Mask of Time: Fear the Reaper

by megatronus89

Part 1 of 3. Many believe that time is a river flowing in one direction. But that is not the case, for time is like an ocean in a storm. For the past, present and future as in a maelstrom of choas. With the heirloom, naruto uzumaki will become greater than his ancestors as their skills are now his. He will become the ruination of konoha for the atrocities done upon uzushio.

1. Chapter 1

Fear the Reaper

The Will of Fire. Once it was the driving force of unyeilding will of ones determination and ambition. Now it is the will of destruction, deceit, and manipulation.

But one would ask, "How did such a thing become as such?" Well come closer, and i will tell you. It all began before the secound great shinobi war. Before my clans men were slaughtered, and women and childern were raped and killed.

The leader of these acts of atrocities, was non other than... Hurizen Sarutobi; the third Hokage, and his band of konoha ninja. His goal for such acts was three things.

One was so he can attain the kyuubi no kitsune; the nine tailed fox. As his weapon of power.

Second was so he can also attain the scrolls of 'forbidden' arts, the scroll was called such as it needed the tremendous amounts of chakra to have just one of it's lesser just to be preformed. A problem the Uzumaki never had.

The final one was to get the Jikan No Kamen, or simply the mask of time. Unfortunately the mask had appeared losted. Said to be cast into the abyss of time.

But what actually happened was the mask was given to the heirress of the clan. Kushina Uzumaki, and from which she learned her family's jutsus and history. And where she planned the downfall of the so called peaceful nation that is the land of fire.

But it was not ment to be for her to bring about the vengeance of her clan but of her son.

The reason was that the mask allowed the one wearing it to see the past, present and future. She saw the life her child would live, as did all her ancestors all of whom poured there skills and knowledge into the mask so he may bring about the maelstrom of chaos. In their stead.

-night time-

It had been fourteen years since his birth, but tonight he was going to be a proud ninja. As he thought he could pass after stealing the forbidden scroll of sealing. What he did not know was that after he had mastered the shadow clone jutsu and is multi-form sibbling jutsu. He found a a seal with his name on it. Literally his name was above the seal. The only knowledgeable reason he knew of this kind of seal was that was a blood seal.

Without a second thought, he bit his thumb and swiped it across the seal leaving behind a smear of chakra laced blood which in turned released a mask from with in the seal.

A mask that had wisps of glowing gold, tha moves in drifts and swrils. And the fact that the mask had no eye slits to see from made this black and gold mask all the more terrifying. But it was the barely visible inscription inside the mask the caught his eye as a dusty gold glow allowed a text to become readable.

'Time is not a single flowing river,

But an Ocean in a maelstrom.

For with this mask,

The whirlpool can see and hear

The past

The present

And

The future.'

Leaning closer in order to read the now fading text, the boy was taken by surprise as the mask latched itself on to him only to find that his world became blurred and everything was skewed. Frightened with the results of recent moments, it was the carrying voice from behind him cause the poor lad to give a small shriek of fright.

"Oh, my son. I am sorry you had to live this life that was forced upon you. I only wish i could have lived to show uou how much i loved you." Said an almost angelic voice thar was filled with woe, and yet there was bitter sweet feeling coming from the person behind him. "If you are wondering who i may be. I am kushina uzumaki. And i am you mother. While i may not hear you from your time, nothing can stop you from hearing me. In away this is a recording from when i am... or as alive. What you are wearing now is the mask of time. It takes out of your moment of time for a second or so. But to you as you wear this mask it would seem like a life time if needed. I seen the future... or you past and i am filled with such rage at there arrogant behavior. And as such i wish you my son to do me this favor... a last request from your mother... i know full well that no jonin will teach you so instead. Everyone that has wore this mask in the long line until you shall teach you nin, tai, ken, and kinjutsu. So be prepared my son. For you are going to be the very force that you are named for..."

And in a single moment naruto saw countless flashes of memories that were not his own, everything from the use of jutsus to weapons. Everthing that made his clan feared by all was now his to control.

