Naruto, Combat Butler.
AN:
Okay. After a long time to figure out to kill my current authors block and also solving the same
problem I thought it would be good to start writing again. First of all, I will apologize when the
quality might be a bit off. So if someone will be a beta for me, send me an pm and we can work
something out.
The Story self is set, on a challenge from dragonsong2795 (Civil Naruto). To tell readers
now I will not stick close to canon cause it is done to often. I also will bring in one or two OC's
to move the story to certain events. They will be no main character and only work as parts of the
whole picture. I also will step away from the typical beating stuff through a mob thing. But I will
use what happens in the canon series were the hero is ignored and glared on, that includes verbal
attacks but nothing more. For the rest, I try to keep the characters close to their original in many
cases. But that will be the only thing. I will not use the japanese names for the techniques cause it
will be hard work to build up the explanation. So I stick to the english version of the names and
maybe change their names to something that sounds not stupid.
In short, I will use the freedom as a writer to move the story the way I want. Pairings will be revealed
later, same with the fate for different characters.
I will try to answer any question that will be send over PM. And one warning, I also will answer flames
as well, but maybe not in a way the people may want.
The first chapter is a Flashback of events that happened before I start with the real story. And could be a bit confusing.
But things will turn out in the end when the story moves on.
But enough with my Authors voice and to the story.
Naruto looked at the ceiling of his small apartment and sighed. He still tried to figure out what had
happened and what he will do now. His little dream bubble, fragile and maybe childlike in the eyes
of the others, were destroyed with a few simple words from a man he had called teacher.
"Do you know why people ignore you? Why those who notice you give you a bad view? Do you
know Naruto?" he remembered Mizuki's words. He couldn't forget them, how hard he tried to
turn these words away, it didn't work.
"Why?" he asked. His was stupid to ask. If he had a chance to change the event he would do
it. Maybe staying in bed, faking to be ill or better never listen to Mizuki first. But that was
not possible anymore. The damage, was done. He followed the instructions of Mizuki and stole the
forbidden scroll. Learned one technique of it. Shadow Clones.
He laughed hollow. Clones were the reason all that happened. Why he willed to follow the lead of
someone he thought he could trust. And it cost him highly.
As he closed his eyes he let the scene move one.
"No Mizuki. Don't do it. You know that it is forbidden to talk about that. You know the penalty for that"
he heard Iruka say. "forbidden? Penalty? What do you mean Iruka?" he had asked his teacher. The one
he saw as a brother.
From there the things went pretty fast. Too fast for Naruto's taste. He remembered that Mizuki laughed as
he draw one of his large Shuriken. "Naruto. Listen closely, cause this will be the last thing that you will
listen to in your little life. You are a Demon. You are the Kyubi, the nine tails. The incarnation of the monster
that killed the fourth hokage. And today I will deliver judgement" he heard Mizuki shout.
It was true that words could be dangerous. and those words had an effect on him. The moment naruto heard
that words he was like paralyzed. And that was something Mizuki gambled for. From there, things went on like
a blur. The only thing he remembered were the sound of the Shuriken, then he felt something warm on his face.
As he could see what happened, his eyes where confronted with the face of his teacher Iruka and the blood that
dripped from his lips. It dripped down on the face of the boy, who figured out that his whole world was nothing
then a bad dream.
"Why?" he had asked in a small voice. He could hear Mizuki still laugh, but he couldn't seen him. Iruka's face
showed pain. But he tried to smile. It was not a fake smile Naruto had seen from the others or from him. It
was a real smile. "Because i know that you are not a demon Naruto. Your Naruto, my student. Loud and
brash. And..." Iruka had answered but the pain seemed to stress his body to the max as he slowly moved
forward. Naruto thought first his teacher was dead. But he could hear him breath, even when it was hard to
hear it. But the lights were out with Iruka.
Something in Naruto changed that day. It was the first moment something in his mind showed him a way to act.
He only knew that he used the technique he had learned. And that the Clones, not the ethereal ones, had beat
Mizuki to a pulp. A bloody one.
