Capítulo 3: Chapter three
Time skip Nine months
In training ground forty-three's training area Kenta and Anko stood facing off against each other both smirking at each other as they both stood in their respective Taijutsu stances.
Anko in a lower stance legs apart, right foot in front of her left, fists raised slightly with her back arched ready to attack. Across from her Kenta stood in his stance right arm raised horizontal in front of him palm facing down, his left arm was close to his side palm facing up, his body at an angle, his fists weren't normal they were closed into fists but only to the second joints, leaving the thickest section of the fingers out straight, his thumbs pulled into the open palm.
Both were wearing their normal combat attire as Hiruzen watched them from underneath his sun umbrella shade a small smile on his face as he watched yet another spar between the two. Over the past nine months Kenta's skills had improved drastically, and in some ways, Hiruzen was sure Kenta was hiding some of his skills, which he approved of fully. Deception is a shinobi's greatest weapon after all.
For the past nine months they'd nothing but train each day, as Kenta soaked up everything they had to teach him and then some. Gai had returned and working with Kenta had chosen a fighting style for him to learn and was the style that suited him perfectly, it was the perfect combination of speed and strategic targeting that Kenta had excelled at as he learned how to defeat his opponents with ease.
Gai had commented that he'd never seen anyone like Kenta pick up a style so quickly and that his "Flames of youth" could one day even rival is own, with a blinding sparkle coming off his teeth when he gave his patented "Nice guy" pose which had inadvertently left Kenta partially blinded for the rest of the week from its brightness.
Kenta looked to Anko his jaw line set with a smirk on it, his most prominent feature on display, the scar on his chin only added to his overall "Badass look" as Anko had commented back when she first saw it. She'd said it made him look much more fearsome and when he finally became a shinobi he'd likely get more to match it. Kenta couldn't help but smirk as he remembered back when he'd got the scar and the week after that it was healed.
Flashback
Kenta was jumping from rooftop to tree branch heading for the clearing with scrolls in his hands. It was the day after Hiruzen had accepted him as his pupil and their lessons officially began tomorrow. But for today he had a promise to keep by meeting with Sayaka to train, which was what the two scrolls in his hands were for.
Landing in the clearing Kenta took a quick second to scan the area from left to right and back, he was alone and Sayaka wasn't there yet. Kenta shrugged, before making his way over to one of the trees.
'Well might as well get the place ready for some real training then, first things first a kicking post and sparing ring' Kenta thought as he pulled his sword from his waist and started to make his way over to the treeline.
One hour later
Sayaka was making her way through the trees with a look of disappointment etched on her face as she headed to the clearing. She knew she was late for her training session with Kenta. She had been looking forward to it all week finally she would have someone to help her and she would have been training already had it not been for her Tou-san's attempt to stop her leaving. After the incident last week with the boys he'd been angry with her for not telling him before and had been close to taking away her one day a week off from her studies or worse limiting her to only the clan compound, to her that place was like a prison. The majority of the clan followed her Tou-san's way of thinking in terms of what a woman's place in shinobi society was. It hadn't been that way under her grandfather, but when her father became clan head after her grandfather's passing he immediately pulled all Uchiha Kunoichi who were married or in a relationship from service and gave the order for their clan's numbers to be increased to make the clan stronger.
Sayaka of course, knew what that had meant. She was extremely mature for her own age and her Kaa-san had told her all about the "birds and the bees" along with all that it entailed to prepare her for the life she might one day lead. Her father had begun to looking for a worthy Uchiha to marry her off to when she gets older. When he found one he'd have her begin a whole other set of lessons about in pleasing her future husband, but that wouldn't be for years, not that she was looking forward to it in the slightest. All the boys in her clan, save for Itachi and Shisui, were just like their Tou-san's who respected her Tou-san's opinion on women so she would end up with someone who would treat her like a second class whore no matter what she did.
Shaking her head, she just tried to forget about it all, it was in the future and not a concern right now. Instead she focused on the training she was going to be doing thanks to her Kaa-san arguing with her Tou-san on the topic of her day off and her eldest brother telling her to run while he was distracted giving her the opening to escape.
She knew her Tou-san would be angry, but she also knew her Kaa-san and Nii-chan could handle him, her Kaa-san hadn't been an elite Jōnin in her prime for nothing. That had been one of the reasons she had discovered that her Tou-san had called for all Kunoichi in relationships and marriages to retire because she'd surpassed him in rank while he was just a Jōnin. Plus her Nii-chan was an ANBU captain on top of that, she'd found his weasel mask one day along with his captains' band when she went into his room looking for his Pocky stash so she wasn't worried.
As she approached the clearing she started hearing noises coming from ahead of her, the sound of repeated thumping and grunts of effort. As she got closer she was able to make out a figure in the area and she immediately started blushing seeing Kenta ahead of her in the area, he was repeatedly kicking a large portion of a tree trunk that looked to have a large portion of it buried beneath the ground keeping it in place. But the thing Sayaka was blushing at was the fact that Kenta was training shirtless in only his trousers and boots on. His shirt and flat jacket hanging off his sword just a bit to the left as Kenta swapped from right leg to left as he rotated his kick on the wooden post, he also had black wrappings from his upper forearms down to his hands for their protection. He had obviously had been at it a while as his body was glistening with sweat from his exercise and Sayaka had to stifle back a small moan seeing him. He wasn't a hulk by any means, but his body was built in a way that showed the results from his training. Not a bit of body fat all lean muscle from training, with some slight scarring here and there that only added to his overall look. He was fit, very-very fit.
