Making a Difference chapter 1
Disclaimer: I don't, in any way, own Naruto.
Sitting down on a bench, a lonely figure is eating a ham sandwich. He had short, jet black hair and mixed skin, wearing a white hoodie with the hood up to try and hide his features. He had black jeans on with black Nikes on. His eyes were a peculiar green color, most likely from his mother. With an athletic build to his body and scars here and there, he looked like a thug. But in a city like New York on the south side, you had to look tough. This kid's name was Nick, Nick Greene to be exact. Though where his deceased parents had gotten that name from, the boy would never know. All he had known was pain, living in a broke-down orphanage with barely enough food to keep him alive him. From daily beatings to being made to clean up every mess, Nick has endured it all. He's never had anyone to call friend because all the other children would release their frustration on him. Nick wasn't weak, in fact he actually knew how to defend himself. But against a mob of kids the same age or older, he could only get a few hits in before he succumbed to the pain of many fists raining down on him. After the beatings, he'd only got a band-aid to cover up a cut or two. Thus, he began to hang out outside the orphanage at an abandoned train station, to try and get away from the noise.
Now he's sitting, eating a poorly made ham sandwich, occasionally feeding scraps to the birds that would show up. Hearing some shifting pebbles, Nick looked in the direction of the sound. Standing there was five boys, each of them having committed at least an hour of bullying Nick at the orphanage. "Well lookie here, it's the brat. Trying to feed your family ugly." one boy said mockingly. Nick only continued to eat and feed the birds, which enraged the bullies. Coming towards him, one knocked the sandwich out of his hands. "We don't like your kind at the orphanage. So, were gonna deal with you nice," another bully said while whipping out a pocket knife " and slow." Nick looked at them all with an impassive expression. Then he quickly flung dust into their eyes stunning them so he can get away. "Ah, that bastards getting away. Get him." One of them yelled while the others started running sluggishly. Nick ran for his life, jumping over fences and other obstacles that would cross his path. "Gotta get away." he said to himself. He ran inside one of the old train tunnels, with the other boys in hot pursuit. As he ran, he suddenly tripped on an old cable. He could only watch as the boys caught up, panting as they surrounded him. "Tried to get away from us huh, looks like that didn't work out well." the supposed leader said while kicking Nick in the stomach. Doubling over in pain, Nick got ready to feel the pain that he had to endure since he was six. Then a loud sound echoed throughout the tunnel, making them all go wide-eyed. It was a train, coming down the tracks. "Holy shit! Leave the asshole. Let's get out of here." the leader said as all but Nick got out of the tunnel. Nick could only watch as the train quickly closed the distance. "Fuc..." Then the train ran into him.
A few hours later, Nick woke up. Groaning from the constant pain he was in, he lifted up his shirt, that felt a little to big for him, to try and see some bruises. Instead of having any injuries from being hit by the train, he saw weird markings glow on his stomach. "What the heck?" Nick said in wonder. He suddenly realized that he was out of the tunnel. He smacked his forehead and looked down, only to be shocked. There he was, as a six old version of himself. Looking in a nearby puddle of water only confirmed his findings. 'I must be losing my mind, people don't just de-age or whatever the hell happened to me.' Nick thought to himself. 'At least I still think like a sixteen year old. Wait, where am I.' He pondered. Before he could really get his bearings, a pair of men in black clothing with cat and dog masks appeared before him. "Hey, who are you and why are you in Fire country." The man with the dog mask asked. 'Looks like he's a civilian, he doesn't have any chakra at all.' The dog masked man thought to himself. 'Wait a minute, men in black ninja looking outfits with masks that represent animals, I'm in a forest, and he called this Fire country. That...doesn't make since, it's a friggin' anime show for peace's sake.' Nick thought. The man with the dog mask grabbed Nick but then released him, grabbing the hand that touched the boy as if it was on fire.
