[Naruto] Saga of Tanya the Kunoichi

Daichi and Naruto sat at the dinner table. Their form were almost shrunk. Both of them could feel a looming sense of threat and wrath from Tanya - who's face had no hint of smile. Her eyes were so sharp that it was as if she would stab either of them at any time. Her gaze looked at Naruto, then at Daichi, then at Naruto again.

Her chopstick moved to STAB a piece of karaage. The oil seeped out of the chicken piece - as if a warning to both of them. Naruto gulped, feeling as if Tsuyu was going to kill him the next time they trained. Naruto turned to eye Daichi, blaming him inwardly.

Daichi side-eyed Naruto, as if saying hey its you not me! 

Tsuyu took the karaage into her mouth and chewed on it.

"What's the matter? Why don't you two start eating?". Tanya's tone sounded normal, but her cold expression betrayed the wrath she felt inside.

'A-ah… y-yes…'. Naruto started to pick up some food… struggling to swallow with the invincible pressure he was feeling all around him.

'Senpai, your shift was over wasn't it? You can rest at your home after dinner'. Tanya gave a slight smile, her tone sounded kind but her eyes were telling Daichi to f*ck off.

Daichi gulped.

'Uh. Y-yeah. My shift was over haha…'.

After a silent dinner, Daichi quickly ran off after saying his thanks for the dinner, leaving the siblings just them two.

Naruto fidgets his fingers, then he looked at Tsuyu with a little fear and embarrassment. 

"Sigh…". Tanya sighed. Out of everything, really.

Naruto still felt scared and remembered the fact that he did burn the house before. And seeing Tsuyu's expression now, it was not anger anymore… but an expression that made Naruto feel worse.

It was an expression of disappointment.

…

'Tsu-chan… I am sorry…'.

… Tanya sighed inwardly.

"You are just a kid. It's fine. Just don't do anything too stupid…" Tanya already lowered her expectations to be more realistic about Naruto's actions. But somehow, hearing Tsuyu's words in a low, exasperated tone, Naruto felt like Tsuyu was looking down on him, giving up on him, and that he was failing her.

It made Naruto feel bad. He had always wanted to be taken seriously, and Tsuyu always did. Even if he hoped for something too far reaching, like training a jutsu he was not suited for, Tsuyu still supported him by giving him everything that could have helped. Even if Tsuyu's words were at times telling him to give up on 'inefficient' things or stuff, her actions show she still supported him otherwise. But hearing Tsuyu said that he was just a kid, it was like she's looking down on him.

'I… I promise I won't do anything stupid again…', Naruto muttered.

… 

Tanya did not buy it, honestly. Though she had learned to accept it. And it was up to her to properly guide her brother since he was not up to it naturally.

"Nii-san. What you did with Daichi was really inappropriate. It was not supposed to be funny. It's not. You are degrading women as a sexual object, as if a woman's body was something to be used for fun for you. Add to that the fact that you even use the technique of a shinobi as a game. It is not funny, nii-san. Please have some respect and decency. You are violating the law in the village, and you could have dragged both of us in". Her voice was stern, but there was more hint of disappointment in them.

'I understand… sorry…'. Naruto didn't really understand the philosophical reasoning behind Tsuyu's words, and in truth, he felt like Tsuyu was really over-reacting over some stupid funny stuffs.

"Sigh. You think it was fine for someone else to use Transformation Jutsu like you did, to play around?". Tsuyu crossed her arms, asking the question.

'I don't know… It's not like I am harming anyone-ttebayo', Naruto tried to defend himself, raising his head slightly.

"If someone uses it to transform into me, naked, and does whatever moves you did and potentially use it for something even worse? And let others see it? You think that would be funny?". Her voice was stern and sharp, almost in sarcasm.

Naruto's brain received some shock from Tsuyu's words. The scenario was so infuriating, so degrading. His face turned into discomfort and anger at the thought of someone doing that to his sister.

'No! Of course not…! That's… that's not funny'. Naruto quickly replied.

Tsuyu looked at Naruto - at least he could understand that.

"Then it applies to every single woman, not just me. They all deserve respect. Even if you transform into a woman who doesn't exist. You understand? Unless it was solely for the work of shinobi, don't do anything so foolish… even if you do, at least don't be so proud of it and have some shame or; do it secretly if you really want to do whatever… don't bring shame to yourself and even dragging me".

Naruto turned his eyes toward the floor as he nodded.

…

Seeing Naruto seemed to understand her point of view, she let down her anger. Her voice softened slightly, even if there was still a hint of sternness in it as she spoke.

"I see you are talented in Transformation Jutsu… it was a really good transformation… just have some respect for yourself and others. Don't bring trouble…".

Naruto lifted his head slightly, surprised at the praise. A part of him still felt a little happy, despite the bad feeling from being lectured.

'Nn… I understand…'. 

Tsuyu wanted to say more. But she supposed she would reserve it for later. She was too tired.

…

"Good… Alright… anyways, it was really tiring for me, my body was hurting all over since yesterday. I need you to take over the chores for the few days". Tanya spoke with a sigh.

'Okay. Understood… sorry Tsu-chan, I didn't notice. I will take over the chores'. Naruto's tone was sorry. After all, he let Tsuyu do all the work when he knew something was off. Even when Tsuyu was making dinner, he could see something was off about her. It was uncaring of him when he realised how crappy he was.

Tanya just nodded before she went back to her room to rest.

