Hello everyone, I'm afraid I won't be uploading any stories or chapter for awhile seeing as how in 30 days me and my mom are about to be homeless. I'm really sorry, but I really need some time and would appreciate your support. So, I'm only uploading three chapters for this new story and that will be it. Thank you.
[Opening Song: BLUE by Suara]
Kanashimi ikuta noseshi fune:
[The Earth comes into view shining with the sun reflecting on it.]
Horobi no uta no koe takaku:
[Trees flutter in the wind as does the grass and the water ripples in the background.]
Kuraki soko yori ukabikoshi:
[The Shinju appears shined down upon by the suns gentle rays as it glows a golden color.]
Aa kimi to ima shirogane wo nuke:
[Naruto stands outside of Konoha staring up at the clear blue sky, the wind a delicate breeze that moves his hair softly as the grass moves beneath his feet.]
Oozora he futari tobu hi no:
[Hizuki stands outside alone amongst a graveyard somewhere in Konoha while its raining, looking up at the cloudy sky as the rain continues to fall down on him with a serene expression on his face.]
Kuru wo:
[The Rookie 12 stand in the background with their sensei's behind them standing proud as they all gather around.]
Yumemin:
[Hinata sports a gentle smile on her face as she holds out her arms as the sky started to clear.]
Kuru wo Yumemin
[Naruto and Hizuki both hold hands as they lift their arms up as towards the bright sun as the sky clears with smiles on their faces as they look up at the sky together.]
Naruto was wandering around the forest having been kicked out of the orphanage. He rubbed his eyes of dry tears that were leaking from his face, why? Why was he treated in such a bad way? What did he ever do to deserve this? He asked Jiji why, but the man simply smiled and said things will get better. Yeah right.
He walked and walked until he was far away from the village and sat down on the ground simply looking up at the sky. How he wished he was like a star, shining so brightly and being looked upon with happiness by others. Sometimes he wished he didn't have to feel anything at all. That would ease the pain and make things better. Yeah…it'd be better if he didn't feel anything at all. Wiping his tears away he saw a light in the distance and wondered what it was. He walked over towards the light feeling drawn to it for some reason, he couldn't explain why though, but something told him to keep walking towards the light. When he arrived in the clearing he saw a giant tree that looked as though it could stretch for miles, its roots were big and there were many leaves around it.
Naruto was so entranced by the tree as he watched it glow a pretty color, he approached the tree and hesitantly touched it. As soon as he did he could sense it was very much alive, and thought he could sense a heartbeat coming from it too. He placed his ear on it and sure enough he did in fact hear a heartbeat from the tree and smiled for some reason, "So warm…" he closed his eyes with a smile. There was a glowing light below him and he saw what looked to be fruits floating in the lake below him, the fruits were pink and in his opinion looked to be flowers. One of the fruits glowed as it floated towards him, bending down he picked up the fruit with both hands staring at it as it was still glowing within his hands. There was a rustle from behind him as the leaves on the tree behind him spoke through a whisper in the wind.
チャクラの実 (Chakura no Mi, Chakra Fruit).
Naruto looked behind him as he heard those words, there was no doubt in his mind that the tree had just spoken to him its voice a mere whisper in his ears.
He blinked, "Can I…can I eat it?" he asked. There was another rustle as the leaves moved once more as if telling him 'yes.'
Naruto with permission from the tree, he took a bite out of the chakra fruit eating all of it without any hesitation in his decision. As soon as he swallowed it his forehead starting throbbing making him hold it in severe pain but it soon died down much to his relief. Curious about what happened he walked over to the lake and noticed two things. One, his forehead had a blue eye on it similar to those of the Uchiha clan but was completely different. The eye had a blue sclerae and irides, with a ripple pattern spreading over the eyeball and nine black tomoe. Second his normal blue eyes were now different as well. his eyes were now purple with ripple patterns that spread over the eyeball.
Naruto back away in complete surprise, "What…?"
