Uploaded: August 17, 2012. (will be using this to help guesstimate update times for people)
Written: August 11-14, 2012.
Edited: September 22, 2012. (Version 1.2)
Hello, I'm Kriegmarine; a new author to FF. This here will be my second story to be created and published on FanFiction. I have put much work into its creation, but that is not to say that it's anywhere near perfect. All help is welcomed (and encouraged!) to create a better end-product for you, the reader. Such help can be expressed through PM's or reviews (the latter would be preferred so as that I may know what story, as there will be others over-time, you are talking about). Lastly, I'm terrible with these AN things, but meh. Keep in mind that the first couple of chapters will follow somewhat closely with canon and diverge at some point later.
"Talking/Jutsu"
"Whispering"
'Thinking'
"Text in a book"
"Demon/Summon talking"
"Demon/Summon whispering"
'Demon/Summon thinking'
(Not exactly proper grammar, but helps discern what-is-what when reading)
FYI: My stories shall all be rated "M" for safety's sake. I nor FanFiction are, in any way, responsible for what you choose to read. (cussing, violence, dark matter, etc... all the tasty bits that make up stories will be in my stories. As such; if you're under 18, your funeral if you get caught n00b.)
Disclaimer: I will make it clear that I do not own Naruto or any of its characters, settings, and techniques save my own creations. If anyone spots a problem in my story that goes against this do please let me know so that I may correct the issue.(I may mistakenly take and use techniques, scenarios, or items created by other authors without giving them due credit. It is not that I don't want to credit them, but more because my memory is shit.)
Kyuubi Revealed: The Shattered Veil
"...While researching the Scroll of Seals, I found a very interesting piece of information about our student here. You see, he has a unique seal in-place between his eyes on the bridge of his nose. What does this seal do, you ask? From what I could determine, It is an advanced henge seal. This begs the question: Just what is it hiding?" Mizuki looked away from Iruka and back to Naruto, depravity emanating from his being. "WHY DON'T WE FIND OUT!" He maniacally stated before rushing towards Naruto, his arm outstretched.
Naruto edged away, taken off-guard by the sudden twist of events. "S-stay back! Don-" "RELEASE!" Mizuki shouted, thrusting his palm onto where he learned the seal was located, regardless of Naruto's pleas. As soon as his palm hit the hidden seal, a thick cloud of smoke blanketed the area, hiding everything in the vicinity.
Iruka was painfully squinting his eyes, trying to see through the smoke. He sluggishly staggered towards where he last saw the two. He was about to shout out to Naruto when he felt a breeze pick up. When the smoke cleared he fell back, his blood turned to ice. 'I-i-impossible...'
Several hours earlier...
"YOU FAIL!"
As he stared at his two teachers, Naruto felt a myriad of feelings and emotions; confusion, shock, denial, anger, and despair to name but a few. He had worked, for the entirety of his short life, for this very moment; The moment he graduated from the Academy and became a ninja for his village, Konohagakure no Sato. He had lived with the hate that was heaped upon himself; The whispers and muttering from the shadows. The shouts, glares, and various missiles thrown at him when in the open. But he could never for the life of him figure out why. Why were the villagers so cruel to him? Why did they call him 'Demon' and 'Abomination' if they were not actively seeking to cause him pain whenever he came by? Lastly, why did they always try to kill him on his birthday of October 10th, the day of the Kyuubi Festival?
Naruto knew that his one and only chance to ever be accepted, to ever possibly be loved, by his village was to become one of its protectors; A Ninja. So when Jiji asked him on his seventh birthday whether or not he wanted to become a ninja, he jumped at the chance.
He entered the Academy three month's later, two years earlier than most others in his age group. In the beginning he was an attentive, if quite, student, but trouble soon followed... like it always had.
Whenever he began whispering to others nearby for help or lost attention during class, he was forced to stand in the hallway next to the classroom, an 'example' for his classmates. He found that he had much trouble with the academy techniques, but whenever he asked for help he was either yelled at or turned away by his teachers to "learn the techniques through your own work; We did our part, now you do yours." He left the teachers alone after asking such questions. Naruto watched others with similar problems receive the help they wanted, that they needed, and it left him bitter.
'Why me?' Naruto thought to himself, watching a teacher help one of his fellow classmates during his third year in the Academy, hiding his woes behind a care-free mask. 'What have I ever done to be so hated, so despised, by everyone around me? I have never intentionally hurt anyone, but they call me a 'Demon child'. Hell, I try to help people whenever possible, yet they reward me with beatings and glares. I joined the Academy to become a fellow ninja, yet if anything everyone hates me more...'
