The Eye of Chaos
A/N: hey, this is the first Naruto fic I'm posting. I'm still pretty new at writing Naruto, so be gentle when you're criticizing me. I'm willing to accept flames but, like I said, please be gentle. If you're just going to tell me that you hate my fic, or the pairings or something then don't flame me, just stop reading the fic cause I ain't changing 'em for anyone. It's my fic so I choose who gets with who. Unless I post a poll to choose pairings, I really don't want input on them. (I will accept suggestions, but there's no guarantee that I'll put them in the fic. Also, don't pressure me to put in pairings you like, or your ideas. I want to hear your ideas, and if I like one I'll let you know, but I don't want people putting pressure on me) Ok. I said what I wanted, so now enjoy! (I hope)
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I only own my stories, my plots, some merchandise, my inspiration demon, and whatever happens in my head. And my OC's
Prologue: The Shinigami's Prophecy
"Ero-sannin! Will you stop it already?"
The large man put his binoculars down chuckling and peeked over his shoulder at his former student,
"Oh come on Arashi."
The twenty-two year old narrowed his bright blue eyes at the white haired pervert.
"No. You will not use the Hokage Tower for peeping. That's not what it was built for!"
Jiraiya sighed and faced the blond,
"Oh alright. Why did you call us here anyway?"
"Good question. Care to answer it gaki?"
The two men turned to the doorway. Arashi smiled at the buxom blond that stood in the doorway. She moved into the room, and leaned against the wall beside Jiraiya. Arashi looked at the opposite wall where a silver haired chuunin was slumped,
"Tsunade-san, Jiraiya-sensei, Kakashi-kun, I have wonderful news!"
Kakashi raised an eyebrow at his former sensei. The man was nearly jumping with excitement. He grinned widely at them,
"Kiri and I are getting married!"
The other three shinobi froze. Kakashi gulped silently behind his mask, his eyes trained on the two sannin. Tsunade shifted uncomfortably beside her old teammate,
"O-oh…I…see"
Jiraiya looked furious,
"WHAT!!!!!"
Arashi's smile fell at the glare the white haired sannin directed at him.
"Why the Hell would you marry that traitor's daughter? There's absolutely no way I'm going to let you marry her."
Arashi's eyes flashed dangerously.
"You can't tell me who I can and can't marry old man."
Jiraiya snarled,
"I will not lose my prized student to that-that unworthy thing!"
"Don't you insul-"
Jiraiya cut him off.
"She's just like him, a traitor!"
Arashi clenched his fists,
"She's not!"
Everyone froze when his fist came in contact with Jiraiya's face. Jiraiya turned his back on the younger man,
"Fine. If you're so Hell bent on marrying the bitch, then so be it. But I'm outta here."
With that, he was gone in a puff of smoke, leaving his former student staring speechless at his hand in the middle of his office. Arashi glanced at Tsunade,
"Do you feel like that too?"
The slug-sannin looked away.
"I'm not as…against your decision as Jiraiya, but I won't pretend that I like her or trust her for that matter," she sighed, "but it's your decision."
She started towards the door. The younger mans head snapped up, and his eyes locked on her,
"Where are you going?"
The older woman looked over her shoulder with mournful eyes,
"Right now, home. I'll stay for a little while…for you, but Arashi-kun, I have too many bad memories of this place to stay here for good."
She disappeared through the doorway. Arashi stiffened when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Kakashi sighed,
"I don't know Kiri-san well, nor do I understand why Jiraiya-sama and Tsunade-sama dislike her so much. I have never heard of anyone else even thinking of her being a traitor. If she makes you happy, then go right ahead and marry her."
Arashi awarded the thirteen year old shinobi a grateful smile.
"Thanks Kakashi-kun."
The boy's one visible eye turned up in an 'n' shape as he smiled behind his mask,
"You're welcome. Now, I need to get to the hospital. I want to see Rin-chan before visiting hours are over."
Arashi fell silent at the thought of his other students.
"How is she?"
Kakashi looked down,
"She's still…not quite all there yet…but she's getting better."
The two bowed their heads for a moment. Arashi clapped the younger shinobi on the shoulder,
"Give her my love..."
He looked Kakashi in the eye carefully.
