Naruto Juken Master
Disclaimer: Dis claim is that I don't own Naruto. It belongs to other (damn lucky) people
A six year old Hinata was hiding. She had run off to the playground; the only place she knew that wasn't where her father was. Crystal tears streamed down her face as she recalled how disappointed Hiashi, her father was in her.
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A boundless ball of energy came rushing into the small playground. It was late so he knew none of the other children would be there. It was the only time he was allowed in the supposedly public play area. But that didn't matter. He was always alone. Not that it would deter him from his dream, nothing those ignorant villagers did or said would ever—could ever stop him from becoming Hokage. As he went to the slide he heard a noise. Something he was all too familiar with; the sound of someone crying. A quick look around and he found her. Determination filled him. This was his chance! To prove he was better than everyone who ever looked down on him, he was going to make this girl smile! With his trademark fox-like grin he strolled over to her.
Hinata didn't notice him approaching her until his very loud introduction. "You don't have to cry anymore! Because Uzumaki Naruto is here!" Befuddled at his sudden appearance Hinata blinked in disbelief before quietly giving her own name.
Naruto could barely here the girl speak! It might have been the crying but he was sure it was something else. "So come on; tell me what wrong and I'll fix it, datebayou!" He finished in what he thought was a manly pose, chest thrust out jabbing his thumb at his chest. 'Well at least she didn't start crying again' though the boy as Hinata giggled at his antics. 'Maybe he can help' Hinata looked at Naruto with a glimmer of hope. "Y-you see, my Chichuei--"
Time skip 3 years later
Hiashi couldn't be sure but something was definitely off with his eldest daughter. She had gone a tremendous change in the past three years, ever since she had run away only to come back in under a hour. The changes consisted mostly of posture and voice inflection. And her confidence level had risen greatly. He didn't know what had caused this change. Perhaps it was the chunin, Kurenai that had been taking her to the ninja academy. A strong female role model had been a good idea after all. Satisfied with his analysis he strolled out to the training posts where his daughters were training together. 'How cute, Hinata is teaching Hanabi to use juken with her feet… WHAT?' Hiashi couldn't believe his eyes. It was juken, but no Hyuga ever utilized their feet to deliver the chakra bursts. 'Where on earth did she learn that? Could she have told the secrets of the juken to an outsider?' "Hinata. Where did you learn that technique?"
Surprised, both girls turned to their father. "That is no ordinary juken. Did you come up with it yourself? Or did you reveal the secrets of juken to someone out side the clan?"
Hinata was scared. She knew her father could tell if she lied and said she came up with idea, but he would also be furious if she told him about her teaching juken to Naruto. Indecision ran rampant through her mind as Hanabi just stood there confused. Hiashi grew impatient. "Are you going to answer me or not?"
"I…I learned it from someone…"
"Who?" 'No one in the Hyuga clan does that; it must have been someone outside the clan'
'Come on Hinata! Stop being scared! You can tell him! Just like Naru-kun said you could!' Putting on a determined face she looked her father in the eye and said "I learned it from my friend Uzumaki Naruto"
Hiashi was shocked. Not just anyone it had to be the Kyubi no gaki. Of all people why did she associate with him?! "He taught you? He doesn't know juken"
"I taught it to him"
"NANI? How could—how dare you teach juken to anyone outside the clan!"
Hiashi's byakugan activated out of anger at his eldest daughter. Hinata wavered a little, but kept looking directly into her father's eyes.
"Why?" He hissed out, keeping himself in check. Hanabi had no clue what was going on, her father was mad at her sister and it looked like her sister was rebelling against him. Hinata took a deep breath.
