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"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
-Author notes-
Chapter 82: Seals and Power
"Brats these days have no manners!" Jiraiya complained while examining Naruto's seal.
"Mmm…there don't appear to be any anomalies…how is your chakra control?"
"Quite decent," Naruto answered him. He was sure this man had already spoken with Kakashi before coming here.
"That is unusual, to say the least…" Jiraiya commented. "This seal was designed to filter a small amount of the Kyubi's chakra that would then mix with yours. Bijuu chakra is very different from our own, so the mixture would be difficult to control. You either have immense talent or you've practiced like crazy to manage this."
"Perhaps it's both…are you done touching my belly?" Naruto pointed down.
"Yes, yes…" Jiraiya stood back up. "So, can you tell me about the incident where you lost control?"
"Before that…you mentioned something about 'Bijuu Chakra'...what is a bijuu?" Naruto wondered if that was the name of this demon's race or clan. Demons usually had a large variety of subspecies.
"Oh, that…I suppose they don't teach it at the academy," Jiraiya said.
"Tailed Beasts, Chakra Demons, Bijuus…people call them many things. There are nine of them on the continent, each with a different number of tails ranging from one to nine." He pointed at Naruto.
"You have the Nine-Tails inside your gut. That one is supposed to be the most powerful, since more tails equate to more chakra."
"So the One-Tail would be the weakest, then."
"Yes, but not by much…any of these beasts could unleash absolute chaos if they were left to wander free."
"Are they all sealed inside people, like me?" Naruto asked. This was a great discovery.
He had been worried about what he was going to do once he finished absorbing all the Kyubi's chakra, since this was what allowed him to progress much faster than normal. But if there were eight more of these demons…that would change things.
"As far as I know, they are all currently sealed, yes. Jinchuriki…is what we call these human vessels," Jiraiya explained.
"A human sacrifice…how nice," Naruto said with sarcasm.
"Don't take it literally. There are also benefits to becoming a container…although Jinchurikis are often treated very badly in their own villages."
"You don't say…" Naruto replied with his arms crossed.
Jiraiya looked somewhat troubled. "I know you didn't have a great childhood. Your father…he must have been out of options when he decided to do what he did." He had learned about Naruto being aware of who his father was, so there was no need to beat around the bush.
"I'm sure he was," Naruto said with no change in his facial expression.
Jiraiya didn't like the way Naruto said that, but this was not the best time to poke at that particular hornet's nest.
"I answered your question. Now tell me about the incident."
"You must have already heard every detail from Kakashi and the Hokage."
"I did. But I would still like to hear it from you. They could have missed something important."
Naruto told the Sannin about his encounter with Orochimaru in great detail.
Jiraiya listened attentively, and once Naruto was done, he remained silent for a few minutes as he digested the information he had just received.
"I see…using a large amount of the Kyubi's chakra to break Orochimaru's restraint…wasn't a terrible method, but it was incredibly risky. Had the fight dragged on a bit longer, you could have died, or the seal could have broken completely, which would also have killed you."
"Yes, I am aware of that." He had already heard the same thing from Kakashi and the Hokage, more than once.
"I'm sure you are."
"Did you remove the seal he put on Sasuke?" Naruto decided to ask. He had no doubt that the Seal Master had also been called to examine his teammate.
"No…the cursed seal can only be removed by Orochimaru. It's not just a work of fūinjutsu, but there are also other disciplines involved in its creation. I have no doubt that they are the result of many years of that madman's research."
"And what is their purpose?"
"The function of a cursed seal could be anything he wanted…from killing, control, or just serving as a tool to spy or communicate with the user. The one on your friend seems to contain a large amount of chakra stored inside, as well as something else mixed in. The intent is to give the user a great surge of power for a limited amount of time. Or at least that's what I belive. "
"It makes him stronger, like when I use the demon's chakra?" That was not what Naruto was expecting to hear.
'Unless Orochimaru's objective is to recruit Sasuke. And he is offering him the power he seeks…that would explain why Sasuke did not fight back against him. ' Naruto thought.
"That seems to be the case. During the night after his attack, Sasuke mentioned feeling a great rush of energy before passing out. However, these kinds of things always have severe side effects and downsides. And much more so when you consider the source of this 'gift'...who knows what else he put in there."
"You forbade him from using it," Naruto stated.
"Of course we did!" Jiraiya exclaimed. "That thing is incredibly dangerous! So I reinforced the Five Element Seal that Kakashi had placed on him. That should be more than enough to contain it for now. I will need to find more information about these seals."
'That is certainly going to have the opposite effect on Sasuke,' Naruto thought.
It appeared that Naruto understood Sasuke better than these men if they thought that was going to work. Forbidding that boy from using a newfound power would only push him more toward using it.
'That's probably what this Orochimaru is counting on…'
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