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Memories from Yet to Come
A.N. This is my first fanfic. This will probably be my longest authors note in this story but I will be keeping everyone updated on new stuff. I put basis for what the story is about at the end of this chapter. I didn't want to give anything away in case some people like surprises but if you want to figure out the general idea of the story before you read, skip to the end. Also, my computer crashed so I'm doing all this at my parents house so updates won't be coming every day. I'm expecting one to day updates a week.
This will be a strong/smart Naruto. Pairings are undecided at the moment but suggestions are always welcome. Please try and give some input on why said pairings would be good other than "she has big boobs" or "cuz shez so awsomz". It will also not be a harem. I know that a lot of people like them, but it's just not my interest.
Finally, while this won't be a major crossover fic, I will be putting things I like from other books and series in here (they will get credit). So, for a couple disclaimers for things I don't own that will play a part (however small). Kishimoto owns "Naruto"; Eddings owns all characters recognizable from the "Belgariad" series; Tourigny owns all characters recognizable from "Thor: Quest for knighthood"
Comments and reviews are most welcome!
Naruto was jumping from rooftop to rooftop. It was the worst day of the year for him, his birthday. He wasn't nearly as helpless now as he was a few years ago though. He had learned some things from the academy despite everyone thinking him incapable. With him being able to evade ANBU on a daily basis, it spoke for something of his skills, or a decline of theirs which wasn't very likely.
The eleven year old dodged the larger crowds all together, not taking anything for granted. One lucky person spotting him would alert people to his presence, and there were always drunk shinobi around on his birthday. He loved this feeling though. He imagined that this is what it would feel like on a real mission. As careful as he was being though, nothing could have prepared him for what happened next. He had just jumped atop a three story abandoned building when a bright flash of light seemed to sear his eyes. He saw an older man resembling the fourth hokage in front of him.
"Well, at least I didn't screw this up too much," the yondaime look alike said seemingly to himself. "But I was hoping we'd be separate so I could help you. But maybe this is for the better." The other figure looked at Naruto with sadness and familiarity. "A lot doesn't make sense now, and I don't know how much you'll remember at first, but just know that you're never alone." Naruto looked into the eyes of the older figure and found no deception before it all became too much and he passed out.
An ANBU with a boar mask found the boy on the roof of a vacant building. He sighed deeply and picked up the boy and took him to the Hokage's office. "Hokage-sama, I found Uzumaki passed out on a rooftop in sector 31." The hokage, an aged Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed much like the ANBU operative did earlier.
"Thank you Boar. Put him on the couch please." Boar did as instructed and bowed before leaving in a swirl of leaves. I wish I could help him without putting the whole village in danger. A revolt would cripple the village as well as open the door for an invasion. Kami, I hope you can help the boy more than I can.
It was a few hours before Naruto awoke. He viewed his surroundings through one eye before opening them fully. Hiruzen noticed all of this and again felt saddened that the boy in front of him had to go through so much at such a young age. "Jiji!" Naruto shouted happily sitting up fully. While Naruto was always happy to see someone he saw as a grandfather, this seemed to hit him more emotionally for some reason. He put all this at the back of his mind for the moment however. He literally jumped over the desk to put the hokage in a bone crushing hug. Naruto felt the hidden ANBU tense at the sudden movement before relaxing. "Jiji, your guards are getting lax if I could get that close before they reacted." Hiruzen didn't visibly react to Naruto's words, but was astounded that Naruto felt the hidden ANBU, much less correctly guessed that their reactions were slightly slower than normal. Naruto looked to one of the darkened corners, a serious expression on his face, "The old man is one of the only people in the world who care for me. I don't care if he is one of the strongest shinobi in the world; don't let anything happen to him." Hiruzen smiled warmly at his surrogate grandson dressing down his guards.
"It's okay Naruto, they've been thoroughlychastised, err, told off," he corrected knowing Naruto had trouble with the larger words. "Now, can you tell me what happened to you tonight?"
"I saw a bright flash of light that hurt my eyes, and I passed out." Naruto purposely left out the fact that he saw someone on the rooftop with him. He didn't know why, but just instinctively knew it was better to keep some of the facts hidden.
"You don't have to protect anyone that might have hurt you, if they broke the law, they deserved to be punished."
Naruto's smile was one of mirth. It didn't fit in with the normal smiles the hokage normally saw on his face. His smiles ranged from the usual fake smile, to the excited smile, the mischievous smile, and the rarely seen genuinely happy smile. "It's the truth jiji, most of them were too drunk to even see me, let alone catch me."
"Are feeling alright my boy?" There were small things about Naruto that didn't add up.
"My head hurts a little, but I'm fine otherwise."
"I'll have a doctor come and check you out. I know how much you hate the hospital."
"That's why you're the best jiji. I haven't eaten in a while if you could get some food too." The sandaime nodded at one of the corners of the room. Naruto heard the telltale sound of the shunshin but didn't react. Thoughts raced through his head. How do I know all this? I feel like I could even do the shunshin. I'll have to go over all of this later. That guy said that I wouldn't remember everything at first, maybe this is what he was talking about. Feeling the sandaime's gaze on him he decided to forgo his thoughts for the moment. "So, how's work been jiji?"
