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October 10th Konohagakure no Sato, Hi no Kuni (Land of Fire)
5 years after the Nine Tails attack on Konohagakure no Sato (Hidden Leaf Village), a young boy was running away from a mob of angry civilians including groups of chunnin and jounin ranked ninja. This boy had blond hair, blue eyes, a round face, and three fox like whisker marks on both cheeks, and he was wearing a simple white t-shirt with blue shorts. The boy was named Naruto Uzumaki, an orphan due to the Nine Tails attack on the village which unfortunately coincided with his date of birth. The reason was because the Nine Tailed Demon Fox attacked the village on that same day 5 years earlier, and the leader at that time the Yondaime (Fourth) Hokage Minato Namikaze sealed its powerful chakra inside the newborn Naruto, making the boy a Jinchuriki (Human Sacrifice). Naruto was hated by the Leaf villagers and their shinobis because they see him as the demon reborn. The only exceptions were the Sandaime and a family (Teuchi and his daughter Ayame) who run a local ramen stand, where Naruto eats frequently, who cared for him.
"Why are you doing this to me? What have I ever done to you", asked Naruto.
A random villager said, "You killed my wife and my son."
A chunnin ranked shinobi, "You were responsible for the atrocities on that attack."
Another villager said, "We will finally avenge our leader the Yondaime."
"We will have our vengeance by killing this demon child once and for all."
Naruto was running away from the furious mob as fast as his legs could go, until suddenly he got into a dead end. Naruto was cornered by the angry villagers and ninjas, and they started to beat him up like there was no tomorrow. The ninjas were taking pleasure in beating this child that they thought was a demon incarnate. They thought that if he was gone they would be heroes for getting rid of the demon child.
Naruto was muttering and crying that always in his birthday it was the same. The people always hated him for no reason other than being alive. He just wished that his life could end right now, but little did he know that destiny had something different prepared for him. Well he was hated for no reason, but in his birthdays the mobs were even worse.
(At another part of the village not far away from where Naruto was)
A portal appeared out of nowhere and emerged a warrior dressed in a yellow and black ninja outfit. His ninja outfit from the shoulder pads to his face mask resembles of scorpions. He also carried a ninjato on his arm. (1) His name was Hanzo Hasashi but he was known and feared as Scorpion. Scorpion emerged out of the portal and saw this new world that he was now. "This world reminds me to Earthrealm but it is different from the other realms I've been to," says Scorpion. Scorpion was walking through the streets until he saw something an angry mob surrounding a young, defenseless child and planning to kill him. This was something that was against the ninja way, and so he intervened in between.
Scorpion then said to the crowd in his spectral voice, "You better run for your lives and not hurt this child anymore or else you will be killed on the spot."
One of the chunnin after being scared for a moment he boldly said, "We will not listen to what you have pal now stay back or you're next." Scorpion then did a hand motion like saying 'Come on if you dare', and that made the Leaf Chunnin angry and attack Scorpion recklessly. Scorpion then disappeared at the right time concealing within the shadows, and then launched his signature chain kunai at a blinding speed which target the brain and killed him in an instant.
Scorpion then asked, "Who's next?"
The people attacked him in pure rage, but Scorpion went through hand seals and summoned pure hell fire which was hotter than the regular fire itself and burned the people to nothing but ashes. Meanwhile with Naruto was actually with his eyes closed waiting for something, and then he opened again his eyes to see that the angry people were no more except for that yellow and black ninja. Naruto was a bit scared thinking another one would try to hurt him.
"Please don't hurt me! Please don't," said frantically Naruto in front of the stranger.
Scorpion asked, "Why would I hurt you kid?"
Naruto said, "For reasons I don't understand, the villagers are always trying to kill me and call me awful names like demon child or hell spawn."
Scorpion asked another question, "Where am I anyways?"
"You are in the Hidden Leaf Village."
"I see. I want to know another thing why would you be called those names. To me you seem like a normal child."
