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Hero Revolution: Will of Fire
Chapter 1: New Beginings
Naruto was tired. Just about two hours ago he had learned that sealed inside him was the strongest of the Biju, the Kyuubi no Kitsune, and that one of the few people he believed he could trust had turned traitor and had tried to kill him and Iruka-sensei. That was enough to tire some, especially with all the running and the ass kicking he had done. Well, also for the ramen, but one can never have too much ramen!
So it was no surprise that as soon as he hit the bed, he was asleep…
…only to find himself in a sewer a moment later.
"How the hell did I end up here?" Naruto shouted. He was pretty sure he had fallen asleep in his apartment. Or at least he thought he did. Maybe he fell asleep on his way home and someone threw him into the sewers. Again. Well at least he knew why now. He tried to look for an exit just to find none, only one long tunnel.
"Huh, what the heck." Said Naruto as he began to walk. Soon he saw a light growing closer as he kept walking and after what seemed like an eternity, he finally reached it. The light had grew so bright for a moment that he closed his eyes and when he open them, he was now standing in a gigantic room with an equally gigantic cage in front of him.
"So, we finally meet face-to-face, Uzumaki Naruto." A loud and terrifying voice came from behind the bars as two glowing orbs appeared. No, not orbs- eyes!
Naruto's eyes widened at a sudden realization.
"Kyuubi."
"It seems you are not as stupid as you look." Kyuubi chuckled, as Naruto snarled at the comment. Then he turned serious and his eyes narrowed. "But enough of that. We have much to discuss about our past, our present, and our future and about a certain deal you won't be able to resist."
Naruto woke up in the middle of the night with his mind in chaos. He had just learned that his mother, Kushina Uzumaki, had been the previous jinchuriki of the Kyuubi, that his father was Minato Namikaze, the Yondaime Hokage, the strongest Hokage in his opinion and the one who sealed the Kyuubi in him, damning him to a life of loneliness and suffering, and the true culprit of the Kyuubi's attack and the reason that so many people hated him, that so many died that day, and the reason he was an orphan was Madara Uchiha, the co-founder of Konoha and rival of the Shodaime Hokage.
It was all too much to take in at the moment. So he stood up and began clearing a space in the floor before kneeling down and biting his finger to draw a seal on the floor, which looked like the one on him.
"A deal is a deal I guess." Naruto thought as he stood up and let a single drop of blood drop in the center. The seal began to glow red before a poof of smoke clouded his vision. He quickly looked away. Kyuubi had warned him that because he was male, in order to balance their energies, the technique would create a female body. And because they were making a body from scratch, he was sure she wouldn't be wearing any clothes and he had on desired to get beaten up by a demon-lord-turned-human-girl for being a pervert. He got beaten enough by Sakura-chan, thank you.
"My, what an interesting experience that was." A feminine voice from behind the smoke said. He heard the sound of footsteps and then the sound of someone opening his drawers. A few seconds later Kyuubi began to speak again.
"You can turn around now." Naruto did so and was taken aback at what he saw. Standing before him was a pretty girl about hi age with long red hair, sharp features, three whiskers-like marks on each cheek like his, and emerald-like eyes that seem to sparkle in the light and appear to be looking at your very soul. She was slim and about his height. She was wearing black shorts and a black t-shirt, which were his.
"I'll have to go buy some clothes for myself from now on." Kyuubi said as she examined her new body. "I physically look like Kushina, but I thankfully got Yondaime's sharp features. I don't want to be called Tomato like Kushina was." Kyuubi looked at Naruto, who was looking depressed at the mention of his parents.
"That's not good. The brat gets his strength from the Will of Fire. If he feels resents towards his parents for sealing me on him, it'll only weaken him with time." Kyuubi thought as she saw Naruto grow more depressed the deeper he delved on his thoughts.
"Your parents regretted sealing me in you from the very beginning. They knew how you would be treated, but they also believed you were the only one strong enough to hold me. The Yondaime wanted you to be seen as a Hero, not just as the container, even less as the demon you were holding. They wanted to give you a tool that would help you protect yourself and to prevent something like that from happening again. They gave up their lives for what they loved and believe on, you and this village. You were the most valuable treasure they ever possessed. Believe me, Naruto." Kyuubi said. It appeared to be the right thing to say, for Naruto cheered up immediately. "Now let's get some sleep. Tomorrow morning we'll start training before you go take your photo for your Ninja I.D."
"Right! Dattebayo!"
