Konoha's number one unpredictable ninja
'Where am I?'
The endeavor to move sore muscles and tired bones left the teen with a feeling of drowsiness and made his head swim
'oh yeah…I'm here'
trying to rub his eyes in frustration as his memories returned, he found it hard to lift his arm over his face
'the air feels…'
the pair of eyelids rose and two orbs of blue lazily wandered to observe his surroundings
'hmm…'
the ruined city that replaced the green lush of the forest did not bother him in the least
'why is that…'
there was no cloud in the sky nor was there any sun. The atmosphere was one of peace and destruction. The calm after a raging storm. It felt right to be there, lying on the ground senseless and lifeless.
'I see…'
life slowly made its way back into the teen's veins and after an eternity of observing the ruined walls and fallen houses. Slowly, he rolled over and used his hands to push himself up. Was it always this hard to move about?
He switched his weight over to his legs and sat up
'…Hnn…'
the barren wasteland of rubble and debris was now filled with weaponry of different sorts, from blades to maces and axes. Each form of steel felt like it belonged there, be it in pinned into the ground, stuck in a wall or even if it lied on the ground like it simply fell down from some fighter's rugged hands. The sight of scattered steel was like the perfect decoration to a contorted house.
'This can't be good…'
his eyes lazily wandered to his hands. Something was not quite right and yet it was simply acceptable to have it that way.
Red
Why the color of blood was there didn't seem to possess much importance as it didn't feel disturbing in the least.
'Get up…'
energy mingled in the teen's body as he stood up with newfound strength. His head felt lighter as the air of tiredness left and lucid thoughts came to life once more.
'Get up…'
his normally orange outfit was in tatters and his body was adorned with scars, his pants the only thing left unharmed and completely covering the lower parts of his body. Then again, was it really his body?
It didn't feel that familiar. His feet were too far from his vision. He didn't remember being so distant from the ground.
'GET up…'
*thud*
wary ears perked at the sound of footsteps. Adrenaline rushed through his veins as the thought of someone else present in this perfect world was frightening if not alarming. What gave him the feeling of being home was the fact that he believed he had this world to himself and himself only. Having the only rule broken was not amusing in the least.
'GET UP'
*Thud*
limbs began to tremble as the foreign figure came to sight. It was frightening, alarming, annoying, disgraceful and sickening all at the same time. Such creature didn't belong there. Not in this perfect world. That figure, filled with scars, wearing tattered orange clothing and blonde hair did not fit there. What was unbearable to see were those two pure black eyes with red pupils.
The figure's lips parted to show sharp pearl-white teeth dripping with hunger and malice before the lower jaw moved away from the upper one to form words.
"Welcome ho-"
'GET UP'
void swallowed the teen before the figure could finish the sentence that sounded so familiar yet so strange.
Forest of Death
"nn…*Groan*…where am I?"
Suddenly, it was rather easy to be alive. He noticed this simple fact when he realized his hand was already scratching his scalp as a habit when he was confused. Why did he do that anyway?
"…well this sucks" he mumbled as he looked to his right to see his teammate with raven hair sleeping peacefully
'not exactly a face one would want to see when they wake up' he thought with a frown as he stood up and stretched to get used to this feeling. His muscles were back to normal functionality after five minutes of stretching.
'Hmm…where's the other one?' he wondered as he made his way out of the cave. He faced a pink haired teen around his age sleeping. She used the tree trunk as a sorry excuse for a pillow to get some rest.
'Useless….' He thought to himself as he let his eyes wander. The clearing was filled with traps of all sorts. Wires to alarm her of any incoming intruders, explosive seals for any sorry creature that dared get too close to said item and finally, bait. The most important and crucial part of any trap.
A sleeping innocent teenager whose mind and soul and more importantly, body, were untainted and had her guard down. What more could one ask for?
He proceeded to break a branch and use a kunai to patiently prune all the extra parts of a branch that made it different from a thin stick.
'It will have to do' he commented as he looked at the slim stick in his hand. It wasn't anything special. It couldn't bring the dead back to life or summon a genie but it was what he needed
*poke*
"oi sakura"
*snore*
'…dammit'
he tried to poke her shoulder once more with the stick as he kept a safe distance, believing her airheaded attitude could be contagious. Did he always feel this urge to distance himself from her crush? Was this urge going to become a regular tendency?
*poke*
*snore*
'…I see…' he thought grimly as he changed the aim of the stick from her shoulder to her face
*double poke*
"*snore*…mmm….just a minute" she grumbled, clearly half asleep
"oh sakura…you're in a dangerous forest with your teammates" he cooed sweetly
"uh-huh…." She grumbled, eyes closed
"and guess who's going to leave you to three foreign ninja closing in on us if you don't wake up" he finished in a monotone voice, empty of any humor or even care
"mm?" was all she managed to let out before her eyes snapped open and stood up with a kunai in hand
"Impressive" spoke a voice from the trees. It was the farthest tone from amicable even though it was tinted with praise
"stay back Naruto. You're still injured. I'll handle this" she finished with a confident look.
