Author's Notes: Hi and this is my first fanfiction. I haven't really got much to say except that I enjoyed writing this chapter, I'll enjoy writing more and I hope you people reading enjoy it too. I also just want to thank a friend 4N1M3F4L1F3 helping with bits of this chapter. Well I'll stop now. Enjoy!
I don't own Naruto all rights belong to Misashi Kishimoto
The Lightning Flash Of the Leaf
Chapter 1: A Demon & An Outsider
12 years ago the Nine Tailed Fox suddenly appeared, the ninja of the Hidden Leaf rose up to defend their friends, family and their village. Many lives were lost and in the end the demon fox was stopped by one ninja... The Fourth Hokage. Or so the villagers thought. Two other ninja were also responsible for the defeat of the Nine Tails. They entered the battle without anyone seeing them, as if in a flash. With the speed of these two ninja, the might of the Fourth Hokage and the incredible skill of all three shinobi they were nearly able to completely destroy the Nine Tails. Tragically as the fight lasted many hours the two ninja and the Fourth Hokage were forced to give up their lives in order to protect the village. But not before the Fourth was able to seal away the Fox inside the body of a human. The body of a newborn baby.
In their final moments the two ninja joined the Fourth as he was about to try sealing the demon away, one of the two ninja pulled away her headgear revealing stunning long ginger hair, she took away a bundle of cloth wrapped under her clothes that revealed to be carrying a baby inside. She held the baby close to her heart and whispered: " We may not get to see you grow up, we may not get to see you grow stronger, but we will always be watching over you my son" She said with a slight break in her voice as she was trying to hold back her tears. The second of the two ninja pulled down his cloth mask from his nose and took off his silver frame blue lens goggles and then knelt down beside his wife and son. " Listen son this is a tough world and I imagine that both you and that blonde kid will have it rough. But never give up, survive! This world is just a game of survival, and the game can be easier if you have good friends that you will look out for and they'll look out for you. Make sure to train hard then play hard" He said with a small grin as he turned and looked at his wife. " Your father can run his mouth faster than he can actually run" She giggled but then started to cry "No child should have to grow up without their parents it.. it's just not right"! Now tears were visible as she hugged her child, even the male ninja started to let small tears well up in his eyes. "It isn't fair" the two crying ninja looked up to see the Fourth Hokage holding the other baby in his arms. " This boy won't have the luxury of having parents either, I would want him to be seen as a hero by the village for what I'm about to do to him, but I know that the villagers won't see it that way. They will ridicule him and shun him away leaving him completely alone" The male ninja then got up holding his child and walked toward the Hokage. " Then they should look out for each other, if they are both looked down upon then they'll have each other to watch their backs" In the distance they could hear the Nine Tails getting closer to their location. The Fourth looked towards the female ninja for her say in this and although she had tears in her eyes she was smiling knowing that her son would have a friend that he could depend on.
The Fox was now in view,glaring at the ninjas as it drew closer. The fourth then summoned the alter to start sealing the nine tails inside. " You're going to have to buy me time, so if you have any final words to say to your son now is the time" The two ninja laid their child in the safety of the alter next to the blonde haired child, the father tucked his goggles and mask inside his sons clothes then the mother put their village headband just under the childs chin and they both said simultaneously: " Goodbye our son, may you be as fast as a lightning strike and as strong as an electrical surge, we will always love you." They kissed their son one more time and then in the blink of the Hokages eye they were already atop the the Nine Tails. "Ready? This is for you Bradley of the Furasshu!" The two ninja joined hands and in front of the Fourth Hokage who was ready to start to seal the demon away and the Third Hokage who had just arrived from fighting the fox out of the village centre, they pointed their joined hands to the sky and shouted: Lightning Style: Human Conductor! At that moment the loudest clap of thunder bellowed across the village and a huge bright bolt of lightning stuck the nine tails and the ninja both. With the nine tails now paralysed and growling in anger and pain the Fourth Hokage made the final hand sign and sealed the demon fox inside of the blonde baby, which he then called Naruto Uzumaki. Before collapsing to the ground the Fourth looked at the two baby boys who were both crying at the loud noises in fear. "Shhh be still you two, one day you will both be seen as the heroes you and your parents were. And I know you too will look out for each other." And with that the Fourth Hokage fell dead. The Third Hokage and some medical ninja rushed to him only to hear the cries of the two babies. "Check the fourth Hokages seal we can't let that demon out and someone check the headband by the red haired (ginger) child". A medical ninja checked the seal and claimed it to be safe and secure and a member of the Ambu Black Ops responded and checked the headband but didn't give an answer. "Well"? Asked the Third Hokage. "The headband Lord Third, it.. it's blank."
