Chapter 4: Chapter 4
A/N: Some people are just so impatient. I don't usually respond to reviews but I felt the need to respond in this case. I acknowledge that Sasuke isn't one of my favorite characters but I have a badass idea for him, have a little faith. Besides, can anyone honestly tell me they don't think Uchiha Sasuke is a little sociopath? I have in no way said he is incompetent or that he won't be a capable shinobi but don't kid yourself, he is psychotic. I have plans for the little nut job though so don't you worry none about that. I personally like my version of Sasuke in this story because he doesn't try to fight his psychosis. He's a not a whiny little emo-bitch either this way which is a huge improvement. Embrace the killer in you and then aim it at the enemy and let the shit hit the fan.
R/N: I totally agree with the authour
"Yo," greeted one Jounin Hatake Kakashi from the office window of the Hokage.
"Ah, Kakashi, welcome back. I assume everything went well?"
"Yeah, the Alpha team you sent me after is in the hospital now. They should all make it, I'm pretty sure only one of them will have to retire," reported Kakashi reading his porn.
"Good to know," said the Hokage, "so sending your potential team to SIPA was a very good decision."
"Oh, do tell," said Kakashi looking up from his book.
"So, I had to fire five of the village psychologists. They were flubbing the reports on the last Uchiha," started the Hokage.
"So there was permanent damage?" asked Kakashi.
"It's confirmed, he's a full on sociopath," said Sarutobi, "He still has value though. He's agreed to be weaponized as much as we're able given his psychosis."
"Ah," said Kakashi sadly.
"Danzo will be taking a hand in his development once the evaluation has ended. He's going to start training him to fit in better to the village image. We'll feed the boy a few criminals to execute in the meantime. Hopefully that will stave off his need for a short time. I'm hoping a month of work with Danzo will help him gain control enough, this is always tricky even when we've had years to prepare," said the Hokage as detached as he could manage. He was truly heartbroken the boy could not be saved from his own pain. At the very least he would be given the tools to survive long enough to get his revenge.
"I'm surprised it was so bad, he seemed to have a decent handle on it," said Kakashi, "What changed?"
"He was confronted," said the Hokage, "For the first time someone in a position of authority confronted him with the harsh unfiltered truth and he had no way to reign himself in once his rage took hold. Whatever grip he had was stripped away in a heartbeat. I saw the video, it was literally like a switch had been flipped and the calm arrogant boy was gone and in his place stood a blood stained kunai. And yet, not an hour later he was back to his normal outward appearance only now when I look at the boy I know it's there, just under the surface."
"Sometimes we just can't escape our own darkness," said Kakashi thoughtfully.
After a brief silence between the two Kakashi spoke again "I'll have to push my team harder up front then. We'll have to get into C-ranks that much faster to keep the boy sated. I guess this means I can't fail them now huh?"
"I'm afraid that is no longer an option," the elderly man stated, "The boy has already killed one of his classmates. That girl that went missing last year was found yesterday, she did not have an easy passing."
"I see," said Kakashi feeling further depressed.
"The good news is the other two are gems in the rough," said Sarutobi, "I haven't got the final reports yet but I've heard some very promising things."
"That's good," said Kakashi, "Minato-sensei would be glad for that."
"I know this has already gone pear-shaped from what you were hoping for with this team but you always knew this was a possibility," said the Hokage, "I'm more upset that those dumbasses out there compromised the villages security because of the fucking Uchiha name. We could have caught this years ago and been training him all along. Now we have to play catch up and I have two fresh Genin Kunoichi that had to be informed of the little sociopath's issues for their own safety."
"Haruno and Yamanaka?" asked Kakashi to verify. He was familiar with the file but it never hurt to check.
The Hokage nodded affirmatively, "It's for the best in the long run I suppose."
"Better prepared than dead," replied Kakashi, "And what of Naruto?"
"Boy has good instincts, he knows something is wrong with the Uchiha but doesn't know the details. Probably for the best anyway," said Sarutobi taking a long drag on his freshly lit pipe.
"Those will serve him well," replied Kakashi rather sedately.
"Anyway, we should have the full reports tomorrow morning. I've already instructed your team to be here tomorrow, we'll meet with Sasuke first. Be on time, we can't afford your tardiness in this situation."
"Sure, sure," said Kakashi stretching, "I'll see you tomorrow then."