Sayaka quickly found herself watching Kenta with some fascination as she remembered her Kaa-sans talk about the men and women and couldn't help but let her mind imagine what it would be like. But as soon as she thought it her face went beet red like a tomato before she shook her head rapidly, 'No! Bad Sayaka bad, keep those thoughts out, no! You only just met him once… and he… call me… cute…maybe…No bad Sayaka no lewd thoughts we're too young for that sort of thing' Sayaka raged in her mind as she tried to bring herself back to why she was here. After several moments of steadying her breathing she continued her way into the clearing but couldn't help but bite the inside of her lip as she continued to look at Kenta's shirtless form.
Coming out from the trees Kenta caught sight of her and smirked seeing her as he stopped kicking and turned to wave. Sayaka returned it but, bit down on her lip nearly making it bleed when she got a full frontal look of Kenta without his shirt and mentally screamed, 'Dear kami he's gorgeous!' As she watched him move for his shirt frowning slightly as he covered up, but said a silent prayer of thanks when she saw his shirt was practically clinging to him like a second skin.
"You're late." Kenta said as he finished pulling on his shirt and turning to Sayaka with a smirk.
Sayaka frowned, "Sorry, but my Baka-Tou-san tried to ground me to the clan compound after last week with those boys. Things have been a bit rocky at home the past week."
Kenta nodded in understanding, "It's ok no harm done, I just took the time to get the place set up for us and get some training in myself." he said gesturing to look around.
Sayaka looked around and she blinked at what she saw. She hadn't really been looking around them before as 'other things' distracted her, but now that she was she could see he had completely set up a small training area; several trees had been cut down and there was a two kicking posts set up with ten meters in between them, there were a number of logs tied together and stacked in a pile with multiple targets carved into them for throwing practice, a small sitting area with two smaller posts for seats around a series of slightly taller posts bound together as a table, with two scrolls sitting on it. She was really impressed he had done all this in an hour by himself. All she could say was "Wow."
Kenta chuckled, "It's not really that much, it's just the start of what we'll need to get to the basics. Come on I got some things for us to start with, I'm assuming you already know how to use your chakra?"
Sayaka nodded, "Yea Itachi-Nii-chan showed me how to when I asked him and he even showed me how to start getting better control of it. But he's been really busy so he hasn't had time to show me anything else and anytime he could Sasuke-Nii was there so he didn't want to risk Tou-san finding out."
Kenta scowled hearing that, "Damn that sucks, well don't worry I'll help you as best I can. I've got scrolls from the library all about chakra control and loads of other things too so you're in good hands."
Sayaka blinked remembering the meeting a week back about how Kenta had been accused of stealing scrolls from the shinobi library and how the Hokage had dismissed the claims by explaining Kenta's early training for the academy, this would be her chance to finally learn. She wasn't allowed in the Uchiha Jutsu library due to her age and mostly if her father caught her she'd really be in trouble then with his views. She'd been planning to ask her Kaa-san or Itachi to try and get her something but with this now she didn't have to risk it or risk getting them in trouble for her.
Kenta opened the two scrolls and unsealed the contents one being from his first visit to the library and the second from two days prior when he had gone again to do another sweep of the Jutsu section just in case he'd find something he'd missed the first time, and boy had he. He'd failed to notice the back section with a couple of sweet Jutsu, though he doubted very much that Sayaka would be able to do them with her likely chakra level. Though he did pick up some fire Jutsu after reading that's what most Uchiha's prime affinities were so he thought that would be something she'd like to learn. Plus he was willing to give it a go himself even if he had different affinities.
Seeing the large pile of scrolls Sayaka's eye widened there were so many. She mentally jumped for joy with excitement looking over each of the scrolls labels; she was so spoiled for what to start with first. Did she want to start with something small or just go right for something large…? She started to think, but then stopped when a light blue-ended scroll caught her eye, it was smaller than the rest and it intrigued her. Reaching out she took the scroll and opened it her eyes immediately widened, it was a scroll for Iryō Ninjutsu (medical Ninjutsu) and her heart soared to new heights, this was her chance.
Kenta saw Sayaka's eyes sparkle slightly with excitement as she opened the Iryō Ninjutsu scroll, he recognised it straight off and he smirked, "Iryō Ninjutsu, interesting choice. I picked that up when I was thinking about learning some to treat some of my smaller wounds from training. You interested in learning some?"
Sayaka immediately nodded as she kept reading, "Absolutely, I've always wanted to learn this. You see when Sasuke and I were born; he was the strong one, born perfect with no problem. While I was born four months later, doctors called it a delayed Interval birth so I was born weaker. The doctors said I had a very slim chance of living past my first week, but it was because of the Iryō Ninjutsu specialists that I was saved. My Kaa-san always thanks them every time she sees them because without them I wouldn't be here. It's because of that I want to be one too, not just to help others but to prove my Tou-san wrong that I can be strong."
Kenta smirked, "Well if that's the road you want to go down then I'll help you. I was just letting you see what options are available before we began your physical training and started teaching you the basics. That's how my sensei taught me, by starting from the bottom making sure I was ready. But if you're dead set on Iryō Ninjutsu then I don't see why we couldn't take a look-see and let you have a small look at what it involves."
Nodding enthusiastically Sayaka kept reading the scroll with excitement looking over just what the Jutsu involved. It was a listed as a simple healing technique a C-rank medical Jutsu for beginners to learn, teaching them how to gather and convert chakra into medical chakra for healing. It was perfect Jutsu for her to start with.
