All my Heroes are Dead and Gone
But inside of me they still live on
A/N: This is a rewrite of chapter one of DEAD HEROES
A/N: I hate the number 9 and I only have 9 stories (too many, but 6 of them are on HIATUS due to computer problems), so I'm making this my 10th story…
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto and I don't own the title, which I got from a song I heard on the radio this morning
Warning: YAOI (meaning boy X boy), violence, sex, cursing, AU, Out of Character
Pairings: Shikamaru X Naruto, Sasuke X Naruto, One-sided Iruka X Naruto (only because I've never seen anyone do it), Kakashi X Iruka and Sakura X Lee
Summary: A rewrite of the Naruto series in which:
1. Orochimaru murdered the Uchihas and Sasuke knows
2. Itachi put himself in self-imposed exile because he felt weak and is scared Sasuke hates him. Also Itachi joined the Akatsuki to gain power.
3. Naruto wears a mask of a hyper, stupid and happy child to hide his intelligence and severe depression
CHAPTER ONE:
Different events in the Forest of Death
SASUKE'S POV
Flashback
Itachi pushed me to the side as he faced our parents' killer. I sunk down on my knees next to our parents' mutilated corpses. Tears slipped down my cheeks. I looked up to see the perpetrator with hate filled eyes. My brother was shaking, not moving and barely breathing. I crawled over to my aniki "Are you okay aniki?" I asked, "Mom and dad are dead…. Aren't you going to fight him?"
"He's too weak Sasuke-Kun." Said a slimy voice, a freaky man with a snake wound around his neck stepped forward into the light.
"No my aniki is not!" I looked up into my brother's eyes and saw he was frozen with terror. The snake man kicked my mother's corpse and laughed. I saw red and charged at him Kunai in hand.
End of Flashback
The was the last thing I remembered before everything went black and I woke up in the hospital. My brother was gone and I was all alone. I could not look for him. One of my legs and one of my arms were broken. I felt useless.
NAROMAL POV- In the Forest of Death
The forest was deathly quiet as Orochimaru stood over the prone figure of Sasuke. Sasuke fueled by his immense rage and hate he had broken free of Orochimaru's DEATH FORESEEING technique, which Orochimaru had cast over Sasuke and Sakura. Naruto having disappeared along with the explosion was free of this terrifying attack. Scorched wood, broken tree limbs were all evidence of the rage-fueled attack Sasuke had brought down on Orochimaru. Sasuke had thrown caution and logic to the wind, heedless of the damage he'd done to himself, all his will bent on killing Orochimaru.
Of course the legendary Sanin had won, rendering Sasuke unconscious, and now he leaned over Sasuke, eyes fixated on the smooth, soft, pale skin of Sasuke's neck. A real treat for a lover to suckle and bite, but Orochimaru was no lover. He was a monster, whose goal would with fanged teeth leave a mark that would poison Sasuke's mind.
His fangs were inches away from Sasuke's neck, when Orochimaru jerked back surprised as Sasuke began to sink into an inky pool, seemingly born of shadows, at an astonishing rate. Sasuke was completely submerged when Orochimaru shook off his shock. Heedless of the possible dangers Orochimaru attempted to follow, but instead he connected with the wood of he tree branch. The branch, upon which Sasuke had lain, splintered sending Orochimaru plummeting to the forest floor. Quickly he transformed into a snake and wound himself around the nearest branch.
An eerie hollow chuckle turned into a full blown laughing fit, which echoed throughout the forest, scaring the wildlife. Orochimaru returned to his human form and turned towards the source of this menacing laughter. Only to see an entrancing blond boy in a hideous orange jumpsuit. "You really are the fool." The boy said calmly his voice scarily echoed by a deeper one.
"And you'd be?" Asked an angered Orochimaru. He did not care to be called 'the fool'.
"I believe Kabuto already informed you of my given name," Orochimaru stiffened at the name of his subordinate, "however, I do not believe that Kabuto took his time to research who or rather what I am. Though my metaphorical mask can be misleading."
"And you'd be Uzumaki Naruto, village idiot."
"No Uzumaki Naruto, village idiot is an act. I am Uzumaki Naruto, Jinchuriki of Kyuubi no Kitsune," Orochimaru unconsciously took a step back, Jinchuriki were not to be underestimated, "son of the fourth hokage, mentored by the Kyuubi, ingenious jitsu creator and actor."
"A lot of titles for one so young."
"Hai, I agree with you, but then again I've been forced to grow up rather quickly as the hated Jinchuriki. Oh and if you're wondering your beloved Sasuke-kun and our teammate Sakura are at the moment, all I will say is they are safe from your threat in my jitsu."
Patience spent Orochimaru lunged at Naruto and seized him by the throat. "Tell me where Sasuke-kun is or I'll squeeze your neck until you either suffocate or your spinal column breaks."
"Oh, I really wouldn't do that."
"Why not?"
