Title: A Different Path.
Chapter: One
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of the characters related to Naruto except ones that I make.
Summary: Naruto wants to become stronger, so he does what is necessary. He also runs into that bastard Sasuke later on - that helps things...
Pairing: Naruto x OC
Money system: I am sure you guys know about US dollars? Well it is like the same thing, except one dollar = one yen. So 100,000 dollars US equals 100,000 yen.
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"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Kyuubi talking"
'Kyuubi thinking'
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2 and ½ years before:
Naruto sat on his bed. He ached all over, but not just with physical pain. He ached with emotional pain and lots of it; too much for a teenage face.
*Flashback*
"Sasuke! Stop! NOW!" Naruto screamed. Naruto quickly caught up to Sasuke and began charging a Rasengan. Sasuke turned around slowly and smiled as he ascended to level 2 of the cursed seal. "This ends now, Naruto."Sasuke charged a chidori in his hand. As the lightning flashed in his eyes, naruto was sure he saw pain at what was about to happen. 'I'm so sorry Naruto…' Sasuke thought. They charged into each other and Naruto's rasengan missed. Sasuke's chidori pierced his shoulder and then unconciousness took him."
-At the village-
"Sakura, I'm so sorry. I tried to bring him back but I couldn't…He hit me with a chidori and I-"Naruto couldn't stand to look at her in the eye. When he did look up, Sakura's had a pained smile. "It's OK Naruto, I knew he would not come back anyway…"
Walking home, Naruto still got looks from the villagers. He knew that he would have to leave to achieve his full potential. Konoha would always hold him back…
*End flashback*
Two and ½ years later…
"Later Jiraiya!" Naruto yelled and waved to the figure that was distantly fading away as he ran through the village again. Passing the villagers he saw them looking at him in disbelief with frowns on their faces, and then with minor contempt. 'Hm…so the villagers still hate me' he thought. He charged some chakra and quickly ran up Hokage monument, and sat on the fourth Hokage's head. "Hm…what should I do first…" he pondered. "Maybe look for my old friends?"
Naruto looked down at the village. It wasn't hard to find some pink hair out of all the other civilians and shinobi. Naruto smiled and jumped off the monument.
---With Sakura---
Sakura was thinking about Naruto and when he would be back. She heard updates about where he was since she worked with the Fifth Hokage now, and was anticipating his return. She was pretty happy and couldn't wait to see him again. She smiled as she felt his chakra presence coming toward her. "Naruto!" she smiled. She quickly ran to him and hugged him.
"I missed you!" she smiled. "Do I…Do I look more womanly?" she asked. Naruto facepalmed. "Err…yeah" he said hesitantly.
From a nearby rooftop, Jiraiya and Kakashi got boners. "Write this down Jaraiya" Kakashi muttered. Jiraiya started jotting notes furiously in his notepad. "I know!!!" he hissed. Tunsade appeared out of nowhere. "Hey fellas!". They both went wide eyed long enough to realize that they got punched off of the roof.
Naruto heard some distant screams. "Er…what was that Sakura?". "I'm not sure Naruto…let's catch up with the rest of rookie nine!" she laughed. She grabbed his hand and ran.
-Later that day-
Naruto buried his head in his hands. Inside of him Kyuibbi stirred. "So Kit, what are you going to do now that you are back?" he asked.Naruto looked around his apartment. It was dreadfully small – one of the things he hated. 'I don't know right now…'-Naruto thought for a moment- 'Well…I don't know. Today when I found out that everyone became Chuunin and I didn't, I got kind of jealous. I think I got stronger but not strong enough. I want to advance myself and most of all find out who were my parents.' Naruto felt Kyuubi nod internally. "I understand kit…why not leave the village for awhile more.
Naruto thought of this prospect for a moment. Leaving to go somewhere else with a new start? And no hateful villagers to hold him back…but yet he would have to make a plan to leave – not to mention get past a lot of Ninja considering the fact that they didn't want their "Weapon" leaving. 'How can I trust YOU?' Naruto asked. "Because by extension I am part of you, so whatever you do I have to make sure is right to ensure my survival. Remember, if you die, I DIE!" Kyuubi replied.
Naruto thought for another moment. 'Ok, I've made up my mind Kyuubi, I will leave. Should we do it now?' Kyuubi smiled internally knowing that Naruto had made the right choice. 'No, I suggest you stay in the village for awhile more, and get what you can get from here. Then after you train here, try to get permission to leave. If they don't give you permission, then run. You will return anyway.'
*That night*
Naruto put on one of the few clothing articles he had that were not orange: a black t-shirt and some black ninja pants. He also donned some black shinobi sandals and wore a facemask. "Kage bushin no jutsu" he whispered. Two clones popped into existence next to him. "You know what to do…" Naruto told the clones. The clones nodded and left Naruto's apartment. Naruto quickly slipped out a few minutes later with a small bagpack that held all of his kunai and shuriken, but also a sealing tablet which Kyuubi had instructed him on making. Taking to the rooftops and alleyways, Naruto quickly made his way to Konoha's shopping sector. On the way there he got a mental signal that his clones were in position.
"As a good lesson for you, on missions you will have to know how to steal. In some missions you will be instructed to go into a compound, get items or documents, and get out – silently. Right now your stealth sucks, so this will be good practice. Get used to the thrill." Kyuubi explained.
Looking at the now empty streets, Naruto pinpointed three stores. A store for all Shinobi needs, a food store, and a clothing store. "They never let me shop there and I am low on money…I guess they won't mind if I 'Borrow' some stuff…" he grinned. Naruto picked the shinobi store first and slipped behind it to the back entrance. He picked the lock quickly and tried to detect and chakra signatures. When he found none he went into the store and began looking around.