Could she be relying on those traps to strategically overwhelm them? Or was it…optimism and naivety? The blonde couldn't tell.
Three figures emerged from the thick woods. Not quite the odds she expected. After all, she had just woken up and spoke almost instinctively.
"Oho…I see…" the blonde whispered nonchalantly. Not exactly what one would expect from konoha's number one unpredictable ninja. Then again…
'What's up with him? Darn it I don't have the time to worry about him right now…what can I do?' she thought desperately. She was beginning to reconsider her decision and ask Naruto for help
"Naruto…" she whispered. No response was heard as the blonde stared back at the three sound Nin
"are you done with your strategic meeting? We're growing a bit bored you see" the hunched nin in the middle grumbled with an annoyed tone
"I decided to give you a handicap and cease attacks for a minute because your odds suck and you impressed me but you didn't do anything entertaining…therefore I'll just deal with you like any other trash" he reprimanded as he pulled his sleeve up to reveal his armored arm.
"YOUTH SHALL PREVAIL AGAINST ALL ODDS"
a loud shout shook all five nins and the surrounding trees and not much later, a green-clad teen with a strange haircut landed next to the pinkette
"what in god's name are you?" the second male of the sound nin stated with slight shock. No surprise there. Why would anyone wear spandex in public? The green color did not help alleviate the traumatizing effect.
"Damn you're loud" the blond scratched his head. Why him? And why couldn't he sense him approaching? Was his chakra that weak? Or was he that good at concealing it? Too many thoughts. He needed to rest
"Naruto-kun! I have come to join you in this youthful battle. Let us join flames and show them what konoha Nin are made of" he stated passionately.
"Sure...since you asked nicely" was the lazy response from the blonde as he looked at the green teen from the corner of his eyes
"Dammit Naruto what the hell is wrong with you?" the pinkette couldn't take it anymore and expressed the question eating at her mind.
"….mm.." he looked away from the pinkette to the three sound nin
"do you find this that entertaining that you've ceased to attack?" he asked aloud, receiving three nods in return. All he could do was grumble unidentifiable words as he made his way back to the cave, scratching his head. A clear sign of questions that baffled him.
"Naruto-kun!" shouted the teen with unnaturally thick eyebrows
"I'm tired, hungry, thirsty and have absolutely no desire to fight three idiots with two…" 'Bigger idiots' he finished in his mind before entering the cave. He needed to meditate. He was still new to all of this. It was usually easier to go about with his mask on but now, he felt like he would choke if he put that grin back on his face.
"Ah well…it seems we must make our move now" the hunched Nin stated and began moving
Cave
The blonde sat down and leaned on a wall as he heard the battle going on outside. It felt like hearing kids fighting in the street to him. Annoying, loud, useless and worst of all, agonizing to bear witness to.
He regained his composure and decided to clear his mind of any impurity as he took a meditative pose. The sound of battle grew more distant as he felt himself lighten up and smiled faintly. This feeling was the best. Detaching himself from the worthless world. All senses disabled except for the sixth one can sometimes result in a blissful relaxation even in the middle of a battle, literally in this case.
His smile disappeared and was replaced with an annoyed scowl as he felt malicious energy radiate from the other boy present.
'What now…' he opened his left eye and spared a glance at the boy now covered in black markings.
The raven-haired boy chuckled under his breath as he stared at his right hand. He steeled himself after hearing a scream similar to the pink haired kunoichi's. He began his walk to the battlefield, too eager to test himself and ignored the blonde teen who was back in his own world. He fell back and hit the ground with a light thud, his relaxed rhythm of breathing signaling loss of consciousness.
Wastelands
'I'm home' he thought to himself with slight amusement as he opened his eyes to the familiar landscape. The abnormality of his haven stared at him with eager red eyes.
"Welcome home" he growled in a feral voice as if responding to the blonde's thoughts
"You must have a lot of questions…better get comfortable first. It will be a little while"
he obeyed the anomaly's order and decided to sit on a piece of rubble. Comfort didn't matter nearly as much as what the figure had to say
"I am you, yet I am not. We are one yet we are not. We used to share one body and coexisted as separate souls. But now, things have changed. Now there is one soul residing in one body"
the blonde smiled faintly at the figure's way of talking. So formal.
"Hmm…I'm glad to see you amused by my words but I am serious. Our souls are beginning to merge, Human."
