This is based off the story 'Nightfall by Freowin who gave his permission to me to do this story. Read and Review and most of all enjoy. No flames please.
Eight Years after the Kyuubi's Attack
A short blond haired boy with whisker marks on his cheeks with a sad look on his face was sitting alone on a swing watching the other kids play. He had always tried to join in their fun and play with them but they had always said they were not allowed to play with him. Even the kids at the Academy seemed to be extra cautious or simply avoid him. Along with their parents and other people of the village would always sneer at him or chase him away. He had no idea why and it would always hurt when he was alone and no one wanted to be with him besides Teuchi and Ayame who owned a ramen stand.
Naruto was still sitting on the swing contemplating whether or not he could find a way to join in the other kid's game when he heard a mean voice from behind him. "Hey, you're one of those weird people with no pupils who think they are a noble or something. So do you think you are better than us huh" the voice said.
Naruto turned around in the swing and saw three older boys bullying a girl from his class, he remembered trying to talk to her once but she went red and was unable to respond so Naruto just figured she was like everyone else and wanted him to leave her alone. 'What do they think they are doing to her? Her name was Hinata wasn't it? She looks so scared, maybe I should help her out. Its not right to attack someone who can't fight back.' Naruto thought as he got off the swing and started to make his way over to where the bullies were now forcing Hinata to bow and apologize for something.
"Hey what do you guy's think you are doing, leave her alone" Naruto ordered as busting into the clearing.
"What the, oh look she has a little boyfriend" one of the bullies taunted.
"Hey, isn't that the kid our parents said to stay away from, he doesn't look scary to me, he is just as short as this one" the other bully said pushing Hinata to the ground.
"I said leave her alone" Naruto yelled and jumped up punching the bully who had just pushed Hinata to the ground in the face.
"Alright, we will let your little girlfriend go, but you are going to pay for that" the Bully replied and punched Naruto in the gut forcing him to kneel and was unable to block all of the punches that were sent at him.
Hinata watched in horror as the bullies were beating down her crush relentlessly. 'Oh no, Naruto-kun is being hurt because of me! What do I do?' She asked as she tried to get up and help the blonde hair boy.
A few seconds later there was a voice that shouted, "Hinata-sama!" The three bullies looked up and saw an older Hyuuga, a boy, running towards them. After delivering one more blow to Naruto they ran off in the opposite direction just as Ko, Hinata's bodyguard, approached the said girl. "Hinata-sama! Thank Kami you're alright!" Ko said as he helped the little girl up.
"Please Ko, he needs your help" Hinata said pointing to where Naruto lay still unconscious on the ground.
"Hinata-sama, get away from that... that thing at once!" Ko ordered as he looked at the boy with disgust.
"But he is hurt, he might need to be taken to the hospital" Hinata said.
"That is of no concern of yours, or mine, he got himself hurt it is not our obligation to take care of that thing" Ku said.
"But he got hurt to save me, we should help him" Hinata said bordering on tears.
"I will not help that boy, now come on we need to get you home, just forget that you ever saw the boy, I am sure he won't bother you again" Ko said as he pulled Hinata from the area. She could only look back at the place Naruto was slowly regaining consciousness worried if he was going to be okay.
It was another thirty minutes before Naruto was able to crawl over to a tree to support himself to stand. "Why, what did I do, why wouldn't she help me? I tried to save her from those bullies, why does everyone hate me so much?" Naruto said to himself not caring if anyone was around or not. By the time Naruto finally found the strength to begin his walk home the sun had long since set and only the streetlights on the corner of every street lit his way. Fortunately he bumped into someone and even better it was someone he knew.
"Naruto-kun!" Ayame, the daughter of Teuchi who owned the ramen stand exclaimed. "What on earth happened to you?" She asked worriedly as she looked at the bruised boy.
Naruto didn't reply so instead Ayame took his hand. "C'mon we're going back to my place to fix you up. I'll also have dad fix you up some ramen. How does that sound?" She said.
Naruto looked up and nodded. "Thanks Ayame-neechan" He said.
