Hello people reading this story, If your reading this, It means you have nothing better to do, or your to lazy to find something to do. For this I thank you, because otherwise, no one would be reading this.
First off, I don't own anything, except the ideas I thought up.
This will be an intelligent Naruto fic, I can't stand to see Naruto overly hyper and loudmouthed. He will also be a bit darker than cannon, but overly happy people annoy the heck out of me. Also any ideas stated in this story aren't meant to persuade you to do anything, there just things in use to further the story.
"Smash" talking
"Destroy" thinking
"Vaporize" Demon/Large animal talk
"Annihilate" Demon/Large animal thought
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Also, I will be leaving a lot of options up to you, the reader,My word is final, but I will take your opinions into account, they count as 45 percent of the vote. So if you review, you get a say in what happens. Okay, Start the fic.
There is a legend that many decades ago, a shinobi, unmatched by all others, existed. He was the controller of the mightiest of the Greater Tailed Lords. It was said that fire followed his steps, and madness was sown where he went. At his whim the landscape was scorched, and at his command, cities burned like fuel to a great blaze. He forever changed the face of the shinobi world, and this is the account, pieced together several years after.
(Leaf village, Kyuubi attack)
In the middle of a forest, towering above the landscape, tails thrashing, knocking away random ninja was the fearsome Kyuubi no Kitsune. Jaws thrashing, it proceeded to consume a dozen shinobi. A squad of four black-clad ANBU rushed the huge manifestation, one blasting fire, another had pulled a large sword from his back, the third was sitting on a massive boar. The last, who was hidden by a Dog mask, charged behind the others, lightning covering his right hand.
The Kyuubi's massive eyes, bigger than a small pond, flicked downward, it flared its nostrils slightly, and one of its tails snapped down and connected with the fire shooting ninja. Then a claw lashed out and slashed the sword carrying shinobi in half, sword included. Its massive jaws snapped down and consumed the bear, and the warrior riding it, whole.
The Kyuubi roared, an unholy roar that seemed to shake the earth where it stood. The massive eyes glanced to the Dog ANBU, and and looked to the sky. Lightning flashed down and struck the electricity covered hand. The lightning froze, only for a split second. Then what appeared to be half of the bolt shot off in another direction. A low growl echoed from the creature's throat and it swatted the ninja away with the back of its paw.
A sudden rush of air and Kyuubi whipped around to see the Toad Lord, GamaBunta, with a blond haired man standing on his head. For the first time that night it opened its jaws, and, in the language of men, spoke." GamaBunta" It came out as a huge rumbling roar, even though the Kyuubi had meant it to be casual. "Kyuubi, why are you attacking my village" the massive toad shouted, as many shinobi ducked and covered their ears at the sound of the massive giant's voices. "Toad Lord, you know I only eat once every hundred years. This village is going to be my next meal, move aside" The fox said calmly. Though only the toad heard this because all others on the battlefield had plugged their ears.
"We don't have a chance do we?" the blond hair man on the top of his summon asked. GamaBunta shook his head. He sighed," then I'll have to use it then". The Fourth was remarkably calm, knowing he would be sealed for eternity. He form the seals and whispered the name. "Sealing: Death God Contract" (Yes, I know this isn't the cannon technique, but its there for a reason) He glanced over his shoulder as the form of the Lord of death itself materialized behind him, holding an outline of a man remarkably similar to the Hokage.
The figure's hand reached into the white robe that covered it, and retrieved an oil lamp.(Think Tonberry lamp from FF) The lamp glowed a blue, ethereal light, and the blond man felt a tug on his soul. The Kyuubi obviously felt a tug too, because it flew into a rage, and leap at the summon, jaws open to bite, and claws ready to rend. It drew within several hundred meters of the toad, when it stopped mid-leap. The figure began to emit an odd series of clicks and hums, most to high or low for human ears.
Light lanced from the lamp, striking the fox and the man. The man went willingly with the light, while the Nine Tails thrashed and pulled against the unseen force, but it was in vain. The Death God outranked any Greater Demon Lord, and the Kyuubi's entire body was pulled into the lamp, While the blue outline held by the Death Lord was absorb, and the man dropped dead, a smile on his face.
Several miles away, a squealing cry erupted as a blue glow struck an small infant boy, with seals painted on his stomach. The light flashed red for a moment, the then ceased altogether. The cries grew louder, until a gentle old man, picked up the child and placed him in a crib. The baby immediately fell asleep. Naruto was the only word uttered by the Third as he exited
(Seven years after the Kyuubi attack)
At the age of seven, Naruto Uzumaki was many things. A notorious prankster, a citizen of the Village Hidden in the Leaves, and currently the target of a mob a very angry, very drunk villagers, and mostly sober shinobi.