"I did it to become stronger. You always tell me to be stronger. He volunteered to help me get stronger. The only thing I knew when we met was juken and he couldn't help me with that unless he knew it"
Hiashi was at an impasse. Should he be furious that his daughter had given away one of the greatest secrets of the Hyuga clan, or proud that she was confident enough to stand up to him? She did have a valid reason for teaching the boy juken, it's not like he has the byakugan. Hinata was still standing in front of him, defiantly looking him in the eye. 'Unwavering. Resolute. Loyal to those precious to you. Those are the qualities needed as head of the Hyuga clan'
"How long have you known this… Uzumaki-san"
"We first met three years ago. He has been helping me get stronger ever since"
'Shows how much I pay attention to my little girls' Hiashi chuckled to himself. Hinata became slightly worried. She never heard her father chuckle, or laugh, before. Hiashi put her fears to rest with his following words.
"It seems that he is quite a good influence on you Hinata. I have no problems with you being friends with him. Although you must tell me how he can use juken without a byakugan"
Relief flowed over the young heiress. Her father wasn't mad anymore!
"Like you said he can't see the chakra circulatory system we target with our byakugan, so skips that and targets the organs directly"
"How does he do that?" Hanabi asked, happy now that her father wasn't angry at her sister anymore. Hiashi shared her sentiments.
"I am also curious. Juken normally does indirect damage to internal organs via the chakra circulatory system, how does he hit the organs directly?" Hinata giggled at their confusion.
"Simple. Naru-kun just makes a really powerful chakra drill in his hand then pushes it into the target. He can make the drill extend deep enough to be lethal, almost as long as his hand"
Hiashi was dumbstruck. It was such a simple answer. Difficult in practice; spiraling chakra in a stable form was no small feat. Instead of a ripple in the chakra circulatory system or Keirakukei, it was a strike with a weapon, only the weapon was pure chakra. If it was powerful enough it might just shred the viscera targeted all the way through an enemy. But the amount of chakra needed…
"But how could he have enough chakra to do that? Unless he can only do one or two strikes…"
"Naru-kun has lots of chakra, even more than our teachers!"
This reminded Hiashi of those rumors of the Uzumaki boy out running chunin after getting in trouble. Perhaps there was more truth to that than he first thought. 'Wait, Naru-kun? Why does-is my daughter in love with him? No no, it's just a nickname. Kids do it all the time. Nothing to worry about there. I hope'
The rest of the day saw a father connecting to his daughters closer than he ever thought he could before.
Time skip 3 years later
"Today is the graduation exam. I wish you all good luck. When your name is called please come into the exam room and perform the bushin no jutsu" Iruka smiled at his students. This was the second to last time they would come to his classroom. The graduates only had a short orientation two days from now and that would be it. They would be shinobi. 'I'm getting too attached to my students' The names began to be called as Iruka joined his fellow examiner, Mizuki. In the back of the class two students heard the announcement with dread.
"Aw man my worst jutsu!" Hinata rubbed Naruto's shoulder comfortingly.
"It'll be okay Naru-kun. I'm sure you'll get it this time" Naruto turned to his friend with his fox-like grin. Her words, as always, made him feel better.
"Arigato, Hina-chan. You sure know how to make me feel better. I'm gonna ace this exam and then I'm gonna be Hokage!" Hearing his declaration some of his fellow students snickered. Even with Hyuga Hinata, the second best student in their year, as a girlfriend Naruto was still the dobe. One student after another was called until it was Hinata's turn.
"Good luck, Hina-chan!" Naruto had supreme confidence she would pass. And sure enough she returned a few minutes later with a shiny new hitai-ate around her neck.
"See? I told you you'd make it!" Although most of the students found his exuberant behavior annoying, all the would-be kunoichi in the room would have given anything for rookie of the year Uchiha Sasuke to be as devoted to them as Naruto was to Hinata. Eventually Naruto's name was called.
"Do your best Naru-kun. I know you can do it!" Full of confidence Naruto strolled into the exam room. He was greeted by his teachers Iruka and Mizuki. They sat behind a desk full of brand new hitai-ate.
"Alright Naruto. Do the bushin no jutsu for us and one of those hitai-ate is yours" Naruto took a calming breath. 'I can do this!' Feeling the chakra flowing through him, he called out the name of his jutsu.