Naruto knew he shouldn't talk to strangers, but somewhere inside him told him that he was trustworthy. Naruto told him a long story short, on how the villagers have hated him since he was born and connected in a way to the demon fox that attacked the village.
Scorpion was livid after hearing the tale and berated the ignorant villagers for thinking the kid was the monster they all thought he was. Scorpion then asked, "Who is the leader in this damned village anyways who lets his people do whatever they want without consequences?"
Naruto said, "You mean the Hokage-jiji? He is in his tower; the Hokage tower is located in the center of the village and is the tallest in here."
(Hokage Tower – Office)
In the tower with the sign labeled Fire in and in this office was the reinstated Sandaime (Third) Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, he was working with quite a load of paperwork, like signing alliance negotiations with other villages and complaints from most of the civilians who he saw as greedy bastards.
"Minato, why did you have to do such a sacrifice to your only son?"
Just then Scorpion arrived with Naruto in his office.
Scorpion asked the aged Hokage, "Are you this Hokage, leading this bloody cesspool of a village?" Sarutobi said hesitantly, "Yes, I am the Hokage. I am Hiruzen Sarutobi." Scorpion said, "Great then I have proposition for you, and I know that you will have no choice but to say yes." Sarutobi asked, "Why is that? What do you want with Naruto?" Since the Hokage saw his surrogate grandchild with this stranger.
"I am taking this child with me as my apprentice and teach him in everything I know in the ninja arts from stealth, kenjutsu, ninjutsu, hand to hand combat, infiltration, and assasination. This training will be long and arduous, and if the kid wishes to return to his home village will be up to him and me when he can return," said Scorpion to the aged Hokage.
Sarutobi said, "Why have you taken an interest in training Naruto?"
"With proper training he can be a true shinobi, so he can defend himself and not be a victim anymore? He will be indeed stronger than you can imagine that you will even hardly recognize him. Besides I believe that you don't like those villagers hurting the kid," said Scorpion.
Sarutobi said, "I need to know at least your name before taking my decision." The Shirai Ryu nin said, "Fine my real name is not of importance, but I am known by my codename of Scorpion of the Shirai Ryu.".
After leaving, the Elder Council entered the office and to tell about the decision that Sarutobi. The elders were Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane (the two were Sarutobi's teammates since their childhood.), and Danzo Shimura (the Sandaime's old rival). Danzo had black shaggy hair with his body crippled and right eye and arm bandaged. Homura had grey hair and wore glasses, and Koharu was elder lady with her hair arranged in a single bun and wearing a formal kimono. Danzo was the first to speak, "Hiruzen, what you did in leaving the Jinchuriki with a complete stranger was a foolish decision. You could have left the kid with me, so he could be trained in ROOT." Hiruzen responded, "Well Danzo, while ROOT trained ninjas are quite effective they can be quite aloof in personality as well and the missions you send without my authorization are barbaric. You could end up giving the Leaf village a bad image." Danzo said, "It's all to protect the village's best interests." Sarutobi said, "Besides if he was an enemy he could have destroyed the village any moment. I have good judgment in that Naruto will be in good hands and will be back in the village in a few years." Danzo reluctantly said, "If you say so, Hokage-sama." Danzo's frown said the opposite, "You're a fool Sarutobi, a Jinchuriki like him should not be allowed to make his own choices, he should be a weapon for the greater good of Konoha."
Outside of Konoha
Naruto was walking with his new mentor/guardian for the next decade.
Naruto said, "So mister I am going to be a kickass ninja like you." Scorpion said, "First of all kid, don't call me mister, I am Scorpion. You will definitely be a strong ninja, but be careful because this is training from hell."
Naruto gulped, "Yes Scorpion sensei." Scorpion said, "Sensei, huh? I think we're going to get along kid." Naruto smiled a bit hearing those words. Scorpion thought, "With the training I give him he will even be as strong as me, a true master ninja. He will be a ninja feared and respected by everyone."
