Chapitre 56: Chapter 56 : Heaven and Earth(4)
Naruto sat to the right of Hyuuga Hinata, and to the left of Inuzuka Kiba. Akamaru, Kiba's ninken, sat on top of his partners head, and Aburame Shino sat to the right of Kiba. It had been a week since he had joined Team Eight, and he loved every minute of it. Kiba was exactly like his wild sister, Hana, and they quickly became friends.
Shino was quiet, the silently observe type, but he, too, couldn't hide from the Bringer of Hope. Then there was Hinata. Apparently, the Hyuuga Clan Head wasn't as tight-lipped as everyone thought he was, because the first day Naruto met Kurenai's team, the young Heiress had bowed deeply to him, and expressed her gratefulness to him for saving her from Kumogakure. After a few days though, he was able to develop a friendly atmosphere with her.
"What about you, Hinata?" Kurenai asked, returning Naruto's attention back to the lesson she was giving. The Genjutsu Mistress was a little different than the other jonin the blond had studied under. She was much like an academy instructor, teaching through theory first, and then practical training. "What do you think a shinobi's greatest weapon is?"
Hinata took a moment to think. Naruto couldn't help but smile, the girl was really thinking about it. "I think… that dedication is a shinobi's greatest weapon."
Kurenai smiled. "And why do you think that is?"
Hinata pushed her pointer fingers together, something she rarely did. "A shinobi needs to be dedicated to the life we have to live, and to their village, to grow strong enough to protect what they promised they would."
Kurenai nodded. "Okay, that's a good answer. And you, Kiba?"
Kiba puffed his chest. "The partnership with your ninken is a shinobi's greatest weapon!" This time, both Naruto and Kurenai smiled.
"Although that's important for your clan, not all shinobi have ninken partners." Hinata laughed and Naruto smiled. "And you, Shino?"
"A shinobi must always keep a calm and collected mind in every situation." The bug user answered with a stoic demeanor.
"Also a good answer, but like Kiba, and even Hinata, it's not always something every shinobi can accomplish."
"So what do you think it is, Kurenai-sensei?" Kiba asked. Even Naruto was curious of what the woman thought.
"Like many, my opinion is that the Will of Fire is a shinobi's greatest weapon." She said with absolute certainty in her voice.
"'Will of Fire…' isn't that something the Hokage always talks about?" The Inuzuka asked, not knowing what his sensei was really talking about.
"Correct. The Will of Fire is something all Konoha shinobi carry within them. It's like a sun, constantly burning, lighting the way you should take. And just like the sun, even though you can't always see it, doesn't mean that it's not always there, because it is." Naruto agreed with her, but she was wrong. "What about you, Naruto-san, what do you believe a shinobi's greatest weapon is? Some insight on what someone as powerful as you thinks would be very helpful to everyone here, even I."
Naruto's response wasn't immediate. Words meant something with this team, it's how they learned. "The Will of Fire is a very important concept that's, well, the very foundation of our village, but I think I have to disagree with you, Kurenai-san."
Kurenai raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Please, continue."
Naruto looked to the sky for a moment, trying to find the best way he could express what he wanted. "Well," he began, "I believe that a shinobi's greatest weapon is balance." Kurenai gave him a look that urged him to continue. "My sensei always told me one thing when he started training me. He always said to 'be wise in both Heaven and Earth.' I didn't know what that meant for a long time, but when I finally understood, it made a whole lot of sense."
"And what exactly does it mean?" Kurenai asked, genuinely interested in what he had to say.
"It means you need to train in both mind, and body. It means you need to be balanced. If Heaven is spiritual, then Earth is physicality. Like using ninjutsu, you need equal parts in both to be successful." He decided to take it up a notch. "Not a lot of people know a lot about Yin and Yang manipulation, but if you do, then you know that the spiritual half represents Yin, and the physical half represents Yang. I would think you'd know this, Kurenai-san, since you rely heavily on genjutsu."
Kurenai nodded. "Yes. I mostly use the spiritual half of the equation for my techniques."
"I thought as much." Naruto smirked. "Most people know that Yin and Yang represent the balance of the world, and like the world, we need a bit of everything to be the greatest ninja we can be. Yin and Yang, polar opposites, but the two are never greater than when they are together, used in equal amounts."
"Does that mean that you use Yin and Yang manipulation a lot?" Kurenai asked.
"I –" and that's when it hit him. It was right there in Jiraiya's teachings, under his nose the entire time. How didn't he see it sooner? "I'm sorry, I have to go. I'll see you all tomorrow." He had to leave. He had to look into this more. His smile was seen by all of Team Eight.
He was about to create a new form of senjutsu. Today was going to be a good day.
Another day had passed and Naruto was walking the streets of Konoha with Sasuke. The two of them had just finished a long training session, and were heading to Ichiraku's for some lunch. That's when they saw a certain little Sarutobi.