"Are you sure you're alright? Obito was your best friend…"
The teen took in a deep breath,
"I'm ok…or at least I will be with time…I'm more ok then poor Rin-chan at least…don't worry about me sensei…I'll be fine. I have to be…for her sake."
He bowed to his old master, before poofing off. Arashi walked to his desk and collapsed back in his chair, pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Great. We're moving slowly but surely towards a war with Orochimaru's new hidden village, my sensei now hates my guts, Tsunade's leaving soon, I have one student dead, one in the hospital, and the other one's being forced to grow way to fast," he heard his office door open and soft footsteps began to make their way towards him, "I've got a council of morons, and to top it all off a rush wedding because I was an idiot."
A pair of warm arms wrapped around him,
"I wouldn't think of it as you were an idiot. It's more along the lines of… an unexpected blessing."
The Yondaime looked up into the deep, midnight blue eyes of his fiancée. He smiled softly at her,
"Very unexpected, but you're right love. It is a blessing."
He pulled her onto his lap and rested his hands over the nearly unnoticeable bulge in her midsection. A satisfied smile graced his lips when he felt the baby kick. Kiri placed her hands over his lightly.
Months later Arashi was pouring over paperwork in his office, when the door flew open. He looked up, startled, as one of his shinobi flew in.
"Hokage-sama the Kyuubi no Kitsune is on a rampage! It's heading right for Konohagakure!!"
His leader was on his feet in an instant.
"What? Damn!"
He ran out of the Tower, grabbing an ANBU as he ran,
"Gather our forces, Kyuubi's headed this way!"
The elite nin headed off to fulfill his orders. Arashi nearly ran past his new wife, until she grabbed his arm and he found himself being jerked back. Kiri hugged his arm,
"Where do you think your going?"
Arashi pulled his very pregnant wife into a tight embrace,
"The Kyuubi's on its way here. I need to go-"
Kiri cut him off with a kiss,
"You need keep your head sweetheart. You can't just rush into battle. Konoha needs you here."
She tilted his head down to look into his eyes,
"We need our leader alive."
Arashi buried his face in her hair,
"You're right…but I will not let my men fight alone. If the Kyuubi is too strong for them, then I will fight."
Kiri nodded. She'd expected that sort of answer from him. At that point, Kakashi walked up to them with a young girl in tow. The girl peered at Arashi through shoulder length brown-blond hair,
"Hi sensei."
Arashi leaned down and hugged the young girl affectionately,
"Rin! You're better now then?"
Rin hugged her sensei back tightly,
"I-I-I don't know. I miss him a lot sensei."
She burst into tears. While Arashi was busy trying to comfort his heartbroken student, one of his jounin poofed up.
"Hokage-sama, we have scouts positioned ahead of the main ANBU forces, to alert us if the monster gets too close to the village."
The young leader nodded,
"Good. Make sure to recall all the genin squads. I don't want them out there with that damn demon running amok…call back the chuunin squads too while your at it. I only want jounin level and higher out there."
The shinobi saluted his leader, and vanished. Rin wiped away her tears,
"Sensei, what's going on?"
Arashi sighed wearily,
"The nine-tailed bijuu is heading towards us."
The two chuunin stiffened at the news. He looked at his wife,
"Kiri, I want you to stay inside the mansion as much as possible until the demon is gone."
Kiri made a face, but didn't argue. She knew he was only looking out for her wellbeing. She kissed him quick,
"I love you."
Arashi smiled warmly and rested his forehead against hers,
"I love you too, now remember what I said."
Kiri pinched his arm, eliciting a loud 'Ouch' from her husband,
"Fine I'm going, I'll see you at home later then."
Arashi watched her head home, rubbing his abused arm.
Kiri screamed in pain. Arashi ran to her side,
"Kir-"
"Get the HELL away from me!!!"
The mighty, fearless leader 'eeped' and ran to the other side of the room. A minute later he ran back to his wife's side,
"Damn it Arashi!!!"
He retreated back to other side of the room, again, for what had to be the hundredth time. Tsunade rolled her eyes,
"Arashi, sit still!"
"Sorry."
He settled for hovering near, but not too near his wife's bed. Finally a loud wail went up. Tsunade let out a low whistle,
"Whoo boy, this kid's got an impressive set of lungs."
She smiled at the young couple.
"Congratulations. It's a boy."