輪廻眼 (Rinnegan, Saṃsāra Eye) and 輪廻写輪眼 (Rinne Sharingan, Saṃsāra Copy Wheel Eye)
Naruto turned to look back the tree in awe, "Rinnegan…Rinne Sharingan…" he closed his eyes trying to will his eyes to go back to normal. Opening them again he looked down at the water again and saw his normal blue eyes. With a smile he turned back to the tree, "I'll come back tomorrow, okay?" he felt a breeze hit his face and smiled. Guess that meant 'see you soon.' The blonde walked away from the tree still smiling, he made his very first friend even though it was a tree it didn't matter because it showed him kindness and that's all he wanted. He felt different now, no longer did he feel sadness or pain in fact…he didn't feel any emotion at the moment. He was the one that wished not to feel anything anymore and he got what he wanted. In a way it wasn't so bad not feeling any emotions at the moment, he was still a child and needed more time to create his own persona as most children do when growing up. Walking through the clearing he was first at when he arrived in the forest he stood there and waited until the ANBU showed up, and not so long after he thought that the man appeared before him. This was ANBU Dog, he'd seen this one before, this one accompanied the Hokage to he orphanage to come see him many times.
If he was here that means the Hokage knows about him being thrown out of the orphanage, and the woman would receive her punishment for doing such a thing.
Sarutobi was not happy, no he was not happy at all. Why wasn't he happy you asked? Very good question. The reason he wasn't happy right now is because the head matron of the orphanage kicked out Naruto in this freezing cold! So he fired her and the staff before sending them all off to Ibiki, maybe some time with the man in charge of the IT Department will do them some good. He had sent his ANBU to go and look for the boy hoping one of them would at least find him.
He was brought out of his thoughts when a whirl of leaves appeared in his office, but that wasn't all. Dog came in with young Naruto in toe, holding the boy.
"Naruto!" Sarutobi smiled in relief as he took the boy from ANBU Dog, "Are you alright?"
Naruto gave the man a blank look, "I'm fine."
The man saw the expressionless look the boy was giving him and winced internally, "Well Naruto, you'll be happy to know that I have an apartment set up for you so you don't have to worry about going back to the orphanage."
"That's good." The boy said not really caring.
Sarutobi was starting to get worried about the dull look the boy kept giving him and wondered what happened to make the boy this way?
Naruto woke up staring at the ceiling of his new apartment complex, getting up from the bed he walked over to kitchen to make some breakfast. Luckily the man went to get some groceries for the blonde giving the people in the store warning looks not to start anything while he was there. He also noticed that the old man said nothing about the eye in the center of his forehead, that was because the blonde had hid it from him. The white cloth he had around his forehead hid the fact that he had the Rinne Sharingan. But now, there was no reason to hide it anymore. Besides he promised to go see the tree again today and that's exactly what he was going to do. Having finished his breakfast he walked out of his new apartment closing the door behind him, he decided to walk around the village for a little while before meeting up with his friend who's name he still doesn't know. Jumping down from the railing he landed on his feet and walked away from his new apartment complex and decided to take as troll around the village simply because he felt like it.
It didn't take long for the glares to be sent his way but he ignored them in favor of feeling the nature all around him. Quite curious actually, now why was he feeling such a thing? It really was a curious thing indeed. He spotted a stand that had apples for sale but the blonde didn't have the money to get any so he decided to not try and get one and simply walked by. The man at the stand glared hatefully at him but that soon went away when he saw what was in the middle of the boys forehead. It looked like the Sharingan! But that was impossible! How the hell did the demon brat have the Sharingan?!
As Naruto walked around in complete ignorance he failed to notice the same reaction from the rest of the villagers. All of them saw what looked to be the Sharingan on the boy's forehead and believed he stole it from the great Uchiha clan. That was when the whispering began.
"How dare he!"
"That eye belongs to the Uchiha clan!"
"That little thief!"
"The Uchiha clan needs to be informed about this!"
Naruto was none the wiser ignoring them as though they didn't exist and simply continued walking around and planned to keep doing that until he heard the voice of his friend.
I am waiting for you. Where are you?
Naruto looked up and smiled, "I'm coming." He walked ahead on his way to see his friend. He didn't mean to wait so long, there was a chance he was quite lonely just like he was. He made a mental note to apologize to his friend as soon as he saw him. Question is, what should he get as a token of apology towards his friend?
(Hokage's Office-9:30, A.M)
Sarutobi was currently in his office doing the bane of all the Hokage's headaches. Paperwork. While yesterday was still fresh in his mind especially with Naruto's emotionless response to the old man he couldn't help but worry about what could have happened to the boy? He didn't get the chance to think about it much because an ANBU operative appeared beside him.
"Hokage-sama." ANBU Boar appeared.
