Conquer Your Demons
This is my other new story next to Kawarimi no Naruto. Like that one, I am always going to be 1 chapter ahead of what I'm posting, just so that if I get a major writing block, there won't be horrible issues. Also, this fic is almost a polar opposite of Kawarimi no Naruto, centering around an all powerful, but split-personality Naruto who doesn't know what to do with himself until someone gives hima purpose. I hope you enjoy it!
A/N: This is the next story I intend to finish. Date of proclamation: 3/11/2015. I am going to repost the first few chapters to correct obvious inconsistencies.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of its contents.
Prologue: New Kyuubi
On a dark summer night, in front of the great gates of Iwa, a black clad figure strode. Red lightning streaked across the sky, thunderclaps in sync with the figure's footsteps. A man clad in the garb of the Land of Stone moved to block its path; knife in hand. The kunai glowed bright with chakra and stabbed through the figure lightning-quick, but for nothing. Promptly, the man's head exploded, not even the hiss of his windpipes audible before his whole body followed suite. The night air remained calm, if only for a moment.
A second man stepped forward, his hands flashing through quick movements in rhythm, summoning a grand dragon of stone. He rode atop it, bursting towards the darkened figure. Just as it barreled down on him, the whole of its body turned to ash. The rider was pulverized in an instant, crushed to dust before he'd even recognized what had happened.
The figure strode forward, never breaking his gait as his hands came together. His hands held a stone, studded with rubies and single slit diamond in the middle. Clicks of a foreign tongue bellowed forth, as the figure stopped parallel to the grand gates of Iwa. The gates had withstood three great wars, but all defenses can be broken. Red lightning scorched forth, decimating the walls and melting the stone gate to a featureless miasma. Now the figure picked up speed, storming forth and emanating pure, terrifying power. The screams to follow were each and all cut short.
BREAK
"Hokage-sama!" Exclaimed the youngest of the new Sannin, Konohamaru. He burst through the door to the Hokage's office uninvited, although that wasn't new for the young man. He grasped in his hands a worn parchment, likely from a ninja courier. The aged blonde Hokage looked up from her desk to entertain the boy; for he still was just a boy and he was still too excitable. One brow raised she motioned for him to speak.
Managing to look at least somewhat sheepish, the Sannin took a deep breath and continued. "Hokage-sama, another attack. This time it was in Iwa."
"And? We expected that. We've had scouts trailing him for over a month and all signs have pointed to Iwa. What, did he wipe out that village too?" Tsunade was frankly getting sick of the news. All of it was bad and none of it was a surprise. Ever since the attacks began she was just focused on protecting her village. However, for the span of six years, the attacks never once came close to Fire Country territory.
"And he… she.. it. That. Motto! Motto not only knocked down the gates of Iwa but he slaughtered more than a quarter of their ninja. Almost all of them were black ops." Konohamaru shouted. He quickly unrolled the parchment and handed it over to the Hokage who now had a growing aura of worry about her.
"That's the second village he's hit. It's been awhile since he even touched an armed nation. And aren't the gates of Iwa impenetrable? Where did you get this information?"
"I saw it myself. I ventured out there –" The young Sannin found himself nursing a bump on his head.
"Of course you went and saw it for yourself. You know, maybe I should just confine you to fire country. One of these days you might actually run into him on the road, and then what happens? Just because he was your friend doesn't mean he'd be nice to you." Tsunade stated, matter-of-factly.
A look of confusion covered the young Sannin's face, just as Tsunade slapped a hand over her mouth. "What do you mean he was my friend. Who was my friend?"
"I said 'rend'. Like he would rend you…." Tsunade quickly tried to cover her error. She subtly began weaving a genjutsu to try to force the young man to forget, but for once the man proved too skilled. He quickly formed some seals and disrupted the chakra flow.
"Nuh-uh. Why did you say 'he' and why did you say 'friend'? You know who Motto is, don't you?" Konohamaru's face held a look of stern determination. It wasn't the first time he'd suspected as much.