"So tell me, Demon. What's the problem? I couldn't help but notice my loss of interest in everything. Even the girl I used to have a crush on. She was fun to be around and her reactions were very amusing. Even now as I speak and remember it, I feel somewhat sick for having feelings for someone I barely knew. Plus, I didn't know I was such a good chakra sensor until now"
"That is simply a transformation which confirms what I tell you. We are becoming one, human. Whether you like it or not, your weak personality is being crushed by mine"
"and why is it that your formal attitude trumps my outgoing and energetic one?"
"Hmph…it seems you've grown so fond of that mask you wear that you've forgotten it is fake and the roots are weak. Soon you will also become detached from humanity as I am."
The blonde's fingers twitched at that comment. Involuntarily or not, his body reacted to the obvious fact that it has been faking actions it did not want to commit for years and moved in automated joy of losing the reason to put up a farce and gain freedom to do as pleased.
"Hah. Even your body is overjoyed to hear you can finally be something more than a clown who garners attention."
Another slight twitch was a signal that he hit another spot and that he was on the right track.
"Your kind saw you as a demon and resented you for years. The number of people who cared for you can be counted on one hand" he stated as he raised his right blood-smeared hand
"if you're done stating facts, please do not get side-tracked and return to the topic at hand" he groaned as he swayed his hand lazily in front of his face, as if shooing a fly away. Apparently, this anomaly in his mindscape was becoming more of a nuisance than a fearsome enigma.
"You are right. As I said, we are merging. It will not be long before we become one. As you can see, we already share the same body."
He kept silent waiting for any questions. After none were raised and the blonde motioned for him to continue, he nodded and spoke once more.
"This body we share in here represents your personality. These scars…" he ran a hand over a cut on his neck "Represent the pain you've suffered and the agony you went through in your short life"
Again, he paused and looked expectantly at the blonde
"Guh…fine, I'll ask a question. Why so much blood?" he groaned lazily
"It represents your desire, Human. Your nonchalant attitude states your detachment from the world but the blood covering your persona speaks for itself. You want all who made you suffer to experience the same fate if not worse. Even this body shows your mentality is no longer that of a child."
'He sure likes to talk' he thought to himself with an unconscious nod, his body accepting the conclusion of its master.
"I'm simply trying to explain to you what you're going through"
'for which I'm grateful' he thought but his body twitched in disagreement. A twitch on the anomaly's eyebrow made it evident that the other body's owner was quite aggravated at the blonde's ungratefulness.
"I know your new attitude mirrors mine but for some reason, I resent it greatly"
"maybe because you're wrong about my attitude mirroring yours. Yours isn't that strong anyway. Too fake…like my mask"
"Yes…I can tell by the way you keep your morals" he waved his hand, gesturing to the rubble around him
"The only thing you're diligent about is that" he pointed behind the blonde
turning around, he saw an iron tower reaching for the sky. The lack of windows kept outsiders from seeing inside the spiral tower that twisted around itself and flew towards the sky in an attempt to break the endless blue with its iron tip.
His eyes wandered for the front door but couldn't find any. Looking more at the tower, he sensed a feeling of determination well up in him.
"That tower is what you called 'your word'" A nod from the blonde was all he needed to continue
"You said that you would make your own path and that you would never go back on your words. Do you know what those words mean, Human?"
Another nod followed by a sentence from the blonde
"I will respect and never betray myself"
"Correct, human. No matter how detached you would become, how heavy that mask would feel on you or how many times you would fall, you would never betray yourself." He began to walk towards his blue eyed counterpart
"Even if the whole world goes against you, if you are beaten, frustrated or worse, you will stay true to yourself and your beliefs"
a small sigh drew the demon's attention
"beliefs, huh?" he whispered as he looked at the remains of his former beliefs that were crushed by fate's impenitent hands.
"Worry not, my soulmate" he cooed as he wrapped his arms around the blonde's chest
what the boy felt press against his back was not quite what was expected. It's not every day that instead of a flat, hard chest, two spheres of soft meat press against you. Pretty small spheres too at that. He turned his head slightly to see the red-head that had replaced his demonic twin
"we have a lifetime to build your beliefs together. I am the reason you became like this." She traced a lone finger on the teen's chest. He could feel something new in her voice. Something he did not expect from a demon of her caliber
'why do you sound regretful?' he thought to himself, knowing she would respond soon enough.
"Am I not the reason you had to live the life of a trash?" she whispered as she buried her face in his scarred back
'Oho…what might this be? ...there's an enchanting elegance present' he thought with a smile that stretched his lips. For some reason, he found it amusing that a demon cared for a human and he was the human in this fairy tale.
"Do you see? This is what I mean. You do not care about anything to the point that you're like a walking dead."
