Naruto: Tyrant of the Hidden Mist

Summary: AU. Naruto was born the twin of the Jinchuuriki Arashi, and the son of Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina. However, he was kidnapped at birth by Tobi who gave him to Yagura to be trained as a weapon for Kiri. Unfortunately for both of them, plans tend to…never go as planned.

Disclaimer: Fact of the matter is people, I do not own Naruto. Should I? Probably not. But if I did, Haku would probably still be alive.

Prologue

Act 1

"Deception is War"

Oplie Island: Rebel Territory

"Gouto-sama! Gouto-sama! We've managed to kill him!"

Gouto Yuki, a large broad man with black locks of hair, looked up from his massive desk and gazed at his young subordinate with fierce intensity. "Who?"

The soldier squirmed under his scrutiny. "The one that has been causing us recent trouble sir! But…you see…"

"Spit it out genin! I have no time to squander around!"

"Hai! We managed to kill the shinobi that has been killing off our sentinels. Apparently, he's a young boy. I believe you should see him sir! He won't be causing us anymore harm so…his body is open for our scientists to study." The young genin looked very much relieved at that aspect. For the past few weeks, he had been more nervous than thought possible considering his safe assignment.

On Oplie Island, there was a relatively moderate sized village called Hijimon and at the moment, they were in the Hijimon Fortress that boasted a defense that was famous throughout the Elemental Nations. With walls as high as their tallest building and hundreds of shinobi guarding every wall, enemy villages often thought it impossible to attack and a waste of resources to spend on seizing it. It was considered one of Kirigakure's great fortresses, only a fool would even consider striking at the castle with no fewer than one thousand shinobi.

At least, that was what Gouto thought. He was the Jounin Commander of Hijimon Fortress and a man that held numerous names in the bingo book. In Kiri, they called him the 'Shield' implying his famous defensive Ice ninjutsu. After the Mizukage Yagura began the blood-line purge, Gouto predicted that a great civil war would break out soon and from then on, he had turned on his village and stood against him. Ever since then, Hijimon Fortress had yet to be penetrated by the enemy.

Considered as one of the Commanders of the Rebel Army, Gouto was considered an A-class missing-nin. His death was one of Kirigakure's highest priorities, close to Momochi and Terumi themselves.

"Very well." The broad commander stood up. "Let's go see this child."

It did not take them long to locate the morgue. In the provided space, five other shinobi stood and three he recognized as his own. On a table, between two of his own men, was a blanket where he assumed the body was under. Gouto nodded to his men and his look demanded a briefing of sorts.

"Gouto-sama! This is the one that has been killing our men. It seems that these two here brought his corpse in!" Gouto narrowed his eyes and looked to the two men responsible for the death of the boy.

"You lot were offerin' a good amount for 'im." The one on the right grinned arrogantly, putting his hands into his pockets. He was a burly man with grey skin-tone, long silver hair and light colored eyes.

"Yep. Let me tell ya', this one was powerful. Can't believe someone his age could strike so ruthlessly. Reminds of those horror stories of that young Uchiha prodigy." The one on the left looked almost exactly like his partner except with a slightly broader build and long, golden hair that had black tips.

"…I know you too. The Gold and Silver brothers of Kumogakure." Gouto acknowledged warily. It was not uncommon to see hired mercenaries with the Rebel army. "Yes…now, I wish to see the corpse that has caused my men so much grief for the past twenty-five days."

He removed the blanket to reveal a young boy that looked no more than six or seven years old. His young face was fairly angular and he had spiky blond hair with several blotches of blood all over him. The boy's faced looked peaceful and Gouto almost found himself pitying the child who was probably trained from the moment he learned how to stand and crawl. He wore a standard black flack-jacket over a blue shirt and black pants. His left arm was taped to his elbows and there was a chain of long swirl-shaped tattoos that could be seen beneath, going all the way down to his wrist.

"Shame that such talent had to be manipulated by that demon Yagura. Oh…I cannot wait until he is killed." Gouto spat before looking to the Gold and Silver brothers, who were wearing identical smirks. "So…dead. That's half price." He began only to be cut off as he heard the sounds of gurgling behind him.

"And alive?" A cold, emotionless voice asked.

Turning around, Gouto could only watch as his two soldiers, both chuunin, were decapitated by the boy. The local Commander was also too slow to react to the mercenaries behind him. The gold brother killed off the other standing chuunin in the room and the silver brother had made quick work of the attendant that had led him here.

It happened in an instant.

"W-wha-" He was cut off as a kunai was placed at his throat, threatening to slice him any second. "Y-you're alive!" Gouto growled indignantly, his eyes burning a hole into the former corpse's body.

"Indeed." The blond boy replied with a blood-thirsty smile on his face. "Gouto the Shield. Nice to meet cha'! Name's Uzushio."

The boy never took his eyes off the man. "Oy! Ginkaku, Kinkaku, our deal isn't through yet. Signal in the others! We're having ourselves a blood party tonight!" The two brothers nodded and stalked out the door, intent on killing everybody in the castle before calling in the cavalry of sorts.

Gouto widened his eyes in horror. "No!"

The blond only smirked in response. "Yes. Sayonara, Gouto Yuki. It must suck to be killed by a nobody like me. Hehahahaha!"

And that was the last thing the man saw as a kunai viciously tore through his throat, leaving nothing but a pool of blood growing beneath where he collapsed.

'Uzushio' hopped off the silver table and gathered himself. "Ah, classic horse strategy. Gotta love it."