'What was that!' The man with the dog mask mentally yelled. Nick was about to ask him the same thing until he felt a tingling sensation. Then a massive influx of information about various techniques and information went through his mind. "Wait, your Kakashi Hatake aren't you." Nick asked. Though it couldn't be seen from behind their masks, both anbu ninja's eyes widened. "Your coming with us kid." Kakashi said in a determined tone. "Back up, I'm not going anywhere unless I want to." Nick said defiantly as he took a step back. Kakashi shrugged his shoulders. Whoever this kid was, he obviously doesn't know anything about the Anbu squad. "Fine. We'll just have to take you by force." Kakashi stated while he and the other Anbu ninja got into a taijutsu stance. Surprisingly enough, Nick got into the same stance as Kakashi.
Kakashi went for a punch to the boy's temple, but it sailed over Nick's head as he countered with a spin kick. Kakashi side stepped out of the way as the cat masked Anbu ninja tried to do a flying kick on Nick. Nick just grabbed the man's leg and threw him to a tree, rendering him unconscious from the force of the impact. He turned around to see Kakashi doing various hand signs. "Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu!" Kakashi yelled as he let the flaming ball hurtle towards Nick at a fast speed. 'Hope he's not too hurt after that.' Kakashi thought to himself. The smoke cleared, only to reveal a scorched log. "Substitution Jutsu!" Kakashi said, shocked that he'd actually fallen for it. He turned around to see the boy doing the same hand signs he did. "How about you get a taste of your own medicine, asshole. Fire Style: Fire Bsll Jutsu!" Nick yelled as he sent the same jutsu back at Kakashi. 'Who the hell is this kid.' Kakashi mentally screamed as he dove to the side, only to catch a foot to the face. Sliding back on his feet, Kakashi threw his Anbu mask into a nearby bush. "Alright, that's enough fun and games for one day." Kakashi said as he activated his sharingan. 'Hm, lets see. Ever since he touched me, I've been pulling off stuff that only ninjas can do. I wonder, can I do whatever someone else that i touch can do?' Nick thought. Closing his eyes, Nick gathered his newly gotten chakra to his eyes. "Sharingan!" Nick yelled as he opened his eye, which now had three tomoe surrounding the pupil (sorry if this description is off). Kakashi's eyes were the size of dinner plates. 'He can use the sharingan!' Kakashi thought as he started sweating bullets. Before Nick could start to move though, a sudden pain went over his body. He twitched a few times before he fell to the ground unconscious. Kakashi went over and poked him with a stick, not believing his luck. "Something tells me this kid is going to get on my nerves in the future." Kakashi said to himself. Sighing, he lifted the boy's unconscious form over his shoulder. "Let's go Cat, the hokage will want to know about this." Kakashi told his now conscious partner.
When the three were inside the hokage's office, Nick started to wake up. "Rise and shine sleepy head." Kakashi Said as he had out his infamous orange book. Ignoring him, Nick looked at the new environment, letting his eyes rest on a window behind him. "I wouldn't try that if I were you, that's a long way down." Kakashi said annoyingly. Seeing no obvious way of escape, Nick sat patiently. A minute or two later, the door to the office opened revealing the Third hokage. "Hello Kakashi, what is this boy doing in here." the Professor asked, his eyes already studying the kid in question. "Hokage-sama, this is no mere boy. He knew my name even with my mask on, he pulled off a fire style jutsu perfectly, a substitution jutsu without me knowing, and he can use the sharingan." Kakashi reported, never keeping his eyes off Nick. "Is that so, I'd never believe it he's so young. Are you sure?" the old man asked, a little curious on how the boy did it. "Yep, did it like he's been doing it all his life." Kakashi replied.
Nick had finally had enough. "Alrighty then everybody, we've had our afternoon tea. Now who's going to tell me just WHAT THE FUCK I'M DOING HERE!" Nick yelled. "Would you like to join our village?" The hokage asked, shocking both Nick and Kakashi. "But, he's an enemy hokage-sama. He could steal our secrets and attack the villagers." Kakashi uttered, trying to persuade the old man. " That's no fair, you don't know a thing about me Kakashi. And last time I checked, you attacked me first without even letting me really tell you anything. Nick said triumphantly. Seeing Kakashi's lowered head told the hokage everything he needed to know. "Before you join us though, I need to ask a question. Just how did you do all these things, your only six but your already doing fire style jutsu?" The old man asked. "Well, I guess you could call it a bloodline." Nick said, piquing the interest of both men in the room. "What does this bloodline do exactly?" The hokage asked him.