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Sasuke didn't know why but over the last few days he'd felt calmer since meeting with Saiga-sensei. He definitely wanted to kill the woman, that hadn't changed. But just having his darkness exposed, not having to hide the horror of his soul seemed to calm him down considerably. Maybe it was the promise of training him to become a better killer that calmed him so. Or the promise that he would get to kill to his heart's content that set him more at ease with himself. Either way he felt . . . . better isn't right word for it. He just didn't feel as bad.
"Welcome Uchiha-san," said the Hokage from behind his desk. The old man was leaning back in his chair with his hand steeped together in front of him, his pipe gently smoking. Behind and to the right was a Jounin with one eye and vertical silver hair.
"This is Hatake Kakashi, you're Jounin sensei," said the Hokage calmly, "He is aware of your situation. The current plan is about 1 month of work inside the village to develop a little teamwork and to help you gain a bit more control on certain aspects of your condition. A man named Danzo will be here momentarily. He will be responsible for the majority of your training. He has also already arranged for a few criminals for you to kill, get in a bit of practice if you will. Can you work under these circumstances?"
Sasuke was surprised by how easily the Hokage seemed to just accept him for what he was, what they now knew without any doubt that he was. It was truly the perfect offer for him. "I can accept."
"Now, don't let Danzo fool you by his injuries, he's almost as dangerous as I am," said Sarutobi as he motioned to one of the ANBU who opened a door in a false wall.
"Sarutobi," said Danzo curtly, "Let's get through this report so I can start training the boy."
"Very well," said Sarutobi pushing the intercom button on his desk, "Please send in Taekofu-san."
"Right away," came the reply.
The door opened moments later and Taekofu stiffly entered the room.
"Hokage-sama," he greeted immediately.
"Let's all sit," said the Hokage motioning to the open chairs, "Taekofu, begin when you're ready."
Taekofu handed each man a 50 page booklet.
"We broke the testing into three main areas, Physical, Mental and Chakra. I'll be explaining the results for each section in brief. First I will explain strengths and weaknesses of each area and then recommendations for training in each area. I will end with a potential career path recommendation. If you require any clarification you can interrupt if needed or simply refer to the full evaluation you each hold now. Any questions before we begin?"
The audience of four merely looked on silently.
"First, Physical," began Taekofu, "Uchiha-san is in good physical condition exceeding that of the majority of his peers. His flexibility is good and his strength is moderate. His stamina is also moderate."
"What do you mean by good and moderate?" asked Danzo.
"Moderate is middle ground, he is at the expected level in those area but does not go beyond what would be expected. Good means he is a considerable margin ahead of what would be expected."
"Continue," said Danzo with a nod.
"His visual reflexes are exceptional, visual tracking, trajectory tracking are all exceptional as would be expected of someone of the Uchiha clan."
Sasuke couldn't help but smirk.
"His muscle reflexes are good but they cannot keep up with his eyes. This often means he tries to move or react but his body cannot physically keep up with his eyes. He is overly reliant on his eyes to tell his body how to move and does not use his hearing well to boost his reactive awareness."
Sasuke sneered at that.
"His sense of smell and taste are poorly developed, most likely as a result of a high acidic diet. Confirmed by Uchiha-san, he eats a lot of tomatoes. His sense of hearing is moderate."
"His diet is otherwise well balanced and shows no signs of growth deficiency or failure to take in the necessary protein and nutrients on a daily basis. "
"Training recommendations are as follows. Speed training is going to be extremely important for his body to catch up to his eyes so that he can react on pace. Training his hearing to assist his visual reflexes would also be beneficial but not essential. Tracking training is not recommended beyond academy basics."
Sasuke listened to the man's report and it wasn't bad. It wasn't really good either compared to past evaluations he'd received at the academy. Then Saiga-sensei's words rang in his head about people in the village praising him only because of his name. His fist instantly clenched as his need to kill rose up within him. It was sudden as three killing intents bombarded him subduing his rage instantly.
"Thank you Taekofu-san, please continue," said the aging Hokage congenially.
"Mental," began Taekofu, "We administered several test to gage his mental acuity and personality in addition to the psychological profile you have all already been made aware of."
"Continue," said the Hokage nodding his acknowledgement of the aforementioned psychological profile.
