Naruto ran a hand through his slicked back hair and thought back on the situation he was in. After 7 years away the 12 soon to be 13 year old was back in the village he had run away from as part of a gambit by his master, though he was unsure if he should keep calling him that now as more and more he realized that following him seemed to be a futile endeavor. Sure the Snake had given him power and his eyes, as well as his summons, but he was also looking at the boy's body as his own and Naruto wasn't sure he was gonna let that one happen without a serious fight. But the little shinobi was getting ahead of himself right now. For the moment he reflected on his supposed family, the Yondaime, his kaa-san, and his sister. Ah yes, the Jinchuriki Mito, Naruto was… Ambivalent towards her, considering her little more than another shinobi, his kaa-san was respectable if extremely annoying, his tou-san, well Naruto knew the man and both admired and detested him, admired him for his strength, detested him for his decision to make him hold half of the beasts soul and none of its power, though at least he had a healing factor from it, but not quite his sisters if the scars the boy had were any indication.
He cursed himself again as he was once again getting side tracked, he reflected on how he ended up back in the village. Orochimaru had given him a mission to infiltrate Konoha and play the role of the loyal shinobi, lying and saying Orochimaru had kidnapped him to give him a strong cover. Of course having Kabuto here would help keep the cover solid as he'd falsify any reports that would give away augmentations the snake had done, such as his eyes, a pair Orochimaru had nabbed before leaving, a pair of Sharingan.
Naruto had been confused as to why the snake had given the eyes to him, but he had explained that transplanting the eyes into him would have been useless as he would have lost them far too soon to be useful. The fact that they had also been a child's eyes and thus would be all but useless with only one tomoe each, as such by the time Orochimaru had put himself into the situations to make them fully mature his body would be useless, so he had given them to the little Namikaze and he had unlocked them to their fully released state a year ago.
Naruto had one last gift the demented old snake had left for him and that was the gift of his Curse Mark, the Seal of Heaven to contrast his friend Kimmimaro's Seal of Earth. He had been given the pill to put him into the false death state to activate the second stage of his curse mark, but had never found himself pushed to the point where he had to use, as such its appearance was a mystery even to him, something the blond found amusing, A great power for his most desperate times and he had no idea what it would do to him.
He chuckled as her fixed the loose fitting trench coat he wore on his shoulders, he had to admit Orochimaru's affinity for white silver and purple colorings had rubbed off on him, as he had started to wear a silver trench coat and a white pair of shinobi pants, purple bandages on his shins and a purple cloth belt on his waist. He had also picked up purple studded opera gloves, forgoing a shirt at all. He also wore black shinobi sandals as well; He was planning on wearing his Hitai-ate on his head, much like his old Oto one, a simple black cloth under it.
He then paused and idly wondered if he should finally take up a weapon or not, His fighting style wasn't very favoring towards weapons but he could use it to get some range for the technique, though he had two choices that seemed to be his favorite, either a dagger or large knife, or a Zanbato.
He was torn as he wanted either easily concealed or something that would give him extreme range if he needed it. Naruto smiled as he realized that in the end the answered come to him, it always did seem to, though he had yet to find a purpose, and that bothered him, for he had no real goal to speak off, besides perhaps killing his tou-san, even then that was something he was unsure of.
For now though he suspected his purpose would be to wait for his tou-san to assign the genin teams. He was vaguely curious where he would end up as he was the number 2 in the Shinobi rankings, so he wasn't going to end up with his sister.
That is unless Minato was planning on breaking tradition which seemed a possibility, meaning it was either Sasuke Ino or Hinata rounding his team off, all 3 were his sisters friends and all 3 were tolerable, though the Hyuuga was a bit sad with her fainting spells, the Uchiha was arrogant as hell and the Yamanaka was a gossip, though at least that could be useful, perhaps he'd get her on the team, her mind based abilities would complement his raw strength nicely.
He sighed once more, he was focusing far too much on things that could or might happen, instead he realized that perhaps focusing on the things happening right now would be better suited, like the fact his sister was yelling at him, as were her friends, apparently he had slipped deep into thought once again, eyes shut and they wanted to talk, though part of him said let him ignore them a bit longer, hearing them yell at him was quite amusing.
"Narutoooooo!" screamed his red headed sister, right in his face, causing him to slowly open his violet eyes,
"Yes Mito?" he drawled with some amusement on his face
"You jerk!" she yelled "We've been trying to talk to you for 5 minutes now!"
