The day after I met with the Elder, I went and sought out Tokuma searching for answers to my lack of physical progress.
The answer was disappointing, apparently it not necessary and detrimental for 5-year-olds to bulk up, I was told to wait a few years, improve and expand on my techniques while continuously training and that id get stronger naturally.
It was not what I wanted to hear, but probably what I need to hear.
I forgot I was considered 5-years old, and what I had done was impressive enough.
I decided to shrink my physical training schedule a bit, I didn't need to train my body in all my spare time, I decided that it was time I finished my third memory enhancement and discovered the limits of my regeneration, something I had been putting off for a while.
I was back in the third training ground, mutilating myself with a kunai in the name of science.
Although there was no actual, science being done.
I decided to do the hardest thing first so as not to put it off farther
I'd discovered some useful things about my regeneration.
It seems that all cells in the wounded area become super active and duplicate themselves at an insane pace, I don't understand how they don't become cancerous or how they know what they should and should not repair. This process is a tad bit similar to the Cell Activation Jutsu, something used to increase a patient's survival rate during risky surgeries, though in my case it was completely automatic.
The natural tearing of muscles for some reason don't heal until I'm at full rest and taking a break.
Any cuts, punctures, and deep gashes healed very quickly, it took about 30 seconds for them to disappear.
Any chunks of flesh taken from the body took a little longer, clocking in at about 1 minute. And at increased chakra cost.
Broken fingers healed the quickest, doing so about 15 seconds after they had been realigned.
Foreign objects will be pushed from the wounds before healing is completed, not mattering if you seal the top of the wound to prevent exit, foreign objects must exit the body for healing to start.
I did the same with medical mode active and it was a great success, wounds healed as they were created, at a huge cost in chakra though.
A finger I cut off with a chakra scalpel did not regrow but when placed back against the stump it healed very quickly, I assume that it's the same with other limbs but I don't dare to try.
After cutting my finger off I was at my limit of what I could do and decided that was it for the day.
All in all, my regeneration makes zero sense.
I'd call this a very traumatizing but successful day, definitely not something I will do again.
...
Its been a week since I was the last experimenting with my healing, I couldn't muster the will required to do anything but my normal training until now.
So again, here I stand in the third training ground. This time running through katas while cycling a fine thread of chakra through my cerebellum to enhance my skill memory.
I then went through my katas again this time with any enhancement.
It seems it worked, though I'm not sure how well, I was already very familiar with the Hyuga set of katas.
That's annoying.
So again, here I stand this time running through the academy katas, my only other known taijutsu style, while cycling a fine thread of chakra through my cerebellum.
I stopped my enhancement and then my katas.
I started the katas, becoming annoyed with myself that I hadn't got it right the first time.
Ok, it was definitely much better.
Like the other enhancements it didn't make existing memory better, just cemented memories done during the enhancement, in this case, skill memory.
The problem I hadn't considered was that I wasn't just burning the kata into my mind, I was also burning any flaws I made into it as well.
Not a huge problem, I just had to get the movements right then enhance my mind.
The other problem I had considered was that I'd need the necessary muscle to go through any motion learned this way.
There would be no doing it once and knowing it forever.
...
But it would be pretty close and that was enough.
I sent two clones off to do as they please.
I was headed to the clan library, looking for the next set of books to burn into my brain.
In the time between my last training and now, I had come up with a name for my memory enhancement.
I being too lazy to make a name for each one, decided on one name to rule them all.
Kokoro no kyōka, or mind enhancement in Naruto-verse Japanese.
Very creative.
And not at all similar to Chikaku no Kyōka.
Nope.
I arrived at the library, nodded to the guard, whom I see often, and had become familiar with and continued in.
The Hyuga's had a wealth of information, jutsu scrolls stashed in cubby's, shelves lined with books of all sizes.
It was sadly a disorganized mess, no labels, often no titles on the books, some of the books were just loosely stacked papers with a string holding it together.