"He scored a 153 on his Intelligence Quotient test, he is very smart and learns quickly. He also understands concepts and theories better than most as a result. His memory is moderate. We conducted two different personality tests. First, we analyzed Uchiha-san attitudes towards others. He is a very strong introvert preferring to be alone, he prefers to plan his action, take action, the review his action. He is overwhelmed by crowds of people as he feels like they sap his energy where he feels he can most easily regain that energy in isolation from others. Part of this analysis included how Uchiha-san judges and perceives information. His judgment is based mostly on feeling, which based on his condition is usually rage and anger induced decision making, this is about 60% percent, the other 40% percent is based on thinking or logic based decision making. So while more often than not his feelings will guide him he at least can steady himself through logical thought process."
Danzo was not easily impressed but this analysis was extremely beneficial just in knowing this would make training the boy considerably easier.
"The second personality test was the type test. Uchiha-san is a strong type A personality, a full description can be found inside the booklet."
"Training recommendations are as follows. His mental acuity is solid but more mathematics and sciences would not harm him nor would some memorization exercises. Personality wise, it is strongly recommended that a focus on using his logical decision making would be for the best, there are thousands of logic exercises available on request. This would help to offset his current condition."
"I don't give praise lightly," began Danzo, "But I believe this report alone made whatever expense in providing this testing cost worth every last ryo."
"I'm inclined to agree," said Kakashi as he too saw the immediate benefit that knowledge alone would make for him in training his Genin.
"Thank you Danzo-sama, Hatake-san," said Taekofu, "shall I continue?"
"Please," said the Hokage also pleased with the results so far.
"Chakra," said Taekofu, "We tested for all elemental affinities both major and minor. We tested all chakra subclasses as well as bloodline chakra. Uchiha-san has an above average and fairly well balanced affinity for fire and lightning both, combination element is unlikely but worth investigating. His chakra is perfectly balance between spiritual and physical. On the spiritual side he has zero affinity for Iryojutsu but a strong affinity for Genjutsu. On the physical side he has zero affinity for shape manipulation but a strong affinity for Taijutsu enhancement. His bloodline chakra is extremely powerful, it is expected his Sharingan will mature quickly now that it has manifested. He has a minor affinity for Fuinjutsu, probably nothing beyond storage scrolls or explosive tags would be recommended."
"His chakra control is moderate, his chakra flow rate is moderate, and his chakra capacity is above moderate."
"Training recommendations are as follows. Elemental training is strongly suggested as potential combination element is highly valuable. Genjutsu is strongly suggested as Uchiha Itachi is a very powerful Genjutsu user and will need to be combated. Taijutsu enhancement will come naturally due to the Sharingan but some basic training will not be detrimental. Basic chakra control exercises will be sufficient as capacity will develop in conjunction with his natural growth and training."
"Uchiha-san has strong potential in combat and more specifically in assassination due to his condition. Stealth training and poison and toxin training are highly recommended. Fast track to Chuunin and movement into ANBU highly recommended. Strong candidate for S-Class assassin with proper training"
Sasuke liked a lot of what heard but a lot of it also pissed him off. To say he had zero talent in some areas was ridiculous. He was an Uchiha and there was nothing he could not do. At the same time the areas where they said he had no talent meant nothing to him anyway so it wasn't like he was going to train in those areas anyway.
"I am pleased," said Danzo, "You may bill Uchiha-san evaluation to me directly."
Sarutobi was greatly surprised by that. Danzo was very cautious and in the time he'd known him very cheap. For Danzo to pick up that village expense on his own spoke volumes of the value he saw in it.
"You'll get my vote for this when it comes up before council," said Danzo to Sarutobi before turning to Sasuke, "Come with me young Uchiha, we have much to work on."
Sasuke nodded once and stood to follow the man.
"First team meeting will be in one week at training ground 7 at 9:00 AM Sasuke," said Kakashi as the boy follow Danzo out.
"Thank you for your time Taekofu-san," said the Hokage, "It was much appreciated. You did exceptional work."
"Thank you Hokage-sama," said Taekofu with a deep bow, "If you'll excuse me, I have more work to do."
"Of course," said the Hokage with a nod as the man stiffly left the room.
"If the other two's reports are anywhere near as comprehensive I'll be a shoe in for Jounin sensei of the year," said Kakashi with a mild chuckle.
"Possibly," said Sarutobi, "Sakura-chan is due in about 40 minutes. Why don't you go get us something to eat?"
Kakashi nodded and vanished.
