Disclaimer: I do not own anything.
Pairing: ItaNaru, ShinoRyo, KakaIru...
Warning: Shounen ai, OOC. This fic is AU so don't expect anything cannon to apppear. Sakura and Sasuke bashing. Naruto and Ryoma are both going to be equally powerful in their own right.
Chapter one
Echizen Nanjirou was not pleased. His day started off as it always did but it changed quickly when the mail came and he saw a letter. A letter addressed to him. With his real name printed in front. From Konoha. A village in the elemental continents.
A place he had left and forsaken after the annihilation of both his home and his family. He had nothing left and wanted nothing to do with those people, especially those responsible for the destruction of Uzu no kuni. And the only reason why he opened that letter was because it was from Konoha.
Konohagakure and Uzushiogakure had always been on friendly terms and Nanjirou couldn't fault the land of fire, though he did wonder how the Kage had found him, even when he had changed his name and the fact that he knew he never even met this man named Sarutobi.
And so with an annoyed sigh he had opene the letter and it was short, lacking anything of importance, stating simply that the Hokage wanted to meet and speak to him about something that he didn't want to write in a letter that could be intercepted.
After talking it over with his lover, who had forcefully told him that they should go and meet with the man. Nanjirou had agreed and they had packed. Before leaving, Keisuke told his managers to mind the hospital in his steed and that he'd check in from time to time and so he expected written updates in his office while he was gone. And they were off.
It was at least a week travel from the barriers to Konoha and in that time they had been attacked countless times by both bandits and rogue shinobi's. The only good that came out of this travel was that he got to use his keke genkai once again, fullly. Instead of just 5 percent of it's true abilities.
And he almost forgot what it felt like to fight. In a matter of seconds, everything he had ever learned as a child growing up, came rushing back and he fought. Dodging, ducking, leaping, punching, kicking, everything.
It was amazing and he couldn't believe how natural it had been and that's when he realized that being a shinobi was in his blood, it was what he was meant to do. And he couldn't deny his heritage any-more, so in a lighter spirit he lead his family into Konoha.
After checking his family into a hotel for the night, he headed towards the tower when cries and pleas for help reached his ears. Turning in the direction, he decided helping a child was much more important than meeting with the Hokage right now.
Upon reaching the alley where the cries originated, he scowled darkly at the sight that greeted him as. He had seen some screwed up shit in his life and with his lover being a doctor he thought he had seen it all. But even that hadn't prepared him for this.
Four men were knelling around a small boy, about four or five with blond hair. One of the men were holding a kunai that was dripping blood while one had nin wires wrapped around both of the kids arms and the other had the wires around the boys feet and both had it yanked outward, so the blond was spread eagle style on the dirty ground.
His white shirt were stained with blood, dirt and some other things, he didn't want to think about. His shorts were yanked off. The last man standing in front of the immobile child, a smirk on his lips and his pants was lowered.
Nanjirou couldn't tell if they had already abused the boy sexually or if he was just about to do it, and he really didn't want to find out. He was brought back by a cry of pain and he watched as the blond was rendered unconscious by a vicious hit by the hilt of the kunai in the temple, which worked better in Nanjirou's opinion, at least then the poor kid wouldn't have to watch people die as well.
With a snarl of rage, Nanjirou reached into the sleeves of the monk garb that he wore and pulled out a tennis ball and flew it, making sure to channeled chakra first, the ball it the man held the kunai in the face, causing him to fall backwards with a cry.
The other three stood up, the last one pulling his pants up and they stared at the 'monk' standing in the entrance. The guy who was hit with the ball stood up slowly, revealing a ball shape mark on his face.
Nanjirou would have laughed, if it had been at any other time, but right now, he was in no mood to laugh, less of all smile after witnessing what these four pigs had been doing to a child.
Growling, he pulled out a fancy looking cane, that had gone unnoticed as he levelled a chilling glare on the four men, "Scums like you don't deserve to live." raising the cane, Nanjirou sneered.
"Okiro Benihime"
The four watched as the cane named Benihime glowed red, when the light faded, they saw that what they had thought was a Shikomizue was in fact a beautifully crafted sword. It was a sleek, medium-sized sword, with black and crimson tassel dangles on the end of the hilt.
Instead of a crossguard, there is a U-shaped decoration covers the first three or four inches of blade, with a flower petal design right as it meets the string-crossguard. The blade was straight and slim, though somewhat short, with the tip ending in a slanted razor-like edge instead of being tapered to a point.
The power behind the blade was so strong that the men were nearly brought to their knees in fear for the man protecting the 'demon' child. One of the men was brave enough, or maybe it was foolish enough, to tell the man why he was protecting that 'monster."
