Darkvizardking: Hello folks, I was trying to make ideas for my other fics, when this story started to flood into my head, well, that's what I get for playing Darkness 2 so much. Irregardless, this crazy shit is here, and it's gonna get gory, so if you are into it, get some snacks, if not, you might want to have a bucket nearby. Side note, everyone is dressed in their pre-shippuden attire, unless it gets changed.
Jinchuuriki of the Darkness
Chapter 1: Darkness rises in the Forest of death
Naruto Uzumaki was not having a good week. First, his so called sensei decided to enroll him and his team into the biannual Chuunin exam that had made it's way to Konoha, and that was after he encountered a team of genin from Sunagakure (Village hidden in the sand), and spending a couple weeks after their first C-ranked mission resting. The trio seemed a little off, what with the redhead constantly having an insane undertone in his eyes, and one of them dressed as some kind of cat, wearing a mummy on his back, though the blond girl seemed normal enough, and if he were honest, hot, much easier on the eyes then his female teammate.
When they got to the academy to register on the day of the exam, Sasuke, one of the last Uchiha and Naruto's male teammate, was challenged by another Konoha genin, Rock Lee. Being a genin with a full year's experience, Lee was able to crush Sasuke with ease, much to Naruto's secret enjoyment. Once the fight was over, the team moved on upstairs, and ran into Kakashi, their sensei, though Naruto held a scowl back the entire time Kakashi told them about how the exams could only be taken as teams. Once inside, the first test was revealed to be a written test, something Naruto would admit was not his strong suit, given the lack of education the academy teachers shamelessly never gave him. Lacking the resource to cheat, he patiently waited for the test to end, though he felt eyes staring at him the entire time, and when he looked back, he noticed the girl from the only sound team looking at him, though she averted her eyes quickly after. Once the exam was over, a new proctor came into the room via crashing through the window in a large sheet. After the pleasantries were done, she led them to Training ground 44, the forest of death. And the site of where we find our hero, two days into the test.
Sasuke stood on a large tree branch, frozen in fear. A large snake was closing in on his location, it's jaw wide open. Sasuke closed his eyes, waiting for his end. When it didn't come, he slowly opened his eyes and saw Naruto holding the snake back, a light red aura surrounding him, and his head down, his hair covering his eyes. When he lifted his head, his trademark whiskers were darker and thicker, his hair seemed spikier then usual, and his eyes, while usually blue, were a feral red. Sasuke heard, "Whats wrong, are you afraid?" Sasuke noticed Naruto grinning, and even his teeth looked more feral. Naruto then took out a kunai, flipped into reverse grip, and stabbed the snake right in the eye, making it vanish, showing it was a summon.
Sasuke stared as Naruto looked at the blood on his hands, and his grin almost seemed to grow. What no one but Naruto heard, was a voice telling him to relish it, but it was faint, as if something was getting in it's way, 'YeS, ThAt Is tHe RiGhT Way, KILL MORE!' He turned to see the summoner, a Kusa Kunoichi with an elongated tongue. He recognized her as the woman who snuck up the the proctor, but then he saw her eye it was yellow and had a slit, like a snake's. He growled out, "Well if it isn't Orochimaru, as if your pet snake wasn't a big enough give away." The now revealed Orochimaru chuckled as he peeled away the fake face and said, "Well, I'm surprised a little genin like you knows about me. I would of figured my name would of been wiped out of the record." Naruto merely smirked and said, "Why should I tell you, how I know doesn't matter, not to you."
Naruto charged, his speed higher then Orochimaru expected. He noticed Naruto's eyes and thought, 'The Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, he could be troublesome.' He then lashed out with his tongue, wrapping the appendage around Naruto's neck, just when the genin was about to plunge his claws into his neck. Orochimaru performed a few hands signs, and the fingertips of his right hand glowed as purple flames appeared. Naruto struggled to try and remove the offending appendage from his neck, before he felt something slam into his stomach, and he heard, "Five Pronged Seal!" Naruto felt the chakra of his tenant subside as his mind started to slip out of consciousness. But the voice returned, seemingly clearer, "Sooooonn"
Orochimaru looked down his tongue at the unconscious genin, and merely tossed him off the branch, letting him plummet to the forest floor below. Sakura, Naruto's female teammate, saw him fall and tried to use a kunai to make him stick to the tree, sadly, it missed the hem of his jumpsuit by an inch, and all Sakura and Sasuke could do was watch as he fell.
