The person who is at Naruto's door is none other than Ino's father, Inoichi Yamanaka. He is incredibly protective of Ino, and lately, he realised that she has been coming home late, so he followed her this time.
And what happens? She entered a boy's house! His seething rage was so intense that even Kurama started to feel the aura of his kin.
"Dad? Why are you here?" Ino poked her head out and asked when she saw Inoichi grab Naruto's shoulders.
"Ino~" Instantly, the aura was lifted, in fact, the air around him became bubbly and light!
[...I didn't know Konoha had a second jinchuriki]
'I'll be damned, I didn't know either!'
[Did he seal it away?]
'I think it was sealed by a power named Ino'
[I see...]
Under the pressure of Inoichi, Naruto invited him inside and sat down on the floor. Inoichi looked around and frowned, there was not even a table in here, and the entire room consist of his bedroom, as well as a toilet.
"This is where you live?" He asked
Naruto nodded
"Where else?"
"I wasn't expecting it to be this small" Inoichi replied
As the head of the Yamanaka clan, he knew almost everything that is going around Konoha, so he also knew about the Kyuubi inside Naruto. As Konoha's greatest weapon, he had expected Naruto to at least live in a proper environment, not this small dump.
He shook his head, and decided to focus on something else
"You...why is Ino at your house so often lately" He asked, and slowly, the visage of the tail started to form once again...
Perhaps it is only visible to Naruto since Ino didn't react, but even Kurama is sensing it...
[I sense my kin again...]
'....'
"I'm helping her with improving her chakra control" Naruto responded
Ino nodded her head by the side
"Oh? And you two didn't do anything....improper, did you?" Inoichi asked with his eyes slowly becoming red
*Gulp*
As nervous as he was, Naruto responded
"Not at all" He replied
Ino nodded again
"Yeah, we haven't done anything remo-r-remotely s-susp...suspicious..." Near the end, she remembered the scene of her being tied up, and the things Naruto said started to resound in her mind
'Train you well....you well...well...'
'Cause it's you...it's you...you...'
Her face slowly became red at the thought of all this, and steam began rising from her head.
'....oh no...' Naruto was scared to look at what Inoichi looked like right now as beads of sweat began running down his face...
But he had to face it, so he shifted over and...
'Is....Is that a second tail?' Naruto gulped
[I sense a third tail forming...]
'Say...how many tails worth of chakra do you need before you can form the bijuudama?'
[Don't worry, they need to be in perfect sync with the beast, and at least be in the blood coat state]
'I see...isn't three tails pretty f**king close to that???'
[I can give you three tails worth of chakra for you to run]
'I'm going to need it...'
"My....baby girl...WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!" Inoichi flared up as he roared, pouncing towards Naruto.
"Nothing! I really didn't do anything!" Naruto yelled as he narrowly escaped his clutches
"LIES!" He roared
'I swear! How is he getting tails faster than I am!? Which beast is even in him!' Naruto was in shock, just how much rage is he producing to create such an effect!
"Dad, stop this!" Ino jumped in front of Naruto and shouted
[Hold on, the aura is weakening...two tails...one tail...it's gone...]
"Ino, we are going home this instant, I cannot let you stay here, not when that beast is planning to devour you!" Inoichi yelled, having calmed down, he wanted to take his precious daughter out of here.
"D-Devour me" Ino placed her hands on her cheeks and blushed again
"Nonsense! I'll wait at least five years before I do that!" Naruto exclaimed
*Shudder*
Suddenly, Naruto realised what he just said, and a cold shiver ran down his spine...
[Brat...run, I'll give you three tails worth of chakra right now, JUST RUN] Kurama was practically screaming as he started to pump his chakra into Naruto.
Why is he acting this way? Because Inoichi was now covered in a blood like aura, and even his face was distorted, with beast like jaws and hollow eyes.
"Hokage-sama! SAVE ME!" Naruto screamed as an orange layer of chakra covered him before he made a mad dash out the window.
"GET BACK HERE" Inoichi's voice sounded distorted as well, it was much deeper and had a ring to it every time he spoke
"..." Ino was stunned as she watched the two rush out...