Sayaka found it somewhat difficult to do at first, but after an hour of reading and practising the three necessary hand signs as well as gathering and converting her chakra she finally was able to do it as the chakra gathered into a small white orb in her hand and she looked at it full of pride as she let it fade.
"Right, time to practice I suppose." she said as she took the kunai Itachi had given her and was about to cut her hand to practice healing when Kenta grabbed her hand stopping her. Sayaka looked at him in confusion, "What are you doing? I need to practice."
Kenta smirked, "Then why not use me then," he said before pointing to the healing slash on his chin, "No sense in creating new wounds when there's still old one's that need healing. So what do you say, want to try me as your first patient?"
Sayaka looked at him with some shock but then smiled, if she was able to heal him it would make her feel a bit better for him getting hurt while defending her the other week. She nodded, "Sure thanks for this." she said moving to his side as he tilted his head slightly letting her get better access to the underside of his chin.
Taking a deep breath Sayaka exhaled as she raised her hands making the hand signs "Rat → Ram → Dog" and started channelling her chakra as she converted it making the small white orb. She then raised her hands and chakra to the closed over wound and she repeated the scrolls process in her head, 'Control the chakra, maintain the flow, just a little not a lot' she said over and over again in her head as she pushed the medical chakra into the wound remembering what the scroll had said about control and consistency. She had to control the speed of which the charka was flowing and maintain it at a slow pace so the wound would heal at a slow constant rate so as not to scar over, too fast and it would scar over and she wanted to get it perfect. However since this is her first time using the Jutsu or any Jutsu for that matter and she didn't have the best control either, so she put too much into it as the wound closed up fast leaving a rather noticeable jagged scar on his chin.
Sayaka cancelled the Jutsu and lowered her hands and frowned seeing the scar. She flinched as Kenta pulled a kunai and tilted it to used it as a make shift mirror to see his chin. She'd expected him to yell at her for not doing it right and leaving him with the scar, so she was shocked when he smirked.
"Alright, nice scar, this makes me look like a real bad ass now. Talk about sweet." Kenta said running his finger over his scar smirking.
Sayaka frowned, "But it wasn't meant to leave a scar, I didn't do it right." she said looking down in failure.
Kenta put the kunai away and put his hand on her shoulder, "Hey enough of that. So what about a little scar, it was your first attempt you can't hope to get it first try. I'm betting not even Tsunade Senju of the Sannin, the creator of Iryō Ninjutsu got it right on the first try. Plus Jiji said this would scar anyway so it's no big deal." he said trying to cheer her up.
Sayaka looked at him with a slight smile, "Really, I was just trying to help you since you helped me. Are you still ok with this?"
Kenta smirked, "Relax, there's no need to get stressed, I'm just glad I could help. I'm sure you'll get it eventually; it was a C-rank Jutsu after all. Most academy students don't even learn them until they're Genin and neither of us are in the academy yet. All you need is practice and you'll get it down in no time." he said reassuring her as she started to smile again at his kind words.
Kenta lifted the scroll and read it before closing it up, "Right I think we should start by making sure you've got the academy basic Jutsu down before we go back to any medical Jutsu, so that your control will be much better and it will be easier for you when you do learn it."
Sayaka nodded hearing his reasoning, now she had felt stupid expecting to get it right on the first go. It was a C-rank after all and she'd seen how hard Sasuke had been practicing the Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire release: Grand Fireball Jutsu) under their Tou-sans watch at the lake. It was the rite of passage for all Uchiha who would be shinobi; she had wanted to learn it as well but knew her Tou-san would never let her. Sasuke had been practising it for weeks to get it right and he still got burnt when he used it and it was the same rank as the medical Jutsu, she knew it would take time for her to get it right but she wouldn't give up. Looking to Kenta with a new found passion she smiled, "Where do we begin?"
Kenta seeing her passion couldn't help but smirk, "Well first things first, your physical tor... I mean physical conditioning." he said with a grin that made Sayaka gulp slightly as she remembered him telling her about his sensei being a bit of a sadist and at that moment was slightly worried that it might have rubbed off on him… she was about to find out just how right she was.
Flashback end
Coming out of his thoughts Kenta brought up his arm to block a straight right from Anko who was smirking at him. "Keep yourself sharp Gaki." Anko chuckled only to gasp as Kenta quickly moved swerving his arm around hers and gripped her forearm and pulled her forward flipping her over him as he swooped under her, using her momentum against her.
"I'm always sharp Anko, try to remember that." Kenta retorted before he jumped up into the air dodging a low leg sweep from Anko as she righted herself in mid-air and landed on the ground.
"Oh I do, but even the sharpest blade can chip." Anko smirked back as she brought her arms together and blocked a high kick that Kenta sent her way mid jump, the force of it knocked Anko back a bit but using the momentum swung herself around and went to kick Kenta who was still in the air.
Kenta saw the kick coming and smirked, she had left herself open. Reacting quickly to the kick Kenta caught it in the air as it brought him to the ground. But he used the chakra in his legs to stop himself while still holding onto Anko's leg before moving faster than the snake charmer could react to and delivered several quick jabs up the inside of Anko's inner left thigh while holding her right leg. The second he did Anko's left knee caved and she dropped to the ground with a thud, motor control in her left leg completely gone leaving her defenceless on the ground as Kenta froze standing over her his fist in position to deliver a final strike with a smirk on his face, "Perhaps Anko, but not today."
Before Anko could respond Hiruzen stood up from his seat clearing his throat, "That's enough. Victory goes to Kenta." he called with a pleased smile on his face, seeing his student progress so fast.
Hearing his Sensei's command, Kenta relaxed his stance and stood normally before delivering a quick series of non-painful jabs to Anko's thigh as it tensed before relaxing again as Anko felt her motor functions return to her.