(Naruto's mindscape)
Naruto's eyes opened to see what looked like a sewer, except something was wrong. It was slowly changing, the walls and floor getting covered in what looked like tentacles, he heard a voice reverberate through the halls, "KIT! WATCH OUT!" Naruto then felt a gust of wind blast through the hallway, pushing him back, and out of his mind.
(clearing) (Now would be a good time to play Monster by Skillet)
Naruto opened his eyes, and he heard, "Looks like our lucky day, we found a tree hugger to get rid of." "Hell, if he has a scroll it'd be icing on the cake." "Hey, you notice something? He looks a lot like that bastard Yondaime." "You're right. This will make killing him more fun." Naruto tried to move, only to find his right leg busted, 'Damn it, I can't feel the fox's power anymore, what did Orochimaru do to me?' He looked up to see three teams, all of them bearing the symbol of Iwa on their headbands. He saw them slowly pull kunai out of their pouches, and Naruto could only think, 'God dammit, is this gonna be the end of me? If I get out of this, I'm gonna kill Hatake for pushing this on us!' 'ThAt CaN bE ArRaNnGeD!'
Naruto felt time around slow, and he wondered, 'What the hell is going on?' He felt a cold feeling rise out of him, and to his surprise, two snake like appendages form behind him, the voice from before shouting, "AT LAST, I FEEEEEEDDDD!" He felt time start to speed up as he was lifted off the ground.
Through you, I will display my power,
One of the Iwa genin shouted, "Oh god, what the hell is that!" He was quickly grabbed by one of the snakes, and screamed as it plunged into his chest, tore up through his throat and came out of his mouth, the still beating heart in it's mouth, which it quickly swallowed. The others tried to run, only for multiple pairs of yellow eyes to look at them through the darkness of the forest. They slowly started to back away, only for the yellow eyes to move forward, showing a horde of little imps, each looking generic while they were led as a whole by five, each looking like they had a purpose.
Through you, I am born,
The first had a club in it's hand, and was oddly dressed like it was wearing a potato sack. It grabbed one of the genin and proceeded to bash his head in. The second had something on her back which she pulled to the front and aimed at a trio of genin, she merely said, "Death to the Commies!" before she started to tear them apart via her machine gun. She only got three of them, while the third grabbed one of the genin that tried to run, and Naruto barely saw that it wore a gentleman's suit before it pulled the ripcord on it's back, blowing up itself and the genin, causing his body parts to splatter all over the clearing. The fourth paralyzed another genin by shocking him with electric tongs connected to a battery on it's back, then plunged the tongs right into his mouth, and fried his brain.
The fifth was by far the oddest. It wore a dead cat on it's head, and wore what looked like a flag like a strange toga, the flag itself had red, blue and white strips, (British flag/Union Jack), and he saw it grab one of the few genin left, and crawl up it's back, before ripping the genin's throat out using one of it's claws.
You are my puppet!
The first snake threw the dead genin at the last one alive, causing him to crash into a tree. He tried to move, only to feel something impale him in the chest. He looked down to see a spiked tentacle and he said, "Are you, Yami?", and he then felt it rip out of him, taking his heart with it. Naruto's eyes widened as a large black hole erupted in the center of the clearing, sucking in the dead bodies, before exploding in a manner that caused bits to fly everywhere. He felt a surge of pain erupt in his leg as he felt it knit back together, and he finally felt his feet touch the ground.