Said target was currently running like hell, to get away from said mob. Unfortunately for Naruto, A seven year olds legs can only move so fast, and with trained ninja in the mob, not matter how intoxicated, He wasn't fast enough.
One shinobi appeared in front of Naruto, and landed a gut-wrenching knee to his stomach(lame pun intended) sending him back toward to mob, who proceeded to abuse him a in every way the could think of. One stuck knives through his hands to keep him from getting up, another stuck a pitchfork through his thigh.
This continued until a dove masked Anbu showed up, He or She gestured to Naruto and said "Hold him down" Two people broke from the mob and approached Naruto, one grabbed one of his arms and one of his leg while the other did the same, the Anbu approached and produced a syringe from a hidden pocket. "This is for my family Demon' she spat. The others in the mob recognized the voice as female. She proceeded to jab the needle in Naruto's arm as painful as possible, and slammed her hand down on the end. Naruto thrashed as the substance took effect.
Again, Unfortunately for Naruto the healing provided by the Kyuubi worked against him here. He had been injected with a corrosive substance that eats a away at one's organs. So as his organs were destroyed, only to reform, then be destroyed again. Young Naruto was already screaming from the torture he had already been put through. Now, He simply blacked out away from the pain.
The civilians saw this and decided the demon brat had been beaten enough for the day, and they would pick up tomorrow, as most weren't willing to stain their hands with blood, even if in their opinion it was demon blood.
Only a dozen out of the thirty or so shinobi stayed around Naruto, most of these were clan member, who had lost many members in the Kyuubi attack. One, obviously the leader, ordered the others to pick him up and gestured for them to follow.
The exited Konoha and proceeded some miles away before reaching a cliff. The leader spoke again "Stand him up" Two of the others held Naruto up by his arms. His eyes fluttered open slightly signaling that he was awake, if only slightly, "So demon, this is where you die," the leader said. Naruto got a brief look at him, but his face was obscured by a white mask..
The man stepped forward and delivered a kick the propelled Naruto straight off the cliff behind him. Naruto spoke one word as he started to fall. "Why" it was barely whispered, but the leader heard it. "Because, you are demon, and demon should be destroyed like the scum they are"
The began to walk away, they turned back, and there was many rude hand gestures and agreements with "The Demon's" punishment, they returned to the village with looks of content on their faces.
(Back at the cliff)
Naruto, on the other hand, hit the bottom of the cliff, Hard, By this time his his healing has expelled the poison, but when he hit the bottom, force he built up in the fall shoot through his body like lightning through a tree. It snapped every major bone, though the ribs around his heart and lungs were miraculously, unharmed It ruptured several minor organs and cracked his skull open. He felt every second of it to, as he had woken up halfway down.
Somehow still awake he began crawling, Every foot felt like an eternity, but he kept moving. Trailing blood, He made it to a cave with light shining from the entrance, He crawled inside, and found a man leaning against a wall, He too was injured, but only mildly, mostly cuts and bruises, The man saw Naruto and ran to him."What the hell happened to you kid" He asked as he pulled out a container of medical salve.
Naruto tried flinched away from the man, but he didn't have the strength to move anymore. "Are you going to hurt me too?" He asked the man." What reason could I have to hurt you" The man exclaimed. Naruto passed out as he said this, and the man went to work bandaging his wounds. " Son of a Bitch, kid what happened to you?" He asked himself " I was planning to used this on myself , since I've only got enough energy to do this once for now, but you need it more than me" He thought. Naruto regained a sense of self and his eyelids fluttered open slightly.
Naruto worked up the energy to open his eyes all the way. He gave the man a once over. He was about six foot, and fairly lanky. He wore a brown overcoat, but the sleeves were ripped at the elbow. From his elbow down, he wore a air of crystal-like gauntlets. They reflect light similar to a prism. Not that Naruto knew this, he only knew that the rainbow emitted from them calm his erratic heartbeat.
The man contorted his hands in a strange pattern, and the glow from the arm wear intensified, it grew into a blinding white flash, and Naruto passed out. The man slumped back onto the cave wall and watched as the wounds on the blond haired child began to close. "Damn, that still takes to much out of me" he said as he too passed out
(Two Days Later )
Naruto opened his eyes to find the man grilling fish over a fire. He sat up and looked around. The man turned a looked at him" So your finally a wake punk" He said," My names Naruto" Naruto replied meekly. " I'm still going to called you punk, punk " the man countered. Naruto slumped back slightly, so this man was going to call him names like the rest of the villagers. "Anyhow, you've been out a day and a half, so I bet your hungry" The man said. The growl from Naruto's stomach was all the answer needed.
The man handed him a grilled fish and took one for himself. They ate in silence, until the man asked" How did you get so beat up punk?' He asked, and Naruto flinched at the word " The people in my village beat me up and then threw me off a cliff" Naruto replied matter-o-factly like it happened to him everyday. "What, Where you from kid, the only village I know of around here is The Leaf Village, and they're pretty mellow over there?" the man asked horrified that someone could do this to a child.