"If you killed me or disrupt my chakra flow it will ultimately kill the Uchiha. So right now you are at a disadvantage."
"And how would this technique do this?"
"Well, I built Shadow Limbo off of the concept that "dimensions can exist anywhere," for instance the Uchiha Mangekyo Sharingan opens a mental plane. Now I used that concept with the Nara Family Jitsu Shadow imitation technique I reasoned that there must be a possible 2nd plane in which this jitsu, in fact most jitsu flows, this gives me a base or rather a place. " Naruto took a deep breath.
"Next is the method to open the plane and stabilize it. No human can do that. So I come in, I use my unique chakra to stabilize it and open this plane. So basically if my chakra, life or concentration were destroyed the plane would collapse in on itself and most likely disintegrate anything in it."
"Wouldn't that jitsu be too taxing to use for long periods of time?" Orochimaru asked 'all he'd have to do is to wait for the boy to tire.'
"It would for most, but being that my chakra is nearly limitless, this technique only uses about .00001 of a percent per day. And that number continues to become smaller and smaller with every year."
"I'm impressed, but the question is where does that leave us?"
"At a draw, neither one of us can make a move or rather you can't make a move and I must go heal Sasuke-teme."
"Ah, but then again-" Orochimaru lunged at Naruto, "I can always make you mine." Naruto moved then, he dropped his act of awkwardness and clumsiness as he twisted out of the way of Orochimaru's fans as graceful and limber as a cat. He planted both knees in Orochimaru's gut with an inhuman speed and then he pushed off of Orochimaru's chest. He sprung back in a flip and landed with his back to the tree trunk.
Naruto signaled Orochimaru to attack again, which Orochimaru did. Naruto using his chakra to stick somersaulted up the tree trunk out of the way. He picked up speed so that he was an inhuman blur Naruto swung his legs into Orochimaru's back forcing with a shower of splinters Orochimaru's head through the tree.
Becoming insubstantial Naruto glided through the tree using Orochimaru's back as a springboard. He then became substantial landed on the branch and turned to face Orochimaru. Naruto said to Orochimaru's head, which was still stuck through the tree, "I'd kill you now, but Sasuke is getting worse. Pleasure meeting you. Till next time." Naruto flipped Orochimaru the finger before he sunk into the inky pool that had opened beneath him.
Orochimaru retracted his head "No the pleasure was mine. Next we won't be at a draw, you or Sasuke-kun will do, but both of you would be a treat."
Further away in the shadows a raven haired, purpled eyed man crouched. He licked an elongated tongue over slightly pointed teeth; in a depressed voice he said, "You've grown so much Uzumaki-sama…" A tear trickled down the man's bronze cheek and he continued in a whisper "I'm so sorry I wasn't there child of my sister. I can't fully comprehend the pain you've gone through with our master sealed within you."
Inside SHADOW LIMBO
"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura whispered fearfully. "Where are we? Sasuke-kun, please wake up!" Sakura said wrapping up Sasuke's wounds, looking around her fearfully something brushed her hand in the gloom of the room. She screamed, grabbing for a Kunai only to find none.
"Calm down Sakura, you're giving me a headache."
"Fuck you Naruto! Where were you when we needed you?"
"Sakura calm down!" Naruto hollered scaring Sakura into silence. "Being eaten by a giant snake and making it regurgitate me took a while. And then setting up a jitsu to get you two away from that bastard also took a few minutes."
"What are you talking about Baka?" Sakura screamed.
"Well first off Sakura I'm actually not dumb I just act it. Also what you think we're trapped in is the jitsu I used get your and Sasuke sorry asses out of there—"
"Then let us out damn it!"
Naruto sighed, "Sakura, right now we are in no shape to do anything. Sasuke's wounded, you're hysterical and I'm trying to tell you I need you move out of the way so I can use some of the medical jitsus I know to keep Sasuke alive. Now move your ass before I'm forced to move you!" Naruto said as calmly as he could.
Sakura quickly moved aside as Naruto bent over Sasuke. His hand began to glow green as he scanned Sasuke body and stopped the internal bleeding. Slowly Sasuke's wounds began to close. After about twenty minutes Sakura whispered "Why?"
"Why what?" Naruto asked.
"Why did you lie to us?"
"Sakura… I'm sorry I lied to all of you."
"But why… why did you lie?"
Naruto was quiet for a long time and Sakura was about to repeat her question, when Naruto said, "Because I'm scared of being alone, that no one will know me…" Sakura saw tears running down Naruto's face in the gloom, so she embraced him as he tried to hide them. "I scared no one will love me. I would've killed myself by now if it wasn't for Shika. He saved my life."
"I'm so sorry Naruto… you don't have to tell me any more." She said as he sobbed into her shoulder.
"But I want to – sob – Sakura… you know the story of the Kyuubi?"
"Yes."