"Bushin no jutsu!" He opened his eyes he turned and looked beside him. One clone, looking half dead and not colored properly. He knew he had just failed. Not just himself, but Hinata as well.
"I'm sorry Naruto. I can't pass you this time"
"I don't know Iruka-sensei; he did pull of one clone…" Naruto's eyes brightened. Iruka hated himself for this, but he had no choice.
"All the other students produced at least three clones and even so the one he did make isn't going to work in the field. I can't in good conscience pass a student that isn't prepared for life as a shinobi" Naruto hung his head in shame. He had to tell Hinata that he didn't pass. As he reentered the class room Hinata met his eyes. Finding his throat tighten, Naruto ran out of the classroom. Hinata let a few silent tears fall as she realized he didn't pass.
Naruto leaned up against a wall on a balcony. He hoped Hinata wouldn't come after him. He didn't think he could face her, knowing he let her down. He didn't even notice Mizuki until he spoke.
"Iruka-sensei didn't fail you to be mean, you know" Naruto was surprised but it quickly faded.
"I know. It's his job to make sure graduates are ready. I just really wish I could have passed with Hina-chan…" Seeing his opportunity, Mizuki played his hand.
"Well, I shouldn't tell you this, but there is another way to pass"
"Really? What is it Mizuki-sensei?"
"The Fuuin no Shou. If you can get that scroll and learn a jutsu from it, you can pass" Naruto realized this was his chance! He could pass and maybe put on a team with Hinata!
"Thanks Mizuki-sensei! I'll pass no problem!" As Naruto scampered off Mizuki chuckled darkly to himself. Soon the Kyubi no gaki would be dead and the Fuuin no Shou would be his. As Naruto ran toward the Hokage tower, he remembered a history lesson given not too long ago. It was about the Shodaime Hokage and a scroll he put kinjutsu on. A scroll that was never to be used. 'Why would Mizuki-sensei tell me to take that scroll? Wait, a ninja should look underneath the underneath. He wants me to steal it for him! But why is that? He's not a traitor? Is he? I'll just ask Hokage-ojisan' That decided he bounded off. Meanwhile at the Hyuga manor, a very depressed Hinata trudges through the gate. Her sister Hanabi rushes up to her asking if she passed and became a genin.
"Hai Hanabi. I passed, but Naru-kun…"
"Naruto-nisan didn't pass?" Hanabi had yet to actually met Naruto, but she still wanted him to be with her neechan. Hinata always cheered up when talking about the blond. Hiashi came up to them with concern.
"What's the matter Hinata? Weren't you going to bring Naruto-san with you today?" Being reminded of her father's deal that as soon as Naruto became a genin she could bring him to meet him caused her tears to flow anew.
"He didn't make it, did he" Hiashi stated rather than questioned. From the way Hinata talked about the boy even if it was grossly exaggerated he should have passed easily. He decided to try and sooth his daughter with a reassuring hug.
"Even if he couldn't pass this year there's always next time. You two still train together all the time; it isn't as though you won't see each other anymore"
"Tou-san is right. Cheer up you can bring him home later" Her spirits lifted she dried her eyes.
In the Hokage tower Naruto snuck in easily. Either he was that good, no one was on duty or if they noticed no one cared. Filing that away as another question to ask the Hokage when he saw him, Naruto quickly located the Fuuin no Shou.
"Naruto-kun. What are you doing here?" Grinning sheepishly Naruto turned to the old man. A stray thought hit him, if he was old and acted like a grandpa to every kid in the village, why did people get so mad at him for calling him Hokage-ojisan?
"Hokage-ojisan, I'm here cause Mizuki-sensei said if I took the Fuuin no Shou and learned a jutsu from it he'd let me pass the graduation exam. But isn't that scroll forbidden, or something?" Narrowing his eyes, the Sandaime Hokage smelled treachery. He knew Naruto was innocent of it, due to his loyalty to his friends and desire for the Hokage title. But he didn't know if Mizuki was the traitor or if some one was impersonating him.
