Naruto was eating his usual meal of ramen at his favourite restaurant, Ichiraku. He had taken a break from training after the test so that he could refill his belly with fuel, and was in the middle of his seventh bowl when he noticed that his teammates had just arrived at the stand. He was wondering why they were arriving at this stand, were they interested in ramen as well? He finished off the rest of his bowl as the two of them took the seats next to him, likely so that they could talk to him.
"Naruto, we were just wondering if you could tell us more about your Reichi. I mean, we never heard about it from Iruka-sensei in the academy with all of the other important bloodlines of Konoha. Is there a reason for it not to be known in our village, like your clan being from a different village? Is there an entire clan of people with the same kind of power that you have?" Sakura said, making sure that her voice was loud enough to be heard by the blond boy, but not be others.
Naruto thought back to the cover story that his sensei had started during the test, which he figure had been created by the silver haired man or been told to him by the Hokage. He began to spin the story, "I don't know much about it. I was told by the Hokage that it was an old bloodline that one of my ancestors had. The fact that I got it to activate just seems a random piece of chance. There has been a few pieces of paper that talk about it, but no body knows the full range of powers it hold. So I got to work hard to figure it all out and know what it is that I can now do. I can use some of it's powers without transforming but it's not under my control then. I can completely control it only by going ghost, so that means I have to practise in that form."
Naruto made a sign to order another bowl of ramen, which was followed by his teammates. The fox boy noticed that he was being observed closely by the last of the Uchihas, as if he was looking for a hidden treasure that Naruto was the key to finding. "So what have you found out about this Reichi so far? What can you do? " asked the black haired boy as he was stared at the black and orange dressed boy.
"I would like to keep most of it secret, but since we're on the same team I might as well tell you." Naruto explained the increase in his physical abilities during his transformation and the basic powers of flight, intangibility and invisibility. He also mentioned the power of overshadowing, his phasing into a person's body to take it over. He also told them that he had only a few days of practise with his new form and hadn't really got into any good training with his bloodline powers. He as he spoke, the bowls arrived for his team. He didn't keep quiet as he trusted old man Teuchi and his daughter, since they didn't give him the same eyes that most other people did. Likely because the ghost boy help to keep them in business with his hunger.
"I should really ask old man Hokage for more details on the Reichi. I have a feeling that he might have some notes on it that I can use in helping me train." Naruto said, before he was hit by the fist of Sakura.
"Naruto, you should be more respectful to Lord Hokage. You shouldn't be calling him an old man." The woman told him as she frowned at him. He was going to argue the point, but decided to drop it for now.
"It sounds like the Reichi could be of great use for a ninja, since it grants main abilities that could aid one on a mission. The ability to fade from sight and pass through most barriers as well as the rapid speed of flight would tip most battles in your favour, " Naruto looked smug as Sasuke said that. But that changed as the Uchiha continued, "However, Kakashi-sensei showed that it could be countered with the right equipment. Perhaps even with specially developed jutsu it could be neutralized or countered."
Naruto ate for a moment before he spoke in answer, "That just means that I have to work harder to develop my own skills in countering those counters, finding ways around those equipment, so that I can become Hokage. To become the Phantom of Konoha, the greatest ninja ever!" Pride beamed from Naruto's face as he gave his closed eyed foxy grin. His teammates just shook their heads in acceptance of the ego of the ghost boy.
Sakura was poking around with her food for a moment before she turned and looked at Naruto with curious eyes. She spoke a question, "Naruto, what is it like to fly? I've always wondered what it would be like to be able to fly. Even wondering if there was some kind of jutsu that would allow one to do that, but all there seems to be are exercises in advance jumping. What is it like to fly?" This question also got Sasuke's head up as he looked interested in the answer to the question his female team member had ask. Naruto wonder how to reply to that for a minute, while taking in more ramen. Then he told them.
"It's like running into the wind, faster than you can ever run on your own. It's like floating in the water, only without being push down by gravity. It's like being set free of all of the cares of the world, so that it's only you and the universe. It's jumping into the sky, but having no limit to how high you can climb. You can't describe it completely with out experiencing it." Naruto had his eyes closed as he told them of his experiences flying. He looked at them, to see the lost on their faces as they figured out that they might never be able to experience. Naruto had a brainstorm at that moment.
"With my enhanced strength of the Reichi and time to practise with that plus my flying, I might be able to carry you guys up into the sky with me when I fly. Then you can experience it yourselves." Naruto said, trying to bring the smiles back to at least Sakura's face. Both look with some joy, which was surprising on Sasuke's mug. It, however, made Naruto feel good to make someone else happy. Some that he wanted to repeat in the future.
(Posted Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:33)
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