We Are Many

Author's Note: Hello everybody KrimsonFury2 and here is a new story since everybody is enjoying Tremble Like The Earth, this time it takes place when Naruto takes the Forbidden Scroll after he fails the Graduation Exam and he learns the Shadow Clone Jutsu. NarutoxOC and he will not be super strong.

Summary: Naruto fails the Graduation test and takes the Forbidden Scroll. Not only does he learn the Shadow Clone, but also found a small scroll with a message with a hidden power that belong to a man that was known as Ermac.

Disclaimer: I Don't Own Naruto Or Mortal Kombat

Chapter 1: By The Many Thousands

Depression, anger, and sadness was the words that describe 13 year-old Uzumaki Naruto as he sat on the swing near the Academy. Depression as he failed the graduation exam yet again, anger that he couldn't do the clone jutsu whatsoever, and sadness that his dream of becoming Hokage was fading away.

But then Mizuki, his Academy teacher told him about an make-up test and the objective was to take the Forbidden Scroll from the Hokage Tower and go to the forest and learn a jutsu from the Scroll.

Desperation then crypt to Naruto as he was willing to do anything to become a shinobi of Konohagakure No Sato. After he accepted the so called "make-up test", Naruto dashed off to get the scroll, not seeing Mizuki smirk in a sadistic way. 'Soon, I'll be able to kill the demon brat, take the scroll and leave this pathetic village, and gain the power that I deserve from Orochimaru-sama.' Mizuki thought laughing in evil glee.

"That was too easy, I can't believe no one was around the scroll, now I can learn a powerful jutsu and if I have time, look for something that make me unstoppable!" Naruto shouted in excitement and he was currently jumping through the trees with the Forbidden Scroll strap to his back.

He soon found a clearing and he sat to see what he can learn. Looking through the scroll he found the Shadow Clone Jutsu, knowing he had issues with the Clone Jutsu, Naruto decided to learn that first before moving to the next jutsu. "Whew! Finally got the Shadow Clone Jutsu down and after reading what it can do with memories, I can use them for more pranks." Naruto said after finishing practicing and mastering the Jutsu and soon look through the scroll some more.

As Naruto was looking through the scroll, he noticed a small green and red scroll drop on the ground. "Huh, wonder why this inside, it could be a powerful jutsu that can make me awesome and make me Hokage!" Naruto yelled and opened the small scroll, only to be disappointed that there was only a message written. "We Are Many, You Are But One? Is this some sick joke because I'm not laughing!" Naruto shouted in anger, but that soon turned to shock.

The small scroll started to shake and soon the message on the scroll was turning green and then thousands of green orbs shot up from the scroll, swirling in the air. Naruto was in awe and fear at what was happening in front of him and didn't know what to do.

Then the green orbs came towards the blond and enter his body to start merging with him. At first, Naruto felt weird like his body was going through a change and then he soon dropped to his knees, thrashing on the ground, and screamed as loud as he could to the point all of Konoha could hear him.

His hair started to grow longer to his shoulders and had green and red streaks intertine with his blond hair, the bones in his body started to break down and regrow making him taller than his classmate, Aburame Shino, then his eye color changed from sapphire blue to a pupiless eerie glowing green.

Then came the memories that didn't belong to him. Images were rushing to his head and it was as if it was a "past life" that happened long ago. Naruto felt his mind get sharper and grasp a intelligence that he lacked during his time in the Academy and skills with powers that he only had in his so called "past life" as a man that was known as Ermac.

Soon, the screaming stopped and Naruto was soon uncouncious on the ground from the excessive pain and the memories overload to his brain.

Near The Forest:

Umino Iruka was in a panic when he found out his favorite student stole the Forbidden Scroll, but to him nothing added up and not to mention, Mizuki was the one to tell him of what Naruto did in the first place. Soon Iruka put the pieces together and knew Naruto got set up by Mizuki and was rushing to the forest to rescue Naruto from the traitor.

Iruka finally made it to the location and saw Naruto laying on the ground with clothes ripped from his new height and his body was glowing green everyonce in a while. 'Why is Naruto more taller than before and why is he glownig?' Iruka thought. Then he saw Naruto groaning and waking up, but what shocked him was when Naruto opened his eyes.

"Ugh, what happened to us?" Naruto said in many voices that didn't belong to him and sounded ghostly. "N-Naruto are you o-ok?" Iruka stuttered, still in shock. "Iruka-sensei, we're fine, but why are you here and not Mizuki-sensei?" Naruto asked. "Mizuki tricked you into stealing the Forbidden Scroll and was going to kill you and take the scroll for himself." Iruka explained. Naruto was in shock at the information and soon him and Iruka had to dodge some kunai and shuriken coming towards them at top speed.

"Well well well, what do we have here, Iruka and Naruto the demon brat." Mizuki said as he appeared with some giant shuriken. "Mizuki what is the meaning of this, why you betraying the village!?" Iruka yelled. "Isn't it obvious,I want power and as soon as kill both of you. I'll take the scroll to my master to obtain that power, Orochimaru-sama hahaha!" Mizuki laughed maniacially. Iruka and Naruto couldn't believe what they were hearing. 'We gotta stop him and fast.' Iruka thought. "Mizuki..." Naruto said in his ghostly voice. Mizuki was shocked when Naruto spoke, but then got a idea.

"Naruto, how would you like to know why your so hated in the village?" Mizuki said in sadistic glee. "NO!, It's forbidden Mizuki you know the consequences!" Iruka yelled. Naruto tilted his head to the side looking at Mizuki with his glowing green eyes, which honestly scared Mizuki to an extent. "Mizuki, we already know about the Kyubi and for breaking the law, you will perish!" Naruto spoke and his hand started to glow green and raised his hand and next thing Mizuki knew, he was lifted in the air.

"Let go of me you demon brat, or I'll kill you!" Mizuki yelled. Then Naruto did a hand sign. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto yelled and hundreds of clones spawned all over the forest. "We Are Many." One clone spoke. "You Are But One." Another clone said. "We will destroyed you!" All the clones yelled in unison. Then the hundred of clones started beating the traitor into a bloody heap until he was nothing but broken bones and bruises all over his body.

Soon all of the clone disappeared and soon it was just Iruka and Naruto. "We may have went overboard Iruka." Naruto said with a sheepish smile. Shaking his head at his student for his antics and relief that Naruto was fine, Iruka told Naruto to come closer and close his eyes. "You can open your eyes now Naruto." Iruka said with a smile. Naruto opened his eyes and notice that Iruka didn't have his headband on and then touched his forehead to feel metal.

"Congrats Naruto, you finally became a shinobi of Konoha, I'm proud of you." Iruka said with pride. Naruto was speechless as he never experience this feeling of someone being proud of him before, even in his past life as Ermac, he never receive such warmth. Naruto felt tears come down his face and hugged Iruka with all his might.

Hokage Tower:

Sarutobi Hiruzen, The Sandaime Hokage, a man who have fought, survived, and seen many things in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Shinobi wars that ravaged the Elemental Nations, but what he has just seen in his crystal ball was something he has never experience from his surrogate grandson. 'Naruto, what did you discover in that scroll?' The Hokage thought.

Author's Note: And that's Chapter 1 for the new story. Hopefully it's good. In a way, Naruto will start talking like Ermac did in the Mortal Kombat series and will have to get a grasp of Ermac's power, which will be explained in chapter 2. He has Ermac's memories and the souls that consumed his body. Now I'm going to start on chapter 3 for Drunken Maelstrom, which I should've done awhile ago, but been busy with stuff. So later everybody!