"Now, my son. I had for seen that you would come to this place in the forest so in that little hut near by i hid you gifts for all the birthdays i missed. I hope you can forgive me... also amoung the gifts is another mask... unlike the mask of time. This is the mask of fear... when anyone looks upon that mask while you wear it. They will see their most darkest and most terrifying fear. The shock of their fear would be so great that their fear will even talk to them scaring them even more. Be brave my son. And never rest until konoha is nothing but ash. I love you my son." These were the last words that the boy had heard before the mask shifted and morphed into a necklace that had a gold and silver medallion. That showed a picture of two dragons creating the infinity symbol as they bit onto the others tail.

-back to present time-

When naruto realized that the time of the present started to flow once more he quickly made his way to the small hut. And found his gift under the floor boards in the furthest corner. It was a small metal tube, and with in was a sealing scroll.

Upon unsealing the items naruto found black robes (dark jedi/sith robes with a hood. And no hood cloak.), the mask of fear which to him looked like a pure black featureless mask, two medium-sized tsurugi swords that could conect at the ends of the handles to creath a double ended sword staff, two sickle and chain scythes. And two ninja-wire hook-kunai darts that were mounted to the forearm gaurds.

Seeing that these were gifts from his mother, naruto changed into his new outfit only putting the mask into his black rode.

Whenall was said and done naruto stood there proudly as he looked himself over. He could gladly say he looked like a true ninja. With his hood still pulled back naruto stepped out only to see Iruka, his academy sensei. While apart of him didnt want to take revenge for his clans men after he had witness the lives being taken by those thst wore the mask. He could judge iruka gulty for the simple fact. That he was born after the fall of uzushiogakure. But not the one thst are still alive.

"HEY, IRUKA-SENSEI!" Yelled the blond cheerfully as he hid a glare behind his closed eyes while smiling viciously towards the tan skin chuunin.

"Wha- Naruto! What do think you are doing, stealing the forbidden scorll?!" Iruka demaned aswell as questioned.

"Uh, oh yeah. Mizuki-sensei said if i took the scroll and learned one jutsu i could become a ninja!" The boy said without a lie since it was the truth.

"I even learnd a jutsu!" He said while leaving the part out abiut his family and personal mission.

"Say whst now... and were did you get those cloths and weapons?" Questioned the chuunin.

"Uh? Oh i always had them, though i did have to make these robes. Trust me trying to make them the right size took me Forever. BELIEVE IT!" said naruto lying smoothly to the chuunin. That is until naruto felt something change in the area, and acting with a second though natuto pushed iruka out of the way as a fuuma shuriken flew over head.

"Damn it! Nice reflexes brat." Said a silver haired man crouching on a tree branch.

"Mizuki! What are you doing? Do you not know what you are doing is treason?!" Yelled Irma as he looked to his fellow teacher.

"Yeah, so? I want power and that power and thst demon brat got it for me." Said the man with a cocky grin before it turned into a snear as he looked towards naruto. "Hey naruto, ever wounded why people hate you?"

Seeing thst he got no reply he continued. "The reason everyone hates you is because 13 years ago when the nine tails attack. Was the day you were born. And it as the day that the fourth homage sealed that demon with in you! Dont you see?! YOU ARE THE NINE TAILED FOX DEMON!"

"Is that all?" Came a bored and tired reply from the blond which caused both Iruka and Mizuki to look at him in confusion. "For a chuunin you know fucken shit about sealing. Let me explain this so it doesn't burnt the last of whatever brain cells you have left. the Kyuubi is a kunai or a sword what ever you choice. And i am the scroll that it is sealed in. seriously you a fuck'n simple minded fuck."

With a flick of his wrist a hook blade felt into his palm. Without looking away from Mizuki, Naruto said in a deep and terrifying voice.

"COME HERE!" As he threw the hook like blade at such incredible speeds that Mizuki did not have time to dodge as well he blade had pierced through the his shoulder to the other side. "Now... GET OVER HERE!"

