(Chapter 1: On My Own)
Naruto Uzumaki never really had a reason to like many things in life since his twin siblings who were 3 years younger than him had been declared the Children of the Prophecy by that perverted sage since then things had gone to shit. What with his parents always doting on them instead of him, giving them training and going to all the restaurants they wanted instead and them always getting more presents than him on their birthdays than what he did this resulted to where Naruto was more or less ignored for a good majority for them.
It didn't help that he didn't have the family talent for Fuinjutsu or Kenjutsu or better yet the special Uzumaki chakra which soon by the time he was 11 had his parents relegate him to being a civilian telling him that the ninja life for him was too dangerous and all but saying he was too weak and helpless to survive. From thereon Naruto throughout his childhood had taken to going around doing odd jobs around the village to make it but if there was one thing that never changed is that one day he would rise above his situation and get as far from Konoha as possible to reach his full strength and potential that was just waiting for him.
(April 13th 992 S.E, Konoha, 6:30 PM)
The 17 year old Naruto Uzumaki had just went out of his apartment after storing up his latest addition to his savings he kept in his apartment which was quite sizable due to working varied odd jobs around the village. However, he was onto what made him the most money throughout the years that being his participating in underground dogfights against other civilians and some ninja as granted it was illegal since it was a no holds barred taijutsu match till you were either unconscious or died but the money was well worth and so far he won most of the time so it was worth it.
"Alright time to win another round of either beating the shit out of people or me getting the shit beat out of me which ever one comes first." Naruto thought to himself as he walked towards the more shady side of town where gangs, criminals, prostitutes and everything else of the sort dwelled
"Man I love coming to the Red Light District some real good times I've had here." Naruto said to himself as he waved to the various people who greeted him having known of his reputation as being one of the best street fighters in Konoha's underground
"Now then all I gotta do is just hope I'm not too late for it start." Naruto said as he ran towards the location of the fights going on
It wouldn't be long until Naruto grinned at finding the place where the dogfights were taking place that being a 4 story tall warehouse that had been long since abandoned but now housed the underground dogfights in its place. Since it was far enough into the Red Light District that nobody would bother looking for it and well known enough due to having formerly been used to make illegal substances such as cocaine and ecstasy as Naruto soon ran inside.
"You made it just in time Naruto and here I thought you weren't gonna make it." A balding middle aged red haired man spoke
"Sue me just tell me who the hell I'm fighting Kageyama, so I can beat the hell out of him and win my fucking money already?" Naruto asked as he began taking off his hooded sweatshirt and handed it to the middle aged man
"Apparently you'll be fighting some prick named Mizuki who thinks he can come here and get an easy win out of you since he thinks he's hot shit for being a Chunin." Kageyama told Naruto who cracked his neck as he walked towards the arena part of the warehouse
"I think he doesn't know of my reputation around here considering that I beat a fucking Tokubetsu Jonin bare handedly so I'm pretty sure he won't be that much of a problem." Naruto told him as he knew that he could at least handle himself enough to where a Chunin wouldn't be as much of a problem
"Still Naruto I'd suggest that you watch yourself as practically anything can happen in the ring." Kageyama warned him
"Don't worry I'll be fine." Naruto told the man as he stepped into the 15 meter wide ring that had lengths of wire and chain to prevent someone from easily ringing out
As Mizuki soon looked on at the wayward eldest son of the Hokage as Naruto had cobalt blue eyes, his hair both golden blonde and carmine colored making it look like a flame as the blonde parts were more predominant as they went to his chin in spiky, shaggy and untamed mess as though he'd given up on trying to comb it anymore. As the 17 year old was solidly built from years of physical labor from all of the odd jobs he worked making his body prize strength over speed from the powerful muscles that made him look more like a middleweight U.F.C fighter with scars lining his upper torso from old fights as he had the rough beginnings of a beard on his face that made him look homeless.
With him wearing black sweatpants, a pumpkin orange face with grinning black skull on the front, with him wearing white and dark orange tennis shoes as well as he got into a rough boxer's stance
"So then are you just gonna stand there all day are we gonna fight, you fucking punk bitch?" Naruto questioned as the fight had started mere seconds ago
"I can't believe that your the Hokage's….." Mizuki spoke but was cut off when Naruto punched him in the face
"The fight has started already so unless you're either gonna forfeit or I'm gonna beat you to a pulp." Naruto spoke as he uppercutted Mizuki hard enough to send him flat on his ass
"Fine then I was gonna go easy on you but you asked for you damn brat." Mizuki spoke as he tried to get up only for Naruto to run up and mule kick in his mouth bloodying it and knocking out a few of his bottom teeth
"All I hear is blabbering now then fight or get fucked up your call." Naruto spoke still in his rough fighting stance
With that in mind Mizuki soon got up and tried to land right hook at Naruto only for it to be countered by the offending limb being grabbed as Naruto threw him over his shoulder like he was a sack of flour. However, Mizuki got up as fast as he could and came rushing towards Naruto with his fist cocked back yet Naruto jumped up and drop kicked him in the chest causing the Chunin instructor to fold over before he was soon repeatedly kneed in the face as his pant leg was soon stained with blood as the sound of cartilage breaking was heard.
Mizuki was soon grabbed by Naruto who had put him in a full nelson as he used his greater strength to jump up into the air and piledrive the him into the ground as Mizuki felt his vision make him see double as he got up. As the moment he stood on his feet Naruto landed a haymaker to his ribcage breaking a rib before landing body shots all over his stomach as Mizuki's stunned state made him a punching bag as Naruto landed hammer like blows like a machine that came right after the other.