"What is it, Boar?" Sarutobi was surprised the man appeared before him sounding so urgent as well.
"Sir. The civilians are demanding the execution of Naruto Uzumaki." Boar reported.
"WHAT?!" Sarutobi yelled in outrage.
"It seems as though they believe the boy to have stolen the Sharingan from one of the members of the Uchiha clan." Boar reported.
"What nonsense! Why do they believe such a thing?!" Sarutobi yelled already standing to deal with whoever got any ideas of hurting the boy.
"They believe they saw something similar to the Sharingan embedded in the boy's forehead." Boar reported.
Sarutobi's eyes widened in remembrance to yesterday when the boy had a white cloth around his forehead.
'Was Naruto hiding it because he knew this would happen? Then why did he choose now to reveal it knowing the villagers would be angry. The villagers aside, there's no telling what the Uchiha clan would do when they hear of this.' Sarutobi thought.
"Sir?"
"Where is Naruto now?"
"Sir. Some villagers saw him walking away towards the woods on the outskirts of the village. Some angry villagers were seen following him but didn't get far when we intervened and stopped them. ANBU Wolf went after the boy." Boar reported.
"Good. I will be there to deal with the villagers myself. Let's go." Sarutobi had a pissed off look on his face that made Boar shiver.
"Sir!" and with that the two of them disappeared in a swirl of leaves heading towards their destination neither of them noticing another shadow was within the office. This was not a normal shadow for it wore a black robe and a mask that said "Ne ROOT."
"I must report this to Danzo-sama." The man went back into the shadows disappearing without a trace.
Naruto finally arrived and saw his friend, "I'm sorry to be so late. I just felt like walking around for a little while." He walked closer to his friend who seemed to have accepted his apology, "Don't worry, I'll give you something in return. What would you like?" he pressed his ear closer to the tree in order to hear his voice better. He didn't know when he suddenly referring to it as a 'he,' but didn't see it as a bad thing.
I do not know what I want. Does a human always need a want?
Naruto blinked at the response, "I don't know. But…I know I wanted a friend and that's how I found you. I also didn't want to feel anymore. I think I got what I wanted from that too."
Friend? I am your friend?
Naruto smiled, "Mm."
Tell me, what is a friend?
The blonde thought about that question really hard and found an answer that was hopefully satisfying for both of them, "A friend is someone you bond with, someone you can share everything with."
I see…then you and I are friends now. That means I can tell you my origin. I can tell you what I am.
"What you are?"
Yes. I do not have a name like you humans do but I am known as the Shinju (God Tree).
"Shinju…" Naruto said the word.
In the beginning, I was merely a seed that landed here on Earth from a meteorite several millennia ago. I grew by absorbing the blood soaked into the land ground from countless battles that happened before you even born.
Naruto nodded and listened not daring to interrupt.
The humans believed I was a blessing that would help nourish the land, when it was the complete opposite to what they believed. In truth, I was slowly killing the land and its people by draining the natural energy around them.
Naruto looked saddened hearing that.
I will not kill you my friend, nor will I kill the people that thrive here in the village.
The blonde smiled hearing his friend say that and wanted to hear more of its origins.
In the past humans saw me as a sacred pillar to be worshiped, believing me to be extended to the heavens and remained undecided about all conflict. Some believed that if I were to be approached by a human they would be consumed by a demon spirit and would die like a withered branch.
Naruto giggled, "I'm not a withered branch, so they were wrong."
Indeed. Every thousand years I produce fruit which is known as "Chakra Fruit," which are never to be touched by humans. However since you are my friend I did not mind in you eating one.
Naruto smiled in appreciation, "Thank you."
You are welcome. There was a clan that would travel through dimensions in search of me, and they were the Ōtsutsuki clan. They would travel in search of me for the sole purpose of consuming my fruits and gain chakra for themselves. One Ōtsutsuki I remember is Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, after she ate one of my fruits she stayed here on Earth so that she may rule over the human population.
"She wanted to rule us over?" Naruto's eyes widened.
Yes. She wanted to keep the peace, so she enslaved part of the human population using Mugen Tsukuyomi (Infinite Tsukuyomi).
"Mugen Tsukuyomi (Infinite Tsukuyomi)." Naruto repeated.