Realm of Gods
The Elder Gods are higher deities than the regular gods, and are observing the Elemental Nations (the Ninja World) with their watchful eyes alongside Raiden, the God of Thunder and protector of Earthrealm and Fujin, the God of Wind.
Raiden asks, "What has made Scorpion taken such interest in that boy Elder Gods?"
A male Elder God, "Scorpion must have his own motives for training the boy. We have watched over the boy all his life for a reason. The reason is that he could be a Chosen One just like the Earthrealm Shaolin Monk Liu Kang."
Raiden asks, "Like Liu Kang? One thing Elder Gods you said that you've been watching him his life. What do you know of him and this realm?"
Another Elder God said, "You see Raiden, this is the realm known as the Elemental Nations where their five major countries have their hidden ninja villages. These five major countries are named due to the five elements of nature itself that are: Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth, and Water. Their military is composed of ninja that can manipulate their energy within called Chakra. About the boy he was born on the night that a mythical beast attacked the village and the leader at that time used a powerful technique to seal part of its great power at the cost of his life. The boy is known as a Jinchuriki, a host for that terrifying beast and its power, and due to fear and the loss of their loved ones the people started to hate him sometimes by killing him or just ignoring his existence. The boy developed a need for acknowledgement through mischief and pranks. There are eight others who carry that same burden as that young one."
Raiden says now, "So there are eight other Jinchuriki?" The Elder Gods nodded at his response.
The Elder Gods concluded by saying that for now they will not intervene and let things run the way they are.
8 years later
Two figures were walking down a dirt path until getting finally to their destination the gates of the Hidden Leaf Village. One was wearing a yellow and black outfit with a face mask resembling a skull with a kunai and a ninjato on his back. This was Scorpion of the Shirai Ryu clan. The other was a young male wearing a red and black outfit with his face mask resembling a fox's mouth (2). He carries a twin katana (each on their respective belt), kunais, shurikens on his right leg warmer.
The guards protecting the gates of the Leaf village were two chunnin ranked ninja named Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane. "Halt! State your business in Konoha", said Izumo suspicious of the two figures. The young male in the red and black ninja outfit said, "I am here to become a ninja on this village. I am known as Kitsune, but I guess you knew me by my birth one Naruto Uzumaki." The two chunnin were shocked that the little blond kid that was pranking everyone, especially when he painted in graffiti the Hokage monument was finally back. Kotetsu said, "Welcome to Konoha, we would like to know where you have been these years." Kitsune said, "I was in a long training trip. Isn't that right Scorpion-shishou?" Scorpion just nodded at this. Izumo then asked, "Hokage-sama will be waiting in his office at the tower." Kitsune nodded.
(Hokage tower)
Sarutobi was signing his load of paperwork. Until a pair of figures appeared via shunshin (Body Flicker), Scorpion and Naruto appeared in front of him. Sarutobi was surprised and then asked, "Who are you and what are you doing in my office?" Naruto said in response, "You don't remember us. Eight years ago, I left the village to train in ninja arts and now I'm back in Konoha Hokage-sama or should I say jiji?"
Hiruzen was in disbelief on what the ninja in the red and black outfit with the fox mouth mask said, only one blond boy said him that and now was back after 10 years. Hiruzen said, "Is that you Naruto, my boy?" Naruto said, "I am known as Kitsune, but the answer to your question is yes." Naruto took of his mask for a while to let his grandfatherly figure see his face. Hiruzen saw that the boy has grown up and become a spitting image of the Yondaime, sans the whisker marks. Scorpion told his apprentice, "Kitsune put on your mask now that the old man has indeed recognized you." Naruto said, "Yes master Scorpion." The young blond puts on again his face mask. Scorpion says, "As I told I brought you back the child, and he has now become a true shinobi. Regardless of this exam, Kitsune is the only one I will acknowledge as my equal since he became my first apprentice, besides a certain Lin Kuei warrior."
