"You is an Uzumaki," said Mushu, hopping off Naruto's shoulder to make a few handsigns.
KA-POOF! went a large rock, turning into an easel with a set of markers.
Kakashi looked very thoughtful, seeing this is a very darn useful technique. Next time he might have to have his Sharingan active to steal it.
"Okay," said Mushu, beginning to write things out by marking out the Uzumaki spiral-shape. "You done seen this on the vests of the higher-rank ninja, right? The spiral - symbol of friendship with the village of Uzushiogakure - the Village Hidden In The Whirlpool."
A few nods at that from the three genin.
"Uzushiogakure was a great friend and ally of Konohagakure," said Mushu, drawing the leaf-spiral symbol next to it. "In fact, there was an Uzumaki who married the Hokage of that time way back before y'all parents were born. Ties to the Senju Clan not just the once either. Now the Uzumaki clan were the leaders of Uzushiogakure. They were experts at fuuinjutsu and had really long lives for humans. Also red hair, and I mean bright red hair, was pretty much common within the Uzumaki."
"So what happened to 'Uzushiogakure'? I haven't heard of it before now," asked Sakura.
"I am glad you asked," said Mushu, with a look that indicated he wasn't entirely pleased with the interruption. "It was their innate skill with fuuinjutsu - also known as Seal Techniques - that made them some enemies. Three other villages feared them so badly for those skills and the development of new techniques that they infiltrated and destroyed the village. Survivors scattered. Big calamity."
"'New techniques'?" asked Kakashi, who hadn't heard that detail before.
"Yeah," said Mushu. "What do you think Summoning Contracts, Explosive Seals, and Animation Arrays are?"
"'Animation Arrays'?" asked Sakura.
"One of the things lost that they were working on," said Mushu. "Mist destroyed the research rather than take the chance it might be used against them later. Fuuinjutsu that would allow you to make brooms that would sweep floors on their own, or for a sword to wield itself against intruders. That kinda thing. Now if I can get back to the lesson?"
"Uhm, right," said Sakura.
"Good," said Mushu, perking back up and gesturing to some scribbles on his display. "So part of Naruto's training is to get his skills on that going. You've got a talent for it, and your use of Shadow Clones will make learning this stuff a lot simpler."
"How so?" asked Sakura.
"I'm glad you asked that Naruto," said Mushu, eyeing the yawning boy.
"Wha?" asked Naruto, startling to full wakefulness again.
"When a shadow clone is dispelled, the memories from that clone revert back to the original," explained Mushu. "You just gotta get a bit better at it. Though I understand there's some trauma involved in using that technique."
"Well, yes," admitted Kakashi. "You get to experience dying a lot more times than is rather normal."
"Oh," said Sakura, flinching at that. Dying didn't sound fun at all.
"What are you talking about?" asked Naruto.
Mushu sighed. "I've got this feeling that this is gonna be a long-term assignment." He perked up again after momentarily drooping. "Better get started. Oh, and I'll also want to bring in someone for your taijutsu training. Gotta show you how to summon specific dragons."
"What style of taijutsu can a dragon teach?" asked Sasuke, thinking the anatomy was sufficiently different that it wouldn't work.
"Dragon Style, Double Dragon Style, Really Manly Dragon Style, okay I just made that last one up," admitted Mushu. "Though I think it sounds cool and someone ought to develop it. Sword, spear, staff, meteor hammer. Yup. Though I'm just an advisor. Y'all can get that 'be a man' song-and-dance from one of the more specialized teachers."
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