It is a Genjutsu powerful enough to trap the entire world into an illusion, enslaving them into a dream so that their chakra may be drawn upon. Kaguya bounded those affected to me assimilating them with my life force and gradually turned them into something called "White Zetsu." When her two sons, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki and Hamura Ōtsutsuki were born with chakra of their own she merged me in order to take the chakra back, thus becoming a monster known as the "Jūbi." The battle between her and her sons ended as Hagoromo and Hamura sealing the beast's chakra in Hagoromo's body while using its husk as the core Rikudō — Chibaku Tensei (Six Paths— Chibaku Tensei) creating a celestial body that would become known as the moon.
Naruto's eyes widened as he looked up, "You mean…she's up there? Sealed away?"
She is. After her two sons sealed her away, Hamura became head of the Ōtsutsuki clan and departed to the moon to guard over the beasts remains, while Hagoromo remained on Earth in order to spread chakra to humanity and teach them the concept of "Ninshū."
"Ninshū…that's what ninjutsu's really called?" Naruto questioned.
Yes. Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki is also known as the Rikudō Sennin (Sage of Six Paths), as he sealed the Jūbi within himself he became the first Jinchūriki as humans call them.
"Jinchūriki?" Naruto questioned.
It means "Power of human sacrifice." While I find the word to be completely distasteful that is what they are called. Hagoromo also sought out peace which is why he was named the Rikudō Sennin. He was also the one that created the Bijū by using the Creation of All Things, dividing the Jūbi's chakra into nine living entities. He gave each of them their own names. After his death they all drifted apart, he created them to make sure the Jūbi would never be resurrected back into this world but also to maintain and balance peace.
"So where are they now?" Naruto asked.
…One of them is inside of you, my friend. The Kyūbi is inside of you and is listening right now.
Naruto froze in place then regained his senses, "You mean this whole time…the Yondaime Hokage didn't kill it like we were led to believe?"
That's correct. He is sealed inside of you by the Yondaime Hokage, and he wants to see you now. I believe he wants to speak to you.
Naruto nodded. Closing his eyes he imagine trying to meet the Kyūbi, hearing the sound of water he opened his eyes and looked around trying to find the Kyūbi.
"Where are you?" Naruto called out.
"I'll tell you where to go, just follow my voice."
Naruto didn't question and did what he was told and started walking ahead of him while at the same time looking around.
'This is what the inside of my mind looks like? It feels…so lonely. Is the Kyūbi lonely?' Naruto wondered. It felt like forever until he finally arrived to his destination, before him was a giant orange fox with blood red eyes behind a cage that had a what looked like to be a piece of paper in the center of it. The Kyūbi was just lying down staring at him and Naruto was doing the same thing as he approached the fox in complete awe rather than fear, 'Wow…' he then frowned when he remembered what his friend said, 'He's not supposed to be locked up like this! Like some kind of animal! This is wrong!' his mind made up he reached up to try and pull the seal off in order to free the Kyūbi but was surprised the Bijū stopped him by grabbing the boy with one of his tails.
Naruto gave the Kyūbi a confused look, "Kyūbi-san?"
"Don't get too ahead of yourself, brat. While I would like nothing more than to be free it comes with a price…and that's your death."
"Eh? I'll die?" Naruto was put back down on the ground as he stared up at the fox.
"That's right, if you were to release me right now you will die. So for now, don't try to mess with the seal."
"But why? Its not fair! My friend told me you and the rest of the Bijū are supposed to bring peace so why are you sealed inside me?" Naruto was genuinely sad for the fox.
Kyūbi sighed, "Have a seat. This is gonna be a long story, and I want no interruptions."
Naruto sat down cross-legged style intent on listening to every word with no intention of interrupting.
"You heard pretty much half the story from the God Tree, I'm honestly surprised the damn tree is even still alive and hasn't withered away after all this time. Anyway, the old man created us so the Jūbi wouldn't be resurrected and like the tree said the old man wanted us to bring balance and peace, but that damn Hashirama Senju captured us all and handed us out like we were trophies giving us no say in what we wanted! We were stripped of our free will!" Kyūbi growled. He then heard a sniffle making him look down at his holder and saw he was crying, "Why are you crying?"
Naruto wiped some of his tears away, "B-Because…its sad…you were all friends and you were forced to be separated from each other! That's why I'm crying! I'm sorry!" the boy sniffled trying to stop his tears from falling, he felt something furry rub against his face making look up at the fox who still looked surprised but didn't show it to the boy.