Then he lost his consciousness. He first waked up in the hospital. And the first thing next to the place
he noticed was the third Hokage, Sabutori. Naruto had a sad look in his face. And the third noticed it. "Don't worry
Naruto. Iruka is okay. Weak but okay. He may have to stay in the hospital for some days. But you have to explain
me something boy. Why?" the hokage had said to him. Naruto was first happy that his teacher would be okay, but was
more the afraid of the last part.
"Mizuki said that I had to do a second test to pass. That's why. It was all my fault. I am stupid like those in
my class say" he had said as an answer. But The Hokage shake his head slightly. It seemed that he didn't
agreed with Naruto. "You may say that now. But you managed it to turn the event. True, you action was stupid and
could cost many lives." Naruto had flinched by the words but he had noticed that the Hokage wasn't finished.
"But you followed the instructions of a superior Shinobi. And in the end you stopped that man who was a Traitor.
Telling the truth I had watched the scene. And I am sorry how things turned out. But trust me. He was not right with the
things he said that you were a demon. You are only the keeper of it. You are you. Don't forget it. But this will be something
we will discuss later boy. I am here cause Iruka has something for you, but couldn't give it you directly." the
hokage had said and showed the boy a headband with the symbol of the village.
The old Naruto would have screamed in joy. But that was only the Naruto that had floated in a bubble.
This Naruto had still the sad look on his face as he took a deep breath and turned his head away
from the object he desperately wanted. He shook his head. He remembered that the Hokage
looked surprised.
"You graduated boy. Did you don't..." the hokage couldn't finish as Naruto interrupted him. "Keep
it gramps. But i don't feel that I would be a good Shinobi. I learned one thing out there. If you fuck
up... you fuck up good. And I fucked it up." he had said. The Hokage sighted and looked to the boy.
He had seen it in the crystal orb he used to check on the boy. And he wouldn't push knew
that the boy in front of him was fragile at the moment. And pushing him was the worst idea, that
was for sure.
"It was your dream to become a shinobi. The first step to my position. But I accept. I only have
a question Boy. What will you do?" the hokage had asked. And that was something Naruto had no
answer for.
"I know gramps. But I can't follow my dreams. It isn't the same anymore. Maybe some day I might
return but not now. There is too much that runs through my head and being a shinobi isn't one thing of
it. I will see if i find something to do outside of the shinobi way.I will find a way." he had said. The Hokage
nod and his expression showed a deep sadness, but Naruto knew that this was the only step he could
do for now. He was not able to be a shinobi now. Maybe never, and it was only one event that closed
the door.
The rest of the days moved slower for him. He saw his classmates, but tried not to be seen. It wasn't
that hard. And he noticed that he was at the beginning of his life before the academy.
He didn't notice that he wasn't that much alone. But he wasn't in the mood to see it. She on the other
side did. But she didn't know what she could do. Clans have power, that was a truth everyone knows.
But power means nothing to those who could not use it to change things. So she did the only
thing she had done before, watching him.
Naruto was in his one world and his thoughts lead him to the point were he staring at the
ceiling of his little apartment.
What will he do? What could he do? Not that the village would give him a chance. Sometimes
he wished they would say something to him. But the glares or being ignored burned like hell. He
knew they said stuff to him, behind his back. And that with the hope he was dense enough not to
understand. But thanks to Mizuki he knew why.
Maybe he will talk with his gramps over that problem. But he avoided most of the people for the last
days.
As he slowly started to close his eyes he heard a short knocking on his door. First he thought he
imagined it. But there was it again.
He stood up, slowly and without energy and as he heard the same knocking for the third time he opened
the door and looked into a tall man. The men were dressed in an expensive suit that reminded
him on someone he had seen a few years ago in the office of the Hokage, but he couldn't remember who it was.
"Young Uzumaki. It is good to see that you are home. I have an offer for you that might catch your
interest. And set to your current situation it might suit you as well. May I enter?" the strange guy
had asked and with a nod Naruto had started a chain of events that would change his life in a way
he never imagined.
-TBC-