Naruto: Undoing Past Mistakes

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"Character Speech"

'Character Thought'

"DEMON SPEECH"

Chapter 1: A New Destiny Has Begun

The sound of metal clashes deep within the forest as a battle rages between two legendary ninja. Madara Uchiha, the master of the Space and Time jutsu, faces off with Naruto Uzumaki, the Jinchuuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox. Amidst the blur of movement, blood suddenly erupts from a well placed kunai knife slash, resulting in an arm falling limply in the forest clearing.

Gripping the stump that was once his left arm, Madara grimaced and fixes his eyes on the blonde ninja.

'How can this brat be so powerful? I should be able to slaughter him, so why am I the one injured!?'

Tossing his kunai at Naruto, Madara began to retreat through the trees, making a rapid set of single handed signs as he fled.

'If I can't kill him, I'll erase him from existence!'

Immediately pursuing Madara, Naruto tossed his kunai at the fleeing ninja and emited a feral growl.

"You bastard! You are the cause of all of this! If not for you, then Jiraia….. Asuma….. Everyone would still be alive if it wasn't for you!"

Continuing his pursuit of Madara, Naruto quickly used his Shadow Clone jutsu, flooding the forest around him with copies of himself, each with the sole intention of destroying Madara.

Stopping in the middle of the clone army, Madara began to laugh madly. Using his Mangekyo Sharingan, he easily identified the original Naruto and held up his final hand seal.

"Be proud, you nearly were the victor this day you little brat. But there can only be one left standing and that ninja will be me! Secret Technique: Space and Time Jutsu!"

Immediately as he finished speaking, space and time slowly began to distort around him, spreading until the entire clone army was trapped in the anomaly along with the original Naruto.

"With you gone, I will finally take my birthright and rule Konoha as it's Hokage!"

At that, the anomaly vanished, along with Naruto….. Konoha it would seem, was doomed.

Opening his eyes, Naruto found himself deep within the forest surrounding Konoha. He hurt all over and what was worse, he couldn't see Madara anywhere. Suddenly his eyes went wide as he remembered the last thing Madara had said.

"Space and Time Jutsu….. I'm not even in the same time period as him!"

Standing shakily, Naruto slowly moved his head from left to right as he tried to gain his bearings. His confusion however was short lived as a massive tremor shook the ground. Looking up, he saw what could only be the demon held within him…. The Nine Tailed Fox.

At this sight, Naruto merely shook his head in horror as the realization of his situation hit him.

"No way….. There's just no way this is true….. It's the day I was born!"

Stepping back from his location and away from the demon, Naruto tried to comprehend what he was seeing. His whole life….. Everything he had worked so hard to accomplish…. Undone in the blink of an eye.

Retreating from the Nine Tailed Fox, Naruto's mind began to race. There were so many thoughts racing through his mind that it felt like his head was going to explode. What was he going to do with his life? How would he return to his time? What was Madara doing at this very moment with him trapped in the past? That's when it finally hit him. He could make this work for him….. But how?

"Of course! This is my chance to give everyone the fighting chance they need!"

Racing through the forest, Naruto found a secluded location that appeared untouched by anybody in years. Suddenly, his head began to throb as a deep and murderous voice rang through his mind.

"SO, THE RUNT IS FINALLY TAKING THE INITIATIVE…."

In the back of Naruto's mind, the Nine Tailed Fox laughed madly as he sat in his cage….. A plan forming.

Naruto glared as he clenched his fists tight, small droplets of blood falling where his fingernails pierced his skin.

'Damn fox…. You know I hate it when you call me runt! Now spit it out, you only ever talk when you're scheming.'

If there was one thing Naruto knew about the demon inside him, it was that it only ever spoke when it had a particularly nasty plot.

Pacing within his cage, the great demon snorted and flicked his tails.

"YOU REALLY DON'T GET IT DO YOU? THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO DO MORE THAN SET THINGS RIGHT…. IT IS YOUR CHANCE TO TAKE THE REIGNS OF HISTORY INTO YOUR HANDS AND SHAPE THE FUTURE TO YOUR WILL. ONLY ONE OBSTACLE MUST BE REMOVED….."

Letting out a low laugh, the Nine Tailed Fox sat on his haunches as he waited for Naruto to either catch on or become even more confused. Either way, things were starting to get entertaining.

Letting out a feral yell, Naruto punched into the ground as a small amount of red chakra escaped his body.

'Damnit stop talking in riddles! I've got enough on my mind without adding your cryptic talking to the chaos!'

Naruto was quickly becoming infuriated at all of this…. He was now homeless, all his friends were infants now, even his teachers wouldn't know who he was. All he knew was that his top priority was to ready himself to give everyone a fighting chance for the war to come.

Shaking his head in annoyance, the Nine Tailed Fox began to dig his claws into the ground impatiently.

"ALL RIGHT KIT, LISTEN UP. YOU KNOW WHAT EVENTS THE FUTURE WILL HOLD. YOU KNOW WHERE THE BATTLES WILL OCCUR, WHO WILL BE INVOLVED, AND WHAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF. YOU HOLD THE POWER TO SHAPE THE WORLD HOWEVER YOU SEE FIT! WE HAVE ELEVEN YEARS TO TRAIN YOU AND GET YOU PREPARED."

If things went as he was planning, Naruto would loose his mind in the eleven years to come and give him all the chance he needed to escape this prison and take over.

As he listened to the fox demon, Naruto's eyes widened with realization. He really could shape the world. He could be rich with his knowledge of the market, and thanks to his already expansive jutsu list he could become the most powerful ninja in the world. Standing up straight with a new look of pure determination in his eyes, he began to make his temporary home while he planned his next move.

'All right, you win. So what do we do first?'

Grinning widely, the demon fox walked slowly up to the bars holding him back and tapped his claws eagerly. This was almost too easy, all he had to do now was wait…..

"THAT IS SIMPLE KIT, I WILL TRAIN YOU IN MY PERSONAL GENJUTSU, NINJUTSU, AND TAIJUTSU TECHNIQUES. IN ELEVEN YEARS TIME, YOU WILL BE UNSTOPPABLE."

In truth he had every intention of upholding this end of his deal, but for completely different reasons. In eleven years time, Naruto's body would be toned specifically to his needs.

As he thought of his future training, Naruto gave a wry smile as he finished putting up a crude shelter. In the morning, his training would begin and Madara's days would be numbered.

"All right fox, what do we do first?"

Little did Naruto know, the next eleven years would push him to his limits and beyond.

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