Chapter 1: "Shinsei Kuchiyose Seshuu: True Summoning Heritage"
A/N: Hello one and all to the first chapter of my entry into Brown Phantom's hidden bloodline contest. If you would like to know the rules please go visit his author's page but the main gist of it is: 1) Naruto has a bloodline. 2) He CANNOT have a teacher or a scroll to teach him how to use it*. 3) He gets the bloodline before the Sasuke Retrieval arc but after he becomes genin.
I'm using these guidelines as closely as possible and such. So without further stalling let's start with Chapter one of "Shinsei Kuchiyose Seshuu"
Speaking of Brown Phantom's profile, maybe you could go over there and vote in his poll about who is the best Naruto fan fiction writer out there? Show your support for your favorites. Or show your contempt for those you don't like by NOT voting for them. Just something to think about. Without further delay, let's get to the first chapter.
* Quote from Brown Phantom himself "Naruto is allowed to know a couple of details about his bloodline in order to
give him something to work with and get started on mastering his bloodline.The scroll he managed to save is exactly that, only an introduction to his
bloodline but provides little help on what to do with it. "
"Uzumaki Naruto, wake up." A slow voice droned from the darkness.
"Gah!" The young blonde teenager shouted snapping awake at the sound of the voice. Looking around his apartment he finally found the source of the noise.
"The Third Hokage requires your presence immediately." The masked figure stated before it began moving towards the door. In the darkness of the room it appeared to glide.
Turning to check his clock nearby Naruto shouted out "What's the big idea? It's only five in the morning!" Naruto stood up and shot a glare at where the masked man once stood. He had somehow slipped out of the house without Naruto noticing. "Whatever. This had better be important." Naruto grumbled as he started getting dressed.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sat within his office filled with pride. Upon learning that Naruto had finally passed his genin exams Sarutobi couldn't help himself. He had grown to love Naruto as a grandson over the years and hoped that he would be destined for greatness. Sadly this didn't seem to be the case at first. Naruto constantly failed his tests, wouldn't listen to his teachers, and would hardly even practice his skills. The only thing he seemed to be adept at doing was pranks.
However when he saw the young man accomplish a high ranked ninjutsu after only a few mere hours of practice Sarutobi knew that his hope, which he had nearly given up on, had a chance of being fulfilled. Now there was only one more thing to be taken care of before Naruto could truly begin his journey to greatness.
"Hey Jiji-san! What's the big idea waking me up at four in the morning!" Naruto shouted after rudely barging in through the door. "Wanting to promote me to Hokage already? Can't say I blame you, I am pretty great." Naruto started grinning broadly as he said this.
"Naruto, I sent an ANBU to your house at five. I would appreciate it if you could take this seriously." Sarutobi sighed. It would have been foolish to expect maturation overnight but he had hoped that the teen would have at least learned some form of control.
"Sure sure." Naruto yawned "Now what is it that you want me for? A super high-ranked ninja mission?"
"It's about your family."
"M-my family?" Naruto could hardly believe it. What could the Third possibly have to say about them?
"Your family is, well to be entirely honest was, in possession of a kekkei genkai." The Third motioned towards Naruto "Which means that this trait has been passed down to you."
"A kekkei genkai…" Naruto whispered in awe.
"Yes this one is rather… Yes Naruto?" The Third noticed halfway through his sentence that Naruto seemed to look confused.
"What's a kekkei genkai?"
It took all of his self-control to not yell at the boy. The basics of Kekkei Genkai were common knowledge. 'Calm down Hiruzen, it's early. It probably just slipped his mind.' Taking a deep breath and finding his pipe the older man explained "A bloodline limit. A special technique that only your family can perform. Now it's of the utmost importance that you don't share your technique secrets with anyone."
"Alright! What ability do I have? Some sort of awesome thing where I can destroy stuff with my eyes? Can I control plants or something? Maybe even have it so that…" Naruto started to go on a tangent before the man in front of him interrupted.
"It's all in the scrolls. You are now in possession of over one hundred scrolls detailing things about your bloodline that will help you master it." Gesturing towards a box on his desk he continued "This box contains around twenty of the smaller scrolls. The others are in a special vault which I shall accompany you to and you may take them back to your apartment as soon as you can."
