Naruto apprentice of puppets

Chapter One

new way of life

(I don't own Naruto or any other of the anime's I am taking stuff from.)

A boy exactly nine years old today, blonde haired, blue eyed, birth makes on his face identical to a foxes whiskers. He was wearing an orange jumpsuit that made him made him stick out a mile away. He was hiding in some bushes out side of his village Konoha, the village hidden in the leaves. This happened every year, on his birthday, people always chased him, trying to hurt him, he was sick and tired of the entire routine.

(In a clearing ten yards away.)

"This mission is completely useless," a hunched over, black haired man wearing a dark cloak with red clouds on it, was brooding to himself. "Uzumaki Naruto will never apprentice himself to me, I don't know what the leader is talking about. Why me, this is so pointless. I could make him a good lackey to Pain-sama." The man walked on what seemed all fours.

"Uzumaki Naruto, why are you here?" the man said in a vague far away voice.

"I am hiding from people who are trying to hurt me." Naruto said.

"Why?" the man replied.

"So I don't get hurt," Naruto looked confused and looked around.

"No, why are they trying to hurt you, you haven't done anything." The man said tantalizing.

"Your right, except for a couple of pranks," Naruto said slowly.

"Why don't you leave?" The hunched over man said.

"I can't Oji-san would…" Naruto said but was interrupted by the man.

"Your Hokage never could stop the mobs or… maybe he never tried," The man tempted.

"He tried… I think?" Naruto said uncertainly.

"Are you sure," The man said tempting Naruto.

"Why don't you leave," The man repeated.

"Where would I go?" Naruto questioned the voice.

"With me," The black cloaked figure asked.

"Why should I trust you," Naruto said defensively.

"I could train you, so you could get revenge on this village… Think of all the beatings, and how they hate you so much for no reason at all." The man walked out of the trees looking at Naruto.

"wow you are a freak," Naruto said and he was instantly silenced by a blade that looked like a tail.

"Don't call me a freak, you should call me Sasori-sama," Sasori said withdrawing his tail.

"Okay, Sasori-sama," Naruto said compliantly.

"Bring anything you want and meat me back here." Sasori said.

"I don't have anything," Naruto said, "I am ready to go."

"why don't you have any possessions?" Sasori asked, not that he really cared.

"All of the villagers keep on destroying them as soon as I get any," Naruto said down cast.

"What ever follow me," Sasori said waving his tail at Naruto. Naruto followed Sasori for Naruto didn't know how long. He went through the forest to what he thought was the middle. When Sasori stopped, so did Naruto.

"Here it is," Sasori said raising his tail.

"Where is here exactly are we," Naruto asked slightly annoyed but added "Sasori-sama," at a glare from Sasori.

"This is where you will be staying here," Sasori waved his tail a door appeared in the ground and opened to reveal stairs.

"Why so close to Konoha?" Naruto asked.

"because to beat ones enemy, you have to know one's enemy. So you should stay close, now I have to go…"

"Wait, aren't you going to train me Sasori-sama," Naruto exclaimed barely able to keep the respectful tone in his voice.

"I have other responsibilities, and why should I waist my time training you, until you have some skills?" Sasori said scornfully. " You can read some of these scrolls, and train in these rooms. A summon will bring food when ever you run out." With that Sasori disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Naruto wasn't sure if he should be pissed off, or grateful. This was the first time that he was completely safe from mobs. Naruto wasn't wild about studying but, there wasn't much for him to do other then this. He opened the scroll and started to read. He was entranced, he read about Chakra and how he can manipulate Chakra into strings to control objects. You focus on your finger, to get Chakra there, then you focus on a object to attach.

(Naruto continued to work on his chakra, and did some endurance training.)

(Sasori's locations, UNKOWN,)

"Pain-sama, why are we doing this?" Sasori asked to a dark figure that kept on flickering on and off.

"I am going to explain again, but only one more time." The figure said, "Sasori, Naruto's seal is still to new for us to get the Kyuubi out. The only reason for the Akatsuki, is to get the Bijyuu( Tailed Demon Beasts) working for us. If we can't extract it, we can train him to help us. As long as he is loyal, we will still have the Kyuubi."

"Why me, why do I have to train him, this is going to be annoying." Sasori was complaining.

"Well, Kisame would eat him, everyone else is busy, and I don't trust Itachi right now." Pain said. "go back to Naruto in about four months to see how far he has gotten,"

"Fine, Pain-sama, I will only train him if he has some talent." Sasori complained as pain disappeared.

(4 month later)

"Following orders really suck," Sasori complained coming back to the spot he left Naruto. He opened the trap door with a flick of his tail, and walked down the steps. What he found surprised him. He saw Naruto hanging from the ceiling being held up by a chakra string from his left index finger. He was also manipulating five kunai, controlled by chakra strings by his right hand.