"Stop crying. You did nothing wrong, the fault lies with the idiot Hashirama Senju for imprisoning all of us to begin with, therefore you have no reason to apologize because you've done us no wrong. Understand?" Kyūbi lectured.
Naruto nodded as he wiped the rest of his tears away, "Thank you, Kyūbi-san."
Kyūbi smirked, "Being sealed inside you might not be so bad after all, do you have something to ask?"
Naruto smiled, "Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, what was he like? Was he nice?"
"Hmph, the old man was as kind as they come. He loved his sons and us equally and referred to all of us as his children and said we were all siblings. The old man was something else." Kyūbi reminisced.
Naruto smiled as the Kyūbi had happy memories of his father, maybe he couldn't free him now but that wouldn't stop him from trying to do it again. He just had to wait until it was the right time. With his mind made up he stood up with a small smile, "Kyūbi-san, just you wait. I cant free you now, but I will soon. It's a promise!" he held out his pinky finger waiting for the fox to do the same.
Kurama smirked at the boy and held out his own pinky finger, "You better not get yourself killed before that time comes, so you better train. Got it?"
Naruto nodded, "Promise."
Kurama brought his arm back, "Get going, I sense an Uchiha is approaching your location."
Naruto's face became impassive, "Okay." The boy disappeared from his mindscape and woke up back in the real world. He was still sitting on his friend's root, "Kyūbi said a person from the Uchiha clan is coming here."
I see, so that's who I sense coming here. But he cannot enter here even if he tries, I created a powerful illusion that prevents even one from the Uchiha to break.
"I see, by the way I think I've found a good name for you." Naruto said.
Name?
"Yep. Naming Shinju sounds a little strange so I decided to give you one." Naruto smiled.
What name did you decided to give me?
"Hizuki."
Hizuki?
"Yeah, that's your new name. Do you like it?" Naruto said.
You're the first human to ever give me, a God Tree a name. I will treasure it.
Naruto hopped off the root, "I don't really want to meet an Uchiha right now. I'll see you tomorrow."
Before you go, head towards an abandoned house that's on the other side of the village. There's something there you'll want to know, but I suggest you keep it to yourself. Everything there belongs to you, and only you.
Naruto was confused but otherwise still nodded and walked away with the promise of coming back tomorrow and not making his new friend wait like he did today. The little blonde boy headed to the other side of the village unaware of the chaos that's happening just outside the forest but that didn't matter to him right now, he needed to head to the house his friend told him about. Looking around he did indeed see an abandoned house and wondered how long it was here for. He walked right through the gates not noticing there were seals placed around the residents, set to activate under certain conditions. The little blonde looked around the place in curiosity, walking up to the door placing his hand on the knob a seal became visible and it activated allowing him inside. Closing the door behind him he noticed the place had collected some dust but that wasn't important right now. Looking around the residents he decided to walk upstairs in utter curiosity wondering why he felt as though he belonged here.
There was a door before him and he didn't hesitate to open it and walk inside the room he saw there was a crib that had some dust on it and wondered just who's house this was. As his eyes scanned the entire room they stopped at a picture frame prompting him to walk towards it. He picked up the picture frame eyeing the man with blonde hair and blue eyes similar to his own, and the woman next to him with long red hair and dark blue eyes. The blonde also noticed the woman's stomach was big and tried to remember what the woman at the orphanage said about babies and where they come from. According to her babies come from their mother's tummies meaning their "pregnant," so that means the woman in this picture is pregnant. But with who? And this man, he looks just like…him.
Naruto slowly put the picture down and saw a letter fall out from behind the picture frame. Picking it up he opened the letter and read it.
I cant wait for our very first child to be born. We've already picked out a name for him and just knew in our hearts that it's the perfect name for him. The name we've given our child is "Naruto" it means "whirlpool," and I have to say the name fits seeing as how Kushina is from the Uzumaki clan that once resided in Uzushiogakure. I hope we can give our son a happy childhood and all the love and care he deserves. I cant wait to see you. Naruto.
-Minato Namikaze.