"I had different opinions about a demon's behavior towards humans." He stated as he turned his head back to the iron tower
"So what?!" she stated with anger as she let go and took a step back
"Even a demon will feel pity after seeing what humans can do to an innocent child. Do you think I like the way you turned out because of my existence in you? Do you think it was easy to sit and watch as you went through life, trying to survive every day?" her voice rose with every question.
"Shut up" he replied in a clearly annoyed tone as the sky grew darker and more grey, losing its deep blue hue.
"What gives you the right to feel sorry for me?" he turned around and faced the nude red-head whose unruly short red hair wavered in anger. Her red pupils moved in their sockets in split seconds as she looked for any emotion she could understand by looking at the sea blue eyes of the teenager. He took a step forward and used his height to tower over hers and stared down at her. Those determined and confident eyes left her speechless. She did not expect this reaction at all.
"Who gave you permission to beat yourself up over other people's mistakes?" he stated with a tone of authority
Long gone was the brash blonde who shouted his lungs out and was all over the place. This new entity that stared into her eyes was an oppressing presence that seemed like it could crush anything in its path. The sky turned black and night took over the landscape, the only thing radiating light being the iron tower that shined with a silver brilliance.
"I understand that you're a demon and different from humans. Humans fear what they do not understand and can sometimes react in ways less befitting a human." His normally monotonous voice carried a hint of sorrow as he continued
"the way I was treated was unfair." He ran a finger on her face as he tilted his head and smiled
"but I don't see how it's your fault, red-head. I can't let my soulmate put the blame on herself for others' ignorance and foolishness. But anyway…" he whispered as he put his palm on the back of her neck and pushed her face towards his.
"I'm grateful that a great demon like you has such feelings for me" he stated in a low voice and pressed her lips against his.
The sky's hue of blue returned as the red-head's eyes widened in realization of what just happened. She knew she had to resist. It was unheard of for a demon to fall for a human, let alone the greatest in existence like her. Her actions defied her logic as she closed her eyes and let this feeling wash over her. This feeling was sweet, kind, gentle and addicting at the same time.
He ended the kiss and withdrew his head, followed shortly by hers which involuntarily trailed his for a short moment, longing for the feeling it left on her lips.
He smiled playfully as he rubbed her ear, drawing a groan from her closed frowning lips.
'You know…for a demon in the form of a fox, I was expecting cuter ears but I guess these will suffice' he thought as he began to scratch behind her ear. She involuntarily began to smile so much that her eyes closed in joy and used her hands to hold his wrist, signaling her feelings of enjoyment at the soft caressing. She tilted her head when the boy hit a soft spot and leaned into his palm with a sigh of pleasure. It ended too soon for her liking as he pulled his hand away and his face turned back to its former emotionless glory.
"nn…Human…that was unfair. Don't you know to never leave a woman longing?" she whispered in a mixed tone of residual pleasure and annoyance at the abrupt end.
"I'll come around again. It's not like you're going anywhere" he swayed his hand in front of his face again. Was it becoming a new habit?
"red-head…" he looked at the scattered steel tools. The amount was enough to arm a castle filled with soldiers.
"Oh…that…I guess you could say that's my share of soul which is merging with yours"
'what…' he killed the thought and patiently waited for her to regain her composure. Her eyes showed that her attention was elsewhere. Looking at the weapons closer, he noticed a familiar marking on the hilt of a sword.
"I didn't want to kill all those people…" she whispered with a broken voice.
'…' he said nothing and only stared back at her
"He made me do it…that blasted sharingan of his…he made me hurt everyone. I-"
The blonde didn't let her finish as he embraced her in a tight hug and scratched her head as she buried her face into his chest and sobbed heavily.
"It must have been horrible, red-head…having no one to talk with about something you regret" he whispered into her ear, trying to console her the best way he could. His lack of emotions made it possible for him to stay calm and think thoroughly about what her problem could be. Her sobbing turned to weeping as she hugged back and screamed into his embrace. He rubbed circles on her back and leaned his head on hers as he listened to feral screams of pain and agony.
"It must've hurt a lot…knowing you would turn many children into orphans…women into widows and men into widowers…make many experience the death of their child before their own…" he continued to whisper the things he could count as he thought about her pain. To top it all off, she had to watch an innocent boy pay for what she didn't want to do by losing his humanity.
'Get up…'
"Red-head…I have to go" he whispered as he let go and gave her some room to wipe her eyes.
"Hmph…you were mistaken though. My attitude didn't change because we're merging. This simply led to my mask being crushed. My own personality far out powers yours" he poked her forehead with his index finger playfully.
'Get Up…'
"You should be proud that I crushed your mask instead…you'll die early if you live like me"
'GET up…'
"Besides…I like tsundere red-heads"
"Shut-"she raised her head, ready to retort but he was gone and with him, the weapons scattered throughout the area.