Naruto was pleasantly dreaming about ramen when he was abruptly and violently woken up by his new roommate. After getting dressed and eating some toasts, Naruto and Kyuubi arrived at the Training Ground 24. It was one of the least used training grounds for some reason, but it was perfect for what Kyuubi had in mind.
"O.K. Listen here. Chakra control is important any Ninja. So I'm going to teach you a basic chakra control exercise that I remember. But first, I want you to create one single clone." Kyuubi said. She was now wearing orange shorts, and orange vest with a black shirt like his, and Ninja sandals.
"Right. Shadow Clone Jutsu!" With a poof of smoke, another Naruto was standing beside the first.
"Now, clone come here." Kyuubi ordered and the clone obeyed. Once the clone was standing beside her, Kyuubi whispered something in his ear before punching it. Naruto was about to protest when it hit him, his face scrunching up in confusion.
"Why call you Mizune?" Naruto asked.
"Because it sounds like Kitsune. But how did you know that?" The newly named Mizune questioned.
"Because you…told…me…" Naruto broke off at the sudden realization.
"Now I want you to make as many clones as you can." Mizune ordered as she prepared to make her own. Even though her body was new, it was as developed as Naruto's. So she had as much chakra as him, and he now had twice as much chakra as he had the yesterday, thanks the modifications she did on his seal.
And although she could never admit it, she was sure Naruto was stronger than her. Not only because she was just getting used to being human, but because of his willpower. While he was still growing in Kushina's womb, she had constantly been feeding him her chakra, to turn him into a pseudo-jinchuriki, like those golden brothers had done by eating her flesh. That, along with the constant hatred that was directed at him should have been enough to weaken the seal and his will enough for her to break out. Hell, not even Miko and Kushina had as much will as he had. Both had depended on the love they were given to keep her at bay.
But enough about that, she had a blonde to train.
"Oy, Naruto! It's time already!" Mizune shouted at the original Naruto, who was climbing trees like she had taught him and his two hundred clones.
"Already? Damn, I wanted to put on some cool kabuki make up!" Naruto whined.
"Then use a Transformation Jutsu." Mizune suggested. After all, that was what Kushina had done when she tried something similar. She then transformed into a small red fox and jumped on his head. She had done this to sleep last night; they really needed either a larger bed or another one.
"Hey, good idea Mizune-neechan!" Naruto exclaimed as he did a quick transformation and poof now Naruto was sporting kabuki make up.
"Let's hurry up so we can come back and train some more." Naruto said as he and Mizune left their clones to train.
"Well, in my opinion, I think we came up looking pretty awesome, don't you think, Mizune-nee-chan?" Naruto asked the fox perched on his head as he rubbed the back of his head. Strangely, for some reason he had started adding –nee-chan to her name.
"Hell yeah!" Mizune though for everyone except Naruto, it sounded like 'Kon!' instead.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Sandaime Hokage and the God of Shinobi, just sighed as he stared at the picture and prayed to Kami that Naruto didn't meet Jiaiya any time soon. Both were too much alike for his liking. There was Naruto wearing some kind of Kabuki make up in a stupid pose with Mizune perched on his head, an orange cloth tied in her head waving a flag with the kanjis for 'Ramen-Sama'. As he looked at the pair he mentally sigh in relief. He had been worried about the fox when Naruto had entered, but now that he looked at the picture, and on how he could not feel any of the Biju's chakra on it, he figured out he didn't need to worry. Or so he thinks, Kukuku…
"Take it again." He said.
"Wait! What!" Naruto exclaimed as he opened his eyes to stare at the old man in surprise.
"I said 'Take it again'" Hiruzen repeated.
"No way, dattebayo." Naruto responded, defiantly. And so, they began a glaring match of epic proportions (or so Naruto thinks) to make the other back down. However, Naruto soon grew tired of it and decided to bring out the big guns.
"Sexy Jutsu!"
Poof
"Please, Hokage-Samaaaa." Kiss. Wink.
Thud.
Naruto: 1. Jiji: 0.
Sometime later, when Hiruzen had finally managed to get a hold of whatever dignity he had left and relented from giving any opposition to Naruto's picture, while silently praying that Naruto did not meet Jiraiya under any circumstances until he had retired. Although he was concerned about the mischievous smirk the fox was giving him, he decided to push it away, for now at least. Anything related to Naruto that smirks like never bode well to the smirked. NEVER.
"So that was the Sexy Jutsu. What an absurd technique." Hiruzen said as he cleaned any evidence f his disgrace.
