I do not own Naruto

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It had been a week since the Chunin Exam Finals and the Invasion that happened afterwards. The notification of the results of the exam had been postponed until everything dealing with the invasion had been worked out, like the new treaty with Suna.

The treaty was a problem. Suna, besides losing their Kazekage and jinchuriki, had not lost many troops. That combined with the fact that to be attacked a desert would have to be crossed led to a standoff with neither side backing down from. Suna couldn't afford, financially, to pay reparations and Konoha couldn't back down to blatant aggression on the part of their former ally.

But life was continuing for Naruto's little clan. Me-Ka had given birth the day after the invasion and everyone was happy to see the new baby named after his father. The other children had all continued their training and were progressing at their own rates, some rediscovering ways to use their bloodlines and others using the skills that they wish to have. All in all life was decent for the close clan.

Naruto himself was seeking out Me-Ka to talk to her about something important. He found her in the main living area rocking her sleeping child.

"Ah, Me-Ka, can I talk to you for a bit?" he started off.

"Sure, just keep your voice low as to not to disturb him," she replied.

Naruto nodded before continuing. "The taijutsu style I am using is incomplete. I was wondering if you were aware of this."

"It is not so incomplete as much as not designed the way you think," was the reply.

"Huh," was his intelligent response.

"It is a supplemental style. You are supposed to have a base style that you then apply some of the weapons and moves too to make your overall style more deadly."

"So to improve I need to find myself a style and then apply my supplemental style to it. This will be harder than I thought," Naruto sighed.

"Naruto, what do you want in a style? If I know I may be able to point you in the right direction," Me-Ka replied.

"I want a style that is so deadly or crippling that people, even taijutsu experts will not fight me in close combat, which will lead them into fighting me in my specialty of ninjutsu, hopefully."

"I have never heard of a style like you are describing but there are other styles that are feared for what they can do. There is the Hyuga style that uses chakra and precision to harm and incapacitate their enemies, although you know that from having a team member who uses it. Another style that is from Konoha is the Hebi style of the Snake Sannin. It was a style of dodging, little movement and meant to counter doujutsu. The last style is one that my husband stole from Iwa. It is called the Mountain Fist style. All the Tsuchikage's knew at least the basics of this style. It used earth manipulation to make them juggernauts that very few could take down; the style was slow but only needed one hit to hurt. From what I remember they used their earth manipulation to also slow down their opponents in some fashion. Those are the three styles that I know about that could possibly fit what you are describing," Me-Ka told him.

"I don't think any single one would fit me but if I put them together maybe it would work," Naruto said.

"True, but you would need more information on all of them. We have the scrolls on the basics of the one but the other two could be hard to find. One is a clan's style and the other is from a traitor, neither is going to have a large amount of information on it at the shinobi library."

"I will just have to ask around then," Naruto replied.

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Naruto was currently looking through scrolls in the shinobi library to glean what he could about the styles Me-Ka described. As suspected not much was recorded on the mechanics of the gentle fist. He could probably add to the scroll what he had learned from sparing with Hinata but chose not to. What he learned about the Hebi style was not useful but drove him to find out more about the reclusive style.

Naruto sighed and rubbed his eyes before looking around the library. It had been an interesting day but he could not help but feel he had not made much progress in his attempt to find out about the styles he wanted. He decided to ask for some help but did not know who to turn to. He wanted his style to get out once he had completed it but not before and it would look interesting to many people for him to ask about a major traitors fighting style. Although he could always say it was to find a counter to it, many people did not have much faith in him.

As he was getting up to leave back to his compound he spotted the lady that watched over the second exam. She was getting asked out by some random shinobi who was commenting upon something that seemed to annoy her from the looks of it. He saw her get a sadistic smile on her face before a large snake slithered out of her coat and glared at the male propositioning her. The man freaked and left hurriedly. Naruto followed the lady for a while before she went into an alley and turned to confront him.

"Why are you following me?" she inquired as she took out a kunai to twirl.

"I wanted to ask if you had any association with Orochimaru…" was all he said before being hoisted against a wall by his neck.

"What is it to you? Are you here to find a traitor like so many others?" she questioned with a glare and a kunai to his chest.

"No, I was wondering if you knew his taijutsu style," Naruto spoke over the hand at his throat.

"Hmmm and why would you want that?" she asked with genuine curiosity.

"I want to incorporate parts of it into a style I am going to create; the fact that it is based on little movement and tricking doujutsu would be a great advantage for the style."

"And you expect me to help you. Why would I take my time to teach a brat like you," she asked after she dropped him to the ground.

"I could make it worth your time. You must have some goal that I could, with my clan's backing, help you achieve," he said between pants for air.

"Yes, I do have a goal but I have problems that I doubt you could help me with," she sneered before she went to turn away.

"The Touketsu Ki clan would do anything to help you reach your goal for help in this," he told her before she got too far away.

"Oh, so you are that blonde brat. I doubt with what little pull you have you could do anything in that regard."

"I would be willing to try and offer an alliance to you from the whole clan. The clan, no matter if they stay or go would always answer the call of you and any of your descendents. You would also be allowed onto clan grounds as an honored guest and able to learn many, but not all, of the jutsu that is in the clan's possession," Naruto told her.

Anko was stunned. This brat was practically putting his clan at her disposal for her goal. She was liking that the kid was determined to get his way and smirked at what she would do.

"I will if I can learn the taijutsu style when it is complete. Since I have some experience with what goes into creating it, I will help you not only with the Sannin's style but also in putting it together and changing when need be," she said.

"That is fine, I could need the help. Naruto Touketsu Ki at your service," Naruto said as he smiled for the first time that day and put his hand out to seal the deal.

"Anko Mitarashi and it is I who should thank you," Anko said as she smirked and shook the offered limb.

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AN: So Naruto is getting help with solving one of his biggest weaknesses. The style will be slowly built and if you have any ideas feel free to send them to me.

Sorry for the wait.