"Thanks Jiji-san, but why didn't you give me these earlier?" Naruto was ecstatic at the prospect of an ability that only he could use.
"Simple Naruto, it is your clan's law that a member only has access to these scrolls after he becomes an adult. By the village laws you are an adult when you pass the genin exams so I'm giving them to you now. There are a lot of scrolls so Iruka volunteered to help you carry them once he arrives."
"Isn't he too injured?"
"Not injured enough so that he can't carry a few scrolls for his favorite student." Hiruzen smiled kindly 'You're destined for great things, and these scrolls will help you do them. I just hope you're not disappointed by your new abilities.'
A few hours later Naruto sat in his bed relaxing "Alright, an awesome ability that only I can use! Take that Sasuke-teme! I'll show you which one of us is better! Now which scroll should I read first?" Looking around the boxes of scrolls he found one labeled 'Beginner' "Well, this is as good of a place to start as any I guess." With that said he opened the scroll and began reading:
Shinsei Kuchiyose Seshuu:
Ninja animal summons are an important part of any ninja's repertoire. Anything from dogs to monkeys to fish to snakes are used for varying purposes including but not limited to: offence, tracking, and sentry duty just to name a few. A shinobi must be able to work together with others in almost any situation. However at certain times having a group of people with you will only result in getting you and your team killed. In situations like these the Kuchiyose technique is used to bring allies to the battle field for assistance. These intelligent-
Naruto sighed "Why does every scroll have to be so damned boring? Why can't it just tell me how to summon an unbeatable lion or something?" Glancing at his clock he found that he didn't have much time before he was supposed to meet Kakashi and the rest of his team "I'll read the rest of these later." Slipping the beginner scroll into his kunai pouch he briefly considered eating before he remembered Kakashi's dire warning. "I can handle missing a bit of breakfast." And with that he left his apartment.
Hinata Hyuuga glanced from left to right nervously as she walked through the village at approximately 1405 hours. 'I can hardly believe that I managed to pass Kurenai-sensei's test. Finding her was difficult but I'm glad that Kiba-kun and Shino-kun were there to help. I hope Naruto-kun passed his genin test as well. Maybe if he did we could do some collaboration missions together. We'll be able to spend a lot of time together and I'll probably end up showing him how weak I am and making a fool of myself.' The young heiress's upbeat thoughts quickly turned sour.
"Hey Hinata! How are you?" A loud voice boomed from directly behind her.
A swift tremble coursed through the young girl's spine before she managed to turn around and face the source of the noise. "H-hello Naruto-kun I'm doing great. Did you um… did you…?" Hinata started.
"Hey, did you pass your final exam too? Kakashi-sensei made us get these bells from him. I passed with flying colors of course. He wanted to test and see if we could handle working together as a group! Sasuke-teme didn't do too great. He kept trying to show everyone up. It was really annoying but in the end I carried the team to victory!" Naruto interrupted as he started telling his version of the story.
"Congratulations Naruto-kun!" Hinata managed to say without a stutter, a small smile gracing her lips 'Naruto-kun passed too! This is great! Maybe we can work together eventually.'
"So what was your guys' test like? I bet it went awesome. Kiba and Shino would be able to get the bells from anyone! I'm sure of it!" Naruto stated loudly before he noticed the sudden sadness that seemed to envelope Hinata "Hinata, are you sure you're okay?"
"Huh, oh yeah… I'm fine." Hinata stated 'He doesn't think I could get the bells… wait, bells?' Hinata shook her head slightly "We didn't have to get bells Naruto-kun. We're a uh… tracking team. W-we had to find Kurenai-sensei within a time limit. It wasn't too hard with my Byakugan and Kiba's nose. Shino-kun even managed to bug sensei so we didn't have to hard of time with it."
"That's great Hinata! I knew you guys could do it." Naruto glanced around "Hey, if you don't mind I gotta go now and practice the stuff on my new scrolls and get ready for my awesome missions tomorrow."
"Oh… okay Naruto-kun. Good bye." Hinata said meekly bowing.
"See ya Hinata, good luck with Kiba and Shino. I'm sure dog-breath will be fun to hang out with and all but he's not exactly a quiet person like Shino and you." Naruto shouted as he ran off towards his home to retrieve some of the scrolls.