"And you still fell for it, Ero-Jiji." Mizune thought as she planned on how to take advantage of this new knowledge along with other things. "But, the Kit just performed a Kitsune Henge, a real shapeshifting technique without realizing it. Hm, impressive."
"By the way Naruto, where is your Headband?" The old Hokage asked.
"Well, I didn't want it get scratched before I'm an official Ninja, so I left it at home. Oi Jiji, can I ask you a favor?" Naruto replied.
"What kind of favor, Naruto." Hiruzen asked wearily.
"Well, could you register Mizune-nee-chan as a Fox-Nin?" Naruto asked. Hiruzen blinked.
"A Fox-Nin, Naruto?" The perplexed Hokage asked.
"Yeah! Kinda like Kiba-Teme and Akamaru!" Naruto exclaimed, exited.
"Hm, I suppose I could arrange something like that. OK Naruto, take this." Hiruzen took out a Headband from his desk and tossed it at Naruto, who catches it. "That should be enough proof of her Nin status. Now I…"Before he could say whatever he was going to say, the door was forced open and a small boy entered with long scarf came running.
"Today's the day I defeat you old man, then title of Hokage will belong to me, Konohamaru!" Before he could get any closer to the Hokage, the boy tripped with his own scarf.
"Ha-ha that was funny!" Mizune snickered while Naruto was still trying to figure out what the heck was happening. Just then another person entered the room, this one wearing sunglasses.
"Young Master, are you all right?" Ebisu asked, but soon his focus was on Naruto, glaring at him. Naruto and Mizune glared right back. "The Demon Brat! What is IT doing here?" Then his eyes fell on his head. "I knew that thing was trouble! It…" Before he could do anything, or try anything, a small amount of killer intent from the Hokage warned him from trying anything.
"Who was the one who tripped me? It was you isn't it? You tripped me!" The kid, Konohamaru for those of you who haven't realized it yet, accused Naruto, pointing at him.
"WHAT! What are you talking about; you tripped on your own, stupid!" Naruto said as he picked up the boy from his scarf. Somehow, as they were almost about the same height. Mizune was now growling at Konohamaru.
"Let him go at once! He is the Honorable Grandson of the Third Hokage!" Ebisu exclaimed.
"He won't dare try anything now that he knows I'm the grandson of the Hokage."Just like everyone else." Konohamaru thought as he smirked at the blond.
"Ha! You're no match for a grandson of a Hokage!" Konohamaru taunted, unaware that that kinds of thing were ignored by Naruto Uzumaki. Even if he hadn't known he was the son of the Fourth. But he wasn't supposed to know that.
SMACK
"I don't care if you're his grandma!"
"This guy…" Konohamaru thought as he was knocked down.
"He's quiet pathetic, isn't he?" Mizune asked, referring at the pathetic attempts from Konohamaru to disguise himself.
"Oi, quit it already! I know your there!" Naruto said, pointing at Konohamaru.
"I'm getting out of here before things turn too weird for my tastes." Mizune said as she hops off Naruto's head and began trotting to a clearing near where their clones were still training.
"OK here we go." Mizune said as she began to form hand signs.
"Summoning Jutsu!" Mizune bit her finger and slammed her hands on the ground.
POOF
When the smoke clears away, it reveals a fox-like ethereal creature standing there.
"Did you get what I asked for?" Mizune asked the creature, who nodded. It moved to reveal a small mountain of scrolls and books of varying size. Mizune walked towards it, bent down, and after scanning through them, she picked up the ones she would need.
"Take the rest to the apartment, then you can leave." Mizune ordered. The creature nodded before poof-ing away. "Knowledge Seekers are so use full for stealing info, but they have prices too high for me. But at least I got what I needed." She then walked towards the training grounds.
"I wonder how Naruto is doing."
"ACHOOO!" Naruto sneezed. Unfortunately, the sneezed broke his concentration, and so did his transformation while he was spying in the Hot Springs with Konohamaru. Now many angry females were glaring at him, their eyes promising death just as surely that all ramen near him would end up in his stomach.
"Oh shit." Then the pain began.
"OK, listen here." Mizune said at the two hundred Naruto clones and her two hundred clones. "Fifty of both groups will continue Tree Walking; another Fifty will practice Water Walking once my clones have shown you how." The clones that were going to keep practicing Tree Walking moved to where the tallest trees were, while the Naruto clone followed the Mizune clones to the lake. Mizune continued.
