The Spartan

Chapter one

I don't own Naruto

I like to say thanks for reading my story and for the reviews. I fixed some of the problem with this chapter, but there might still be a few things wrong with it, but I think I got most of them. Chapter 2 well be out soon.

Thanks again until next time.

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She was running, running as fast as her chakra enhanced legs would allow her, high through the tree tops. Her blue eyes darted around her looking for a sign of the people chasing after her. Soon she came to a stop on a large branch. She leaned her back against the trunk of the tree trying to catch her breath. Wiping the sweat from her brow she looks down at the bundle in her arms and smiled softly. Reaching down she pulls back some of the blankets revealing a small face with three black whisker marks on both cheeks and blond unruly spike hair.

"How are you doing honey," she said with tears in her eyes, "Don't you worry I will get us as far away from that horrible village and to a new home where we can be happy and you can have a wonderful childhood," Kushina leaned in and kissed his forehead before quickly covering him back up and continued to head for the border of fire and wind.

It has been little more than five months since Kyuubi no Yoko attack the village hidden in the leave and was sealed away in Naruto. After Naruto was brought back to Kushina, who had survived child birth, took hers son home and cared for him and mourned the loss of her husband Minato. However, soon after the village just started to rebuild, Kushina began to find herself and her new son Naruto being shunned by everyone in Konoha. At first she thought nothing of it believing that the people needed a little time to heal. But soon she found herself being barred from places and hearing the whispers of people calling her son the demon spawn and her, a demons mother. Even her own friends stopped speaking to her. The Third Hokage too saw this and tried to put a stop to it, but Kushina knew that it wouldn't work they would not let go of their anger and hate.

Not wanting her son to suffer as the village scapegoat she went to the Hokage asking to leave the village, but to her surprise the Hokage denied her saying that they could not allow the container of the strongest bijuu to leave the village and fall into another villages hands. Furious, the red head told him she was leaving and he would not stop her and here she was running trying as hard as she could to get away from the third and his anbu.

Just a little bit farther she thought as she hopped from tree to tree. She soon landed on a large low hanging branch over a huge canyon with a raging river at the bottom, "Dam it," she whispered looking down at the raging river below. It was spring and all the snow had just melted making all the rivers around fire in to huge torrents that would kill any who fell in. Suddenly the red head turn around and pulling her sword from its sheath.

Just then the Old Third Hokage and several anbu landed on the branches in surrounding trees.

"I'm warning you to back off old man," she warned backing up, but was halted by another anbu appearing behind her. Turning her head and looking back her eyes widened at seeing that it was the last person she thought would try and stop her. "Kakashi why would you," she started, but stop and gritted her teeth together "You bastard that's how the Third found out that I was heading this way," she gave the former student of her husband a death glare.

"Please Kushina listen to reason it's too dangerous for you to leave the safety of the village. You know sensei has a lot of enemies." The silver haired man began, but was quickly cut off by a Kushina pointing her sword at him.

"Don't you dare call Minato sensei you back stabbing traitor," she yelled "I will not allow my son to grow up with such hatred directed at him. We're leaving and I don't care if I have to go through you all to do it," she finished before charging forward and swings her sword at Kakashi who quickly got out of the way not wanting to be cut in half. The silver haired man landed next to the Hokage just as Kushina turned back around with her blade pointed at them ready to cut anyone who dared to come close.

Hiruzen grimmest at the red heads unwillingness to compromise, not that he blamed her either. She and her son were getting the raw end of the deal here, with a sharp breath the ageing man glanced over at his men and spoke. "Get the child from her and then restrain her don't hurt either of them," he orders they all nodded and started to move forwarded.

Kushina moved back as far as she could go before having to stop or risk falling into the canyon below. She knew she couldn't take on all this anbu. They would easily over power her. She looks down at her son, I will not let this happen, I can't sit back and watch as they shun you and abuse you, she thought before looking back at the canyon it was far, very far and with Naruto in her arms it was too dangerous to use Shunshin no jutsu her only option is to jump for it. But she knew if she didn't make it they would die. She clenched her eyes shut, 'If I don't make it then at least we will be with Minato,' she thought opening her eyes with fearsome determination burning in them. She turns and looked back at the slowly advancing anbu. She rushed forwarded and swung her sword forcing them to jump back she then quickly turned on her heels and ran as fast as she could building up as much speed as possible before jumping, using as much of her chakra as possible hoping to rocket off the branch and trod the other side, hoping that she would make it.

Everyone's breathe caught in their throat when she did that. No one had thought she would risk her and her son's life to get away.