"Wow I still don't get how you can be considered a Chunin since I'm handing you your ass on a platter and I'm just some punk civilian." Naruto taunted as he closed backhanded Mizuki across the face making blood and saliva fly out of his mouth
"Then again I'm just that aren't I some punk from the wrong side of the village that can beat up Chunin and Tokubetsu Jonin with my bare hands which says a lot about our pissant military. Especially if all it takes for me to beat you guys down is just going through intense physical training and hard labour every day for five years and do some survival training in the Forest of Death for me to wipe the floor with you." Naruto spoke since if all it took for him was going through physical labour and training everyday and survival training to make him as strong as he was then their military was pathetic
"Shut up as what do you know you're just some bastard nobody wanted and couldn't cut as a ninja!" Mizuki shouted going in for a right jab to Naruto's face that was caught
"I already know I'm a bastard, but then again if I couldn't cut it as a ninja and still able to beat you up then what does that say about you?" Naruto asked as he squeezed Mizuki's hand before headbutting him in the face hard enough to split the skin
"Shove it I'll show you just how much better than you I really am as there is no way in hell that I a Chunin can be beaten by some 16 year old brat." Mizuki ranted and all the while during left himself open to a hard punch to the sternum that cracked it as Naruto smirked
"Correction jackass I'm 16 and a half besides in these fights being a Chunin don't me jack shit especially since who cares about being a ninja anyways especially since most you guys nowadays act like damn samurai and spout off about honor and fighting people head on." Naruto spoke before lifting him up by the hem of his Chunin vest
"As why would I care about ninja anyways after all they just look down on me because apparently that blonde bastard and his whore thought I couldn't cut it because I didn't have the family talents that their precious kids did. But guess what that won't matter when I'm gone from this place because all I gotta do is beat you and then I'll have all the money I need to get the hell out of here because I won't live in mediocrity anymore." Naruto spoke as he chokeslammed Mizuki into the ground
"You think you can beat me without there being consequences because if you don't throw this match right now I'll just have to tell the Hokage about the little underground fights you've been having." Mizuki spoke as he got up and tried to front kick Naruto only for him to knock it aside
"Careful you're treading on dangerous waters here, so I suggest you watch yourself." Naruto told the Chunin as he felt anger he hadn't felt in a long time rise up within him
"What I'm saying is that if you don't take a fall right now and let me get some money then I'll rat you out after all it'd be a shame if all those plans you've made to finally get out of here were to go to waste." Mizuki said in an effort to blackmail Naruto who knuckles popped from how angry he was getting
"I'm warning you to watch yourself right now because you're really pissing me off, so drop it or I swear that you aren't going to live to see the sunrise." Naruto warned as he wouldn't have his plans to get out of here be a waste because of some white haired prick
"Or what because in case you haven't noticed it's about time someone set you straight that your lot in life is below ninja as I won't have some civilian brat think he's better than those of us with a headband." Mizuki boasted as Naruto's temper began to rise as Mizuki continued his threats
"Because all you are is just the son of the Hokage whose so much of a failure that he got practically disowned from his family because he's too much of pathetic and stupid excuse that he couldn't cut it as a shinobi. As I bet they made you a civilian so they didn't have to watch in shame as you just floundered about until you got killed on your first mission as I bet you couldn't even throw a kunai right after all you're probably so much of an failure that even they saw it as I bet that's why they chose those demon brat's over you in the first place." Mizuki continued to rave unaware of the buildup in chakra and anger from Naruto
"Because compared to them I can see why the Hokage and Lady Kushina chose them over you as they actually have talent and can actually be great ninja unlike you the flawed abortion of the two greatest ninja in our village. So why don't you just save yourself further embarrassment and take a dive so I can win my money and that you can know your rightful place below ninja and everyone else as the Hokage's failure of a brat otherwise say goodbye to your dreams of getting out of here. Since I'm pretty sure once I tell them then all that money and hard work you've been putting towards trying to rise above your place in the village will have all been pissed away because you thought you could be something else other than your given lot in life." Mizuki ranted arrogantly in thinking he would get his major payout for getting one of the champions of Konoha's underground dogfights to submit as well as getting the failure of the Hokage to lose to him as a big boost to his ego as well
However, unknown to him an unimaginable amount of rage ripped through Naruto's being as his chakra surged forth with a large portion going into his eyes as he felt them burn as though someone was ripping out meters upon meters white hot barbed wire out of them as the chakra flow to them increased. But he didn't care about the pain in his eyes as all he cared about was just making this bastard die for daring to even blackmail him and get him to forfeit his dreams.
As Naruto soon raised his hand as Mizuki suddenly found himself being dragged towards Naruto as though some invisible hand was grabbing him and forcing him towards blonde redhead as his neck was soon in an ironclad grip.
"You know what for thinking you can just run me over and blackmail me into taking a dive especially over my plans to leave this place it's gonna cost you one thing in particular so I hope you've enjoyed seeing your final sunrise ever. Because thanks to you not taking my advice to shut the hell up you're gonna regret it with your life." Naruto told him as a venomous anger saturated his voice as he glared at Mizuki through his eyes that were now bleeding
"No way how can this brat have those eyes as that dojutsu has been extinct for centuries so how in the fuck did he have those eyes?" Mizuki thought as his air supply was rapidly being cut off as he saw that Naruto's eyes were no longer cobalt but the eyes of a dojutsu long since extinct that only belonged to the Sage of Six Paths
With that Naruto then proceeded lift Mizuki of above his head and then with both hands brought him crashing onto his knee with the snap of his spine was heard echoing throughout as Mizuki was on the ground unable to move as his ability to walk was now destroyed. However, before he could even try and crawl away Naruto grabbed him by the head and forced him to look him in the eyes as he stared him down with an intensity that froze Mizuki in place.
"Now then you're gonna look me in my eyes and know that if you'd just kept your worthless mouth shut you would've lived." Naruto told Mizuki as he began to squeeze his head as cracks in the Chunin skull began to form
"No this can't be happening I was supposed to get my money, steal the Scroll of Seals and make it off with Lord Orochimaru and live it up in a life of power luxury not die to the Hokage's failure of a brat." Mizuki thought as the pressure on his brain began to build as blood leaked out of his eyes, nose and ears
This continued until with multiple gut wrenching cracks Mizuki's skull collapsed evident by it's now deformed state that looked akin to how one would crush a soda can as Naruto threw his body onto the ring as he covered his eyes that still pulsed with an almost unbearable pain.