"Really? Guess I was remembering things again, like learning my fighting style" he said as he stood up
"Dammit stop teasing me and tell me what it is already Aniki!" Mito whined
"Ok, I'll tell you if…. Hmm, if you can get Tou-san's hat without asking him or him seeing you take it" he said chuckling to himself as he saw the stupefied looks on her and her friends faces.
"Close your mouth Imouto or it'll get stuck like that" he chided as he stuck his hands in his pockets, though he paused to take one out, punching a rock and making it detonate without using any chakra "Oh it's so much fun~" he said as he walked towards the school, lunch would be over soon and he didn't want to be late to class again.
He had a thing against being yelled at that often led to his… less jovial side coming out. He wasn't really sure where it came from, possibly being yelled at by his tou-san when he was a tot, his kaa-san's stubbornness or the fact Orochimaru was a surprisingly calm teacher, but yelling at him to assert authority really pissed him off, Mizuki learned that one quickly when he shattered his jaw,
Naruto smacked himself "Dammit I really need to stop reminiscing, it's really counterproductive" he mumbled as he sat down, throwing on a pair of shades and dozing off for a few minutes as he waited for class to resume, figuring he could catch a quick 10 minute nap or so before anything happened.
20 Minutes Later
Naruto grunted as he felt someone sit next to him, glancing over and noting it was Sasuke, more than likely ticked Naruto nabbed the window seat, though it was strange to see Hinata take the seat next to him. He reflected on what he remembered being told about them.
Sasuke was the heir to the Uchiha clan after his brother had a small murder spree, killing his tou-san and a number of Uchiha clan elders before leaving. Something told the blond this was a bit too convenient but he'd focus on that later. Mito had told him that Sasuke had become very introverted from that, but then started to become conceited, more than likely an emotional shield from the trauma of seeing his brother covered in his tou-san's blood.
Hinata was much the opposite. She was extremely sweet as a person but she was also extremely shy. He had to assume it was from her kaa-san's coddling and her tou-san's slight resentment over the fact her kidnapping led to his brother's death, even if it was actually a noble sacrifice to save him. Overall she was decent company but she'd need to harden herself big time if she wanted to be a good ninja. A side project perhaps if she ended up on his team.
It was then Naruto turned his attention to Iruka, ignoring the pair of Sakura and Ino rushing in and arguing. "Welcome back class, I hope your lunch break was well" he said, the vein slowly growing before he turned to the arguing girls "You can take a seat now!" he screamed making them jump up and dart away with their tails between their legs. The chunin then cleared his throat "Now, as I was about to say, the Graduation exam is tomorrow, and I expect all of you to do your best, now then, back onto the History of Konoha…." And with that the blond tuned out, practicing a little trick he had taught himself.
The blond fastened his shades tighter to his face and activated his Sharingan, and slipped into a meditative type state, his eyes open and analyzing things but for the most part it was just something he came up with to sleep through lessons or when he wanted to sleep in a possibly hostile area.
3 Hours later
Naruto grunted as his eyes shut off as they stopped seeing movement for a bit and he glanced around, Iruka was at his desk and there was around 5 minutes left, he shrugged and stretched, removing the sunglasses and scratching his chin, he noticed most everyone was chatting and for once Mito wasn't bugging him for info. He smiled and stood, stretching more, popping his back then his knuckles, loving the sound they made when he did so. Unfortunately that got the attention of Mito and Ino, and his peace was shattered for the moment
"Heeeeey Naruto~" the blond of the duo called
""Yeeeees Ino?"
"Why were you wearing those sunglasses inside the school?"
"I was sleeping" he responded flatly, to which the girls chuckled
"Didn't figure you for the type Aniki" his sister chided
"Yeah that's more Mito's thing" Ino chimed in, much to the redhead's annoyance
"Today was dull what can I say?" he responded as he headed out with the end of class, he had to admit that it was pretty damn dull today. He much preferred tactics lessons himself, if only for the fact it helped him learn the proper up to date Konoha tactics
The Center of Konoha
Naruto was mildly relieved that he hadn't been tailed by his sister which allowed him to take a much more scenic route around town before he had to go home. It wasn't that he didn't like having one, he just couldn't really relate to his parents or siblings all too well. Oh yes he forgot he had a younger brother and another younger sister again. It wasn't really his fault, Little Minato was 6 and hounded his kaa-san like a lost puppy and Naruki (He sensed his disappearance had left an impression on them) was only 2 and had no conversation skills, though she was at least a happy baby.
In recalling her happy demeanor and his brothers clinginess he remembered why he ran away when he was 5. Now in retrospect, he had acted like a spoiled jealous twat about it.