The blade pulsed in anger while Nanjirou narrowed his eyes, "My crimson princess does not appreciate scums such as yourself who will dare lay a hand on a child with the intention to hurt them. Nake benihime"
A blood red mist like energy shot from Benihime right towards the men causing them to fall to the floor, sweat began gathering on their foreheads as they begged the man for mercy.
"Mercy are given to those who deserve it. You, all of you don't deserve any from me. And Benihime will never forgive me if I did show you any when you have obviously shown none for the boy."
Leaping over the four men, Nanjirou glared at them, "Shibari, Benihime!" A blood red colored net generated by the length of Benihime was formed. As soon as he was in position, Nanjirou threw the net over the four binding them securely and restricting any movements by constricting the net to their form.
Landing gracefully on his feet, Nanjirou glated at the pigs with a disgusted sneer on his face, "You four have a lot of nerve to attack a child the way you did. It's wrong and disgusting. I hope the Hokage has a good punishment for scums like yourself
All of a sudden the four men appeared to regained their courage anad they glared at the man with hatred. "That brat is no child. His a demon and deserved everything he got."
"Yeah. He killed hundreds of our citizen. We are just giving that demon brat what he had coming for the past five years. We're going to finish what the fourth started."
The other two shouted out their own agreement. Each word out of their mouth did notning but piss his off further.
With a snarl of rage. Nanjirou flipped over the net to stand in front of the blond, protectively and raised his sword, "Hiasobi, Benihime, juzutsunagi" Stabbing the net with the tip of his sword, he watched as orbs of fire shot out from his blade and raced across the net. Where ever the fire touched a land mine explosion occured as it continued to make it's journey towards the four trapped under the net.
"Chikasumi no tate" A blood mist sheild formed in front of Nanjirou and the blond seconds before the fire reached the four bastards.
Screams and cries rang out around the village followed by a loud explosion causing many ninja's and civilians alike to gather in the area to see what all the noise was about.
They stared into the alley in fear at the sight that greeted rhem. Four completely ctispy bodies decorated the grimy floor while a man a man dressed in a monks gear.
"Who are you? And what have you done to those men?" a female chunin asked as she reached for her kunai, eyes narrowed to slits.
Nanjirou released the sheild and scoffed at the female for what she said, "Men, please. Calling someone a man they will need to be a human and those things were anything but a human isn't that right Benihime." A low pulse like hum escaped the blade causing a smile to form on Nanjirou's lips. "Of course my beloved."
Everyone was silent by the man who was seemingly talking to his sword. They would have called the man crazy but after seeing what he had done to the four men, they didn't dare to.
Hurried footsteps were heard before a masked woman was seen shoving people away and ignoring their outrage cries of protest. She took in the man, the burnt bodies before seeing a small boy behind the man who had wires wrapped around both his arms and legs and his shorts pulled down.
With a gasp of shock, the woman ran towards the boy with a cry of. "Naru-chan!" she quickly unwrapped the wires from the boys arms and feet, scowling at the deeply dug wounds the wire left behing.
Tossing the wires away, the Hebi masked woman pulled off her cloaked and wrapped it over the blond, she didn't want to do anything else until the medic got here to check him over. And it'd be best if the shorts remained the way it was for the time being. But if didn't mean she couldn't cover him up.
Reached into her vest, she pulled out a transmitter. "I need Dolphin, Rabbit and Neko from squad 3 to come to the ally between Haruma's bakery and Kisuke's weapon shop. Dog, if you Crow and Raven, from the same squad are here, you should come as well, with Ibiki and Hokage-sama. And Neko, bring the kit used for special victims."
A few minutes later the mentioned ANBU's, minus Crow were gathered along with the Hokage. It took a few seconds for all of them to take in what was going on and when they did, Neko and Rabbit let out a cry as they ran towards the Hebi masked woman while curses escaped the other three masked men and the Hokage's eyes narrowed in anger.
"Is the kit for Naru-chan, Hebi?" Neko questioned fear-fully, hoping the answer was negative but knowing in her heart that that it would be in vain.
Tears threatened to fall as she turned her attention towards the boy she wish had been her brother. And would've if her sensei had survived and the council wasn't allowed to interfer in matters that doesn't concern them.
Though there was no need to give an answer, Hebi did s0 anyways with a nod of her head. Holding the blond in her arms, she turned to look at the others. Dog, Raven and Dolphin looked like they were ready to tear down the village but there was one person she feared,
"Where is Crow and Ibiki?"
"Ibiki is busy with spies and Crow is out on a mission. He isn't due back till tomorrow." The Hokage replied turing his attention back towards the crowd. "Where are the people responsible for this."
"That man killed them Hokage!" the chunin woman from before answered pointing towards the man who had gone unnoticed by the new comer, whose blade had returned to it's Shikomizue form. "He called them monsters sir."
The female chunin smirked smugly thinking that the Sandaime will surely punish the man for his outrageous actions towards citizens of Konohagakure.
