Namikaze’s Inheritance Art of a 1,000 Seals Finale!

After returning to his room with the Hokage everyone jumped up in shock. Their attention was instantly focused on his eye being regenerated.

Kibo explained the same thing he told Sarutobi, and it seemed to have paid off.

Naruto, Karin, and his mother refused to release him when he shouted, "I'm fine! By removing Danzo from the Konoha's Council we have performed a great deed to the village and will be rewarded so."

To which his mother responded by spanking him in front of the Hokage. After being thoroughly embarrassed, Kobo managed to escape the wrath of his mother by saying they shouldn't behave like this in front of the Hokage.

Kibo told Sarutobi about the Chakra Cooking Jutsu and was promised to help him set his family as the sole creator.

Others would be allowed to learn and benefit from it for giving over 5-25% of their profits, giving his family a great deal of wealth.

He also told Sarutobi to give Teuchi a few months before releasing this information.

Because of this, for the next few months, Ichiraku's business would flourish. Many Ninja would pay a lot of money to eat his food now. Though, because it was still Ramen it was very affordable.

After he finished his talks with the Hokage, it didn't take long for his mother to begin scolding him, "Do have any Idea how terrified your actions make me?! Any other mother would have grounded you for life!!! But your Grandpa and Father insist I give you the freedom to act as you please. I don't care how much of a genius you are! You are my son and from now on you will inform me of everything you're up to. I will decide if you're allowed to go out without me or a guard from the Hoshi Clan!"

Naruto laughed in a mischievous way and said "Busted! Nii Chan!"

Niwa then pulled Naruto into her grips and held him still as she said, "That goes for you too young man. I hear you like pull pranks!"

This night, for the first time in his life, Naruto felt genuine fear! The fear of a pissed off mom.

Shisui apologized to Kibo, "I'm sorry, I wasn't fast enough!"

Kibo waved his hand to tell the bowed Shisui to come over and crouch down. He then made sure Shisui's head was close to him before Kibo suddenly flicked Shisui's forehead protector with just enough strength to make Shisui look at the ceiling.

"You're not God, Shisui. There are some things in life you can't handle no matter how fast you are. You got me here and saved my life, so quit putting yourself down." Kibo held out his hand, "Friends don't need to apologize for things that are out of their control."

Seeing this Shisui shook his hand and before leaving with the Hokage, he told Kibo "If you ever need anything just ask!"

Kibo's mother tried to get him home to rest, however, he didn't want to.

Kibo insisted on continuing his training. Now more than ever, Kibo wanted strength, the strength to act on his knowledge concerning this universe without being hindered. If he kept going at his current pace, he was sure to lose out.

Kibo looked to Karin and Naruto, thinking he'd have to step up their training as well.

After spending a good hour of begging, Kibo finally managed to convince his mother that they'd be safe where they were going to train.

They headed to the waterfall and resumed practice.

Kibo returned to his Dragon stance and continued to watch his two closest friends grow.

Thanks to Karin's steady advice and Naruto's constant questions that gave her inspiration as well, the two had managed to make it to the top of the waterfall in less than half a day.

Seeing this as a sign that they were ready, the group decided it was time they headed over to the Training Cave.

Kibo stood in front as they marched up the stairs to the closest cave entrance.

The symbol for Genin was written on a wooden post above the cave opening. Kibo and the rest decided to bravely venture in. When they passed the threshold, they discovered that the moment they entered, the entire environment had shifted.

The trio now found themselves in a strange cave system full of broken kunai, smashed up armor, and countless battle scars on the cavernous walls.

Kibo picked up a broken Kunai and used his Tengan to read the objects past.

The Kunai belonged to a Genin that looked a bit like Hashirama when he was young. The technique's in the Kunai were pathetic but it gave him an idea of what was about to happen.

Kibo pulled out his swords and looked to Naruto, "Get ready for combat!"

There were hundreds of wooden Mokujin combat puppets roaming these caves, and each had the power of a high ranking Genin. Although they couldn't use any Nin-Jutsu, they had peak Genin levels of Chakra and powerful wooden physiques.