As I said, a mess, there was no system here, sure everything was maintained and taken care of, but only the staff knew the location of any specific book or scroll.
Knowing that from experience, I went to my favorite staff member and asked for what I needed.
The staff member recommended an additional scroll so I took that as well.
I took a seat at a nearby table and started burning my first scroll and original goal into my mind.
'Earth Release: Hiding Like A Mole Jutsu'
'This technique changes earth into fine sand by channeling chakra into it, allowing the user to dig through it like a mole…'
'…This effect goes around the body, making it just large enough for a person to move through. The user can pinpoint where they are, despite being underground, by sensing the magnetic forces…'
'…The user can also sense what is happening on the surface and use that information to launch a surprise attack on the enemy…'
'…One can also hide deep in the ground, escaping to a depth where the enemy can't reach…'
'…The ground returns to normal after the user's chakra has dissipated.'
That done I opened the second scroll
'Earth Release: Drill Rending Fang'
The jutsu was a copy of the Hiding Like A Mole jutsu, the only difference was that you launched your self out of the ground using a variation of water walking and body enhancement.
I burned that into my mind as well figuring it might be worthwhile if I was already learning a similar technique.
That done I headed off to seek out Tokuma, hoping to get some advice on Earth nature transformation.
Tokuma was useless, a new trend it seems.
I was told my time was better spent elsewhere, and I should put off nature transformation until I had a Jonin Sensei.
Tokuma had become less help the more things I mastered, although he still has things to teach me at the moment.
...
I might need to look into interning at the hospital, I need experience working with the human bo….
My thought was interrupted by one of my clones dispersing.
… I needed some practice healing the human body, I had hoped to get some during the war but that was too far off.
And if I were to need to leave the village, I wouldn't be able to complete my medical jutsu repertoire.
To make any more progress I had to learn from a professional, Konoha kept most of its medical techniques among the 'Trustworthy' high ranking medical staff.
The clan had to pull some strings to get me the medical books I had.
A point in their favor.
They're still assholes that enslave their family.
But so am I, I hadn't done anything to help the branch family.
My thoughts were interrupted again by a new influx of memories this time from the second clone.
One clone had Henged into my old teacher, the forgettable looking Chunin, and had gone to the library to sneak a look at some scrolls restricted to chunin, mainly in the hopes of finding more stuff on chakra control.
The second clone on the hand had gotten into some trouble.
The second clone decided that since his life was short, and he didn't have to deal with the consciences of his actions, he should have a grand old time.
The clone's idea of a good time was egging the Yamanaka residence, Henged as Kakashi.
He had been caught in the act by some patrolling ninja, so he egged them too.
Deciding that there wasn't any reason to stop, he slipped the ninja and bought more eggs.
Egged the Akamichi clan heads house.
And for the sake of completion, he got a passing Nara as well.
All he got was a "Troublesome" in reply.
His rampage was about over.
His last act was sneaking into the Hokage tower hoping to egg the Hokage, alas he did not make it, he was assassinated when he ran past the receptionist.
I sighed
Something new I figured out, you can leave a connection to clones to check up on them and manually control them when needed, it was completely optional, it is mostly used to share thoughts and cooperate when fighting.
I had foregone this link today, figuring id need my full focus.
That was a mistake.
I'm glad the rouge clone had the foresight to make its shenanigans Kakashi's problem.
The unlikeable bastard.
I wish everyone he loved could die a little faster, it did wonders for his personality in canon.
…
That was uncalled for.
I massaged my eyes with my finger and thumb.
I was getting grumpy, perhaps its time to turn in for the day.
I was roof hopping back towards the library, Henged as my forgettable academy teacher.
I noticed a bald old man with a huge beard, breaking from the crowd. His hand on his chest like he was having a heart attack.
I stop and stared at him.
He stumbled down an alleyway and dropped to his knees, panting and seemingly having trouble breathing.