She cleaned him off and handed him to Kiri. The young mother smiled brilliantly at her newborn son. The baby opened his electric blue eyes and peered at her through a tuft of soft, spiky blonde hair. Arashi blinked tears when he saw the baby,
"He's beautiful."
Kiri kissed him softly.
"He looks just like you."
The baby yawned sleepily at them, making the three adults chuckle. Kiri laid her head on her husbands shoulder,
"What should we name him?"
"Naruto."
Arashi took his son into his arms and gazed at the sleepy infant. As he looked at the baby, the wheels in his head started turning. Then suddenly, a plan clicked into place.
"I need to take Naruto with me for bit love."
He cut of his wife's protests with a kiss, and vanished. Tsunade frowned at the spot her Hokage had been occupying,
"Now where on earth did he disappear off to?"
Kiri bit her lip worriedly,
"I don't know Tsunade-san…but I hope he brings my baby back soon."
Kakashi watched silently as his sensei finished inking seals on Naruto's stomach. The twenty-two year old kissed his son's forehead and smiled sadly at Kakashi.
"Take him back to Kiri when we're done."
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to seal the demon inside of him. For the seals to work, a newborn must be used. Naruto is the only infant strong enough, and young enough, to survive the sudden surge of yukai-chakra."
Naruto yawned, and blinked sleepily at the two older men, before falling asleep. Arashi ran his hand gently across his son's cheek. His bright blue eyes warmed with love and pride,
"My son is destined for greatness Kakashi-kun. He'll be a hero to our village before he can even walk. Impressive, ne?"
The thirteen year old chuunin looked at him carefully,
"What's going to happen to you sensei?"
The older man just ruffled his hair.
"Never mind me. Just take care of my son."
Then, he was gone.
Rin clutched her wounded arm, and glared up at the demon from behind a tree. A loud, repeated booming sound caught their attention. Kyuubi looked up. Its eyes narrowed,
/Bastard humans! Using frogs to fight me/
A giant toad landed in front of it, carrying the Yondiame on his head. Gamabunta sneered at the fox, having heard its frog comment,
/Dirty fox/
Kyuubi swiped at the human on the toad boss' head. Gamabunta leapt back to protect his friend. The Yondiame grimaced as he completed the last of a long string of seals that he had started performing before they had even entered the battle.
"There…it's finished"
The sky overhead darkened. From the sky came a huge creature that towered over even the Kyuubi. It reached its skeletal hand through Arashi's chest and plunged it deep into the Kitsune's heart. Kyuubi let out an inhuman shriek. Rin gasped and leapt on top of the giant toad.
"WHAT THE HELL!!!"
The Shinigami turned its skeletal head towards the girl,
//Your leader gives his life to seal the demon//
Rin narrowed her eyes,
"Take me instead! I have more life in me then he does. Let Arashi-sensei live! We need him…"
The Death God looked at her for a moment,
//You are a brave child. If that is your wish to give your life in exchange, then so be it.//
The Shinigami's hand glowed brightly for a moment before leaving Arashi's body, and plunging into Rin's.
//The Sealing will be completed as soon as you're soul leaves your body…however; your leader's soul is held by a thread only now. He will awaken in time, but until then, he will remain dead. //
The fourteen year old girl slumped over as her life drained away.
/Oh Gods! I hope I made the right choice!/
"NOOO!"
Once Kakashi had seen the Shinigami he had an inkling of what his sensei intended. It was confirmed when he heard the God's words to Rin. He ran up as Gamabunta lowered the two bodies to the ground. The surviving shinobi followed him in hot pursuit. The Shinigami looked down at them,
//Heed my next words mortal fools. I foresee a difficult future for your village…
For when the Leaf crumbles beneath the Sound
and the Snake begins to win,
the Flash will awaken, and a Hero will rise in Foxfire.
But to succeed the Hero's heart must first be unbound
and freed from his Demon within,
so he can reach his Great Desire.
However, only if his true love found
can be saved from the White Clan's sin
will the Leaf be saved from the slithery Liar.
For if the Lily's soul is Death bound
the Hero will break and give in,
and the Demon will consume the world in savage Hellfire!//
With that last, the Shinigami was gone. Kakashi dropped to his knees.
