruto had a partly unzipped hoody with green and tan camouflage, showing his white undershirt underneath, while his hood covered his hair when he was on missions. Wearing these clothes, Naruto, despite his bright blond hair, blended in perfectly with the environment.
Naruto was always drawn towards the beauty of nature and would spend much of his time studying and interacting with it. When he was upset or angry this was where he would come to think rationally or gain control over his emotions. At the moment he was hunched over in a squat position, observing worker bees collect pollen from a chrysanthemum. At the moment, his thoughts were on the amount of improvement he needed to grow stronger and the harsh training that his sensei had put him through the past years.
After Naruto had undergone the change from the Body Suture Jutsu, he had gained a great amount of control over the plants at his disposal. One of the abilities he had was the short amount of time that he had control over plants outside of his body. The trick to his ability was that when his transformed chakra was introduced to the plant, he could move and direct it at will with his chakra. However the chakra that he applied to that plant would wear off after twenty seconds or so.
Although Naruto liked this ability, he found more potential in the use of the grass blades that were attached to his body. He had full control over the movement of the thick, sharp grass blades. Naruto had full control over the grass and there was always chakra running through them. Because of this, he could always rely on his grass.
Besides that Naruto also had the ability to grow plants at a faster rate than normal, and bring a dead plant back to life, his special chakra acting as a stimulant. This had furthered his ability to manipulate the plants movement and made him a very dangerous foe. He had not fully gotten the hang of it but he was still fairly good at it.
As for the rest of his arsenal Naruto had around ten elemental Jutsu, Shunshin, the three basic Jutsu, and his favorite, the Kage Bunshin. While he always liked to stick with his plants, it was always handy to have other Jutsu at his disposal. For Taijutsu he had increased his speed and strength to a level at which he was quite adept at dodging. Naruto was taught a simple and basic style because he did not have much use for close combat with his fighting style. And finally Naruto had learned a few low level Genjutsu and how to dispel mid- to high-level illusions.
Overall he felt that while he was extremely strong, around Chunin level, for his age but he wanted to get stronger. He wanted to prove to everyone that he was capable of anything and that he wasn't the Kyuubi. He would grow to be one of the strongest shinobi in the world, which would earn him a lot of money.
Naruto stood up from the ground, looking towards a specific spot in one of the trees in the area. "Well are you going to make yourself known or not?" Naruto spoke in a monotonous tone, leaving no expression on his face. When it came to business, Naruto never joked around. He could switch from his jolly old self to a cold killer in seconds, which was real useful.
The spying figure appeared in the clearing along with a stuffed briefcase, completely filled with ryu notes. "Why hello Naruto-kun, Are you well?"
"Cut the crap and get down to business. I would like to get this over with as soon as possible." Naruto glared at the man. The man just got under his skin with his overly nice act.
"My, My. Such language at such a young age." The man continued with a smirk. He just loved getting the blond all riled up. "Anyways, I must say you did an excellent job of obtaining that information on Iwa for us and we will be sure to use you in the future." After that was said the case was thrown towards the blonde, catching it with ease.
Naruto looked inside of the case and counted the money quickly. He had to make sure he was not being tricked. There was no Genjutsu on the ryu, nor was the money counterfeit. That was good, but he would still keep an eye out for anything suspicious. "Yes I am very proficient at stealth and infiltration. Anyway, you know where to contact me for another job. I' am outta here."
With that over and done with, Naruto took one last look at the colorful flowers before making his way out of the clearing. The man glared at the back of the sun kissed blonde's head. He threw a kunai knife at Naruto at a high speed, making almost no noise as it sailed through the air. The man followed up by running up to Naruto, low to the ground and ready to strike Naruto if needed, but to his surprise his target disappeared, leaving a log with a sticky note on it. He stood up right from his position and cautiously grabbed the sticky note.
The note read "Oh yea and if you ever betray me again, I will kill you in the most painful way possible... Kabuto-kun'"
Kabuto stood in the clearing, staring at the direction Naruto had gone off to and pondering on the blond enigma. Orochimaru will want to hear about the abilities that Naruto-kun possessed. Walking away, he noticed the retreating backs of the two deer, bounding away in a zigzag pattern.
xxxxx
One Day Later
As Naruto entered the training ground that lead to his cave/home, he knew something was off. Everything was quiet, even the animals of the forest. He looked around, noticing that the surrounding area was in a state of disrepair. There were trees broken and tossed around, scorch marks on the ground, upturned earth, and there was even one of the bodies of tendrils that his sensei used on the ground, wearing the mask with a lightning kanji on it.