12 Years Later, Morning Time In The Hidden Leaf Village
"YOU TWO BRATS HAVE REALLY DONE IT THIS TIME!" screamed one of the two ninja sent to capture the two trouble makers "BOY WHEN WE GET OUR HANDS ON YOU TWO YOU'RE GONNA PAY!" Both of the ninjas threats did nothing but make the blonde boy laugh: "HAHAHAHA, give it up. You guys are just pissed cause you don't have the guts to do what we do, do ya losers, wannabes." "Is insulting them really the best way to get them off our case Naruto?" "Ha come on Brad we both know that you could run circles around those two AND STILL HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY TO KICK THEIR ASSES" Naruto intentionally shouted so that their chasers would hear, while Bradley just simply rolled his eyes with a grin knowing Naruto was right. "THEN HOW ABOUT WE JUST LOSE THESE IDIOTS" Bradley said while giving Naruto a nod which he immediately understood. At the same time at the Hokage mansion another ninja went to alert the Third Hokage Sarutobi of the situation. "Lord Hokage IT'AN EMERGENCY" The Third Hokage simply stared at the ninja and just said: "Don't tell me it's Naruto and Bradley again" "It..It is those two again, this time they put graffiti all over the great stone faces of the Hokages" Lord Third simply blew a large amount of smoke from his pipe before returning with: "It will be sorted by the end of the day."
Back with Naruto and Bradley they put their little plan into action, with Bradley's nod and after pulling his silver goggles over his eyes they threw the paint buckets they kept full for this purpose at the two ninja, then with the chasers covering their eyes to block the paint Bradley grabbed Narutos arm and ran out of there at top speed. " GAH!? YOU LITTLE... Eh? SHIT WHERE'D THEYGO!
With their chasers obviously gone Bradley stopped for a quick breather and Naruto jumped and chuckled with glee "Haha that was too easy, that plan never fails." "Then how about you drag me halfway across the village at high speed next time huh? Bradley responded with a slight laugh. "THERE ISN'T GOING TO BE A NEXT TIME FOR YOU TWO!" "BWAHHH!" The two boys screamed. "What are you two doing here you're both meant to be in class" "But Iruka-Sensei." pleaded Naruto but before Bradley could even get a word in they were both tied up and dragged back to their classroom by Iruka Umino.
"I don't get it you two are the only ones to not pass the final exam and you insist on not paying attention and goofing off." Naruto simply ignored Iruka-Sensei while Bradley sighed as he knew what was coming. "FINE BECAUSE OF YOU TWO EVERYONE IS TO PERFORM A TRANSFORMATION JUTSU" The whole class moaned as they each had to transform into Iruka perfectly. Of course there was the usual swooning of girls as Sasuke Uchiha got to the front. Bradley was really confused as to why all the girls loved him. "The guys an emotionless asshole what do girls see in him?" Bradley whispered to Naruto. "Beats me. Now time for you all to witness the best transformation EVER!" Bradley stuck his head out of the line and saw Hinata Hyuga watching Naruto with a loving smile as usual. "Wow am I seriously the only one who notices"Bradley thought to himself. "TRANSFORM" Naruto shouted and with a puff of smoke a beautiful, sexy blonde was standing in front of Iruka, Bradley couldn't help but let a snort of laughter out neither could anyone else. Iruka of course went nuts but Naruto just laughed it off. "Finally Bradley Furasshu" Bradley stepped forward and simply made a version of Iruka with a big long nose, a hunched back and long stringy arms. " HA thats what Iruka-Sensei looks like in the morning" Naruto teased and the class just laughed and Iruka got mad again.