"Not again!" she screamed in annoyance. Fate can be quite a cruel mistress when the opportunity shows itself.
Riverside
The sound of running water drove him back to reality and the only thing that alleviated his annoyance was the smell of fried fish…or frying in this case as he could also smell the smoke of a nearby fire.
He sat up and looked around lazily with eyelids only raised halfway up. His eyes paused briefly in acknowledgement as he looked at his teammates. His gaze paused on a white haired nin. Not knowing better, the white hair decided to introduce himself.
"Hello, I'm kabu-"
"I don't care" he cut him halfway and earned a sweat drop from the nin whose eyeglasses almost fell from his face.
"Narutooo!" the pinkette growled violently. He had to finish this as soon as possible to avoid a rant from her.
"Feed me" he stated monotonously as he stared at her with expectant eyes. At first she flinched at the unexpected reaction but regained her composure and grew angry at his weird attitude.
"Are You Trying To Be Shino or Shikamaru? Pick one already!" She shouted out loud.
The blonde's stare turned to a glare as he narrowed his eyes further and his features darkened. Since it was her first time seeing the blonde so pissed, she took a step back. Even the last Uchiha found it strange that the loudmouth of the trio was acting this way. Sakura had told her about Naruto's strange behavior. Was it the snake-man's fault?
"If you draw more shinobi, I will personally hand you over as a peace treaty if it would make them go away." He stated with a dry tone, fingers twitching in anticipation of finally doing something liberating. The look on his face wasn't lying either. This caused her to shiver and stay quiet as he reached for a fish-on-a-stick and ate away lazily.
"now now, Naruto-kun. It's not nice to talk like that to a fellow teammate, a girl at that." The guest decided to try his luck again. It was a shot in the dark but he gave it a go. The blonde spared him a blank stare before resuming his meal.
"I hate to say it but he's right. Stop treating sakura like she's a hindrance. Did you forget what kakashi taught us?" the boy with the opposite hair coloring grunted
'here comes the pain…' the blonde groaned mentally and soon enough, a squeal followed that hurt his brain to the cell.
He threw the stick away and stood up, stretching his muscles.
"I don't know what happened to you dobe, but you don't have the right to treat everyone like crap unless you have a good reason for it" he stated with finality, getting nods from his female companion and the guest.
'I need to hit something…hard…with something that's harder…' he thought as he walked away from group.
"I need to take a leak" he grumbled as he distanced himself from the companions and the guest.
"Take your time, Naruto-kun" said the guest, trying to mend his relation with the blonde.
'I think I'll hit him with something hard…' he waved in acknowledgement with that thought.
Elsewhere
The blonde sighed in bliss as he felt the pressure leave his abdomen.
'Not bad…It'll grow bigger when you're 18, right?' A feral voice interrupted his moment of peace.
'If you were keeping this a secret, you just chose the worst time to surprise me' he thought as he pulled his zipper and scowled.
'You can at least be a little surprised, Human. You sound like everything annoys you even in your head'
'yeah well…what can I say…I don't mind' he thought as his hand swayed. Yep. It's a habit now. One that he didn't mind.
'Hmph…I'm beginning to wonder why I fell for you…'
'It's either because we're merging or because I fixed my mindscape a bit. Either way, I don't care as long as the result does not bother me'
he tensed when he sensed three chakra signatures approach him.
'You're also welcome for the enhanced chakra control, Human'
'Not now red-head. Just keep telling me what's new so I can do something about this…' he mentally replied and looked at the three shadows approach him, listening to her explanation about the new abilities this fusion brought to him. He had to smile when she told him chakra manifestations such as Bijuu are the closest things to immortal. His smile spread even farther as the three approached closer to his position.
"Hmm? ...oho…how interesting" he mused as he recognized the boy with the love kanji on his forehead. The leader of the sand trio. He remembered the Konohamaru incident like it was yesterday.
'I must be some sort of red-head magnet'
'He's also a container, human. I would be cautious if I were you. You can be lazy and careless if you want but don't forget that if you die, it won't end so sweetly for me'
'Aww…I won't die red-head so don't be sad' he replied in mock care
'besides…I don't think he can do anything to cut my head off'
the sand trio approached the patiently waiting blonde and raised their guard when he unzipped his orange jacket and threw it away.
"I'm glad the bright sign worked. Now, let's try to talk this out without making me move" he stated with a foxy grin on his face
"do you have a scroll?" the blonde with four pig-tails asked
"nope. And please refrain from talking to me unless you want to be deadpanned by my curt attitude" he replied dryly, clearly not interested in the topic. His tone succeeded in drawing a tick mark on her forehead.
"Well…I really want to beat you up for being so rude and annoying but whatever brother says goes" she countered as she put her hand on the red-head's shoulder.
