Hello all Storm here with another story! If you've read my other new story "Stepford Uzumakis" then you'll know after this is posted I'll be doing one more new story and then I'll be updating my other stories so no worried for that! So, without further ado
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Naruto ran towards the bridge where his team was fight against Zabuza and his partner. He had slept in after training all night so wasn't brought along, though that was lucky as he had to save Tsunami and Inari from some of Gato's men.
Even better he finally got Inari to believe in heroes again!
Now he'll prove it again by helping his team.
Arriving on the bridge Naruto saw Sasuke trapped in a cage of mirrors with the Hunter-Nin's reflection in them, though he saw the Hunter-Nin coming out of one holding a kunai. Thinking quickly Naruto pulled out a shuriken and threw it at the masked-nin scratching their mask and knocking them out of the mirror.
'Yes! Now to make my entrance!' Naruto thought appearing in a cloud of smoke on the bridge
Though with his vision obstructed Naruto didn't see Zabuza throwing the Kubikiribucho at him until it was too late.
"NARUTO!" Sakura screamed in horror
"NO!" Shouted Sasuke unable to move to stop the sword
Naruto's eyes were wide open as blood dripped from his mouth and his waist while the Zanbanto was buried in the bridge dripping with blood. A second later Naruto's body fell over, cut in half at the waist.
"Zabuza-sama." Haku whispered in sadness
She had thought he would just throw a kunai, which she could deflect with her Senbon, but no he instead threw his sword at the boy she had developed a bond with.
"No, please Kami no. Don't let me lose another one." Said Kakashi in horror at losing someone else
First his father, then Obito, then Rin, then Minato-sensei and Kushina, now he failed their son as well. Is he cursed to watch everyone he cares about die in front of him?
Zabuza shunshined over to his blade pulling out of the bridge and flicking the blood off, looking at Naruto's body grimly, a little amazed when he heard the kids heart still beating.
"It's a shame actually, the boy had a lot of potential. After all it is not every day that someone gets the drop on me like he did during our first battle, Kakashi. Hell, given how he got there unnoticed he could've gotten the drop on me yet again and killed me with a Kunai. With me dead you and the boy could have focused your attention on Haku and help the Uchiha. After all despite how skilled she is, I doubt that Haku would be able to defeat you, the Uchiha and that brat, if you had all attacked her at the same time." Zabuza said honestly
The kid had impressed the Demon of the Mist being able to catch him off guard, though the kids flaw was he had to make a show of himself rather than fighting like a true ninja.
'Damn shame, I could have one day seen the kid being someone great.' Zabuza thought having an eye for potential
"Zabuza… you shouldn't have done that." Kakashi said his Sharingan glowing menacingly
*Mindscape*
"You. Stupid. Worthless. Piece of human garbage! Look at what you've done, because of your stupidity and need to be the center of attention you've killed us both! You're a pathetic excuse for a ninja, and even more pathetic human! I hated Kushina for keeping me locked away and I hated the Yondaime for sealing me in you, but at least they wouldn't have done anything as foolish as announce their presence to an enemy! Now to think their own son gets himself killed on his first mission just to get everyone's attention! You told that brat heroes are real, well guess what, YOU'RE NOT A HERO! You are nothing but a fool who got himself killed! Now we're both dead." Kurama growled looking down at Naruto in hatred and disgust before slinking back into the darkness of the cage
If he's going to suffer eternity in the Shinigami he doesn't to look at the boy any longer.
All Naruto could do was sit there on his hands and knees as he looked at his reflection with empty eyes. This wasn't supposed to happen, he was supposed to save the day after making that dramatic entrance, he was supposed to look like a hero and prove that heroes do exist. But in the end all that happened was that he was cut in half by the blade of an enemy Shinobi.
He won't earn the villagers recognition, he won't become Hokage, he will just be another nameless Genin that got himself killed because he talked up a game that he couldn't back up. And to make matters worse, he had just learned that his father was the Yondaime, his hero and the man that cursed him the life of a pariah. The Kyuubi was right, he was a failure to his father's memory, at least no one seemed to know of their connection, so his actions won't reflect badly on the Yondaime's image.