Kibo made his way through the halls and found himself fighting against several dummies. He could easily beat them by himself, but he decided to let Naruto and Karin improve on their Tai-Jutsu training. Kibo then found a place to relax and sat back to chill out.

As they fought Kibo covered them in Star Chakra to protect their bodies. They looked like they had donned an ancient battle armor that that glowed with radiant starlight. The aesthetic appearance of the equipment resembled that of a Samurai's attire.

This would protect them from the strange living wooden doll's Tai-Jutsu, while the two could then focus on dodging and attacking.

Naruto and Karin had almost no Tai-Jutsu training, and probably wouldn't until they joined the academy. What Kibo wanted to give them was the experience of a real fight.

Although he gave them a safety net, he made sure to weaken the defenses of his 'Star Equip' just enough so that they could still feel the pain.

Naruto and Karin were smacked around for hours. During this time, Kibo picked up a bunch of broken Kunai and Ninja weapons while looking for suitable techniques in them.

He was planning on teaching any useful Jutsus to Naruto and Karin. That way they could teach him in return when the information leaves his mind.

After a few more hours, Kibo finally found what he was looking for. Lying stuck inside the stone wall, was one of Minato's Flying Thunder God Kunai.

Kibo took out the knife and held it in his hands. His Tengan was rapidly processing the information when Kibo started smiling.

This Kunai was from an age when the Yondaime brought Kakashi here to train, so it had many useful techniques and memories to pick through.

He now knew where to go, and it was like Kibo speculated, the Namikaze compound was hidden inside this cave somewhere and Naruto's blood was the key to activating the transportation seal.

Naruto and Karin were beginning to get the hang of fighting against multiple opponents. They were starting to predict their enemy's movements before choosing the most opportune moments to attack. However, their movements were rash and full of holes.

After seeing this, Kibo stepped in and made quick work of the dolls. He wanted the two to adjust to combat not become pro brawlers.

His blades chopped down tearing through everything that came across its path. His Ken-Jutsu skills had improved a great deal, and thanks to his constant training and improvement, his Chakra Pool had reached near the peak of Genin Levels.

Knocking around a few hundred wooden puppets was nothing for him.

Kibo led the two deep into the cavern when they discovered a large stone tablet with strange writing on it.

Kibo walked up to it and said, "Naruto, place a drop of your blood on this."

Kibo and Karin grabbed onto one of Naruto's shoulders, and as the blood dropped onto the over the tablet, the Fuin markings lit the room up in a flash of yellow light.

Without even noticing them moving, the trio was suddenly transported to a faraway location; just on the edge of Konohagakure's borders.

They were deep underground inside a rather large stone laid estate. Although there were no windows, the large hallways and rooms were well lit, brightened by runes that gave off Fire Chakra.

Different kinds of Fuin-Jutsus were scattered throughout the estate, warming it, and providing a source of sunlight, making every nook and cranny of this underground building grow some form of plant life growing.

They walked through the different rooms, many were for living purposes. Only a few seemed to be related to Nin-Jutsu training.

One was a large gravity room that used Wind-Type Fuin Markings to create downward air pressure in order to mimic double earth's natural gravity. Another room had many Ninja weapons, tools for several Jutsus, and other various scrolls with Ninja exercises contained within them.

It wasn't until the last room they entered that the trio found what they were searching for. As they entered into a wide-open circular room covered in a square grass-covered platform, they noticed a single stone stele with a large scroll laying on top of it.

Kibo inspected the area around the platform and used his Tengan to read its history. With his trusty Tengan, Kibo discovered only one with Namikaze blood could tread upon these grounds.

If Karin or Kibo tried to step on the grass, they would've been teleported to god knows where. Kibo held onto the 4th's Kunai tightly as he was truly thankful for his Tengan's ability.

After informing the two about the trap, Naruto walked across the grass-covered platform to take the scroll.