The Hokage sighed. "I guess it might be time that you knew. After all, it's only a matter of time until he seeks revenge. Tell me what you know about our friend Motto."
"He appeared about six years ago, following the death of Akatsuki. He wields red lightning as his primary attack and is virtually invulnerable. Two years after his appearance he walked into Oto and murdered every last ninja, even Orochimaru himself. This is known as the Oto Massacre. Two years after that he appeared in a lab in Water Country. It's said he has the Sharingan or a similar doujutsu and is a master of illusions. His origins are unknown. His actual name is unknown." The man recounted.
"Yes, that's mostly true. However, his origin is known, as is his name. Uzumaki Naruto, formerly of Konoha."
Konohamaru's world shattered.
FLASHBACK
"Naruto, Naruto-niisan, you can't take this mission! You'll die! Facing the leader of Akatsuki, who do you think you are? You're only 16. You can't control it, it'll shorten your life! Naruto-niisan? Are you listening?!" Konohamaru stormed down the street yelling at Naruto. It was midnight, and the market was empty, but his bright blond hair seemed silvery in the moonlight.
"NARUTO!" The blond man seem to be shaken out of his stupor by the sudden shout, but he remained silent. No words could reach him now; he'd made up his mind to end the hunt by killing the hunters. It was what he'd been training himself for these past two and a half years.
"Konohamaru…" The brown haired teenager froze in place. Usually it was 'brat this' and 'brat that'. Naruto was being serious.
"I need to do this, not for me, but for the safety of the people. Akatsuki is strong, they could decimate this village themselves, my simply being here puts the people in danger. If I can't kill them, I'll kill myself. They won't get their hands on the nine-tails. I promise that, for the sake of the future of this world."
"Nar-" Konohamaru began, but was stopped by a shout, almost demonic in pitch.
"NO! I am not backing out of this, I am not putting any of my precious people in danger. If I don't come back, I'm dead. Live on, be brave, and remember: you are only as great as you make yourself. There are no shortcuts to becoming strong."
Silently, Konohamaru thought to himself 'You are a great man, Naruto-niisan, and a great fool… Please come back soon….'
END FLASHBACK
Konohamaru was stunned into silence. His niisan was alive?! "How could he be alive?"
Tsunade heaved a sigh and began explaining the strange situation. "Naruto, when he went on the suicide mission, left one thing behind: My necklace. It helped him control the Kyuubi. Without it he was forced to use its entire power all at once. When he fought Akatsuki, he killed them all and sent me a letter explaining how…. I figure you, of all people, have the right to know, seeing as you helped him through his training before he left. Here."
Tsunade fished out an envelope and gave it to the Sannin sitting across from her. The man slowly opened the envelope, before allowing his eyes to take in the only news he'd received from Naruto in 6 years.
Obaa-chan,
I hope this letter finds you well. I don't have much time, so I'll be brief. My attack worked, but I was right about the cost… I only have a few more minutes before 'it' sets in, but it worked. The Akatsuki are all dead. Don't tell the public what happened, wouldn't want them to know the result of my 'valiant' effort. I need to go now, it's starting. Bye obaa-chan…
Konohamaru looked up. "Well?"
"Well what?" Tsunade asked, looking at him intently.
"What is 'it' and what happens when 'it' sets in?" He said, angry and frustrated.
"He didn't tell you?" Tsunade asked, surprised. The man shook his head. "His suicide technique allowed him to contain all of Kyuubi's chakra within his body, if only for a moment, then let it surge all around him. The resulting overload of chakra would cause a massive explosion with him at its core, killing him and vaporizing everything around him, at least that's what he said. However, it was much like his rasengan: the outer shell needed to contain the power so it could be released at once. Naruto's chakra subdued the Kyuubi's, until just before it was overwhelmed. As far as I'm concerned that letter means that the technique didn't kill him. Whatever Motto is, or Naruto, he is an aberration. He is a hybrid of the two. The explosion didn't kill him: the 'it' is the alternate personality of Naruto…"
"I don't understand…"
"Konohamaru… Naruto is the new Kyuubi."
Prologue End