I looked back at the crowd. No one seemed to notice.
I jumped across the street onto a rooftop and down into the alley where the old man was.
"Are you alright, Ojī-chan?" I said sweetly.
Sweat was dripping down his forehead and he seemed to be barely holding it together.
"Call… me… a med-nin."
He looked me in the eyes, blue met white.
"Yes, Ojīchan!" I smiled.
I held his gaze for a breath, leaned in, and said
"You're a med-nin." I said as seriously as I could.
I met his disbelieving eyes, feeling rather proud of myself.
"N-no I meant, call a med…."
I ended his sentence with a poke to the neck knocking him out.
I was just yesterday thinking about how I needed to practice my medical jutsu, a heart attack was no biggie.
I dragged him farther down the alley and into the shade of the building.
I knelt, activating my Byakugan, then chakra scalpels, and focusing on his heart.
A few of his coronary arteries had become blocked with cholesterol build-up, something that commonly happens over time in people.
I put my hand to his chest, scalpels passing through leaving him unharmed.
I was about to activate the tip of the chakra scalpel, to clear the buildup when I felt a small resistance.
His meager chakra was trying to eject my own.
Not a problem, I just had to change my chakra to match his own.
I did so while increasing the density of my chakra at the same time.
Nice, his chakra was no longer fighting mine.
I activated the scalpels and cleared the blockage one by one.
That done I used the mystical palm on his heart just in case I missed anything.
I took a look around with my Byakugan, looking for witnesses.
Clear.
'A job well done.'
My impromptu heart surgery was complete, I ran up the wall and started towards my original destination, pondering what I had learned and how I could apply it in the future.
I was seated in the library, reading a book about birth control, not material for a normal Five-year-old, which was why it was in the Chunin section.
The first birth control seal was located on the pubis, and sealed semen away, a great invention for the ninja world.
Sadly, all the seaman exploded out of the seal upon deactivation
Deactivation, in this case, meant death.
So, for a while, men when killed on the battlefield would explode in a shower of semen, coating enemies and allies alike.
Needless to say, the seal was no longer in circulation.
I got kicked out when I laughed like a maniac while reading it.
...
I'd applied for a position in the hospital and was denied.
I imagine they didn't even take the time to consider my application.
I was after still five and not yet a genin.
I decided that was fine, I got to practice my medical jutsu on that old man anyway.
I learned a valuable lesson that I'm glad I didn't have to learn in an emergency.
The body will fight foreign chakra.
It wasn't a problem with the old guy, he had barely any chakra.
A ninja on the other hand would have a ton of chakra and it would be quite the shock if their chakra had lashed out at me.
I put it out of my mind and went back to my training.
I was in my favorite training ground using Shunshin on my arms and flinging kunai at a tree.
It was going alright, I had wanted to slash my enemies with chakra scalpels faster then they could react.
But I couldn't use Shushin on my arm with chakra scalpels at the same time.
There were too many things to focus on while doing so, especially when using Chikaku no kyōka with it.
If I dropped my Chikaku no kyōka I could manage but then I was just swinging my arm around faster then I could react.
And that was a no go, so I was throwing kunai, something I had Tokma teach me properly so I could burn it into my mind.
It worked well, my arms would get tired after a while but that was fine, stamina would come with time.
The kunai were flying like they had been thrown by a Jonin, I imagined most people wouldn't even see them.
I quite liked the idea of staying in the back and tossing kunai at my enemies while my fellow Konoha-nin run headfirst into the meat grinder that is a battlefield.
I still don't think highly of throwing weapons, most Jonin could probably swat my kunai out of the air.
But this will be useful against cannon fodder.
Something so I don't have to waste much chakra fighting, I can just pelt them to death with kunai before they arrive.
Yep, that's the plan.
Now I have something else to add to my training, throwing weapons.
...