"Now, twenty five Naruto clones will be reading these scroll on Chakra Manipulation, another twenty five on Nature Manipulation, twenty clones will be learning the jutsus on this scroll, five for each one, and the last thirty clones will read these books and scrolls at sealing."Mizune tossed the scrolls and books, one book in particular named 'Basic Sealing for Idiots' by Arashi Uzumaki, to the respective groups, who quickly moved to do what they have been told that these things would make them stronger and cooler shinobi. And there Hokage was supposed to be the strongest and coolest shinobi in the village. Truly, Mizune knew how to and had the skills to motivate Naruto.
"Now, twenty five of you will read this scroll on Tsunade Senju, another twenty five will read these books on Basic Medicine, twenty of you will read this notes on Kushina's special chakra, fifteen of you practice the water jutsus in this scroll, and the last fifteen will read this books and scrolls on Genjutsu." Mizune ordered. She could have preferred to study seals, but despite the fact that she had been subjected to plenty and had some knowledge on them, she was as talented on them as Naruto on Genjutsu. Though, now that she thought of it, didn't sealing techniques need the same chakra control as genjutsus?
"Well, move out." Her clones quickly went back to training as she made her way back to the village. She still needed to buy some things for tomorrow. She just hoped she had enough money.
Afternoon…
"Hey what's up nee-chan!" Naruto asked as he appeared next to her.
"The sky, some birds, and the clouds, what else?" Mizune retorted with a smirk. Naruto looked at the clones.
"Hey, what are they doing?" Naruto asked. She hadn't told him where she was going or what she was going to do, but he had a feeling it had to do with their training. After all, she was just as strong as he was when he had given her a body.
"Well, Group A is practicing Tree Walking, Group B is practicing Water Walking, and Group C is reading about Chakra Manipulation, while Group D is reading about Nature Manipulation. Group E is practicing Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu, a Chakra Sensing Technique, the Chakra Transfer Technique and one wind style jutsu: the Sonic Boom. On the other hand, Group F is learning about Seals." Mizune explained.
"... What are your's doing?" Naruto asked.
"The first two groups are coing the same as yours, Group C is reading on Tsunade Senju, one of the Sannin, another is reading on Medicine, another on Genjutsu, and the last one is practicing some water jutsus: Water Wall, Liquid Bullet, and the Tornado of Water."Mizune concluded.
"Wow! Do we dispel them now or later?" Naruto asked, eager to know what his clones had learned.
"I suppose." Mizune said, distracted.
Later that night on their apartment…
"Ow! My head!" Naruto moaned as he clutched said source of his pain. Mizune was doing the same in the bed she had bought, realizing too late the danger of dispelling two hundred clones at the same time. It had taken a while, bu they manage to reach their appartment.
"Well, at least they got everything down," Mizune said once the pain had passed, "tomorrow we'll put in practice what we learned. Or what our clones learned. Man this is confusing. We'll practice after the orientation."
"Nee-chan, I'm hungry." Naruto moaned, a loud grows coming from his belly. It still surprised her that Naruto had accepted her so soon. Of course, he probably thought that she was as much a victim as him, which was true, and that the kyuubi attack had not been her fault, which she didn't know if it was true or not ("She had after all kept destroying the village after the Yondaime had mostly released her from Madara's control and had conciusly killed Kushina. But she could always blame her evil chakra and Kushina was already dying, so it wasn't really her fault. Yep, it was all Madara's fault."Mizune reasoned.). Of course, being alone for twelve years, she probably was the closest thing he had to a family to a family. It was probably true, she had been living with him, or in him, all his life, and now they shared the same blood, so technically, she really was his family, his sister.
And for some strange reason, that made her feel warm inside.
Clearing away her head of the strange feeling, Mizune responded, "Well, I guess I could cook something. But first come here." Naruto got up from where he was seated and walked towards her.
"Put these on." She said as she handed him a pairs of orange wristbands and ankle bands.
"Nee-chan, what are these for?" Naruto asked as he grabbed them.
"Do you see these seals?" Mizune asked, pointing at said seals. Naruto nodded.
"Well, they are Chakra Weight Seals. Once you put them on, just add a little bit of chakra and the seal will do the rest. They will then keep adding weight as you get used to them so don't have to put chakra on them all the times. Now put them on so I can charge them." Naruto did as he was told and Mizune reached to charge them.
"OK, now that's done, how about some Ramen." Mizune said with a smile.
And that's the end of the first chapter of Hero Revolution. I'll get to next chapter as soon as I can, but be warned: I write slowly and it may or may not be as long as this one. So while you wait, why don't ya all click on that *REVIEW* button and write something nice about my story, ne?