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Haruno Sakura couldn't help feeling nervous as she sat before the Hokage. So much of her life and what she thought she knew had changed rapidly over the last few weeks. Truthfully she was still feeling a bit heartbroken at the previously unimaginable loss of Uchiha Sasuke's future love. She understood it only too well which only made things worse. Still, the light at the end of this was getting her best friend back.
"Hello Sakura-chan," said the Hokage with a grandfatherly smile for the girl.
"Hokage-sama," returned Sakura with nervous nod.
"Relax, I promise no one here will bite," said the Hokage with a chuckle, "I know the last few weeks have been hard on you and I want you to know I'm truly sorry for that. This village failed that boy and I take full responsibility for that. That said the boy will be getting the help he needs to live some semblance of a normal life but it does not change what he is. Will you be able to continue being a shinobi knowing what you do?"
"I believe I can," said Sakura, "It is sad and maybe a little scary but it really made think about why I chose to become a shinobi in the first place. It wasn't to win a boy's heart. I wanted to make my parents proud of me. I wanted to be strong like Ino was back then."
"That's good Sakura-chan," said the Hokage, "With that attitude you will go far as a Kunoichi of this village. Now, first let me introduce you to Hatake Kakashi, your Jounin sensei."
"Hello," said Kakashi with a wave glancing up from his book.
"Please to meet you," said Sakura politely having noticed that the man was shamelessly reading porn in front of her and the Hokage.
"Now, let's get to it shall we?" said the Hokage smiling as he reach towards the intercom, "Send in Fushi-san."
"Right away," came the response.
Only a moment later the office door open and Fushi entered just as stiff and clinical as always.
"Please have a seat Fushi-san," said the Hokage gesturing to an open seat.
"Thank you Hokage-sama," said Fushi sitting rather stiffly.
"You may begin when ready," said Sarutobi anxious to hear this next set of results.
Fushi handed each person a 50 page booklet similar to the one Taekofu provide them earlier.
"We broke the testing into three main areas, Physical, Mental and Chakra. I'll be explaining the results for each section in brief. First I will explain strengths and weaknesses of each area and then recommendations for training in each area. I will end with a potential career path recommendation. If you require any clarification you can interrupt if needed or simply refer to the full evaluation you each hold now. Any questions before we begin?" It was verbatim what Taekofu has said earlier, it must have been a prepared introduction from the Director Atsui.
"Physical," Fushi began, "Haruno-san is just below moderate physical condition. Her flexibility is good but her strength and stamina are both poor. Her reflexes are all moderate but she lacks the strength and speed to capitalize. This is a direct result of poor eating habits, that is not to say she is malnourish but what she eats is in poor choosing. She eats plenty of vitamin and mineral rich salads and vegetables but not nearly enough carbohydrates, proteins and calories for the life of a Kunoichi. "
Sakura actually sunk in her chair at that particular dressing down. It was embarrassing to have her diet insulted like that.
"Her sense of smell and taste are both moderate."
"Training recommendations are as follows. Primary concern is correcting her nutritional balance. It will allow her to build the missing muscle and physique required of a Kunoichi. Stamina training is also highly recommended as it will also help in correcting her muscle deficiency."
Kakashi nodded thoughtfully as he studied the girl it was readily apparent that the report was accurate.
"Mental," said Fushi moving on in his evaluation report, "We administered several tests to gage both mental acuity and personality in addition to a psychological profile."
"Haruno-san scored exceptional well on the Intelligence Quotient test at 174 ranking her intelligence at high genius. Her memory is eidetic meaning if she sees it she remembers it in clear detail. Her synaptic response rate is normal so while she remembers everything she is not able to fully process every detail of what she sees without thoughtful reflection on what she has seen."
This surprised all three of the remaining occupants of the room. Sakura knew she was smart but not like that.
"When we tested her using rapid images requiring her to write down the image and in the order it appeared she was perfect, something none of us had ever encountered before. It was quite exceptional," said Fushi smiling ever so slightly.
That smile though meant the world to Sakura.
"We conducted two different personality tests, she is a Type A Personality which is fully described in the booklet, and it should provide minor insight as the other personality test is one we prefer as we believe it to be more accurate. Haruno-san is a mild Extravert. She is likely to react, think about her reaction then act further. She enjoys the company of other as it tends to give her energy where being alone tends to sap her of energy. She tends to make decisions based on thinking, using logical conclusions to fuel her choice of action. She perceives the world through her senses i.e. taste, touch, sound, smell and sight. Similar to 'what you see is what you get'."