But her smug smirk fell off her face when she was on the recieving end off eight terrifying glares. Shivering, she took a step back.
Raven, glaring at the woman, snorted. "Their worse then monsters. There isn't even a word worse enough to describe what they are." a sneer would have been seen if a mask hadn't been on his face but as it goes the only reason they could tell the raven mask wearing ANBU was upset was by the cold fury in his voice.
And by the activation of the Sharingan, they could tell that this ANBU was an Uchiha which was enough to render most of the gathered shinobi and civilians alike, to silence themselves.
Every one present except the other ANBU's, Nanjirou and the Hokage, shivered at the tone. They coulldn't believe how this ANBU was speaking to them. Uchiha or not, they wouldn't tolerate it.
But even before they could start to protest the pissed off leader, who had been over looked, turned his deadly glare towards the crowd and in a voice that reminded the citizens why he was the Hokage, told them that they weren't wanted or needed there and they should leave and if they dared to try to riot, he would have them meet Ibiki and Anko in T&I for a one on two session with them both.
With grumbles and muffled curses the crowd started to leave, some shooting glares towards the unconscious blond who was still lting withing the Hebi masked woman.
After they were sure the crowd was gone, Dolphin took off his cloak and placed it on the ground, and Hebi lid the blond down on it. Neko removed Hebi's cloak from Naruto' body and clenched her fist at the marks that decrated his flesh.
Throwing a glare towards the dead bodies, Neko wished they were alive so she could kill them instead. Taking a deep break she counted from ten, hoping it would calm her before she started treating the boy she considered a brother.
Rabbit checked the boys arms and legs, cleaning the wound thoroughly before wrapping them. The shallow cuts were already healed up and having been the student of Kushina, Rabbit knew that the healing was attibuted to the boys blood then his tenant.
"I dread telling Crow about this. Knowing his feelings for Naru-chan, his going to burn the village to the ground. And there isn't much anyone can do when an Uchiha shows their possessive side." Inu crossed his arms.
Raven nodded his head, "And there won't be anything left when the rest of the clan finds out." a shiver shot through his spine at that thought of his aunt Mikoto.
Hebi giggled in a maniacal way, "Yeah and I'd help them. I'm sure Ibiki would enjoy himself. Just imagine all the blood and chaos!" another giggle escaped her lips.
Dolphin shook his head at his friend before glancing towards Rabbit and Neko, "How is he? Was he sexually assaulted?" his voice was soft, worry evident in his tone.
Neko looked up, and despite her mask, they could see the tears through the eye hole and no answer was needed.
Naruto had been raped.
"Those bastards!" Hebi hissed as she kicked one of the brunt bodies, causing it to crumble at the force. "If they weren't already dead, they would've been begging for it when I got through with them."
Nanjirou turned his head towards the Hokage, "Old man!" he called out, causing everyone to turn towards him, "You called me here and the first thing I find is four pigs and aside from them, you've got pest control problems in the form of jackasses who think it's alright to attack a kid. I don't know the reason for you wanting me here, but if it's to help Konoha. Then I must decline. I've got a family to think of, you know. A son who I don't want growing up and being exposed to trash."
A look of realization entered Sarutobi's eyes, "Uzumaki Nanjirou, right?" Despite how he worded it, the Sandaime knew, without a doubt that this man was indeed Uzumaki Nanjirou, the younger brother to Naruto's mother and the only known immediate family the blond has and the only hope he had that Naruto would finally be able to grow up like a normal kid. Well, as normal as he could considering his jinchuriki status.
At the name everyone turned towards the male, shocked at his name. Could Naruto have a family somewhere out there. "I haven't been called Uzumaki in a long time. Since I left the continents in fact. I guess it's time I take back my birth right."
Nodding, the Hokage requested that they talk in his office and with a grunt of agreement, they disappeared. Neko asked Inu to pick Naruto up and told him that they were heading towards the hospital so she could better treat the blond.
Doing as asked, they all vanished from the spot. Before leaving, Raven turned and with a well executed fire ball he burned the bodies to ashes. They didn't deserve to be buried or even acknowleged for what they had done.
Hokage's office
Nanjirou and Sarutobi
Nanjirou paced in front of the Hokage. The anger he felt had yet to leave. Narrowing his eyes, he turned and faced the elderly man,
"What is going on? Who are you? How do you know of me? And why were those..." throwing his hands into the air, Nanjirou waved it wildly, "things treating the kid like he was a speck of unwanted trash? Where is his parents? Are they to blame for this? Did they do something so horrible that the villagers are now taking their resentment out on a kid? Who is he anyways?" question after question were shot out in rapid fire.
Hazel eyes narrowed when several angry pulses escaped Benihime. Growls and cries were heard in his mind as Benihime paced wildly insside his mind. She was saying something in mutters but he couldn't understand what she was saying.
