Naruto: Uzumaki Yuji [EN]

All afternoon Yūji spent training with that man, but he trained without any rest because, although he was small, his abundant cursed energy seemed never to stop or show any sign of weakness. Pain watched this with surprise since it was the first time he had encountered a child who possessed as much energy as himself.

But that didn't mean he was spared; he was given only short breaks to rest. At that moment, he saw the little one sitting and eating a small piece of bread, while Pain still stood, simply watching him and analyzing.

" Konan told me about what appeared on your chakra paper a red stain when channeling it. Have you discovered or felt anything? " asked the man calmly, watching as the boy froze for a moment, his face creasing into a very solemn frown.

" Uhm… well, the truth is I have managed to sense something, but it's very little. " He wasn't lying. At the moment he discovered that his cursed technique was flawed -blood manipulation- he made the same motion his older brother Choso did: he slammed his palms together in anticipation of the blood.

But something caught him by surprise.

Not only did it take cursed energy, but it also took chakra?!

He saw a powerful ninjutsu combined with cursed energy burst from his hands. It was so powerful that it penetrated tree after tree so deeply that he couldn't count all the trees that were damaged along the way, with pieces of metal equally dismantled.

But as it advanced, the small fissure grew more abundant and larger.

What he couldn't explain was the fact that in that attack his cursed energy and chakra worked as a duo, whereas when he tried to infuse chakra into another cursed technique, he couldn't manage it.

It seems that only in blood manipulation is the technique that can be infused with chakra; his little head tried to think of methods, but none could explain why only that one worked.

Combining CE with chakra is like poison for his own body.

" Can you show me? I might be able to recognize your Kekke Genkai and help you " the man continued in a monotone voice, looking at the somewhat nervous child. Yūji nodded perhaps this man really could help him.

The boy got up after finishing his piece of bread; he was even more nervous because he knew that when performing ninjutsu, hand seals were made.

But for his cursed technique… he really only needed to clap.

He was trembling, not knowing if his older brother's eyes could really detect his chakra. After all, aren't those eyes different for a reason?

At least that's what he assumed.

Anyway! He just had to try. Yūji closed his eyes and, with a nervous grimace, without making any corresponding seal, and with a loud clap, caused both Konan and Pain to tense up and notice in correlation how Yūji launched the technique.

' Piercing Blood '

The boy's gaze became firm, and both Konan and Pain noticed as blood shot out from his fingertips at great speed, as if that blood would not stop, reaching a terrifying velocity. The length it traveled was undoubtedly horrifying.

But Pain analyzed the method of launching; with narrowed eyes he looked at the redhead in front of him. Not only did he not need to make hand seals, but he also saw how his chakra networks allowed it to flow, yet there was another energy powerful and aggressive combined.

It was the same energy he had seen when he noticed him under the rain.

" How interesting... " was all the orange-haired one could say, showing a big smile as he appreciated that this child was, by himself, bringing surprise after surprise, aside from the fact that it was the first time such a huge smile had appeared on his face.

Konan approached the little one when she noticed his face had turned pale. " Are you alright? " The woman found his complexion strange.

Yūji looked at her with a subtle smile, showing that his hands were trembling a little. " It's nothing… it's just that this kind of technique really consumes a lot of curs-, um, a-a lot of Chakra " he quickly corrected himself at the end. " You were right, Sister Konan, this is blood, this ninjutsu that came out, and also what appeared on my chakra paper."

Konan stopped, watching as beneath Yūji, as he released the technique, everything turned red. But when she looked ahead, she saw how deadly the attacks were.

Maybe only space–time ninjutsu could react quickly enough.

" Have you discovered any more ninjutsu you can use? It seems your Kekke Genkai is about blood manipulation " Pain quickly analyzed Yūji's pale complexion and also his method of launching. " A ninjutsu that doesn't require seals… it's the first time I see that you only need to clap to use such a destructive ninjutsu. "

The redheaded boy felt nervous when Pain mentioned blood manipulation, as if he were reading his mind. However, upon hearing that it was still considered a ninjutsu, he relaxed.

The problem is that it might well be one that uses chakra, but it also uses CE. Now, the launching of Piercing Blood was so powerful that he felt weakened; that attack drew from both energies and combined them, where both energies acted in harmonious stimulation.

Although he still couldn't do it with any other cursed technique, he had tried to dismantle Sukuna's [technique] before, but before he could execute it, he felt the chakra run through his networks and his body like a powerful poison. He spat out some blood, and after that he only used CRT and didn't try it again.

" It's just that… it's very tiring to perform, but in a few minutes I'll recover quickly " and that was yet another surprise for Konan. This child had used a ninjutsu that she would classify as S-rank, mainly because of its sheer power, she herself wouldn't dare to face it head-on. And will he really recover in minutes?