Soon, she remembered Naruto's words
'H-He....He said he'll wait five years and-' She covered her face with her hands
She didn't think Naruto would be so blatant about it, and even said it in front of her father!
-Outside-
A young girl narrowed her eyes when she watched Naruto and Inoichi run down the street. Her pale white eyes furrowed with a faint fighting intent in her eyes.
"Naruto-kun...I will become better to stand by your side" She muttered
"Hinata, break is over" Neji called out to her.
If Naruto was here, he would be greatly shocked by the relationship between these two as Neji clearly hates the main branch to the core.
Ever since the preliminaries for the chunin exam however, Neji realised a change in Hinata. Her eyes were fierce, as if she was now fighting against the world?
Initially, he dismissed it, but the next day...she challenged him.
It resulted in a total wipe with her being pummelled by him without any restraint. He expected her to back down after that, but she got back the next day, and challenged him again.
He sighed when she did, and he accepted, just so he can beat her again. But this time, he felt something was different. Her strikes became more vicious, and he saw blood on her palms which were not there the previous day...
It was starting to get scary for him, as he decided to take a peek at what she did after the challenge...
She was striking a boulder! She would keep attacking it using the gentle fist, and she didn't even stop when blood started to seep out of her hands! Hinata was relentless, and cracks began forming in the boulder from her strikes.
Sweat rolled down Neji's cheeks, he may train daily, but not to the degree of self harm!
The next day, Hinata came again, with bandages wrapped around her palm. Yet again, her strikes became even fiercer, it made him wonder if she is even practicing the gentle fist anymore!
'Gentle fist my a*s! This is clearly the rabid fist!'
Why? Because it was like the attacks of a rabid animal, relentless and vicious. The movements were altered to match her own body over time, and she even adjusted her fighting stance so she can use her smaller body to weave past attacks!
On the fifth day, Hinata landed a hit on Neji...
It wasn't a light hit either, it left him dazed for a moment before he struck her down.
'Too fast, she's improving too fast!' Neji suddenly felt a sense of dread
Hinata, the girl he hated the most for being so weak despite being from the main branch, while he, the true genius, was being slaved away just because he is from a side branch.
But now...can he still say she is the talentless Hinata from before? Her improvements were remarkable, and her eyes were starting to intimidate even him!
-Present day-
"Mn, let's train" She no longer stuttered, and the expression was now more like a rogue
Neji even saw her spit blood to the side when she got hit by him earlier, yet her gaze never left him as they fought.
He began feeling something he never felt before...pressure...
Even his fights with Lee and Naruto didn't make him feel this way, which was strange. Hinata can hardly land any attacks on him, yet he was feeling more pressure from her than the other two.
"Byakugan!" The two both activated their byakugans, and their expressions became sharp.
Seeing Hinata's growth in the span of just a few days made him feel the need to grow even stronger than he is now, but what he wanted to know right now is what is motivating her to push herself this far.
If one asks if he still hates the main branch, he would reply with 'yes' without hesitation, but he would admit that he is willing to let go of his hatred towards Hinata specifically. Their battles have impressed even himself, and she is no longer the weak girl he looked down upon.
-Meanwhile-
"Dammit, can't you just eat without testing everything I gave you" Orochimaru yelled at Haku who was testing for poison in the food he had just received.
"It was Naruto who asked you to do this, I simply cannot trust anything you have given us" Haku replied seriously as he continued to test
Zabuza was sitting beside him, seemingly in a pretty good mood as he watched Haku focus on the poison testing.
"And you! Tell your son to just eat his food! You already ate your portion, why is he still so wary!" Orochimaru growled at Zabuza, who watched the show from the sidelines...
"...he's not my son" Zabuza replied in a low voice
"Sure he's not, cause clearly, he's your 'weapon'" Orochimaru rolled his eyes
"Dammit, if not for the brat's request, I would have skinned you both alive and used you for my experiments!" Orochimaru never felt this troubled before, not even planning the attack on Konoha is as stressful as this!
Haku finally finished testing and began eating once he confirmed there was nothing in the food.
"Tch, a survivor of the Yuki clan is right before me, yet I'm not using you as a test subject, you better be glad" Orochimaru scowled before leaving.
