Sasuke was not happy after being verbally slapped again. The clarification Kakashi clearly brought out made it clear that Naruto was naturally strong and gifted the entire time. He was certain that Kyuubi was responsible for Naruto's seemingly unexplainable changes, but Kakashi's explanation completely obliterated that theory.
"But what about those seals we saw on Naruto's body Kakashi-sensei? Were they seals for holding the Kyuubi?" Sakura asked.
"I told you both already several days ago that I don't know what those intricate seals are or what they do but I do know that those seals aren't being used to hold Kyuubi. However, recalling some of seals I managed to see, it would take a veteran seal master to make and write them. Yesterday after my briefing with Sandaime-sama, I tried looking up some information on a few of the seals I was able to remember, but there is no known record of them in any of Konoha's archives," Kakashi expounded.
"Then how do you suppose he acquired those unknown seals?" Sasuke asked.
"Only Naruto can tell you how, and as we already know, he won't tell us. And I highly doubt that those seals were simply given to him as a gift in exchange for his silence. This just comes to show that even after everything I explained up to this point, there's still so much more about Naruto that we don't know," Kakashi said with a humble looking face. Sasuke wanted to say something but he couldn't think of anything further say.
"I think I said enough for today. I'll dismiss and leave the two of you with your thoughts. Do give careful consideration to everything I said today. Bye," Kakashi said before he body flickered from the scene, leaving his two Genin behind at the training ground.
Both Sasuke and Sakura stood there, as though they were frozen in place, trying to process everything they heard. A moment later, Sakura wiped her tears away and broke the silence, "I'm going to go home now and confront my parents about this."
Sakura turned and started walking from the training ground, leaving Sasuke alone with his thoughts. Sasuke stood there trying to understand everything he and Sakura found out, and Kakashi's last statement about Naruto only served to unnerve him further. The Uchiha finally decided to return home, needing more time to think. But in the process, he wondered how Hinata would react upon learning the truth about Naruto and his clan.
(Thirty Minutes Later)
Naruto and Honoka were now leaving the Inuzuka Estate. Honoka was given a set of brand new clothes and utilities made chiefly for women. These were given to her by Hana to help Honoka get started in having her own personal wardrobe since Naruto, of course, had no clothes for her. She sealed all of her new belongings into a scroll and placed the scroll inside her blouse.
While walking together, Naruto started thinking about how the foreign shinobi coming into Konoha for the Chuunin Exams would react to the news of his and Honoka's heritage and his status as a Jinchuuriki. And speaking of Jinchuuriki, Naruto started to wonder deeply about a particular foreigner.
That Suna Genin who goes by the name Gaara; the vibe I felt off him was definitely that of a Bijuu, namely Shukaku. But something about Gaara was off and his older siblings are especially terrified of him. I wonder what kind of upbringing he had and if it was as tragic as my own. Still, having another Jinchuuriki here in Konoha is enough to put any attentive ninja on alert. But it's best that I don't jump to any conclusions without first knowing the facts about him and his siblings, Naruto contemplated.
"Naruto-kun? Naruto-kun, can't you hear me?" Honoka asked. Naruto snapped out of his train of thoughts and looked over at Honoka.
"Oh, uh…sorry. I was deep in thought about something," Naruto apologized.
"What was on your mind?" Honoka enquired.
"The possibility of meeting one of my brethren Jinchuuriki," Naruto answered.
"What do you mean?" Honoka asked.
"What I mean is that there's another Jinchuuriki here in Konoha besides myself," Naruto replied.
"What? Another Jinchuuriki?" Honoka asked. Naruto nodded and continued, "Yes, that Suna Genin named Gaara. He possesses the Ichibi, Shukaku."
"How do you know this? He certainly didn't tell you this personally," Honoka pointed out.
"He didn't have to. I was able to sense it for some reason after feeling that disturbing aura from him. I've stationed several of my kage bunshin to keep track of his movements and activities. For now, I won't alert anyone else about what I know until I've gathered more information on him, and by extension, his siblings and Jounin sensei," Naruto explained.
"But Sunagakure is said to be an ally nation of Konoha, right? You're still going to have your spy network keep an eye on them, aren't you," Honoka figured, stating the obvious.
"The fact is that Suna wasn't always on good terms with Konoha before, and I'm not sure if any bad blood, regardless of how slight, still exists between us," Naruto enlightened. Honoka simply nodded and decided to follow along with Naruto.
"You don't intend to spy on everyone in Konoha do you?" Honoka asked.
"Now that would be a waste of precious time and resources that could be put to better use in women's bathhouses!" Naruto remarked with a lecherous laugh.
Honoka frowned and admitted, "To be honest, perverted antics like these that you do just for people to see are the things that make me want to punch you so bad sometimes."
"No it doesn't. It makes you want to bind me with chains and give me a menacing glare that promises pain before you're through with me…Oh, wait a minute, you did that yesterday, minus the pain part," Naruto remarked.
"…I don't know what I'm going to do with you," Honoka sighed.
"That's only for Hinata-chan to decide. And speaking of the future matriarch of our clan, I have to go see her now. You do remember your way home from here, right?" Naruto asked.
"Funny. I'm capable of finding my way home Naruto-kun," Honoka replied.
"Good! Ciao!" Naruto said before he performed a smokeless shunshin and teleported from the scene.
"Well, there's nothing else for me to do for now. Hmmm…Maybe I'll try out that Ichiraku place Naruto-kun loves eating at," Honoka figured as she started making her way over to that establishment.
(An Hour Later; At the Uchiha District)
Sasuke was currently in the Uchiha Library, searching for anything he could find on the Kyuubi whether it was history, documented reports, or anything that involved the Bijuu. He spend much time looking from book to book hoping to come across something but all he hit was one dead end after another. This continued for the next hour until he grew angry and frustrated after finding nothing he was looking for.
With that, Sasuke decided to head towards the forbidden section of the Uchiha Library. It was forbidden to all children from reading in that section due to certain history books that were kept there for unknown reasons. Sasuke was told by his father to stay out until he was at least 17 since he said there were some things about their clan that were better off forgotten. Sasuke felt a little hesitant in disobeying one of the last things his father told him not to do before his death but his curiosty and desire to finally find some answers for his search made him go inside and start looking.
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