'I really am a failure.' Naruto thought as the surrounding darkness surrounded him until the light and life finally left him
Naruto Uzumaki was dead.
*Timeskip-Real World-Konoha*
Walking up to the gates the remaining members of Team Seven all had solemn and sad expressions.
"Hey Kakashi, you guys are… back." Kotetsu said before noticing a missing member
"Where's Naruto?" Izumo asked not seeing the blonde Jinchuuriki
Their question was answered by Sasuke's clenched fists, Sakura's eyes filling with tears, and Kakashi shaking his head.
"Oh Kami." Kotetsu said both guards looking down
While they didn't know Naruto very well, they always got a good laugh out of the blondes pranks. Now to hear he's dead, it's a shock.
"Sakura, Sasuke go home. I'll report to the Hokage and… deliver Naruto's body." Kakashi said, both his students leaving without a word
Kakashi walked towards the Hokage Tower as slowly as possible. This could have been prevented if only he had trained them seriously, instead he only had them do teamwork exercises, Kakashi had hoped to be able to get them to work together as a team before teaching them anything. He just hoped to teach them the lesson Kakashi's own teammates and sensei worked to teach him, that you sometimes had to choose your comrades over the mission.
Now because of that one of his students is dead, his sensei's son and legacy.
'I can't change the past, but I can change the future.' Kakashi thought determination burning in his visible eye as he swore that he would begin training his students seriously from now on so something like this didn't happen again
And he'd start training himself as well, he knew he'd gotten rusty having not trained once since his time in Anbu. If he had fought Zabuza when he was still an Anbu Captain he'd defeated him with little effort, instead he had to be saved by Naruto and Sasuke.
With this new determination Kakashi entered the Hokages Office, having arrived while being deep in thought, though knowing the following conversation won't be pleasant.
"Kakashi your back. Though where are your students?" Asked the Sandaime Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, not seeing the Genin
Taking a deep breath Kakashi took out the scroll containing Naruto's body and his headband. The Hokage instantly gained a sinking feeling in his gut when he saw the black scroll, such scrolls only being used to carry the body of a deceased ninja.
"Who?" Sarutobi asked prepared for the worse
"There were… complications at the end of the mission." Kakashi began as he told everything that happened
From Naruto's death to his fight with Zabuza, Gato arriving with an army of thugs, and Zabuza and Haku killing them all before fleeing seeing as their contract was terminated.
"I see. You're dismissed for the day Kakashi. You and your team may have the next few weeks off if you wish to recover from this ordeal." Said The Hokage
Nodding Kakashi left the office leaving the Hokage alone.
Holding his face in his hands Hiruzen shook his head feeling like he's aged ten years.
'Minato, Kushina I'm so sorry. I couldn't protect your son.' Thought Sarutobi knowing this was just another of his mistakes he'll have to answer for one day
*Later-Night Time-Konoha Hospital*
Night had descended onto Konoha with most people being asleep, with a few exceptions.
One such exception was currently walking through the hospital, occasionally greeting the doctors and medic-ninja, after all he had an image to keep up.
The person had ash-colored hair kept in a ponytail, onyx eyes hidden behind black framed glasses, wearing a Konoha headband and a purple medic uniform. This was Kabuto Yakushi a Genin of Konoha, a Medic-Nin, and secretly a spy for Orochimaru.
Kabuto was at the hospital for two reasons, the first being he worked there as part of his cover and the second was his master had given him a very important task.
Soon Kabuto arrived at his destination, the morgue. Entering Kabuto looked around, mostly unaffected by the cold temperature, until he spied a covered body on the medic table.
'There you are.' Kabuto though approaching the table
Throwing cover back Kabuto saw both halves of Naruto Uzumaki's body still in surprisingly good condition.