Naruto simply stared at the letter not really feeling any sort of emotion, not happiness, joy, sadness, or anger. He calmly set the letter down on the desk and looked around the room once more. His room. Which means, this crib belonged to him and that they were happy for him to be born and he also had a clan, the Uzumaki clan. Interesting. He picked up the picture frame and left his bedroom closing the door behind him, deciding to explore the house some more. Having seen what he wanted he headed downstairs towards what appeared to be a basement and saw some strange looking kunai that was next to a scroll so he picked up the scroll and read it contents.
[Hiraishin Kunai (Flying Thunder God Kunai]
Naruto, when you become older I want to teach you the Hiraishin so I am leaving some notes here for you incase you want to learn how to use the technique earlier than planned. These kunai are custom made that I created to utilize my Space-Time Ninjutsu-Hiraishin. The handle serves as a marker for my teleportation ability, they are also heavier than the average kunai. The prolongs also make them more deadly in a melee battle. It might prove to be difficult to the average shinobi, but there's no doubt in my mind that will be able to understand and use it. Here are the four techniques I wish to teach you step by step.
I. Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Jutsu)-Allows you to teleport yourself to a previous marked location. To activate this technique, you need to place a special seal or "technique formula" to mark an intended destination. After this is done, you can enter a dimensional void at will instantaneously transports them to a location of the seal. The mark can applied to any area through brief physical contact, including if you come across and opponent or other surrounding feature. You can also teleport objects or people, but depending on the size it will require you to use up a lot of chakra. Also, the marking formula never disappears from a marked target.
II. Hiraishin: Dōrai (Flying Thunder God: Teleportation Barrier)-This is a barrier technique that uses the Hiraishin formula to create a barrier space capable of warping away anything which comes into contact with.
Hand Signs: Snake → Horse → Rat → Ram → Technique Specific Hand Seal.
III. Hiraishin — Ni no Dan (Flying Thunder God Technique - Level Two)-This is a technique I recently developed which I hope you'll utilize in the near future. To use this technique, you must first throw a Flying Thunder God Kunai at your opponent once its reached a close proximity of the target, or past them you will then teleport to said kunai, immediacy attacking the target from their blind spot.
IV. Rasen Senkō Chō Rinbukō Sanshiki (Spiralling Flash Super Round Dance Howl Style Three)-This is another technique I've recently developed that might be a little tricky for you to use but I know you can do it. This technique involves the use of six Hiraishin Kunai, by throwing all six behind the enemy teleporting to them. How you use it is up to you.
Naruto couldn't help but think of the absurdity of the last name of the technique involving the Hiraishin.
'Rasen Senkō Chō Rinbukō Sanshiki? What a weird thing to name it.' The blonde kept reading the scroll and his eyes landed on another technique.
Rasengan (Spiralling Sphere)-This is a technique of my own creation that involves chakra forming a spinning ball of chakra into the palm of your hands. I've spent three years creating this, this one does not require the use of hand signs, you just use your own chakra to perform this technique.
Naruto had to admit his interest was now peaked in these techniques and Kyūbi did tell him to get stronger. He grabbed both the kunai and scroll then saw another scroll with the words, "Uzumaki Clan Fūinjutsu Techniques" written on it and took that with him as well and left the house without ever looking back.
(Naruto's Apartment-11:02, A.M.)
Naruto looked at the stuff he gathered and decided it would be safe to hide them for now, there's no telling who would try to steal these from him. He hid them inside a bag he had stuffed his previous clothes in and put it back in place. He contemplated on what to do next when he head hos stomach rumbling then realized he hadn't had lunch yet and decided to head out to eat, question is. Where to? Thinking about it he remembered a ramen stand that smelled really good, so he opted to go there and eat he believed he had enough money for it. Grabbing his wallet he noticed that he did indeed have money and hoped it was enough for some ramen. With that thought in mind he left his house once more and headed to the ramen stand.
Walking around he was letting his senses guide him to where the place was, five minutes later he arrived at his destination and walked through and was greeted by a man.
"Welcome to Ichiraku!" them smiled at the boy and noticed the third eye on his forehead and panicked, "Are you alright?! Do you want me to take you to the hospital?!"
Naruto blinked at the man in utter surprise then showed a small smile, "I'm fine, Mr.…?"
"Oh, my names Teuchi." Teuchi greeted.
"Teuchi-san, I'm okay it doesn't hurt at all actually." Naruto smiled at the man as he sat down, "Can I eat here?"
"Of course you can! You can come here as much as you'd like, in fact your first meals on the house!" Teuchi smiled.
