The Kyuubi has had enough. The seal is bad enough but his container's life is worse by far. Even he can see that. Survival isn't enough. The Kyuubi will NOT allow himself to have a weak container. His pride will not allow it. No things must change and it must be now. This story takes place after the second phase of the chuunin exams. Many things will change. Starting with Naruto.
Nice guys finish last
Kakashi, Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto are all on training field 7 because Naruto wants to talk to them about an ongoing issue.
"Ok Naruto what's this about?" Naruto looks hard at Kakashi almost making him flinch.
"Before I start, I need to ask you not to interrupt me even if you think you need to and you will."
Kakashi looks dubiously at Naruto but nods accent to his request. Nobody has yet noticed Naruto's eyes have slitted like when he draws on the 9 tails power but without the red color though.
"I'm done playing nice Kakashi. As a child I was hated by the whole village making friendship and love out of the question. I was abused. Every birthday, beaten and sometimes they would attempt to kill me."
Sasuke and Sakura are looking at Naruto with shock. "It got to the point where I would smile just so they would stop. It's harder to beat a smiling child after all. It didn't stop but it happened less often, so I kept it up. This is the Naruto you knew. But the mask drops today. Either you train Sakura and I the same as you would Sasuke despite what the council would want..." Kakashi looks surprised at Naruto knowing about that.
"Or I no longer call you sensei and all sense of respect is gone. I will no longer listen to you, attend training with you or even speak with you. I will train on my own or with others I trust. This is not a request or a threat it is a promise and you know how I feel about promises." Sakura looks angry at Naruto.
"NARUTO TREAT SENSEI WITH RESPECT. HE OUTRANKS YOU." Naruto looks coldly at Sakura making her shiver. "Sorry Sakura. Just me then Kakashi. Sakura appears to want to be a burden on the team. Potentially getting herself, me and her precious Sasuke killed and pissing off everybody in the village." Sakura moves to punch Naruto as she has done many times before, but Naruto is ready and catches her fist.
"Sakura I will no longer be your willing punching bag. If you want to hit me then two things. First find a good reason which admittedly you might have in this case. Two train harder so that you can do so without me LETTING you. Like I said I am done playing nice."
Kakashi looks curiously at Naruto now noticing his eyes change. "What has brought this on Naruto?" He lowers his head shadowing his eyes. "In the forest after Orochimaru left I spoke with the fox and yeah I don't care anymore if Sakura and Sasuke know it's inside me." Kakashi looks afraid now. "There is no need for fear. We simply made a pact. Mutual respect. I no longer act like an idiot; he stops restricting my bloodline and chakra."
"Truth is everybody has the wrong idea about him. Oh, their fear is understandable and warranted of course." Naruto smirks and chuckles. "Not to mention he enjoys it a little, but their reasons are off. But I won't speak of that right now. If you're still afraid you can have Lord Hokage look at the seal to see if it's damaged in fact Kyuubi says it's probably a good idea since if it breaks both he and I die and he will take years, possibly even decades to reconstitute himself."
Sakura and Sasuke look at Naruto questioningly. "Dobe what are you talking about? The fox is dead." "You can't kill a tailed beast Sasuke. They're pure chakra with a consciousness. The 4th only sealed him in me. Death for them simply means their power is dispersed and will take time to gather again. Also don't call me Dobe. Besides the fact that me being so was an act the teachers at the academy were trying to keep me from gaining knowledge and power by sabotaging my education."
Sakura look at Naruto with trepidation. "I don't think they would do that, but I have noticed you using a lot more big and complicated words since you started this talk." Naruto looks at Sakura and smiles. It's not a nice smile. "Sakura, I told you. The whole village hates me for what I contain. Do you really think if they are under the impression that I AM the fox that they WOULDN'T try to stop me gaining any semblance of power through ANY means?"
Sakura looks doubtful but nods all the same. Kakashi looks at Naruto with sadness. "Haaa Naruto the council is pressuring me to train only Sasuke. I'm sorry but I can't go against their wishes." Naruto looks down with slight disappointment.
"For old times' sake I'll give you a chance. You havea few days. Maybe a week or 2 to convince them otherwise or you lose me forever. Sakura even though you don't like me, and they won't have time right now to train us I intend to go around the other Jounin sensei to look for advice. Other prominent ninja as well like the Nara clan. If you want to join me and get stronger POSSIBLY even winning Sasuke's respect, then meet me at Kurenai sensei's training field in 10 minutes."
Naruto shunshins stunning Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke. Sakura looks at her sensei. "Sensei I don't think Naruto is playing a prank this time. I think he's had it. Is what he said about the fox true and am I really that bad?" Kakashi looks resigned.
"It's an S class secret and forbidden to talk about but since he already confirmed it to you yes, it is true as well as everything else he told you. I will have the hokage check his seal to be sure it's not damaged, but I have a feeling he didn't lie to us in the slightest." Kakashi look slightly curious. "I would never have imagined the fox would willingly help him though." Sakura looks down slightly sad and mad at herself.
