Scarred
Naruto knew that seedy things were done in the ninja world but he never thought it would happen to him…or it would be done by his jiji of all people. When Naruto overhears Sarutobi and Jiraiya it changes his world views and has damning consequences.
Chapter: 1
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto
Naruto hummed as he walked up the stairs towards the Hokage's office. He wanted to tell jiji about yesterday and getting this awesome teacher to train him for the Chunin exams. He had snuck past the secretary for two reasons one she would lie to him that jiji was busy and make him wait hours for no reason and second Sarutobi had told him he could show up whenever as he always had time for Naruto. Naruto reached the doors and got ready to open when he heard the voice of the guy who was teaching him for the exam and smiled he could back him up and maybe Naruto could talk him into doing some more training right now. Naruto was about to open the door when for some reason he stopped and listened to the two men talk instead. "Sensei I feel uneasy about this."
"Jiraiya-kun it was done for his own protection same as not telling him about his parents."
"Yeah but messing with his chakra abilities and stunting his growth seems a little overbearing then the…"
"Turning a blind eye towards mobs and stepping in at the last moment was the easiest way to build his blind trust towards me he will do anything for me and in time when I deem it we will seal his memories and you will make him the perfect soldier to fight for Konoha." Naruto was trying not to cry as he heard his jiji speak. Was it some cruel joke no he felt a tug at the back of his mind telling him it was the truth.
"I somewhat understand sealing Naruto but also sealing his friends and making them hate him-"
"I need him loyal to me able to strike down any threat Jiraiya if he made friends it could weaken him in fact I'm getting ready to alter his and his 'friends' memories of things that have happened recently to make them think he is still a bumbling idiot and you only teach him summoning so when he fights Neji the Hyuuga owns Naruto and breaks him." Naruto almost fell down and cried but no he wouldn't cry not now. Jiraiya looked at his sensei with shock but nodded he would do as his sensei requested for now.
"As you wish sensei should I reinforce the seals on his body to weaken him."
"Yes I'm not quite as good as you Jiraiya-kun." Naruto turned and ran down the steps and quickly ducked out of the building and kept running. Now he was crying what the hell was happening why did jiji seem to hate him. Naruto ran right out the village gates without being seen since the two gate guards weren't paying attention. Naruto took off towards the nearest city even though it would take him a day to reach anywhere was better than Konoha at the moment.
Next day
Sarutobi cursed as his ANBU and Jiraiya silently searched the village. Why Naruto had up and disappeared yesterday. "That damn fox where did it go." Sarutobi growled he had hated the thing since he lost his wife when the attack happened, but as they say he had gained a silver lining with the fact he could use the shell the fox inhabited to control it and use the damn demons power to crush his enemies. Now though the damn thing had bolted he could not locate it at all with the tracking seal he had put on it as it only worked within the village. Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki the normal gate guards were being questioned about if they saw Naruto leave the village. He doubted it as he knew the fox could easily escape if it wanted to but one of the seal should have messed with the foxes ability to control the body so what had happened.
"Sensei it's no good we've searched the nearby area he's gone away from the village." Sarutobi snarled as he slammed his hands onto the table.
"Damn it we need it."
"Sensei?" Sarutobi shook his head damn he almost let it slip Jiraiya still thinks of him as a kid.
"Him Jiraiya-kun we need to find Naruto and protect him." Jiraiya just nodded but Sarutobi could tell that Jiraiya wasn't completely buying what he was selling. He remembered when he had been his teacher and then Hokage the first time Jiraiya had completely trusted everything he did then he made Minato the fourth and Jiraiya had changed ever since. It wasn't the first time Sarutobi cursed the blond corrupting his students. Tsunade didn't listen to him at all and Orochimaru had up and left the village. Only Jiraiya remained and even he didn't follow him blindly like he use to. 'In fact that blonds' the one who foiled my attempts at making Kushina the perfect weapon when he loved her even though she had a monster and should have only been seen as a weapon.' Sarutobi sighed as he walked over to Jiraiya. "Jiraiya-kun please take whatever you need to find Naruto and bring him home."
"Of course sensei hopefully it's before the exam finals." Sarutobi just nodded why inside he grimaced.
'Who cares that 'thing' shouldn't even be in the finals.' Sarutobi and Jiraiya exited the tower.
With Naruto
Naruto sat in the woods outside of Tanuki he had ran all night and reached the city about an hour ago. He hiccupped as he sat down and leaned against a tree. He slowly fell asleep only for it to last a minute until he opened his eyes. That's when he saw he was inside his mindscape in front of the Kyuubi's cage. "What the?" Naruto stood up and stretched before looking at the cage as the Kyuubi walked forward and laid down looking out at Naruto.
"Hello gaki what do you want?"
"Um actually did you hear jiji and that old guys conversation?" Kyuubi sighed.
"Yeah I heard it kit they put seals on you even some that are suppose to affect me."
"Yeah can you destroy them."
"Not in this cage I can't but if you remove the seal to allow me freedom to roam I can." Naruto sat in silence.
"If I do it do you promise not to take over my body." Kyuubi blinked before grinning.
"I make no promises I'll do as I wish." For some reason Naruto felt like he could trust the fox so he stood up and walked over to the cage but just as he reached for the seal something tackled him to the ground.