"Hmm," muttered Kakashi, it was going to take some work to get the girl to see underneath the underneath.
"Training recommendations are as follows. Any knowledge you can feed her is to her benefit. Due to her chakra nature which will be detailed shortly it is highly recommended she be given texts on medicine, botany, anatomy, and any other relevant textbooks."
This surprised Sarutobi and Kakashi greatly. Even Sakura was slightly surprised even though she already knew about her chakra.
"Chakra," said Fushi. It almost seemed as if the woman were about to bubble over with excitement. "We tested for all the various chakra affinities both major and minor. Haruno-san has a moderate affinity to water and a minor affinity to earth. Her chakra is very strong spiritually but weak physically. She has a minor affinity for Taijutsu enhancement but it is almost non-existent. She has zero affinity for shape manipulation. She has very strong affinity to Iryojutsu and a strong affinity for Genjutsu. She has no bloodline affinity. Finally she has minor Fuinjutsu affinity, she should probably stick to storage scrolls and explosive notes if anything."
"Her Chakra control is perfect," Fushi said without hesitation, "Her flow rate is moderate and her capacity is poor."
"Training recommendations are as follows. Iryojutsu should be the highest priority for training. With her Chakra control and affinity she could become a highly valued Iryonin. Basic chakra control exercise will not benefit her beyond learning the techniques themselves but could be used to help increase her stamina and chakra capacity if worked in conjunction. A few defensive elemental techniques would be encouraged to increase chance of survival if she chooses to become a combat Iryonin. Genjutsu would also be beneficial if used defensively."
"Haruno-san's potential clearly lies in the more subtle aspects of shinobi life. With her memory and chakra control she could become an exceptional Iryonin of A-Class with proper dedication and training."
"Thank you very much Fushi-san," said Sakura cheerfully. It was one of the nicest things anyone had said about her and being a ninja at the same time. "I promise I'll make the best of your recommendations."
"It was my pleasure Sakura-chan," said Fushi with a real smile, "Now that you're no longer my subject I can treat you like a normal person."
"Yes, thank you Fushi-san," said the Hokage, "So far you and your colleagues have done exceptional work."
"It was my honor Hokage-sama," said Fushi standing and bowing to his leader, "However, I do have more work so if you'll excuse me."
"Of course, keep at it, you do this village proud," said Sarutobi with a smile before turning to Sakura, "So, what do you think? Was it worth it?"
Sakura seemed contemplative, "I think so . . . yeah definitely."
"Good," said Sarutobi, "So, given this information, would you be interested in becoming an Iryonin?"
"I think it would be a good path for me," said Sakura honestly, "How would I start?"
"Kakashi will take you to the hospital in a few minutes and introduce you to the head with my instructions that you are to begin your training. This will be stressful as you'll have these duties in addition to your normal Genin duties. Think you can manage?"
"I know I can," said Sakura excited once again about being a ninja.
"Good," said the Hokage looking to Kakashi, "Take her over and get her settled. Naruto is due to arrive in about 2 hours."
"Sure," said Kakashi nonchalantly as he started walking from the office, nose still in his book.
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"Hey Jiji," shouted Naruto as he entered the office, "I told you I was a badass just waiting to happen."
Sarutobi couldn't help laughing at Naruto's usual exuberance, "Well is that so? I haven't seen the report yet. You wouldn't lie to me would you?"
"What? Of course I wouldn't lie to you, what kind of a badass Hokage would I be if I did," said Naruto indignantly though still grinning ear to ear.
"Well that's good," said Sarutobi feeling years younger just having Naruto in his presence.
Naruto sniffed the air once and got a contemplative look on his face. It was not something Sarutobi hadn't seen often on the blondes face.
"Hey, where's Inu-san?" asked Naruto excitedly, "I have seen him around in years."
Kakashi, the expression on his face unchanged, actually lowered his book completely which if you knew Kakashi was similar to him screaming out in surprise.
"Oh, and what makes you think Inu-san is here?" asked the Hokage.
"Well during that testing thing they made smell a bunch of stuff and tell them what it smelled like to me and now it's like my nose is overcharged. I'm smelling all kinds of things I never noticed before. It's so weird. Like just now I remember Inu-san's smell from when I was little and he'd pick me up," explained Naruto, "It's totally tripping me out man."
The Hokage chuckled, "I can imagine. Naruto-kun, this is Hatake Kakashi, your Jounin sensei. And since I don't think we can hide it from you, he is also Inu-san."