After school Naruto and Bradley were forced to clean two of the four Hokage heads each. While Bradley whizzed through his work he helped Naruto whenever he could. Afterwards Iruka took them to Ichiraku Ramen where Naruto dug straight in and Bradley was close behind. Eating Ramen was one of the few things Naruto could do quicker than Bradley. "You two will really have to work hard in order to graduate tomorrow you know?" Both of the boys ignored him as they were in the middle of another ramen race. "I WIN AGAIN". "Dammit how do you get through a bowl of this so fast?" But Iruka interrupted: "HEY YOU TWO! Why did you even do what you did to the the Hokage, don't you you even know who they are?" "Of course, the Hokage are the best of the best ninja" replied Naruto. "Then there's the Fourth Hokage who defeated the Nine Tailed Fox single handedly" "I can't believe one guy was able to take down a beast like that all on his own" Bradley thought to himself. " Then why did you put graffiti all over them?" " Because we're going to be better than all Hokage before us" Naruto said proudly. Bradley smiled at the thought of himself and Naruto being the worlds strongest ninja, ever since Bradley knew Naruto he knew it was Narutos dream to become Hokage. Bradley thought that becoming Hokage was completely out of the question for him but Naruto always said they'd both achieve that dream. Naruto continued: "Then people will stop disrespecting us and be proud of us" Iruka looked at the two boys and how close they seemed to be and smiled to himself. "Then you guys better ace that test tomorrow, how can either of you become Hokage without even becoming Genin." With that the two boys finshed there last bowl each said goodnight and they went back to their appartments that were conveniently two buildings right next to each other. "You know what Brad?" "Whats up?" There was a pause then Naruto gave a huge thumbs up and said: "We're going to ace that exam and be on the first step to becoming Hokage" This was the first time Bradley saw Naruto take an exam somewhat seriously. Bradley paused then raised his fist for Naruto to bump. "Then let's make it happen, no holding back!" Bradley said with confidence in his voice. "Those headbands are as good as ours" Naruto said with a bit of cockiness, before running inside his apartment to get some sleep and Bradley did the same. "I hope you're right Naruto, I hope you,re right"
The Next Day, The Academy Exam Hall
"PLEASE IRUKA-SENSEI I KNOW I CAN DO IT!" Naruto cried. "I'm sorry Naruto but you failed again" Iruka said with disappointment in his voice. Bradley was able to see everything that happened by peeking through the doors small window, from Narutos failed shadow clone to the look on his face on hearing having to spend another year at the acadamy. "There's no way I'm letting Naruto go through that hellhole alone" Bradley thought to himself. When Naruto came out of the examination hall he put on a smile and wished his friend luck thinking he hadn't seen anything. Bradley just walked into the exam hall and before even being told started making the hand signs and said: "SHADOW CLONE JUTSU" and he created a clone that purposely looked bad and was passed out on the floor. Iruka looked into Bradleys eyes as if looking into his soul and then just said: "Failed" and with that Bradley walked out. Himself and Naruto then just went outside and sat in their usual spot watching all the graduates with their parents being congratulated. Sometimes they could hear some parents talking amongst themselves saying things like: "See those two they're the only ones who failed" "Well could you imagine letting kids like them be ninja" "Shhh, you know we can't talk about that" It was more so the mystery as to why the villagers could not talk about Himself and Naruto in public that bothered Bradley. Bradley had a feeling that he was hated because he wasn't born in the Hidden Leaf village but was granted full asylum there. But he could't think of what Naruto did to deserve the harshness of how he was treated when he didn't do anything. Unlike him Naruto wasn't an outsider and their pranks were relatively harmless he couldn't think of anything. "Brad... BRADLEY!" Bradley was shaken back to reality by Naruto and he then saw one of the teachers from the exam standing over them. "Brad we have another way of passing the exam" Naruto whispered excitedly, Naruto motioned to follow him as he jumped away from building to building as Bradley got up dusted himself clean and zoomed off following Naruto from the village streets.