"Being hokage has its perks, but paperwork takes most of my day. Running a whole village takes a lot of work. Are you sure you still want to be hokage? I barely get time for lunch, or to see my other grandson."
Kage bunshin, came the thought to Naruto unbidden. "That sucks jiji, but I'll still take that hat from you. Just keep it warm for me." Naruto wanted to help his surrogate grandfather, but telling him an A class kinjutsu was the answer was definitely out of the question. "If only there was someway to be in two places at once," he thought out loud.
Hiruzen looked at Naruto confused. None of the things about the boy were matching with what he knew of him. He could tell Naruto was hiding things from him, but he didn't know how much, or for how long. A realization struck the hokage that pushed the previous thoughts out of his head. He put his fingers into a cross shape and said, "kage bunshin no jutsu." Another Hiruzen Sarutobi stood next to the desk.
Naruto was familiar with the technique and had even done it before but was confused as this was his first time seeing it. He grabbed his head in pain and promptly passed out again.
He woke up in a sewer. The walls were red and an inch of water was on the ground. The place was familiar, but new at the same time. He had never been so confused in his life. Even the fact that the villagers hated him was less confusing. He wandered around the sewers, unconsciously moving towards a large chakra source.
He came upon bars to cage that went higher than he could see. "You came a lot sooner than I expected boy," a voice said from behind the bars. Naruto inched forward, straining to see in the cage. A snout followed by a pair of eyes moved into the light before a claw shot out between the bars towards him. Time slowed for Naruto, with speed and agility honed from years practice, his fingers raced through hand seals before slamming his hand on the ground. A giant hand of earth erupted from the ground and clashed with the claw giving Naruto time to jump back out of the way. The hand crumbled under the pressure and the claw retracted back into the cage. "How are you able to do that meatbag?"
"Instinct, who are you and where am I?" Naruto replied. The adrenaline was still pumping in his system and he was trying to get himself to calm down before he made a mistake.
"Hehehe," the beast chuckled before becoming full blown laughter. "They still haven't told you yet? That's rich. I am the great Kyubi no yoko. The strongest of the bijuu. Able to…"
Naruto was a maelstrom of emotions. (A.N. sorry, couldn't resist) The kyubi which was supposed to be killed by the yondaime was alive, and yet I know that we're in my mindscape. How could the fourth do that to me? I understood though. If I had a son, how could i expect to seal a bijuu in someone else's child? Wait, the yondaime is my father? No, it's just my imagination, but I've met him…ARGGHH
The laughter brought him out of his reverie. "What's the matter boy? Having the kyubi sealed in you too much?"
"Not now Kurama," Naruto replied being somewhat distracted at the moment. Kurama roared and unleashed his Killing Intent (KI from now on) bringing Naruto to his knees.
"How do you know that name?" Kurama roared, still leveling Naruto enough KI to give someone a heart attack.
Naruto shakily got to his feet much to the surprise of Kurama. "I don't know!" Naruto roared back. He unleashed his own KI which, while not as much as Kuramas, was enough to allow him to get his breath back. "I have no idea how I know the things I know. The techniques, your name, who my father is, or the other thousand things going through my head. I just want it to stop!" A hand rested on his shoulder.
"It's almost over Naruto, and everything will be clear." The person he saw on the rooftop was next to him.
"Who are you? What did you do to me?"
"You look like that disgusting yondaime," Kurama shouted slamming against the bars of his cage.
"I would hope so," he replied, "I am his son. It's good to see you again Kurama. You don't remember me, but I remember we had some good times. It's not every day you get to face off against the juubi."
Kurama's jaw dropped. Impossible. My father was the only one to ever face the juubi. This mortal would spit on my fathers grave. Kurama leveled the full force of KI against this unknown person. The figure sighed sadly and let loose a counter to the KI. It wasn't KI though. If Naruto had to describe what he was feeling, he would have to say determination.
The older figure answered Naruto's unspoken question. "Just like KI, any emotion can be harnessed and used. The intent to kill is easiest because it focuses hate and anger, but any emotion can be utilized in the same fashion." Kurama stopped his KI.
"Who are you?" he demanded in a growl.
The man fixed Kurama with a determined gaze before smiling at Naruto. "Naruto Uzumaki, genin of Konoha, at your service." The young Naruto looked at the older version of himself and passed out. "Huh, I didn't know you could pass out in your mindscape. Cool."
A.N.- This is the shortest chapter that I will probably write. I've had this idea in my head for a while now and while I know that it isn't an original theme by any stretch of the imagination, I haven't seen too many like this one before. I have seen one that took the same premise called Afterthought which was very good by the way, but it's similar only in the fact that it's what I'd call a reverse time travel fic. That being that Naruto of the future (different timeline/dimension) travels back in time but does not take over the present Naruto. His memories and experiences transfer to the present Naruto but his consciousness fades. I hope you enjoy reading and reviews are more than welcome. Thank you.
p.s. If I ever use the term "like a hot knife through butter" in any of my stories, please slap me.