"You are correct Naruto-kun. It is forbidden. It is good you decided to tell me"
"Is..is Mizuki-sensei a bad person?"
"I'm not quite sure. It could be someone that just looks like him. Did he tell you where to bring the scroll?"
"Un. There's a clearing in the woods near the academy where he said to meet him" The Hokage pondered this. Looking at the expectant face of the young man he came to a decision.
"Alright Naruto-kun. We'll set a little trap. This will be your first mission so you'd better pay attention"
"Hai Hokage-ojisan!" The old man smiled. Yes, this was defiantly a good idea.
"You must take the Fuuin no Shou and head to the place described by Mizuki. I'll have some ANBU follow you to arrest him if he proves to be a traitor. I'll even let you learn the first jutsu on that scroll. But only the first one, got it?" His face beaming with pride, Naruto did a little salute to his commander.
"Hai Hokage-ojisan! I'll do it right away! And sorry about this. Henge!" Puzzled, the Hokage waited for the smoke to dissipate. The sight that greeted him was of a statuesque young lady who was quite naked. Unable to control his blood pressure he had a nosebleed and passed out. Naruto took the scroll and headed straight for the clearing. A few moments later the Hokage woke up. 'How mortifying. A henge into a pretty girl gave him the upper hand on me. Nevertheless I must alert the ANBU'
Minutes later two ANBU were perched in a tree overlooking the clearing where Naruto was learning the Kage bushin no jutsu. They thought it was laughable, the probability of the boy learning a jutsu from a scroll in this short a time frame (the whole mission was only to last a few hours at most) and with his grades. They knew that he was the dobe and though they applauded his efforts they didn't think he could do it. Until three hours later when he pulled it off, creating twenty extra Naruto kage bushin. The ANBU were awestruck. 'This is the kid who couldn't do a standard bushin?' One of the ANBU, a branch family Hyuga, nearly fell out of the tree. 'That was incredible! No wonder Hiashi-sama isn't opposed to him associating with Hinata-sama, if he is capable of such a feat…'
Down below Naruto was busy congratulating himself on finally learning a bushin jutsu. Soon after he finished closing the scroll Iruka burst in on him.
"Naruto! Do you have any idea what trouble you're in?"
"Ha ha you found me Iruka-sensei! I just learned a jutsu from this scroll so I pass right?" Stunned into silence, Iruka took note of how fatigued Naruto looked. 'Has he really been training here the whole time?'
"Who told you that was how you could pass?"
"It was Mizuki-sensei"
"Mizuki?"
"That's right. Now give me the scroll Naruto" Both teacher and student turned to the new arrival. The ANBU tensed, waiting to see if he was a traitor or not.
"Mizuki-sensei why did you tell Naruto to steal that scroll? You know it's forbidden"
"It's only forbidden because the Shodaime was scared of the power contained in it. Just like everyone's scared of the power hidden in Nar-"
"Mizuki-sensei don't! You know that's forbidden!"
"What? What's forbidden?" the mission temporarily forgotten, Naruto wondered, what was this forbidden thing they mentioned? The ANBU were ready. It was clear that Mizuki was after the scroll and now it seemed that he was going to break the Sandime's law concerning Naruto. It was bound to happen; the boy had to learn of his burden now that he was a shinobi. They just hoped he could handle it.
"The law concerning you of course"
"Mizuki! No!"
"The law that keeps us from calling you by your real name, Kyubi no Youko! Everybody hates you so I thought I'd be helpful and tell you why!" Every child, even those that didn't attend the ninja academy knew of Kyubi no Youko. Memories flooded Naruto's mind, the hatred of the villagers, their hurtful words and cold stares. How no one paid any attention to him. It all made sense now. He was a monster. And he was alone. If not for her. She was helped by him and in turn helped him more that she could ever know. As lone as he had her he would never be alone again. Clenching his fists he glared straight at Mizuki.
