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"Yeah, I gave it a quick look over when we were heading to lunch." Naruto nodded. "It can actually be used one of two ways; I can either learn the [Beast Taming] Skill and then specialize once I reach Level 10 in it, or I can use the scroll on an injured animal, learn the [Beast Taming] Skill then, and specialize from Level 1, which I think is the better way to do it."
"It does sound more efficient." the Hokage agreed. "Think carefully before you use it, Naruto-kun. An animal companion can affect you much like the ninken of the Inuzuka or the Kikaichū of the Aburame do."
"I'll do that, Jiji." Naruto nodded. "So...you aren't mad about me interfering with your selection of missions?"
"You had very little option in the matter but to choose for me, Naruto-kun." Sarutobi reassured the worried boy, waving a hand absently. "I lay no blame on you whatsoever. Promise me that you'll take different missions every day and we'll leave it at that."
"Thanks." the boy said in relief before something occurred to him. "Hey...if the Tora Mission is a High D-Rank, why was Team 7 able to take it? I can't take it until I've gotten twenty ordinary D-Ranks done."
"That is normally the case, but Kakashi was the one to specifically request that particular mission as opposed to the genin." the Hokage explained. "He felt that the challenge of a difficult mission would drive it into the heads of those three that they need to work on teamwork as well as honing their individual skills. As an acting Jonin-sensei, he can override certain requirements on D-Ranks as needed to help ensure the growth and development of his genin, so long as he can get offer a proper explanation and doesn't break any major law."
"Huh..." Naruto blinked. "Cool. Well, I'd better head back so I can deal with any problems at the Amekage Apartments."
"You dealt with the only problem to occur so far very well, so the ANBU tell me." Sarutobi complimented him. "Kiba-kun needed a reminder that rank in the Shinobi Forces isn't the only reason for him to bow to those outside the Inuzuka Clan, something which you provided rather nicely."
"Hehehehe..." Naruto rubbed the back of his head bashfully. "Oh, that reminds me Jiji...what can you tell me about the Kemono Clan?"
Not blinking at the sudden topic change in subject, since even before his new ability appeared Naruto was prone to jumping between subjects at the drop of a hat, the Sandaime organized his thoughts for a moment before answering. "The Kemono Clan joined Konoha about ten years or so after Uchiha Madara was slain by the Shodaime Hokage at the Valley of the End. They were an unusual Clan in that, while the Clan itself was made up of several interlinked families, the families themselves were not actually blood-related. They were nin-taijutsu specialists, utilizing ninjutsu similar to the Inuzuka Clan's Gijū Ninpō (Beast Imitation Ninja Art) and Jūjin Taijutsu (Beast Human Taijutsu), but developed a variety of techniques based on many different creatures, with a primary focus on mammals. They were never one of the larger clans in the villages, at its strongest there was only around a hundred members in total, and they simply vanished from Konoha in the year following the end of the Second Great Ninja War, leaving no trace of their destination or reason for leaving Konoha. Why the sudden interest in obscure Clan history, Naruto-kun?"
"I've gotten my hands on three Kemono Clan jutsu thanks to my [Gamer] powers, Jiji; I can't learn one of them because I need to level one specific jutsu, the [Kitsunerisu no Binshō], and at least one other Kemono Clan jutsu to level twenty before I can unlock it." Naruto explained. "The [Kitsunerisu no Binshō] is kinda like the Inuzuka's Shikyaku no Jutsu, except it focusses on improving my agility and dexterity rather than my physical power. The only other jutsu of the Kemono Clan I've learned is the [Sai no Kawa], which lowers dexterity in favour of making my skin as tough as a rhino's hide, which makes it kinda awkward when I try to use them together in combat."
"Hmm, yes...if I remember correctly the Kitsunerisu was a low-Chūnin jutsu while the Sai no Kawa was a genin." Sarutobi mused thoughtfully. "You learned them out of order, and I can see where that would cause some issues in mastering using them in concert. Normally one would learn the Sai no Kawa while still in the Academy and practice it until they were as familiar with it as a normal shinobi is with the Academy Three or Travelling Ten. Then once, after graduating they would learn the Kitsunerisu no Binshō to combine the enhanced speed and agility with the enhanced defence of the Sai no Kawa to create a dangerous combination. I'd recommend focusing on training the Sai no Kawa first before trying to combine the two, once you have a decent level of control over it, combining the two should be far easier."
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