"Damn it Gaki, you got me good that time. Just nine months with that Taijutsu of yours and you're already at the top of your game. Whatever Gai is doing with you during his time is paying off." the now nineteen-year-old Anko smirked as she got up.
"Thanks for that Anko, but we both know that you'd have me beat easily in a real fight when you can use your snakes in conjunction with your Taijutsu. I still have a long way to go yet" Kenta said as turned and put his right fist in his left palm and bowed in Hiruzen's direction getting a raised hand as a gesture to relax from his sensei.
"Always so humble Kenta," Hiruzen said as he walked over to the pair, "that is a good thing, arrogance and overconfidence in one's skill can lead to your downfall. However do not doubt yourself, for someone of your age defeating a Tokubetsu Jōnin like Anko here in a Taijutsu only spar is something to be proud of."
"Arigato sensei," Kenta said bowing again, "but I would never have become this strong without both yours and Gai-san's assistance and teachings. It is because of you three that I am as strong as I am."
Hiruzen shook his head, "Our lessons would have meant little to nothing it if weren't for your striving Kenta. It's your will of fire that burns for greatness my young pupil."
Kenta smiled hearing his sensei's praise before bowing once more, "Arigato sensei."
Hiruzen nodded in response before taking another pull of smoke from his pipe and exhaling, "I think that will be enough sparring for today, there is another subject I was hoping to introduce you to in line with your training." Hiruzen said before looking to Anko, "Anko you may return to your duties or take the rest of the day off if you wish."
Anko bowed to Hiruzen, "Hai, Hokage-Sama." She said before looking to Kenta, "See ya later Gaki." She said before disappearing in a Shunshin with a knowing smirk.
Kenta's eyebrow twitched in annoyance before looking to Hiruzen, "You've still got to show me how to do that." he said with a somewhat irritated tone, Anko had been reluctant to teach the Shunshin to Kenta due to him being so eager to learn it and used it to taunt him constantly.
Hiruzen chuckled, "In due time Kenta." he said before turning and gestured for Kenta to come to him before placing his hand on Kenta's shoulder before the pair disappeared into a Shunshin of Hiruzens own.
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Arriving in the Hokage's office via Shunshin, Kenta had to keep himself from falling flat on his face at the sudden chance to his equilibrium, moving at such speeds was something he'd have to get used to.
After getting his footing back he looked to the sofas at the back of the room to find six of his Kage Bunshins sitting on them patiently with a stack of scrolls to the left of both sofas, showing they were finished reading them.
With a nod of his head, Kenta released the Jutsu and all six Bunshins went up in puffs of smoke as Kenta then closed his eyes as he felt the chakra and memories come to him and he filtered through the new information that flooded his brain after the Bunshins had taken to reading the scrolls Hiruzen had left for them which contained the history of the Konoha and that of the shinobi wars and other nations, along with multiple battle strategy guides and methodologies, the beginners guide to shogi and the complete fundamentals of Jutsu and its three parts Ninjutsu, Genjutsu and Taijutsu.
Rubbing his head at the sudden influx of information Kenta groans slightly from the now growing migraine as Hiruzen chuckles as he pours the tea he had brewing getting Kenta's attention as he smelled the scent, Genmaichatea, it was Kenta's favourite for its almost popcorn like taste.
Handing Kenta the cup Hiruzen smiled, "You've come a long way in such a short time Kenta and it's only been a year so far. Your growth sometimes is quite scary when I imagine what strength you will hold when you are older, at this rate you will no doubt surpass myself."
Taking a sip of the tea Kenta smiled, "It's all because of the teachings from you, Anko, and Gai Sarutobi-sensei. I wouldn't be this strong if it weren't for the three of you training me."
Hiruzen nodded with a slight smile, "You give us too much credit Kenta." He said before sitting down and gesturing for Kenta to do the same, "Tomorrow I intend to start teaching you a new subject of sorts, one that I believe will benefit you greatly and that you should be able to take to with ease." Hiruzen said with a confident smile.
With a confident and intrigued look of his own Kenta grinned at the prospect of learning something new, "What will I be studying Sarutobi-sensei?"
Hiruzen grinned, "Tell me Kenta, have you ever hear of the term Fūinjutsu? Or more specifically the art of sealing and making seals?"
Kenta looked at him with some curiosity remembering what he'd read so far and slowly nodded, "The art that was practised by the Yondaime Hokage and is practised by the Gama Sennin Jiraiya, one of your other students and one of the Sannin, who is currently the only seal master in the village."
Hiruzen nodded, "I see you remember your studies." Hiruzen smirked, "Yes the very same, although Fūinjutsu is much more than just sealing objects away, there is a whole other side to it that the world has forgotten over time due to the lack of those learning it and because of this most take this forgotten art for granted." Hiruzen finished taking a sip of his tea, "Which is why I was hoping you would take it and make it part of your arsenal. As my student I will be able to help you get started, though I am not a master myself I do know the art to some extent and there are detailed scrolls to help you where I cannot. Also when Jiraiya-kun eventually returns he will be able to help you progress further, I'm sure he'd love to help his kohai."
Kenta started to think and nodded more and more as a grin grew on his face as Hiruzen kept talking, "If it's as powerful as you say it is Sarutobi-sensei, then I will gladly learn it and become a master like Jiraiya-Senpai." Kenta said before chuckling at a thought, "If it's as rarely used as you say, I might even consider taking it on as a family secret and then me and my brother could start our own clan one of these days, ha-ha-ha." Kenta said laughing slightly at the idea
Hiruzen laughed with him at the idea, "Yes wouldn't that be something." he said aloud while thinking, 'If only you knew your origins but sadly I can't tell you maybe someday though I will, but this is all I can do to set you on the path for now.'
