Way of the demon
Disclamer I do not own Naruto only my oc's
Chapter 1: a gift from a demon
October tenth the people of Konoha are all celebrating for it was eight years to the day that the fourth Hokage had defeated the grate demon the Kyuubi No Yoko. Even though almost the whole village was happy, one little blond boy with whisker like birthmarks was all alone and crying this boy was Naruto Uzumaki and today was his birthday. The day's festival was coming to a close and to Naruto this meant it was time to disappear as he began walking away from where he was sitting overlooking the village the sun hung low in the sky painting it a burnt orange, a bottle smashing into the tree next to the boy causing him to run. Naruto took off like a bullet as three men took chase; he made his way towards the center of the village. A man with blood red hair in a black kimono with the white kanji for demon and a red obi holding two burnt orange handled swords was making his way through the village he was a drifter by as are all ronin, came upon a site that made him cringe a little, a young boy around seven or eight years old surrounded by six men one was brandishing a short piece of wood above his head ready to swing it and he spoke "this will teach you demon brat!" as he brought the stick down The ronin moved and in a blink he was standing in front or the man with his forearm taking the strike
That's enough of that Spoke the ronin as he forced the makeshift weapon back forcing the drunken man to the ground. You men should be ashamed attacking a child in the streets and here I heard Konoha was a good place" he glared at the men
"This is not your concern vagabond" the men said
"It concerns me when I come across grown men attacking a child" he said flatly placing his hand on the handle of one of his swords.
"That's no child it's a demon and it needs put down" said one of the men
"You know that's what they said when I was a child too and you know I proved them right" he said as his gaze became cold and lifeless causing the men to run off screaming. He then turned to the child and smiled.
"Are you gonna hurt me too" Naruto asked as he tried to back away from the man.
"No boy you remind me of myself when I was your age" he said as his expression seemed to soften. "So what's your name?"
"Its Naruto sir" the blond boy said
"Please don't call me sir it makes me feel old my name is Akuma" he said helping the poor boy to his feet. "So Naruto you know any place I could get me something to eat that not to expensive"
The Naruto's mood seemed to lighten up when Akuma asked that question "yea! Follow me" he almost yelled. As he led Akuma to a small stand with a delicious aroma wafting from, the smell had him drooling as he read the sign.
"Ichiraku Ramen?" he asked
"Yea! Ramen is the best food ever" Naruto yelled causing Akuma to let out a little laugh. As the two went in. they were greeted by a brown haired girl behind the counter.
"Welcome to…oh Naruto who's your friend here" the young girl asked looking at Akuma
"He saved me from some drunken morons and he asked me if I knew somewhere he could get something to eat so I brought him here" said Naruto scratching the back of his neck.
"Well anyone who Naruto trusts I ok in my book" she said with a smile as they sat down at the counter sitting side by side. "So what will you two be having tonight" she asked
"I'll have two miso ramen please" Akuma said
"I'll have the usual please" Naruto said with a wide face splitting grin
"Ok you two, three miso two pork dad" she called to the back "it will be right out you guys."
"So Naruto why were you being attacked today if I may ask?" Akuma asked looking down at the child beside him
"I don't know they just hate me the whole village glares at me and the one day a year I'm supposed to be happy I get attacked this sort of thing happens every year on my birthday he looked down and with tears in his eyes "so what did you mean by I remind you of your self Akuma?" Naruto asked
"Well as far back as I can remember I have been beaten put down and called a demon hence my name it literally means demon" Akuma said as he received his food and started eating
"That's just awful the" girl said
"Girl what's your name?" asked Akuma
"It's Ayame" she replied
"Well Ayame it is what it is I have never once in my life felt hatred towards those who wronged me" he said finishing his first bowl to understand you must first know where I come from I was born twenty three years ago in a small land that no longer exists the land of ashes it was called. my mother was the clan heiress my father was one of the enemy let's just say I was conceived by less than honorable conditions, then once it was clear that my mother was pregnant the rest of the clan wanted to terminate me before I was born but my mother wouldn't allow it although I was not planed or wanted at first she still wanted me." He struggled to continue the story "when I was born I took my mother's life, there were complications and she died of blood loss thus my grandfather the clan leader named me and hatched a plan to use me against my father's lord. He started training me from the time I could walk turning me into a weapon against my father. The clan hated me because I looked like the enemy like my father the only difference was my eyes they were the same jade green as my mother's. my grandfather told me once that a demon who feels no hatred is one who's fangs are sharpest I didn't understand until the land of iron destroyed the land of ashes and my mother's clan because it was my grandfather who helped me escape the day everything was lost love is strength Naruto find those who care about you and protect them become a demon without hatred prove them right and wrong at the same time" Akuma said rising from his seat and placing the payment for his meal on the counter and pulled a single sword from his belt "Happy Birthday Naruto" he said as he placed the sword in the boys hand it was surprisingly light it was a little shorter than the average Katana by only two or three inches. "its name is Kiba no Oni it was given to me when I was younger than you so you should be able to handle it treat it well and get stronger little demon of kindness he said with a smile
"Thank you Akuma this is the best present I ever got I'll be Hokage in no time with this Naruto said ad he slid the blade out to look at his new sword it edge was serrated like a saw and each tooth was razor sharp " what's up with its edge I've never seen a sword like this he said
"It is a jagged blade type Katana a specialty of the land of ashes it makes it easier to cut through bones and armor" Akuma said as he turned to leave I hope to see you again one day Naruto but for now I must go where ever the winds take me goodbye." And with that he left once out side he was met by a person he had not expected to see.