Before Naruto grabbed his family inheritance, he noticed writing on the stone stele underneath the scroll. As Naruto read it out loud for the others to hear, his eyes began to widen "We are the Namikaze Clan. Your ancestor was the child of Indra Ōtsutsuki's fist and most talented disciple. Betrayed and slain by his master to gain power, I Indra Namikaze, named after the firstborn of Hagoromo's descendants, rebel. I took the Scroll of Ninshu from Indra's dojo and swore my allegiance to serve Asura and his kinsmen for generations. To surviving Namikaze member's please know, that this scroll contains the essence of all of Indra's insight into Ninshu. Once you gain a basic understanding of the contents, all Nin-Jutsus shall become far easier to understand and create. Know that building a house with no foundation will lead to disaster. It is my hope for my future descendants to fight alongside the Asura Clan and protect the progenitor's way of life. To protect our Will of Fire."

As the blond hero continued to read, he discovered that every Namikaze clan leader wrote down a message for the next generation to read. They even added their own discoveries and breakthroughs to the scroll dozens of times throughout the generations.

The last message was from Minato Namikazi, the fourth Hokage.

"To my firstborn child, this is the Namikaze's Inheritance. If your reading this then that means you've passed the Genin Level Training and have become the new scion of the Namikaze's only living members. Congratulations, my child. I'm proud of you," Tears fell from Naruto's eyes as he gripped the scroll into his chest.

"Congratulations to Host for completing the quest! Awards listed below!" Navi announce

[5,000 Sys Pts awarded; 1 Star Chamber Relic awarded.]

While Naruto continued to cry, Kibo and Karin went to his side and consoled him.

After he'd dried his tears, Naruto brought back the scroll from the platform and opened it for the two to see as well.

"Are you sure Naruto?" Kibo asked.

"Yes, I'm sure...My dad wouldn't mind either." The three opened the scroll and started reading.

After several hours of heated debates and mind-numbing problems, the group realized they couldn't pull this off mastering Ninshu a single day. It was far more complex than simply making hand signs. It takes about the flow of Chakra and the cause and effects of a Jutsu before it even forms.

Unable to make heads or tails of the material, they packed up the scroll and carried it back to the entrance.

Naruto then gave the scroll a possessive stare as he said, "What if someone tries to steal it!"

"I can keep it in my storage space," Kibo offered.

"Storage space?" Naruto said with a puzzled expression.

Kibo pulled out an item and made it disappear before saying, "It's a Space-Time Jutsu I picked up a while ago. Think of it like the seals made for transportation scrolls."

"But you don't have any scrolls?" Karin mentioned. She was curious about how his hammerspace worked.

"Thus the beauty of the Jutsu. I don't need to make a scroll, because my body is the scroll," Kibo replied.

"Can you teach me?" Naruto asked with stars in his eyes.

"No, I don't think I can. It's a kind of unique Jutsu that only works for me," Kibo responded.

Naruto's shoulders slumped over while it was obvious Karin wasn't buying it.

Kibo tried to shake it off by saying, "You have to be really smart. Space and Time Jutsus are the hardest to master. Without a basic understanding of both. I'd say it's impossible."

"Is that why? So if I study lots, I'll be able to use it too someday?!" Naruto said with stars in his eyes.

"Sure, but you have to study harder than anyone else," Kibo said with a mischievous grin.

"You're tricky. That subspace has something to do with your Do-Jutsu, right?" Karin whispered in Kibo's ear.

Kibo thought that she wasn't entirely wrong before he said, "Yep, something like that."

"Poor Naruto, he'll be studying till his eye become bloodshot," Karin stated before chuckling.

"And that's a bad thing, why? Kibo asked with sarcasm in his voice.

"What's you two talking about?" Naruto said as he poked his head between the too.

"Nothing!!!" Kibo and Karin shouted.

After they headed outside, they walked to the nearest road before Kibo told Karin to meet them at his place tomorrow.

"Why aren't you gonna walk me home today?" Karin questioned with a puppy dog pout.

Kibo sighed, he knew he wasn't going to be able to get away from her, and she wouldn't stop making advances until she's had her way.