Scene break
After finishing the tea Kenta had bid his sensei good evening and left for home to see Naruto. Getting to his apartment Kenta opened the door and came in yawning after the tiring day. Slipping off his shinobi boots and taking off his flak jacket he hung it up before making his way into Naruto's apartment via the joining door, walking past five other of his Bunshins who were sitting meditating on his bed waiting to be dispelled.
Opening the door into his brother's apartment he glanced to the kitchen seeing the sixth Bunshin already cooking their dinner as Naruto lay on his bed with his "Prank Book" out as he wrote in it furiously.
Kenta chuckled, "Evening Otōto, I see you're hard at work." he said letting Naruto know he was back.
Naruto turned to look at him so fast Kenta was sure he almost snapped his neck, "Nii-chan!" he called before getting up and rushing over to his older sibling who held out his arms for the hug he knew was coming as they greeted each other.
Because of Kenta's training he was now a good three inches taller in height compared to Naruto, though Naruto was still growing and was eating correctly which Kenta was making sure of, knowing his Otōto would eat nothing but ramen for breakfast, lunch, dinner and desert, along with every meal time in between if he didn't. Granted the same could be said of Kenta when it came to Dango and Pocky mainly thanks to the two main women in his life getting him hooked bringing food to their training sessions.
Rustling Naruto's hair Kenta then looked to his Bunshin and nodded as it poofed from existence making Kenta grin from his new memories of his Bunshin's day with Naruto.
Kenta laughed slightly, "I see we've had fun today, an extra-strength stink bomb in the marketplace? Really funny but you can do better than that." Kenta said as he shook his head at Naruto's antics, his Bunshin had helped plant several of the rather foul canisters around the large market area and then both had hid using the Kakuremino no Jutsu (Cloak of Invisibility Technique) and watched the ensuing chaos as they were set off as people ran from the stench as the area was abandoned for two hours until the smell had dissipated.
Naruto grinned at his brother's approval, "Oh I know. I've got a bunch of other ideas planned for tomorrow and some really big ones as well that I know you'll love!" Naruto said with an excited grin.
Kenta laughed and shook his head, "I can't wait, just make sure you and my Bunshin don't get caught or seen. The last thing I need is Sarutobi-sensei giving me grief for whatever you've got planned." he said with a smirk.
Naruto stepped back in mock hurt with a look of veined shock, "I'm offended you'd even think such a thing. When do I ever get caught?" Naruto stated in mock hurt with pride of his stealth skills which had only increased in the last nine months after Kenta had helped him get the Kakuremino no Jutsu (Cloak of Invisibility Technique) down to an art form, he could do is so well.
Kenta crossed his arms with a raised eyebrow and smirk, "Would you like that list in alphabetical or chronological order?" he asked with a growing chuckle as Naruto's head sunk pride now gone at Kenta reminding him of the hundreds of times he was caught before learning that technique.
"I meant in the past nine months Nii-chan." Naruto pouted making Kenta ruffle his hair again in apology.
"Sorry Otōto couldn't resist. Why don't you start dishing supper out while I go and deal with my Bunshins?" Kenta said with a smile
Naruto instantly cheered up, "Sure Nii-chan, you're still going to teach me how to do that Bunshin thing right?"
Kenta chuckled, "Of course Otōto what kind of Nii-chan would I be if I didn't help my Otōto." he laughed, "But only when we're in the last year of the academy, as much as I'd love to teach it to you now I don't think the villagers or Sarutobi-sensei would thank me for releasing a horde of pranking blonds on the village. With the chaos just one of you can cause, imagine what a hundred of you would be able to do." Kenta explained only for both him and Naruto to shiver with excitement and slight pity for the villagers in the following months after Naruto learns that Jutsu.
Kenta turned to go back into his apartment leaving Naruto chuckling evilly with a wicked look in his eye, already scheming for his future pranking spree.
Coming into his room he looked to his Bunshins and sighed before cancelling the Jutsu instantly regretting it as he gripped his head in pain, 'Ow, ow, ow, ow, major headache' Kenta thought as he felt like his head was going to explode.
After three minutes Kenta finally felt the pain subside and sighed, 'Well that was a pain as always, but at least I got a few Jutsu memorised out of it, I'll practice them tomorrow after lessons with sensei, but for now…' Kenta thought as he opened his bedside table taking out a small box and opening it and taking out a chocolate covered biscuit stick licking his lips, "Ah Pocky how I've waited for thee."
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The sun shines in Kenta's bedroom window the next morning just as his alarm goes off, Kenta sits up with a groan and starts to get ready for the day.
Getting out of bed the covers fall over him showing he was only wearing his loose long legged pyjama bottoms leaving his chest bare showing his well refined form from all his training with only some light scars on him from when he was just starting training, the most noticeable one being that of a scar on his right shoulder area it was wider than the others a stab wound that had healed and was one of the few he didn't get from training.
After going through his normal morning routine of getting ready for the day, he finished getting washed and dressed before forming the signature cross hand sign before calling out, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" as three Bunshins were created in front of him standing to attention awaiting orders.