"Naruto-nii!" he shouted, running up towards the blond. "What're you doing?" he asked happily. Naruto smiled.
"Just getting a bite to eat with a friend." He pointed at Sasuke. "Sasuke, this is Sarutobi Konohamaru, Konohamaru, this is Uchiha Sasuke."
"Nice to meet you." The boy said politely. Naruto had been teaching the kid proper manners for a while now, and apparently they were finally sinking in.
"Hn." Sasuke replied. Naruto still needed to work on the Uchiha. Sasuke knew exactly who the kid was, everyone in Konoha did.
"Can I come with you guys?" Konohamaru asked hopefully.
Naruto looked at Sasuke, silently asking if he didn't mind. The genin just shrugged, not really caring if the boy came along or not. "Sure, why not." The Uzumaki said.
Konohamaru's smile was huge, and he was so excited that he took off around the corner, eager to get to wherever they were heading. He was still a child, so he didn't really care if he didn't know where they were going.
Naruto felt it before he saw it.
"L-let me go!" the young Sarutobi shouted at the person who had him by the neck of his shirt.
"Come on, Kankuro, just let the kid go, we have somewhere to be." A girl with blonde hair tied up in a strange, four buns style, said.
"Hell no!" Kankuro, a boy with purple face paint and an all-black outfit said. "This little runt needs to learn a lesson." He looked Konohamaru in the eyes. "You shouldn't mess with people who'll kill you."
Naruto agreed completely.
"I'm only going to tell you this once, Suna-nin. Put. Him. Down. Now." Naruto said in a deathly silent voice that both of the Sand shinobi managed to hear.
"And who the hell are you?" Kankuro asked.
Before he could answer, there was a kunai at the foreign ninja's back. "Who he is doesn't concern you. You're on Konoha soil. Now, let the Hokage's grandson go before you're both executed by the Kamikage."
Naruto wanted to smile; Sasuke's training was paying off. He was glad now that he taught him the Shunshin (Body Flicker). He was a natural with it, this incident proving that. He had gotten behind the Suna shinobi before either of them had time to blink.
"Y-you're the Kamikage?" Temari asked Sasuke, thinking that he was talking about himself. Sasuke actually smirked at the idea.
"No, I'm just a Konoha genin." Now that confused the Sand-nin. How could a genin be that fast? Naruto had felt this question on their minds and actually smiled. If they thought Sasuke was fast, they wouldn't know what to think when they met Lee. That kid was fast as hell when Naruto had first met him, and training with the Bringer of Hope only made him faster. "He's the Kamikage." The Uchiha said, pointing at the blond in front of them.
Kankuro dropped Konohamaru, but Sasuke made no move to let him go. "It's okay Sasuke, you can let him go now." He smirked. "Neither of them will try anything, right now at least." There was one emotion both of them kept feeling.
Does he know?
Yes. He knew, and he was not pleased. He'd wait; make them sweat a bit before he did anything. He needed all of the details, and the Hokage needed to be informed. These fools thought they could set Konoha ablaze?
Naruto had a little saying that he loved to use.
Death to all enemies of Heaven.
"We apologize. We didn't know he was the grandson of the Hokage." Temari said, bowing her head.
"Who his family is doesn't matter. He is a citizen of Konoha, and if you touch any of my citizens," he began leaking out killing intent the likes of which they probably never felt before. It wasn't the huge, overwhelming kind; it was the kind that could strike fear into seasoned jonin with only a taste. "Whether they are the lowest class or nobility," the Suna-nin began to shake, "I will take your soul as penance."
"Temari, Kankuro, you're a disgrace to your village." Ah, so the little Tanuki decided to show himself.
"G-Gaara…" Kankuro stuttered. "W-we…" Naruto stopped leaking his killing intent so that the boy could actually speak.
"I was starting to think you'd stay hidden the whole time, Ichibi." Naruto said, enjoying the panic the others started to feel.
"So you know of Mother then…" Gaara said without much surprise. "Why is Mother scared of you?" He asked curiously. "Mother always craves blood, but she doesn't want yours. Why is that?" Naruto smiled.
"I'll tell you another time." He looked at Sasuke who nodded at him. The Uchiha picked Konohamaru up who had passed out from the killing intent from earlier and Shunshined (Body Flickered) away, getting the boy home. "Right now, I think you should all get to your hotel rooms where you can't cause any more trouble." It wasn't a request.
Gaara just stared at the blond for a moment before nodding. "Temari, Kankuro, let's be on our way." The three started to walk away, but before they got too far, Gaara turned towards Naruto. "I'll see you soon, Bringer of Hope." With that, the three finally left.
Naruto's face turned absolutely sinister. He was angry, incredibly angry. There were demons inside Heaven. It was time to inform God of their trespasses. "Indeed." He whispered.
He looked upwards and to the right. To anyone but Naruto, there was absolutely nothing there. But there was nothing the eyes of the Kamikage couldn't see.
He nodded, accepting the summons.
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