A/N: Welcome to my first fanfiction in about a year! This one happens to be my first serious crossover, a Naruto/Soul Eater Crossover featuring Naruto learning the sword style: Mugen Ittōryū (Infinite One-Sword Style) from Soul Eater's Samurai- Mifune. A few things to know about this fanfiction, seeing as I want to be as fair with the characters as possible- there will be little to no bashing on any of the characters.
Sasuke and Sakura will be "good" Sasuke will still go on his quest to kill his brother Itachi, but will probably be deterred by Naruto later on. Sakura will be training earlier in the story compared to the canon series; she will be practicing Genjutsu and Taijutsu until she is apprenticed by Tsunade where she will learn Medic jutsu.
Lastly the Romance for Naruto and Hinata will not start right away- in all accounts Naruto will still think of her as "weird" which will slowly turn into curiosity, until he then begins to realize that she only acts like the way she does around him. Updating will be slow due to muse and real life- I will NOT abandon this story! Anyway- I took up enough of your time- please enjoy the (lackluster) beginning to my newest Fanfiction: Naruto- Sword God
[Naruto- Sword God]
[Chapter 1]
[Enter Mifune-Naruto's new life begins!]
It had been four years… four years since the defeat of the terrible Bijuu known as the Kyuubi no Yoko, The resulting death of the once great Yondaime Hokage, and the rebuilding of Konohagakure no Sato. The village had risen up from the ashes of its destruction once again showing the world that Konohagakure was a proud and strong nation. Refusing to wither away and die from even the destruction of a demon or of the loss of their former Hokage. Konoha had continued on to a brighter future… And now as the final rays of the day hid behind the carved mountaintops, and a chilly fall air settled on the streets below- the bustling village had calmed down into the quietness of the night…
All for one child however… Uzumaki Naruto.
The young boy was only four years old, with sunshine yellow hair and the clearest of azure blue eyes one had ever seen. He was usually a bundle of joy marked by the markings on his face six "whisker" marks, three on each cheek. To Naruto it spoke of his individuality- that he was "special" compared to the boring people of Konoha. On the flipside however unbeknownst to him it signified his status as a vessel of a demon and not just any demon but the Bijuu known as the Kyuubi no Yoko- the one thought by his generation and those who had not witnessed the attack of the nine tailed fox, to be dead. It marked him as a jinchūriki, literally a "human sacrifice" like the name implied.
Blessed with amazing chakra and ability yet cursed for housing one of said destructive beasts- beasts who at one time were one and threatened to destroy the world… For Naruto he as did most jinchūriki, was a lonely figure finding peace in knowing that he existed in others eyes. Yet some people did not see him as amusing.To them he was a nuisance- a plague that only existed to remind them of what they lost that fateful day of the attack of from the Kyuubi. Those people, who hated Naruto for just existing, threw glares and silent insults to the boy- destroying his self confidence and hoping only to cause the boy pain. The pain they felt from just looking at the boy…
Thus they treated him unfairly within the laws made by the Third Hokage; they found loopholes and found ways to make it so his life was as miserable as they could make it. It wasn't much but it was satisfying enough when they looked at his downtrodden face as he walked the streets in depression. Truly these men and women who lost so much would understand the feelings of an orphan who had lost just as much at birth? Alas some people do just not understand enough- they wanted the boy in pain, so they themselves could feel better. That in a nutshell was a cruel cycle of fate that would only repeat itself…
The Uzumaki was treated similar to those who hated him in secret in the Orphanage, where Naruto was unprotected by the Third's watchful eyes under false pretenses by the owner that everything was "fine". Clearly a well thought out lie but a successful one so far. The head of the orphanage, a miss "Eri Hisume" was once a grandmother who had suddenly lost half of her children and grandchildren to the beast known as the Kyuubi no Yoko.