Naruto followed the path of destruction, leading to the roof of the cave and a couple hundred feet back. The scene that he witnessed was even worse than that of before. There was not an untouched object in sight and right in the middle of it was his sensei and two Nin that he recognized as Itachi and Kisame. All three were currently breathing hard and trying their best to stay standing, with both parties bleeding and looking worse for wear.
As fast as he could, Naruto sprinted over to his sensei's side, and glared at the two Akatsuki members. He knew that the Akatsuki would find out that he was being hidden by Kakuzu one day, but he did not expect it so soon. How did they find out where he was?
"How the hell did you find out?"
Kisame chuckled maniacally, smiling his toothy grin that made him look like a shark. "That Kabuto kid told Sasori everything."
Kakuzu turned his attention to his pupil, thankful for his appearance. With Naruto here, the odds would be evened easily, because while Naruto was definitely not at the level of Itachi and Kisame, he was still fresh and uninjured. "Naruto, do not look into Itachi's eye's. They're dangerous"
Naruto looked at his sensei confusedly but took the advice anyways and opted to stare at the torsos of the two opposing Nin. "Got it, so are you about ready to finish this thing up?"
Kakuzu did not answer, instead releasing one of the two remaining elementals from his body, fire, and expanding his body with black tendrils. Naruto too, expanded his body with his own grass blades and shot a deadly pattern of grass blades curving towards Itachi and Kisame from 3 different directions. This surprised the two and they hastily dived to the side of the attacks trajectory. During that short amount of time both Kakuzu's fire elemental and Naruto went through the hand signs for a Jutsu.
Both finished at a synchronized time and Kakuzu shouted "Katon: Zukokku no Jutsu (Head Mincing Pain)", while Naruto shouted "Fuuton:Atsugai(Bleeding force)" A flaming mass that was emitted from Kakuzu's mouth's hit a giant gust of fast moving wind coming from Naruto, increasing in intensity and speed and sped along the ground, incinerating everything that it passed. The flames quickly advanced on the downed Akatsuki Nin, who were still recovering from the last attack. It looked like the two Nin were in serious trouble and that this would be the end, but at the last minute Itachi activated Amaterasu. The black flames, though superior to ordinary flames, had some difficulty with the wind enhanced flames and barely cancelled the Katon-Futon Jutsu.
Itachi had not wanted to resort to something that was lethal, but it could not be helped. It was either Amaterasu or die from the flaming mass. Since both Kisame and himself had been fighting Kakuzu for a good hour or so, they were pretty worn out and if you added that to using Amaterasu once this, it was taking a serious toll on Itachi.
When Naruto had performed the Jutsu, he had expected the two foes to end up rolling on the ground in flames, but he did not expect a wave of black fire the size of a house to cancel their attack. By the time the flames dissipated, the 2 Akatsuki members had disappeared.
Naruto was about to try and chase after the two nin, hopefully to finish them off but upon seeing that the threat had been neutralized, Kakuzu decided it was a good time to fall into unconsciousness. Naruto cursed his luck; he couldn't just leave his sensei or else something would happen to him.
Sighing, Naruto picked up his sensei piggyback style and started his journey away from the battle site, stopping by the cave to gather anything of value into storage seals before burning everything else.
Jutsu list:
Shunshin:Body flicker
A high-speed movement technique. It is described as 'appearing with the wind and disappearing like the wind.' A very basic jutsu that by using chakra to activate the body, the user is able to move from one point to another with extreme speeds. This super-fast movement is almost impossible to see with the naked eye. To a normal person, it would seem as if the user has teleported. The amount of Chakra used depends on the distance and elevation between the user and the destination
Kage Bunshin:Shadow Clone
Is a forbidden, Jonin level technique. It allows the user to split their chakra, and create solid clones, that have the ability to use chakra, weapons, and fight. The clones, however, are rather weak, and disappear into a puff of smoke when hit. One of the most useful aspects of the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, is the fact that when the clones are destroyed, the information gathered in the clones "lifetime" is immediately sent back to the user, making the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu perfect for spying, and information gathering missions and for those with the chakra, training.
Katon: Zukokku no Jutsu Fire release: Head mincing pain
Releases a huge stream of fire-B Rank
Fuuton:Atsugai: Wind release: Bleeding force(or Pressure Damage)
releases a giant gust of wind that can level a whole -low B to S-damage, both blunt and cutting depends on the amount of chakra put into the attack.
A/N: Well, here's the next chapter-again, only minor changes from JayJay94's version. The original should be coming out from the next chapter onwards. And click on that big shiny button. I know you want to.(mutters about contracting a Jedi to try and use mind tricks to get readers to review the next time.)