3 Summoning Technique: Dimensional Rif (1/2)
[you can skip to chap 12 to avoid re-reading the parts of summoner of the league, it deviates starting from there.]
Two days had passed by since the Forbidden Scroll Incident. Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his chin. ”So that's what happened,” he said as Iruka noded in an affirmation. The Chunin academic instructor had spent the last day getting himself checked out by the medical personnel of Konoha before he was safe to exit just a couple of hours ago. The wrapped wound on his back was still sore, but Iruka made his attempt to ignore it. ”Yes, He managed to summon people, a little girl which he called Annie and a teenage girl called Ashe. Both had interesting techniques, but by Naruto's commands, they were able to...defeat Mizuki. I think his task at leadership and him learning a B-rank summoning technique are worthy of him passing the course. Hokage-sama, while he might not have been the smartest child, I think there is more to him than he had been letting on, after all, how could he not learn an E-rank jutsu but learn a B-rank jutsu in less than 20 minutes? Iruka asked. Hiruzen just sighed as he took a puff of his pipe. The nicotine was refreshing for the stressful day.
”Iruka, you are a highly qualified chunin. I wholesomely trust your judgement in Naruto-kun's promotion. However this little summoning that you claim he possesses has given me some worry. I looked through the forbidden scroll the night it was stolen. The formula for one of the techniques was gone. It sounds like Naruto-kun may have obtained it by unconventional means. If it's what I think it is then not even Jiraiya with all of his experience could remove the formula from Naruto's body,” The Sandaime said. Iruka widened his eyes while Hiruzen took a look out his window.
”Summoning Technique: Dimensional Rift(Kuchiyose: Jigen Kirema). It was a technique that the Shodaime-Hokage had developed and the Nidaime experimented with. However the technique required too much chakra to work, however rather than throw the formula away, the Nidaime stored it in the scroll for security purposes. It seems that Naruto-kun has it now. That formula is even more complex than the sealing that the Yondaime did against the Kyuubi. I'll have to inform his Jonin-sensei when I can,” Hiruzen said. Iruka quickly nodded.
”You think this he'll be alright?” the Sandaime suddenly asked. Iruka merely smiled. ”I think he's going to astound us all someday,” Iruka answered honestly. Sarutobi just nodded with a small grin of his own before moving back to his work. Iruka quickly gave a salute before marching out of the room.
At the opposite end of the village, Naruto laid on his bed looking at his hand. He flexed it and his eyes stared at the summoning formula that wrapped around his arm. Naruto couldn't forget that feeling when he defeated Mizuki. He could feel that connection of memories with the two champions he summoned. ”Ashe, the Frost Archer and Annie, the Dark Child.” Naruto thought to himself, this is so out there I can barely believe it.
With a small grunt, he got off his bed. His team placements were tomorrow. He was sure that he was still a buzz in the shinobi forces due to his debacle with Mizuki. Well, Naruto did get something meaningful out of it and for now that was all Naruto truly carried about. Naruto quickly got himself a shower, some food, and some clothes before he turned and picked up the headband that Iruka gave him. It sat upon his table. That's right, Naruto had to take that ID picture thing. Naruto grabbed the headband, and put it around his neck and walked out of the door.
”Come on brat! Hurry up and give a smile!” The photographer said as Naruto sat on a stool, a face of indifference etched across said face. Naruto never liked pictures in his past life, he would rather have had the man just take his picture and then let him be on his way. Naruto didn't feel like smiling. He was tired and he needed to get some shinobi supplies with the little bit of Yen the Hokage sent him for defeating Mizuki. Now wasn't the time for him to worry about a stupid ID and shinobi registration. So one can imagine his mentality when the photographer said. ”I'm not doing a retake.” before he flashed the camera.
The processing didn't take long before it was given to the Hokage. Hiruzen looked at the photo before glancing back to Naruto. ”You really couldn't give a smile could you?” Hiruzen chuckled while Naruto frowned. ”If I thought a smile was going to benefit me in this profession then I'm sure I would have given one, but I can't think of a time where I would need a smile on my ID to be used to my advantage. You think you should be more lucky that I didn't cover myself in face paint. Although even for me that's ridiculous.” Naruto said as Hiruzen merely chuckled and nodded.
”That is indeed true. Heaven forbid if you had grown to have an extremely outgoing personality and did that he said sarcastically, about his past exploits. but then we'd really be demanding a retake.” Hiruzen said before allowing the paperwork to go through. ”So how have you been feeling? With, everything going on?” Hiruzen asked. If Naruto was a little less attentive to the nature of the question then he might have just answered regularly, but he has to keep up the facade of Naruto and slowly 'Mature' as to not arouse suspicion.
”Discovering that I have the Kyuubi in my body is definitely an unexpected turn of events. Frankly, I can't say I don't bear any animosity to the Yondaime Hokage, but I do respect the tactic. Not only did he get rid of a global threat to the village, but he also manages to increase the village's power output through me. As much as I dislike being a pawn, I doubt there is much I can do about it,” Naruto said simply, and as well as he could fake a truthful voice. Sarutobi just gave a short nod of his head.
”For what it's worth. The Yondaime did wish for you to be seen as a hero rather than this current result,” Hiruzen replied. Naruto merely looked into his eyes before responding. ”It hardly matters what he wished for now. The result didn't happen. To be honest, that little wish was hopeful dreaming at best,” Naruto said and Hiruzen couldn't help but agree with Naruto even if he was slightly saddened by the news of Naruto's thoughts.
”And your other problem?” Hiruzen asked taking a look at Naruto right arm. Naruto followed his vision before he sighed. ”I will admit that this was my own fault and I let my frustrations get the better of me. I will merely take this as a lesson and learn from it, though the result was a lot better than what I could have probably hoped for,” Naruto said. The Sandaime couldn't really argue that and truth be told he didn't want to try. He merely nodded.