When she discovered her children's deaths among the rows of people who had died in the attack, she broke down. She began coddling the children of the orphanage as she felt the need to replace the void in her heart. And with the discovery of the fate of the Demon who destroyed her happy life, she became twisted with hatred. By some divine twist of fate she happened to gain the care of the miserable "demon" in "human flesh" and soon began plotting her revenge…
It started as simple things "forgetting" Naruto's dinnertime an easy mistake she confessed- from so many children to take care of and her being the only member of staff. That was soon fixed when the Hokage gave her more staff to work with- thus taking her chance of starving the demon to death… She then moved on to discipline- scolding the boy when he didn't do anything wrong, blaming him for a playground scuffle that broke out during playtime or generally spanking him and giving him a sharp wrist smack for crying when scared at night.
The "discipline" became crueler as the elderly woman found almost an unending supply of reasons to "punish" the boy. By the time Naruto was three years old however- she almost exhausted her excuses and moved on to more coincidental means. "Accidents" became more frequent as by the time Naruto was four years old Eri had the last her patience run out- slowly growing annoyed by the "demons'" perseverance. With her final move in place knowing that the Hokage was far more weary now- she did what only thing she had left to do.
The owner abandoned young Uzumaki Naruto onto the streets.
It was cold… That was one thing the youth could tell. It made his flesh shiver and his teeth chatter even with his clothes on the chilly night air seeped through his clothes and into his skin. He let out a sneeze before hugging his frame again wondering for the umpteenth time "why me?" He wasn't a bad kid- sure he did his share of pranks but it was only to be noticed! That couldn't possibly warrant his abandonment! Shivering once more he felt himself drifting into an uneasy slumber as the night carried on- unknowingly his fate would change when he woke up…
It was around 1 am the streets were cold and silent all for the sound of what seemed wood on earth- clapping against the cold ground and the sound of what seemed to be a bunch of metal clattering silently together. Through the chilly midnight mists formed a figure- a young man. This warrior had seen countless battles and had shed many full grown men's blood. Ironically his demise was at the defeat of a young boy… That boy could have completely ended the man's life yet he let him go as an act of good faith. So the Samurai's soul wandered and drifted throughout the lands until it found its chance at redemption. Nearly eighty years later after his soul slept, Mifune was reincarnated in the same body he had in his past life- and quickly found out how much the world had changed…
He wandered the lands again finding things had downgraded since his past life and found the world overrun by Ninja and the few Samurai who existed were laughable at best. It was through this that Mifune picked up the sword again and began his life as a wandering Samurai for hire. Lately however life had proved dissatisfying for him and he found the need to wander once more- which landed him within the village of shinobi known as Konohagakure- the "Village Hidden within the Tree Leaves". As he wandered the late night streets he noticed a child of all things sleeping on a bench, shivering from the cold Fall night, even now in his new life Mifune could not simply watch as a child suffered- walking over to the child he picked the boy up and began searching for a nice place to get the boy warm.
After an hour of searching Mifune found that sleeping outside was the best chance he had- pulling out some blankets he covered the boy up hoping to keep him warm if only slightly. He found a abandoned shack outside of the village gates in a small forest- using that as shelter he began unwrapping some candy as he popped a lollypop in his mouth. Ignoring the sweet taste he scanned over the young boy's frame and noticed acts of mistreatment… Watching as the boy stirred Mifune stared passively at the pair of bright blue eyes that stared back. Silence reigned for a good few moments as Naruto sat up rubbing his eyes before sitting back and staring at the odd man.
"…Want some candy?"
A/N: And that's game. I originally intended this to be longer, but I felt I was dragging it on. So the rest of this chapter is for chapter 2. I know odd way to end a chapter but somehow I felt it fit, in a non-creeper-pedophile way… Anyway- it took me- Geez most of the month to make this? Not really but I started it two days ago and finished it just now. The Story will start picking up on about Chapter 3- where Naruto's training will begin. Right now it's just Naruto and Mifune and in chapter 2- the Third Hokage. Anyway I hope I didn't bore you to death with this, and hope you stick around for chapter 2! See ya soon!
-SoraUme