'Cause That's My Way of the Shinobi
Chapter 1
Well dunno about you guys, but I'm excited! This is my first fanfic I have posted on any sites, Hope you all like it! Reviews mean a lot to me, specially criticism… No flames… Flames will be pissed on. .
I don't own Naruto or any Song lyrics. I do own the OCs though… brought them off eBay .
The sun was slowly rising over the large main entrance and the village of Konoha. There was not a sound, not even the birds were awake yet. Slowly two figures appeared far out in the distance, one larger man with long hair and some sort of scroll on his back, closely followed by a slightly smaller person with short yet wild spiky hair. As they neared the village, the older person decided to break the silence; it was truly disturbing to see his apprentice so quiet.
"So gaki… glad to be back?" he asked, hoping to get an answer.
"Yeah Jirayia-sensei, I can't wait to see everyone again… it's just…" Naruto started to trail off and look down to his feet. "What if they don't like the new me, ya know?" he looked back up to his sensei with sad eyes. "And what about Kyuubi? What if they hate me when they find out? I don't want to be alone again…" his eyes started to brim with tears as he thinks about the village.
Jirayia simply stepped in front of Naruto and pulled his face up to eyelevel. "Naruto, if they really are your friends, they will stay with you, won't they?" he asked his young apprentice.
"Yeah sorry Ero-sennin, just being stupid again." Replied Naruto while he wiped his eyes and looked up at the place he calls home…"Konoha… I'm back" He thought to himself as they started to walk again.
"You really need to cheer up kit, they will love the change. I mean who wouldn't like the change?" asked Naruto's inner demon, the great Kyuubi no Yoko. "You used to be an annoying, loud, clueless, slow-" Kyuubi began to list all these things before Naruto cut him off.
"Gee fuzzball, you really wrecked a good moment then"thought Naruto while mentally shaking his head, then focusing back on the real world just as they reached the gates.
"State your name and business in Konoha." Commanded the chuunin at the gates while looking at the two travelers "They look really familiar, but where have I seen them?" thought the chuunin to no one but himself..
"I'm the Legendary Sannin Jirayia, and this is my apprentice Uzumaki Naruto." The chuunin's eyes widened in shock. "I'm sure the Hokage-sama would like to see us immediately, wouldn't be good to hold us up now, would it?" asked Jirayia hoping to scare the wits out of the chuunin guard.
"J-jirayia-sama!" cried the chuunin while quickly moving out of the road. "I-I'm real-ly sor-ry sir, was j-just doing my j-job." He stuttered while imagining what the Hokage would do to him if she found out he held them up at the gates, more so Naruto then Jirayia. If anyone does anything to upset Naruto and the Hokage hears about it, you better be able to run fast.
"Hai and you did a really good job at it." Responded Naruto while slightly bowing to the chuunin and walking through the gates and into the village many people have died to protect, Konoha.
"Well gaki, I'm going to go ehm… research until Tsunade-hime calls for us, don't be late when she does, ok?" asked Jirayia, eyeing the direction of the bath houses with his eyes bursting with excitement and brain overloading with perverted thoughts.
"Yeah yeah whatever Ero-sennin go do what you do best… great ninja my ass." Naruto mumbled as he walked off in search of a nice quiet place for him to rest before looking for his friends.
After finding a nice quiet spot, Naruto sat up against a tree and reached for a scroll. He bit down onto his finger and wiped it across the seal. Within an instant a large puff of smoke appeared and Naruto caught a guitar into his hands. After testing his guitar, he started to play quickly and sang, letting his worries and his troubles behind him, even just for a few minutes.
Are we growing up or just going down?It's just a matter of time until we're all found out.Take our tears, put them on ice.I swear I'd burn the city down to show you the light.We're the therapists pumping through your speakersDelivering just what you need.We're well-read and poisedWe're the best boys.We're the chemists who've found the formulaTo make your heart swell and burst.No matter what they say, don't believe a word.'Cause I'll keep singing this lie if you'll keep believing it.I'll keep singing this lie, I'll keep singing this lie.Are we growing up or just going down?It's just a matter of time until we're all found out.Take our tears and put them on ice.I'd burn the city down to show you the light.We're traveled like gypsies.Only with worse luck and far less gold.We're the kids you used to loveBut then we grew old.We're the lifers here 'til the bitter endCondemned from the start.Ashamed of the wayThe songs and the words own the beating of our hearts.'Cause I'll keep singing this lie, I'll keep singing this lie.Are we growing up or just going down?It's just a matter of time until we're all found out.Take our tears and put them on ice'Cause I swear I'd burn the city down to show you the light.There's a drug in the thermostat to warm the room up.And there's another around to help us bend your trust.I've got a sunset in my veins.And I need to take a pill to make this town feel okay.The best part of "believe" is the "lie."I hope you sing along and steal a line.I need to keep you like this in my mind.So give in or just give up.The best part of "believe" is the "lie."I hope you sing along and steal a line.I need to keep you like this in my mind.So give in or just give up.Are we growing up or just going down?Are we growing up or just going down?It's just a matter of time until we're all found out.Take our tears and put them on ice.I swear I'd burn the city down to show you the light.