Seven or so Years ago
A 5 year old Naruto sat fuming in his room. Why was he fuming you may ask? He was rather aggravated at the fact his sister was told she got to start training a year or two early, not to mention she got training weapons while he got toys. "It's not fair!" he yelled kicking his pillow. The little blond also currently happened to be grounded due to the fact when he learned he wasn't getting trained he had called his tou-san Baka-Teme and punched him in the groin, which while some people at the party found hilarious, his kaa-san was none to keen, giving him a spank to the rear and sending him up stairs.
It was then that a devilish idea wormed it's way into his skull, a tiny voice had been telling him to get back at them for how unfair this was by running away and showing how good a ninja he could be. The blond after some deliberation agreed, grabbing his favorite clothes and toys and some books and headed out of his window, lucky it was on the ground floor. He was using his experience in avoiding his parents when he wanted to sneak a snack to move along the village, heading for the gates when he felt someone tap on his shoulder.
Turning to face this newcomer, Naruto met a silver haired boy wearing glasses "My my my, little Naruto-kun what are you doing out here?' he inquired. The younger boy immediately became apprehensive "Who the heck are you?" he accused. The other boy smiled "My names Kabuto Yakushi, Pleasure to meet you, now can you answer my question?" Naruto decided to trust him since he looked nice enough "My parents are total jerks so I'm gonna run away!" he declared
Kabuto's smile faltered and he stared for a bit before grinning again "Would you like some help?" he asked, and the blond nodded rapidly in the affirmative "Follow me then" he said as he started off to an area near the wall, Naruto eagerly in tow.
Around 10 minutes later they reached an area where Kabuto went through a few handsigns "Why exactly are you running away Naruto?" he asked. "Well… They said they were gonna start training Mito early and I said how unfair it was and got mad at Tou-san and they grounded me. Now I'm gonna show them how good of a Ninja I can be by running away!" he said as Kabuto slammed his hands down and a slab lifted up revealing stairs to a pathway "That so? I know someone who can hel you become a great ninja" he said with a slimy grin "Really?" the blond asked again loudly "Yup, just follow me" he said, and they went down, the slab shutting behind them.
Present
A day later Naruto was in Orochimaru's tutelage. From what he was told his parents went mad trying to find him, in retrospect it was a good and bad thing he left, he was now an incredibly skilled ninja but he had put his kaa-san through emotional hell. As for his tou-san, perhaps Orochimaru had rubbed off on him but he honestly couldn't stand the man for some reason, maybe it was the fact he seemed to recover faster and just spoil Mito rotten. Either way he didn't care for him.
As for his Kaa-san, he really saw too much of himself in her for him to hold any kind of grudge, not to mention the fact she absolutely fawned over him coming back, acting like a legitimate kaa-san should at finding a child after 7 years. The fact she could cook some of the most delicious food in years had absolutely no bearing on why he liked her so much, nope not at all.
And with that he saw he had reached the door to the compound. Time to face his family once more he supposed. He hoped his Kaa-san wasn't going to be in any of her violent or clingy moods today; he wasn't exactly fond of seeing a blur of red rushing at him for some reason, it brought up memories of the mission Orochimaru sent him out on. He had to resist every urge to try and hit her or his siblings when they did that, he figured hitting them so hard they cough blood was a good way to get in trouble.
Anji had said in his scrolls not to use the Futae no Kiwami against those that were innocent or didn't deserve to be cleansed and rebuilt. Either way he was not the kind to attack children unless it was a mission objective. While he wouldn't attack someone for no reason, Orochimaru had laid out that Morals had no place in the mission of a ninja, especially since he had been ordered to kill several children during his time as a student, a tactic his master had used to instill terror and enforce obedience I those that wouldn't give him any. He had to admit it was an effective tactic, though he had been as quick and painless as possible in achieving his missions.
He shook his head and sighed as he opened the door, enough thinking, lets face our family and get some food.
AN: Well thanks for checking out my first Naruto Fic. A small note is this will have some slight Xovers from animes, such as Naruto's fighting style, Futae no Kiwami from Rurouni Kenshin. A big inspiration for this was The Chakra Collector by Gazz Uzumaki, as well as Darthemius Jin Kisaragi/Naruto fic. Another thing that bought this about was I've noticed a lot of these fics start off almost identically. Naruto's sibling is praised while they train as he sits there brooding and unloved. He then promptly gets a new super power or training with little to no explanation, I figured I'd try and put something different out there. So please RnR, and leave a comment or some criticism and advice, it's all appreciated.