Kushina sailed throw the air she prayed as hard as possible that she would make it, as it would put a huge gap between her and the Hokage an the anbu and it would give her a little extra time to get away, but at the same time she knew that if she didn't make it then it would mean death for both herself and her son. Her right foot touches the ground on the other side, her face lit up, but that quickly turned to horror as the ground gave way under her weight and both her and Naruto fell into the canyon. "Naruto I'm sorry," she whispered as she held him close as they fell.

"Agaaba," Kushina coughed up blood as she woke up to a spinning world of pain and bright lights. When the world stopped spinning she looked around and saw that she was lying on some rocks. At first she had no clue as too how or where she was. It took a minute for the memories of what had happened to came flooding in. Looking up she saw that a couple of trees that were growing out of the side of the canyon had broken her fall or at least slowed her down enough that the fall didn't kill her.

"Naruto," she yelled suddenly realizing he wasn't in her arms. Pulling herself up, ignoring the horrible pain that her action caused her. She looks around her eye widened in absolute horror when she saw the blanket she had wrapped him in hanging on the edge of the rocks. She started to claw her way to it. "Please be alright," she said over and over. "No!!!!" she cried out finding the blanket empty. She slowly reach out and grabbed it and pulled it closes to her chest and began crying into it "Why," she yelled "Why not me too, why!"

The third and his men soon land at the bottom of the canyon they found Kushina lying on her back bloody and broken. Tears were running down her face as she silently sobbed with the blanket held tightly to her chest. It didn't take a genius to see that Naruto was no were to be found and more than like had fallen into the river and to his curtain death.

"Kushina," Kakashi said kneeling down next to her I'm so sorr...

"Kill me," she said cutting him off

"No, I won't do that," he told her with shock on his face at what she wanted him to do!

"Fine," she said grabbing a kunai from his pouch with lighting speed, but before she had a chance to use it the silver haired man grabbed her wrist and wrenched it away from her. "Kushina stop," he yelled as the broken and battered woman fought with him over the blade until finally a couple med ninja that were with them injected her with something too knock her out.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed sadly as the med ninja got the woman on to a gurney. I truly wished that this had gone differently. He thought. In truth he had hoped that she would have gotten away. He had no desire to watch Kushina and Minato boy grow up with such hatred, but his hands were tied, the council and fire daimyou overpowered him he only barely managed to keep Danzo from getting hold of the boy, "Alright let's head back to the village, there's nothing more we can do here," he ordered before they all headed out of the canyon.

Down the river a ball of red chakra rose out from the rushing water and landed on the bank. The orb of chakra slowly reseeded revealing the small crying form of Naruto, the seal on his belly burning a reddish glow. Inside the seal the fox was awake and not pleased at the situation it found itself. "What to do what to do." It contemplated knowing that the child would die. Consequently, it as well, if the child was not found. The seal was still weak as it hadn't yet had the full-time it needed to keep it from doing anything, however, the seal did have the time to make sure if the boy died it went with him. Not that it feared death, but it wanted revenge and it can't if the boy dies. It licked it's fangs as it thought more, finally a big grin formed. "Yes that would work," it said transforming into a tall beautiful woman with long blood red hair and cat like eyes, she had white pale skin with three whiskers on each cheek she wore a dark red and royal black robes that dragged on the ground behind her. She formed a hand sign and a copy of her huge fox form appeared behind her. She then walked out through the gates and to the seal. Studying it she smiles and brought her clawed finger to the seal "Fox art sealing jutsu," she said and the seal flared to life and started to change.

Instantly one of her nine tails shoots out from under her robes and wrapped around someone. "It's nice to see you again Forth Hokage," she chuckled as she continues to push more chakra into her jutsu.

"How did you get out of the seal fox," the man yelled enrage that his last ditch effort to save Konoha was for naught.

"You have your precious village to thank for my freedom. You see they started to hate your son and your wife and when she tried to leave, your village tried to stop her, not wanting the strongest jinuchuuriki in history to fall into another villages hands." she chuckled a little

"Your wife was cornered and in a desperate acted tried to jump a large canyon and almost made it, but unfortunately for her and fortunately for me she didn't make it all the way and your son fell into the river. The seal then woke me up to save him and you can guess the rest." The fox finished

She then pulls her clawed finger away form the seal and the massive gate that briefly held her, glowed red with her chakra before shadier in to gold dust. The gold dust hovered around in the air for a moment before flying down and encircling around her neck, forming into a golden collar. It pulsed a few times with a gold glow, she brought a finger up to it and inspecting it to make sure it had worked properly.