Looking to the first Bunshin Kenta began to give out their orders for the day. "You're on study duty. Create four other Bunshins once I'm gone and then pull four scrolls each from our last library visit and get to reading." Kenta said before looking to the second Bunshin, "You are on practical go to the practice area and make six Bunshin each and pick a separate Jutsu and have them make 25 Bunshins each and get to work practicing the five Jutsu we memories yesterday and have the sixth group practice running through hand signs I need to be able to do them faster until I have them mastered so I can use Jutsu without them, dispel the third and second sets of Bunshins to your selves every hour and repeat the process until I arrive after lessons with Sarutobi-sensei." and then finally the third, "You're on Naruto-duty, keep him out of trouble and make him his meals. No more than five bowls of ramen at lunch, I swear that boy would live off it if he could and make sure he eats at least one vegetable ramen."
Getting three "Hai." from the Bunshins he dismissed them to start one Bunshin going into Naruto's apartment to start breakfast, another going to start on the scrolls and the third walked out to go to the training field, Kenta was about to leave also when the practical Bunshin came back in holding two parcels, "These were on the doorstep Taichou." the Bunshin said handing the parcels to him.
Looking at them with some curiosity and some scrutiny not sure if it was safe to open them before he saw to the paper pinned to them "Try to keep warm out there- Jiji." Kenta smirked 'Sarutobi-sensei'.
Setting the parcels down on the bed he opened the one addressed to him and grinned seeing its contents, a Jet-black flak jacket like the one he had, but with a black hood and short sleeves with red fur lining around the hood and the sleeves. The back had a red circle with a white swirl in it, like the Chūnin and Jōnin flak jackets he'd seen.
Kenta immediately took off his older flak jacket and pulled on the newer one and zipped it up pulling the hood over his head, liking the fur lining, 'Thanks Jiji.'
Opening the other package Kenta cringed slightly as he saw the contents, a neon orange tracksuit with white woollen neck collar and blue detailing, with a similar swirl emblem on the right shoulder. Kenta chuckled, 'Well he did say orange was his favourite colour I'm sure he'll love it, although I'm definitely taking him to get a new outfit when we're Genin. For a shinobi this just screams "I'm here kill me now."' Kenta thought as he lay the tracksuit down on the bed with the note and went to walk out, but not before grabbing a box of Pocky for the morning warm up session.
Scene break- Hokage office
Hiruzen was sitting comfortably in his office while four Kage- Bunshins worked around his desk on the piles of paperwork as the original put his feet up and was giggling slight reading a little orange book.
Feeling the rush of morning air from a newly opened window Hiruzen closed the book and slipped it back into his robes before looking to the window to see the panting form of Kenta trying to catch his breath.
Hiruzen smiled seeing him, "Ah Kenta, how was your morning run?" he asked as Kenta sat on the window ledge
"Enjoyable…. as…. always." Kenta replied panting heavily, "Please give me a moment… twenty laps of the village can take it out of you."
Hiruzen chuckled, "You certainly have taken to Gai's workout routine with a passion. Not many can keep up with him. Come sit down and have some tea while you begin this morning lessons, basics of Fūinjutsu, body seals."
Taking a final pant Kenta pushed off the window ledge into the office, "I may be able to keep up, but I still say he's insane doing twenty laps on his hands, I stopped after three and did the rest on my feet." Kenta said before sitting down and seeing the open scroll on the table and after reading the first few lines he began growing more and more interested by the second.
Seeing the interest in Kenta's eye Hiruzen chuckled to himself as he poured their tea, 'Hook, line and sinker.'
Five hours later
After reading the first scroll three times over, Kenta had created four more Kage Bunshins, each of which were sitting on the floor reading through other scrolls with note pads beside them as they noted down anything of interest that they found in them, each already with two filled pads each behind them stacked in a pile.
The original sat between another four Bunshins on the other side of the room with an ink brush in hand as he and his double gangers practiced calligraphy and had been for the past four hours getting every stroke perfectly in place for when they would begin the physical practice sessions as his sensei had told him that perfect calligraphy is the first step in becoming a Fūinjutsu master as it's a major part of the style. It helped that Kenta's handwriting was already near perfect.
Standing over the practicing Bunshins and Kenta, Hiruzen nodded seeing their progress as he blew out smoke from his pipe before speaking, "That's enough my boy, disperse your practicing Bunshins before doing the same with the researching group and well see what you've come up with."
Kenta nodded before closing his eyes as the two groups went up in smoke making Kenta wince slightly from the hit of information as he began to sort through it, after several moments of which he opened his eyes with a shocked look, "That could be useful." he said allow remembering one of the ideas his Bunshins had from moments before dispelling.
The sudden interest caught Hiruzen's attention, "What would that be my boy?" he asked wondering, what had intrigued Kenta so much.
Using his Bunshins memories Kenta went over to the scrolls and pads and began to look through them to find the passage and notes his Bunshin had made on them before smirking as he found them and lay them out in front of his sensei, "Weight, restriction, and gravity seals or more specifically their uses in training the bodies muscles."
Looking at the boy in slight shock Hiruzen then began to browse the very detailed notes the Bunshin had made. Originally shinobi had used chakra weights to train, though not many used them anymore as they were considered almost to be medieval due to the strain they put on the body. Hiruzen knew of only one shinobi: Gai, who still used them in his training and the results were nothing to laugh at and it would appear the weight seals could be used in a similar fashion to the physical weights where chakra was pumped into them to increase the weight.
Then there were the gravity and restriction seals both were something Hiruzen had never even contemplated on using for training. They had been created solely for the prison system and applied to only the most dangerous of prisoners in order to slow them down and make it impossible for them to even attempt an escape. When activated fully the prisoner was forced to the ground by the gravity seal increasing the gravity field around his body and the restriction seals made it impossible for them to even lift a finger. But on their lower levels Hiruzen could see the potential Kenta saw in them for advancing his physical training.
