Naruto: Fish World

by 4fireking

Before the timeskip, there was a mission Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura had. It involved a land filled with fish farmers and a defective ninja who is a professional at poisoning things. He already poisoned the river where the fish live. And he poisons the air with his weapon. All of Team 7, even their mentor, is too weak to fight him. Only a young fish farmer can help them.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

I, Keifer Mudblood, never had much respect for the lives of animals. What really fascinated me was how sharp a knife can be. I always thought our bones were hard like steel. Either there isn't as much bones in our arms as I thought or we're really soft like a cup of ramen. I never turn away when I see blood, I don't wince when I hear an animal being tortured, and I didn't turn away now while my father cut his knife into the stomach of that fish.

I think I should explain myself better. My name is Keifer Mudblood. Me and my father are fish farmers. Everyday he takes me on his boat around a village with ninjas and we hunt for fish. Hunt is a little too much to say. We're not fishing either. When fishing we have fun. Instead of fishing poles we use nets instead. And dad didn't like to see animals suffer so he cuts them open. This was more of a laborious chore. My dad took me on these boat trips because he expects me to run it one day. I can't say no to my father. If I refuse what my father tells me...he'll hate me.

I'm no one special. I'm not strong, I'm not fast, but I sure as hell am not useless. I'm very proficient when holding tonfa's. But I can't read. I tried reading. I really, really tried to read, but reading is not my forte. I'm not like a girl; loquacious and smart mouthed about all the reading they've done. I'm the average, quiet, and sensitive fish farmer. I have very simple goals and dreams. My first goal is to make twenty ryō everyday, my second is to not make any enemies by the end of the day, and learn something new. I don't ever plan on being rich. Being rich is not great, but being poor sure as hell isn't any better. I dream to live a long and fulfilling life. Maybe one where I can eat three meals a day and not one of them is a burned sardine.

Do I like animals? No. I think a person should never keep an animal. If that pet is going to die let them die in the wilderness, its where they were born it should be where they will pass on to the next life. When someone touches me I tell them "don't touch me." I guess I'm not a very compassionate boy. If someone touches me, I tell them not to touch me, but if they touch me again when I clearly told them not to touch me, that's when I get mad.

Every time I watch those fish swim by I think how much I want to eat them. I hear there are people who can even manipulate water. They would make this fishing business a whole lot easier. But I live in a world without shortcuts, without diplomacy, without schools, and the only tutelage I'm following is the path of my father. So don't judge me. You don't have to like me. And you sure as hell can't expect me to be some great hero who can control elements. Just think of me as who you might want to be.