Well hello everyone, as I stated in my other story that is also currently up I'm making a comeback after all this time with three stories, the third of which I have delayed due to positive response to my Story Naruto: Son of the Yellow Flash. However I hope you all enjoy this story as much as that one and continue to give me feedback on both. Any interested Beta's can PM me. Now unto the story of Naruto: Uzumaki Reborn!
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"You can tell him about his mother at the very least dammit!" Kakashi Hatake bellowed with controlled rage. The only physical sign of his anger being his hands clenching at his sides. He stood before the Third Hokage of the Village Hidden in the Leaves, Hiruzen Sarutobi. Kakashi was only 18 years into his life, but the heavy fatigue and experience worn in his features said otherwise.
"Kakashi, Minato and Kushina's marriage may have been a secret, but she was known to be seen with Minato. You think that nobody will see his features and assume that he is their child?" Hiruzen answered back with reserved and eerily calm respect. Kakashi had just returned from escorting Naruto home after school at the academy. The child was already 5 years old and had been attending for a year already. Yet every day, Kakashi found that the blonde waited for him alone. No friends to be seen, not even a passing goodbye or good night as he stumbled through the crowds of children.
"And what will happen to him if he goes through life believing he has never had anyone? Do you know what he asked me after his first day of school Lord Hokage? He asked me if his parents had abandoned him. He asked me if anybody at all liked him. Lord Hokage, if you don't give him something, I'm afraid of what might happen to him mentally." Kakashi spoke with a somewhat panicked and worried tone, like a man speaking worriedly of a close friend or even a younger brother. Hiruzen's eyebrows knit in thought as he leaned forward in his chair. Several tense seconds passed as the wheels turned in the man's head.
"Kakashi, I'll let you tell him." Kakashi's eyes lit up in clear happiness, his sharingan eye snapping open in surprise at the response. "However, only when he graduates school as a Genin. Until then, I'm giving you an assignment that will be the last of your ANBU career. Become Naruto's living family. Its one thing to tell him that he was cared for, it's entirely another to give him someone that cares for him. You've shown me that you care about him Kakashi, and now I'm giving you an order to train Naruto and raise him like his parents would have wanted!" Hiruzen finished with a fire in his eyes as Kakashi's eyes continued to widen. The white haired man never thought he would be given a task like this. He thought for sure that something like this would be given to the boy's actual god parents. However, both of them had fled the village, so he saw some sense in the decision.
"I-I'll do my best, Lord Third." Kakashi said. Those were the only words he could seem to get through all the thoughts running in his head. Where would Naruto sleep? What do kids eat? Does he still wear diapers? No, that's dumb. Kakashi's head began to steam as he raced through every anxiety associated with taking care of a kid.
"Kakashi, I'll have a place set up at this address for tomorrow once Naruto gets out of school. I'm sure it will be a pleasant surprise for the both of you." The Hokage spoke once again in a bemused grandfatherly tone. Kakashi simply nodded his head and exited the Hokage's office, his eyes still wide with surprise that things ended that way. However, Hiruzen simply sat there with a small smile etched onto his features. He was glad to have found someone to take care of the boy. Now all he had to worry about was this new clan that arose in the land of Waves recently, claiming that they were the Uzumaki.
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"Naruto let's go!" Called the silver haired ANBU once again. Naruto looked up from the swing he was resting on and focused on that man with wide violet eyes. The one that was always here at the same time every day. Except today, he was 5 minutes early. Naruto thought nothing of it and plastered on a smile as he jogged up to the man. Expecting the same walk as always he started walking in the direction of his house, only to find he was being lifted up by the back of his jacket. He found himself sitting on the shoulders of the silver haired ANBU. The man didn't seem to exhibit any strain from the new weight, but Naruto was still very confused. Before he could ask anything, his train of thought was broken by the man's sudden loud and excited voice.
"Hold on Naruto!" The silver haired ANBU called as they took off in a blur of movement. Naruto's hands were now firmly clamped down over Kakashi's head as the man held onto his legs. The fear in Naruto was completely overtaken by the excitement however. His true grin split his cheeks as they raced along the rooftops. The wind throwing his blonde hair back straight as the semi-spiked tresses straightened out with the wind.