An hour later the two arrived at the ramen owner's home, the said man welcomed Naruto in gladly and quickly after seeing his bruised face. As Ayame helped patched Naruto up Teuchi was preparing dinner. An hour later Naruto was sitting with the Ichiraku family at the dinner table and was slowly eating some of the ramen due to his bruised face. As he ate he explained what happened with him the bullies, the Hyuuga girl who always seems to turn red whenever he's in her presence.
When Ayame heard that she giggled. "Oh Naruto-kun! From what you're saying it sounds like she has a crush on you, not hate you." She said with a giggle.
Naruto blinked, taking that in. "She likes me?" He asked in shock, never really expecting that.
Ayame giggled. "You have a lot to learn about girls Naruto-kun." She said teasingly while her father rolled his eyes. Naruto just sat there thinking of what Ayame just said before returning back to his food.
The three spent a good two hours joking around. Naruto for once in his life was enjoying himself greatly, the feeling of being with people who care about you. Sure he had hanged out with Ayame and her father before at their ramen stand but it felt really good to really be with them in their house, like he was part of the family.
Soon Naruto began to get sleepy and Ayame's father refused to have him go back home so late so he let Naruto stay with them for the night, which made Naruto very happy.
A few minutes later Naruto was sleeping in the guest room, a smile on his face as he slept for the first time in eight years. But he was soon woken up when he heard a crash downstairs. At first Naruto thought that Teuchi or Ayame were up and so ignored it. But when he heard people's voices, voices he did not recognized he got up to investigate. He opened the door a crack just in time to see Teuchi walk downstairs in a shirt and shorts. Behind him was Ayame who wore a nightgown underneath a jacket. Suddenly the voices became louder and were joined by Teuchi and Ayame. "What the hell are you three doing here?" Naruto heard Teuchi asked.
"We're here for the demon brat! Now hand him over!" One of the unfamiliar voices shouted.
Naruto finally had the courage to walk out of his room and looked down the stairs. What he saw made him very nervous, not for himself but for the old man and his daughter. Standing downstairs were three shinobi, one jonin and two chunins. Each one had a kunai in their hands. Despite their intimidating appearance, Teuchi stood his ground. "Do not call Naruto that! He isn't a demon! He is a sweet young boy who has been abused by bastards like you, not get out of my house before I notify the Hokage of this!" He shouted raising a broom in his hand.
The jonin smirked and took a step forward with his kunai raised. This caused Naruto to gasp but he was heard by the other people in the house. The moment the three shinobi saw him the jonin shouted. "There he is! Get him!" And he charged forward…only to be knocked back by Teuchi who struck him in the face with his broom. The two chunin moved forward to attack while Teuchi took a stance despite knowing he was no match for these ninjas. "Ayame run and get Naruto out of here! Inform the Hokage!" He shouted as he started swinging his broom wildly to push the chunins back.
Ayame hesitated for a moment but soon ran up the stairs and grabbed Naruto's hand. "Wait what about Teuchi-jiji?" Naruto asked frantically.
Ayame didn't say anything just kept running to the back door, tightening her grip on Naruto. However they winced when they heard Teuchi give off a painful scream followed by something hitting the floor with a thud. Suddenly the jonin appeared in front of them with a scowl on his face. "Give us the brat bitch!" He shouted as he walked forward.
Ayame pulled Naruto behind her and shook her head, a defiant look on her face. As she began backing up Naruto was taken from her by one of the chunin, a little bit of blood on his face. Ayame spun around to help Naruto when the other chunin lunged forward and stabbed her in the heart. "Ayame-neesan!" Naruto cried in horror as the said girl fell to her knees, a small trickle of blood going down her lip and the life leaving her eyes. But before she fell to the ground she gave Naruto one last smile. "I love you little brother." She said before she collapsed dead.
Naruto worlds shattered, hearing Ayame call him her little brother was too much. His body fell limp as he stopped struggling against his captives, the lifeless bodies of Teuchi and Ayame burned into his memory. 'Teuchi-jiji, Ayame-neesan, I loved you guys like you were my family,' thought Naruto with head down, his hair casting a shadow over his eyes. 'These heartless bastards took away my only true family from me!' unknown to anyone but Kurama, something inside of Naruto was awakening, something long thought to be myth.
"How does it feel demon, to have those you care for taken from you? Now you know the pain you brought to this village, and now we will take our revenge for you have done. Guys, hold him up, I won't to see the life leave him when I kill him." The two chunin holding Naruto smirked at their superiors command before they forced Naruto into a standing position, his hair still shadowing his eyes.