"You alright there Naruto you don't look so hot?" Kageyama asked as Naruto staggered off the ring as Kageyama handed Naruto his winnings
"Yeah I'm fine I just need to go and lie down as hopefully whatever the fuck is happening to me stops in the morning." Naruto spoke as he pocketed his money at having enough to now finance his leaving the village
"One more thing Naruto you've made me proud to be your bookie and promoter so good luck when you leave here and don't forget about the little guy when you make it big." Kageyama told Naruto who grinned widely
"Don't worry I won't and thanks for all the help so I guess you can say that this is the last time we're gonna see each other." Naruto spoke a little saddened after all the man before him had done so much for him over the years that he was like a surrogate uncle
"Hey look if this is gonna be the last time we see each other then why not celebrate with a night out in the Red Light District after all I think we should celebrate your victory by having a fucking party!" Kageyama exclaimed with his arm around Naruto whose grin widened
"Ah fuck it let's do it as booze, food and bitches await!" Naruto shouted as the two went off to party like no tomorrow
( 1 week later, April 19th 992 S.E, 2:10 Pm, Uchiha District)
It was 1 week later as Naruto was walking with sunglasses on to hide his eyes that although the pain did go away he'd rather not freak out anyone at all with them that and he'd been experimenting with the strange powers gifted to him by his eyes after what happened with them. And as it turns out he could as easily attract things to him as well as repel them however, he knew that there was more to this than what he'd ever find out on his own therefore he was going to see one of his friends at the Uchiha District since if anyone knew about Dojutsu it was the Uchiha.
"Hey Shisui and Itachi I know that the two of you are out here so come on out already or so help me I will hunt both of you down and kick you in the balls!" Naruto called out to the two Uchiha who jumped down from their place on high
With that being said the two Uchiha ANBU dropped from their place on high happy to see Naruto since even when he was disowned by his family a majority of the Uchiha clan still welcomed him with open arms. Even though he couldn't be a ninja Shisui and Itachi and Mikoto on occasion whenever they had the opportunity and time would help Naruto out from chakra control exercises, to lending him a few jutsu scrolls to study especially when they found out that he had affinities to all 5 natures therefore Naruto in some ways was an unofficial Uchiha.
"So then Naruto you here for another sparring match because if you are then bring it because after last time with that cheap shot you pulled a rematch is in order." Itachi spoke as Naruto since during one of their spars Naruto had won by giving Itachi a haymaker to the balls at the last minute
"Will you give it a rest Itachi so what if Naruto beat you by punching in the balls he still won, so give it a rest between this rivalry you to have." Shisui spoke as the rivalry between Itachi and Naruto to some Uchiha clan members was like restart of Madara and Hashirama
"No I won't besides are rivalry has gone on to long for me to simply give it a rest isn't that right Naruto?" Itachi asked as Naruto grinned
"Of course after all I'm one of the few people who can keep up with you when it comes to taijutsu after all as I swear you guys, the Hyuuga and the Inuzuka make all too easy for me to figure out how you operate." Naruto spoke as to him he found all taijutsu to be easy to counter since over the years he found any fighting style that he came against all followed a pattern and soon enough his brain hardwired itself to recognize, dissect and counter these pattern based taijutsu with surgical precision
"Fair enough and also as much as I hate saying this my mom has been wanting to see you since you haven't been around as often which to me despite us being friends is a saving grace since you scared Sasuke for life after what he saw." Itachi spoke glad that he was a very capable genjutsu practitioner since his brother didn't need to have memory of that ordeal
"Hey he and your father should've knocked first." Naruto replied not seeing what was the big deal
"It sort of is when my father caught you plowing my mother in his words face down ass up position in a schoolgirl uniform an image of which I hate imagining." Itachi spoke as the thought of his good friend having hardcore sex with his mother made him shudder internally
"I'm sorry Itachi but your mom was a very generous lover as man can she take a very good pounding." Naruto spoke before Itachi's eyes turned into crimson Sharingan
"You say those words in that fashion again and no Yamanaka will fix what I do to you." Itachi spoke glaring at Naruto with his clan doujutsu
"Now guys let's not do anything crazy here alright." Shisui spoke trying to keep the peace between the two of them
"Anyways Naruto what did you come here for anyways?" Shisui asked wondering what he came for
"It's more of a private matter that I need to talk to you guys about, so anywhere you guys know where we can go?" Naruto asked as the two nodded and soon walked across the compound
It wouldn't belong before they were in Itachi's section of the Uchiha District as they set up privacy and silencing seals so that no one would hear a word said of what would go on between the three of them.
"Well then Naruto what was it that was so important that we had to keep everything so quiet, as give us the details already?" Shisui asked impatient as to what it was that Naruto had that was important
"Well last week when I was out and about to earn money I had a bit of incident that got me pissed and then next thing I knew my eyes are stuck like this." Naruto spoke as he took off his sunglasses to show off his eyes to the two Uchiha ANBU
"Naruto you do realize that you've got the fucking Rinnegan right?" Shisui asked looking at his friend's' eyes
As no longer were they the same cobalt blue they grew up with but instead a mix between steel grey and deep amethyst with a set of black concentric circles that got smaller and smaller until they led up to a pinprick like dot of a pupil however the circles seemed to be somewhat oval shaped due to the way they faced outwards.