"Shut up you bastard! Even if I am hated by everyone else I know Hina-chan loves me for who I am and you can't take that away from me!"
"As if. Your little girlfriend was just playing you all along!"
"No body talks like that about Hina-chan!" Before anyone could stop him Naruto rushed Mizuki. Prepared for this he threw one of his oversized shurikan at Naruto, bisecting him at the waist. Smirking Mizuki watched the remains fall, only to land as chunks of wood. 'Kawarimi' was the common thought to all those present. Suddenly Naruto appeared right in front of Mizuki.
"Eat this!"
Eight strikes landed, each a palm heel strike to Mizuki. Eight powerful cones of chakra ripped through his internal organs and major arm joints, rendering him unconscious. As his limp body fell Iruka ran to his student's side. After confirming he was okay he took off his hitai-ate and tied it around Naruto's head receiving a hug in return. His byakugan active, the ANBU Hyuga saw the chakra as it did its lethal work. 'Incredible, the much chakra per hit… and those spirals… how could that boy have that much chakra'
"What the hell just happened?" The other ANBU asked his partner, being unable to see the chakra but could certainly view the damage.
"That boy can use juken"
"But he doesn't have a byakugan; and those wounds-"
"He found a way around that" On that note they leapt down to the two below, congratulating Naruto on his success with his first mission. They gathered up Mizuki and the Fuuin no Shou and headed back to the Hokage tower. Back in his office the Sandaime had watched the battle unfold. With a smile on his face he walked outside to tell the chunin and jonin about the ruse he had Naruto play. He could hardly wait until he saw the shock on their faces.
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Hiashi was an experienced ninja, reaching jonin status years before retiring to take over Hyuga clan head duties fulltime. However the report given to him by the man before him was just too surreal.
"The kage bushin no jutsu… in three hours?"
"I saw it with my own eyes, Hiashi-sama. There was no mistaking it" The other Main family members present couldn't believe their ears. Murmurs ran between the befuddled assemblage. That was supposed to be an impossible feat, even for advanced genius shinobi.
"Perhaps it was not just your romanticism that prompted you to allow Hinata to associate with him" Hiashi allowed himself a smirk at the previous clan head's words.
"I am just as surprised as you are. I think the only person who wouldn't be is none other than Hinata herself"
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Naruto flopped out of bed and began his usual routine. He had quite the misadventure yesterday; meeting Konohamaru and his tutor Ebisu was a unique experience to say the least. At least the kid learned the henge no jutsu and the applications of the oirioke version. He was feeling a bit down that he didn't see Hinata, but that he could easily fix. His trademark grin spread across his features as he put on his hitai-ate and bounded off toward the Hyuga compound.
Hinata was torn this morning. It was her last day going to the academy and there she would be placed on a genin team, the last step to being a real shinobi. But Naruto couldn't join her. Her dream of doing missions together with him was dust in the wind. Her sister and father tried to keep her sprits up, but it didn't put her at ease. Walking out the Hyuga compound's main gate she came across a sight she couldn't believe.
"Ohayo Hina-chan! Guess who passed anyway?"
"Naru-kun!" Before he could even begin his awesome tale of how he captured a dangerous traitor to Konoha, she glomped him. Hiashi chuckled to himself. Naruto was knocked flat. Hanabi looked at her sister happily squishing herself against the blond boy at the gate. 'That must be Naruto-nisan' Unbidden a wave of jealousy came over her. 'No fair. I wanna boyfriend too! Hugging like that looks fun'
After an unsubtle cough from Hiashi, Hinata let Naruto up and they made their way to the academy. All the while Naruto recounted the tale of his first mission to his girlfriend as they walked hand in hand. Hanabi in all her seven year old wisdom decided now was the best time to spring her request on her father.
"Tou-san. I wanna boyfriend too!!"