"From what I've gathered it allows me to be able to perform the abilities of others and get information from them. When I make contact with other ninja, I get some of their chakra to add to my own reserves permanently," Seeing the two men wince, Nick quickly corrected himself." I don't absorb it, it's just that I kind of copy the amount of chakra they have somehow and it sticks with me permanently." Nick then made a shadow clone to prove his point. After it dispelled, the hokage looked at Nick with new interest. "With that ability, you could become a very capable ninja. So, do you want to join us?" The hokage asked again. Nick began to think. Find a way back to his world and keep being treated horribly or stay here, become a badass ninja, and change things here in a good way. Yep, the choice was obvious. " I'll take it!" Nick said loudly, shaking hands with the hokage while discreetly copying his chakra and techniques to his own body. 'Things are finally looking up.' Nick thought as he smiled to himself.
"Right , now we need to worry about something else. Where are your parents, surely they must be looking for you?" The old man asked Nick. After the question Nick was crestfallen. Seeing the sadness in the boy's eyes, the third hokage saw his mistake. "I'm sorry, I didn't know." he said. "No, it's fine. I'm over it." Nick said, wiping a tear from his face. "By the way, what is your name, for reference and what not." the Third asked. "The name's Nick. Nick Greene." said boy responded. "Nick, that's an odd name. Since you have nowhere to go, I have an apartment I can..." "No thank you sir, I already have a place I want to live. And my roommate should be here in three...two...one." Nick said before our favorite blond barged in, hoping to go get ramen until he saw everyone's eyes on him. "Hey old man, who's he?" Naruto asked, pointing at Nick. Sarutobi and Kakashi were stunned for a second. "Naruto, How would you like a roommate?" Sarutobi asked the blond. "A roommate, really!" Naruto yelled, doing backflips with barely suppressed glee. "Yes, this is Nicholas, but he goes by Nick." the Third told the boy. "Hey, you wanna be friends, Nick?" Naruto asked, holding his hand out hopefully. Looking at the hand, Nick then put his hands behind his head. "Nope." Nick said in a bored voice. Naruto looked like he was about to cry and both Kakashi and the Third hokage had worried expressions on their face. "How about...best friends?" Nick asked, now holding out his hand. Naruto shook it furiously, almost taking it off as Sarutobi chuckled. 'I suspect that they really are going to be the best of friends.' he thought, with a smile etched on his face as Naruto left with his newfound friend being dragged with him. "Hokage-sama, what about the council." Kakashi said grimly. "Shit." the Third cursed. There was no way he could keep the information of the boy's arrival from them. "They will not touch him while I'm hokage." Sarutobi said, determined to keep Nick out of the council's hands.
Ignoring the hateful glares that came from everyone around them,the two friends made their way to Naruto's apartment. "We're here!" Naruto said, waving his hands towards it like it was a mansion. The apartment building didn't look very good, with a hole in one of the walls and a broken window or six. To be honest, the place looked like crap. 'This place looks like crap, how does he live here.' Nick thought, as he sifted through the memories he gathered from the Third. "I know it doesn't look like much but hey, it's better than nothing." Naruto said, adding in his infamous fox grin. The inside was worse than the outside, with mold creeping on the wall and random pieces of trash around the place.' No place like home.' Nick thought to himself, remembering the condition of the orphanage being almost exactly like this. "Naruto,you wanna clean this up?" Nick asked, hoping his friend would help. "I would but it's too much to clean by ourselves." Naruto said, adding in dramatic arm waving for effect. Nick just smirked and made a hand sign. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" 5 Nicks suddenly appeared in separate poofs of smoke, ready to do some task for the original. Naruto had stars in his eyes, his respect for his friend increasing ten-fold. "Please teach me how to do that! Please, I'll do anything."Naruto said as he started bowing. " Alright, but on one condition. You have to call me sensei." Nick said with a smile. Naruto hugged him viciously, making it hard for Nick to breath. "You got it Nick-sensei, I'll make you proud!" Naruto screamed, almost deafening Nick. "What have I done?" Nick asked while crying anime tears.
Thanks for reading everybody. If I got anything wrong, like jutsu names or anything else, feel free to correct me by reviewing. If you have any advice so i don't screw this up, review. Expect a time skip next chapter.