Out of the corner of his eye, he looked at Pain, who had also been watching him.

Maybe the child will become a powerhouse when he's older, a force that will be able to protect his beloved home, Amegakure.

" All right, you managed to perform the few fire ninjutsu I showed you with efficiency. There's no need for you to stay here; rest, and tomorrow you will train with Konan again " Pain said to the child. Yūji got up again with renewed energy, his joy evident and radiant.

" Yes! Then see you tomorrow, Sister Konan, Brother Pain, I hope you teach me more ninjutsu! " The boy bid farewell quickly, running immediately out of the place, all so that they wouldn't continue questioning him about his cursed technique.

Both Akatsuki members remained standing there in a heavy silence, but once the boy left, they approached the area where the powerful attack had ended. Looking more closely at that dried-up tree, they noticed something that left them thoughtful.

Around the hole where the attack had been executed, one could see that it had rotted, and slowly it continued rotting at a visible speed. Black lines spread across the trunk, disintegrating into dust that flew about.

"A very powerful attack that rots with just one touch, corrosive " Pain said calmly, but Nagato, unlike the doll, from his vantage point, was greatly surprised to see how a small body could execute such a powerful technique.

" That boy, when he grows up, will be a terrifying powerhouse. I'm glad Amegakure has a child being raised in our village; that way they won't be unprotected " said the purple-haired one, his eyes smiling as he thought of that cheerful child.

But Pain remained silent, his seriousness mingled with his words: " When that boy grows up, I will establish true peace, and we won't need to train him, or any others. They will live peacefully under my rule. "

Konan fell silent upon hearing him. After all, Pain —Nagato in this case— was right. In a few years, the attack on the Jinchūriki will take place.

" That boy has a terrifying power, but that synergy he emitted makes even me feel uncomfortable sensing it. But that only makes me even more curious about him " Pain said calmly, still watching how the decay on the trunk had grown enormous, crumbling as time passed since they had spoken.

If that was the attack from so far away, what would happen if someone took that attack head-on?

He simply smiled at the thought.

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Those days of rest had already passed, which he spent enjoying time with his sister. Although at dawn the boy trained in secret, away from his sister and the village, his fighting method had improved significantly as he implemented it.

He was no longer Itadori Yūji, who only made predictable moves; now he had stable taijutsu control, changed his tactics, and his speed combined with CE was so potent, so destructive that when he hit a tree as if it were a gentle caress, it burst and exploded under the impact of his cursed energy.

Now he only trained with taijutsu; his handling of the kunai was also very good, it was as if it were the sword he used before. When he was older he would ask his sister for one.

Now this Yūji really knows how to fight too good and unbelievably fast even if it's just to distract anyone who dares to try his fists, using the strikes he used before that even worked against the very king of curses.

On the chakra side, now that he knew how to use ninjutsu, as he continued training his chakra reserves, he trained until exhaustion. He had noticed that if he pushed himself until his reserves were at a minimum, the child could feel his reserves expand ever so slightly, but they did.

And his cursed energy reserves… he hesitated to increase them, because as he knew from Sukuna's side, the only ones who have cursed energy are people, but these people don't even know they have it and can't even see it. There are no curses to kill not even one that he could consume to increase his CE, so he always managed to use his cursed energy only as efficiently and minimally as possible.

He trained in silence everything he had learned before at the jujutsu school and his fighting methods. Of course he didn't use cursed techniques, because if he did, it would cause a fuss that even she couldn't imagine; he only used CE in his taijutsu and kunai handling.

If they pitted his former self against someone, he would defeat them easily his close combat power had increased a lot in less than a month.

Chakra is undoubtedly a very powerful energy.

But he did not know that in every training session, a dark mass loomed within the darkness itself, with its single vibrant eye watching the child, all because, despite his brief investigation, that child had nothing special.

The only thing he had managed to discover was that his birthplace was Kusagakure, from one of the survivors of Uzushiogakure.

And his only living relative is Uzumaki Karin, but that child… still makes him feel sick, as if he were a time bomb ready to explode at any moment.

A super powerhouse will arrive that will bring the ninja world to its knees.

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It's another day at the academy, where Yūji was talking happily with his friends, his smile plastered on his face, but it seems that his teacher had something to say.

" Yūji, would you come with me for a moment? " Rokushō-sensei spoke calmly, maintaining a kind smile.

Everyone grew curious; they looked at Yūji like children wondering what he would be told. Yūji himself got up and went to the exit of the academy.