"What the?"
"Naruto what are you doing?" Naruto blinked as he looked up only to see the Yondaime standing before him.
"What but you died!"
"I know but I had to put in a fail safe plus it let's me see my son." Naruto just starred at him. "You didn't know did you?"
"No I didn't one of the many things I was lied to about by the old man."
"Wha what do you mean Sarutobi lied to you?"
"He said he loved me and that he felt bad for how the village treated me but he put seals on me that mess with my chakra and other things and is the reason I have so few friends and he plans on taking them away from me by messing with them and sealing them too." Minato shook in untold rage as he looked at Naruto.
"You mean he's just an old bastard."
"Yeah that's why I was removing the seal so Kyuubi could destroy them."
"I see and you trust him?"
"Yes." Minato nodded as he swiftly turned and grabbed the seal himself and tore it from the prison.
"Know this fox I don't trust you I trust my son." Kyuubi just grinned as he pushed open the gate and exited the cage.
"Right well then allow me to return the favor." Kyuubi channeled his chakra and suddenly Minato glowed before it faded.
"What did you do?"
"I made you a permanent resident of the boys mindscape now then." Kyuubi shut his eyes as he felt out his surroundings and slowly growled as he felt out the tags. He had always wondered why unlike his other containers Naruto had a mark on him that signified him as his host and he found out that was a seal as well to make it easy for people to identify him. He felt out more and found the seal that messed with his chakra and another that affected his physical growth. The last straw came when he found the memory alteration seal. Then he noticed that it had a small tracking implement inside it. "I found four the first three are easy but the memory alteration seal is much harder it may take me some time to crack that thing."
"How long?"
"A week tops but I'll get it now then you've been sleeping for four hours but we're on the run I think it's best you get moving again."
"Where are you Naruto?"
"Outside the city of Tanuki."
"Good if it still stands me and your mother had a little get-a-way spot out here."
"Awesome I can head there to hide."
"Correct I will lead you to it no one not even Jiraiya knows where it is." Naruto nodded as he closed his eyes and opened them to see he was awake once more he quickly got up and with the help of his father made it to a little shanty that he entered and smiled as it was kept clean.
"How is this place clean?"
'Seals that after a set amount of time automatically kick in and evaporate dust and that kind of stuff I wasn't a seal master for nothing you know.' Naruto just smiled as he walked over to the couch laid down and went back to sleep.
A week later
Sarutobi seethed in his anger. A week and still Jiraiya and his ANBU couldn't find the damn boy. He almost wondered if Jiraiya was hiding the boy but saw the genuine concern for him and knew that Jiraiya had no clue where the boy was. 'Damn it I need the demon if for no other reason then to keep the other villages from waging war.'
With Naruto
Naruto stretched as he walked in the backyard of the shanty that use to be his parents. Naruto had a sour taste in his mouth as he sat down under a tree. 'Why aren't we going back to Konoha again?'
'Simple Naruto until you are up to snuff with your skills it's too dangerous but with both me and Kurama helping you you will be ready by the time the Chunin exams are finishing to return and free your friends.'
'Thanks dad it's just I feel bad about them being manipulated and not doing anything about it.'
'Don't worry hunny soon you will be ready and of course once your up to snuff with your old skills that I can help you learn how I controlled Kurama's chakra of course nowhere near as well as he will.'
'Right now then lets get you started on your speed and stealth again since your going to have to sneak into Konoha.'
'Right.'
Day of the Chunin exam finals
Sarutobi sighed as he sat in his office the 'boy' was still nowhere to be found. "Sensei I failed."
"It's ok Jiraiya-kun we have an exam to run so come." Jiraiya nodded as he followed his sensei to the stadium. Upon arrival Jiraiya nodded and went to a near by building to wait for the invasion to start. Sarutobi walked to the kage both and smiled as he easily saw through Orochimaru's disguise as the Kazekage. "Hello Kazekage-san."
"Hello Hokage-san it's good that you are holding the exams this year or I'm afraid you would not have made it to Suna."
"Hah I'm not that old Kazekage-san." With the banter over Sarutobi turned towards the fighters and sighed as he saw that Naruto was indeed missing. He used a jutsu that projected his voice over the arena and began to talk. "Welcome to the finals of the Chunin exams we are here to see who among the combatants has what it takes to be declared Chunin the man in charge is Genma Shiranui." With a nod Genma stepped forward.
"Ok we have had a change to the battles so pay attention to the new fight order." Genma showed a paper to the kids who noticed that Dozu from Sound was gone. The only person upset was Shikamaru who now had to fight Temari. "Ok then now will everyone but the first contestants please head towards the fighters box." Everyone but Neji walked off the field as Neji had an arrogant smirk on his face. Genma sighed as he saw that his opponent was nowhere to be seen. "Naruto Uzumaki you have a minute to appear or you forfeit the match to Neji Hyuuga." Just as Genma was about to call it a thin red mist rolled into the arena startling him and putting Neji on edge. Slowly the mist started to converge on one spot until you could not see what lied inside it. Then a mysterious wind started to blow through the arena and slowly blew away the mist to reveal…
Rogue: And chapter
Chaos: Huh nice story
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