The Hokage sighed and rubbed his face, "Let's begin from the beginning. The boy is the reason, I've called for you actually." taking a drag from his pipe, Sarutobi ignored the glare he was being given and focused on the matter at hand, "His name is Uzumaki Naruto, the son of both Namikaze Minato, the fourth Hokage and Uzumaki Kushina, whirlpools princess."
"Wait, what do you mean by that? That kid is Kushina's, my sister, Uzumaki Kushina?" Nanjirou glared turned colder, like the artic. Benihime's cries became audible all of a sudden, he could hear her curses about human defiling an Uzumaki. The savior from prophesy. One of Shinigami's children. Nanjirou tuned her out so he could concentrate on the Hokage, for now.
Sarutobi nodded his head, "When we heard about Uzu's destruction, I had a team of Shinobi's head over to help any survivors or help bury the dead. There were several survivors of the attack, one of them being Kushina. A few weeks later, all of Uzu's survivors left Konoha except Kushina she stayed and lived with Uzumaki Mito. The first Hokage's wife."
Nanjirou nodded his head, "Okay, so where is she?"
"She died five years ago, Nanjirou along with Minata, her husband. As you know, your clan specialized in the sealing art which is why Uzu had been destroyed. And because of your clans talent, Uzumaki Mito volunteered to hold the Kyuubi, and when Mito couldn't hold the fox anymore Kushina was chosen to house it. A few years later she married her boyfriend, and they had a kid. During child birth the seal weakened and something occured. We aren't sure what, but the Kyuubi had been set free and he went on a rampage obilierating everything in it's path, until Minato found a way to stop him."
Nanjirou sat down and stared at the Hokage.
"Minato had been known as a seals master and the last seal he created is truly impressive. He created a seal that would bind Kyuubi to his chosen holder alot better. The seal itself was backed by the power of a shinigami. The Shiki Fujin was used to seal the Kyuubi away and thus stopping it's rampage on the village. Unfortunately, the cost of using this seal is the casters life. Minato knew the cost and he sacraficed his life willingly with only one wish. He wanted the people to regard his son, his legacy as the hero that he is and not that which he holds. The people didn't listen though."
Nanjirou clenched his fist, "How did she die? Child birth?"
"She died sacraficing herself to save Naruto, who Kyuubi had targeted upon realizing what Minato was planning on doing. They died together. Both holding Naruto protectively against their bodies. Even in death, you could tell that they would've been great parents. It's a shame they never had that chance."
The aged Hokage looked over towards Nanjirou, "All of the clan heads have tried to adopt Naruto but the civilan council and the elders wouldn't allow it. His been living by himself for three years ever since the orphanage kicked him at the age of two. Those that care about Naruto have helped him whenever they can by making sure he has enough food, warm clothes and shoes. And whatever else he may need." The Hokage looked out the window, towards the faces of the past laaders, to Minato, "But it's not enough, Naruto needs a family."
Standing up, the ex tennis pro glanced out of the window as well, He couldn't believe how these people were treating his nephew. There hero. And all because he saves their lives every day. Ungrateful vermins. They didn't deserve any help from an Uzumaki. "I will adopt him. His my nephew after all. And if your council has anything to say about it, they can go to hell. I'm family and I have rights." a determained fire danced in the ex tennis pro's eyes as he turned and stared at the third. "And if they still refuse, I'm sure my beloved Benihime would be glad to change their minds."
Sarutobi smiled while holding out a piece of paper for the Samurai, "Here" he called out causing Nanjirou to look confused before taking the offered paper and reading the contents.
Nanjirou grinned, "You planned this?"
"I hoped." the Sandaime relented "You should go back to your family. Naruto will stay in the hospital for the night along with his ANBU guardians. You can visit him the next day. I'll take you to the room designed especially for him. The clan heads wanted on build for Naruto, knowing there wasn't anything else they could do for him beside trying to stop the beating. The only people allowed on the side of the building are those with the right authorixation."
Nanjirou nodded, "My lover is a doctor and for our stay here, I want him involved with my nephew." he snorted, "Knowing him, though, he'd demand for it. Keisuke loves kids and the thought of everything that Naruto's been through will really set him off."
Sarutobi nodded his head, "Alright. I'll let Neko know when we see them tomorrow. She heads that part of the building."
"Okay." with that said Nanjirou left the building, headind back towards the hotel.
-Tsuzuku-
-To be continued-
*As you can see Nanjirou is the holder of Benihime more Zanpakuto's will be introduce latar.*
1. Benihime - Crimson Princess
2. Okiro Benihime - Awaken Crimson Princess
3. Nake Benihime - Sing Crimson Princess
4. Shibari Benihime - Binding Crimson Princess
5. Hiasobi, Benihime, juzutsunagi -Fire playing, Crimson Princess, Beaded mesh
6. Chikasumi no tate - Blood mist shield