Naruto was taken back once more, "Thank you."
"Ayame!"
"Here I come!" Ayame came out from the back and smiled at the boy, "What would you like to order?"
Naruto looked at the menu, "Miso pork, please?"
Ayame nodded, "Miso pork it is then!" and with that she went behind the back again while Teuchi got to work on making the boy his meal. He was still worried about the eye on his forehead but if he said he was okay then he would believe it.
Naruto looked around the place impressed by the way it looks and was eager to try some of their food, he didn't have to wait very long because the man placed the bowl before him quickly. He snapped his chopsticks apart and began to try a sample of the ramen noodles only to stiff in place making the man worry again, "Are you alright?"
The blonde's eyes sparkled as he stared at the food before him, "This is…really good!"
Teuchi grinned with pride, "Glad you like it! Eat as much as you like!"
"Thank you! Oh, my name is Naruto Uzumaki by the way." Naruto forgot to introduce himself.
"Nice to meet you Naruto!" Ayame smiled as she appeared again from behind the back then noticed the noise outside, "Their so noisy."
"Yeah, I wonder what's going on out there?" Teuchi agreed with his daughter.
Naruto didn't care about what was going on outside and instead focused on finishing his meal and that's exactly what he did.
'So good.'
Sarutobi had successfully calmed the civilians down with the help of ANBU Wolf who told them that they were overreacting and that they shouldn't make such false accusations because it makes them look foolish. Some seemed to take his words to heart while other wanted to kill Naruto, still believing him to be the Kyūbi incarnate. The old man looked over at ANBU wolf who told the old man that no matter how hard he looked making the old man worry until he another ANBU operative informed him that Naruto was spotted at Ichiraku much to the old man's relief. He didn't waste any time heading over there and saw the boy had devoured 14 bowls before he thanked Teuchi and got up from his seat. When he turned around Sarutobi did indeed see what looked to be the Sharingan embedded in the boy's forehead but still different somehow but he would need Fugaku to come see the boy to confirm it-wait, that's a bad idea. Better let Itachi come see Naruto for himself.
Naruto stared at the old man, "Is something wrong, Hokage-sama?"
Sarutobi couldn't help but feel a little lonely at not hearing the boy call him Jiji like he did when he still lived at the orphanage. He wasn't changing right away but the differences were visible if only a little bit.
"Nothing my boy, where are you headed off to?" Sarutobi smiled.
Naruto turned away from him, "I'm going home. I don't feel like walking around right now."
"I see. Do you want me to accompany you?" the old man asked.
Naruto shook his head, "No, I can get there by myself now." The blonde walked away from the old man.
Sarutobi looked at his two ANBU, "Follow him, make sure he gets home safely. If there are any civilians trying o harm him in any way, take them down."
The two ANBU men nodded their heads and jumped away to follow after the blonde boy.
Sarutobi was suddenly getting a strange feeling. A feeling that something else was coming, something that will ultimately change the world as they know it.
(ROOT Base-Underground)
Danzo was currently staring into nothingness but that wasn't true at all, you see he was waiting for his operatives to report to him about the Kyūbi Jinchuriki. He had successfully convinced the head matron of the orphanage to throw the boy out where he would capture and take control over him so he could be the perfect weapon to use at his disposal. But of course Hiruzen got to him first firing the woman and the staff while at the same time getting the boy set up in an apartment.
'Your always interfering Hiruzen.' He sensed one of his ROOT operatives land behind him, "Report."
"Sir. It would appear Naruto Uzumaki has acquired something similar to the Sharingan embedded in his forehead." The operative reported.
Danzo turned around in interest, "Did anyone get a good look at it?"
"No sir."
He was interested now. A Sharingan embedded in the forehead, that was something he could use to get the position of Hokage while at the same time getting to control the boy just like he wanted.
"Observe the Jinchuriki for now, we will wait to strike and take him as the ultimate weapon for the village." Danzo told him.
"Yes, Danzo-sama." The operative bowed once more before leaving the man alone to his thoughts.
'I will soon have you within my grasp Kyūbi Jinchuriki. And this time, no one will interfere.'
Naruto looked out the window of his apartment unaware his Rinne Sharingan was glowing blue a little bit, as if warning him that danger would soon be approaching.
Next Time: うずまき一族 (Uzumaki Ichizoku, Uzumaki Clan).