"What? Really?" asked Naruto looking at Kakashi, "Yeah, I guess that makes sense, the hair is the same after all."
The Hokage laughed pretty good at that detail, "Very true Naruto-kun."
"So, how you been without me around? I hope things haven't been too boring," said Naruto quickly and excitedly.
"Things are always boring without you around Naruto-kun but let me tell you a secret," said the Hokage whispering the last part, "sometimes boring is good. My poor old ticker can only take so much."
"All the more reason for you to hand over the hat," joked Naruto, "So, have you figured out how to ban paperwork yet?"
"Nope, but I'm working on it," said Sarutobi laughingly, "Anyway, we shouldn't keep Atsui-san waiting any longer."
"Yeah, sure, bring in the boring guy," said Naruto trying to hide his excitement to hear his final results.
"Send in Atsui-san," said Sarutobi into the intercom system.
"Good afternoon Hokage-sama," greeted Atsui as he entered the office.
"Good afternoon to you as well, please have a seat and let's get down to business," said the Hokage politely but also somewhat excited.
"Thank you," said Atsui polite as he handed each of those present a 50 page booklet.
"We broke the testing into three main areas, Physical, Mental and Chakra. I'll be explaining the results for each section in brief. First I will explain strengths and weaknesses of each area and then recommendations for training in each area. I will end with a potential career path recommendation. If you require any clarification you can interrupt if needed or simply refer to the full evaluation you each hold now. Any questions before we begin?"
"Did you write that introduction for the other two as well?" asked Kakashi, his curiosity peaked.
"No, why?"
"That is verbatim the exact same introduction Fushi-san and Taekofu-san gave," said Kakashi.
"Hmm, I'll have to check with them," said Atsui in momentary thought.
"Anyway, please proceed," said Sarutobi.
"First we'll discuss the results of the Physical evaluation. Uzumaki-san is in good physical condition. His flexibility and strength are both moderate and his stamina is exceptional. We could detect no medical irregularities in his blood, heart or organs. His rate of recovery and healing is beyond exceptional."
"His reflexes are exceptional, bordering on precognitive, he uses his hearing as well as sight when reacting. He is hindered only by a lack of speed. During his initial reflex test he was stuck only 13 times and only 3 of those were direct hits, the rest simply glancing blows that could have been avoided if he had been a slight bit faster."
"He is slightly malnourished. This is in part due to diet selection but mostly due to a lack of enough food. He has already begun corrective measures and should recover within six months if he can maintain his new nutritional diet and caloric intake. His salt intake is still high due to his preference for Ramen but acceptable when balanced with his new supplementation."
"Uzumaki-san's sense of taste and smell are above moderate."
"Training recommendations are as follows. Speed training is highly recommended but would also benefit from some minor strength training considering his rate of recover this area could excel rapidly. Caution is advised as bulkiness will want to be avoided as such pursue high repetition exercise as opposed to high strain. He has potential to develop as a tracker but would not recommend making it a focus. Still, some tracking would prove beneficial."
Naruto blushed at the praise, excited that Atsui saw such potential in him.
"The Mental evaluation of Uzumaki-san provided varied results. He scored a 116 on his Intelligence Quotient exam which tells us he's above average intelligence. However, it should be noted his memory is below moderate, which is most likely keeping his score that low. On the other end his synaptic firing rate is off the charts. He can literally have 100 complete thoughts in the time it take a normal person to have one complete thought. This also impacts his memory as by the time his memory takes something in he's already had 100 or more new thoughts jet through his mind. This also explains why his reflexes are so in tune as he is able to take in what he sees, hears and feels all at the same time and process the information together to a singular conclusion and most importantly you don't see him trying to move when he knows he can't because he's already calculated the outcome without realizing it."
"I'm certain you've all heard him complain multiple times about how boring everything is. This is simply because to him you're all moving in slow motion. He's already 100 steps ahead of you and you don't even realize it but neither does he or rather did he until this testing was done. We've already begun some work in helping him focus which should assist his memory as well but it will be a long road."
"Naruto-kun is this true?" asked Sarutobi looking at Naruto.
"I guess so, I always just thought it was normal and everyone was the same way," said Naruto, "Atsui-san explained some of it but it's hard to focus and understand. But again, he's trying to help me."
"Uzumaki-san's psychological examination was very promising. He has some emotional issues but no more than your average person. Saiga-sensei was actually very impressed with just how sound his mind was."