Iruka was standing with the Third Hokage as he saw Bradley and Naruto leave. "Those two boys would know more about how you feel more than anyone else in the village" "Huh?" Iruka was confused by what Lord Third had said to him. "Like you those boys grew up without the love of a mother and father. But unlike you the entire village is against them, looking down on them. They may not show it, maybe not even to each other but it would take a heavy toll on anyone. And they have managed to endure it for all this time, but I fear that if nothing changes they will start to fall into despair"The Hokage then left. That night Iruka was going through everything that the Hokage told him about Naruto and Bradley. But his thoughts were soon interrupted by one of the Hokages guards who claimed that Iruka was needed. When they arrived there was a lot of mumbling and Iruka could hear Bradley and Narutos names repeated a lot. At that moment the Hokage came out and the situation was then explained. "Lord Hokage both Naruto Uzumaki and Bradley Furasshu have stolen the sacred scroll of sealing. If misused we could have a situation like that of 12 years ago" "Not only that but the scroll contains Leaf Village jutsu that would be devastating in the hands of an outsider" "Isn't it already?" somebody muttered but nobody paid attention except for Iruka but he didn't say anything. "Hmmm. Bring both Naruto and Bradley back her at once" The Third Hokage said and without hesitation everyone went looking for the two boys.
"C..Come on Brad if we can master at least one jutsu then we.. we can pass" Naruto stuttered as he was short on breath due to his intense training. "Naruto doesn't this seem at least a little strange, I mean why would there be another way to pass the exam that Iruka would never even mention?" "Because it's a secret way only high quality ninja can pass remember, thats what Mizuki-Sensei said." Naruto was determined to pass which Bradley was happy to see but he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. Himself and Naruto managed to get the scroll while no one was looking, Bradley even found a small scroll that had his family name embeded in it which from a quick look in its contents was a guide to all different types of Furasshu clan jutsu's. They were then training in a small forest that Mizuki-Sensei said he would meet them and help them practise but it had been a few hours and he still hadn't shown up. "I finally found you two" Naruto and Bradley looked up to see Iruka. Bradley looked confused but Naruto was happy. "Iruka-Sensei. So all Brad and I have to do is perform one jutsu from the scroll then we can graduate right?" Iruka now looked even more confused than Bradley "What are you talking about Naruto?" Bradley took a step back then said: "You know the second way to pass the academy final exam?" Now Iruka was totally lost. "What are you two talking about and how is Mizuki involved?" "I knew it!" Bradley thought but right at that moment a dozen kunai knives were thrown in Narutos direction but Iruka managed to push him out of the way, without enough time to move Naruto was flung right on top of Bradley. When the two boys looked up they saw Iruka had been hit by a number of knives and was stuck to a tree, both Naruto and Bradley then saw that it was Mizuki who threw the knives. Mizugi then shouted out to Naruto. "Give me the scroll Naruto" he barked. "Wait whats going on here" Naruto said. For a little bit all Bradley heard was Iruka and Mizuki trying to get Naruto to give the scroll to one of them until Mizuki talked about some decree. "Everyone has been lying to the both of you your whole lives ever since the decre" "Wh..What decree" Naruto asked. "SHUT UP MIZUKI!" Iruka shouted, Naruto looked almost scared which was something Bradley had never seen before, almost like he didn't want to know what Mizuki was talking about. But Bradley was looking for answers his whole life for both him and Naruto. "Out with it then what was the truth that Naruto and I were not allowed to know?
