Shinobi X: Evolution
By TheBigWhiteWolf
Naruto sat in the tree, gazing at the stars, having no idea what to do or where to go. Ever since that day things have changed, he's changed, and now he was lost figuratively and literally. He has always been on his own having lost his mother at birth and never meeting his father, he's been toss around foster care all his life never staying in one place for too long. The last place he stayed was the only place he ever consider home, generally his foster parents would only provide for him, or at worst totally ignore him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was a kind and gentle old man and when he met Naruto a bond was forged. Sarutobi as he preferred to be called truly cared for Naruto in a way that Naruto wasn't use too. They met when Naruto was twelve and it's been two years since Sarutobi was named Naruto's legal guardian. Naruto's spiky blonde hair and bright blue eyes just seem to call attention to the boy, and the fact that he excels at pranks and jokes earned him the title of class clown. Yet he was tenacious, set on proving his self to be the best at whatever he set his mind on.
His problem was that with his short stature and not quite 'genius' intellect, he was proving that he wasn't the best. It wasn't that he didn't try, it was that nothing felt right, like there was something else he was meant to do, a calling that he has yet to answer. On this particular day Naruto was preparing a prank at school that involved the use of paint, only he accidentally got the paint all over some of the toughest bullies in school. These guys have beaten up nerds just for looking at them funny, so he knew they were pretty much ready to kill him. Running as fast as his legs would carry him, he tried to put some distance between him and them, but they were fast approaching when his legs gave out on him.
They beat on him hard, punching and kicking, they weren't pulling punches and were possibly not even thinking. Naruto's world was pain, and he feared that they may very well kill him, he struggled to stay conscious, to find a way out of this, but they beat him relentlessly. Just as he felt he was at his limit, he felt a source of strength, a source of power, not knowing what it was but not caring at the moment he calls upon that power. The bullies are blown back as a blast of energy erupts from Naruto; the red energy surrounding him vaguely takes the form of a …fox? His eyes become blood red and slit like, his canine teeth elongate, his nails become claws, and a feral yowl is heard throughout the entire school.
Naruto who was acting on pure primal instinct dispatch the bullies quickly leaving them bruised and bloody, but alive. He then quickly made his way home and promptly collapse as he got the door open the beating and the strain of his new powers taking its toll on him. When he awoke it was to Sarutobi or Gramps as he liked to call him, placing a cool wet cloth on his head. Sarutobi had a concern look on his face as he questioned Naruto, who explained everything that happen, and Sarutobi's concern became outright worry. He urge Naruto to get up saying they had to leave, ready to go out the front door Sarutobi noticed the mob out the window.
Sarutobi turned to Naruto and bent down to look him in the face, the look on his face, a testament to how serious he was "Naruto, you need to understand that you are different, unique, but never confuse that with being a monster. These people are merely scared of something they have no understanding of don't hold it against them. They merely need to be taught they have no need to fear, no need to hate, promise me you'll at least give them a chance."
Naruto could see how serious his Gramps was and said "I promise Gramps."
Sarutobi gave him a kind smile though the smile had a hint of sadness "Head out through the back door and into the woods, and remember Naruto, you're unique but you're not alone."
Heeding his Gramps words Naruto ran as fast as his beaten body would carry him, he was some distance into the forest when saw smoke rising in the direction of his home. Naruto feared that his Gramps and the only home he has ever known were gone. Naruto wanted to blame those people, he could feel the rage simply bubbling, but he put that aside remembering his Gramps words. They were scared and needed someone to teach them understanding. Naruto wanted there to be someone to take the blame, but he soon came to the conclusion that fear and ignorance was to blame. Sitting in that tree gazing at the stars, he made a silent vow to rid this world of it's ignorance and hate, to help them understand.
"Although the question is where do I begin?" he said aloud
"Perhaps I may be of assistance?" said a voice from right under him
Looking down Naruto spotted a bald man who was dress quite conservatively in a wheel chair, next to him was a teenage boy a few years older than him with strange visors, and a black woman with snow white hair. Naruto was cautious, they seem relatively harmless, but he had the strangest sense of power emanating from all three, especially the bald guy.
"May we talk on a more comfortable sitting?" the bald guy asked
Naruto was still cautious, but sense they didn't mean him harm, so he made his way down.
"How are you Naruto?" said the bald guy
"I'm all right I gue…hey how did you know my name?"
The bald guy smiled and said "I am a telepath, my name is Prof. Charles Xavier, and like you we are mutants."
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AN: I was inspired to write this after reading an X-men/Naruto crossover. I found the concept quite interesting, but the overall story lacking. So as another author so eloquently put 'the wonderful thing about fan fiction is if you don't like it you can try and do it your way' or something like that. The basic idea is that Naruto and a few other Naruto characters will be introduce into the X-men universe as mutants not ninjas. Some of the powers and abilities that are unique to the charcters will become their mutant abilities. So I put this up mostly to stir the water and see what others think, I plan on continuing the story but don't expect much plot development for the first few chapters.