"What did you do," Minato demanded

"Seeing as I can't break the bond that connects my soul to your sons. I fixed it so that I can come and go as I wish yet still be connected to him." She grinned evilly and stopped inspecting it and turned to face the only man to ever come close too destroying her. "And yes I have great plans for him," she said bringing the blond close to her face, "But don't worry no harm will come to him or your village. Well at least not of my doing and your wife is still alive so your sacrifice was not all in vain." She said turning away.

"So it's as I thought you were under someone's control," the fourth said smirking as the foxes human form stiffen up for a second.

"Yes well that maybe true," she said: "But now it's none of your concern anymore," she hissed the last part before crushing the dead Hokage and forcing him back too wherever he came from. "Now time to leave this place and figure out what to do with the boy," she thought puffing away.

Outside she appeared next to the child. Looking down she saw that the small child was crying. Kneeling down she picked him up into her arms and rocked him gently.

"Shshsh, now it's alright my new little toy. No harm will come to you as your Kyuubi-hime well now protect you," She cooed to him.

She gave a foxy smile when the boy stopped crying and looked up at her and began to make all kinds of happy baby noises.

"That's a Good little one," she said happily.

"Now where to send you, humm it must be a place where you will become a strong warrior. Yes, powerful, smart, and most of all wise. As I need not a weak or foolish fighter," she spoke as she gazed down at him in thought.

Then, it hit her "Yes they would do, no they would be perfect. Hehehe they were after all the strongest warriors of all time and none could match them though they may not be of this world where ninja and chakra ruled, but I have no doubts training under them and me, that you would become a warrior none have ever seen." she chuckled happily with her plans.

Kyuubi brought her claws hands up and focused her demonic chakra into them and with a quick swipe ripped a hole in space and time. She looked back down at Naruto "Now my new toy let me introduce you to the strongest warriors of any world the Spartans," she chuckled before walking into the portal.

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Naruto's blue eyes snapped open. He had that dream again with the two women with red hair, one with sad blue eyes and the other one with cold mischievous red cat like eyes and the same whisker marks on her cheeks as his own. He had no idea who, they were or what they meant to him, but he felt that they were important to him somehow. Yawning he sat up and looked around, he saw that his brothers were all getting up as well. None of them were related by blood, but they were all in the same squad and members of the Spartans army so that made them his brothers. They washed together they trained together and they fought and died together, all in the name of the Sparta.

The eighteen year old got up along with his brothers. They all headed to the river to wash up before a long day of training. It was the same old routine they did since they were young boys.

At age seven all Spartan boys were taken from their home and sent to large communal messes where they were deliberately underfed, to encourage them to learn and master the art of stealing and when they got caught stealing they were punished severely for getting caught. They were then physically trained in combat and in the use of weapons. They were taught reading, writing, math and other things. They had to always answer questions briefly and wittingly and were punished if they did not.

When they reached age twelve they had to be taken on by an older male mentor, usually an unmarried young man. The older males were expected to function as a kind of substitute father and role model to his junior partner.

Finally at age eighteen they were put into groups and sent into the mountains where they had to survive for a while before coming back. Where they then became members of the Spartan army.

He himself was a prodigy and had the respect of many important people in Sparta. Yet, at the same time many were very wary of him because he was so different from everyone else. For example, his body healed faster in fact he could heal from all kinds of injuries that would kill anyone less. He also never got sick or ran out of energy he could and would some times train for days without sleeping or eating. His whisker marks were something no one else had and as a boy he got bullied as they made him look cute, but as he got older they made him look more furious and feral like. Then, there was something that happened when he was out in the mountains with his unit. They were jumped by a group of barbarians. They were quickly cornered, but they held their ground killing several of them. But then they charge them all at once and they were overrun, but when they were at their blackest moment he snapped and this strange fire burning inside him, spilled out and surrounded him, he then went on a rampage killing all of the barbarians. After word of what happened got out, people started to fear him a little; many thoughts him to be like the great hero Hercules a descendant of a god, but he wasn't sure about that. Something deep down told him that power was not of a god.

His adoptive father Zotico knew the truth about him, but the man would not tell him only saying when the time was right would he be allowed to know the truth. He just hoped that the day would be soon.

"So Naruto are you going to the youth festival tomorrow," asked Risto before trying to tackle the long spiky haired blond.

Naruto side stepped him before grabbing his right arm and pulled it behind his back and pinned him to the dirt, "Of course everyone one our age is going," he said. Risto flipped over and got out of the arm lock, however, was unable to pin the blond and he slipped away.

The festival of youth was where the young Spartan boy and girls all party nude to celebrate they're youthful bodies.