"The fourth didn't kill him, he didn't kill the Kyuubi. He sacrificed me, his son to be the living prison for the Kyuubi. He's sealed inside of me – Sob -- That's why everyone hates me, that why the villagers throw things at me. That's why they call me names or, or, or try to kill me… one even tried to rape me… please don't tell Shika about that. Please don't – Sob – hate me."
"Shut up Naruto," Sakura said squeezing him tighter "I would never hate you and I won't let others hurt you any more" She cried passionately. Tears were now slipping down her cheeks. She stroked his back until he calmed down and then Naruto began to work on Sasuke again.
"Sakura…"
"Yes Naruto?"
"Please don't tell Sasuke. I don't want him to know how weak I am."
"You're not weak—"
"Sakura please don't."
"Alright I won't tell him, but you've got to stop acting so dumb and always hitting on me. Deal?"
"How about I act at normal intelligence and not use all of my intelligence."
"Only if you promise, to use all of your intelligences when you or we are in trouble."
"Okay. Sasuke will wake up in a moment… how should I explain about this jitsu I made?"
'You made it?" Sakura gasped.
"Well yah…" Naruto said scratching the back of his neck.
"Well say you read it somewhere… and it was a forbidden technique that the third swore you quiet about… By the way do you make jitsus often?"
"Yeah it's my hobby."
"Some hobby." Sakura deadpanned.
Naruto put a finger to his lips and suddenly Sasuke sprang up clutching a Kunai. "Where is that fucking bastard?" Sasuke growled. Then he looked around "Okay, where the fuck are we?"
"Well good to see you too… you were unconscious so I did this jitsu the third told me not to do… so Hah! I'm the best! I'm better than you Sasuke!"
"Shut up Naruto, you're no where near my Sasuke-kun!" Sakura yelled, winking at Naruto.
"Right Dobe and so how do we get out?"
"Well… he, he, he."
"You don't know do you" Both Sakura and Sasuke deadpanned.
"Fuck you! I do know! But this is also a teleportation jitsu so I just need the place we're going… um we do still need another scroll. So erm- who is our target?"
'Shit is Naruto smart… he combined two forms of jitsu in one? This is incredible! No he's incredible! If it weren't for my Sasuke-kun I'd be all over Naruto!' Sakura thought.
'I've gotta get my hands on this jitsu. Wonder where the idiot got it.' Sasuke thought.
After much debate the team decided on a target and it was just simple for Naruto to appear from the shadows and flinch it from the Nin's pack. Then they teleported into the shadow of the tower and entered.
Naruto's P.O.V.
My name is Uzumaki Naruto; I'm a twelve-year-old monster. You might say I'm disillusioned due to the fact that I am not the Kyuubi just its container, but in the eyes of world there is no difference. So you could say I've decided to accept the world's anger. I take the physical abuse for another. Why haven't I killed myself yet? You could say it's the Kyuubi or perhaps it's an instinctual will to live, but truly it's the hope that I won't always be alone.
I've always known of the ugly fur ball. Early on the Kyuubi and I had come to a mutual acceptance of each other. And over the last two years respect has grown into a father, son relationship. Yes the Kyuubi does care for me. And he is constantly angered by the fact that I allow myself to be the victim hiding my true strength.
Amazing it isn't it? I'm not the idiot I play! But by no means am I a genius. Why do I play this role? Because I fear that no one will know me. I fear that I won't be loved, I fear, fear itself. I fear my loneliness and myself.
Iruka's POV
I worried over the man I loved… I knew it was wrong to love someone, who is still a child by all accounts. But I, Iruka, former interrogator/analyzer under Ibiki, now academy teacher had fallen in love with none other than Uzumaki Naruto. It had begun as a puzzle. Naruto was an enigma. A child whose personality contradicted everything I found him capable of. He gave me bare facts about himself and a few clues that I'm sure he was unaware of… He was a torturous mind game.
However, my obsession turned into love the day he saved my life. I know it is wrong, but I can't help myself. This love is a nasty guilty pleasure of mine. I love Uzumaki Naruto.
Maybe another day… I'll tell you about that, but for now, hush. Let me keep my secrets.
THE END for now
Okay… would love some suggestions for the story so please review or send a private message. + Looking for a beta.
-TK
Shadow Limbo- after studying Shikamaru's family jitsu, his seal and Uchihas' advanced Sharingan as well as teleportation jitsu Naruto managed to complete a signature transportation and retreat jitsu. The concept of this jitsu is that dimensions can be created literally anywhere. In the Shadow Limbo's case, the dimension is in over lapping shadows (the user's not included) and using a combination of teleportation and Shadow limbo Naruto can emerge from any shadow as long as it's there and he knows that particular shadow.
The Draw back: U need perfect Chakra control, Jurnin level Chakra and perfect concentration least the Shadow Limbo dimension collapses making the user disintegrate
To enter it appears as if the user melts into a shadow and his gone. To exist the jitsu it casts the shadow of the person before he/her emerges from it.
Kyuubi was shocked that Naruto could make this jitsu