"Alright, lesson number 1. Chakra control." Kakashi howled through the wind as they jumped from building to building, dodging everything in their way. "I want you to focus your chakra unto the parts of your body touching my shoulders and hands. Make yourself stick to me so you don't have to hold on with your hands" Kakashi yelled at Naruto before performing a mid-air triple back flip that Naruto noted as the coolest thing he had ever experienced to date. The blonde, however, realized he was being taught. He thought about the little bit of chakra theory they had learned at the academy already and thought about chakra. It didn't have a set physical form and it had no set physical properties. However, ninja could manipulate it and give it those properties through either hand signs or force of will. Giving it a physical form as solid liquid or gas could even be done if one trained enough. Naruto focused and pushed his chakra into his legs and rear. He then started thinking about glue and chewing gum. He thought of the chakra gluing him together with Kakashi and when he felt a sudden pulling pressure in his legs, he grinned and let his hands go. For a split second he thought he had failed as his torso fell back, only to soon find that his legs and rear were stuck squarely to Kakashi's shoulders. He pulled his torso up and began giggling endlessly.
"Great job Naruto! Now I want you to try and stand up on my shoulders. I'll slow it down a bit" Kakashi said as he evidently slowed down to about half his previous speed. However his speed still made him a blur to those not paying close attention. Naruto gulped and nodded as he was motivated by his success a moment ago. Bracing his hands against Kakashi's head, he started to lift himself up. Releasing the chakra from the parts of his that he was moving, he found himself kneeling after about a minute and one at a time, he placed his feet on Kakashi's shoulders and lifted himself up while still clinging to Kakashi's head. He focused all the chakra he could muster into his feet and thought about the glue again. Nodding his head at himself, he let go of Kakashi's head and stood tall. A wide grin broke out on his face as he lost his concentration and Kakashi sailed forward through the air, leaving Naruto stranded mid-air with more velocity than the blonde could deal with.
"Help MEEEEEEEEE!" Naruto screamed as he realized his situation. The blonde spotted a metal pole coming up in front of him and knew hitting it would spell some nasty bruises. Focusing on the chakra in his feet, he started thinking about something that could push him out of the way. Something that offers force. Well, there was explosions, but that would burn him up. Wait, this wasn't fire, it was chakra. As long as he blew it up without making it flame, it would only be force. And if he aimed that force away from him, it would push him in the opposite direction. Focusing his mind, the blonde thought about fireworks without the fire. Just explosions. Just as he was about to impact the pole, chakra erupted from the bottoms of his feet and pushed him with great force out of the way. However, the force was too much and sent him careening toward the side of a building. Panting slightly, the blonde knew he couldn't do that again. As he attempted to find a solution, he suddenly found himself stopped. The sudden loss of velocity making his stomach turn a little, but he was fine.
"That was great Naruto, really great. Oh and by the way, welcome to our new home" Kakashi said. His ANBU mask was clipped to his belt and Naruto was finally able to gaze up at the silver haired man. The blonde's eyes were wide with joy and hope and so many other things as Kakashi continued speaking. "From now on, I'm going to be taking care of you, and training you. Sound good?" Kakashi's eyes gleamed with something Naruto hadn't really seen before. He didn't know what it was, but it made him want to smile. The blonde couldn't really do anything as he was escorted into the building he was about to crash into. It seemed a simple enough two story townhouse. Something any family with stable income could afford. But to Naruto, it was something he could have only dreamed of before now.
"This isn't a dream r-right?" Naruto stuttered out as Kakashi closed the door behind them. Kakashi looked Naruto in the eyes and smiled, his full face visible to the blonde. He shook his head and Naruto's eyes lit up as he jumped up and latched his arms around the man's neck. He finally had a home and a…
"Brother, you're my big brother now!" Naruto said with finality as Kakashi's eyes widened. The man's grin grew wider as he wrapped his arms around his new little brother and spun around wildly. In that instant they were both truly happy. Two brothers with their whole lives ahead of them.