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The night passed. Tsuyu woke up in the morning at the usual time, hearing the chirping birds outside that only ever came out in the early morning.

She went out of bed to wash her face, and set out to the living room. She frowned slightly when some faint burnt scent teased her nose. Her eyes turned to the dining table, where some half-burnt toast, overcooked scrambled egg, and sausages were arranged on a plate covered in a plastic wrapper.

She went to sit down to look at the breakfast set. Her eyes look at the breakfast that could have had a lot of improvements - made by her brother.

Her eyes softened slightly seeing this.

At least he was sensible enough to make breakfast for me.

The disappointment from yesterday completely disappeared as she ate the breakfast made by her brother. She ate everything clean, even if it was far from perfect, but it was edible. Tanya felt a little appreciation from Naruto's effort, knowing he rarely did the cooking.

I can try to use Shadow Clone Jutsu now.

She stretched her sore body a little before making hand seals.

Ram, Serpent, Tiger: Shadow Clone Technique!

A good amount of chakra molded and formed a Shadow Clone in an instant with a puff of smoke. The feeling was quite similar to Cloning Jutsu - but the chakra consumption was tens of times more massive. Tanya even felt it was even easier than the Cloning Jutsu since she did not need to consciously reduce chakra input into the chakra molding process.

They say the Shadow Clone reduces one's chakra by half. But that was for normal people.

For Tanya and Naruto, it was nothing but just a little piece. From her understanding, the Shadow Clone Jutsu was a jutsu every single ANBU member had, and it was far from being rare. The jutsu was mostly used for information gathering due to its ability to return its memories back to the caster.

However, a lot of high-tier ninja use Shadow Clone as a fighting force. The best example of one who used Shadow Clone as part of their main combat arsenal was Lord Third. Mastering all 5 Nature Transformations, he could use various combinations of techniques with his Shadow Clones - overwhelming opponents with different techniques cast at the same time and in tandem. She had to admit Lord Third was called The Professor and as God of Shinobi due to his combat abilities (based on his biography). In her imagination, she can see how devastating it was.

While it was undeniable that Hiruzen was a strong Kage, Tanya did not take into account the fact that the moniker of God of Shinobi was just a propaganda to create a strong image of Konoha after Hashirama's passing - as if trying to maintain that image of the strong to deter other Great Shinobi Villages from underestimating them.

She wondered if she would be able to reach such heights. She thought of herself as an above-average Shinobi who was a fake genius. It was only due to her mental age that she could achieve what she had now.

Comparing herself to Itachi Uchiha, for example, who went to see war at the age of 4 and graduated at the age of 7 - and he had no past life memories or what not to cheat, Tanya confidently said to herself she was far from real true geniuses of the hidden Leaf.

Tanya looked at her clone, scrutinizing it. And her clone, too, seemingly scrutinizing her real body.

She had questions on how the clone knew it was a clone and, since it can transfer memories and would feel pain too, would it do suicidal attacks just because it knew it was fake? Even if they had emotions and a personality? 

She already planned to have her clones attach Explosive Tags to themselves and use Raging Fist: Heaven's Roar to blow themselves up. But it would be mentally draining; I might as well learn Earth Clones for the Explosive Tags use, she thought.

A small grin curved on her face. Next time she spar with Daichi… she will crush him to pieces for influencing her brother. And once she did, she would extort Earth Clone Jutsu from him.

Daichi, who was still sleeping, snoring in his home on his off day quickly broke out in a cold sweat and woke up with bloodshot eyes. He felt intense danger coming at him, and he didn't know where it came from.

Perhaps the clones did not have a personality, only the 5 senses. Otherwise, the clones themselves would have an existential crisis knowing they were fake and would disappear eventually. Of course, Tanya didn't know that the clones did have a small part of her personality. Shadow Clones of other people would never willingly attach Explosive Tags to themselves to blow themselves up - but due to their personality and ego, they were willing because it was Tanya's clones who shared her values and principles.

And Tanya was about to ask the Shadow Clone to practice Fuinjutsu writing or something - but then she had this thought.

Can a Shadow Clone create Shadow Clones?

She wanted to practice the Jutsu so she could make it more efficient and faster to cast. Since the principle was dividing chakra - then as long as she made one clone that had a large amount of chakra, in theory, the clone would be able to make more clones.

What an unreasonable cheating technique. Lord Second, Senju Tobirama was definitely a monster genius comparable to Einstein in her 1st life to even create such a jutsu.

Tanya dispersed the clone. And with another set of hand seals, she poured as much chakra as she could muster from her body to create a single clone that had most of her chakra.

"Practice Shadow Clones Jutsu".

'Understood'. Tanya's clone didn't say much and went straight to practice. Continuously making hand seals slowly as if trying to feel the chakra flow and molding for proper practice. Creating one clone and dispersing them one after another every few seconds.

She felt a little tired after pouring a lot of chakra into the main clone since she had to use her physical energy. She just rested for the day, reading books and enjoying her coffee while the clone did all the hard work.

Naruto's Shadow Clone on the other hand would never allow their true body to be lazy when they work their ass off and would refuse to train. Tanya's clone respect their true body as having higher status and follow her orders absolutely and let Tanya laze around without complaint.

Tanya sighed in relaxation, at times turning her head looking at how hardworking her clone was. She felt satisfied at how good this subordinate of her, which was herself, was. Quite narcissistic…

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