Naruto's voice rang through the lush green forest and through to the village, to the villagers the voice was so familiar; yet so different. The only person who saw Naruto singing was a young pink haired medic in training…
"Naruto… your back?" she thought while peeping through the bush at the yellow haired singer.
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Hokage's Office
"So Jirayia, how have you been?" asked the Gondaime Hokage as the perverted hermit walked through her doors and into her office, "And where is Naruto?"
"He is taking a break, he should join us whenever you summon him." He replied while taking a seat opposite Tsunade.
Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief and took a large swig of her sake. "So Jirayia, how was the training mission?" she asked, hoping for a good response about her surrogate brother.
"Well Tsunade-hime, do you want the good news or the bad news first?" replied Jirayia while looking down to the ground.
"Just tell me what happened, from start to finish… Now" Jirayia sighed, he knew this was how she would react. He just hoped he wouldn't be the one she takes her legendary anger out on.
"Well at first it was fine. He was homesick for awhile until we started to get into the training. I swear, he absorbed everything I taught him like a sponge, after just 2 months. We had to travel to the Wind Country to find someone to help him with his elemental manipulation. To put it in his teachers own words. 'This kid will go far some day.'" Jirayia paused to take a breath and watch for Tsunade's reaction.
"Wait go back, what did YOU teach the gaki?"
Jirayia sighed yet again and began to talk "Well I taught him chakra control..-"
"What level is his control at now?" enquired the Hokage.
"Hmm… I suppose about… Jounin level."
"JOUNIN!" cried Tsunade "So you're telling me that the kid who couldn't even walk up a tree properly before, now has chakra control to rival my Jounin?" added Tsunade in disbelief
"Yes yes, that's what I said isn't it?" replied Jirayia, clearly getting frustrated with the woman cutting into his report. "Can I continue now?"
"Yes, please go on pervert."
"Alright, as I was saying. His chakra control is at Jounin, his own chakra level is probably our level. With Kyuubi, his chakra is about Hokage level."
Tsunade nearly fell backwards off her chair in shock. "H-how many tails can he control?"
Jirayia put his hand to his chin and thought for a second. "About… 5 tails. Before the demonic chakra starts to change him."
"Fi-five tails?"
"That's what I said isn't it?" replied Jirayia.
"Sorry, it's just hard to believe how much he has grown in such a small time."
Jirayia nodded in understanding. "I couldn't believe it myself at first, I suppose it has something to do with his parents."
"Ye-.. WAIT!" cried Tsunade while looking at Jirayia in shock. "You know who his parents are?"
"Yeah, that's what brings us to the bad part, prepare yourself Tsunade and listen to what I have to say fully." Jirayia's face then changed to a look of fear. "And don't take your anger out on me… I saved the gaki."
"Why would I want to prepare myself?!" she screamed "TELL ME JIRAYIA!"
"Ok ok, calm down Tsunade-chan." Replied with obvious fear in his voice and eyes. "After we left the Wind Country, we travelled to Snow so Naruto could train in higher chakra control. After we were there for a month, Orochimaru kidnapped Naru-.."
"WHAT!?" cried Tsunade, jumping up to her feet. "I'LL KILL THAT BASTARD!"
"Tsunade, do you want me to continue or not?"
"Yes yes Jiraya, please continue."
"Alright, during the time he was kidnapped. Orochimaru started weakening the seal and eventually sealed Kyuubi's chakra in hopes of bringing out Naruto's bloodline so he could be the bastards next body."
"A bloodine?" Tsunade looked up at Jirayia with disbelief "What one does he have?"
A grin started to adorn Jirayia's face. "The Sharingan."
YaySharingan! So, how did you all like my first chapter? Hope you all loved it. Cookie for whoever knows the song name/band.
Bye for now, Artificial.