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"Naruto it's your affinity and everything. Can't you just move the leaf?" Kakashi groaned out as he watched a now 12 year old Naruto struggle to move a leaf in the palm of his hand. The kid had done amazing in training up until it was time for elemental techniques. For the past 6 months, they had been trying to find an elemental technique he could use and still, he couldn't even demonstrate elemental manipulation in the most finite amounts. Kakashi had a theory, but what he was seeing now was the last straw in it being almost certain.
"I'm trying Bro, but I just can't do it!" Naruto yelled as a sudden expulsion of chakra sent the leaf flying. However it wasn't wind, it was simply raw chakra in the form of a push. Before Naruto could do anything else, Kakashi placed a hand on his shoulder to silence him. His Sharingan was spinning wildly as he analyzed Naruto.
"I think I know what's wrong. It seems that your chakra is so thick and powerful that your undeveloped chakra nodes can't manipulate it to change into an element. Changing shape and basic properties can be done just fine, but actually making your chakra an element isn't possible, since elemental manipulation is the final stage of chakra manipulation and thus the most intricate. So Naruto, until your body fully matures, you will have to make do with pure chakra manipulation." Kakashi said with finality and Naruto's head slumped forward in disappointment. He had seen all the amazing things his brother could do with elemental Jutsu and having to wait sucked hard. However, he had no time to sulk as he had to get going to his team assignments. He had passed the Genin exam just fine with all his extra effort and today was the day he was going to get his Genin team. Suffice to say, he was very, very hyper.
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"Team 7: Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Hinata Hyuuga." Iruka called out and Naruto looked across the classroom at Sasuke and grinned in challenge. The Uchiha opted to ignore the glance and Naruto fumed at that. He then looked to his right at Hinata, who was blushing terribly. Naruto grinned and rested his hand on the top of her head. Hinata's features relaxed, but her blush raged on, as the blonde used his signature technique for calming his friend down. Iruka called out the other teams and Naruto watched in silence as a Sensei one by one arrived to pick up his classmates. He had been busy calming Hinata down so they hadn't heard who their Sensei was, but both were confident it would Naruto's big brother Kakashi. Who else would he teach now that he was a Jonin?
"Team 7!" Iruka yelled at the three kids as their attention focused on him. He seemed to have a sympathetic look on his face as he continued to speak "Once again, your sensei will be Anko Mitarashi and she left instructions for you three to find her in the forest of Death by the end of the day. Fail and she claims you will be sent back here to the academy." Iruka finished with a sweat drop rolling down his cheek. The three students locked eyes and leapt out the conveniently open window toward the training grounds.
"Sasuke, Hinata on me!" Naruto called as they ran along the village's rooftops. Sasuke fell into his right while Hinata ran on his left. Sasuke was visibly irritated by the command, but Naruto had taken the initiative towards rallying together, so he would at least listen to what the blonde had to say.
"Anko is a friend of big bro Kakashi and he said that she actually lives in the forest of death. So assume she knows every square inch of that place like the back of her hand. I can send out a sweeping net of shadow clones once we arrive but they can be killed by the jungle beasts easily, so that's a waste. Hinata what's the range for your byakugan to notice chakra signatures?" Naruto barked out as they flew through the air, their steps falling in synchronization as they had been taught to do when moving in groups.
"I'm good for five hundred metres in all directions if it's a chakra signature I'm looking for. I can keep that distance up while patrolling the whole forest, but I can extend my range to about 5 kilometres. However, that'll drain my chakra to zero after two scans." Hinata labeled off and Sasuke nodded his head in slight recognition of the Hyuga's ability's. Naruto nodded, hearing that as they arrived at the front of the training ground. 'Forest of Death' was displayed over a large, obviously home-made banner. Naruto pulled out a kunai and after nicking his thumb on it began steadily flying through hand seals that were done within seconds. He slammed his hand on the ground and in a puff of smoke several ninja hounds appeared. They ranged in size and visible ferocity but all wore orange scarves with a red swirl on them, the same swirl that adorned the back of Naruto's orange jacket. Seeing the colour Naruto momentarily thought about how Kakashi had only let him keep the orange jacket. The rest of the blonde's attire was simple black ANBU style pants and shirt, along with light close-toed shoes that resembled slippers in a way. Shaking himself back into focus, he formed a small group of shadow clones in a large puff of smoke and each shadow clone stood himself next to a dog.