"I am" Haku nodded as he ate calmly
"...damned brat" Orochimaru cursed
-Back in Konoha-
Naruto has finally shaken off Inoichi...or so he thought. He returned to his apartment using the flying raijin, but the moment he appeared...
"There you are" Inoichi revealed a dark smile as he sat beside Ino
"..." Naruto gulped, so he returned here to ambush him!
"Dad, stop it already, Naruto was really teaching me about chakra control" Ino said as she pinched his waist
"Ow! I yield, I yield!" Inoichi screamed as the dark aura around him faded slowly
Naruto heaved out a deep sigh...he should have come back earlier so Ino could stop this meaningless chase.
After a while of convincing, Inoichi was finally willing to listen...
"Prove it then" Inoichi said
Ino pressed her palm into his side, and her chakra quickly invaded his body
Although he pushed it out soon after, he was actually in need shock at the moment. He stared at Ino with a look of bewilderment, as, if he didn't act, she really would have taken control of his body!
He has taught her that jutsu, and knows how far she has gone with it, so he was unable to understand how she has improved this much in such short time.
"There are indeed some improvements" He coughed, unwilling to admit that the training has allowed her to improve this much.
"Only some?" Ino pouted
"No, amazing improvements, fantastic!" Inoichi quickly switched up the words the moment Ino asked
[Kid, your future father-in-law seems reliable]
'Reliable in a way that'll get me killed' Naruto grumbled
Ino grinned happily hearing her father's complements. The time she spent with chakra training was short, but even she noticed how amazing the effects were.
[Seems like you will always be under his thumb when you marry into the family]
'Nonsense' Naruto snorted
[Prove it] Kurama chuckled
Naruto suddenly took out a small talisman that he handed over to Inoichi.
"Inoichi-san, this is a gift I prepared for you" He said with an innocent smile
Inoichi lifted a brow as he received the talisman with a very complicated looking seal on it. Even after staring at it for a while, he wasn't sure what it was for.
"What is this-"
*Snap*
*poof*
"Ino, I'll see you later, Inoichi-san, you look very much like Ino" Naruto gave him a thumbs up before he suddenly teleported away with a golden flash...
"..."
"NARUTO!!!!!!!!!!"
Inoichi screamed at the top of his lungs as Ino stared at her father in disbelief. Because he was not only turned into a woman, he indeed looked a lot like her!
'I-Is that what I'll look like when I grow up?' Secretely she was feeling quite pleased, especially when she shifted towards Inoichi's chest, waist, and bust...
But she quickly shook her head
'Wait, no, I need to figure out how to turn my father back'
"F-Father, a-are you okay?" Ino asked with a concerned look
Inoichi was biting his thumb with an indignant look
"That brat, he dares to humiliate me like this"
'Why does it look so seductive' Ino gulped in her head as she watched her father pout
"Father, let's go back and find mum, maybe she can help" Ino said
"No! How can I let my wife see me in this state!" Inoichi held his head with both hands as he struggled.
-Outside-
"Hahahaha! Once I figure out how to create seals for recording, I will set up the ultimate seal formation" Naruto laughed
[You're a menace to society]
'Of course, I'm the demon fox kid of Konoha!'
[Fair point]
Not long after Inoichi's little panic moment, he returned to normal, which allowed him to finally take a breather. He was terrified that he wouldn't be able to undo it until he finds that brat again.
"That kid's seals are terrifying, I couldn't even undo it" Inoichi muttered, and the mere thought of it made him shiver.
"Really? It was that strong?" Ino gasped
Inoichi sighed and nodded, as much as he hated to admit it, he could not undo Naruto's seals during that time frame.
-Days later-
Naruto returned to training his body with Guy and Lee since he researched enough seals to solve his current issues. He also practiced a few skills he got from Minato, some of which he realised were ones that Minato had to give up on.
He took out six kunais that he had custom made, and each had a seal attached to it that he threw in six different directions.
"Phew"
He then threw a thick piece of metal into the air and teleported to the first kunai that was above the metal he threw. A rasengan formed in his hand, that he slammed into the metal, sneding it flying down towards another kunai that was planted into a tree.
