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DISCLASIMER: I OWN NOTHING BUT MY O.C's If I owned Naruto, he would have something more original than toads. If I owned Pokémon, I would be a multi-billionaire.
OCTOBER 30th
"The worst part of being in the Shinigami's realm" grumbled Minato Namikaze to no one in particular "is the fact that I have no way of looking out and seeing how my beloved son is doing."
Shinigami overheard. Despite being an avatar of death, he did have a heart. At first, he had thought that it would be enough just for Minato and Naruto to see each other, just once. In order to do that, he had to follow a few procedures set by Kami herself, the first being a few simple check-ups on both parties involved. He knew Minato pretty well by now, after all, if you spend twelve years with someone and only have each other for company, you pretty much learn everything there is to know about them. However, he needed to check on his son to make sure it wouldn't break his psyche. So he sent a shadow clone to see Naruto. He saw immediately that the boy had next to no one. The shadow clone waited until Naruto went into a fitful slumber, and then took a look at his memories. What he saw there sickened him. On a normal day, the shopkeepers and vendors would charge him quadruple the listed price for items that were so far beyond their expiration even an Akamichi would be hard pressed to eat it, unless of course they just threw him out of their stores. The water supply was turned off to his building, as was heat and electricity, no matter if he paid the bills or not. His sole clothing were three bright orange jump suits, and he had only been able to obtain them from a traveling merchant. Furthermore, the only present he had ever been given was a toad shaped wallet.
The worst of it was on his birthdays. Every year since being kicked out of the orphanage at four, he had been chased by a mob of the revolting monsters that inhabited this village and when they caught him, he was nearly killed. He had been skinned alive for the last five. For the last three, he was raped multiple times. The poor lad was trembling in fear now, knowing that his birthday was tomorrow. That is what settled the Shinigami's mind. The consequences be damned, he refused to let the son of his best friend be treated like this any longer. With that thought the Shadow clone dispelled.
"Hey Minato, how would you like to visit your son on his twelfth birthday?" asked Shinigami, already knowing both the answer and what Minato's reaction to seeing what the bastards had done to his son would be.
"I'd love to."
OCTOBER 31st, twelfth anniversary of the Kyuubi attack
Naruto was running. He always ran today, in hopes of not being found. The mob was at his apartment, and would soon figure out that he wasn't there. The inescapable cries of "There's the Demon!" came, and he ran faster. "Turn left here."Came the invisible voice that had always been there, helping him escape from the villagers hatred. he took the turn, but it was a dead end. "Sorry, kit. That wall wasn't there last time I was here." He tried to back out, but was too late. The mob had him cornered. He was doomed. They were approaching with anything they could find and had already started throwing projectiles at him. Suddenly there was a cry of "What is going on here!"
The crowd parted, and someone cried "We are killing the Demon, and finishing what the Fourth started!" suddenly, a three-pronged kunai landed in front of Naruto, and a cry of HIRASHIN was heard. "It's the Fourth! He's come back to kill the demon!" a villager cried out in jubilation. Minato's response was to charge a RASENGAN and throw it into the mob. "I DIED FOR YOU ALL, AND YOU REPAY ME BY ATTACKING MY SON!"
Kakashi then showed up, his visible eye sober. "Sensei, they've done a lot worse than just attack him. I have with me the medical files of each of his birthdays."
"You mean to tell me that this attack is a regular occurrence?!"
"The last three years he was raped, skinned alive for the last five, and he's been beaten to the brink of death every year since he was four."
"THAT'S IT, I AM GOING TO WIPE THIS PATHETIC VILLAGE OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH!"
"Are you my father?" Naruto asked tentatively.
"Yes I am, and I promise that you'll never have to worry about this place ever again."
"But where would I go?"
"Perhaps Kumo?" Minato pondered until The Shinigami then arrived in a skull SHUSHIN a few minutes later. "Any suggestions, Shinigami-sama?"
"Yes. He cannot stay in this world, no matter where he went he would be hunted for the Kyuubi. I believe the best solution would be to send him to another world altogether."
"What world do you have in mind? I'd prefer one with some challenges, but relatively peaceful, myself."
"You're in luck, Minato. It just so happens that a would-be hero caught a deadly disease in the Hoenn region of the Pokemon world. Now, that region needs a new hero, and I think Naruto here fits the bill perfectly. That being said, he'll need a few skills from this world to succeed. A perfect opportunity for a bit of father-son bonding, don't you think?"
"So, I'm going with him? Great! I…"
"Sorry Minato, but letting you have a completely new life is out of my jurisdiction. I'm already in a lot of trouble, but the other gods shouldn't find out immediately. So, I'm going to send you two to a pocket dimension. It should last long enough for you to teach your son four, maybe five jutsus, if you teach him the shadow clone first and skip the Hirashin."
"Thank you, Shinigami-sama." The Shinigami smiled at that and with a wave of his arm a black portal with a bluish green outline appeared beside the father and son. With a true smile on his face, Naruto leapt through the portal, followed closely by Minato.
The Pocket Dimension
The pocket dimension was a pretty simple place, consisting of a small island with several fruit trees, a small freshwater lake, and a small basket with scrolls. "First things first, The Shadow Clone. To use it, first use the cross handsign. Good, now channel as much chakra as you can and say 'Shadow clone'"
"SHADOW CLONE" cried Naruto, and then there was four hundred and fifty shadow clones.
Minato's eyes bugged out a bit, but settled down when he remembered that Kushina could make more on a good day. With that in mind, he made five shadow clones of his own, and assigned a clone to every group of a hundred. "Very good, Naruto. Now, I want a hundred of the clones to work on the jutsu FIRE STYLE: FLAME DRAGON BULLET, another hundred to work on WIND STYLE: GREAT BREAKTHROUGH, the third hundred to work on LIGHTNING STYLE: THUNDERBOLT, the next group of hundred to work on my signature RASENGAN, and the rest of you to work on chakra control. Each group will have one of my shadow clones guiding them. Meanwhile, my son and I shall go through the scrolls in the basket. Knowing Shinigami, it's certain to be useful." With that, Naruto and Minato went to the basket.
Inside the basket lay three scrolls. The first two were taijutsu scrolls for FOX FIST and SHADOW STRIKER while the third scroll was a how to guide on the HIRASHIN. Minato looked over the taijutsu scrolls. Both were very good taijutsu styles, the first relying mostly on feints and misdirection with some strong punches thrown in and the second being built around stealth and finishing off opponents quickly and quietly. Minato explained this to Naruto and asked him which he wanted.
"Is there any way to use them both?"
After looking them over for a few minutes, Minato came to the conclusion that they could indeed be used together, and informed Naruto of this.
"Then that's what I'll do, Dattebayo!" exclaimed Naruto.
"Dattebayo, huh?"
"Stupid verbal tick, I thought I'd beaten it." Naruto said sadly.
"Don't worry about it. Your mother had a very similar tick all her life."
"Really?"
"Yep. Hers was Dattebane."
At this moment, Shinigami showed up. "I'm sorry, Minato. Time is up. Naruto, you have to leave this pocket dimension now." Shinigami waved his hand again and a new portal appeared. "Dispel your shadow clones and go through the new portal." Naruto dispelled all the clones at once. "Dispel the clones a handful at a time from now on, okay? Here it doesn't matter, but where you're going it will give you brain damage. Now go." Naruto nodded and jumped through the portal.
Chapter end.