"Yeah as that's what I came to you guys for since you two are the only ones I know who have enough experience with this and have gotten both your Sharingan into their Mangekyo forms." Naruto spoke noting how after a particularly deadly mission the two having almost died had awakened their Mangekyo Sharingan
"Fair enough Naruto so then what do you need our help with exactly?" Itachi asked wondering what his friend and rival what he needed
"Simple I know that a long time ago that before Madara Uchiha died that he awakened the Rinnegan and recorded all his knowledge of what it could do before his old age, as well as the records on the last living descendant of the Sage of Six Paths who had the Rinnegan before he was killed since you guys found such records on one of your missions. Which is why I'm gonna need all of that for when I leave here because I can not go out there outgunned without any knowledge of the Rinnegan which is why I need you guys to help me get it as well as please send me any other knowledge of what you can gather while I'm on the road." Naruto spoke knowing that he'd need all the information he'd need on the doujutsu
"That's gonna be a tall order to fill Naruto but, be lucky you're our friend because we wouldn't do this for anyone else." Shisui spoke as getting the information they found months ago on the Rinnegan recorded by Madara himself and the last known direct descendant of the Sage of Six Paths would be hell to do but all the while worth it
"Agreed as we will have it for you when we get you out of the village since no doubt it'll be hard for you to make your escape unless one of us goes with you far enough to sneak you away." Itachi surmised knowing that despite Naruto's civilian status the Hokage would never let him be outside Konoha's walls
"Understood which is why if I'm to get as good a start in the line of work that I want then we're going to need to make it look like I died which reminds me can any of you make a corpse clone of me for this to work?" Naruto asked since he'd need one of those for it to work
"I can do that actually." Itachi spoke since overtime in his ANBU career he's had to make corpse clones of targets
"Well Shisui I guess that means you're with me when I make my escape out of here." Naruto told Shisui who smirked
"Don't worry Naruto I'll get you out of here in one piece" Shisui promised him with a trademark nice guy smile
"Well guys since it seems as though we've got everything settled then I'll be seeing you guys for possibly the last time in 4 days and remember what we've talked about stays between us. As not a soul knows of what we discussed here as not even the Uchiha's must know of what I've done since let's face it they're still loyal to the blonde bastard and would try to recapture me and have all my dreams go up in smoke." Naruto told them as this was something that had to be kept between the trio
"Don't worry Naruto your secret will be kept safe with me no matter what." Shisui promised Naruto that he wouldn't tell anyone of what would happen to him once he would go out of the village
"You can trust that I will not tell a single soul just make sure that if you ever come back here then you give me a good rematch." Itachi told him as the moment Naruto came back to Konoha he wanted a damn good rematch with his rival
"Well then guys it's been nice knowing you since 4 days from now I won't be seeing you for a long time." Naruto spoke as he was going to miss hanging out with his friends but his dreams of becoming stronger and a better life of opportunity came first
(4 days later, April 23rd 992 S.E, 11:27 Pm, Fire Country)
It was 4 days later as Naruto and Shisui were at the tailend of Fire Country having gone as fast as they could to get out of Fire Country as Naruto was practically giddy with excitement at soon being far from Konoha and by larger extension Fire Country as soon as possible. With Naruto running throughout the forest line with tactical goggles onto hide his Rinnegan from people since a lot of people would kill in order to have his doujutsu.
"I can't believe it Shisui just another mile and I'll be in the clear." Naruto spoke with his pack full of scrolls of both Rinnegan information and some jutsu scrolls that Itachi and Shisui had given him for the road with some being their personal favorites
"Agreed Naruto and by the way I never did ask what are you going to do for a living anyways?" Shisui asked wondering what his longtime friend would do for a career choice
"Simple I'll become a mercenary and bounty hunter after all I do so good at fighting and beating the hell out of people that I might as well make a living from it besides with my Rinnegan and all that I'll be learning on the road I'll be fucking rich in no time." Naruto spoke slightly rambling as he mentally salivated at gaining so much money
"Huh oddly enough I'm not surprised you choose that for an occupation besides knowing that I also found what would be your first bounty." Shisui spoke with a smirk as Naruto looked at him with surprise
"Huh so who's the person?" Naruto questioned as to who was going to be his first bounty and official kill
"The guy is a B-ranked Missing nin from Kiri named Kirito Kurosaki." Shisui answered as Naruto looked surprised
"You're trusting me to fight a B-Rank level person….huh didn't think you had that much faith in me." Naruto spoke genuinely shocked that Shisui had that much faith in him
"Of course I do you've been fighting and training with us for years so I have no doubt you can beat him." Shisui assured Naruto who smiled that the Uchiha ANBU had this much faith in him
"Thanks Shisui I appreciate the boost in confidence. So then where is this guy anyways Shisui since I want to beat the hell out of him and get the bounty on him?" Naruto asked wondering where this guy would be
"That's because he's a mile and a half away once we reach that point I'm leaving everything up to you since I'd have to get back before my clan or anyone else gets wise to the fact that I helped you escape." Shisui told him as he didn't want to rouse any suspicion that he helped Naruto with his getaway otherwise he'd be in deep shit
"I understand and still thank you and Itachi for all of your help it's just a shame that I have to lie about my death to Mikoto of all people." Naruto spoke saddened that he'd have to lie to Mikoto about this however, he couldn't have anything traced back to him that would affect his secret lover
"Don't worry Naruto I'll make sure she does well." Shisui promised him as Naruto nodded in a silent thank you
With that in mind Naruto and Shisui reached the border between the Land of Fire and Land of Rivers as they were mere meters from where Naruto's first victim would be with Shisui bidding Naruto a final farewell before disappearing in a body flicker.
"Well then here goes nothing." Naruto thought taking out a hunting knife as he looked at his target
Kirito was a man in his late 20's with navy colored hair, nearly pale skin that stood at 5 foot 9 compared to Naruto five foot 11 and was a relatively slim yet athletically built man that looked more used to speed type fighting especially by the katana he had strapped to his back. As he wore the standard Kirigakure shinobi outfit with a flak vest except with the sleeves torn off and wearing a half mask like Kakashi did except in ocean blue
"Alright Naruto you've got more than likely the strength and endurance advantage those two attacks from my Rinnegan to keep him in my court of close to mid range on top of the fact that you know a few wind and fire jutsu you should be fine. However, that katana is gonna prove pesky so the moment I get a chance I need to snap that shit in half and go for the kill immediately then not to mention the fact that judging from his vest and the level of chakra he's got he's more than likely got a few water type jutsu so I'll have steer clear of that." Naruto surmised his brain going in as hard as it could to analyze how he could fight this battle in his favor
"With all that being said let's fucking go." Naruto thought as he rushed in after after Kirito going into stab him in the back of the head
However, Kirito soon rose up to his feet and unsheathed his katana to block Naruto's knife as the two clashed with Kirito's greater ability in swordplay being matched by Naruto's fierce amount of physical strength.