Nodding as he reviewed the idea Hiruzen smiled, "This is quite an ingenious use you have found for these seals Kenta, rather dangerous in some ways, but also very creative." Hiruzen said as he lifted the scroll making a more detailed examination of the arrays, "I assume you want to use this in your physical training from now on?" Hiruzen asked seeing they weren't that complicated that he'd be able to apply them without calling back Jiraiya to do them.
Kenta nodded in response, "Hai sensei, they'd be a method of continuous training even when I'm not in practice. I'd still be wearing them and even a short walk would be beneficial with them on."
Hiruzen nodded, "Very well then, I'll apply them to you." Hiruzen said as he stood up and took out the jar of chakra ink from the box he'd prepared for Kenta's training and popped the top, "Remove your top and roll up the bottom of your trouser legs, the weight seals will be on each limb and one on your chest while the restriction and gravity seals will be on your back." Hiruzen informed him as Kenta followed his sensei's instructions and removed his clothing rolling up his trouser legs after allowing Hiruzen access to apply the seals. "While I am doing this, I want you to begin reciting the key aspects of seals and Fūinjutsu, their purposes and uses in a battle." Hiruzen ordered as he started on Kenta's right wrist.
Two hours later
After the long wait Hiruzen was finally finished applying the seals to Kenta's body. The weight seals were intricate bands around his wrists and ankles with a small space left between two spiral rings where Hiruzen said a number would appear in regards to how much weight was applies to each which varied on the amount of chakra put into them, there was a much larger version applied around Kenta's waist area positioned in a way so as not to interfere with the gravity and restriction seals on his back, both of which were in the shape of multiple sided shapes, the gravity taking the form of a large hexagonal ring with the number zero in the centre and the restriction taking the form of an octagonal ring with the same zero in the centre, both number registering what level the seal was set to at that moment.
After standing still for so long Kenta began to flex his shoulders as Hiruzen came around the front of him, "There all finished, they should work without a problem, all you have to do is focus your chakra into your back area and call out your seal and then the level you wish to have the seal set to. Why don't you try it out for now, but don't go beyond level one for the moment, I have some idea on how to work with them to get the most out of your training."
Kenta nodded as he raised his hands into a ram sign and began to channel chakra into the seals on his back, "Gravity and restriction seals, level one." he spoke and his eyes instantly widened as he felt his body get heavy and he had to put some serious effort into moving, "Damn this stuff really works." Kenta said in a slightly strained voice.
Hiruzen nodded, "I think it would be best to cancel them for now while we work with your weight seals," Hiruzen informed him, "simply deactivated them as you would any Jutsu."
Kenta nodded as he channelled chakra again and called out, "Kai." as he felt the pressure lifted off him and made it easier to move as he flexed his shoulders from the strain.
Hiruzen nodded, "Very good now, the weights will be slightly more tricky I think. Kenta I want you to channel the smallest amount of chakra you can into your right wrist seal and then tap the seal with your other hand to activate it."
Kenta nodded and looked to his right wrist and he began to channel his chakra as Hiruzen watched him move to tap it, before Kenta regretted doing so as the seal flashed and Kenta found himself being pulled by his wrist and slammed to the ground by the sudden weight increase.
"OW what the hell!" Kenta yelled in pain from hitting the ground.
Hiruzen stifled a chuckle at his students mishap before shaking his head, "I was afraid of this, it would seem that your extreme chakra reserves are affecting your chakra control greatly and you put too much chakra into the seals and its affecting just how much weight they act as, take a look at the number."
Kenta looked to the seal on his wrist and his eyes widened seeing a five thousand (lbs.) in the space. Kenta frowned, "Does this mean the weights are useless to me?" he asked with some disappointment.
Hiruzen shook his head, "No it doesn't, it just means that I will have to apply the chakra to the seal until you have enough control to do it yourself and it also means you will have to drastically increase your chakra control lessons to this extent." he said as he came over and tapped the seal releasing the chakra stored in it and channelled his own into them as the five thousand changed to fifteen as Kenta got to his feet once again as Hiruzen went about applying the same fifteen to each of Kenta's limbs and then a forty to his waist, "There we go, that should be enough to improve your training for now." Hiruzen said as he went to behind his desk, "Kenta I want you to train with those weights for now only. Once you've trained to the extent you can no longer feel the strain I want you to activate the first level of your restriction seal and repeat the process as you slowly increase the restriction level each time you no longer feel the weights. Only once you've reached level five on the restriction seal will you deactivate before activating the gravity seals first level and repeat the restriction seal cycle as you progress up the levels of gravity like you did the restriction seal, once its level five has been reached you will deactivate the both seals and increase the weights until you can feel the once more and the process will repeat, this will be how you will train your body from now on, any questions?"
Kenta understood the training regimen perfectly he had similar ideas and understood why Hiruzen didn't want him going beyond level five, because each time the effects doubled and going beyond level five on ether seal could affect his growth at his age. "Hai sensei I understand, and I would like to ask if you knew of any additional chakra control methods I could use to improve my control for the future."
Pausing for a moment Hiruzen stoked his beard as a smile came to him, "I think I have just the method that you're looking for Kenta." he said getting up and going to the bookshelves again taking out a scroll that looked like a Iryō Ninjutsu scroll, before handing it to Kenta, "This is a method developed years ago for Iryō-ninjas both an advanced level of chakra control and as a way to create large chakra reserved to allow the Iryō-nin to treat more injuries, though I know of only one person who still uses it, that person being my second student Tsunade Senju, if you can master this technique then you'll chakra control will increase dramatically."