He telported to the next, summoned another rasengan and slammed it into the metal once more.
In the span of just five seconds, he teleported to all six kunais, and successfully struck the metal with a rasengan. By the end of it, what was left was a piece of scrap with six spiral shaped dent in it.
"It's not bad, but the rasengan on its own doesn't have much power behind it" He muttered
Having five on one hand also helped, but the overall power of each were less than he desired.
'Perhaps I should find a way to get sage mode' He thought for a bit, and an idea came to his mind.
He took out a summoning scroll, and bit his thumb before pressing his hand onto it.
*Puff*
A small toad appeared in front of him, one with white eyebrows and a small beard under his chin.
"I am Fukasaku, one of the great toad sage" The elderly toad said
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki, I summoned you to ask about sage mode" Naruto said with a grin as he sat down in front of him.
"Hm? I don't sense a contract on you that ties you to one of my kin, though your chakra reserve is more than enough, so once you have formed a contract with a toad, I may begin my teachings" He replied
"I see..." Naruto pressed his hand on the scroll once more, and this time, he summoned Gamakichi, the first frog he summoned before.
"Heyo Naruto" Gamakichi waved
"Sup, I need to form a contract with a toad or I can't learn sage mode, so I summoned you" Naruto grinned
"Sure thing" Gamakichi nodded and spat out a small scroll
The scroll unfolded, and had a seal on it.
"Sign it with your blood, and our contract is formed" Gamakichi said as he pressed his little feet on the scroll.
Naruto nodded and signed his name on the scroll. Once he did so, he felt a small connection tie him with Gamakichi, very much like the one he had with Kurama.
"There" Gamakichi jumped onto Naruto's head and grinned
Fukasaka nodded, though he was quite surprised with how proficient Naruto was with his chakra control when summoning, making him even more pleased.
"The sage mode for our Taod race is very different to the others, unlike them, we absorb nature energy through meditation, the process is slow, and requires immensely strong concentration, because if the nature energy overtakes you, you will turn into stone" He said as he began guiding Naruto on meditation.
Naruto sat cross legged and closed his eyes as he followed Fukasaka's instructions. Slowly, he felt the nature energy around him, and began drawing it into his body. As Fukasaka said, it was indeed very slow, not to mention, it wasn't easy to feel the nature energy.
He spent a few days meditating under Fukasaka's guidance, and soon felt the energy enter his body.
"You understood it so fast!?" Fukasaka exclaimed, surprised to see Naruto absorb the nature energy so steadily in just a few days.
Naruto's eyes became similar to a toad's, and a small section under his eyes became orange.
"It's not bad, based on my chakra usage, I can stay in this for around half an hour" He muttered
With this, he summoned five clones, with four of them sitting down cross legged and began absorbing nature energy. The fifth clone, however, stood there unmoved.
"What is this?" Fukasaka widened his eyes as he watched these four start gathering nature energy.
Naruto, on the other hand, started to form a seal that he pressed onto the floor. Instantly all four clones opened their eyes, and they too, activated sage mode in that instant.
"How! They gathered nature energy instantly" Fukasaku gasped
"After analysing nature energy, I created a basic seal that would gather the surrounding energy and had the clones absorb it by force" Naruto replied
"B-But if you absorb it carelessly, the nature energy within the body will become imbalanced, and possibly overtake you completely" Fukasaku gasped, however, Naruto ignored it
He then created multiple rasengans that he threw into the air, all to waste as much chakra as he could. After a few vollies, his sage mode ran out, and he instantly undid one of the clones, which reactivated his sage mode.
After that, the clone that was doing nothing crossed his hands, and created another clone that sat down and started to absorb nature energy.
"Seems like it work, infinite sage mode, complete" Naruto chuckled
Fukasaku's mouth was wide opened when he heard this. A young kid who learnt sage mode in just a few days, is now creating an infinite loop for it!?
"Well, thanks for the help, cya" Naruto smiled at Fukasaku, who was still in a daze...
Gamakichi was also in disbelief
"Naruto, that was awesome, how'd you figure that out?" He asked
"Cause I'm handsome and smart" He replied
"...was the first half necessary?"
"Yes"