'I didn't faint around Naruto-kun!' Hinata celebrated in her head as she looked skyward intent on thanking whoever was up there for her good luck. She paused when she noticed a plume of dark smoke arising from somewhere off in the village. 'Isn't that where Naruto-kun ran off to? Yeah, he ran off in that direction. Maybe he lives over there! I can see his house!' Hinata had never gathered the courage to actually find out where Naruto lived so she saw this as the perfect opportunity. Especially because if she got caught she could claim that she was just seeing what had happened. She was not prepared for what reality had in store.
'Maybe I should have dropped off by Ichiraku's before I came back home. Oh well I got plenty of… plenty of… what?' Naruto glanced at the spot that had once held his apartment. All that was left was the charred remains of his home. "What the hell happened?" glancing around once more he saw several ANBU extinguishing the last of the flames.
"Naruto…" A kindly voice spoke from nearby.
"Jiji-san! What the hell happened?"
"Well Naruto… It would appear that several villagers decided to try to take matters into their own hands. They burned your house down…"
"I can damn well see that! What about my stuff! My food! My… My family's scrolls!" Naruto interrupted speaking out in a confused fury.
"Naruto please calm down. I'm afraid that the only things that survived were a few metal tools. Your family scrolls and everything else burned up in the blaze."
A short distance away from the remains of the house and the wizened village leader stood a young teenage girl 'Naruto-kun's house is gone… Maybe I can help… Maybe… Father!' Hinata stood from her hiding spot and dashed towards her home.
"I can't believe it's all gone." Naruto sulked. Sarutobi had invited him to the Hokage's office until he could properly deal with the situation.
Sighing he replied "Yes Naruto, I'm afraid that we have yet to find the ones responsible. But I promise you that I'm getting every available asset on it."
"Jiji-san… You don't happen to have any copies of the scrolls I lost do ya? I only have the one talking about the basics."
Once again Sarutobi found himself sighing while trying to prepare himself for what must come next "I'm afraid that we don't. Since you were the only surviving member of your family it was deemed unnecessary to copy them. It was felt that one set would be enough for you. Besides, even if it was necessary we wouldn't have been able to. Clan scrolls can't just be copied. We must seek permission from the current head of the clan."
Jumping up from the bench he was resting on Naruto exploded "Then why didn't you ask me! I lose stuff like that all the time! I would have said yes!"
Trying to remain calm Sarutobi replied "According to your own clan's law, you wouldn't have been eligible for head status for another six years. Until you are eighteen you are not considered a clan head by your clan, and by extension the village. If you had decided to copy them yourself there would have been allowed. But I'm afraid non-clan members are not allowed to do so unless specifically granted permission by the current clan-head. I'm sorry Naruto… But there's nothing we can do for you on this matter. The only scroll left is the one you have with you."
"Whatever I guess… What about my house?" Naruto sighed hoping there would be at least some good news.
Sarutobi couldn't stop his shoulders from drooping, this was the part he truly dreaded "Naruto there is even more bad news. I can't manage to find lodgings for you right now. No apartment complex in your current price range can manage to fit you in."
"What!" Naruto exclaimed "Wh-what about Iruka-sensei! He can take care of me for a little bit right?"
"Unfortunately Iruka's landlord is very strict. He may only live with one tenant in the apartment he currently resides in. Iruka's price range isn't much higher than yours Naruto. He can't afford to fit two people."
"Bu-but what about you? Or couldn't you just make someone let me in for a little while?"
"Naruto Uzumaki are you suggesting I force someone to open their home to a member of the military!" Sarutobi stated angrily "I can't order anyone on anything that does not directly relate back to military affairs. The council is in charge of that. I am no dictator and as such I can't issue an order such as that without their permission. I would thank you to not even remotely suggest that I would do such a thing." Inhaling some smoke from his pipe he continued in a much calmer tone "As for your other suggestion I am afraid that it is not possible either. Were I not the Hokage I would be more than happy to allow you lodgings with me and my family. My grandson would appreciate it too I think. However, no matter how much I care for you as a grandson it's just not possible. I can't show favoritism as a standing military head. If I take you in, what about the other orphans who live by themselves? The other ninja who can't afford homes? It's just not possible, it would snowball into a problem too large to contain. I'm sorry Naruto, but you'll just have to deal with this for a few weeks until another apartment opens up. Think of it as a prolonged survival training if you have to. I'm sorry but I just can't do anything or I would. Believe me." Sarutobi pleaded with the young man before him.