"Please Bradley, Naruto just get the scroll away from Mizuki" Iruka pleaded. "Oh how to begin, well I guess we will start with Naruto looks like he's dyeing to know. Well Naruto the decree forbids anyone from telling you that since that night 12 years ago the Nine Tailed Fox has taken over your body. YOU ARE THE NINE TAILS!" Naruto was in complete shock but Mizuki wasn't done. "Yes Naruto the demon that killed Irukas parents' and destroyed our village is inside of you. The same demon also responsible for the death of the parents of your one and only friend" Now Bradley started to tremble and Naruto fell to his knees. "Thats right Bradleys parents are also dead beacause of the Nine Tails inside you." Bradley didn't really know what to think; "It wasn't Narutos fault my parents are dead its because of the Fox which was now... inside... him." . "Hm, seems Naruto has had enough for now, your turn outsider. Its not only the fact that you are an outsider that makes everybodys skin crawl. Its pretty convenient isn't it, that the Nine Tails appears just when you and your family of wanderers came to the leaf." "No" Bradley already knew what Mizuki was about to say. "IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR FAMILY THAT THE NINE TAILS CAME TO THE LEAF IN THE FIRST PLACE!" Now it was Narutos turn to question his one and only friend: "But Bradley was a baby he had no part to play, it was just... his... family" Both of the boys were now staring at each other this one inccident caused them both such tragedy. Suddenly both of them just started to repeat the word no over and over again, with chakra swirling around Naruto, and the sound of electricity could be heard coming from Bradley as he was crouched with his head in his hands and little sparks could be seen coming from all over his body. "NARUTO! BRADLEY!" Iruka cried as the two boys were in such an emotional wreck. "That's why neither of you will ever be accepted in this village. EVEN YOUR BELOVED SENSEI HATES YOUR GUTS!
Mizuki then pulled out a giant shuriken and began to spin it just as Bradley looked up. "I'll be doing the village a favor by killing you two, starting with you Naruto! DIE YOU DEMON!" "NARUTO!" Naruto had tried crawling away but he heard the shuriken sink into skin and looked up to see Bradley on top of him with they ninja star right in his back from protecting him. "W..Wh.. Why?" Naruto asked thinking this to be some trick. " Because you are my best friend and I hope you feel the same way, even though my family looks to be to blame for that demon being inside you. We're both in the same boat and we have to look out for each other" Bradley was almost crying as he was speaking. "I'm sorry about your parents being killed by this thing but we were not there we don't know what happened that day. And of course I feel the same way, we are best friends and nothing will ever change that." The two boys smilled at each other. Then a huge grin was visible on Bradleys face which made Naruto feel uneasy " Why are you smiling doesn't that hurt" Then Naruto noticed something. Even though Bradley was badly hit he wasn't bleeding then Naruto took a close look at Bradley and noticed he wasn't wearing his silver goggles, which he'd never be seen without and Bradley also seemed to almost be making a humming/vibrating sound and would go slightly blurry from time to time. Bradley then told Naruto to look up and to Narutos amazement Bradley was hiding up the tree above him. Bradley had made some kind of unique strong shadow clone. The Bradley in the tree then gave Naruto the nod to start their usual prank escape plan. "Fine then" said Mizuki " I'll kill you first OUTSIDER!" As soon as Mizuki threw his last giant shuriken the clone of Bradley started to turn completely blurry then disappeared dropping the shuriken in its back which Naruto grabbed and hit the incoming shuriken upwards to Bradley, then jumping out of the tree catching the shuriken in mid air. Mizuki was in shock. Now both of the boys stood side by side and flung both shuriken at Mizuki forcing him to jump out of the tree. "If you want the scroll come and get it" They both said as they ran deeper into the forest. "Big mistake" Mizuki chuckled.