"Huh I'm impressed that they sent bounty hunters after me after being gone for just a few months." Kirito spoke his voice a oily tenor as he and Naruto clashed against each other
"Well to be honest you're gonna be my first bounty and kill so at least you've got that going for you tonight." Naruto responded as the two struggled in their bladelock
"They sent a rookie out after me this is just priceless!" Kirito laughed earning a snarl and punch to the face so hard that it broke his nose from Naruto
"Don't fucking underestimate me because I'm rookie otherwise you're gonna die regretting that." Naruto spoke because if there was one thing he hated it was being underestimated
"I wouldn't oversell yourself kid as you haven't dealt with a real shinobi so watch yourself." Kirito told Naruto who rolled his eyes
"It's the same with all you shinobi all you do is chatter on and on about how you're so great let's do without the ego stroking and get to fighting already." Naruto spoke having his knife at the ready
"Fine then but just know you won't be the first or the last to fall to me." Kirito spoke as he dashed after Naruto
Naruto blocked the strike to his ribs with the flat of his knife using his greater physical strength he gained from wrestling and fighting off the large creatures in the Forest of Death with minor effort before countering with punch to his face that sent him sprawling nearly several feet as Naruto was grinning like mad.
"You know what I'm really excited to fight an actual shinobi to the death and you want to know why that is?" Naruto questioned with a wide grin on his face
"Why's that because you've got some kind of deathwish?" Kirito asked wiping the blood that continued to drip down his nose
"No not at all as quite the opposite because for the majority of everytime I've fought I've had to fight at less than half strength and the only times I've ever gone above that was with sparring matches with my friends. But now that I'm out and about in the world I don't have to hold myself back because now I can fight at full physical strength and actually use some ninjutsu I've learned in live combat." Naruto spoke with a wide grin as he had his knife held up in one hand in a reverse grip and his fist bared
"I admit brat you're something else but don't think that because you get to be at all you can be that you stand a chance against me a real full fledged shinobi." Kirito replied raising his katana thinking that he'd be able to be the rookie bounty hunter
"Like I'm scared of you bring it on." Naruto told the ex Kiri shinobi with a wide grin as his knife shined murderously in the light of the crescent moon
With that the two rushed after each other with Naruto parrying Kirito's fast paced strikes albeit barely with him taking some slashes to his person however, Naruto's mind was now going into overdrive to study the patterns of how he was fighting with every slash, swing and block and even his footwork being analyzed and dissected each move made in order to counter it. On the other side Kirito found himself being pushed back due to the fact that Naruto's knife fighting was just enough to contend and counter his swordsmanship that and he had to worry about dodging Naruto's punches which were from the one time he didn't enough to crack and nearly break a rib.
"I'm actually impressed that you're fighting as well for some punk brat." Kirito spoke as he sidestepped a knife swing from Naruto who was still grinning like a madman
"Trust me you still haven't seen nothing yet." Naruto responded as his shirt was slashed up to where the front was nearly in ribbons as a few slashes covered the right side of his upper chest and the lower left of his stomach
"Really then why don't you show me!" Kirito exclaimed front flipping into the air as he brought his katana down on Naruto's head
"Fell right for it, as the idiot realizes that once his feet left the ground I get to dictate what happens next." Naruto thought using the attraction attack of his Rinnegan to bring Kirito reeling towards him as he caught him by the throat
"What the hell was that just now? As did he use some kind of jutsu because if he did then I didn't see him use any hand signs." Kirito thought as Naruto headbutted him as hard as possible causing the skin and soft muscle to split as blood spurted out
Naruto followed through with several stabs with his knife to Kirito's stomach in his staggered state before uppercutting him however, Kirito had retaliated by thrusting his katana into Naruto who if he didn't twist out of the way would've taken a direct hit to the stomach. As Naruto took the hit and grabbed Kirito's arm tightly as he punched him in the face repeatedly knocking out a few teeth in the process before the missing nin kicked Naruto away from him sending him stumbling a few feet as he soon went through hand signs.
"Let's see how you handle this one for size; Water Release: Gunshot!" Kirito exclaimed as his chest swelled to almost an abnormal size before spewing out a dozen water bullets the half the size of a toddler
"Like this will stop me." Naruto thought as he ran after Kirito dodging the large bullets of water that gouged at the ground
"Fell right into my trap as now I've got him right where I want him." Kirito thought smugly as he went through another set of hand signs
"Water Release: Tearing Torrent." Kirito called out as he lashed his hand outwards to fire out a hose like stream of water at Naruto
Naruto was impacted by the fire hose like stream of water that tore apart his shirt and shredded his skin as he found himself being able to breath with more trouble due to a cracked sternum yet his tolerance for pain and his high amounts of endurance kept him going as he got back up on his feet. Kirito was so stunned by the action that he barely had time to parry the stab to his jugular vein as Naruto doggedly pushed through his guard as his knife blade grinded against his katana as it reached closer to it's destination he was forced to break things off.
Yet this only left him to be subject to a punch to his nose that further broke it as blood splattered out of it before Naruto dug his fingers into the wound caused by his headbutting Kirito and ripped away the skin and soft muscle that tore it's jagged way from his forehead to just a few centimeters above his left eyelid. Naruto took this chance to punch him hard in the ribs taking dark satisfaction as one going on two of them broke before Kirito pushed off of him by using his stomach as a springboard making the red haired blonde grunt loudly in irritation.