"No…they're both gone…"
He felt a hand on his shoulder, and looked up into the kind eyes of the Sandaime,
"Kakashi-kun, come along now. Come back to the Tower with me-"
The masked boy rose and started to follow him, when his memory suddenly caught up with him,
"Naruto!"
"Nani?"
The Sandaime looked at him startled. Kakashi explained,
"Arashi-sensei sealed the demon into an infant! He's alone right now!"
"Where?"
The young Chuunin led the way to a small wooden hut, where a baby was clearly hysterical. Kakashi bundled up the infant and carried him back to his leader.
Tsunade sat next to Kiri,
"Where is he...at least all the noise outside stopped"
A young genin ran in,
"Sannin-san, the Yondaime is dead!"
The two women froze, stunned. Kiri whimpered,
"N-no…he had a baby with him! Where-"
The silver haired boy looked down,
"Also dead. I'm sorry."
Kiri slumped over in tears. Tsunade gathered the young woman to her,
"Thank-you for informing us-?"
"Mizuki, Sannin-san"
"Very well…thank-you Mizuki-kun. I will be leaving Konoha…and I will be taking Shizune-chan and Kiri-chan with me…she can't stay here alone..."
Mizuki bowed and left quickly, keeping his head down to hide his smirk.
"Take that Demon."
He had overheard the Yondaime's plans to Kakashi. An hour later, Tsunade and her two companions were gone. Mizuki found Kakashi and the Sandaime in the Hokage Tower. Kakashi was still holding baby Naruto, who was finally quiet. Sarutobi frowned at the boy,
"What is it?"
Mizuki bowed to the Hokage,
"Sandaime-sama, Tsunade-sama has taken her apprentice and left."
Sarutobi sighed,
"Great…anything else?"
"Yes sir…Kiri-san has left too."
The older man's head snapped up, stunned,
"She left?"
Kakashi blinked,
"Wha-but…her son…"
Mizuki looked down,
"She said she didn't want the creature that killed her husband."
The older shinobi narrowed their eyes at him,
"What was that?"
Mizuki backed up a bit, as the office door swung open, and a mob of angry citizens burst in,
"WHERE IS IT?"
Sarutobi stood up,
"Where is what?"
"THE DEMON BRAT! IT KILLED YONDAIME! IT DESTROYED OUR VILLAGE! LET US KILL IT!!!"
Kakashi leapt to is feet, and glared with his one uncovered eye,
"Don't even think about it! This baby's a hero. He's the one thing standing between us and complete destruction!"
One villager snarled,
"Then let's kill them both now!"
Kakashi backed towards the window, only to find that all the survivors were gathered around the Tower calling for the infants' demise. Sarutobi sensed the killing intent coming off the Chuunin, and realized he was prepared to fight for the baby.
"Listen to me! From now on, no one, and I mean no one, will ever speak of the Kyuubi's fate! If anyone breaks this law, they will immediately be put to death! Is this clear?"
Everyone stared at him in shock. He turned to Kakashi,
"Put him in a good orphanage until someone adopts him, or until he's old enough to leave and live on his own. And God save anyone who hurts him while he's there."
Kakashi smiled through his mask at the Hokage and bowed,
"Yes sir, Sandaime-sama."
He looked at the sleeping infant and vanished, leaving behind a group of stunned, angry people. He sighed,
/Sensei, watch over your son. He's gonna need all the help he can get if this is how everyone's going to treat him./
The next day Kakashi stood with the infant at the Sandaime's side, while the entire village watched the remains of all the Kyuubi's victims be buried. Because of the Shinigami's prophecy, the Yondaime was entombed under a sheet on a raised futon, inside of a small mausoleum. As soon as the funeral was over, he wandered over to the memorial stone in Training ground 7. He searched until he found the Yondaime's name, the Rin's, then his best friend Obito's, deceased for nearly a year before the Kyuubi's attack,
/God's-I hope that prophecy isn't as bad as it sounded./
A/N: hey, just to clear this up, Kakashi didn't tell the Sandaime who Naruto's father was. As of right now, he's the only one in the village other then Mizuki who knows who Naruto's parents are. And yes, the Mizuki in this chapter is the same one that tricks Naruto into stealing the Forbidden Scroll.
Sandaime 3rd Hokage
Yondaime4th Hokage
Kyuubi 9 tailed demon fox
Nani Japanese word for 'what'