'A shame I can only take a small sample, I'd love to study a Jinchuuriki's body, but if his body disappeared the Hokage would have the entire village on lockdown.' Thought Kabuto pulling out syringe and extracting a sample of Naruto's blood
Orochimaru had tasked Kabuto with getting a sample of Naruto's blood when the rogue Sannin got word of th boys death. While neither believed Naruto to be anything impressive, he was still the son of a pureblooded Uzumaki, one even Orochimaru would have hesitated in fighting, and one of Konoha's greatest Hokages
Plus given how his mother had been the Kyuubi's Jinchuuriki while pregnant with Naruto, then Naruto himself made the beasts Jinchuuriki mere hours after his birth, his blood likely has some form of enhancements from the Kyuubi's Chakra.
Once Kabuto gathered enough samples he covered the body and removed any evidence he was there before making his way out of the hospital and the village heading to Otogakure.
*Later-Otogakure*
'Fascinating even hours after death his blood looks as if it came from a living person.' Orochimaru thought examining the blood samples Kabuto had collected for him
It amazed Orochimaru whe he first examined the samples that it didn't look like it came from a dead person. The Snake Sannin guessed it was due to his Uzumaki lifeforce and the Kyuubi's Chakra.
'Hm, while it is interesting there isn't much I can use this for as with it being mutated by the Kyuubi's Chakra it would likely burn through anyone injected with it. Though maybe…' Orochimaru said mentally trailing off
Going over to a metal cabinet he opened it revealing several rows of blood samples. Grabbing two specific ones he went over to Naruto's samples. Looking at them under a microscope he compared one of the samples with Naruto's.
It was a near match, with only few noticeable difference, not that it was surprising considering this was a sample of Kushina's blood Orochimaru had managed to grab when she was still alive.
'Now the other.'
Adding a small amount of the second blood sample to Naruto's Orochimaru watched in amazement as the blood was mutated until it was a complete match.
'So it can combine with the blood of a fellow Uzumaki.' Orochimaru thought
He had recently gained a young Uzumaki girl under his service, with powerful sensing abilities and a healing bite.
Watching the blood Orochimaru gained a sinister grin getting an idea of what he could use it for. If it worked he could possibly gain a powerful new soldier. One he could test in the coming months at the Chunin Exams.
*Timeskip-Five Weeks*
'Finally! After five weeks of failures I have finally done it!' Orochimaru thought looking at a large glass pod
Within the pod was a young woman, looking around seventeen or eighteen, with long scarlet hair, whisker marks on her cheeks, and her eyes being closed.
This was a clone Orochimaru had created using Naruto's blood, along with Kushina and Karin's blood to remove any impurities making it so the clone was a pureblooded Uzumaki. Though it also made the clone female given the added presence of the two female Uzumaki's blood.
For five weeks he had worked tirelessly to create a clone all his past attempts ending in failure, with the clones either dying before they could fully mature or breaking down. Now though all his hard work has paid off.
'Hm, I suppose she'll need a name.' Thought Orochimaru
"… Erza. Yes Erza Uzumaki will do nicely." Orochimaru said
*Timeskip-Four Months*
"She's growing at an exceptional rate." Kabuto commented as he and Orochimaru looked down at small arena as Erza slaughtered dozens of Orochimaru's more vicious and failed experiments and those who lost themselves to their Curse Marks
All while she summoned different weapons and changed different armors at will.
"Yes, she has surpassed my expectations." Orochimaru said pleased at the progress
The moment Erza had awoken out of the pod she had proven to be a prodigy that surpassed the likes of Itachi Uchiha and Minato Namikaze. Learning things at an accelerated rate and being a powerful fighter. She learned several elemental Jutsu with ease, thanks to her massive Chakra Reserves and the help of Shadow Clones and their ability to transfer memories back to the original.
But probably Erza's most deadly and versatile skill was her own variation of the Uzumaki Clans Adamantine Sealing Chains and Adamantine Attacking Chains. While Erza can still manifest the chains from her body she had another ability unique to her, she could create special weapons and armor that possess unique abilities from her Chakra.