" What do you think they're going to say to Yūji? "

" I don't know, maybe they'll promote him, Yūji-chan is already very strong! "

" I heard earlier that Rokushō-sensei was talking with Konan-sama. I wonder if it has something to do with Yūji-chan! "

All the children were whispering when they saw the redhead leave the room. Uguma and Nobumi looked worried that it might be something bad, but still they didn't move from their spots.

Now we follow Yūji. The boy stood before Rokushō. " What is it, Rokushō-sensei? " the little one spoke in a low voice.

The Jōnin looked at the boy calmly, but with a warm and proud smile. " A little while ago Konan-sama came to tell me that you, Yūji, will be placed in the intermediate level at the academy. I have nothing more to teach you here. Congratulations, Yūji, you are the first child to proudly advance two grades at once. "

Yūji stood there with his eyes wide and his small mouth agape. Had he just hear that he was promoted two grades?

" R-Really? Is it for real, Rokushō-sensei? That is… " The redheaded boy could hardly explain himself; he was quite confused though happy.

Rokushō simply chuckled as he ruffled the boy's abundant hair. " That's right. Now you must go to the other classrooms. Let's go. "

Yūji showed a huge, warm smile as he hugged the Jōnin in his excitement. " Thank you, Rokushō-sensei! " Without saying another word and anyone who received a school-grade upgrade would normally leave without much fuss, Yūji, before going to the new classroom, entered with his companions, showing a huge smile and his little legs jumping about. " Guys! I have to go to another class! But I will never forget our battles; you'll see that I'll be the strongest! I hope the time comes when we can have another sparring session! Nobumi! Iguma! Iizen! " The boy had memorized all his classmates' names, and upon hearing that he would be in class with the other children, all those who had previously looked at him with bitter, arrogant faces now looked at him sadly, knowing he would leave them.

But amid all that silence, Nobumi got up, striking the table and pointing at Yūji. " You'll see, when we meet again I'll kick your butt! But for now, you're kicking the older ones! " Nobumi was happy that his little friend had surpassed that class.

It was a noteworthy mention that he had already surpassed them.

Everyone cheered happily for Yūji, who bid farewell with euphoria and joy, running out of the classroom with a big smile on his face, all observed by Rokushō, who had a lopsided, very proud smile.

As Yūji left the classroom and his teacher, a quick image came to his mind: when he arrived, everyone had signs of hatred and vengeance; his teacher had a cold aura even though he smiled kindly in a sinister way.

And now he left his classroom with a drastic change from coldness to warmth, with genuine smiles, competitiveness, and a zest for life.

Yūji arrived at his new classroom and saw that a rugged-looking woman was waiting for him. She had a large scar on her left eye, her other eye was gray from blindness, she had brown hair with slightly blue tips, a fierce look, a mole below her right eye, and her eyes were a bluish-gray color.

She was one of the few Jōnin of the Rain Village.

" Are you Yūji? " the woman asked in a gruff voice, quickly noting the resemblance to Karin, as it seemed that in that place only those with reddish hair lived in Amegakure. The boy nodded quickly.

" Come on, come in. You have to introduce yourself. " the woman said as she entered the room. The boy entered the new classroom and noticed that, unlike his classmates whom he had quickly gotten used to, these children exuded a dangerous aura; they emanated discord.

The Jōnin waited patiently in an uncomfortable silence, but Yūji noticed that his older sister was present, a fact that filled him with great excitement, though he quickly hid it.

" Hello everyone, my name is Yūji, and I will be the strongest in the world! " he announced as he introduced himself to the class for the first time, and as expected, everyone laughed in his face, as if he had told the best joke of his life.

Of course, everyone except Karin, who became angry that they were mocking her little brother.

A purple-haired girl with an onion-like tied hairstyle was laughing uproariously, banging the table with a big smile. " What a good joke, kid! "

Fuyō, with that sleepy gesture, looked at the boy and yawned, " That's a nice dream that I will truly forget because it's never going to come true. "

And so, more comments followed at least until the ill-tempered Jōnin arrived. " Silence, brats! " Her command carried so much authority that it worked immediately.

But Yūji was not uncomfortable; he had a determined look.

Just as before, he would show them that they were wrong.

In silence, the boy quickly looked for a place to sit. The only spot he saw was next to a person who was completely covered, barely revealing their eyes.

When he sat down, he smiled happily, relieved that the person did not avoid him.

" Thank you very much men "

" I'm girl "

" Forget it… "

The conversation lasted less than two seconds, during which Yūji trembled with shyness and nerves for having mistaken that person's gender.

For Yūji, he really does not know what his life has in store; he truly hoped that this class would be exciting.

At least in the coming years. But what made Yūji happiest was that his sister was in that place.

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[ Illustration for today! ♡

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