A/N: I know I said Naruto would be 18 when he returned and that will
still be partially the case but for some things to work I had to change his
body’s maturity in this chapter but his mind will still be 18 upon returning.
This not a big deal to me because once most people hit 19 they usually stop
growing or looking any different until they reach they hit thirty and even then
there are a few who look really young for their age, just look at Demi Moore.
There will be a few more time skips in this chapter and I will be focusing more
on his training with Kyuubi than with Kenshin since I am not too sure how
Kenshin was trained by his master, so I am sorry if it seems I kinda forgot
about him. Also I messed with Kenshin’s personality a bit to make it a little
more comical. I hope no one will flame me for it.
A/N-2: It has come to my attention that the geography of this story
would work better if the revolution Kenshin was fighting in took place in fire
country against the Fire Daimyo to which I agree and is now the case (thank you
Archmagelite2000yrs). I have edited the previous chapter’s A/N to let
everyone know about this but I am stating it again for those who have already
read chapter 4 before I edited it. Now to clarify how this will affect the
hidden shinobi villages. It will have almost none besides producing more paying
missions to help the village’s economy. When a hidden village’s country goes to
war that does not mean the hidden village goes to war. The village is
practically an independent state of its own. The only time it would go to war
was if another hidden village declared war on them or they had something to
gain by declaring war on another village. The country leaders themselves look
at the hidden villages as more like a village full expensive elite mercenaries
for hire. Each country has its own army to deal with its problems which I
repeat does not include the hidden villages.A/N-3: OMG I am so sorry I just realized that I forgot to write what
happened to that man that stabbed Naruto a couple of chapters back. It was easy
to presume that Kenshin killed him but what I meant to tell you was that this
was the mole that set the trap for Kenshin in the beginning of the story. I am
so sorry and will try not to let anything like this happen again.Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Rurouni Kenshin in any way and I
am making no profit off of this story.“Naruto speak”‘Naruto thoughts’‘Naruto personal thoughts’“Kyuubi speak”‘Kyuubi thoughts’‘Kyuubi personal thoughts’Chapter 5: Congratulations!2Years later (4 for Naruto)Over the course of the past two years (four for Naruto) Naruto felt he had
literally gone through hell and back.Part of the reason for this was because of an unforeseen side effect of
Naruto absorbing more of the Kyuubi’s chakra. The fox did not find out till
after the two years were over but it turned out that its chakra had influenced
the boy much like a fox grows to reach its adult body faster. What this meant
was that instead of Naruto growing a twice its normal rate, it actually grew a
little more than four times the norm. In the end Kyuubi was able to stop this
side effect but not before the damage was partially done. Kyuubi had wanted to
avoid this due to the human body being able to grow much larger than your average
fox, which caused the bones and muscles to grow at such a pace that it caused a
good deal of pain. It was also bad because his body was now mature than his
mind which caused his hormones to start working before he was ready.Naruto Now looked like a fifteen year old boy. Over the years and because of
the extreme chakra induced growth spurt Naruto had grown his hair out to be
almost just like Kenshin’s. He had the long pony tail and bangs coming down to
his eyes, the only difference being its blond color and for some reason it
continued to be slightly spiked on the top of his head (not as spiked as a kid
but still spiked a bit). Naruto still wore the same style of outfit he was
given that day in the hospital only his new one was bigger to accommodate his growth.