"I hope you make the right choice, Gaara" she whispered, not taking her eyes off the other blonde.
"Would you be kind and leave us alone? I'd like to talk with him about private matters. It would be best for your own sakes if you did not bear witness to what is about to unfold" he said with his habit flaring. As if his terseness wasn't enough, he had developed a habit that clearly stated his boredom at others' very existence. To top it off, it looked like everyone around him smelled bad.
"What the…who do you think you are?!" the boy with war paint on his face stated, equally annoyed like her sister and put his hand on Gaara's shoulder.
"You know what to do Gaara" he also decided to encourage killing the annoying blonde.
"Hmm…" the red-haired boy with black lines under his eyes raised his hand and sand ensnared the blonde boy. His facial features did not change in the slightest as he was raised up and drawn closer to the red-head
"What you have to say had better be worth your life, Konoha nin. I don't know why you're so confident and arrogant but I'm willing to hear you out at least." He stated with a dead tone that overpowered Shino's and rivaled Naruto's own.
"I have a thing for red-heads so please let me touch you." He stated with an innocent and honest smile, earning sweat drops from the siblings and a blink from the red-head present.
'He's dead' both siblings thought in unison.
Gaara pushed Naruto away in his sand carrier and shook his head in annoyance. What was wrong with konoha ninjas? At least the other villages' ninjas would be serious and do something to hurt him. Konoha's Nin failed to follow that code. With a grip of his fist, the sand crushed its content, the audible crunch a clear sign of obliterated bones.
He dropped the blood stained sand and his jaw dropped in shock, resulting in two other jaws that followed lead.
'He's alive?' thought the red-head
'Gaara's jaw just dropped?' thought the sister
'I don't even know what the fuck is going on anymore' thought the brother whom regained his composure and went poker face. Years of training and instinct development warned him that if things flowed the way they did, common sense would be useless if not a burden.
The blonde boy was lying on the sand, clothes drenched in blood but other than the blood, he seemed fine and stared blankly at Gaara.
"Is this how you hold a normal conversation?" he stated monotonously and waited for his bones to heal, the burning sensation coursing through him. The searing feeling didn't bother him in the least. It's pain, there's nothing you can do about it. It's the type which you can't learn from nor can you stop so you just go with it. What bothered him was how he was supposed to explain the red attire. He felt his bones take form after minutes of torturous pain. He decided to avoid this in the future if possible.
"w-well, even if he survived for whatever reason, we clearly heard the bones, right Kankuro?" stated Temari with a scared smile, hoping for the answer she desperately needed to hear
"my gut says he'll get up and do something stupid again so I'm just going to pretend I'm not here" he shot back without any mercy for his sister's feelings.
'Why am I doing this again?' he thought lazily as he stood up, once more shocking his three new friends.
'Because you love me? You can at least pretend to be human and say ouch you know…'
It was okay to get used to pain but getting crushed and a grimace being the only reaction is a bit inhumane, even to a demon.
'Whatever…just do your thing…a touch is all you said you need right?' he crouched and a moment later, he was standing in front of the red-head, staring back at his shocked expression.
"Gaara-kun…" he whispered lowly, his breath gently hitting the red-head's face. He pulled Gaara into a passionate lip lock, using his hands to pull him into the kiss. The word shocking is not enough to describe the events that followed.
The sister's face switched shades, starting with pale, followed by red and another pale. It was really hard to see his brother, the famed demon of sand and the insane insomniac blush as he was being kissed by a total stranger who just survived the famed sand coffin. The brother was in absolute poker face mode. He stopped caring a while ago when he noticed two other teams of Konoha leaf ninjas hiding and watching for an opportunity. He could hear different sounds that would normally show surprise and…a man crying? This place will drive a normal man crazy but the boy had set his mind on not giving any cares and went to his imaginary happy place, with his imaginary puppets. He needed this to stay sane. A smile graced his features…
Gaara tried to struggle and pushed away at him but he refused to let go. His grip was monstrous and even his sand couldn't pull him away. He was afraid if he pulled too hard, the boy would take a limb or two with him. His head began to feel lighter as his eyelids shut and felt his consciousness sway before fainting.
As the red-head fell, Naruto inhaled sharply, taking in the much needed air. He noticed the siblings' expressions and smiled at the boy. He knew he was going to get along with him.
"Hi. I just kissed your brother and will probably have more to do with him in the future so expect to see me around often. I'm Uzumaki Naruto. You are?" he asked with an innocent smile
"t..t..temari" was all she managed to utter before falling on her knees. The emotional roller coaster had taken a toll on her indeed
"Kankuro. I've seen so much weird shit today, I don't even give a fuck anymore" he shrugged as he waved his hand.
