Ch 7 - New Technique

Time skip 2 years

Pov Shikamaru

I was sleeping at my desk and after I had another talk with my dad yesterday I think I finally figured out why everyone hates Naruto.

It is the start of my last year of the academy and last night I was reading through the archives of the Nara Clan and I found out what jinchuriki are.

When I confronted my dad, although he didn't directly confirm my suspicions it was enough, so I decided to confront my friend today.

Class was droning on so I gave Naruto and Choji the sign we use to sneak out to our usual spot.

We jumped out the window and climbed the building to go to the roof using the tree walking exercise that Naruto taught us.

Naruto: "So what's up Shika. Me and Choji are always the ones who urge you to sneak out since your so content to sleep at your desk most of the time."

Choji: "Yeah this is new for you, Shika *munch*munch*"

I turned toward them and gave them a serious look which they immediately realized.

Naruto dropped his goofy look and Choji even stopped eating.

"You remember when we first met Naruto and you said you would fill in the blanks if I figured it out."

He widened his eyes a bit but then calmed down and smirked.

Naruto: "It took you long enough. So lets hear it."

Shika: "I didn't know what a jinchuriki was until recently but I'm guessing everyone hates you because someone intentionally leaked out that you are one and specifically the nine-tails jinchuriki."

Choji looked confused but realized that I would explain it to him later when I nodded at him.

Naruto: "You guessed right so I'll tell you both what I can now but you can't tell anyone about this, even your parents before we become at least chunin."

I nodded at that as well as Choji.

Pov Naruto

I explained to them that I had remembered things from birth which was not a lie.

With my enhanced blood line I could remember my birth but it is not eidetic.

There are some blurry memories and only vague things but it was enough.

I didn't tell them about my parents and told Shika it was another secret and that he could treat it as a challenge.

I told them about being a jinchuriki and being mistreated and even a little about how Kurama is a good guy but they didn't seem to buy it so I just stopped.

Choji looked a bit afraid which hurt a bit but almost immediately he looked at me with a concerned look and patted my shoulder and gave me a chip.

I teared up a bit at that.

Shikamaru:"...what a drag."

Shika rubbed his head and then looked back at me and then at my stomach where I showed them the seal and then patted my shoulder.

They didn't say anything else and they didn't need to.

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Coming into my last year at the academy I had reached the physical strength of a low jonin.

My taijutsu was still unrefined due to not having opponents to fight but I'm guessing it should be at chunin due to my spy training memories.

I started a bit with genjutsu but I realized that my talent for it is really not good but I could do the basics.

It is probably because being an Uzumaki I am predisposed to yang chakra and on top of that I have Kurama's yang chakra being funneled into me and don't even get me started with the Ashura chakra.

My air bending and fire bending are stuck at soldier level and I haven't had the chance to start any other element.

My armament haki has reached the point where it turns a dull black and I even managed a short burst of conqueror's haki when I got a bit annoyed at all the glares from the civilians.

It wasn't enough to knock them out and I can't control it but it shocked them a little.

I can do the academy three as well as the body flicker and rope escape without any hand seals.

I don't have access to any other jutsu which is seriously limiting my practice but I'm going to visit jiji soon to see if I can manip...*cough*cough*... convince him to give me some more jutsu.

I've been trying to figure out how to continuously body flicker like Shisui but that is beyond me for the moment.

Finally I had a little breakthrough with my senses when I meditated and managed to sense inside my body.

Following this I had an idea for a new jutsu.

In my body I easily found the eight gates and I also found the 7 chakras from avatar.

While the eight gates were a physical thing in the body that focused on physical energy released from tenketsu.

The seven chakras were more focused on spiritual energy so I thought that if I could open each of them at the same time then the energies would form a balance and maybe they would stay permanently open.

For the eighth gate I could try combining it with the cosmic energy that was talked about after all the 7 chakras were unlocked to form a balance.

I sat down and meditated.

The eight gates start towards the top of the head and the avatar started unlocking the chakras from the base of the spine so I focused on these two, the kaimon gate, and the earth chakra.

From the elemental bending book I got, the chakras are mentioned and it describes the first one as dealing with survival and blocked be fear.

I started feeding my chakra to the locations of the kaimon gate and the earth chakra while thinking about the block.

I am afraid of all the challenges that will come.

Akatsuki, Madara, Black Zetsu, Kagura, all the other Otsutsukis.

As my fear started to rise I focused and thought about all the training I've done and the friends I have made.

I will deal with what comes and continue to grow stronger so that nothing can block me.

Just like that chakra burst out of me and I woke up from my trance.

My bed was destroyed and the floor was creaking.

Thankfully I put up seals to protect the room and block people from sensing.

"Wow this is amazing."

I noticed that my chakra which was a light blue got a little darker.

I sense inside and I saw a loop or spiral connecting the kaimon gate and the earth chakra.

It was like my chakra was being purified and strengthened.

My thinking was also a lot faster then before and my body feels light like a shackle has been unlocked.

"Hahahaha... this is great."

Kurama: "Calm down kit, but I got to admit that this technique of yours is really something amazing. It not only can be kept open but also seems to be adjusting to your body to strengthen it so you don't have to worry about the backlash that the eight gates would normally have. So what are you gonna call it."

"Thanks Kurama and I think I'll name it... 15 doors... gate and chakra pair... no no that's not good... how bout... looping chakra... no... Whirlpool Unlocking Technique... Yeah that connects to what it actually does as well as my Uzumaki heritage, perfect."