He had yet to put on much muscle but was slightly taller than Kenshin by about
two inches; now standing at a height of about 5’6” (I looked up Kenshin’s
height and found out it was only 5’2 and decided to give him 2 extra inches
since he was so short).The other reason he felt like hell was Kenshin being even more demanding of
him than before. Naruto would spend hours on end learning everything about the
human body and that did include EVERYTHING, both male and female (I mean he
even got the kid visual aids).Kenshin said he just wanted to be thorough, but Naruto suspected it was just
to cause him discomfort whenever he thought he saw his sensei snicker (either
that or we got another Kakashi. I wonder if he has any little orange books?)Anyways, after he would finish with his studies Kenshin would drive the
boy’s body to its limit and beyond. Naruto started out practicing just how to
unsheathe his tachi and how to hold it correctly over and over until it was
like breathing for him, but eventually moved on to basic defensive moves such
as blocking and parrying after a few months (Kenshin really wanted to be
thorough).Kenshin told Naruto the reason they were going so slow was to help teach him
patience and to teach him to control his emotions when frustrated, which with
the advice of Kyuubi he grudgingly accepted.Naruto would end up spending almost six months on defense. When Kenshin
believed he had that down well enough he started Naruto on the basic offensive
moves such as slashing and stabbing. He would end up spending even more time on
these than the defensive ones. It took him just over seven months to complete
that part of the training.After Naruto had finally finished with both defense and offence individually
the real work began. When Kenshin decided Naruto was ready he had him start
putting everything he had learned together from the tactics he learned, the
anatomy and physiology of the human body, to his most recent offensive
training.Naruto new he wouldn’t be able to beat his sensei in a kenjutsu dual but he
was feeling quite smug about his abilities and thought he could give him a good
fight, ohh how wrong he was.Kenshin saw the way Naruto was beginning to become arrogant in his abilities
due to how fast he had learned. So he decided that Naruto was in need for a
good helping of humble pie (hmmm pie).As soon as the match began Naruto didn’t know what hit him. One moment he
was drawing his sword the next he was on the ground clutching his stomach.Afterwards Kenshin apologized to Naruto and helped him up, but told him that
he just learned one of the most important rules of combat which was to never
overestimate yourself.Naruto later found out that Kenshin had not even used his sword but instead
knocked him in the gut with his sheath.After that day Naruto was a lot humbler and Kenshin went a lot easier on him
in order to help teach him the correct way to improve himself.This however did not apply to how hard he worked him though. At the end of
the day Naruto would be so sore and tired he would hardly be able to move.
As the two years passed and Naruto continued to train with
Kenshin so did he with the Kyuubi.
Naruto may have thought Kenshin was tough, but that was nothing compared to
Kyuubi. If Naruto did not know the fox’s life was tied to his he would have
thought it was trying to kill him.
During the course of his chakra exercises and his medical training Kyuubi
decided to impart upon Naruto what little knowledge it had on seals, which was
not much.It said that knowing the seals it taught him would help later on in his
training.Naruto would spend the beginning of his day trying to learn everything the
fox had to teach him about healing. Kyuubi may have not been a master in the
art since it could heal itself with its chakra but it had picked up a good deal
of knowledge in the thousand years it had been around.When Naruto asked why he had to learn all this when the fox would just heal
his body for him, the Kyuubi replied that it was not for him and that someday
he may need this knowledge to save whoever he may be on a mission with.After Naruto would finish with his medical studies for the day he would
either be instructed on chakra exercises or shinobi weapons training depending
on the day.As far as Naruto was concerned weapon training days were much more
enjoyable. Although it was rather simple and just required practice that did
not make it easy. He would end up spending the rest of his day throwing kunai
and shurikens at targets he thought up until he felt his arms were going to
fall off. By the end of the two years he had deadly accuracy.What really sucked in Naruto’s opinion was his chakra training days. He
first began with the traditional tree climbing exercise to begin to learn how
to focus his chakra.This however would not be as easy as normal. You see not only did Kyuubi
have Naruto learn to walk up the tree he also him learn to walk up it upside
down on his hands, then by doing cartwheels up it alternating between using his
hands and feet.Once the fox was sure Naruto had it down he had him repeat the process on a
lake he had Naruto think up.The worst part though did not come till the final half of the second year
when Kyuubi had Naruto begin his chakra training by balancing on razor sharp
blades and eventually leaping from one blade to the next. This ended up causing
Naruto to easily gain more than his fair share of puncture wounds by the end of
the two years.
After those two years passed Kenshin once again called
Naruto to the training grounds but this time told him to come later that
evening and that he had the rest of the day free to do as he wished, which he
had not had since that day he was stabbed (definitely not a good day off).
Naruto decided to once again wander around the base he had come to call his
home but this time staying within its confines.