Naruto's hard work soon gave way to a personality begging for attention of any form; From a mid-grade he fell to the dead last of his class. He payed less attention during lessons, opting to sleep instead. His questioning whispers changed to boisterous shouts during lectures, earning the ire of students and teachers alike. The most obvious, and in some peoples' opinion diabolical, change were the pranks.
From the graffiti drawn on storefronts to the cans of shaving cream he rigged to explode in teachers' desks, Naruto became infamous for his pranks and the bane of ANBU everywhere. It was an daily sight to see a child being chased by packs of ANBU, never once getting caught by his pursuers. Over the four years in the Academy, the pranks became more complex:
Balloons filled with paint unleashed on everyone in the market after activating stink bombs in the market stalls and storefronts, painting everyone present a livid orange color.
Replacing all of the Akimichi Clan's clothes with chef uniforms after he had glued ladles to their hands, some of which decided to continue sporting the uniforms to this day.
Lacing the clothes of every male in the Inuzuka Clan with female pheromones just before unleashing the Inuzuka Dogs of War.
His most well-known prank at the time was when he glued sunglasses and walking canes to the majority of the Hyuga Clan during the night, a parody based upon their eyes.
When Naruto's first graduation exam came, many in the village were hoping that he would fail (while all of the ANBU were praying that he would pass if it were to end his devious pranking days). He failed his first exam, unleashing another year of hell for the ANBU. His second exam came and went, the results the same as before (along with a marked increase of mentally-unstable ANBU operatives). This year was his third and final exam, but it would appear that the results were to be the same.
"Don't you think you're over-reacting a bit, Iruka?" one of the two teachers asked, glancing over to his scarred colleague.
"What do you mean, Mizuki?" Iruka questioned, looking to his silver-haired associate.
"Well, he was able to make all of the necessary clones needed to pass and that... Henge of his is very advanced. Also, the entire village knows about his pranks and the chases that come with them. How could they not? If he can allude ANBU, what is to say he can't do the same with ninja from other villages? Surely he could pass just from that!" the now-named Mizuki pleaded, waving his arm towards Naruto.
Naruto's hopes were lifted, but were soon brutally crushed by what was said next.
"We can't do that; While he did make three clones, they were closer to corpses than proper copies. They would not fool anyone! While he has lost ANBU pursuit, we must keep in mind that the ANBU are on fairly good terms with him. If they were hostile, they would go to far greater lengths in order to capture him. My decision stands; Seeing as this was his third, and final, chance to pass, Naruto will no longer be considered for Ninja Training." Iruka stated, leaving no room for negotiation. He looked away from Mizuki's pleading face and rested his gaze upon the blonde, spiky-haired teen before him. "I really am sorry, Naruto, but I simply cannot let you pass. Do please understand-"
Naruto, at this point, was no longer paying attention to Iruka's calming tones. Holding his hands before his lowered gaze, he stared at them; He had other thoughts on his mind.
'All of my time and effort; was it really for nothing? Am I forever destined to be hated by all around me?'
Naruto was brought out of his inner turmoil by the sudden appearance of Iruka's face right before him, a pained expression painted on his features.
"Naruto..." Iruka slowly began. "I know that this hurts, I really do, but it had to be done. If I let you pass, I may as well had ordered your execution." Iruka did not notice Naruto flinch, having chosen at that moment to look out of the window in the exam room.
"The Ninja World is a dangerous place, unfitting of someone with your level of skill. Had you payed more attention in class or practiced more, perhaps this would not have happened, but what is done is done. Now, if you want, we can talk later and-" Iruka was cut off by Naruto running out of the exam room and conjoining classroom, his head lowered towards the floor in a poor attempt to hide the tears falling freely from his face.
Iruka let out a long sigh. 'I really hope you understand someday...' he thought. He then walked back to the table holding the testing papers for the exam and picked up the clipboard holding a paper with the names of his other students. "Alright, who is next..."
Iruka never noticed the smirk from the teacher seated behind him nor the worried expression crossing a certain Hyuga's face.
"Naruto-kun..." she whispered.
A slow build up to the turning point of my story; BEAR WITH ME, COMRADES!
PS: I don't take credit for the Hyuga prank. Saw it in one of the stories here on FF.
EDIT: Some grammar changes.