Naruto again pins the brunet finally their senior told them to stop. The two shook hands before heading back to the others, to take a break.

This time, try not to hog all the women, you know some of us would like to get married in the future and that won't happen if all the girls are hanging off you, he said punching the blond in the arm. The others heard him and they all yelled out yeah and save some for us.

The blond glared at them hey "It isn't like I'm trying to. I mean I can't help it if the gods cursed me with such beauty," he yelled at them. It was true once he turned sixteen women started fawning over him. "I mean it's not like I enjoy it. You guys don't know what it's like to be mobbed by a bunch of women and not just any women our women. He said in his defense.

Spartan women were not like women of the rest of Greece, like Athens where the women were not allowed to have an education and had little to no rights and keep mostly inside. In Sparta women were held with the same respect as men. They were educated just like the men. Not in physical and weapons training, but in other areas, that's not saying they can't fight no they can and were just as brutal as the men. He once saw a Spartan woman beat a stupid man from Athens bloody as he wouldn't take no for an answer. They were also allowed to go wherever they wanted and do whatever they wanted and even were allowed to compete in the same Sparta games. Yes Spartan women were a strong breed not to be taken lightly.

And that is where Naruto's problem came in, the women would try and rip him apart as they would fight over whom would get to be with him. He had been in fights and a couple battles and he had never been as badly bruised and sore as he was after the woman got done with him. He shivered at the thought of what will happen tomorrow and began to wonder why he went to these events.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah" Risto said,: "You got it so bad well I can tell you this much if I had women fighting over me I certainly wouldn't complain," the brunette said getting many nods from everyone.

"Well I am more than willing to trade place with any of you guys and let you all find out what it's like to get tackled by a bunch of lustful women," he said. He looked at them and saw them all staring off in to space with big dumb grins, as they thought about having hundreds of beautiful girls on them pawing at each other trying to get to them. He sighed and shook his head even he could admit that it doesn't sound all that bad. Until you actually experience what it's like being almost crushed than almost ripped apart. He thought setting down.

"I still don't see what exactly you're complaining about," Risto said snapping out of it and setting next to his blond friend. After they all finished picking on Naruto, they began to joking around and have a good time.

The next day at the festival Naruto again found himself being crushed under a pile of women who fought over which one was would get to be with him. In the end it was short, but very tough brunette by the name of Helen won the massive cat fight and proudly and turbulently latch on to the golden blonds arm and paraded around showing of her blond trophy. Who, for his part didn't mind and was just happy to be out of the mob of women.

The whole day was spent partying drinking and eating and it lasted long into the night. When thing started to cool and people started to go back to their homes, the blond found himself being pulled by the short woman home and throw into her bed where she ravished her blond trophy.

Again Naruto awoke from that same dream that seems to haunt him, but this time it was different this time he heard the strange woman with blood red cat like eyes calling out to him. (Naruto come to me, find me, if you want to know who you are and where you come from. The strange woman spoke to him.)He shook a little remembering her voice; he wondered what this could mean.

Setting up, he shook his head trying to read his thought's of that woman. But he soon forgot them when a soft gentle hand snaked around his waist and pulled him back into Helens embraces. The woman seductively smiles at him before she pulls him in to kiss and crawled on top of him. Words were not needed for him to know what she wanted and he was more than willing to give it to her apishly if it meant forgetting the strange woman and that dream.

A few hours later Naruto was walking out of the Helens home, the woman had finally allowed him to leave. She stood leaning up against the door frame waving to him as he walks away. He smiled at her which earned him a dreamy sigh from her. But just as he turned the corner he bumped into a serf who fell back onto his butt because of the much bigger blond. He reached down and helped him up, It was then he recognized him as being one of his fathers.

"Oh there you are Naruto I have been looking all over for you," he said

"What for" he asked curiously

"The Spartan council wants you its very important," he said

The blond nodded "Aright I will head there now," He turned and headed where the council meets are held. He wonders what they could want as it was rare for them to call for anyone of a lower ranks.

Entering the great building Naruto was greeted by the four kings of Sparta each man was old and were the strongest, wisest, and respected of the Spartiates. They had been in many battles and led huge armies to war, spread the name of Sparta too many lands and people. Naruto got down on one knee and bowed to them showing them the great respect they deserved.

"Rise" one spoke, Naruto got up and look at each of them his eyes landing on the last man and the most respected of them his father Risto "Naruto you must leave Sparta," the man spoke going straight to the point

"What why," Naruto yelled not understanding, "Have I done something wrong, have I not..." the man raised his hand silencing him.