"Come is this all you got I've seen old people fuck harder than you fight!" Naruto exclaimed as he slashed at Kirito's eyes in an attempt to blind him as Kirito parried engaging once more in a bladelock
"You know what you really are cheeky little bastard, as maybe I should cut that tongue out of your smart mouth." Kirito retorted as Naruto scoffed as he attacked with several fast paced slashes that were followed by a combo of stabs and thrusts at a rapid fire pace with three slashes cutting into Naruto's flesh and the other slashes and stabs and thrusts he countered or parried with his a punch to the stomach
"That's right keep fighting me since now I've just about got your number as soon enough I'm gonna obliterate you where you stand." Naruto muttered under his breath as it became easier and easier to parry and counter Kirito's sword attacks evident by him getting in more punches and knees to the man's body that was gradually gaining bruises
"How's it possible for this brat to already be on equal footing with me when before I practically had him on the run?" Kirito questioned himself as Naruto was quickly becoming more and more able to counter his attacks
"Get your head in the game dumbass." Naruto spoke crouching down and driving his knife hilt deep into Kirito thigh before going in for an uppercut
"Why you little bastard I'll show you that I'm the wrong one to fuck with." Kirito spoke going in for a sword swing to behead Naruto only for Naruto block it
"Now then I wonder how strong you are to take this." Naruto spoke in a low whisper has his free hand began to rapidly charge up with wind chakra
"Shit." Kirito cursed however, his attempts were rendered useless to escape as a hard kick from Naruto to his wounded thigh stopped him long enough to complete the attack
"Wind Release: Beast Tearing Gale Palm." Naruto called out as wind chakra gathered in his free hand
Naruto launched out two more hard kicks to Kirito's thigh before launching the attack knowing he was sufficiently staggered as a arm and clawed hand the size of a grown man and thick around as a tree trunk struck Kirito's chest at point blank range. The attack soon ploughed Kirito through a quartet of trees and nearly knocking over a 5th one as his 3 of his were now fractured , his collarbone cracked, his right shoulder dislocated and his flak vest in tatters.
Naruto following up the offensive with is new repulsory attack gained from the Rinnegan as he charged after the still staggered Kirito until he was in arm's reach and launched it the result obliterated his clothes on his upper body rendering him half naked and peeling off strips of skin and bits of flesh. As he was sent careening into the air as Naruto jumped into the air and using his pained and staggered state grabbed him in a full nelson and pile drove him into a nearby river bank.
"Water Release: Water Fang Bullets!" Kirito cried out as the water around him soon rose up and turned into drill like fangs of pressurized water that struck out at Naruto
"Fire Release: Flame Hurricane." Naruto spoke as a large torrent of flames erupted from Naruto spiraling around him as he soon slammed the spiraling mass of fire into the riverbank disrupting the water jutsu causing a large cloud of steam to erupt
"Damn it where the hell is that brat?" Kirito questioned as due to the thick cloud of steam couldn't see Naruto's position
Naruto made his presence known when he put Kirito in a headlock and began stabbing him repeatedly in the chest each going in hilt deep as combined with his broken or fractured ribs made the pain all the more unbearable as he was being stabbed repeatedly. Yet Kirito managed to get Naruto off by striking him in the temple as hard as he could making Naruto back off of him as he tried to regain his bearings with Naruto managing to narrowly parry a sword strike designed to impale him through the head.
"Just how in the hell are you doing this?!" Kirito demanded as Naruto had instead of struggling at the beginning of the battle to parry and counter his attacks were doing it on autopilot
"I don't what you're talking about." Naruto replied in mock innocence
"You know exactly what I'm talking about you cheeky little brat. It's how in the fuck are you countering me when before I had you on the ropes, as it doesn't make sense how you're able to get this good so fast as just what the hell are you?" Kirito questioned as he stabbed at Naruto who blocked with his hand with a wicked grin on his face
"It's really easy I'm just fucking better than you and now that I've seen all your tricks it's game over." Naruto spoke as grabbed at the katana blade
With Kirito's eyes widening at how in a simple motion Naruto broke the metal blade that embedded in his hand before with all of his speed and strength stabbed Kirito through the throat as a gush of blood erupted as he soon choked on it.
"Punk ass bitch." Naruto muttered as he watched Kirito spasm in the riverbed as his blood flowed down the river
"Now then time to find where this guy was camped out at rest up and then find the nearest bounty office to collect what's mine." Naruto thought dragging the corpse along with him as he grinned in victory of his first official kill as a bounty hunter and mercenary
(4 months later, August 27th 992 S.E, Konoha, 3:09 Pm)
It was 4 months later as Mikoto Uchiha was throwing herself into training with Naruto's "suicide" bringing her great grief and distraught to where since then she's thrown herself into training once again. Having even come out of her early retirement from being one of Konoha's elite jounin as she was now in Training Ground 7 fighting it out against any unlucky jounin or shinobi who dared to try and challenge her or was in her crosshairs as all Mikoto had felt since then was despair and rage at how her secret lover had taken his own life.
"Come on is that all you have?" Mikoto asked as she landed a harsh roundhouse kick against a jounin that knocked him unconscious as she saw the one that was her target come after her after she'd defeated the five other jounins
The other two jounin who were fighting her tried to attack her from both sides as the remaining one was swinging a katana at her. However, Mikoto's Sharingan saw this coming and soon caught the the culprit and swung the target away from her as she landed roughly on the ground as the Uchiha Matriarch looked at the source of her anger who was bruised and breathing semi heavily.