"Saiga-sensei's awesome," said Naruto with a grin.
"Uzumaki-san is very extraverted. He thrives off of contact with others both positive and negative. He is also extremely intuitive in the way he perceives the world around him. His instincts are dominant in this way. It is almost a sixth sense the level at which he uses it. His sensing of the darkness in Uchiha-san is a good example. Unfortunately, due to his extreme extraverted attitude he has admitted to ignoring that sense in the past as with the Touji Mizuki incident and may do so in the future. Another issue we are working with him to develop. His judgments are based almost entirely on feeling and very little on thinking and logical deduction, yet another issue we are trying to work with him on."
"He is a Soft Type A Personality, he is very ambitious and status conscious. He is very caring of others and sensitive to their emotional state. He is also impatient and will take on more than he is capable of handling. I say he is a Soft Type A Personality as he does not exhibit a need to be rigorously organized or obsessed with time management as is typical of a Hard Type A Personality."
"Training recommendations are as follows. Memory and focus exercises are going to be paramount to his development as a shinobi. I would expect this to be a long and arduous task and any improvement to be slowly built up throughout his life. Balancing his decision making process will also be important as he moves into more leadership roles as he has stated he desires to pursue, a lot of the work in this can be accomplished by his Jounin sensei taking time during situational exercises to call a time out and requiring Uzumaki-san to evaluate the situation and provide a course of action then force him to think it through in more details. He would have to be really pushed in this aspect to develop. Given his current ambitions instruction in politics and behavior are strongly recommended though optional."
Kakashi gave a thoughtful nod. It was more than doable.
"The final evaluation was of his Chakra, you may wish to classify this information before I proceed. I have classified the information already within SIPA. Only myself and Omeda Shiho have access."
Sarutobi gave Atsui a long evaluating look before nodding his head, "Clear the room." There was only a flutter of wind as the doors and windows were suddenly barricaded.
"As expected we did a full and thorough examination of Uzumaki-san's chakra system and affinities. He has probably the most advanced chakra system in the village no matter age. His tenketsu are 8% percent larger than the average adult and his coils are 5%percent larger. His chakra flows at nearly double the rate, 96% percent faster, than most Jounin. And his capacity easily matches yours Hokage-sama and it is growing. This is good and also very bad. Because of the volume and flow rate he has worse chakra control that I've even seen in my 50 plus years of scientific study of chakra. Any technique requiring minimal chakra usage will be all but impossible for him. He would never have been able to make a single Bunshin and the leaf sticking exercise would be a complete waste of time as he simply cannot use that small of an amount of chakra. He needs to start on the most chakra intensive of control exercises and work backwards to bring down his usage and refine it over time. I understand the importance of water walking and tree climbing but they will be extremely difficult for him until his control has been significantly improved. That said, most of your extremely chakra intensive techniques will be easier for him to learn as it is less likely he'll run out of chakra while learning it."
"He has a very strong affinity for wind chakra and a minor affinity for earth."
"Not Fire?" asked Kakashi surprised.
"No, I know most associate Kyubi with fire but if you think back on the stories of the terror he caused before his first sealing he wasn't known to leave fire in his wake. He wasn't like the Sanbi that would turn a lake to acid or the Gobi that left not but ash and scorched earth in his wake. If you recall, the old stories were that with one swing of his tails he could cause a tsunami and a stomp of his paw could crumble a mountain. Wind and Earth make sense but I think his ability was actually something different. Most Biju are associated with an element or a combination element but never the Kyubi, not that we've seen anyway. The Hachibi Jinchuriki in Kumo does have an elemental blood gift that we've ever seen but we know his shape manipulation is absurd with those tentacles he forms. I believe that Kyubi's gift is also shape manipulation."
"Yeah, check it out," said Naruto as he held a hand forward and materialize a chain at thick as his arm and twice as long, "I haven't got too far with it but it's a start."
"That manifested when we were testing his Shape Manipulation affinity. It was quite impressive. When he first channeled his chakra into the test it manifested nine long and thick chains each with a spike at the tip made entirely of chakra. Based on the levels of the Kyubi's chakra that was only present in the chains we believe this to be Kyubi's blood gift. I had heard the previous Jinchuriki of Kyubi could do something similar."
"Not similar, exactly the same," said Sarutobi.
"Wait, you said that before, was their really another person who had Kyubi stuck in them?" asked Naruto. In all honesty, he was so obsessed with the chains and learning to make them he'd completely let the thought slip his mind.
