Full Summary: What if Naruto had a Deaf cousin who also has the mysterious ability to change the original outcomes of the future & everyone's hearts especially Sasuke's? [Third Genre: Humor][Kiba x OC: Friendship which evolves into romance in the sequel,"The Silent Guardian Returns" based on the NS series.][Almost all pairs will be canon & reasonable LGBTQ characters will be involved as well!]
However, the sequel will be included later on once this story is completed although I'm not exactly sure when. Moreover, I guarantee you guys I won't abandon this story or the sequel regardless of the circumstances because I enjoy creative writing way too much to do that.
Note #1: Based on my analysis, the anime show,"Naruto" probably took place during the Edo period (1603-1868) in Japan despite several modern technologies being involved in it.
For example, the first artificial refrigerator was first invented by William Cullen in 1755 and the first steam locomotive was also invented by John Fitch in 1794. Oh, and the discovery of electricity was found by Ben Franklin in 1752 while the first camera was invented by Johann Zann in 1685 as well. Due to the race of Shinbois being so advanced in multiple fields including technology which progressed much quicker than the rest of the world, it would definitely make sense why there are several modern technologies included in the show.
Beta: A close acquaintance on Facebook one of my friends referred me to since he's a writer who's always looking to edit everyone's stories all the time. Thank you!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto which is rightfully owned by its original creator, Masashi Kishimoto. However, I am responsible for being the original creator of my original character. In other words, claiming my original character as your own is not permitted and of course, illegal as well. Thank you for your understanding and I truly hope you enjoy my very first FanFiction story.
The Silent Guardian
Chapter 1: Prologue
Off-screen, the Third Hokage clears his voice briefly before he began narrating with a firm voice,"About six years ago on October 10th, a red-orange tailed beast named Kyuubi suddenly emerged in the middle of nowhere. It was so fierce and mighty that its nine furry, elongated tails lashed out and destroyed craggy mountains like they were nothing. Indeed, nothing could stand in the path of the nine-tailed beast. Its powerful, agile hind-legs and feet made contact with the ground every time the nine-tailed beast flailed its body around howling and snarling in rage. Its rampage created multiple earthquakes which could be felt for many miles."
"Of course, the effects of the earthquakes were indeed strong enough to cause enormous, full-bodied tidal waves in the horizon to be formed beforehand before they rushed with a terrible speed the very source of the earthquakes only to crash into the shores destroying everything in sight. The Shinobis rose up to defend their villages respectfully especially those from one of the largest hidden villages, Konohagakure which also lies within the Land of Fire."
Many Shinobis are seen while some are injured when others continued to use all of their strength to defend Konoha from the terrifying nine-tailed beast. Suddenly, a large, red, and warty toad materialized into a humongous wisp of thick and white smoke sporting a bronze-colored pipe in its mouth revealing a tall, mysterious man on the top of its large head. Once seen much closer, the dark-figured man is now seen much more clearly and has spiky, blond hair and oceanic blue eyes. He appeared to be wearing a foreign robe consisted of two colors: red and white. He then positioned his hands together as he shouted a rather strange incantation which was directed at the nine-tailed beast while a bright, white light engulfed everything around him including the man as well.
"This Shinobi who sacrificed his life in order to save his village is known as the Fourth Hokage."
A demonic seal symbol appears on the stomach of a newborn male baby lying on a soft, white pillow crying loudly surrounding by wax candles lit aflame with a red-orange tint to them. He has three noticeable black whisker-like marks on each side of his rosy cheeks in addition to his spiky, blond hair and oceanic blue eyes.
"Of course, the newborn male baby the Fourth Hokage sealed the nine-tailed into in order to save his own village is also known as Naruto Uzumaki."
Still off-screen, the The Third Hokage cleared his throat and paused for several seconds before gathering all of his strength to disclose the second story he's about to narrate carefully. He finally spoke again in a firm tone,"We all thought it was the end of the disastrous event which dynamically affected Konohagakure, its neighboring Shinobi countries, and the rest of the nations. Unfortunately, we were wrong. On November 8th approximately thirty days later, another disastrous event occurred which greatly affected the community of Konoha once again before shattering their world profoundly and bringing forth complete silence and grief upon on them. Two precious Shinobis were forcefully taken away from us forever to permanently join the dead on the other side from the graves and beyond and this is how the event ensued on a full moon night."
A mysterious man is seen speeding out through a massive gate-way which is the one and only entrance to the Land of the Shadows. The man is now seen speeding along a man-made bridge connected to the mainland toward the Land of the Fire where Konoha lies within.
"One of the smaller Shinobi villages, Kagegakure faced a serious predicament. In other words, the villagers lost its most prominent Shinobi, Hado Juei who also was the Awaikage and chief leader of the village to old age and illness. The incredibly powerful barrier which surrounded the Land of Shadow, and which only the Awaikage and chief leader has the ability to be in control of eventually dissipated thus placing the villagers in grave danger. As a result, few nearby Shinobi villages and nations with evil intentions took the opportunity to invade the Land of Shadow in order to gain access to great treasures out of pure greediness including its most valuable object in the Guardian Temple's possession without the knowledge of the legend and the ancient artifact itself."