"Spread out and look for the scent coming from that banner. Once you locate the target, I want you to dispel so I can get the location. However, the rest of you still need to look around as she is likely to stay on the move. And watch out for the wildlife!" Naruto commanded and with quick nods of recognition both the dogs and clones ran off into the woods. Both Sasuke and Hinata were used to the blonde's dogs and clones, so no surprise was evident in their expressions.
"I guess it's not a horrible idea" Sasuke mumbled toward Naruto who grinned in return to the Uchiha. Hinata, seeing Naruto take charge, was only able to nod her head and twiddle her fingers. Naruto walked up to his two team mates and before he could say another word, he perked up and grinned foxily.
"Looks like our targets been located." Naruto said and he took off in a mad sprint that Sasuke and Hinata struggled to keep up with. After about 30 seconds, they found themselves in some non-specific part of the forest. Naruto looked around quickly and signaled to Hinata by pointing at his eyes. She nodded and with a single hand seal, the veins around her eyes bulged and her field of vision expanded immensely.
"10 large snakes with chakra signatures in the forest around us, all equally spaced out. A much larger chakra signature just left the five hundred metre range. I didn't get a shape but I'll assume it is Anko-sensei" Hinata rattled off in a rare show of seriousness. Naruto nodded and not a moment later, two snakes, each about 50 metres in length and as thick as a telephone poll, shot out of the woods. Naruto and Sasuke took off toward the individual snakes in mid-air. Naruto held a hand seal and a clone appeared to throw him through the air, giving him the velocity to soar past the snake. As he passed through the air next to it, he jammed his kunai in its thick hide and pulled powerfully. Allowing the resistance of the snakes flesh to slow his velocity. The snake hissed loudly, as the pain made it lose focus and it impacted with the ground harshly. Before it could regain its bearings, Naruto jammed a kunai straight through its head, affectively terminating the threat. A second later, a charred snake and an unscathed Sasuke landed on the ground. One much more graceful than the other. Naruto grinned at the Uchiha and was only broken out of his pride by a shout of surprise. Naruto looked over to Hinata who had the last 8 snakes all flying toward her from all directions. Sasuke ran toward the Hyuuga while Naruto flashed through hand seals in a panic and slammed his hands into the ground.
Hinata looked all around her and panic set in as she realized there was no escape route. Her fear froze her in place and her focus on the byakugan broke, allowing the technique to fade. As the snakes were just upon her, she clenched her eyes shut. The last thing she expected where pained hisses all around and the sound of rattling chains to reverberate through the air. "Uzumaki Hidden Jutsu: Chakra Chains: Pierce!" Naruto growled as he grinned in satisfaction, seeing he had hit all his marks. Hinata meanwhile looked all around and found that 8 golden chains had sprung from the ground around her and with wicked sharp looking spear heads had skewered all the snakes through some part of their body, rendering some of them dead and the other immobile. Sasuke, seeing Naruto couldn't hold them there all day, expertly tossed Kunai in rapid succession into each of their heads. Finally, Naruto let go of the Jutsu and both his team mates watched as the chakra chains receded through the ground and into the palms of his hands. Seemingly rejuvenated, Naruto grinned.
"Not bad brats!" A low and somewhat jovial female voice rung out and all three looked up to see a woman standing on a branch. Her hair was light purple and tied up out of her face to reveal a childishly grinning face. Her attire consisted of a full body mesh suit and a short off-orange skirt. Above all that, she wore a beige trench coat that reached all the way to her ankles, but was completely open in the front.
"Anko-sensei, did you have to sick so many on us!?" Naruto angrily moaned, already knowing the woman from her many visits to his household. From his experience, she wasn't bad or even really mean… just really crazy. That was enough for him to have a small resentment towards the woman. There certainly were no other factors involved at all.
"Shut yer trap Naruto, those weren't even real summons, just temporary snake shadows." Anko explained and as if on cue, they all disappeared in small clouds of smoke. Naruto swore as he tried to wrap his head around, using a shadow clone variant to create other creatures. Alas, the secrets of said technique were only privy to Anko, as far as he knew.