"That was really a kind thing you did for him you know" the old man said to Akuma as they met.
"Ah Hokage what do I owe the pleasure of meeting you in person" Akuma said exaggeratingly
"Naruto is like a grandson to me and I came to thank you for what you have done for him" the old Kage said kindly yet still held an air of power about him.
"Like I told him I saw a little of me in him we are kindred spirits" Akuma said looking up to the starry night sky "i must be on my way places to go people to meet" he said walking down the dark street and into the night.
"Naruto I have good news for you" The Hokage said Walking up to the boy as he was eating his seventh bowl of ramen as he eyed the sword that Naruto now had across his back.
"Oh hey old man it's good to see you" Naruto said smiling then hugged the old Kage
"Naruto where did you get that sword from" asked the Hokage
"It's a birthday present from my new friend Akuma he protected me from some drunken morons tonight." Naruto ranted? "So what is the good news?"
"The good news is that you will be allowed to inter the academe this year" the old man replied "and I might have something for you to use with that new gift of yours" after that the two of them left Ichiraku's they went back to his office. Once in his office Naruto told the third Hokage the events of the entire night including the story that Akuma told him and Ayame.
"Naruto I'm sorry that you had to go through that tonight" he said apologetically.
"It's ok old man I met an interesting person who helped me and got a great gift so it all equals out in the end" Naruto said with a large smile.
"Here it is" he said pulling an old scroll out of his desk I was given this by an old friend I once met on the battlefield and I never had much use for it since I don't use a sword he continued as handed the boy the scroll.
"Thanks old man" Naruto yelled enthusiastically as he hugged the man who he saw as a grandfather with tears in his eyes. After He received his gift he went home to get some much needed rest. It would be another month before he would have to go to the academe. When he awoke the next morning he opened the scroll that was given to him by the Hokage and it read…
Ookami no Getsu Ryuu
This style of swordsmanship relies on speed in short bursts it was it also uses both the basic slashes in conjunction with Battojutsu the art of sword drawing. This simple style is easy to use and effective against small groups as well as single fighters. The first sets of techniques are listed below in green.
As Naruto read on he rushed out not caring that he had not yet eaten breakfast he rushed out to the nearest training field that was set up for anyone these were mostly just open fields that were off by themselves as Naruto was practicing with his new sword he hadn't noticed a new presence aside from weasel his ever present Anbu guard for the week, weasel was one of the three that Naruto actually liked the first was dog he would usually stop the drunken bigots before he got too hurt the same was true for cat she was also in Naruto's kind she had been assigned on last year's birthday and had left him a piece of candy, and finally weasel he was nice to him he usually was the one watching him so he was very familiar. Naruto was currently trying to get down his first Battojutsu.
"Hi there" came an energetic female voice from behind him braking his concentration and almost fall over. He turned to see a young girl with brown hair in buns in a white shirt, cream colored pants right behind him
"Oh hi" He replied dusting himself off
"So what's your name?" she asked
"I'm Naruto what's yours?" He asked getting back into his stance
"My name is Tenten so Naruto what are you doing out here she asked before she realized the scroll on the ground and the fact that He had a sword on his hip.
"I'm learning to use this style here for my new sword" he said looking at her strangely due to the fact that she was inches away from his sword which was still attached to his hip.
"This is a really rare weapon" Tenten squealed "can I see it"
"I guess so" Naruto said as he drew the blade from its sheath showing off the unique serrated edge, Causing stars to form in Tenten's eyes. "You must really like weapons" he observed.
"Yea there the best where did come by this little gem" she asked
"A birthday gift from the man who saved me" Naruto said looking at the blade in his hand
"So are you in the academe I don't remember seeing you last year" she asked getting out some kunai to practice with of her own.