Unsealing a scroll from the various tattoos on his left arm, the boy unrolled it and placed firmly on the ground. After a few hand-seals, he thrusted his hand on the parchment and yelled. "Kuchiyose (Summoning)!" Out from a puff of smoke were two figures. One of them was a man shoulder length white hair, teal eyes and shark-like teeth. He wore a sleeve-less shirt, light colored pants and striped leg warmers. On his back was a single katana with a green grasp.

The other was a relatively short woman. She had long, red hair that was tied with both her forehead protector and a simple cloth. Like the man beside her, the woman's teeth were shark-like. She wore a loose, pin-striped long-sleeved shirt with a dark obi around the waist, black pants which got much looser near the ends and striped leg warmers. On her back were twin blades that have an upward-curved bladed prong near the tip of one side.

"Ameyuri, Mangetsu!" The young blond smiled at them. "Mission success."

"Well done." The woman nodded. "Good to know that the fake death suspension seal works well enough. Now there is nothing stopping us from crushing this 'impenetrable' Fortress!"

Mangetsu let out a small chuckle. "Now then. Let the fun begin…"

"First, do you have my blade?" Uzushio asked, holding out his small hands. "She'll want in on the fun too!"

Rolling her eyes, Ameyuri took out a scroll and un-sealed a jian. Its sheath was pure white with a simple round, black guard and on the end of the hilt, an array of red strings were tied to the end.

"Tenken..." The blond uttered euphorically as he held onto his sword once more, whispering to it as if it were a close friend. "We've been away for far too long…"

"Enough sentimentality. It's making me sick." Ameyuri gagged abruptly. She drew her swords and looked towards the door. "The invasion is in full blast now. I can hear the crossing of blades." Her point was made as the sounds of battle erupted from outside the building. "The Gold and Silver brothers are probably hogging all the kills. Let's go!"

"We've been dicking around here for too long. I've waited weeks to slaughter this place!" Mangetsu agreed and went to the door. "Let's get this party started."

The blond watched calmly as his comrades rushed out and began the inevitable massacre.

It had been planned like this from the very beginning. He would kill two or three sentinels every two days or so, and make himself to be a lone enemy of the Fortress, causing the enemy to put the majority of the focus on him. So when he was 'captured' by the Gold and Silver brothers, he would assassinate whoever held him and let loose all of the gates from the inside. Nonetheless, that was the basic plan which was revamped several times to suit his needs and increase the chances of success. After all, it was his idea to summon two of the great Mist Swordsmen inside the walls of the Fortress and signal the army to come in. It was a classic strategy: have your best soldiers attack from within and have your army attack from the outside. Nothing could stop the eventual sea of red that was destined for this fortress.

This blood bath would be a decisive blow to the Rebel army, not that Uzushio cared one bit for that. All he cared about was surviving and fighting, the two things he knew from birth. He lived in blood, bathed in it and he lived to spill it. Living in the Bloody Mist for his entire life had carved him into such a person. Hell, he didn't even know his real name; all he knew was his hands were made to kill. The man that had taken him as a baby had him trained from the moment he stood to even now.

A hungry look unveiled in his cold, blue eyes.

He easily caught up with both his comrades as they marched down the hall. It didn't take long for the enemy to start rushing out in several folds of numbers. Two chuunin leveled shinobi rushed at them with drawn kunai but only for naught, as Ameyuri made quick work of them with her twin blades, the Kiba. Uzushio felt his blood boil in excitement as he counter slashed another rushing ninja, uncaring of what rank they were.

He speed up and used Tenken to stop an incoming barrage of kunai. In the next moment, the blond rushed the side of the wall and found himself behind the enemy, and promptly separated their heads from their bodies with a draw of his sword. He was just in time to see Mangetsu make quick work of a relatively low leveled Jounin.

The three swordsmen came back together and continued their march until they found the door leading to the main battle field: the Fortress plaza. It was a glorious sight.

"Seems like the brothers opened the gates for us. Huh? Those sentinels were weaker than expected." Ameyuri scoffed. "I was right. They were taking all the good kills." She pointed at Ginkaku who looked like he was playing around with a tall Jounin.

"Well, what can you do?" Mangetsu shrugged as he dodged an incoming genin, before splitting the boy's body in half. "Shit happens."

"Enough talk." Uzushio interrupted. "You said it yourselves. No more time to waste." The two elder shinobi heard the blood-lust that his words held. The boy's eyes looked positively delighted as he gazed at the red field of battle. The blond drew his white blade and left the sheath buried into the ground before leaping off into the fight.

Ameyuri could only grin when she saw him decapitate enemies left and right.

"What a monster we've created."

END

Prologue. And yes, if you couldn't figure it out, Uzushio IS Naruto. It's the name he was given by Tobi [AKA You-know-who].

Ameyuri is one of the Seven Swordsmen. She uses the Kiba, the twin swords Raiga uses. And I'm sure we all know who Mangetsu is, Suigetsu's brother. Ameyuri was said to have died young but clearly, I found her a convenient character to use and probably keep. I liked her character design.

Seriously though, the most effective strategy in history: Trojan Horse strategy! Next to blockading and stuff…

A couple things I would like to address. I do not want to...misdirect my readers. If you guys are expecting a full blown war in Kiri to be written here, I'm sorry to say, that's not the case. This is just a Prologue to show Naruto/Uzushio in action with a few characters I'll be using. Thank you. I'll probably be using a slight time-skip after this, most likely.

Still unsure of pairings but it is almost 99% Fem-Haku.