"Whatever it was inside the ancient artifact was indeed so valuable that it held a literal meaning of battle between life and death. Of course, the ancient prophecy itself stated that it was the ultimate weapon to successfully prevent or enable the resurrection of the ten-tailed beast and Kayuga Otsutsuki. In other words, if it falls into the wrong hands, shadows from the pits of hell would be be brought forth and everything including the skies will be enveloped in pitch-black darkness forever permanently. However, if it falls in the right hands, a brand-new era of peace and harmony will be brought forth instead."
"Fortunately, a very formidable kunoichi who had immense spiritual power was able to foresee her father's death and the destruction of Kagegakure occurring much sooner than she anticipated. At the same time, she also had a powerful vision regarding her newborn male son being the destined one who was truly capable of bringing forth a brand-new era of peace and harmony upon on the world with his cousin, Naruto by his side. Unfortunately, her newborn son was on the verge of succumbing to death by illness which took his sense of hearing briefly after his birth."
"In order to save her son, she gathered all of her strength and took everything in her own powers to seal whatever it was in the ancient artifact into her newborn son in hopes that he would miraculously recover so the prophecy would come true. Doing so took a fatal toll thus resulting in her death after successfully completing the ancient ritual though his newborn son was somehow able to spontaneously recover several minutes later."
A crescent moon birthmark symbol with a thin, black outline appears on the underside of the newborn male baby's right wrist. At the same time, it is laying on a soft, white pillow sleeping soundly surrounded by wax candles lit aflame with a fully visible blue tint to them. The newborn baby has soft, slightly wavy blond hair and oceanic blue eyes.
"Upon on finding the beloved kunoichi dead, the mysterious man quickly took his newborn son and took everything in his own powers to bring him to safety with absolute secrecy. On November 10th approximately two days later, he managed to bring it almost all the way from the Land of the Shadows to a remote location which lies within the Land of Fire close by Konohagakure."
The same mysterious man is seen speeding by numerous tree throughout a lush green forest toward the Land of Fire which Konohagakure resides in before coming to a complete halt panting heavily. He had been running for several hours so he was forced to take a very brief rest before scouting the areas ahead.
At the same time, the Shinobi shouted to himself quietly as he buckled a bit, feeling slightly worried and concerned for the safety of his newborn baby,"Dammit, where is Jiraiya? He should be here soon so he could bring the new baby to safety out of reach!"
He quickly cocks his head to the left and right as he looks at the horizon over his shoulders from behind before he began running again quickly picking up his pace afterwards. After a while, he arrived at a secluded area and came to a complete halt once again then ducked into a small, wooden cabin that seemed abandoned to avoid being detected by enemies passing by. There is a swish sound followed by a couple of soft, clacking sounds. He had created a tiny fire in a small lantern that glowed brightly with passion despite its size thus lighting up the entire room, and causing the darkness itself to retreat gradually, before the lantern was placed on a seemingly fragile, but sturdy and wooden table behind him.
He sighed as he began speaking softly to himself,"Jiraiya is surely late..."
A voice suddenly came out forth from the darkness within making the man jump slightly,"Who says I was late?"
The mysterious man spun around reflexively, about to draw his kunai out of his black leather pouch when he realized who it actually was. He then moved his hand away from his black leather pouch and sighed annoyingly,"Dammit, couldn't you be any less subtle? You honestly surprised me and I thought my heart was practically going to burst because of you."
The second man walked out of the darkness chuckling quietly as if he is amused by the first man's reactions. He was sporting a green-gray kimono, pants, and red getas along with a red vest with two large yellow circles embedded on each side. The most prominent features about this man were his gigantic white and spiky hair and his tribal paint symbol that resembled two red vertical lines which begin under his eyes and end at the very bottom of his cheeks.
However, there's another interestingly prominent feature that made him stand out the most: his headband protector with one large, thick horn sticking out from the top-left and top-right corner of it on both sides with a visible symbol stamped on the metallic surface on the middle of it: 油. At the same time, he seems to be holding up one hand with his large palm facing the second man while his other hand is resting against the very base of his neck from behind.
"Sorry, sorry! I didn't exactly mean to startle you!" Jiraya exclaimed a bit loudly as he reassured the man. He suddenly paused for a moment and noticed the bundle of blanket in his arm concealing the newborn baby before speaking softly with a serious tone as he dropped his hands so they now rested at his sides.
"However, did you bring the baby? Is it safe?" asked Jiraya.
The first man nodded his head as he walked toward him to put the newborn baby in his arms gently. At the same time, Jiraiya reached out with both of his muscular arms to receive the newborn baby before he began to hold it steadily while the mysterious man spoke firmly,"Yes, yes...he is."