He had not really had time to make friends or get to know people due to his
constant training. Naruto life had become one big cycle of training, eating,
and sleeping. The only socializing Naruto got to do was either with Kenshin or
Kyuubi when he was training.As the evening came Naruto began to head to the regular training spot
wondering why training for the day had been pushed back so late.When Naruto got there he was shocked. Standing there was his sensei with a
serious look on his face along with all the other officers of the base.Upon seeing this Naruto began to get worried and tried to think if he had
done anything wrong, he asked the fox but it said there was nothing it could
think either and was equally curious.“What is going on sensei? Why are all these men?” asked Naruto in a calm
tone not showing his true emotions just like he had been taught.“Today Naruto is a very important day. Today is the day you will begin your
true apprenticeship with me” said Kenshin very seriously.Naruto was not quite sure what he meant since he thought that’s what he has
been the past three years with him. All Naruto could do was wait for Kenshin to
continue.Instead of continuing with his speech Kenshin ordered one of his
subordinates over.The man calmly walked over and handed Kenshin what looked like a simple oak
case which he handed over to Naruto.Upon closer inspection he saw that the top of the case had a beautiful red
kitsune with nine tails engraved on it.After receiving the go ahead Naruto opened it revealing a beautiful, new
samurai katana along with a matching deep crimson sheath. Its blade appeared
razor sharp, the guard was a deep crimson and the hilt was pitch black with
another crimson nine tailed kitsune engraved upon it.Nuruto had to use every ounce of will to keep himself from jumping up and
shouting his joy. All that showed was a small grin on his face before he spoke.“Thank you Himura-sama, I am honored greatly by your gift.” Naruto replied
almost reverently.“You are welcome Naruto-san. Now that you have received your blade I shall
begin to teach you the art of Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu. Over the years you have come
to show me that you are now ready” said Kenshin remaining serious and formal.“Now you are probably wondering why all my fellow officers are here for this
event” stated Kenshin to which Naruto could only nod.“This is because we have an important question to ask you” Kenshin stated
once more causing Naruto to gulp.“We I took you on as my apprentice your only responsibility was to me. Now
that we have all seen your improvement and what you are capable of we would
like to ask you if would want to join the rebellion to go along with your
apprenticeship. Please think carefully before you respond. Although you would
be under my direct chain of command you would still be of the rank of a new
recruit. I am not willing to send you out on any missions or battles I do not
feel you are ready for but the ones I do, you will be expected to kill. What I
want to know is if you are ready and willing.”Naruto had not expected this and had to stop and think.‘What do you think fox? Do you think I’m ready for this?’ Naruto asked
mentally.‘What I think does not matter kit. Only you can decide if you are ready
for this.’ Kyuubi replied emothionless then once again becoming silent.After thinking it over a bit more a bit more Naruto spoke up.“Kenshin-sama I would be honored to serve in the rebellion under your
leadership. I understand that I will be expected to kill without hesitation but
the truth is that once I return to my village and become a shinobi I will then
be forced to kill anyway. At least by me doing this now I will gain real combat
experience and I will be more accustomed to killing. I trust in your capability
of judging what I am ready for.”“Very well said Naruto-san, I am proud at how well you have learned to think
before you answer. Now there is just one last thing to tell you” said Kenshin
at which point he smiled.“Tonight we shall have a feast in honor of my favorite apprentice finally
joining our ranks” said Kenshin causing everyone to cheer and approach Naruto congratulating
him on his achievement.‘Good job kit, you actually didn’t sound like an idiot for once’ laughed
Kyuubi.‘Can it fox tonight I’m going to party till I drop. By the way I’m canceling
training tonight’ Naruto told Kyuubi with a mental grin only earning a ‘hurumph’
from the fox.Naruto just laughed and told the Kyuubi it was just upset it could not be
party too, which the fox did not even reply to.
That night when Naruto got to the dining hall he was amazed.
He had never eaten in the dining hall since he prefered to eat at home. It was
a huge room with rows upon rows of tables (think the size of the great hall in
the Harry Potter movies without the magical ceiling. By the way I own no part
of Harry Potter that’s all J.K. Rowling). On the tables he saw more food than
he had ever seen in one place before, including to his enjoyment and causing
the fox to groan, ramen.
