Kapitel 28: 28

"Well, now that we have our stomachs full, let's go through our training plan.

As you guys are right now, you won't be able to survive easily during missions. After all, anything can happen out there. It is my job to train you guys so that none of you are delivered to the village in a body bag. Understood?" Patting his belly and wincing at the empty wallet, Kakashi started.

"First off, Naruto. I see you have your own fighting style in place, I believe it's self-developed. I would be happy to guide you if you have any further questions regarding it, or if I cant help with it, I will refer you to an old friend of mine.

Furthermore, while you may have good physical strength and a very good analytical mind to find the flaws of your opponent, you also need the necessary speed to capitalize on it.

From tomorrow onwards, whenever we do not have any missions to do, you will practice on improving your speed, and power. This will allow you to capitalize on the flaws from the opponent accurately." Kakashi ordered.

Ever since he heard Naruto talking in front of his mother's grave, he just realized how much the brat looks up to him. While it may not be to the point of calling him an uncle or a brother, he knows that Kakashi had someone relationships with his parents in his youth.

Remembering the teachings of his elder brother/teacher, Kakashi vowed to fill the massive shoes of his predecessors and take care of their legacy.

"Hai, Kakashi Sensei." Naruto just went along with the training plan Kakashi drew up. He didn't need to know that Naruto was currently wearing a movement restriction seal, it was one of his trump cards after all.

"Next, Sasuke. Your jutsus are strong and fast. But you need to widen your repertoire and increase control of the attacks that you have. This will first involve improving your chakra control, which will not only allow you to increase the power of your jutsus, but also increase efficiency. From tomorrow, onwards, you will practice your chakra control. I'll send you a training manual later today." Sasuke just looked at Naruto in surprise. It was just this morning when Naruto recommended the same, that he train his control. 'Did Naruto know, or was it just a coincidence?' Sasuke thought silently as he just nodded to Kakashi.

"And lastly, Yakumo. You are in a special situation.

From what I understand, you are the only one from your clan to have awoken the Kekkei Genkai in this generation and have very little control over it. Is that right?" Kakashi asked the soft-spoken girl.

"That is correct." Yakumo just nodded stiffly.

"And from what Kurenai told me, you are very weak physically?"

"Yes." Yakumo looked down, avoiding the gazes of her teammates, afraid that they would look down on her or think less of her instead.

"Do you want to change that?" It was now that Yakumo snapped her head up to look at Kakashi with widened eyes.

"Yes!" She replied in excitement.

"Good. Keep that enthusiasm and determination, and I will prepare a training plan along with Might Guy to help you increase your physical strength.

Among all of your teammates, you will have it the hardest. You not only have to train to increase your physical strength, but you also have to work ten times harder to get your kekkei genkai in control. Is that understood?" Kakashi asked.

"Yes, Sensei. I will work not only ten but even a hundred times more than my teammates so that I don't bring our team down." With immense determination oozing out of her body, Yakumo stated.

"Good girl. Now, lets get going, and meet tomorrow.."

"Wait a minute sensei. Can I say something?" Naruto suddenly interjected when he saw Kakashi was about to end the meeting.

"What is it Naruto?" Kakashi asked in confusion.

"Well, I was curious about the Kurama clan and their kekkei genkai, so I had my clone read up on their history and abilities. And I think I may have found a reason as to why Yakumo's body is so frail. Also, I might have a way to fix it." Naruto explained.

"Really???" With unfound strength, Yakumo lunged at naruto and held his hand, while looking at him expectantly.

"Yes. Yes. I think I did find the reason. Can you please let go of my hand, everybody's looking at us weirdly?" Naruto awkwardly tried not to look down the girl's kimono.

"Oh, sorry. Go on." Embarrassed, Yakumo slumped back into her seat at the restaurant booth opposite Naruto's as he started talking.

"You know how chakra is made up of two different energies. Yang is produced by our bodies constantly. Each cell produces this energy. And the stronger one's body is the stronger one's chakra becomes.

Yin is the spiritual or mental energy that is produced by our minds. The stronger and/or smarter a person becomes mentally, the stronger their chakra becomes.

But what happens if one's yin is greater than their yang?" Naruto asked the table.

"Then the body will produce more yang to balance their chakra. This is the concept that many shinobi employ to increase their reserves. If they cannot focus on their bodies, they will try to increase their mental strength by reading and learning, and vice versa." Kakashi explained.

"Correct. So, when there is an imbalance, the body tries to bring the chakra back into balance, resulting in a net improvement in the chakra.

But in Yakumo's case, it's a bit different.

Since the Kurama clan's affinity is towards genjutsu, which itself is a skill of the mind and soul, the techniques are yin based.

Furthermore, since the Yakumo awoke the clan's kekkei genkai, which is a very intense genjutsu, one that can affect the real body, her technique must be very heavily yin.

So, that is why there is a massive imbalance of chakra in the girl's body. The extreme amounts of yin in her system need a similarly extreme amount of yang to stabilize the chakra.

And since the human body is such a wonderful machine, it tries to take every ounce of yang energy from the body, to even try to balance the chakra. Hence, this causes a massive strain on her physical body, effectively making her very weak, since there is not much yang left to allow proper bodily functions." Naruto finished his explanation, resulting in a stunned Kakashi and Sasuke, while Yakumo had tears of happiness running down her face.

"So there was a reason for my condition. It was not some curse from an angry entity, but just the result of a chakra imbalance. Thank you Naruto." Yakumo held the blond boy's hands firmly as she thanked him from the bottom of her heart.

"Don't thank me yet, Yakumo-chan. I'm not finished yet. I still have to tell you how I can fix your body." Naruto chuckled lightly as he patted the girl's hand, while Kakashi asked, "How?"

"It's very simple actually.

You see, I'm kinda in a similar situation. When I was born, I had a very high level of yang chakra, and if no intervention was done, I would have grown to be dumber than a jock football player on steroids. It may have given me higher than average physical strength, but the drawback would have been my intelligence." Naruto continued.

'What? Why don't I know about this? Minato sensei, nor Kushina nee-san ever told me about this. Also, didn't they die as soon as he was born? I have to ask him later.' Kakashi thought in suspicion.

"Well, since my mother was a seal's mistress, she devised a special seal that allows the user to convert excessive yang energy into yin energy, effectively turning the drawback into the solution. I stumbled upon her notes when I cleaned out her old house a while back and thought that this might be modified to help Yakumo chan. If I can figure out a way to change the yin to yang, and help nourish the body, you can steadily increase your strength through the physical training program more effectively." Naruto explained.

"Really? That's amazing. Can you give me that seal?" With expectation in her eyes, Yakumo asked Naruto.

"Sure, but it will take a bit of time. I just started learning about the seal today. It will take me at least a week to modify it to suit your needs." Naruto explained.

"Are you sure about this naruto? And how do you know about seals so much?" Kakashi asked, no longer able to hold back his curiosity.

"Well, a few years back, I found out that the Uzumaki clan was well known for their Sealing techniques. I looked around in the academy library and snuck out a few books and started learning about them. Surprisingly, they came to me very easily.

Since then, I practiced in secret, and then just this week, I found mom's house. Inside it, there were so many notes on Fuinjutsu. I have a few dozen clones reading through them and learning them as we speak." Naruto responded.

"Huh. So, you figured out the secret of the Shadow Clone jutsu, huh? Interesting.

Very well, along with your speed and power training, you will continue learning sealing from your mother's notes, and if you need any help, I will find someone for you.

And if you are a hundred percent sure about the seal, then I allow it's use to help Yakumo." Kakashi ordered, proud to see his student follow in the footsteps of his elder brother and sister.