"How about you close your legs!" Naruto growled out as his violet eyes flamed with rebellion. Kakashi was the only one allowed to lecture him like that. A tick mark grew on Anko's forehead and she cracked her neck to both sides before withdrawing two kunai. She looked very angry, but in response, Naruto only withdrew two kunai of his own. The fire in his eyes grew brighter as he silently accepted the duel.
"Alright brats, part two will be making sure I don't kill the blonde!" Anko charged with heat in her eyes and Naruto was immediately on the defensive against the woman as he struggled to find an opening to push back. Both Hinata and Sasuke met gazes and leapt into action. Hinata charged forward and struck at Anko with a double palmed thrust fueled with a visible blue flame of chakra. The Jonin simply whirled around the attack and prepared a vicious backhand to the Hyuuga. However, before she could follow through with her attack, a rain of shuriken made her leap back to avoid the near invisible wires. Sasuke ditched his grip on the wires and took off toward Anko with two kunai brandished. He started his barrage with a wide slash and followed it up with a quick rotation to bring his other kunai in for a stab. Seeing an opening in the Uchiha's back, Anko reared her hand back for a haymaker, only for her arm to be locked in place by those same chains Naruto had used on her snakes.
"Uzumaki Hidden Jutsu: Chakra Chains: Bind." Naruto muttered loudly enough for all to hear as three more chains sprung up and wrapped around Anko. She seemed to grow weaker by the second and her eyes widened in slight panic. "Won't be able to substitute out of these ones Sensei. These chains in return for being a lot slower are also able to simultaneously drain your chakra and cut off your connection to it." Naruto chided with a wide grin as sweat broke out on his brow. It was clear he had to focus immensely and thus did not notice a small purple snake coiling up behind him. Hinata caught sight of it with her Byakugan, but was not fast enough to assist the blonde. It sunk it's fangs into his leg, momentarily breaking his concentration and causing the chains to crumble all around Anko. The woman grinned slightly and only then realized that she was running on one tenth of her chakra reserves.' What kind of technique was that!?' She thought as Naruto slapped the small snake, causing it to disappear in a cloud of smoke. All three Genin readied themselves again and she held up her hands in what seemed to be surrender.
"Alright, alright I give. Going further than this would be way to stressful, so I'll just pass you three for the hell of it." She announced almost jokingly, but they could all tell from the look in her eyes she was serious. Grins broke out on all three of their faces and before any of them could realize it Anko had her arm wrapped around Naruto's waist and was French kissing him fervently. A clear turquoise liquid leaked a bit out of their mouths but Anko's oddly longue tongue caught it. When she broke the kiss Naruto, gulped once and promptly fainted. Hinata was about to join him in the world of the unconscious until Anko grinned cheekily.
"Just had to give him the antidote to Benki-kun's poison. That stuff would have killed him in another hour" Anko said almost nonchalantly and this made Hinata's face go from cherry red to ghost white in a manner of milliseconds. The young Hyuuga promptly fainted, leaving only Sasuke to stare at their teacher with a raised eyebrow. He then shifted his attention to Naruto, who he always knew was strong. However, this was the first time he considered that the blonde may be stronger than him. He quickly eliminated that thought from his mind and went about attempting to wake them both up, per Anko's newest orders as their Sensei. Several minutes and a pack of smelling salts later, both Naruto and Hinata were awake with disgusted looks etched in both their faces. Naruto was noticeably tamer than earlier, which could be attributed to the fiery blush still staining his cheeks.
"Alright brats it looks like your mine for the foreseeable future, which means that starting now we will be working on your weaknesses. However, I still need to properly examine you little Hyuuga. Your willingness to assist in your team's plans and your ability with your eyes alone got you the pass but I still want to see how you spare in a fight. Given your attitude towards the blonde, I'll ask that you fight the Uchiha. No lethal moves both of you." Anko commanded, Hinata looked over to Naruto with fear in her eyes, but to her delight and chagrin he was still dumbstruck, unable to properly process things. Sasuke nodded to Anko and took his place standing a couple metres from her. Hinata nodded to herself and her Byakugan activated this time without any hand seal. She found once she warmed it up, a little activation and deactivation was a speedy process. Sasuke nodded to her in a single to start and they both rushed forward.