Kenta smiled looking at the scroll thinking of another that he could help with this scroll, "Arigato sensei, this will help a lot."
Hiruzen nodded, "It's not a problem Kenta, this is what sensei's are for. Now I believe that is enough for today, go an enjoy the rest of your day I'm sure you've had your Bunshins working overtime while you were here, so you'd better see to them."
Kenta chuckled while rubbing the back of his head sheepishly, "Hai, arigato sensei." Kenta said before smirking and weaved the Tiger hand sign before disappearing into a whirlwind of red and black feathers as the window closed behind him as he left.
Hiruzen just blinked at his sudden disappearance and then chuckled, 'So he learned the Shunshin no Jutsu on his own then and even personally modified it, that boy continues to amaze me.' He thought to himself before going back to reading a certain little orange book.
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Training ground forty-three
Arriving in the training ground via Shunshin Kenta smirked seeing his Bunshins all lying across the area tuckered out from training completely exhausted. Kenta walked into the area before calling out his command, "Alright, recall to me in order of creation." he commanded getting sighs of relief from each Bunshin as they dispersed in waves leaving only himself and the one he had created that morning as it sorted the memories for him before dispersing giving them and the left over chakra to him making Kenta grin, "That's definitely a better way of doing things, no headache." he said aloud as he slotted the chakra control scroll into a loop on his flak jacket before looking towards one of the wooden post that had been created for target practice.
'Time to test what I've learned' Kenta thought to himself before flashing through a series of hand signs as he sprinted at the middle stump making a series of hand signs and thought, 'Suiton: Suishōjin' (water release: water palm blade) as he channelled his chakra into his right hand as he began to change the chakra into water and solidify it into a blade shape as he ran before channelling his chakra into his legs launching himself forward at the target post and with a slash cut the thick post in two with a horizontal slash as he sent the top half into the air as he landed, but not before turning on his heels as he weaved through a set of single hand signs changing the water blade and made it flow fluidly as Kenta thrust his hand at the top half of the post, 'Suiton: Suiben' (water release: water whip)he called out as the water flowed and lengthened creating a whip extending from his hand and ensnaring the top half of the post as he whipped it higher into the air before the water fell apart and hit the ground.
Taking a deep breath Kenta continued the attack, 'Fūton: Renkūdan' (wind release: drilling air bullet) he yelled seeing a compressed blast of air out of his mouth aimed for the wooded half in the air before it hit and slit the log down the middle as it separated into five chunks as Kenta flashed through his final series of hand signs "Tiger → Snake → Tiger → Bird → Tiger → Ram → Tiger" and narrowed his eyes on his targets before calling the final attack, "Raiton: Sandāboruto" (lightning release: thunder bolt),in an explosion of chakra from Kenta the air filled with sparks of electricity before Kenta thrust his hand in the direction of the still air born pieces as an arc of lighting shot from his hand at the wood and hit the first before it jumped from one to the other in a ring of lighting as all five burst into flames and turning to ash before they hit the ground.
Taking a breath Kenta lowered his hand having just run through four Jutsu all of which were elemental releases as he felt the drain on his chakra after the adrenalin started to slow.
"Now that's more like it." Kenta said aloud feeling pleased with himself at learning such high level techniques, 'This is the kind of power I need to be able to protect my friends and to be worthy of being called student of the Hokage.', Kenta thought to himself before looking to the scroll Hiruzen had given him on the advances chakra control technique, 'But I still have a long way to go' he thought before forming the cross sign, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" he called out as fifty Bunshins poofed into existence in front of him, "Alright, each of you find a tree or space of water at the river side and start chakra control lessons, I want my control improved ASAP got it."
With a loud yell of "Hai, Taichou." from the clones before the divided up into groups for the training, Kenta dropped to a lotus sitting position as he took out the scroll and started reading.
Unbeknownst to Kenta a figure in black with a white mask with the kanji for Ne was hidden in the shadows of one of the trees sat watching recording everything on a scroll for his report back to his master on the Uzumaki's strength, he was about to move closer to see what the scroll was he was starting to read but froze sensing something in the area, but before he could react a Ninjatō was shoved through his chest where his heart would have been and the figure spluttered blood through the small slot in his white mask before dropping from the trees into the bushes below as a pair of ANBU Shunshined beside him one with a weasel mask with black hair holding the Ninjatō that had made the kill, evident from the still fresh blood on the blade. The other with a still sheathed katana on her back wearing a cat mask and had long purple hair.
"Neko, report to Hokage-Sama of this encounter and inform him I will take the body to T&I, perhaps Inoichi will be able to get something from this one." the weasel masked ANBU ordered
The cat ANBU nodded, "Hai Taichou." she said before glancing at the dead spy, and then to Kenta who hadn't noticed them "What do you think they want with Uzumaki-san, I understand Hokage-sama's concerns but I don't see why that old war hawk would take such an interest this early on."
The weasel masked ANBU shook his head as he lifted the scroll the spy had been documenting and glanced over its contents, "It would appear they are doing recon at this point gauging his strength. It would appear he is a possible target for recruitment that they have an eye on." he said before putting the scroll in a loop for evidence later, "Given the strength he just displayed and his age, it's not surprizing." he finished lifting the body over his shoulder as they disappeared into Shunshins.
Kenta blinked and looked around for a second before looking in the direction of the trees for a few seconds, 'I could have sworn I sensed something', Kenta thought before shrugging his shoulders and taking out a Pocky stick before going back to reading the scroll, 'Must have just been my imagination'
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