I spent my days' training my existing jutsu, and soon the academy graduation was slated to happen in 2 months.
I had many options for my graduation.
I could join a team with a Jonin sensei.
I could become a medical-nin and work at the hospital.
I could apprentice under a Jonin or a special-Jonin.
I could apprentice under a Hyuga Jonin.
Or I could do some combination of the above.
The second last was highly recommended by the clan elders, and by recommended, I mean implied.
Though I decided I had to leave Konoha so whatever choice I had to make it had to be the most useful.
I had many reasons for leaving.
I wanted to limit my interference with the rookie 9 and get away from the Hyuga clan.
I also wanted to somehow get to the moon, and implant my eyes within an Ōtsutsuki.
I figured that the Kaguya clans' bloodline and the Hyuga clan bloodline, two bloodlines descending from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, combined would awaken the Tenseigan.
My assumption was because of my giant chakra reserves for my age and that both my skin and hair were very close to Ōtsutsuki white, I had the classic Ōtsutsuki features only lacking horns, sadly no Tenseigan for me.
I remember that when the last Ōtsutsuki on the moon descended he stole a pair of Byakgun and over some days awoke the Tenseigan after he implanted them.
I had given up on awakening it on my own.
So maybe someone else can awaken them?
Anyways I knew I had to leave, I had so many things to do before I could though.
I wanted to get my medical ninjutsu up to snuff.
Or if it even possibly find some way of purifying my bloodline, making me more Ōtsutsuki.
I wanted to learn my chakra nature, and fling some ninja magic around.
I wanted to participate in the war, both to develop a reputation and get experience.
I wanted to avoid Danzo and his hard-on for Dōjutsu.
I had a ton of things I wanted to do and no idea nor plan on how to do them.
Sigh…
I'll start on what I can do now, nature transformation.
...
I was in my favorite training ground, I sent out a Henged clone to find some chakra paper.
I had tried getting some from the clan on many occasions earlier.
Ninjutsu was Apparently beneath the main house…
Sigh…
Who didn't want to fling ninja magic?
Idiots.
…
My clone came back when I was mid-fight with another clone.
Me dogging and weaving, my clone trying to stab me with a kunai.
We stopped, blinked at each other, and the clone dispersed giving me the memories it acquired during its short life.
I looked at the clone holding the chakra paper, and he looked back smugly.
That's not good.
Smug clones meant trouble.
I dispersed the clone, watching a paper bag the clone had somewhere on his body drop.
I breathed a sigh of relief, luckily no shenanigans occurred today.
The clone was simply enjoying that he was going to cause me frustration.
Learning nature transformation could take years.
He found a lovely passage in a book on nature transformation.
"…Shinobi have an easier time learning to create and control a chakra nature that matches their affinity, although even then it may take many years…'
Fantastic, another huge time-sink, just what I wanted…
'Will I have time to learn earth nature transformation as I wanted?'
I picked up the bag the clone dropped and opened it.
A single surprisingly large sheet of chakra paper.
'I could probably give some to Gai'
Yep, that's the plan.
Corse of action decided I folded the sheet and cut it with a chakra scalpel, I put one half back into the bag, and the bag into my ninja pouch on my leg.
The only chakra nature I didn't want to have was water.
I held the paper between my fingers and channeled chakra into it.
…
The paper was wrinkled.
Lightning, nice.
...
I've been trying for two weeks to turn my chakra into lightning with no luck.
So, I decided to find someone who uses lightning jutsu so I could get a good look at what they're doing.
When I had given Gai the chakra paper we found out he had a dual affinity for fire and lighting.
So, I figured Duy might also have a lightning affinity.
You see the reason didn't perform well was because he was training his use of the 8 inner gates almost every night.
The 8 inner gates caused prolonged weakness after use, making him too tired to perform ninjutsu and genjutsu.
My assumption was right.
Although Duy only knew basic lightning release that was fine.
I was only after the nature transformation.
