Naruto: Winds and Changes

The next day found Naruto getting himself ready to start training early in the morning. As he finished putting on all of his clothing and equipment a knock came at the door. Walking over to the door he opened it to find Shizune standing there.

"Shizune-san?" He blinked a few times as he wondered why she was here, "Is there something I can help you with?"

Shizune walked into his room when Naruto moved out of the way, placing her hands behind her back in a nervous gesture, "I just wanted to talk to you about Tsunade-sama and this bet you made with her."

Naruto raised an eyebrow, "What is there to talk about?"

"I don't think you truly know what this bet means. That necklace isn't some random piece of jewelry, it once belonged to the Shodai Hokage."

A grin came onto Naruto's face, "Well if it once belonged to the Shodai then that means I really have to win this bet." Shizune looked startled when Naruto said that. "After all, if it's something that belonged to a Hokage, it's only fitting it finds its way to the future Hokage."

Shizune actually had to smile a bit at the boys confidence and determination, however it soon went back into a frown, "That necklace isn't something anyone can wear Naruto-san. It's a cursed necklace, only Tsunade-sama can wear it. Because when other people wear it, they die."

Naruto blinked a minute before he opened his mouth and started to laugh, much to the shock of Shizune. He wiped an errant tear from his eyes as he spoke, "A cursed necklace huh? That's certainly a new one, but you can't honestly expect me to believe something like that can you?"

"But it's true!" Shizune looked at him imploringly, "Tsunade-sama already tried giving that necklace away to two people. Her younger brother, and her old lover, my uncle. Both of them died the day after it was given to them."

Naruto frowned for a moment before sighing and moving over to the bed. He gestured for Shizune to sit down, which after a little hesitation she did. "Go ahead, I get the feeling you need to get this off your chest so I'll listen. Just don't expect it to change my opinion about this bet."

Shizune frowned a bit before going back to a neutral expression as she began her tale, "You see when Tsunade-sama was younger she had a little brother named Nawaki. It was actually his dream to be Hokage, and in order to help him reach his goal she gave him the very necklace you made that bet on. However, the day after she gave it to him Nawaki's team was killed by a band of Iwa ninja. It was so bad that the only way they were even able to identify the body was because of the necklace they found on it."

"After that she had wanted to create a medical program to help keep casualty rates down. But since we were in the middle of the Second Shinobi War the Sandaime had opposed its creation, stating that Konoha did not have the resources necessary to create such a program. My uncle Dan however, agreed with her. Out of all the people who heard of the program he was the only one. Eventually the two started dating and Dan told Tsunade-sama how it was his dream to become Hokage. Because of that Tsunade-sama decided to place her faith in him, and she gave him the necklace. However, a day later the two of them had gone on a mission and Dan was…"

"I see," Naruto said as he saw Shizune wipe a stray tear from her eye. They stayed silent for a while after that until Shizune spoke again.

"That's why you have to call off this bet Naruto-san. That necklace is cursed; it will only let Tsunade-sama wear it."

Naruto looked at her for a moment before snorting, "If that necklace is cursed then I guess I'll just have to break the curse, won't I?"

Shizune looked up at him in shock, "What?"

"There's no way I'm letting something like this go. I'm not going back on this bet, especially now that you've told me this." Naruto stood up as he looked at Shizune, "I'm going to win that bet, she's going to give me that necklace, and she will come back to Konoha, even if I have to drag her sorry ass back kicking and screaming. Your master has lived in the past for far too long; it's time she faced up to reality and move on. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a bet to win."

Shizune watched as Naruto left. When the door close an odd smile came to her face, "Maybe he can do it."

"You're later than I expected you to be gaki."

Naruto grunted as he came upon the clearing where Jiraiya was, "Shizune-san wanted to talk to me about backing down from this bet. Now let's get started."

Jiraiya nodded, "Alright then, show me how far you've come on the Rasengan."

Naruto held up his hand and Jiraiya watched as a purple ball of chakra formed in it. Honestly it was a most curious sight to him, he had never seen purple chakra before and he had to wonder why Naruto's was like that. His thoughts were taken from him when he watched the ball explode and had to hold in a wince when he saw the burn marks on Naruto's hand.

"As you can see I can only hold the shape for about three seconds, after that my power simply fluctuates and the jutsu loses its form." Naruto sighed as he clenched his hand for a few moments until his healing factor kicked in. "I don't even know what the problem is, it can't be my chakra control, while it's not the best, it's far better than most. But I don't know what else it could be. This is seriously one of the most frustrating jutsus I've ever had to try and make. It's like some kind of road block is on me for this one part, like I'm trying to look left and right at the same time. It's seriously beginning to piss me off!"

Jiraiya looked at Naruto for a few seconds before speaking, "You know, technically it is possible for you to look left and right at the same time."

"Huh? How the hell would I do that? It's not like I've got two heads on my shoulders, or that my eyes have the ability to look in opposite directions."

"Idiot," Jiraiya rolled his eyes as he made a Kage Bunshin then looked left while his clone looked right. "See, I'm looking left, while my clone looks right."

Naruto blinked for a few seconds as he looked at Jiraiya after his clone dispelled. After a moment or two a large grin came to his face, "Ero-sennin you're a genius!"

"Well of course I am, I am the great Jiraiya-sama after all! Hahahaha…" He trailed of for after a while before scratching the back of his head, "So um…why am I a genius?"

He did not get an answer as Naruto created a Kage Bunshin and held out his hand. He began to channel his youki through his hand, creating a spinning ball of energy. However, Naruto only dealt with the rotation and power aspect of the jutsu. Meanwhile Naruto's clone began applying the shape, making sure that the sphere that held all of the destructive energy was stable.

Jiraiya watched in a mixture of amusement and shock as Naruto created a perfect Rasengan in his hand, Unbelievable! This kid found his own way to create the jutsu from just what I said.

"Not bad at all gaki, I can't believe you actually mastered the Rasengan like that."

Naruto frowned as he looked at Jiraiya, "What do you mean mastered? This jutsu is practically useless as it is now. I not only have to make a clone just to create it, but it also takes several seconds to form. If I was fighting anyone above Chunin-level they would slaughter me before I could form the jutsu."

Naruto created another clone and sat down, holding out his hand as they began forming the Rasengan again. "This jutsu isn't mastered until I can create it with one hand and in less than one second. Until I can do that, I won't even consider this jutsu as being a viable option for combat, much less something to show that old hag so I can win that bet."

(Back in Konoha)

"Are you alright Tenten-san?"

Tenten looked over at her teammate Neji as they walked towards their respective homes. They had both just finished visiting Lee in the hospital, a surprising turn of events considering Neji had never liked Lee in the first place. Though she had to admit that her Hyuuga teammate had been a lot different since his battle and complete beat down at the hands of one Uzumaki Naruto.

"Yeah I'm fine. Why do you ask?" It was actually kind of odd, having her teammate, who had always been a prick to everyone being nice to her for a change.

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