‘I will have to thank Kenshin-sensei for remembering to get ramen when I see
him’
‘I was kind of hoping kit that you had grown out of your crazy ramen
loving phase.’ Stated Kyuubi with a sigh.‘Sorry fox but ain’t gonna happen’ said Naruto with his trademark grin
mentally.“Hey Naruto-kun over here, I want you to meet a few people” shouted Kenshin
from across the room waving a sake bottle at him.‘Is it just me fox or does sensei look drunk?’ Asked Naruto disbelievingly.‘Kinda looks that way to me kit’ replied Kyuubi in equal disbelief as
Naruto walked over their.“Ah Naruto-kuuun, I’d like you to meet a few friends of mine.” Slurred
Kenshin.“This man to my right is one of my fellow generals and friend Saito Hajime”
Kenshin said slapping the man on the tall man on the back who looked to be in
his lower thirties.He was a tall man man standing about 6’2” with an athletic build wearing a
navy blue Japanese suit. He had long black hair tied into a pony tail with long
thin bangs coming down his annoyed looking face.“Why Megumi did you have to give him that sake? You know how Kenshin gets
when he’s drunk” Saito asked the beautiful woman to his right who looked to be
in her mid twenties.The first thing Naruto noticed was her rather large, umm, endowment. She was
wearing a magnificent red and white kimono gown showing more than just a little
cleavage. After a second look Naruto noticed she had a beautiful face, long
blond hair, stood about 5”5’ and curves in all the right places.“I’m sorry Saito I just kinda forgot” replied the women looking slightly
embarrassed.“Naruto, the women next to Saito here is Megumi Amakusa. She is a lieutenant
in Saito’s forces and her skill with a sword is just as deadly as she is
beautiful.” Kenshin said while staring at the woman’s chest.“Thanks for the gracious introduction Kenshin but I have one request” Megumi
spoke sweetly.“And what is that my dear” asked Kenshin still not averting his eyes from
the woman’s breasts.“STOP STARING AT MY CHEST!” shouted the woman knocking Kenshin on the back
of his head, causing him to fall flat on his face.After Kenshin slowly got up rubbing the back of his head and muttering an
apology, he continued on with his introductions.“Uhh, as I was saying now, the man on my left here is Aoshi Shinomori. He is
the general of the ninja division of our army.” Said Kenshin gesturing to the
man still a little shaky from being hit on the head (or maybe it’s the alcohol,
who knows).The Man looked to be in his mid thirties, was wearing a white full body coat
with yellow lining and a flared out coller, had black hair that just covered
his hears and came down to his neck in the back, and had a stoic look on his
face ignoring Kenshin’s drunken state.At this point Naruto decided to speak up.“So Shinomori-sama you’re a ninja like the ones from my home village” asked
Naruto inquisitively.“Please Naruto-san call me Aoshi, but to answer your question. No. Unlike
the shinobi of your village, we ninja do not utilize chakra. We instead focus
mainly on ninja weapons, stealth, and hand to hand fighting” replied Aoshi
looking slightly friendlier upon not having to listen to Kenshin’s slurred
ramblings.“Ok Aoshi-san” said Naruto a little crestfallen after thinking he may of
found a shinobi like him.“Anyways Naruto-kun, the final man I would like to introduce you to is the
fourth and last of the generals, my old partner, and long time rival Makoto Shishio.
When I first joined the rebellion Makoto and I were partnered together to take on
assassination missions as part of the Ishin Shishi. I would usually take the
lead and attract any of the attention while Mokoto would work in the shadows.
He has yet to ever beat me in a dual” said Kenshin with a smile causing Mokoto
to frown at the last part.Makoto looked to be only slightly older then Kenshin. He had short black
hair, had a nice white military uniform on, stood about 5’8”, and was the only
one to still have their sword on their side.After Naruto greeted each of them they began to make mindless chit chat
making comments from Kenshin’s drunken state to Naruto’s achievement, much to
Naruto’s embarrassment.As the night wore on the group gradually broke up to go mingle with other
people even though Naruto decided to stick with Megumi to get to “know” her
better.Though even after all Naruto’s attempts to catch the women’s eye the night
proved to be fruitless for him. Deciding to cut his loses Naruto called it a
night and head home after saying goodnight to a few people. He even tried once
more with Megumi offering to walk her home when he saw she was a little tipsy
but she declined saying thanks and that she would be fine not even picking up
on Naruto’s come on.After returning home and having to listen to the fox laugh at him for being
shut down, Naruto fell asleep knowing that tomorrow would be an interesting day
beginning his apprenticeship in the sword art of his sensei.
A/N: Well here is another chapter to my story. My spellcheck is on
the fritz again so there is probably a good deal of errors, once I can work on
this chapter on another computer I will go back and edit it. I am sorry for the
lack of action but all these chapters are before he returns to the village is
one big prologue to set up a base to the story explaining why Naruto’s
personality is different and why he is so much stronger. To let everyone know
Naruto now has the mind of a 10 year old but the body of a 15 year old. Even
though he may only be mentally 10 he is a lot more mature than that due to a
few things such as his new hormones, training, and a little bit due to Kenshin’s
perverted anatomy and physiology lessons. Hope you like this chapter and as the
story progresses I do plan to have it earn its M rating. Next chapter more
Naruto/Kyuubi interaction but not so much Naruto/Kenshin. Some of you may have
noticed a few of Kenshin’s friends being characters from the Rurouni Kenshin
anime and I know that they are out of character a good deal and most were
actually enemies in the anime but like I said I would and am using them to fit
my needs. The only character that was mine was Megumi except for the name. I
know I heard it from some anime, but I’m just not sure which one. Anyways
please remember to review and tell me what you think.