I activated my Byakugan and Kokoro no kyōka.
I watched Duy run through hand seals and use a D-ranked lightning release.
I watched as his chakra vibrated.
His chakra was then converted directly into electricity.
Lighting covered his palm.
Lightning Palm was a very apt name.
Sadly, I was no closer to doing so my self
"Thanks, Duy-sensei!"
But at least I had some direction.
Duy gave a nice guy pose.
"Any time Shiro-kun"
...
I was on my way into the village libraries chunin section when I was stopped.
"What do you think you are doing?"
I turned around in time to see the veins receding on my fellow Hyugas face as he deactivated his Byakugan.
I've been discovered it seems.
That's annoying.
I deactivated my Henge and tried my best to look shy.
I stared at my feet and mumbled something unintelligible.
"What?"
I waved him closer.
He bent at the waist and leaned in trying to hear what I had to say.
I, of course, used Chikaku no kyōka and slowed my perception, I then activated Shunshin on both my arms and legs.
I then used my right hand's index and middle finger to poke him in the eyes before he could react and Shunshined away leaving a swirl of leaves.
...
There were two weeks until the graduation exam.
I was in the third training ground, practicing my lightning release.
Not that I had any lightning Jutsu's to speak of.
I could change my chakra into electricity, sadly it left my hand numb whenever I tried to use it.
Did one develop a resistance to electricity the more they trained with it?
Or did they just learn to guide it away from there body?
Probably some of both.
I looked at my hand, blue electricity arcing between my fingers.
I let the electricity on my hand dissipate, and the blue electricity vanished.
I stared at my hand, there was branching redness showing the path the lightning followed down my arm to my hand.
I ran healing chakra down my arm, both it and my healing factor making the feeling of pins and needles vanish.
'How the hell could Kakashi have a Chidori worth of electricity on his hand and not die?'
…
I looked at the sleeve of my Youthful green jumpsuit.
Sadly, it was also a casualty.
I was running out of jumpsuits.
I blew a breath out of my nose.
Time to get back to it.
Let's not let this jumpsuits sacrifice be in vain.
I shall run 1000 laps around this training ground.
And If I cannot do that, I shall run 1000 laps around Konoha on my hands.
Thank you, jumpsuit-san, for providing me comfort and amusement while you lasted.
I will not let your sacrifice be in vain.
"Let my power of Youth explode!"
...
The Elders seem to think that me graduating was a forgone conclusion.
The word in the Hyuga compound was that the Elders wanted me to apprentice under Tomka.
That was not happening.
I liked Tokma and all, but he had nothing left to teach me that I wanted to learn.
Me defying the Elders like this was going to cause me problems.
.
If it was more then I was able to tolerate some of the Elders might have a 'Heart Attack' and pass away.
Hopefully, it doesn't come to that, but I was willing to kill if they made my life more difficult then it already was.
I planned to stay in Konoha for the next 7ish years.
But if I had to leave I would.
Gai and Duy were the only people I liked and worried about, but Gai would be fine for the next 20ish years and Duy would die the way he wanted.
Protecting something he loves.
...
I was back in the third training ground this time surrounded by cracked earth.
No, I was not practicing earth jutsu.
Nor, did an earthquake occur.
I was building up chakra on my foot and releasing it on contact with the ground trying to find a way to leap higher.
With explosive results.
I'm pretty sure this Is what Tsunade does.
And I found it out by accident.
Though it wasn't without consequences
My leg was one giant slowly receding bruise.
The first time I did it I was sent flying and my leg was crumpled like a tin can.
Though it was worth it.
…
My leg was good, time to go again.
I anchored my left foot to the ground with chakra and brought my right down.
BOOM!
The earth cracked.
This time with only partial leg bruising.
I was determined to get this useful before my graduation.
I had a week left so I had to make it count.
As I watched my leg heal, I had a funny thought
This technique would without a doubt be called One For All