" I'm from the leaf village" Naruto answered. " Those bastards torturing a innocent child" He growled
"I don't think I'm innocent; Naruto said" The villagers called me demon and tell me I killed their families" the man thought for a moment" No way, it's that kid they sealed Kyuubi into, Stupid bastards, they don't know what they could have had if the had treated him right." "You haven't done anything wrong kid" He told Naruto
"I think a real introductions are in order, I'm Nosh, S-class criminal wanted in every nation on the continent,for various crimes, including stealing the Kage Scrolls of every hidden village, and the killing of eight platoons of hunter ninja, a different times, of course, and you are" He asked Naruto,
Naruto stared at the man, who he now knew as Nosh. "Its not polite to stare" Nosh said, and Naruto started, then regained his bearings, and answered the question "I'm Naruto Uzumaki and well.. thats all" Naruto said softly " Well, now what do I do with the kid, can't leave him here and I can't send him back to the village, guess I could take him to the old bastard" he thought." Hey kid, how would you like to come with me for awhile, Until your strong enough to defend yourself, I know someone who could train you, but it won't be easy." Naruto thought for a moment "If I learn how to fight then the villagers won't be able to hurt me" He thought "Okay, I'll go with you and I'll do whatever it takes to get stronger" He said, the absolute determination showing in his eyes.
Nosh said " Alright lets pack up and head out, you got a long couple of years to go kid"
(Two hours Later)
"Hey, Nosh, where are we going" Asked Naruto after several hours of walking."I'm taking you where you need to go kid" Nosh replied. Naruto shut up for five minutes, then he began to look around. His eyes landed on Nosh, and he began to observe him more closely. "I wonder what those weird gauntlet things are" Naruto thought . He voiced this thought aloud, and Nosh replied "They're called Celestial Gauntlets, and there what kept you alive"
"Okay, so where did you get them" Naruto asked. "I got them from my sensei,who showed me how to make them, and thats where I'm taking you, kid" Nosh said back.
Naruto continued his train of thought then asked"Hey, Nosh, why a\don't you try to hurt me like the villagers?" Nosh countered with "Why should I be hurt you kid". Naruto replied" Because all the villagers say I'm a demon and should be punished"
Nosh's face grew cold" Bullshit, kid you aren't anymore of a demon than any other person". They lapsed into silence for a few minutes, then Naruto spoke again"Why are you taking me to your master Nosh?" Nosh asked him" Do you want to be a ninja kid?" Naruto replied " You mean like the Old Man Hokage?' "Yep" Nosh said. " Then, yes I want to be a great ninja so the villagers will stop trying to kill me"Naruto exclaimed.
"Good, 'cause we're here" Nosh said as they reached an enormous boulder leaning against a mountainside. Nosh began forming handseals, when Naruto asked" What's that weird thing your doing with your hands?" "These are handseals, kid, They're the ninjas primary way to use techniques, or justu, as the ninja called them.
Nosh reached the sixty-eighth handseal, and pressed his palm against the boulder. A large section seemed to melt away, and Nosh walked into the opening. "This is where your master lives?" Naruto asked as he followed Nosh into the entrance.
They walked for a few minutes, then Nosh answered "Yeah, he likes his privacy." They reach an upward slope, and Nosh called" Old bastard, you up there?"
The reply came back "Yeah, what do you want you lazy-ass student." The voice was one that held great power and wisdom, but at the same time made you feel welcome. Nosh called back up" I brought a kid with me, old geezer, I wanted to see if you could train him"
"Hold on a sec" came the answer. Footsteps were heard and a light appeared at the top of the hill. It moved forward until it was a few yards in front of the duo. A man came into view. He was covered in armor the that appeared to be made of the same material as Nosh's gauntlets , and a sword of the same was strapped to his back. He had an old, but kind face similar to the Third's, or so Naruto observed.
"So this is the gaki(brat) you want me to train?" He asked, gesturing toward Naruto. "Yeah, that's him, His name's Uzumaki Naruto, of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. He's "special" like that boy we heard about in Suna, or the chick from Kumo." Nosh replied.
"Well Boy do you want to be trained in my way of the ninja?" The elder man asked Naruto "Sure, Oji-san(Old man)" Both men stared at Naruto for a moment then the elder burst out laughing and the younger slapped Naruto on the back"It's been awhile since anyones hand the guts to call me that, boy" the elder got out" I like you kid, but I don't accept slackers, so you have to promise to never give up on my training" the old man said, his face returning to seriousness again.
"I promise, Sir" Naruto added for good measure. The old man replied "Alright, your training starts tomorrow. My name is Kogestu, by the way, and your in for one hell of a time!"
Alright first chapter done
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