"Wha-?" Sasuke seemed to question as a palm immediately impacted with his forearm, sending shivers up his spine. He then realized that despite their years in classes together, he knew next to nothing about how the Hyuuga girl fought. And a few moments later he regretted this, as both his arms quickly lost most of their feeling. Hinata nodded to herself, internally happy that the "kid's glove" Gentle Fist was working. It was an old Hyuuga technique that numbed the skin instead of shutting off the Tenketsu. Any real adrenaline would easily reverse the effects, but for friendly sparring, it did its job of displaying clean hits.
"Sasuke, you can't use your arms for the rest of this spar." Anko called out and Sasuke nodded. He at least understood what would have happened if Hinata had been serious during those hits. He let his numb arms hang loosely and was quick to rush forward. Hinata stood her ground and her eyes widened as she was forced to sidestep a wide roundhouse that Sasuke followed up with a savage cut kick. The new unexpected speed caught her off guard and the girl found herself tumbling to the ground from the blow. Sasuke was upon her in an instant with a falling axe kick and her roll to the side just barely saved her.
"That's enough!" Anko called out and Sasuke nodded his head. He shook his arms and soon feeling returned. Hinata looked up, expecting a disappointed frown from her new sensei, but was met with sparkling violet eyes and a wide foxy grin.
"That was really great Hinata. All that training we did finally paid off eh?" Naruto said with a grin as he helped the Hyuuga girl to her feet. She nodded her head as a small smile tugged at her lips. She looked to Sasuke, who nodded with an approving smirk of his own. She then looked to Anko, who gave her a thumbs up and her eyes welled with happy tears. She then momentarily mused on her first meeting with her blonde-haired best friend.
Flashback!
"P-please leave me a-alone!" Hinata stuttered out through tears as three older boys surrounded her. Her mother had gone to get her some hot chocolate and the three boys had been bullying her about her eyes ever since. She attempted to run, but they only cornered her again a bit further into the brush.
"Not a chance, you freak!" The leader of the boys yelled before pushing her to the ground, before she could retort she felt a heavy impact against her cheek and her eyes widened. Her mind couldn't quite process that one of the boys had just slapped her across the face. Tears came flowing in waves as she curled up into a ball, the three started kicking at her with fervor and she continued to cry helplessly. Suddenly she heard a loud angry voice.
"What in the hell are you doing to her!?" A voice raged as a red blur appeared from seemingly nowhere in front of Hinata. She felt heat and looked up to see a boy her age with an indescribable aura of red around him. She could tell it wasn't chakra….'I-is this just his anger taking on physical form!?' she thought to herself as the boy's hair floated around his head. His aura was enough to send the three boy's packing and almost immediately it disappeared. He turned around and in her state, Hinata barely registered the blonde quickly pulling off his orange jacket and draping it over her shivering shoulders. He used the end of his overly-long scarf to wipe away all the tears on her face then wrapped the rest around her neck and face. She felt the blonde boy's warmth flood her system through the clothes and she looked up at him with wide, misty eyes. She was met with a wide grinning face and stunning violet eyes.
"Hiya there, I'm Naruto Uzumaki. You're going to be okay now, believe it!" Hinata felt a blush rise to her cheeks as she smiled in return and nodded her head.
Flashback Over!
"Alright you three. I don't believe in that whole D-rank missions thing. But I know Genin need money, so I've got a different proposition." Anko addressed the three with a wicked glint in her eye. All three gulped, but nodded their heads nonetheless. She smiled, seeing their responses and continued. "This here training ground will be your home for the next month. In that time, you will all live with me at the tower in the middle. You can make money by hunting the creatures of this forest and bringing me their corpses. Different beasts reap different levels of rewards. You should mostly be looking for animals who are overpopulating the area, or those that their bodies can be used for medicines. I've got all the records and reports in the tower and I expect all three of you to keep this place's environment intact. I won't be around to help you. Just leave the bodies in the designated area and overnight I'll collect them and leave the rewards in their place. See you in a month!" Anko said with a massive grin as she disappeared in a cloud of smoke. All three Genin simply blinked in unison and very soon the reality set in.
"So how about we find that tower and get some rest?" Naruto asked the other two and both nodded before the team took off into the forest.
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