"You have done nothing wrong. But this was how it was always going to be." He stood up from his chair and walked over to him. "My son you have always asked me about where you came from and who you are and I always told you that you were not read yet to know. But today you are."

Naruto's eyes widened hearing this. He would finally know who he was, something that he had dreamed about all his life.

"Seventeen years ago a powerful spirit of fire came to us with her she had a small child. She asked us to take that child and train him in our ways and make him strong as we are. Because we are the strongest warriors known. Naruto you are that child. However, she also told us that she would come for you the day when you were ready. She told us that you were meant for greatness." The man put his hand on his shoulder. "Naruto I can see that greatness burning in your eyes, but I know that it does not lie here with us." He removed his hand and turned away from him. "Yesterday she appeared to me and told me to send you to the mountain in the west where she resides. Naruto you must go to her. She holds the keys to your past and your future." He finished

Naruto stood there not knowing what to think, finally though he spoke "When do I have to leave," he asked looking down.

"Tonight, gather your thing and say your goodbyes I will meet you at the west gate" he told him, Naruto nodded and bowed one more time before going.

Naruto walk throw the streets of Sparta thinking hard about what's happening and what he had been told. He never in his wildest dreams would have guessed that he was brought here by a powerful fire spirit, but it did clear up a few things like that strange fire that surrounded him when he fought off those barbarians years ago. He let out a sigh. Before focusing on the people and things around him, young children were playing, women were talking and laughing and the seller were selling their goods. He was going to miss this, all of it, but he had to know, he needed to know who and where he came from and if this spirit can tell him then, he would go.

He came to a stop in front of a large building it was his father's home and it was here that he wished to talk to the one person that he wanted to talk to most before he lefts. After asking a servant, he went to the back where the garden was and there she was his adoptive mother. She was a tall woman and very strong she had long black hair with pale white skin with deep green eyes she was the definition of beautiful even with some gray hair showing her age she still looked beautiful. He was told that her baby had died shortly after birth and when his father brought him home she immediately took him and cared for him. They had a very strong bond that still stayed strong long after he was taken to be trained. He watched her as she cared for her new child a baby girl who looked very similar to her mother.

"You know Naruto it's impolite to stare," she spoke causing his to smile.

He walked over to her "You could always tell when I was around or up to no good," he said setting down next to her.

"Of course a mother always knows when their children are around and in trouble and you gave me a lot of practice with your constant pranks," she said smiling up at him. He chuckled and looked down with a sad smile. She sighed knowing why he came. "You know I well always be there in your heart" she spoke sadly.

"I... I know," he said not surprise that she knew what this was about.

She reached over and grabbed something setting next to her. "Here I saved these for you I hope you can still use them," she said smiling.

Naruto took the small wooden box and smiled remembering what it was immediately. "My old paint and drawing set," he said happily. When he was five she found him drawing once and seeing as it calmed him down she went and got him a tutor and supplies in hopes that he would not cause anymore trouble. It worked well and he learned a lot and was very good at it. Even now he practiced when he had time.

She smiled "I'm glad then, I kept them." She said

"May I draw you then you know so I have something to remember you with," he asked.

"Of course" she smiled setting up a little and running her hand threw her hair to straighten it.

Naruto move so she was sitting in front of him. He unrolled a blank scroll and opens a bottle of ink and dips his brush into it and started to draw his mother. They talked for a while as he did. Soon though he was done with it and showed it to her.

She smiled, it's beautiful, she said looking at it. He smiled, "Well it's nothing like the real thing," he said setting it down in the sun to dry. They talked for a little while longer until his drawing was dried. After he left, he went to a few other places, said his goodbye before finally gathering his thing and heading to the west gate.

Naruto stood in front of his adoptive father and mother and squad. He was in his full battle gear. Bronzes chest armor and chin guards helmet with its red crest and his large shell with a fox on the front. He had his spear and sword as well as a sack that held all of his supplies and anything else he owned.

"Well," spoke Risto "At least now some of us can finally get some girls" he said crossing his arms and staring at his long time friend.

Naruto smirked "Well I hope they climb all over you as they did me," he said reaching out to shake the brunettes' hand. The eighteen year old smirked too and grabbed his friend wrist and pulled him into a hug.

"Feel sorry for the men of your land as they'll have to deal with you getting all the girls attention now," he chuckled.

Naruto chuckled too before walking over to his father and mother. His father placed his hand on his shoulder. "Naruto I am very proud of you I know if you could have stayed you would no doubt one day take my place on the throne," he said proudly.

Naruto smiled "Thank you father," he said after a few more goodbye the blond walked away his friends and family watch him until he disappeared over the horizon.

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