He paused for five seconds before clearing his throat to speak softly while looking at the floor and he appeared to be trying to hold back the tears which were slowly filling his oceanic blue eyes up to the rim, "However, the baby encountered...a problem after birth."
Jiraiya then cocked his head at the mysterious man and spoke sternly with a serious expression which was considered an uncharacteristic trait he expressed infrequently, "What kind of problem would that be?"
The mysterious man raised his head to look directly at Jiraiya revealing his oceanic blue eyes full of tears which quickly started to overflow as they rolled down down his cheeks delicately. He shakily placed both of his hands on his head before running his fingers through his slightly wavy blond hair as he tugged on them. He began to sob quietly while exhibiting a painful expression at the same time and began to speak softly,"The baby...got sick. We...thought he was seriously going to die, but he didn't even although that wasn't the issue. T-T-The doctor said...that as a result of getting sick, the baby...lost his h-h-hearing."
Jiraiya was astonished by what the mysterious man's answer to his question was to the point he started struggling to make a substantial comment. However, he realized that the man was about to speak again, but with a much more firm tone as he cried harder,"The doctor also told us that he will n-n-never be able to b-b-become a S-S-Shinobi. I-I-I'm a-a-afraid that he w-w-would be never able to lead a n-n-normal life so I d-d-did s-s-something."
The mysterious man continued to weep for the newborn baby which was still in Jiraiya's arms. Jiraiya finally regained his composure and shifted his attention from the man to the newborn baby slowly feeling grief-stricken and a bit guilty while he exhibited a straight expression on his face.
Once he heard what he said in the end, his head shot up to look at the man in curiosity before inquiring him,"Did something?"
Something in his brain clicked as he realized what the mysterious man exactly said to him in the end. He spoke again, but with a slightly higher level of volume as he made gestures with one of his hands in an almost erratic way while the man wiped the tears away from his oceanic blue eyes with one of his sleeves,"Wait, what exactly did you do? Did you something to the newborn baby?"
The mysterious man's eyes suddenly darted to the side as if he has sensed something then redirected his attention once again to Jiraiya as he began to speak sternly although it seemed to be rushed,"I'll explain later. They're coming right now. I'll distract them so you can transport the newborn baby to Konoha without any troubles and I'll be back when I'm done."
Before Jiraiya had a chance to reply, the man quickly walked to Jiraiya before lowering his head to kiss the newborn baby on the head. He then lifted his head back up as he ran his soft, tender fingers through his son's slightly wavy blond hair as gently as possible. He spoke in a very soft voice while trying to maintain his composure,"I truly glad I got to meet you at last. I'm sure you and Naruto will be great brothers and get along."
The man paused for five seconds before proceeding quickly as he spoke slightly faster this time,"I'm sorry, but I hope you forgive me because I had to do something so you could lead a normal life and achieve your dreams while you get the chance to meet the love of your dreams as well. If I'm not wrong, you're the destined one after all. I love you very much, my precious son."
Meanwhile, off-screen, the Third Hokage interjects himself into the story as he begins speaking again,"This Shinobi who ended up sacrificing himself in order to save the newborn male baby despite the fact his remains were never found is known as the Fourth Hokage's brother."
Knowing it was highly possible that he probably was going see his newborn baby for the very last time, the man kissed his son on the head once again. He then departed as quickly as possible without making any single sounds except the sound of soft footsteps receding. Jiraiya was left perplexed, unable to say anything, but finally uttered the first few words that appeared in his mind once he finally gained his composure,"What was that...?"
The man had a lot of explaining to do once he returned although Jiraya already was fully aware that he may never be able to return after this very fated night. Jiraiya gradually shifted his eyes from the front door to the newborn baby which was still sleeping heavily in his arms with a peaceful expression on his face. Jiraya slowly smiled as he began to speak softly, but frowned out of concernment afterwards,"Hey there, little guy. It's a pleasure to finally meet you but we should leave for Konoha before anything else happens."
Jiraiya quickly blew out the candle in the lantern and silently departed the small, wooden cabin with an obvious destination in mind while he continued to hold a bundled up newborn baby in his arms.
In the end, the newborn baby was successfully brought to the Third Hokage in the Hokage Tower in Konohagakure without any issues and was still snoozing in his arms peacefully as the Third Hokage softly begins to speak before he retires to his room for the night,"The newborn male baby bundled in Jiraiya's arms when he was brought to me with great care is known as...Kurisu Uzumaki."
At some point sooner or later on in his room, the Third Hokage would whisper something one last time, barely audible, before he finally fell into a deep slumber tiringly,"Even though the destruction of Kagegakure was barely prevented, some things that should not have been forgotten were lost because too few people had the knowledge of the legend itself. Besides that, Kagegakure had seen too many battles in its past and was rumored that its inhabitants and internal government decided to isolate it from from the mainlands after that fateful night. At first, the history behind the knowledge itself became a legend. As time passes by while the child grows hidden in plain view, the legend will become a myth which eventually becomes a mere dream in the end as well..."