"Take good care of my brother" he stated as he bowed, drawing a scream from the pig-tailed blonde and a nervous smile from the bishonen loving/abusing blonde.
Sideline 1
Chouji, Shikamaru and Ino stared with wide eyes and open mouth at the scene that occurred. They witnessed the number one unpredictable ninja in konoha lock lips passionately with a killing machine after being crushed. To say they've seen everything was no overstatement in this moment.
'Dude!? What the hell?' thought Shikamaru as he watched the red-head fall unconscious. He felt the hair on the back of his neck rise when he remembered the times he spent with Naruto. Was he into him too? Was he already marked in Naruto's dark list?
'I don't think I'll be pooping right for a while' thought Chouji as he held his stomach. He felt his stomach react violently at the scene. He literally could not stomach the fact that Naruto just made out with another guy. The blood that covered him was not making this easier on him either.
'Was he…that good?' the female companion thought with shock. She had ignored the blonde loudmouth so far but this required a thorough inquiry into the boy's hidden abilities. She knew every boy in her class like the back of her hand and it seems naruto's darker side had escaped her sharp eyes. A mistake she would make up for by keeping a closer eye on him.
"Let's get outta here. Sticking around anymore would be troublesome" whispered shikamaru as he dragged his companions away from the scene, one holding his stomach and the other holding her red face.
Sideline 2
'YOUTH TRULY KNOWS NO BOUNDS' lee thought with tears running down his cheeks 'NARUTO-KUN! YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT EVEN IF YOU ARE REACHING FOR A FORBIDDEN FRUIT'
'what…the…fuck?' thought the girl of the group with a heavy blush on her features. Why did it suddenly feel so hot? Was it the kiss? Was it the futile struggle, trying to push away unrequited love? Or was it the fact the he gave up, leaned into it and fainted from happiness? Why was she so hot right now? Why did she want the blonde to continue?!
'…I feel like I will grow grey hair if I care about any of this' the boy with white eyes nodded with finality, seeing as how even thinking about a boy crying over a man-on-man make-out would scar him for life. He dragged his companions away before things got messy…messier…was it even possible for it to get worse? He decided to pretend it never happened and looked for something else to focus on.
"Oh. There's a helpless team about to get attacked by a tiger. Let's take their scroll when they're dead." He stated with authority, eager to get back to the normal world.
"*sniff*…naruto-kun has grown so much…*sniff*"
"wow…that was amazing…I feel so…"
That day, the tiger learned that there can be humans that are more vicious and more ruthless than him in this world when he witnessed a single boy crush three of his own kind. He decided to look for something else to feast upon as he left the perimeter quietly, careful not to draw the attention of the heavily breathing and furious human boy. Today was just not his day.
Clearing
'I get the feeling I just created a horrible image of myself…' the blonde crossed his arms and thought with a frown
'All I Said Was I Needed A Touch Not A Kiss!' she bellowed in his head
'what?...i have a thing for red-heads…it's all your fault that I chase red-heads without a single thought about the consequences' he replied with mock anger. He had to wonder if she got a nosebleed from all this.
His expression went pro once more after he looked at the sleeping red-head.
'If you are done, I'd like an explanation later' he stated as he began to to walk away from the scene. He needed new clothes after all
Forest
He continued to receive information from his soulmate about the new abilities his enhanced chakra system brought to him. He nodded when she finished and looked at a Genin team in a clearing. It seemed like they were arguing whether to open the scroll or not. They will have to do for his experiment. He jumped from his branch with a trajectory that would land him on the idiot with the scroll. Pumping chakra into his system, he felt his veins surge with power.
"O-HAAA" he shouted his greeting as he crushed the nin under his feet. Feeling the goo under his sandals, he scowled at the sight of crushed brains. Why was he continuing to look more like a monster?
As fun as it looked, it was one hell of a drain so he had to finish this fast. Hearing a shout, he turned to the other two closing in on him. A back-hand to the first and a kick to the groin for the second was his reply. The first's head spun on his shoulders and he dropped dead. The second's eyes filled with blood as he dropped and gasped for dear air. Not receiving any, he choked a painful death. It was for the best…his genitals were long gone with half the pleasures he would be able to experience in life. With that, Naruto nodded and began undressing the one with his head turned wrong. He looked the closest to his size and his dark colored pants and shirt were the best choice. It annoyed him somewhat when his muscle shirt was a size too big for him. It was a damn muscle shirt so why did it not fit him? He decided not to look a gift horse in the mouth and knelt down and began his work.
'Shouldn't there be a limiter or something to this?' he thought as he stripped the man of his attire
'there is. You just didn't use it so don't put the blame on me. I told you, the more chakra you put into it, the more it will hurt. You just thought it would be fun to see it in maximum before trying it in minimum, you idiot. Now that we're merging, you don't have that monstrous reserve of chakra' she retorted, completely aware of the blonde's intentions.