"No I start this year I just got this yesterday" he raised his sword
"Oh ok so I'm a year older than you so you want to practice together until we start in a month" she asked
"Shure Tenten maybe we could even be friends" he said looking at the ground
"Hey I thought we already were friends" she said in a mock hurt voice
"We are friends but you know I meant that maybe we could get to know each other better outside training he said and so over the next month Tenten and Naruto would train everyday together they became fast friends and thought each other many things during the first week Naruto had finished with the first Battojutsu and started the katas, and by the second week Tenten had started teaching him how to throw a kunai during that time Tenten had found out how stealthy Naruto could be in one case where Naruto snuck into the Uchiha clan compound and stung Fugaku Uchiha's underwear all over the village as flags without being caught. By the third week the two would make daily trips to Ichiraku's and then to her father's store which to Naruto's surprise the man actually liked him and due to the eight year olds never ending stamina he was offered a job part time doing little odds and ends like moving crates of old stock that was never sold and helping with the forge by working the bellows this way Tenten had someone else helping her and she got to spend more time with Naruto finally only three days remained the academe would open for another year it was time that the third promised to get Naruto new clothes. The only times that the shops would even sell to Naruto was when he was with the third so like every other year the boy would get new clothes after some time in the shops Naruto had picked out his wardrobe it consisted of black anbu style pants with a burnt orange belt used to hold his sword a black Gi like shirt with an orange Uzumaki swirl on the back worn open over a mesh shirt. And now it was official he was ready to start the academe.
The first two years at the academe were good he had made a couple of friends including one Sasuke Uchiha whose hair resembled the back side of a duck. That was until one fateful night Naruto and Sasuke who had started training with each other during the first year were headed for the Uchiha compound for one of the weekly dinner and progress reports which come to find out Most Uchiha actually respected Naruto for some reason did like him around. The two boys stumbled into a hellish nightmare blood and bodied everywhere the Uchiha clan was under attack they both hurried to the sound of fighting once there Naruto hit his knees the shock hit him the one person he was closer to other than Sasuke was being held by the thought still struggling, she was Minari Uchiha Sasuke's third cousin a cute little girl she looked like most Uchiha with raven colored hair and black eyes yet she to Naruto was Beautiful, even Sasuke would tease the two knowing that they liked each other. One word slipped Naruto's mouth "why" as she was run through by her assailant tears poured from the blonds eyes as he dropped her like trash it was at this point Fugaku joined the ones out side he too was felled by the monster that had once been Itachi Uchiha now Naruto's rage was to the boiling point the last people in the yard alive were Mikoto and Sasuke but before he could reach them Naruto had snapped blood red chakra bubbled from him cloaking him he let out a primal roar as he attacked
"Shit!" Itachi cursed the fact that of all people to be with Sasuke tonight it had to be him with this much of Kyuubi's chakra He could sense that the Hokage and seven anbu were quickly approaching "Sorry Naruto but I have to escape for now I'm sorry" he said forcing Naruto's eyes level with his own and hit him with a strong genjutsu to put the boy out for quite a while tossing the boy to his mother he fled as fast as he could.
Naruto found himself in a dark sewer like place it had pipes running along the walls. It was dark and not too hard to follow there was only one way with a little light. He walked along until he came to a massive chamber with a giant cage with rusty looking bars that one couldn't see past. Naruto walked up to the gate and saw that it was held shut by a piece of paper with the kanji for seal. As he neared the bars two blood red silted eyes opened an the creature behind the gate spoke in a booming voice
"So my jailer has come to pay me a visit" said the creature
"Who are you?" asked a confused Naruto
"Boy I Am the Kyuubi No Kitsune greatest of the tailed beasts" The Kyuubi spoke boastfully
"What Your supposed to be dead the forth killed you right" yelled a stunned Naruto
"Boy you can't kill a tailed beast you can only seal us away and that the reason I hate you damn Uzumaki and your damn chakra" ranted the Tailed beast from his prison.
"What do you mean by you hate the Uzumaki I've never done anything to you" Naruto yelled still very pissed
"I have spent almost the whole last century locked inside you damn Uzumaki and it beginning to get on my last nerve you stupid human" the Kyuubi yelled back slamming into the gate hard
"I want to hear more on the Uzumaki so tell me oh grate Fuzz ball in my head what you Know" Naruto said pulling in one of Kyuubi's whiskers
"Why don't you go ask your Damn Hokage about your own clan and leave me alone I want to sleep you hairless monkey" Kyuubi yelled causing the entire inner world collapse and him to wake up. Looking around he could see he was in the hospital he could see that Sasuke and Mikoto were both in the room along with the Hokage
"Looks like your finally awake Naruto" the old man spoke first
Yea and we need to talk about the fuzz ball and I want to know about my clan Naruto eyes turned on the man in Dead seriousness.
Hey a few thing her you may have noticed one Mikoto is still alive this will have a huge impact on Naruto and Sasuke's relationship as friends yes Naruto did like one of the Uchiha girls this will cement Naruto's resolve later on now please Read and review writer out :P