"Impressive," Sasori said unwilling to compliment him, but he was seriously impressed. For a boy to be able to use Chakra strings strong enough to do what he is doing, and manipulating them the way he was it should have taken at least three years, not a month.

"Thank you Sasori-sama, I wasn't expecting you," Naruto said dropping his left hand chakra string, and he manipulated the Kunai, setting them down.

"Yes, I thought I should check up on you," Sasori said lying through his teeth.

"So what do you want to do, Sasori-sama?" Naruto asked.

"I wanted to see what you have learned. What I have seen has well impressed me. I think you should go to the next level. Manipulating puppets." Sasori said thinking about his orders.

"Puppets, why would I want to manipulate toys." Naruto asked quickly.

"Puppets aren't toys. Puppets are deadly weapons, manipulated with Chakra strings. Using traps and weapons." Sasori said Irritated. "Each puppet is unique to the one that builds it, make it as deadly or useful as anyone wants."

"Cool, how do you make one Sasori-sama," Naruto asked excitedly.

"Using a lot of mechanics, I have a 1 scroll for you to learn how to make it, and 1 scroll for seals to have special jutsu, tools, etc... I also brought tools for you. Sasori dropped a large tool box full of screw drivers and picks." Sasori said. "You will also have to learn a couple wood style jutsu to get materials, they are in the scrolls and metal objects you will have to get later. I have to go,"

"What ever you say Sasori-sama, but why won't you teach me," Naruto asked quickly.

"You haven't earned that privilege yet." Sasori said turning around and left. He left Naruto, who had already started reading powered by the desire of revenge. Naruto finished reading the first scroll in twenty minutes committing it to memory. The second scroll was far more difficult, Naruto decided to use the seal scroll as a reference.

Naruto thought about what to create. He decided to use the wood jutsu and see where it goes. Naruto did a couple of hand seals focusing chakra in his hand. "Mokuton; Ningyo mokuzai sozo no jutsu (puppet wood creation jutsu)" Naruto cried. He created a large block of wood block that was about six feet by three feet.

(8 months of creation,)

Naruto put the finishing touches on his first puppet adding a straw hat. Naruto was really proud of this puppet. It was about 5'8" tall, it was lanky with a seal on all of it's limbs and the base of the neck. The puppet was wearing a bright red shirt with the sleeze were ripped off, and it's pants were jeans cut at the knees. The force had dark eyes black hair under a straw hat. Naruto knew he peppered the puppet with hidden traps, mostly kunai. Naruto even put a speaker in the mouth.

(This is a Monkey D. Luffy puppet lookup 'One Piece')

"You are Monky D. Luffy," Naruto named the puppet. Naruto made a lot of mistakes making his first puppet. He was determined his next puppet faster and better.

(4 month later)

Naruto finished his second master piece. This puppet was clad in a black suit, it's left eye was cared in a strange pattern, covered by a lense. The left arm was abnormally large and metallic looking, clawed, and armored. It was white haired, the right eye was brown, the left eye was black rimmed with red. Naruto put traps throughout the puppet except the left, he put a useful seal on the back of the left hand. (Allen Walker puppet, look up D-Gray man)

"You are Allen Walker," Naruto named.

Naruto connected his left hand strings to allen, and his right hand strings to Luffy. At the Moment a ninja with a slashed mist headband walked in. The new ninja looked like a shark on two legs.

"Kisame-sama, I wasn't expecting you today," Naruto was shown all of the Akatsuki's pictures and names.

"Sasori sent me to check up on you, and to see how your puppet is coming along." Kisame growled.

"I am fine, and here is my puppet," Naruto showed Kisame luffy, he hid Allen in a scroll.

"Looks good to me, but Sasori wanted it tested. I had a Chunnin follow me, you have to defeat him," Kisame said.

"Kisame-sama, I won't be able to beat a chuunin," Naruto complained.

"Well if you beat him, I was supposed to give you a scroll on how to infuse your puppets with a jutsu but if you can't ," Kisame said with a grin.

"Wait Kisame-sama, let me try," Naruto begged.

"Fine, but keep it interesting," Kisame went up the stairs, Naruto folloed.

Naruto saw a chuunin, he was dark skinned red headed, wearing a cloud village head band.

Naruto let Luffy go to attack the Chuunin.

"Who are you, where is Kisame," The Chuunin said, raising a kunai at a guard stance. Luffy opened his mouth, pronouncing a voice that was altered from Naruto's usual voice.

"You will not come near Kisame sama." Luffy drew his left arm to build momentum, the seal on the left arm shined with chakra. Then threw a punch at chuunin crying "Gumu Gumu no Pistoru, (Gum Gum Pistol)." The chuunin was laughing at the Luffy puppet, it was easily twenty feet, but was shocked. The arm that Luffy launched stretched blasting the chuunin in the chest. The Chuunin caught his balance, and tried to grab the arm. The arm was retracted instantly as if it was on a spring.