Kibo then walked up to her and kissed her on the cheek.

Karin's face looked like a tomato. Kibo was reminded of Kushina's nickname and chuckled before whispering, "I need to talk to Naruto in private for a bit. I promise I'll make it up to you."

Karin was stuttering as she tried to say something; however, all she could do is turn around and shout, "Yes My Darling!" while running away.

A trail of smoke tracked her position through the forest making Kibo laugh. "At least now she'll give me some space...I hope." Kibo thought as he walked around the village with Naruto.

It was around sunset and the snow was falling hard over the village of Konoha,

Naruto wanted to play at the park, so Kibo played big brother to let Naruto experience a somewhat normal childhood.

After Naruto had his fill of fun, Kibo walked over and sat in the swing next to him.

"Naruto I think it's time to let Kurama out of that cage don't you," Kibo stated with a serious expression.

In response, Naruto smiled and said, "You know I want to, but I don't know the Uzumaki's sealing technique."

Kibo chuckled before he said, "Did you forget? With my ability, I can unlock it for you!"

Kibo showed Naruto his dad's Kunai before explaining, "As long as I hold it, I can even teach you your mother's Uzumaki inheritance."

Naruto's eye's shined as he thanked Kibo repeatedly, "Thank you Nii-Chan!"

After Naruto calmed down, Kibo cleaned the dagger, then placed it in his mouth. Channeling Minato's knowledge, he performed a series of over 25 hand signs.

If the Hokage were here to witness this event, he would have thought Kibo was Minato reincarnated.

Before he finished, Kibo asked Navi, "Are you sure his Parent's Chakra won't dissipate?"

"The seal will simply unlock. Because the key was used and Naruto didn't force it, Minato will never appear. If Minato's message never activates, Kushina's Chakra will stay dormant and will remain intact," Navi replied.

A dark-blue Chakra appeared around Kibo's fingertips before telling Naruto to lift up his shirt.

Naruto did so without even asking why when Kibo struck his stomach and said, "Eight Trigrams Divination Seal, Spell Formula, Release!"

The gates came up as Kurama stretched his legs and shook his body. A moment of silence filled the air as they waited for the Fox to speak.

"Alright kid! You held up your end of the deal. So shall I!"

Naruto was pulled into his mindscape to see Kurama holding out his fist.

Naruto placed his hand out and bumped it while saying his traditional none sense word "Datebayo!"

When Naruto came back to reality, he felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. Before it felt like something was always holding him back. Now it was another matter entirely. His entire body radiated with Chakra. Both his own and the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Kibo then decided to pull out the Relic and give it to Naruto.

"What's this?" Naruto asked.

"A gift for the fox. He gets a treat for keeping his end of the deal. Just crush it and he'll receive the present of a lifetime."

Naruto squeezed the Relic. The dust shot up like glowing fireflies before the fragments began entering into Naruto's abdomen.

Kurama was surprised as the mindscape turned into a massive realm expansive plain of fox-grass, small hills and burrows as far as the eye could see, winding rivers, and white skies with a black sun that shined down on the land.

There were bits of every element inside this space, showing Kurama's main two as affinities as Yin and Yang. As long as Kurama remained inside this alternate space he would continue to recover, and maybe even surpass his old self.

Naruto felt a subtle change in his body, something inside his bloodline was mutating and evolving.

Since this was no longer a Bijuu sealed inside a host-type situation, but a true fusion and of linking souls, Naruto's Chakra was undergoing a metamorphosis that was affecting his genetic information.

Naruto's eyes looked just like Kurama's pupils but retained their blue color.

They seemed to fill the air with Kurama's Aura and killing intent. Kibo felt like he was being stared down by the Tsunderfox in person.

When Naruto's eye returned to normal, Kibo couldn't help but shout, "Was that a Do-Jutsu?!"

Naruto looked at his face using the lake as a mirror. Then he activated the Kurama Eye again and he felt that he could focus his killing intent into a paralyzing effect of those that stared into it. Of course, it didn't work forever and can be overcome by a courageous heart.

