Discovering his Heritage

His end of the Bargain

Though Naruto knew that he had many things that he needed to complete, he still decided that he had earned himself a break which is why he found himself in his teams training grounds. Even though he was taking a break from working, he wasn't taking one from bettering himself which is why he had brought the books containing information about Jutsu along with him.

Currently, Naruto was searching through the book that contained information about Genin Jutsu and though he knew he would receive one from completing Upgrading Your Arsenal, he felt that they would be the easiest Jutsu to learn which is why he was fervently searching through the book.

As he flipped through the pages that were contained within the book, Naruto came upon a section that was designed for those who had an affinity for wind chakra. "Found it!" Naruto bellowed inside his mind and though he screamed it so no one else could hear it; Naruto forgot for a split second that Kurama would still be disturbed by his boisterous voice.

"Ugh!" Kurama cried out as Naruto's loud voice pierced through his midday nap. "Naruto, I know you are one to get easily excited, but could you keep it down please." Kurama cried out.

Hearing Kurama's words caused a blush to appear on his already tanned skin. "I am sorry Kurama, I will try not to disturb you." Naruto replied to the easily irritated fox demon that resided within him.

When Kurama didn't respond to him, Naruto figured that the crimson fox must have fallen back asleep which meant that Naruto had to be extremely careful not to wake him once more. Now that the distraction that he caused was taken care of, Naruto began to focus on the words that were contained within the book. With careful eyes, Naruto searched for a Jutsu that would allow himself to complete one of his missions which would in turn make him a stronger Ninja.

As his eyes glanced across each page, Naruto started to worry that he wouldn't find a Jutsu that could help him and mere moments before he was about to give up; Naruto spotted a Jutsu that seemed perfect.

Now that he had found a Jutsu worth learning, Naruto began to read what was written on the pages.

Kaze Bakuhatsu (Wind Explosion)

This Jutsu allows the wielder to gather wind chakra into a condensed ball and when enough wind chakra is gathered, the wielder will then hurl the ball at their enemies and if it makes a direct hit; will cause varying degrees of wounds.

After reading the description of the Jutsu, Naruto moved onto the hand signs that he would need to have mastery over it. Thankfully, the Jutsu didn't require a comprehensive number of signs which hopefully meant that it would be rather easy to master. With his goal in mind and now a way to complete it; Naruto threw himself into his training.

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Naruto had been training for hours and though he had been able to form a decent sized ball of wind, he hadn't yet found the control that he needed for the Jutsu to become one that he had mastered.

As Naruto was once again forming another ball of wind chakra, he was readying to throw it when Maris's voice fluttered out and broke his concentration which caused the ball of wind to fade out of existence. "Naruto, I have come to collect you." Maris called out as he appeared in front of the blond Ninja.

Though Naruto had gotten used to Maris appearing and disappearing at will, he was still shocked by his guard's sudden arrival. "Maris!" Naruto cried as his eyes landed on the green haired Anbu though this wasn't where his words stopped. "I almost had it...if you didn't call out my name when you did, I would have mastered that Jutsu." Naruto cried out as he dropped to the ground with exhaustion.

Maris could tell that Naruto was upset by the fact that he couldn't master the Jutsu that he was studying in one day; but this didn't stop a slight smile from forming on his lips. In hopes of alleviating the mood of the blond shinobi, Maris bent down and started to speak once more. "I have faith that you will master that Jutsu and when you do, I will teach you another one though before we can train, we have to get you to the hospital for your appointment with Lady Tsunade and plus once your exam is finished, I will share with you the other news that I have." Maris promised as he looked at the exhausted Naruto.

Hearing that he was almost late to the appointment that he had with Tsunade was enough to reenergize Naruto though with the promise of Maris teaching him a new Jutsu only added fuel to the fire that was forming within him. Jumping back to his feet with a renewed sense of urgency, Naruto sprinted in the direction that would take him to the hospital. Since he was in such a hurry, he left his books behind and since he didn't look back; he missed Maris picking them up.

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"Very good Naruto. Can you touch your toes?" Tsunade spoke out and upon hearing the command of the expert medical Ninja as well as his Hokage, Naruto moved to do what was commanded of him. When he completed the order, Naruto straightened himself back up which allowed him to see Tsunade marking something off on a piece of paper which came too no surprise to him since she did the same thing after he completed every other command. "Good. Good." Were the brief words that came out of Tsunade's mouth as she wrote on the paper.

Though Naruto wanted to blurt out that he knew that he would have passed every aspect of the physical that she was putting him through, he thought better of it and instead kept his mouth shut.

"The only thing that concerns me is that since your last physical is that you have lost weight which is disturbing since you have always been one who had a surplus of an appetite." Tsunade explained though this was not where her words stopped. "Have you not been eating Naruto? Have the civilians decided not to sell you wares again?" Tsunade rambled off with a worry that was quite present in her voice and on her face.

Naruto was about to respond in a way that disproved that he hasn't been eating though when he did so, he suddenly remembered that he hasn't been eating as much which came as surprise to him. "I have been eating but not as much as I used to since I haven't had much of an appetite since I got released from the hospital." Naruto explained.

Once hearing Naruto's words, Tsunade started to write once more which Naruto assumed was about his loss of hunger. "I see...Naruto I have made a note of this in your chart and will continue to monitor your weight during each of these exams and if you lose a drastic amount, I will have to prescribe you a supplement that will keep you at the right weight for your age and height." Tsunade informed Naruto before placing her clipboard down.

With that Naruto was released from the exam room where both he and Maris made their way home.

Authors notes: Here is the next release of Discovering his Heritage. I think that I am making good progress with this story and hope everyone is enjoying it. To anyone who is wondering about the Jutsu that Naruto was trying to learn; I found it on a Naruto fandom site and thought that it was cool and decided to place it within the story. As always please review and I will see you next time.

Skills: Coder's Eyes: Genetic Code, Deception: Unearned Trust, Bartering, Interrogation, Lockpicking.

Traits: One of the Guys.

Missions: Exposing Corruption, The Grass Invasion, The Yamoto's Past, Updating your Arsenal, Puppet Master.