"Mikoto don't you think that you're taking this too far?" Kushina asked as she had blood trickling out of her mouth as she had to backflip away from Mikoto who punched a small crater in the ground
"Did I even say you could talk at all?" Mikoto questioned as faster than Kakashi's Sharingan could perceive launched a reverse roundhouse kick that nearly knocked Kushina's teeth out of her mouth
"As it's all your fault that he's dead as you and that blonde bastard just had to listen to that man whore of toad and now he's gone and someone needs to pay." Mikoto snarled her Sharingan swirling with pure rage as she lifted Kushina up by her hair
"We had to do it so that the twins could defeat what's coming after them in that prophecy and we didn't want Naruto to get involved he didn't have the talent for anything we trained him in." Kushina spoke only to get punched into a nearby tree as Mikoto glared at her
"What the fuck do you know about him having talent you didn't even bother to see if he was good at anything else, as all you ever cared about were those bratty twins of yours. As all you've ever done is put them in the center of the world and give them everything under the sun while you practically shitcan Naruto into being fucking civilian and only come to visit him on his birthday that you even forget! Do you have any idea how infuriating it is when an 10 year old asks why his mommy and daddy kicked him out of his own home and made him live an apartment by himself!" Mikoto roared as she made hand signs before her hand went on fire
"Fire Release: Five!" Mikoto exclaimed her hand forming itself like a spear and alight with flame with the intent of spearing Kushina who parried it with her katana as small bursts of flame erupted as the two clashed
"I swear that your trying to kill me." Kushina spoke as Mikoto only snarled before Kushina jumped back as Mikoto pulled out her trademark long knife to try and slash Kushina's throat open
"What the hell do you think I'm trying to do especially after you betrayed your own son and got him killed." Mikoto retorted having nicked Kushina's neck
"I didn't betray him I was trying to do what's best for him." Kushina spoke being put on the offensive due to Mikoto's furious and staccato knife slashes and stabs
"Don't you dare try and lie to me at all. As you didn't want him to be a detriment to those twin brats that think because they're your kids there on top of the world and that nothing can't hurt them because they've been trained by you Minato, that rotten pervert, and that bit titted bitch Senju." Mikoto snarled as she kicked Kushina in the stomach before slashing her across the stomach as a thin line of red appeared on her gut
"You don't understand Mikoto we had to train them first, as Naruto wouldn't have been able to handle being a shinobi so we had to do what was needed to protect him." Kushina spoke pleading to Mikoto to have her see that she did what was best for him
"Don't you dare feed me that line of crap that Naruto wouldn't have been able to be a shinobi at all. Because I've seen him fight harder than some of our special jounin, I've seen him take more hits than chunin that would've killed him from breaking up gang fights and I've seen him endure more than what any child should have to so don't you dare try and spout that to me at all." Mikoto spoke passionately about her secret lover as she grabbed Kushina by her throat and threw her across the training ground
"Fire Release: Great Blaze Ball!" Mikoto exclaimed putting a good deal of chakra into making a fireball twice the size of a Akimichi using the Expansion Jutsu
"Water Release: Water Dragon Jutsu." Kushina called out spewing out a deluge of water that took on the form of a Chinese dragon that raced towards the fireball
The result was a mass cloud of steam erupting causing Mikoto to be obscured from view as Kushina was scanning everywhere around her to see where she was having her sword at the ready for when the Uchiha matriarch would strike
"Where is she Mikoto wouldn't wait like this, so where the hell could she be unless….." Kushina thought as hands grabbed her legs with a vice grip
"SURPRISE BITCH!" Mikoto shouted as she dragged Kushina to chest level
"Tell me how does it feel being on the bottom, as after all that's what your son felt when you abandoned him to where he hung himself as I'm the one who found him that way after 3 days. As you didn't even check to see if he was alive at all and he was your son damn you" Mikoto spoke with rage as she kicked Kushina hard in the face to literally kick her teeth in as she spat them out
"As it's because of your neglect and you and that bastard Minato abandoning him to the streets that I got this." Mikoto told Kushina as her Sharingan spun rapidly until they took on a new shape in the form of a six bladed windmill with a ring in the center as each blade had a salient curve
"No way how's that even possible for you to have the Mangekyou Sharingan?" Kushina questioned shocked that her friend had the evolved form of the Sharingan
"Because unlike you being a rotten mother I cared about Naruto's well being and I cared for him more than what you could ever imagine as he was such an amazing young man that I loved. But then soon enough you being an abhorrent parent ruined that and now look at him he's gone forever because you couldn't think for yourself and went along with everyone else like a mindless fangirl." Mikoto explained as she kicked Kushina in the face once again
"As all you really are is just a horrible mother who didn't care about her eldest son at all in the slightest." Mikoto spat kicking Kushina once again this time giving her a bloody nose
"I did care about Naruto everything I ever did was to protect him and keep him safe, so I did what I had to in order to make sure that Naruto lived a happy life." Kushina spoke angering Mikoto to where she felt her blood boil with rage as she had grabbed Kushina by her bloodied face and threw her across the training ground
Kushina was then subject to watch as deep gold as a dark golden skeleton towering at 2 and a half stories as she forced muscle and skin to grow over it with it having a wide Cheshire like grin and magenta colored pits for eyes as it summoned twin long knives in both its hand as Mikoto's eyes were bleeding. Yet that didn't prevent her from using the massive long knives to try and bisect Kushina as she walked towards Kushina who was doing everything she could to dodge and evade the weapons the Susanoo possessed from slashing her to pieces.
"There is nothing that you can do that will stop me from crushing you were you stand." Mikoto spoke venom in her voice as Kushina had to dodge as the Susanoo's knife blade gouged at the ground
"Mikoto stop this I know you're angry but this isn't the way to go about things, as killing me won't solve anything." Kushina spoke trying to calm the raging inferno that was Mikoto's anger
"I've past being angry months ago as now I'm furious with you and as for killing you Kushina. No that's way too good for you at all however, that doesn't mean I won't tear you limb from limb and rend you asunder." Mikoto snarled as her knife snapped Kushina's katana and sliced a good chunk of flesh off from her abdomen as blood puddled around her as she held her side to not bleed out
"The only thing left to do now is make sure you burn." Mikoto spoke as she had the long knives her Susanoo wielded go ablaze with Amaterasu
However, before she could fatally burn Kushina a toad tongue wrapped around her Susanoo arm, a neon yellow flash engulfed Kushina and took her away from the training ground and likely too a hospital and a wall of Amaterasu flames. With the wall of black flames revealing that Minato had used the Hiraishin to quickly get his wife out of there from being incinerated, Itachi having put the Amaterasu wall in order to have prevented her from nearly killing Kushina in her fury and Jiraiya atop a toad summon to restrain her Susanoo.
