Inheritance

The Result of Training

Naruto didn't quite know how to react. He was both angry and sad, that another person that could have made his early childhood just a little bit less lonely, hadn't been there. But he also understood what it was to be a shinobi, and that Kakashi hadn't been given a choice. Instead, he felt anger towards the council; a group of people who according to the Sandaime, and more recently Jiraiya, had done everything possible to make his life a misery.

"So Sandaime-sama decided that he would appoint you to my Genin team once you graduated." Naruto finally understood now. The man had wanted to make amends by teaching him, and now it must be like the chance was being taken away from him. "But now Jiraiya-sama is your Sensei, I can't help you directly, without being accused of trying to poach a student." Suddenly, the man's weird eye-smile returned. "However, if I were to stumble upon a rookie Genin, such as yourself; and offer him or her advice, than that would be part of my duty as an elite Jonin and superior, no? And if I were to say, drop a scroll; completely by accident as I leave, then that surely couldn't be breaking any rules, right?" Kakashi allowed a scroll to drop behind him, hitting the ground with a soft thud as he spoke. "Anyway, I'm a little late for a meeting, so I should probably go. But before I do, perhaps I should suggest you carry on with all that reading you have been doing. In fact, I would probably go so far as to suggest that you pay particular attention to battlefield tactics and strategies. As you are in an apprenticeship, the tactical theory is entirely different from that of a four-man cell; and it would be more than likely that you will have to do a few missions solo, too. But as I said, it's just a suggestion."

And with that, the man disappeared in a puff of smoke, signifying a shunshin technique, leaving behind a scroll with a note attatched.

'This is one of my personal favourites, and I'm sure you'll figure out a use for it. Enjoy.' Naruto eagerly opened the scroll, and let out a cry of joy with what he found.

[Flashback End]

Naruto grimaced as he received a first person view of his first Kage Bunshin's fate. It had got it's foot caught in a concealed rope that had tightened around it's leg, and as it was yanked into the air upside down; it managed to catch sight of the handful of kunai that had been let loose in it's direction as the trap activated, before they plunged into it's flesh, dispelling it.

Meanwhile the second Bunshin involuntarily gulped, as it fulfilled it's duty of summoning the replacement.

"Glad that's not my job."

Naruto and his Bunshin pushed on in a similar fashion; until eventually, the leading Bunshin signalled to the one behind him to stop, before dispelling itself. The original Naruto grinned slightly as the memory of spotting the Iwa shinobi setting up the next trap a few metres ahead of his first clones position. he circled around the area, giving the enemy a fairly wide birth, to try and get behind the ninja. As he was doing this, his remaining clone played it's part.

"Hey asshole!" The Bunshin screeched at the Iwa nin, as it leapt down from the tree's into the area where the shinobi was setting up his latest trap. "Hand over that girl, before I kick your ass!" The foreign ninja let out a short, bark of a laugh.

"Why don't you come over here and make me, you little shit." He had barely finished speaking before the Bunshin charged at him, his fist cocked back for a punch. "A head on charge? What the fuck do they teach in this village?" Upon hearing this the charging Naruto grinned, and the Iwa shinobi widened his eyes as he heard two Bunshin appear, and turned his head just in time to see them running at him from behind; taking advantage of the distraction caused by the first. Working purely on instinct, he spun and ducked the blow of the first, and extended his right left leg as he spun, catching the second clone in an improvised sweep. Before, the first clone could regain his balance, he straightened and chambered a kick to destroy the second.