"Hm…So I will need some Kunai, Shuriken, some Fuuton Shuriken, some large Kunai, a few other bagpacks and…ah Tanto's!". Naruto went quickly through the store and picked out what he needed. He also picked out shinobi bandages and some black facemasks. When he was done he did a few handseals and the items poofed away into his sealing tablet.
Naruto then repeated this routine at the clothing store and the food store. At the clothing store he got some dress robes for himself, different styles of tee shirts, a few jackets, some combat boots, some slippers and other basic casual garments/items. At the food store after he slipped in he grinned at the isles of different flavored ramen.
"NO KIT. I WILL NOT EAT RAMEN ALL OF THE TIME. GET 10 PACKS OF RAMEN, NO MORE. GET OTHER FOODS". Naruto pretty much cried as he put all of that precious ramen down on the shelves and got other foods. As usual they got sealed into his sealing tablet.
'Hey Kyuubi how does this sealing tablet hold so much?' he asked after he slipped out. 'I put a-bit of my chakra in it so it can hold whatever you need. Since my chakra is powerful, I doubt that will ever get full. If it does, the more chakra I infuse is the more it can hold. Now, to Hokage tower'.
Naruto once again took to the rooftops and jumped a good distance from the Hokage tower. "Ok Kit, give the mental signal to your clones". Naruto did it. Naruto felt the clones using Kage Bushin no jutsu and they shortly found his position. When all of the clones were there, they used henge to turn into regular jounin. Naruto did the same.
"OK, let's move out." Suppressing their Chakra they walked into Hokage tower and flashed a few papers to the ANBU guards. "We just came back from an A rank mission. We need to put this scroll into the Jutsu archives…" Naruto flashed a scroll. The two ANBU looked hesitant for a moment but nodded and quickly led Naruto and the clones down to the bottom of the tower. As Naruto passed the rooms and hallways, he made note of the building layout.
"Were here." the ANBU announced, stopping in front of two regal looking doors. Kyuubi gave Naruto instructions once again. "Render them unconscious and wipe their memory…" The clones let off some of Kyuubi killer intent to paralyze the ANBU, and as the ANBU turned around slowly Naruto quickly dealt them some blows. 'How do I wipe their memory?'
"Crap kit, I forgot to explain. Take some of my chakra and channel it into your hand. Then think of this experience while putting your hand on their head. I will do the rest for now – later on I will teach you the handseals."
The clones quickly tied up the ANBU and put them in a nearby closet. Naruto did what the Kyuubi instructed and when he was told it was a success, he walked into the Jutsu archives and looked at rows and rows of scrolls. 'I'll need some help with all of this stuff…'. "Tajuu kage bushin no jutsu" Naruto whispered. About fifty clones popped into existence next to him.
"I need you guys to read all of the scrolls you can. When you are done put everything back to the way it was, and do what you have to do. You guys-" Naruto pointed to five clones. "Come read some kenjutsu."
Naruto left the clones and ran down the isles, until he found something's of interest. In a corner were a bunch of uniforms for different ranks. He walked towards them.
"Hm…ANBU uniforms. I need these…". He put on the ANBU Uniform, including all of the guards and he looked for a mask. A nice fox mask caught his eye. He picked it up and put it on. He then sealed his other clothes and an extra ANBU uniform (with black amour instead of white amour) in his scroll . He also henged to make his hair look black.
As Naruto was about to leave but out of the corner of his eye he saw something glint in another isle. He walked down the aisle to find a small yellow box, with a metal circle on the top.
"Kit, that's a blood seal. Try it." Kyuubi told Naruto. 'Hm…a Blood seal huh?' Naruto bit his thumb and pressed his now bleeding finger to the seal. It glowed for a moment and designated. Inside of the box was a small sealing tablet with the kanji "Yellow Flash" and a scroll. "Yellow flash was another name for the fourth Hokage. He was known for that because of one of his signature moves, Harishin no Jutsu. He threw a Kunai somewhere and instantly teleported to that place in a yellow flash. Get it?" Kyuubi explained. Naruto internally nodded and put both items it in his bag. "I'll find out what it is later…". One Naruto's clones then ran to him. "Naruto, someone is coming!" Naruto looked around quickly "Have you guys completed what I told you to do?"
"Yes, we did. We have all the information. You will get it once we "leave". Naruto nodded and let the clone's poof out of existence. He instantly felt a flood of information coming to his head, and a killer headache coming on. "You see kit? That is what happens when you have too many clones find too much information. Get ready for a migraine later."
As the person outside neared, Naruto quickly hid in the shadows and grabbed a katana from the corner. He strapped it to his back and kept his hand on the hilt just in case. The person – a jounin quickly peeked in to check what was going on and left when finding nothing. Naruto let out a sigh and went to the door.
"Ok kit, suppress your chakra signal and start walking. To end this we are going to walk right out of here. It was a great idea to wear that ANBU Armor…and I suggest you keep that katana". Naruto peeked out and left. He started running up the stairs. 'Kyuubi, how far to the entrance?'. "Three floors" Kyuubi replied. When he reached one floor from the Hokage tower entrance, he almost sighed in relief. 'I think I'm gonna make i- OH SHIT!'. He bumped into Tunsade. "Er…Hokage-Sama!". He did a salute.
'CRAP! I THINK KAMI HATES ME! WHAT SHOULD I DO FOX?' he screamed internally. "ACT NORMAL!" Tunsade gave him a blank look. "Hello ANBU-san…" she said icily. Naruto got a cold sweat, nodded, and walked past. "And Naruto, mind telling me why you are here?" She smirked. Naruto gulped. How he would get himself out of this predicament?
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Tanto's – Small swords
That do I look more womanly line was taken from the manga. I don't own it.