And with a mightly pull, naruto yanked mizuki towards him giving thw silver haired man no time to react naruto one of his hand held sickles, using mizuki's falling momentum he hooked the sickle's blade under mizuki's neck and in a swift motion. They he silver haired man's head was now rolling towards Iruka's feet.

"Deus, miserere animae tuae, non misereatur animae tuae." Said the boy as he spat on the now headless corps.

-fallows same as cannon with naruto becoming a ninja.-

When naruto entered the classroom on monday with the graduating classmembers. Naruto wore his hood up not carring if others saw him or not. As he looked around the room, he took notice that thanks to the memories of his kinsmen. That most of the kids here will die in the first year. Much o his dsrk amusement which caught the attention of a certain blonde female who look up to see a hood figure sitting i the back of the classroom.

Since she could not see his faxe it was hard for her to tell you this person is. Before she could ask the figure a question the sound of iruka demaning his once students attention.

After his speach, and the listings of teams, fallowed by the jonin coming to pickup there hopeful students, was only down to teams 7, 8, and 10. The pretty blondf female was able to peice to gether who it could be as there wss not orange wearing baka in class. Thinking it might be a change to be nice. She walked up to the hood wearing student.

"Hey, naruto-baka." she said much like wlhow she had over the years. Which might not have been the best of ideas as the hooded figure looked up to her. And to her fright she saw a demonic face. A greenish skin demon with tusk like teeth jutting up from the bottom jaw and horns grown from the brow. Before she make a sound, she heard it speak.

"What do you want Ino..." the sound of heavy breathing and the deepness of the voice sent chills up and down her spine. As the figure pulled the mask off showing Ino the tan skin and blond hair of the classclown. Who was giving her a dry look.

"I-i just wanted to see how you were doing." She asked still frighten from the fafe she had just seen not long ago.

"Why bother? You did not care the past five years. Why start now?" The boy asked as he didnt bother to look at his fellow blond.

"I just thought-"

"What? You just though that five years of being your and everyone else punchingbag would be solved with a simple think as "hi, how ya doing" type thing? Please leave me alone... stupid bitch." Was all naruto said as he looked the other way. Causing ino to feel like she was stabbed in the heart. U til he made the 'stupid bitch' comment.

"Hey! I was trying to be nice! You have to right to call me that!"

"Pff, no right? I have every righ to call you and everyone else i this fucken hell hole what i damn well please. For 10 years i put up with beatings from everyone from the now Extinct Uchiha, the fucken Hyuuga, your fucken clan with their damn mind torturer jutsus. The so called 'fox hunts' from the Inuzuka. I have been beaten, stabbed, and even raped by almost every ninja and civilian in this damn village. Now before you think i'm lying. Go to the hospital. Room 209B, 9th filing cabinet, 3rd drawer. You will find my file." Standing up he vanished in what could only be described as fire teleportation. Leaving only the smell of scorched wood behind. As jonin for teams 8 and 10 shown up.

-roof-

Three hours. It too k three hours until his 'jonin-sensei' had shown up. Sitting across from him was someone he knew he would just hate.

"Alright my cute little genin. Lets start off with introducing ourselves." Saod the one eyed ninja. "I will go first. My name is Kakashi hatake. I have my likes and dislikes. As for hobbies i have lots of hobbies. And my dream for the future... well you are not old enough for that. Alright now pinky you go first." Said the grey haired jonin as he lazying point his finger to the girl.

While two though along the same lines as 'we just his name.' The blond on the team was another story. 'Clever... but not too clever.'

Upon here the uchiha sat his introducation. Naruto gave a sigh.

"I am... Terrier. Slasher. Ripper. Shredder. I am what you fear the most. Pry that what ever god you believe in to show you mercy. For i will not. If you must call me by a title. Call me..." said the hooded boy as he turned to face his soon to be team. "By thrle phrase 'the dept that all of man must pay.' For you have not earn my respect to call me by my actual name, both my given and both of my surnames."

With that naruto got up and lef in a fire-shushin.

-end-

Voting for pairing. (No harems )

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