Sarutobi said, "Anyways Naru… I mean Kitsune, you can present yourself in the Ninja Academy that is nearby where we are. Take this note to room 201 to an academy instructor named Iruka Umino, since is a special recommendation note I am sure he won't reject it." Kitsune said, "I would also like to use my codename for now. It is the name I was given by master Scorpion." Sarutobi nodded at this
"Things will be interesting in here," thought Sarutobi.
Ninja Academy
Scorpion just said a few words about like to put in practice his training. Kitsune nods and both master and student say each other a respective goodbye. Kitsune enters the academy, goes upstairs until finding the room assigned.
In the room, two Chunnin instructors were teaching their students about their official genin exams. One was a scarred man with brown hair named Iruko Umino, and the other was a white haired man with a look full of glory and ambition.
Iruka then asks to the masked ninja, "Welcome, how can I help you?"
Kitsune said, "Here is a note from the Hokage." He handed the note, and said to his students that a new member was going to join the genin graduation. Most of them were surprised at this.
"Iruka-sensei, how you let someone get a pass like this, while we had the entire four year of academy," yelled an annoying, pink haired girl.
"This is a special recommendation from Lord Hokage, it seems he has an interest in this person in particular," said Iruka.
The red and black shinobi, "I am known as Kitsune, which means fox."
Iruka told Kitsune to sit in an empty seat behind a young girl with blue midnight hair with a hime haircut style with lavender eyes.
The girl had a shy, introverted personality by the way she stuttered, "Hi Kit Kitsu… Kitsune-san, I'm Hinata Hyuga." Kitsune said, "Pleasure Hinata-san." Hinata blushed a bit after hearing such words, and she was gazing a bit to his blue eyes. Kitsune also met the other classmates that were heirs of their clans like, Kiba Inuzuka, Choji Akimichi, Shikamaru Nara, Shino Aburame, Ino Yamanaka, and Sasuke Uchiha. In Sasuke's case, he was now bent on revenge ever since his clan; his family was massacred few years ago.
Iruka then made the genin exam with the first portion being on target test with shurikens and kunai. Everyone passed forward to their first portion test.
Shikamaru just scored with 7 out of 10 with both shuriken and kunai.
Chouji scored 7 out of 10 in shuriken, while scored 6 with kunai.
Kiba scored 6 out of 10 in both shuriken and kunai.
Ino scored 8 out of 10 in shuriken, while she scored 6 in kunai.
The pink haired girl who was named Sakura scored 7 out of 10 in shuriken, while 5 in kunai.
Shino scored with 8 out of 10 in both shuriken and kunai.
Hinata scored with 6 out of 10 in shuriken, and 5 out 10 in kunai.
Sasuke Uchiha scored higher than the rest with 9 out of 10 in both shuriken and kunai. The young girls started to cheer on him like he is practically the best ninja they have ever seen, and being smitten with him. The Uchiha boy practically ignores their chants. On the other hand, Kitsune thought otherwise "Is this a ninja academy or a popularity contest?"
Naruto was next, and he took out his shuriken and kunai, and the next thing is that he scores perfect 10 in both shuriken and kunai. The ones present in the room were shocked, and especially the Uchiha. Here are some thoughts coming from the ones who presenced.
"Troublesome," said Shikamaru.
"He has a perfect accuracy," said Shino in a calm tone voice.
"How did he get that power? I should be the one having power," said Sasuke.
Hinata blushed just by watching Kitsune execute flawlessly on the target portion of the exam.
The other girls like Ino and Sakura thought he was cheating, and that no one should be better than Sasuke.
Next portion was hand to hand combat.
The clan heads won comfortably their respective matches, even Hinata won against this Sakura with Juken style and disabling her.
Iruka then called Kitsune against another random kid, which Kitsune won quickly. Sasuke also won his match fairly quick as well.
The last portion was just ninjutsu and the objective was to perform basic techniques like transformation, body replacement, and clone.
Everyone passed with flying colors, even Sasuke.