"No problem Jiji-san, I'll do fine. It may not be the best, but I've had worse." Naruto smiled at the old man before he left. Something about that smile almost broke Hiruzen's heart.
"Father!"
Hiashi nearly jumped when the door to his study was slammed open. His surprise nearly doubled when he realized that it was Hinata, his meekest daughter. He calmed himself quickly however, before asking in an even tone "What is so important that you have to barge into my office uninvited?"
"A friend of mine had their house burned down and they need a place to stay for a while. I would like to request the chance for my friend to live here." Hinata stated with a fierce determination in her eyes.
Hiashi watched his daughter for a few moments and noted that she had not stuttered once during her explanation "We cannot accept an entire family." He stated calmly.
"It is only one person father."
Hiashi was intrigued by this development. Obviously this 'friend' had a radical affect on his daughter's behavior. She seemed much less meek. 'Just what kind of friend is this… And they're an orphan too. Perhaps…' Hiashi watched his daughter for a few more moments and was impressed when she did not weather or fidget under his gaze "Perhaps. Bring this friend of yours here Hinata. I shall make my decision after I have spoken to this… friend of yours."
"Arigatou gozaimasu father." Hinata stated as she made her way from her father's study and shut the doors behind her.
'I wonder if perhaps I can turn this to the clan's advantage.' Hiashi thought to himself as he gazed towards the doors.
"This sucks." Naruto said out-loud as he sat on the swing. With nowhere else to be and not in the mood to train he decided to hang out in his usual spot. He was pondering his options when he noticed someone was walking towards him. 'Who's that? Probably some jack ass villager wanting to try to get me again. Well they have another thing coming.' Preparing himself for a confrontation he was pleasantly surprised when he recognized the figure as Hinata "Oh hey Hinata! What are you doing here?"
"We-well I was um… th-thinking about your situation and uh… well… Your house… and well my house is…" Hinata paused and noted the look of confusion on her crush's face "What I'm trying to say is um…"
"Hinata… What are you talking about?" Naruto asked unable to stay silent any longer. His friend seemed to be having quite a bit of trouble talking right now, and he figured if he helped a bit maybe she could work it out.
"I saw that your house bu-burned down earlier and… I was wondering if uh… may-maybe you wo-wouldn't be opposed to…" the last few words were mumbled as Hinata's face started burning bright red.
"Wouldn't be opposed to what?" Naruto was curious about a few things at this point, firstly what the offer was, and secondly how Hinata knew his house burned down.
"If you wouldn't be opposed at taking up residence in the Hyuuga manor?" Hinata asked swiftly.
Naruto narrowed his eyes a bit. This seemed a bit too good to be true. 'Maybe it's a trap? But that's just ridiculous she's Hinata! She wouldn't do something like that. I may as well hear her out, it couldn't hurt.'
Hinata noticed the narrowing of Naruto's eyes 'Oh no, he's made at me! What did I do?'
"Alright. I have no other options. I'll hear you out Hinata but can I ask you a question first? Why are you offering this to me? Not to sound ungrateful but I'm just curious."
"We-well I um… you're my friend, I can't have a friend living in the st-streets can I? Not if I can do something to help them." Hinata stated blushing, she had briefly considered telling him the truth but couldn't find the courage to do so.
Naruto thought about it for a few moments 'That does seem like something she would do. Alright then.' Naruto plastered a smile on his face "Well then what're we waiting for Hinata? Let's get to it eh?"
Hinata couldn't quite believe her luck, she had convinced Naruto-kun. Now all that was left was "First though Father wants to meet you."
A/N: Naruto came across a bit suspicious at the end but wouldn't you if you had to live his life? Don't forget to check out Brown Phantom's contest notes as well as the other entrants into the contest.
Before you get all excited though about Naruto having a beginner's scroll I ran it by the contest giver and he said it's fine as long as it's nothing that allows him to become too proficient too quickly. Hopefully you all enjoyed it.
For those of you wondering why I used military time, I figured that they're a ninja village so military time would be the time standard.
I hope this prologue-ish chapter has gotten you interested in the story. Please just try to bear with me. I never know how to end these things so um… Thanks for reading.