'Dammit…she knows!' he replied in mock surprise and started on the man's obsidian colored pants. He raised his head as he felt three more chakra in the vicinity.
"Oh…hi again" he greeted with the usual innocent smile
the sound trio glared at him. They were having a nice, fun walk through the forest of death... and they were not amused at the sight of a boy covered in blood stripping a dead man, whose head was turned wrong, in the least. The position was the worst in this scene. His crotch was over the man's turned head and he was occupied with his pants. Was this some twisted sixty-nine position?
"This level of weirdness is too much for me. I'm out of here" the normal looking male walked away from the scene, followed by the rest. They had seen their master open a human while keeping him alive and that wasn't as weird as what they just witnessed. And why was one of the dead bodies holding his groin? They decided to stay far far away from the blonde boy.
Said blonde had to sweat-drop at that reaction. His image was plummeting insanely in less than an hour.
'Maybe I should have stayed asleep' he thought as he walked towards the nearby river to shower before he would switch into his new clothes. He sighed in content as he let the lukewarm water wash away the red stain. Seeing he had nothing to do, he decided to occupy himself.
'Red-head' he called but received no answer. His patience wasn't one to run out nor was his tolerance one to falter so he stayed quiet, awaiting the expected reaction of a tsundere red-head.
20 seconds later
'Dammit React Already!' she screamed in annoyance
'to what? No action, therefore no reaction. It's not like I could come to you either. I don't think I can recover from a severed head'
'what do you want?' annoyance resided in her tone as she replied
'why did you want to talk to your sibling?' he felt a fish hit his foot as he used his hands to rub out a deep stain on his torso. Blood was sticky indeed. He sighed as he laid back and let the river wash away the viscous liquid that showed his darker side.
'Because I needed to tell her what was happening to me. As usual, she was too crazy to respond normally…she did say she enjoyed this passionate kiss though' Receiving his requested answer, he stood up and looked over at himself. Content with the nice and clean body, he turned around. He stopped in his tracks as he noticed another trio. Messing with her had taken his focus away, making him overlook the three chakra signatures.
A passing crow called for a female partner as he went by the vicinity. Not receiving one, he continued his calling, unknowingly making a certain situation seem more awkward…the most awkward it could possibly get.
'At this point, I'm not even surprised anymore' she sighed as Naruto faced the man-beast, the red-skinned girl and mister sunglasses. He bit his lower lip as a blush adorned his face and as he covered his genitals with one hand and looked away, He used the other to cover his mouth.
"Please be gentle…it's my first time" he whispered in a shy tone. The result amused him to no end. The red girl fell and bled so much, it started to pool…which was indeed unhealthy if not dangerous. The man-beast pointed at him, unable to form a coherent sentence and his pet dog covered its eyes in what seemed like a face-palm. Mister sunglasses however seemed unfazed. He would get along with the boy if they were to work as a team one day.
"Dammit Naruto What Is Your Problem?!" the man-beast shouted, fuming with rage. "And look what you did to Hinata-chan. Say something Shino"
"I would rather not converse with a man previously covered in his own blood whom also massacred his own village ninja for a set of clothes" he replied as he took a cautious step back. Kiba was already over Hinata, looking at the pool of blood with wide eyes.
"Hmm…I didn't recognize them. Dead men aren't nearly as interesting as living ones and their reactions. Oh well. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust" He shrugged and walked out of the river "I thought the water would wash away the stain but your bugs must be superb to be stronger than his nose." complimented the blonde, regaining his monotonous attitude and started to get into his new set of clothes.
"Your assumptions are wrong. We walked upstream simply because something turned the river red. There was so much blood that the stench was even in the air, Naruto-kun. Proof can also be found if one were to look at the red clothes you threw aside. And for your information, Kiba-kun smelled it first. He just didn't recognize it. Apparently, you killed them without a scratch…And I know that you killed three ninja because my bugs told me so." He paused and readjusted his glasses. "There are traces of your scent on them"
Naruto spared a glance at the man-beast who was trying to wake the bleeding girl up. He looked back at shino and narrowed his eyes. The bug tamer nodded in confirmation, the message clearly acknowledged and he walked towards his teammates, leaving the blonde to himself. Shino decided that he would have to reset and change the parameters he held of his former classmate.
'Well…I think I've ruined my image enough for today…time to head back'
He sighed at what awaited him back in the camp. He still had to explain the new attire after all. And the pink banshee's voice…god it was painful to listen to. 'Might as well take this and shove it into her mouth' he lazily put the scroll into his new pants' pocket and began his long walk back to camp.