However, to a Shinobi, a second of being immobile means death!

Naruto could use this to disrupt his opponent's rhythm giving him the chance to land a fatal strike.

"Is there anything else?" Kibo asked, curious about what this new Do-Jutsu could do.

"Yea, it feels...Look, I don't know how to explain this...but...I think I can feel the elements?" Naruto said with a puzzled expression.

Kibo then thought of something strange, "It's a little out there, but worth testing.

As he pulled out a piece of Chakra paper, Kibo told Naruto to place his Chakra in it to test his elemental affinity.

As Naruto did, the paper suddenly, split, turned to stone, lit on fire, was dampened by water, a spark of electricity shot off one corner, and the last piece turned into metal.

"All six elements?!" Kibo shouted before thinking, "And they all seemed balanced. Oh, boy! If this is true, then Naruto is a BE~A~ST!"

Kibo then inspected Naruto with his Tengan. "The link made between him and Kurama! It altered his physiology slightly and merged their two Chakra-Types, giving him a perfect body to be his host!"

Kibo really wished he had some kind of scanning cheat to look at Naruto's status, but it would seem he has to wait to discover if there are any other changes.

"6 Elements? I thought there were only 5?" Naruto asked looking even more puzzled than before.

Kibo scratched his head and tried to explain. He relied on what he had discovered since Seiryu began to teach him about Cultivation as he said, "Well, metal is kind of special. Steel can be made by fusing earth and lightning, that's true. But metal is completely different from Steel Release Jutsus. As it only covers one type of metal, it can't be considered the entire metal element."

"Ohhh, I don't get it," Naruto said with a repressed expression.

"Just consider Metal as the missing link in our 5 Element Chart. It comes from the lack of our understanding the full scope of our universe's laws."

"Yeah, you lost me in the second half..." Naruto said as he was hunched over.

Kibo then began to break down the element system, "In actuality, there are 6 Earthly Elements and 6 Heavenly Elements. The Earthly Elements consist of Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning, and Metal. The 6 Heaven Elements are Yin-Yang, Space-Time, Aether, Samsara, Divine, and Abyssal. The 6 Earthly Elements combined, make the Epochal Void Element. While the 6 Heavenly Elements merged together, make the Legendary Creation Element."

After explaining Naruto nodded his head, listening to every word. Kibo went into great detail about how the more you know about the element, the stronger the Jutsu will be.

Naruto then scratched his head before he asked, "Are there any more?"

Kibo laughed and nodded his head as he said, "Yes. You can fuse different elements to make more advanced ones. For instance; by fusing Water and Earth you can use Wood Element. Lightning and Metal make Magnetic element, Mixing three is even harder and requires both a huge amount of Chakra to pull it off with years of practicing and merging them together."

"Has anyone ever had an affinity with all 12 Elements?" Naruto asked, making Kibo try to think of a good way to explain this in a way Naruto could understand.

"No one is born with affinities for the Heavenly Elements. They can only be learned and perfected through comprehension. Remember how I said Hagoromo was called the Sage of 6 paths that's because he could use all 6 elements. The truth-seeking orbs could be considered to be a form of Metal Manipulation as Metal acts as a blank-type Chakra that can be imprinted with every kind of Chakra. And on top of this, he mastered the 6 Deva paths as well. Which in actuality, were the 6 Heavenly Elements. "

"The 6 Paths were the Deva Path, which has the ability to attract or repel objects; represented by the use of the Yin-Yang Element. Asura Path the ability to use any form of weapons and armor, by being able to read the entire cycle of the material object's history in a similar manner to my Do-Jutsu, which is actualized by the Samsara Element. Human Path: the ability to read minds and control souls which is derived from Element Aether or also known as the Element of souls and consciousness. Animal Path: Use of Summoning Jutsu to call upon numerous animals; Space-Time Element Duh. Preta Path: the ability to Absorb Chakra. Comes from the Divine Element and Naraka Path. Lastly, the ability to summon and control the King of Hell that is derived from the Abyssal Element!" Naruto was captivated by the power of Hagoromo's strength, and even Kurama was surprised by how knowledgeable Kibo was concerning his father's abilities.