Erza had mastered this ability to switch between armor instantaneously and summon multiple weapons in seconds. Once she had mastered this ability to an acceptable level she had decided on a name for it.
Requip.
All of this combine made Erza one Orochimaru's strongest subordinates, which showed when she single handedly defeated all members of the Sound Five in their Second Stage Curse Mark without getting a scratch on her.
Orochimaru had since then sent Erza out on several assignments all of which she completed flawlessly.
"Are you considering her as a future vessel?" Kabuto asked curious since if Orochimaru took Erza as a vessel not only would he gain powerful new abilities but also the Uzumaki lifeforce which would be several more steps towards immortality
"No. Erza's far more valuable as subordinate than a vessel." Said Orochimaru not to mention he doubts he'd be able to use Erza's abilities as skillfully as she can
And a small part of Orochimaru, one which he ignored, had doubts he would be able to actually beat Erza if they fought.
They were pulled from their thoughts as Erza drove a spear through the last of the creatures chest, a sadistic smirk on her face. With all her opponents dead Erza dispersed her spear and armor returning to her normal attire.
Her long wavy scarlet hair was done in an elegant, loosely tied knot in the back though her bang still covered her right eye, her eyes being a dark blue color. Her outfit consisted of black boots that went up to just below her knees, a dark blue skirt, and a silver chest plate with grey cross on the front, matching pauldrons and gauntlets.
"Well done Erza. Yet again you've proven your strength. Though now I have another assignment for you." Orochimaru said as he and Kabuto approached
"Another assassination?" Erza asked eagerly her cruelty and bloodlust showing
"No, no. Nothing like that. You will be entering the Chunin Exams under the guise of an Oto Kunoichi Apprentice." Orochimaru said
Erza noticeably deflated, though still excited knowing about the invasion that will take place and she'll get plenty of chances to crush some weaklings.
"When do I leave?" Said Erza
"In two days. Team Dosu will also be accompanying you." Said Orochimaru, Erza now scowling at the mention of Team Dosu
How she hated those three, not only for being pathetic weaklings but also because they thought they were overconfident in their abilities. Really all someone needed to beat them was earplugs.
"If they annoy me I'll kill them." Said Erza having no tolerance for three things weakness, her time being wasted, and annoying people
"Of course. Now go get ready and be prepared." Orochimaru said
Giving a grunt Erza left the arena to return to her quarters.
*Timeskip-Three Days*
Erza felt her eye twitch rapidly as she and Team Dosu walked through the gates of Konoha, after handing in their slips for the Chunin Exams, though she did get some odd looks from the guards. Immediately she split off from the three, trying to calm her riled nerves.
'I swear if I had to deal with those idiots for another moment I would have left pieces of them scattered around Otogakure as a reminder of what happens when I'm angry.' Erza thought the only thing that stayed her hand was that they were needed for Orochimaru's plan
Even if it was just to act as target practice for the Sannin's next vessel.
That was one thing that set her apart from Orochimaru's other followers. While everyone else followed Orochimaru whether out of respect for his strength, out of fear of what he can do to them, or he "saved" them, the more fanatic ones like Kimimaro and Guren actually wanting to become his vessels. Erza however merely followed Orochimaru because of his strength, that's what Erza valued most. That was all though, if Erza thought Orochimaru was becoming weak she'd kill him without hesitation.
The strong live and the weak die, that was Erza's philosophy.
'I wonder if I'll find a place that serves any decent Strawberry Cheesecake.' Thought Erza drooling at the thought of her favorite food
She had tried some after one of her missions and instantly fell in love with it, unfortunately no one Oto could make any decent taking Cheesecake so whenever Erza was out on a mission she always made sure to stalk up on Strawberry Cheesecake in towns she passes.
While searching for a bakery Erza took in the sights of the village. This was her first time being in one of the Five Great Villages. It was different Otogakure, which wasn't even really a village just a series of bases scattered across the land. Erza would admit it was an incredible village, though very boring and to peaceful for Erza's taste.