"Mother that's enough." Itachi spoke to his mother who was taking deep breaths to rein back her fury and anger as she dispelled her Susanoo
"I swear everytime I use that damned Susanoo my eyes hurt like hell." Mikoto thought knowing she needed more practice to stop the pain she felt in her eyes everytime she used it as she nearly collapsed from the strain it put her through
"I'm alright Itachi just weary after working out my anger is all." Mikoto spoke as her eldest son helped her up
"Are you sure that you're fine?" Itachi asked knowing of how ever since she found the corpse clone of Naruto's body and having her Mangekyou Sharingan awakened she'd been throwing herself into rage fueled training ever since
"Yes I am as all I need is to rest for a while." Mikoto said leaning on Itachi for support
"That was way out of line for what you nearly did back there to Kushina." Jiraiya interjected as Mikoto looked back at him through weary yet rage fueled obsidian eyes
"You of all people should not talk to me especially since it's your fault that Naruto is gone." Mikoto spat venom etched into her voice as if she weren't so weak right now she'd try and slash the toad sage's throat from ear to ear
"I did what I had to do to make sure Minato's kids were ready for the evil to come in the prophecy and Naruto just didn't have what it takes to be a ninja so glare at me all you want but I did what was that brat didn't have what it took to be a ninja as he couldn't cut it in anything that we tried to teach him so he was simply a lost cause and the only thing left for him was being a civilian." Jiraiya retorted having regretted nothing in having to do what he's done to make sure the twins were ready for whatever was in stored for them in the prophecy in order to bring peace into the world as Naruto wasn't part of that plan and therefore collateral
"It's thinking like that is the reason behind why no woman in their right mind would want to be with you because you aren't willing to see things through to the end. As always you look for instant gratification like you do those cheap prostitutes instead of waiting and taking your time to see if something is really a diamond waiting to be polished. As maybe if you idiots had taken the time you'd have seen that his potential was limitless unlike those twin brats who will peak even with all the training they can get and that bastard fox there potential will never be as great as Naruto's." Mikoto spat as she glared at him knowing that if Naruto were still alive and given the chance to be a shinobi that he'd outclass them anyday of the week
"That's what you think but that would never happen and even if he were still alive he'd never compare to having been trained under myself, Kushina, Tsunade and Minato as they'd blow him out of the water." Jiraiya stated with utmost confidence
"Yeah and as every female that meets you tells you blow it all out your ass and fuck off." Mikoto told Jiraiya who left due to him having to go train one of the twins
"Mother you really should get a handle on this anger of yours." Itachi told his mother as they walked towards the compound
"I don't have any anger problems at all Itachi." Mikoto responded not knowing what her eldest was talking about
"You more than likely sent five jounin to the hospital for serious injuries and tried to mortally wound if not kill Lady Kushina, so I think that would justify as you having anger problems." Itachi spoke of his mother's' anger problems and that was just today
"You're overreacting Itachi as I've got everything under control." Mikoto assured the Uchiha ANBU captain
"Naruto you better hope these years go by fast because I feel as though Konoha has only seen the surface of my mother's fury." Itachi thought to himself since he knew that his mother held an underlying inferno of fury and aggression that overtime was going to burst more and more into the surface with time
So then Naruto's life as a civilian ends and his becoming a mercenary and bounty hunter begins as he's finally free to grow in strength without restriction. So find out more of what will happen in the all new chapters of You'll never keep me Down.
Jutsu List:
Fire Release: Five: B-Rank (Short Ranged, Offensive): A precursor to the technique that made Mikoto Uchiha so feared during the 3rd Shinobi World War this technique concentrates fire chakra around the hand into an intense blaze that has the user keep their hand in a spear position to deliver an incendiary strike capable of cutting through and melting through reinforced metal. It's crucial that the user doesn't ball their fist into a hand otherwise the technique will be dispersed which is why during this stage and due to its piercing power that it's constantly thought similar to the Chidori both through how it's performed and how it does damage.
And cut things off there as hope you like the debut to my first ever Naruto story since it's something I've always wanted to try and hey sue me for making it a Rinnegan and neglect story but I'll promise to make this as interesting and exciting for you as possible that being said let's get down to the breakdown.
Sorry for the wait on a new story on an update on my current stories as due to the fact that the website was having a Code F2 error which meant those who login with a Facebook account couldn't use their Fanfiction accounts couldn't sign in. Which meant that I couldn't update any stories due to this error since I use my Facebook to login but rest assured that now that the error is gone I'll return to updating on a semi regular basis
First off I wanted to start it off by showing what Naruto would do for a living and also how he'd gain the Rinnegan since I wanted it to show that Naruto despite him being relegated to being a civilian would still make a living by being an underground dogfighter since he'd be able to make money off it and be able to finance himself as well. Also yeah I know that there wasn't a whole multi chapter build up to Naruto getting the Rinnegan but sue because I wanted it to be powerful enough for Naruto to activate yet short enough not to hamper the chapter also this means that Mizuki's death negates the whole Scroll of Seals from happening.
Also following that we've got Naruto with Itachi and Shisui helping him get info on the Rinnegan to take with him to advance himself further that and to help fake his death and get him out of the village and Fire Country. Since I wanted to show some of their friendship together to make for an interesting dynamic for the 3 that will be touched more heavily upon in the Chunin Exams where things will be a lot more interesting. Also as to why I have Naruto swear Itachi and Shisui to secrecy and help him fake his death it's because of the friendship they share and despite him being beloved by the Uchiha's he knows that he can count on them the most because their friendship is stronger than their loyalty to the Hokage.
Following that we've got Naruto's escape and more mainly his first kill as a Bounty Hunter which I did because I wanted to show that Naruto always had to hold back in his underground fights since if he used his full physical strength he'd more than likely one shot the majority of his opponents, but as a bounty hunter he can be at full strength and still give himself a challenge. Also this revealed his fighting style as playing on him being a quick learner in that the longer you fight him the more he'll have an opportunity to analyze, dissect and beat you making it that you really have to end things quickly before he devises a countermeasure against you
Finally we've got the unofficial Mikoto vs Kushina fight which I did to show that Mikoto is very enraged and bitter over Naruto supposed "death" due to the fact that she not only cared about him but was also her lover for a time which due to his faked death caused her so much grief and anger that she gained the Mangekyou Sharingan. As Mikoto's rage fueled rampage against Kushina was made to show that she is very much angry with Kushina for going along with the idea to make Naruto a civilian since she was the one that cared for him all during the time he had to live as one, help him survive his mundane life and to her was the reason he hung himself and as such the two will be on very negative terms.
With that being said please favorite, follow, review, and share this story as much as possible since I'd like for this to do very well and also please review since it's let's me know that you like the story so far into it's inception.
That being said this is Nomadic Chaos using the powers of Chaos to give you bigger and better chapters as next chapter will be a timeskip to canon to show Naruto out on a bounty hunt and show what he's capable of as a fully fledged bounty hunter/mercenary as well as set up the Wave Arc
Part 1 Theme Song: Exile by Soilwork
Random End Song: The Agonies by Byzantine