Kibo crossed his arms and tilted his head before saying, "I can't figure out why he only called himself the sage of 6 paths instead of 12. Maybe it had something to do with that he hadn't been able to fuse them all together."

Naruto's jaw slacked "You can fuse all 12 elements into one!?"

Kibo laughed and said "All Earthy Elements and Heavenly Elements make Chaos Element. According to Seiryu, it's the most potent form of energy that exists in the universe."

"Well enough of that; does anything else feel different?" Kibo asked as Naruto jumped up with a bit too much strength in response.

The 4-year-old had lifted himself nearly six meters off the ground with Naruto screaming, "YAHOO!" the whole way.

As he landed, small cracks could be seen at his feet spreading around a good 10 inches into the earth. However, Naruto was completely unharmed.

"I feel great, and so does Kurama!" Naruto wasn't speaking for him, but he could feel Kurama's emotions through the chamber.

The damage that the Nine-Tailed Fox took all those years ago when the reaper cut a piece out of his soul, was quickly being healed.

Within seconds the Nine-Tailed Fox leaped around happily as it explored the infinite landscape.

It could drink from the lakes or oceans, or laze under the massive tree's shade, sometimes he would eat extra-large fruit that hung from the strange trees growing inside his personal realm.

"This is so much better than all of my previous host's mindscapes combined." Kurama could help but think.

When Kibo told him that he could bring in snacks Kurama demanded that Naruto hunt a deer for him. However, not just any old deer, but a Giant Chakra beast deer.

Naruto had no idea how much trouble he was going to get in for hunting on the Nara property.

Naruto said he would hunt for him tomorrow because it was getting late and they had to head home.

Kurama sulked when Kibo offered some of his catches from his battle at Hoshigakure.

But according to Naruto, he wouldn't eat a beast below B rank. Kibo remembered Seiryu showed no interest in low-ranking beasts as well. He assumed it had something to do with the levels of Chakra in the bodies of the creatures.

When the sun had started to set behind the Kage Monument, they left for home. On the way back, Naruto decided to name his Do-Jutsu, Kyubigan.[1]

Kibo laughed and said, "Yeah, that sounds appropriate! Simple! To the Point. My kind of naming sense."

"You have a terrible naming sense though!" Naruto replied before sticking out his tongue.

"What! You dare to insult your big brother! Hey! Get back here!" Kibo shouted as he chased after a Naruto, who was currently pulling his eyelid down and blowing raspberries at his older brother.

When they reached their house they were met by a ticked-off mother.

Niwa scolded them for being so late and said they wouldn't get dinner. However, once the two put on their puppy dog eye act she caved in.

"How is she a Ninja?" Naruto questioned.

"I know, right?" Kibo replied before they both started busting up,

Niwa heard them and let it slide because they were still kids.

While the two ate, they explained that they lost track of time training.

His family was happy to hear that Naruto was making progress when Jun spoke out in a jolly tone, "Can you imagine our legend when people hear we raised two future Kages."

The family shared a good meal and took their baths before going to bed.

That night, Naruto stayed inside Kibo's room again. They planned to stay up late and study the Scroll of a Thousand Seals as long as they could.

Hours had passed even without them knowing. The two were so drawn into the original art of Ninshu, that they had completely lost track of time.

Naruto and Kibo conversed extensively on how different hand signs alter the flow of Chakra in the body in multiple ways, and after combining them to form a Jutsu, it required a certain pattern.

A pattern Kibo and Naruto were catching on to.

They talked for hours making many hypotheses and formed many conjectures. When they realized the sun was mere hours from rising, they freaked out.

Kibo and Naruto had bags under their eyes and only 4 hours of sleep till they needed to get up and start training again.

Karin met them after breakfast, thankfully the meal restored some of their stamina. When they asked what kind of training they would do today, what Kibo said made them shocked with worry.