She likes a place with some excitement.
'Hopefully I'll be able to find challenge during the exams.' Erza thought excitedly at fighting strong opponents
Though he excitement turned to glee when she finally spotted a bakery, time for cake!
*Later*
Erza tapped her foot impatiently as she and the ones who passed the First Exam. The First Exam had been a written test, with the goal being to cheat, and if you were caught cheating five times you and your teammates were disqualified. Erza had managed to answer the first nine questions easily enough, when it came time for the tenth question they were given the choice of whether to answer the question but if they got it wrong they'd be banned from the Chunin Exams forever or they could quit now and try again next time.
It disgusted Erza when she saw how many people forfeited, it just showed that none of them were fit to be Ninja if something as small as a question and advancing in rank scared them. They apparently never heard of a field promotion or that rank meant nothing, only if you were stronger than their opponent.
After all the cowards had left it was revealed the tenth question was the choice of whether to stay or not. Then the Second Proctor, Anko Mitarashi, crashed through the window telling them to go to Training Ground Forty-Four.
Erza was aware of who Anko was, being Orochimaru's first apprentice, and Erza really didn't see anything really note worthy of her. She couldn't even use the Snake Contract properly only having a few summons, and for someone that says they hate Orochimaru she certainly has no problem still using the Jutsu he taught her.
'Wouldn't it be more appropriate to learn new Jutsu and not use the Snake Jutsu as a way to spite him and his teachings?' Erza thought questioning the reasoning of using the Jutsu taught to you by someone you hate
Shaking her head of those thoughts Erza walked up and was given an Earth Scroll, she'd have to get a Heaven Scroll from another team.
Looking at the other teams lined up Erza saw the Sound Team, along with a Grass Team, the latter of whom she knew was Orochimaru in disguise.
'This villages security is shit.' Declared Erza mentally
Once again shaking those thoughts Erza waited for the gates to open, she was excited for the Second Exam to start as they were allowed to kill other teams.
"One last piece of advice, try not to die!" Anko said as the gates opened up
Running into the forest Erza grinned widely as she summoned two swords.
Time to hunt.
*Timeskip-Four Days*
Entering the tower Erza saw a large stone tablet.
'Oh wow a giant rock.' Thought Erza sarcastically
Pulling out a Heaven and Earth Scroll she threw them on the ground when they started smoking. In a puff of smoke Erza saw Guren, who was acting as her sensei, appear.
"Erza I'm surprised, I thought you would have gotten here before the first day ended." Guren said knowing how strong Erza was
Shrugging Erza pulled a bag out of her pocket dimension, one she had created using Fuinjutsu to store any weapons or armor she takes from enemies she's killed. Emptying the bag revealing several Heaven and Earth scrolls more than a few being stained with blood.
"I got bored." Erza said simply
On the first day she had found an Ame team that thought she'd be an easy target because she was alone. She showed them the error of their ways by cutting them to pieces. After that she had started hunting down other teams to not only thing the competition but also to see if any could provide a challenge.
"Of course you did." Guren said dully knowing Erza's sadistic streak
"Well you still have a day until the next round begins, so just relax until then." Guren said
Nodding Erza proceeded further into the tower, knowing that when the invasion started all hell would break loose.
And she couldn't wait for it.
So, what did you think, good. Yep, it's another clone story this time with the clone being none other than everyone's favorite Queen of the Fairies, Erza Scarlet! Though this Erza will be a composite of Erza Scarlet and Erza Knightwalker, she'll have Erza's Scarlet's love of Strawberry Cheesecake, smut novels, and not caring of the taboo of bathing naked with comrades, though she'll only do the latter with the girls I'm pairing her with. She'll also have Knightwalker's cruelness and sadistic streak. Her Requip is also a mutation of the Adamantine Sealing Chains, letting her form her weapons and armor from her Chakra, but she'll also gather weapons and armor which she'll keep in a pocket dimension she created through Fuinjutsu. So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.
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