After searching for a while Mizuki caught sight of the moons reflection in Bradleys goggles and could see tufts of Narutos blonde hair from inside a bush. "Gotcha you br.. UGH!" At that moment Naruto landed a direct punch on Mizukis left temple and before even being able counter attack Bradley came out of nowhere and kicked Mizuki upwards right in the ribs. "But how?" asked Mizuki "I saw your goggles in the bush unless" "I already used one clone whats stopping me from making more" Bradley replied feeling exhilarated from this fight. Bradley then grabbed Mizuki and threw him across the forest floor shouting " He's all yours Naruto!" Bradley then called off the clones from the bush and above and now it was Narutos turn. He ran at Mizuki making him believe he was going in head first so Mizuki dived at Naruto who then slid underneath and created three clones who went to attack behind him. However Mizuki threw kunai at the clones causing them to disappear in a puff of smoke that both Naruto and Bradley took full advantage of. Just before the smoke cleared the two boys simultaneously punched Mizuki in the mouth. Now his face was covered in blood but he staggered to his feet. " YOU THINK YOU TWO CAN BEAT ME!" Both Naruto and Bradley looked at each other, smiled, formed the hand signs and shouted at the top of their voice: "MULTI SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!". Mizuki looked all around him, there wasn't one spot not filled by either a Naruto clone or Bradley clone. "In answer to your question yes this is the first victory in long line of wins for us" Bradley declared which Naruto high fived in agreement. "ATTACK" Naruto cried and suddenly there was just a cloud of Narutos and Bradleys beating the shit out of Mizuki.
The boys returned to Iruka and helped him remove the knives. Then Iruka remembered "Where is Mizuki?" "Don't worry about him he isn't going anywhere he's laying on the ground unconscious" Naruto laughed. "Yeah we might have took it a bit far" Bradley said attempting to hold back a laugh. Iruka looked at the two boys who just stared at each other and started laughing. "These two are strong and the sky is the limit for them, I believe they could surpass the previous Hokage" Iruka thought to himself. "Hey you two I've got something I want to give you guys". Back at the Hokages mansion, Lord Third told the squads he sent that the situation was under control and that the Sacred Scroll and the boys would return soon.
"Before you guys open your eyes I want you to forget what Mizuki called you two. Naruto you are not a demon and Bradley you are not an outsider. Open your eyes." The two opened their eyes looking at Iruka seeing he didn't have his headband both of them immediately went to check their forehead but then noticed a headband wrapped around Narutos right wrist and Bradleys left. "You are both a million times stronger when you fight together, always look out for each other then you two will be unstoppable. I'm proud to say you are both graduates of the are now officially ninja of The Hidden Leaf Village. Congratulations". Before Iruka could protest the two boys hugged him thanking him both Naruto and Bradley nearly crying. They wiped their eyes and returned the scroll back to the Hokage but Bradley held onto his family scroll.
On the way back to their apartments Naruto said: " I have a question about that clone you used to protect me from Mizukis shuriken" " Go ahead" "How did your shadow clone stay together even though it got hit with a giant shuriken when mine disappeared because of a kunai knife?" Bradley then decided to tell Naruto about his family scroll. Inside one of the first jutsus was called the SPEED CLONE JUTSU. In order to work the user must achieve high speed within a small radius then releasing chakra allowed it too latch onto the chosen spot and create a clone which the user could command through hand signs. " These speed clones are a lot more durable than shadow clones but I wouldn't be able to make nearly as many speed clones as shadow clones." Naruto was amazed Bradley was able to pull off that jutsu only mere hours after discovering it even existed. "Well if there is one thing I'm certain of now Brad. That is that, that Furasshu clan of yours is tuff." " Hey did you not see how strong we were tonight, just you wait Naruto we will become Hokage in no time" the two of them looked at each other smiled and gave each other a high five before they parted ways and went to bed. As soon as Bradley fell on the bed he suddenly remebered something quite important about tomorrow. "Now" He thought just before falling asleep "Who is going to be joining me and Naruto when the teams are announced tomorrow"