"There was but it is classified information Naruto-kun, I promise I'll tell you about it someday," said Sarutobi calming the boy.
"Oh, okay," said Naruto, he would always trust his Hokage to keep his promises.
"Anyway, Uzumaki-san has extremely low affinity to Spiritual chakra but is very strongly aligned with Physical chakra. Obviously his shape manipulation is extraordinary but he also has a strong alignment with Taijutsu enhancement."
"He has a moderate bloodline affinity as would be expected of most Uzumaki, he carries the Line of Longevity. We based this on his recovery rate and he also has a very strong affinity to Fuinjutsu chakra."
"So Uzumaki really were a clan?" asked Naruto.
"Indeed," said Sarutobi, "You see the swirl symbol there on Kakashi-kun's flak jacket?"
Naruto nodded.
"You see that symbol all over the village do you not?"
Naruto nodded again.
"That is the symbol of Uzushiokagura, the Hidden Eddy Village. The head family of that village was the Uzumaki clan. We bear that symbol as a sign of our undying loyalty and remembrance of that village. Before their untimely fall they were our very closest of allies. Our entire village bares the shame of failing the reach them in time to prevent their destruction at the hands of Kirigakure which is why the symbol is red in color where it originally was white in color."
"That's so sad," said Naruto, "Does that mean I'm the last Uzumaki?"
"Probably, there may be a few Uzumaki wandering about but we may never know," said Sarutobi sadly.
"Hmm," Naruto grumbled in thought, "I've decided. I'm going to bring back the Uzumaki Clan here in Konoha and we're going to be better than ever."
Sarutobi smiled, "That's good Naruto-kun, and I'll help as best I can."
"Can we please get back to my report, I still have other work I need to finish this evening?" interrupted Atsui.
"Right you are Atsui-san, please continue," said the Hokage.
"Training recommendations are as follows. His top priority should be in gaining control over his chakra. While I am hesitant to recommend it due to his age, making use of Kage Bunshin in the singular task of training chakra control may be worth the minor risk. That said only use them to focus on a singular task. If you branch them out into too many subjects he will not benefit and may cause brain damage. You also run the risk of undoing any progress you've made into working on his memory and ability to focus. Given his heritage as an Uzumaki, Fuinjutsu would benefit him greatly as it would also help him with focus and memory development. Once his chakra control has reached an acceptable level some elemental Jutsu would not be detrimental. His blood gift from the Kyubi, he will work on over time, he's already made some pretty significant progress and I imagine he will continue to do so."
"Uzumaki-san has tremendous potential but the risks in developing his potential are great. If he is given time to develop and learn at a steady pace he will become a great shinobi. I cannot predict how far he will go as he has some tremendous hurdles to overcome. Only time will really tell, but I stand by my original prediction that he has the potential within him be S-class or even greater."
"That said, I would like to request an opportunity to retest Uzumaki-san in six months and possible every year thereafter. He really is a most interesting test subject."
"I will take it under advisement," said Sarutobi with a contemplative look on his face. He motioned with his hands and room opened back up again, the setting sun gleaming through the windows.
"May I ask something?" spoke up Kakashi.
"Of course Hatake-san," replied Atsui.
"Your evaluation report was so much more detailed than what your associates provided. Why is that?"
"Was it?" asked Atsui looking miffed, "Do you have one of their written reports?"
Kakashi handed him Sakura's report.
Atsui skimmed through it, "Non-sense, their work is just as complete and accurate as my own. Most likely they were briefer in their verbal evaluation but this written evaluation is just as detailed as my own. Speaking of which, those written evaluations are going to be even more detailed than the verbal review I provided. I would definitely take time to read them at your leisure."
"I see," said Kakashi annoyed that he may have to actually read something other than his beloved porn, "Thank you for your efforts."
"Well, I will take my leave. Thank you for the opportunity to do this work Hokage-sama," said Atsui, "Uzumaki-san, please maintain the changes we've already made and keep up with your appointments with Shiho-san and myself as best you can with your work schedule."
"You got it Atsui-san," said Naruto with a grin and a thumbs-up.
"So Naruto-kun," began the Hokage, "given the condition of your chakra control, I'm going to have Kakashi-kun here start working with you immediately even if your team isn't scheduled to convene until next week. Is that acceptable?"
"Dattebayo," said Naruto excited.
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