Suddenly all three ninjas froze when they felt a massive killing intent coming from the boy. The chunins holding him were so shocked that they even let go of Naruto; however Naruto did not crash on the floor, he stood in place with his head still down. Before any of them could react Naruto shot his head up and they were shocked to see his eyes had changed. No longer were they a warm dark blue but now a purple-greyish color with ripples and a small black pupil dot in the middle. Suddenly Naruto let out a war cry and lunged at the jonin who screamed in terror followed by the chunins.
A few minutes later the house was entirely silent. All but one of the occupants lay dead inside, the survivor none other then Naruto Uzumaki who was passed out on the floor. His tear stained face still wet with fresh tears going down his cheeks. He never did notice the hooded man that suddenly appeared out of nowhere and whisk him away.
Underground Location
A few hours later Naruto awoke to a new surrounding. No longer was he inside the house of Teuchi and Ayame; now he was inside what appeared to be a cave of some sort. There were a few lit torches strapped to the cave's walls but not even that helped Naruto to see things clearly.
"Ugh! W-what happened?" Naruto asked himself as he rubbed his head. Suddenly the memories of what transpired that night came flooding into his head. "Ayame-neechan, Teuchi-jiji, no" He murmured as he began to cry.
"I see that you're awake." A mysterious yet calming voice said.
Naruto paused from crying as he looked up to find the source of the voice. He looked around but couldn't see anyone. Finally he saw something move in the shadows. It was a man but all he saw was the silhouette of the man that was slowly approaching him. The only things that could be seen on the silhouette were the monk staff he carried and the necklace with six blood red magatama he wore. Unlike the rest of body however, his eyes were clear as day, a metallic purple with a dot like pupil with four concentric circles surrounding it, giving them a rippling effect.
"W-who are you?" Naruto asked a little fearfully as the man stepped fully into the light, revealing his face. He was an elderly man with pure white hair that looked like it might have once been red. He had wrinkles underneath his eyes similar to the Saindame Hokage. However he had a kind smile on his face as he looked down at Naruto.
"You can call me the Rikudou Sennin or your predecessor if you like." The man said kindly.
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Predecessor? What do you mean?" Naruto asked.
The sage smiled before taking out a small piece of a mirror. "Here take a look." He said as he handed the mirror to Naruto.
Naruto took the mirror and looked at his face. His eyes, well he thinks there his eyes, widened at what he sees. "Whoa! My eyes look freaky, but awesome at the same time." Naruto said with an awe expression on his face.
The old man chuckled. "I'm glad you like them Naruto-kun, because that is how you're my successor, my heir. You see I am the Sage of the Six Paths, the founder of ninjutsu. The eyes were possess are called the Rinnegan, the most powerful dojutsu to ever be created."
Naruto looked up at the old man in amazement. "Cool! So does that mean I'll be able to be an awesome shinobi jiji?" He asked.
The Sage nodded but then frowned. "Yes but it also means you have a great responsibility on your shoulder Naruto-kun." When the boy gave him a quizzical look the sage sighed. "You see it was my goal to bring peace to the Elemental Nations, but that really never happen. And now there is a great darkness approaching that threatens everything that we've have strived to create. Its up to you Naruto-kun to bring peace to this world in my stead."
Naruto raised an eyebrow, confused. "Why? I mean if you're here then shouldn't you be able to do it?" He asked.
The Sage shook his head sadly. "No I cannot. For you see what you are looking at is a weaker form of myself, a ghost to be frank. And if I ever leave this room I will die. I used the power of the Rinnegan to allow myself to live so I could meet you Naruto-kun."
Naruto looked down at his hands and thought carefully at what the man was saying. It was a lot for an eight-year old to take in. However a part of himself knew that he had to do this and that it was the best way for people to recognize him. Finally his mind would go back to the still forms of Ayame and Teuchi. He didn't want to let anyone down like that again. With a determine look in his eyes Naruto looked up at the Sage. "Okay jiji, what do I have to do?" Naruto asked.
The Sage of the Six Paths smiled. "First we let you heal up and when you're ready we'll begin your training."
And so a new Sage of the Six Paths was born.
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