"I never knew. Anybody else would have turned on the village or killed themselves by now. But he...and I was worse than anybody. I hated him without reason. The village had a reason even if it was a mistake but...I hated without reason. He's right if I continue this way, I would only get myself killed. I gotta find him and fix this. I gotta train."
Sakura looks up with determination and runs off after Naruto leaving Sasuke to question. "Kakashi is that why he has so much chakra and so little control?" Kakashi nods "Part of it. Because he's an Uzumaki he has a naturally big chakra pool but the Kyuubi did expand that a bit. As to the control I am unsure. A bigger pool means less control under normal circumstances but if what he said is true then up until now Kyuubi has been hindering him as well. If that is no longer the case, then he may very well get a lot stronger and smarter a lot faster than would be possible for anybody else. Particularly if he figures out the secret to the shadow clone."
Sasuke squints at Kakashi. "Secret?" Kakashi nods. "Shadow clones were designed for recon. When they dispel their memories transfer to the original. With 10 clones he could learn anything 10 times faster than if he did it alone. It's something only he could do as well. See shadow clones divide chakra up evenly between the clones. Use 1 and your chakra halves essentially. So, you need a big pool to use a lot of clones."
Sasuke looks down. "Yesterday I would have been angry that he would grow stronger than me so easily but...he deserves better. I might have lost my clan, but he never had anybody and worse his burden was greater than I can understand. You really fucked up sensei and I suggest you fix that. My revenge can wait." Sasuke walks home with his hands in his pockets leaving a stunned Kakashi behind to think.
The rest of the day was spent with Naruto and Sakura going to each of the Jounin sensei's and asking for help in various areas while explaining Naruto's new attitude. Needless to say, none of the sensei were happy with what has been put on Naruto and nobody blames Naruto for what he contains. Sakura gains advice from Kurenai on genjutsu and from Guy on upping her speed and power.
Naruto gains advice in several areas and though he might never cast genjutsu Kurenai explains that he might be able to break them easier than most because of his Uzumaki heritage and the Kyuubi. Naruto and Sakura after all this spend the rest of the day in the library looking up various information on the aspect of the ninja arts, they need more information on, but Naruto has some trouble getting inside as usual.
"Absolutely not. We don't serve HIS kind here." "WHAT?! HE'S A NINJA YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DENY HIM!" "Sakura no need to yell." Naruto looks at the librarian hard. "I am going inside this time. Regardless of what I contain I have that right and if you try to stop me or impede me in any way now or in the future, I will be speaking to the Hokage about your attitude and you can explain it to him. I will no longer be put down or held back by the ignorance and prejudice of the villagers. I am a Ninja and as such am not under anybody's command except for the Hokage. Or would you like to meet my friend Anko? Granted I only met her recently, but she and I have become quite good friends."
The librarian pales slightly but maintains her scowl. "FINE." Naruto nods and moves off with Sakura in tow to find what they need. "You know Anko?" Naruto smiles. "Yeah. She might seem scary, but she has a reputation to maintain. She also has some similarities to me which enables us to understand one another." "Huh?" "Haaaa She also is hated in the village for something not her fault. Not on the same scale as me but she does get it. If you want a clue, then look at her specific skill set and her summons and do some research. The conclusion isn't hard to come by." "Skill set? Summons?"
"Torture and interrogation, Expert on poisons and her summons and many of her Jutsu are snake related." Sakura stops a moment shocked. "OROCHIMARU?!" Naruto nods. "Long time ago she was his apprentice but when he abandoned the village, she chose not to go with him, but the people only see her as apprentice to a traitor, snake whore and worse names. She is also the first living subject of the curse mark." "Wait she has the same mark as Sasuke?"Naruto nods.
"It was apparently the last experiment he did before the third officially acknowledged his traitor status. Anko was the only survivor but unlike Sasuke's it was imperfect. Hers blocks her ability to have children, blocks half her chakra and causes her pain on a daily basis. Needless to say, she hates Orochimaru more than anybody and would gladly give her life if it meant ending his. Also, she hates pity so don't go there. If you want to do something for her just try to be her friend. I won't say it's easy, but I would say it's worth it. SHE's worth it."
Naruto and Sakura sit down to read what they have found. "You really like her huh?" Naruto smiles. "Probably not in the way you're thinking. Heh maybe in a couple years but yeah, she's cool. Wish she'd tone down the sadistic side a bit but what can ya do?" Sakura giggles and they both spend the rest of the day reading in companionable silence.
Well that's Chapter 1 guys. Hope you enjoyed it. Like my others so far this one isn't going to be huge and the ending MIGHT disappoint but I hope it's well recieved anyway. Anyway don't forget to review and tell yo friends. JaNe.