"Impressive," The Chuunin called. He drew three kunai, throwing them at the Luffy puppet. Luffy dodged, and grabbed the all of the kunai. Luffy dropped the kunai to the ground. Luffy charged at the Chuunin, being manipulated by Naruto. The seal on Luffy's right leg shined with small amount of chakra. The right leg lengthened and smashed the Chuunin to the ground. The Luffy puppets palm opened slightly and a kunai appeared in both hands, and Luffy's seal on both arms glowed. He drew both arms back and launched at the chunin and cried "Gumu Gumu no spike double barrel (Gum Gum spike double barrel)." Luffy impaled the Chuunin, one in the temple, one in the heart.

"there Kisame-sama, I have gotten rid of the Chuunin, would you please give me the scroll, I have an idea for another puppet." Naruto said drawing Luffy back to the pair, carrying the body of the chuunin. Naruto quickly put a seal on the body to preserve it for Sasori-sama.

"Here, you go, that was very entertaining," Kisame said. "Oh yeah, you are also now aloud too leave the hideout, by orders of Sasori,"

"Thank you Kisame-sama," Naruto said taking the scroll from Kisame.

(6 months later )

'There I am done," Naruto thought looking at his third creation. This creation had rosey hair, his eyes were a black. It was wearing a black vest with nothing underneath, it was very muscular. It's right shoulder had a strange tattoo etched in it. A set of pants covered with a black cloak, a scarf around his neck. It's entire body was engraved with a seal that he learned from the jutsu scroll, then it was covered by a slight wood seal. Naruto was very pleased, This new puppet was a fire manipulator. It could use any fire and manipulate them in any way, and like all of his puppets, had a microphone in the mouth. (This is a Natsu puppet, from Fairy Tail)

"You are Natsu," Naruto named the new puppet.

Naruto was admiring his newest work, when he was rudely interrupted by a man trampling around his door way. Naruto was really pissed off now, He attached the strings to his newest puppet and stormed up the stairs, to see who was stupid enough to irritate him. He walked out to find a grey haired Konoha Chuunin, Naruto vaguely remembered as Mizuki, one of the teachers of the ninja academy he went to for four years. Mizuki had two large Shuriken on his back, and holding a large scroll in a greedy hand.

"Who is there," Mizuki cried out, turning around looking at Naruto. "You, you were rumored to be dead, Demon,"

" You are a stupid idiot Mizuki, you bothered me while I was working, you will pay for that." Naruto said really annoyed Natsu hiding in the shadow.

"You will not be able to beat me, Kyuubi," Mizuki said grabbing one of the shuriken.

"Kyuubi, The Nine tail fox demon, like I didn't know about that," Naruto said really pissed off. Mizuki threw the shuriken at Naruto, expecting it to kill him. Naruto pointed a finger at the shuriken and altered the path of Mizuki's shuriken into a tree. "Bad move, idiot," Naruto disappeared and Natsu replaced him, flames began erupting from every orifice of the body. Natsu opened his mouth and cried "Salamander Roar," a large amount of flames erupted from the mouth and blasted Mizuki. Naruto stole the scroll from Mizuki with a chakra string. He quickly knocked out Mizuki, binding him to a tree with three kunai. Naruto opened the scroll quickly and began reading. He was amazed, this scroll was very complicated, with multiple jutsus. Naruto was aware of people obviously looking for Mizuki, He was only able to completely memorize one jutsu, the one the he decided would be the most useful. "Kage Buunshin no jutsu (Shadow clone jutsu)," Naruto read. He heard voices really close by, he dropped the scroll, sealed and went back to his hide out, not wanting to be found out by the enemy. Naruto grinned with his new knowledge, everything was going to start moving a lot faster now.

(A/N)

This is relatively fast for the time line, but I couldn't wait to follow some of the story lines of Naruto.

Most of the puppets are going to be the main characters of other anime or manga that I like. If people could give me ideas for new puppets that would be good, any puppets. If there is an anime, manga, or game you like, that is an action and you can think of an idea for a puppet, please send it over with details (All powers, weapons.etc, look at Luffy puppet description for example), I don't feel like looking stuff up for puppets. Good puppets will be mentioned in chapters. Naruto will not be using to many human puppets (explained in later chapters.)

"I am sorry if my grammar isn't that good, I have never been good at it,"

since I had a lot of complaints about it I change the time frame.

"Mokuton is a blood limit, but I don't care, please overlook that detail,"

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Mokuton; Doku mokuzai sozo no jutsu (Poison wood creation jutsu) a jutsu revealed next chapter.