Kitsune is the next who first used transformation to look like their Third Hokage perfectly, although that guy Mizuki thought there was something wrong. Mizuki said, "I'm sorry but the transformation is not that good. Hokage-sama's nose is not that long." Iruka said, "I know his facial features, Mizuki, and they're all on the spot." Mizuki was angry, "I was going to use a poor fool to steal the forbidden scroll to hand it over to lord Orochimaru. It seems that I have to steal it myself."
Then he used body replacement with a chair, and finally used Shadow Clone and two solid clones appeared beside him. Iruka was quite impressed and thoughts, "They're not ordinary clones; they're real ones."
After a few minutes, Iruka "Congratulations to everyone, you all passed with flying colors. You should return here next week for orientation and team placements. Until then you can all rest."
At night
The ambitious Mizuki was returning from the Hokage Office, and he stole the forbidden scroll of seals. Mizuki thinks darkly, "If I give this to lord Orochimaru, I'll be rewarded with power." Behind the shadows, Kitsune watched every action this chunnin did, all the despicable things he did to have more power. Kitsune was preparing the moment to strike that idiot.
(Mindscape)
"Ready to stop another nuke-nin kit?" asked the legendary Nine Tailed Beast.
"Ready as I am Kurama," said Naruto.
Yes, Naruto does know about the tailed beast living inside him. It took him years to finally get along with him, but now they are true allies. Naruto even got to know his name, and why he was sealed inside him. Kurama was not responsible on his own, and the true perpetrator was a masked ninja controlling him. His master Scorpion got to know this because of the seal imprinted on his gut.
(Back in the world)
Kitsune through a bit of chakra control summoned a chain with a kunai attached coated in red and was going to Mizuki. "Get over here!" Mizuki tried to dodge that incoming attack, but was slow. Kitsune went toward Mizuki and said, "Were you going to go rogue just for more power?" Mizuki nodded and said, "Orochimaru will grant me glory and more power than being in this… Ahhh" Before Mizuki could finish end his sentence, Kitsune slashed quickly with his katana. Mizuki ends up lying on the floor on a pool of his own blood.
Scorpion appears from the shadows and congratulates his apprentice on another mission well done. Kitsune nods thankfully and bows respectfully to his master.
Sarutobi watched everything with a smirk from his crystal ball in his office. The aged Hokage said, "Things will be quite interesting with Kitsune in the Leaf village."
This is a rewrite of the Naruto/ Mortal Kombat X-over. Naruto gets trained by MK favorite specter ninja. Due to the years of training, Scorpion and Naruto have developed a master-apprentice bond like a father and son. It will almost be the same as the original but with slight differences
The outfit used by Scorpion is the one used on the Mortal Kombat 9 game.
Naruto's outfit is based on Scorpion's, as his respect for him.
Harem
Naruto: Samui, Tenten, Anko, Kin Tsuchi, Konan, Shizuka, Tayuya, Fu (seven tails Jinchuriki)
Mortal Kombat: Kitana, Jade, Khameleon, Frost, Sonya, Nitara.
Chapter Poll
Do you want any of the following girls in the harem? Just answer Yes or No.
Hinata Hyüga Yes/No
Kurenai Yuhi Yes/No
Yugao Uzuki (ANBU) Yes/No
Haku Yes/No (If yes, Haku will be female and be in; if not will stay as a boy and a good friend)
Mileena Yes/No
Sheeva Yes/No
Now to the next question, do you want Sasuke to be redeemed eventually or not?
Now about the profile, I am grateful for those who have voted so far, with Naruto/God of War having a slight advantage followed by Infamous, Ninja Turtles, Street Fighter, Ninja Gaiden, Soul Calibur, even Tekken. Here are some tentative titles that I have thought of:
God of Ninja and War (Kind of Silly, but I'll think of a better title) X-over with God of War with other references toward Greek Mythology
InFamous Jinchuriki: With Infamous of course
Shredder of the Whirlpool (Maybe): Ninja Turtles
Ultimate Ninja Gaiden: Naruto x Ninja Gaiden
That's all for now and so review, favorite, alert, even PM for tips, for constructive critic. I decided to take out Temari and the Mizukage Mei Terumi this time for personal reasons