Naruto backs away as he shouts, "What the fuck just happened! Where did you guys come from! What the fuck are you!" The imp with the cat on his head chuckled and said, "Well 'ello Monkey, Nice to see ya. I'm sure you have a lot of questions, but for now, you have more important things to take care of boss. We got you some old weapons that can help with the darkness. Now you gotta get going." The imp made a motion to come forward, and two did, a box in their hands that had a dark feeling wafting off it. Naruto opened the box to see a katana that was slightly chipped on it's edge, a sign on constant use, the purple symbols near the handle were oddly kanji, but none he recognized. The handle of the blade was mostly normal, but the pommel and the area just under the blade almost looked like they were covered in eggs. The second weapon had a handle grip, and was two tubes stuck together. It had two pieces of metal sticking out at the top, and he saw that there were four glowing slits that were down the side of each of the barrels. (Kusanagi and Arm of the night (1))
Naruto looked at them and asked, "What are these? They feel, familiar." The darklings chuckled, and the leader, (from Naruto's viewpoint), said, "Ah, they should monkey, these weapons were once held by humans, but had a touch of the darkness it'elf in them. The markings you see on them are actually fragments of the Darkness. They used to be cursed, but over time, their curse broke which is good because they were a bit of a pain." Naruto raised an eyebrow at the mention of a curse, and asked, "What curse?" The darkling chuckled again, and said, "The sword was used to kill ten thousand innocent souls, and whoever wielded it had to kill the same number of evil souls, and with each day that a victim wasn't claimed, it would take a year off you life. It's been redeemed, and now it's power is unrestrained. The gun on the other hand, whoever used it didn't live past the age of 30, but that was broken by it's last user living to 31, then dying right after." He then shook his head and said, "Why are we just standing around? We need to get going." Naruto nodded and said, "You might wanna get on my back then, I can move a lot faster if I don't need to wait for you." He held the sword and gun in his hands, as the Darkling leaped onto his shoulder. The others vanished into the darkness of the canopy as the duo jumped into the tree branches.
(Clearing- while Naruto was attacked by the Iwa nin)
Sakura felt a chill go down her spine. After Naruto fell to his 'death', she struggled to get Sasuke somewhere safe, after Orochimaru bit him on the neck, causing a hickey to appear on his neck. Since then, he's been unconscious, hence why she had to drag him away. She managed to find a clearing that had a tree with a opening in it's roots. Even though she placed traps around the area, everything had her on edge, every little noise. She even threw a kunai at a squirrel because it got too close.
Sakura could feel her eyes starting to droop due to lack of sleep. She soon nodded off for a few seconds, only to snap awake as she heard, "Wake up Sasuke, we're here to kill him." Sakura turned and saw the trio of Oto genin that attacked Kabuto before the first exam. The two males of the group looked at her with lust, the mummy with bloodlust, the other, it almost made her want to back away. The female of the team on the other hand, looked apprehensive, and looked as if she were about to run. Sakura stood up, though her knees were about to buckle from exhaustion. The second male, Zaku, moved forward, only for the first, Dosu, to hold his arm out in front of him and said something that shook Sakura to the core "Hold it, a booby trap isn't very good if it's noticed before it's sprung."
Dosu looked over the clearing and said, "Grass has uprooted, soil over turned, it's far too obvious. You'll have to work a lot harder then that to get the drop on us." He then stepped forward, not noticing Sakura grin and cut a rope hidden behind her. Dosu heard something crashing through the trees, only to turn and see a large log going right for them. Dosu smirked and he said, "Still not enough!" He slammed his right fist right into the log, causing a bracer to be shown. He merely flicked the side of it, and the log was destroyed. Sakura really started to feel fear, as her trump card was wiped out easily. She felt a hand on her hair as it was pulled back harshly, and looked back to see the girl, Kin, her hand clenching her hair.
Zaku grinned and said, "Nice one Kin, keep her still while we kill her little boy-toy over there." Kin kept an impassive visage, while mentally she was fuming, 'This disgusting little bitch! The feel of her hair! It's much better then mine, no doubt she spends so much time caring for it then her training. And she has the nerve to push around that cute blond like he was worthless.' She pulled the hair in her hand harder, and noticed Sakura taking a kunai out of her pouch. Kin scoffed as she said, "What is that gonna do?" Sakura smirked as she said, "Oh it's not for you." She then surprised all involved by cutting her hair. The looks of surprise were mostly on Team 10, the second generation Ino-Shika-Cho, who were hiding in the bushes near by.
Zaku cursed as he noticed Sakura escaping and pointed his palm in her direction. He let a murderous grin cross his face, only for a green clad leg to strike him across the face.
Naruto jumped across the tree branches, the darkling pointing out directions from atop his head. Naruto , slightly curious, asked, "How do you know where they are?" His companion chuckled and said, "That's because I can sense the darkness, it's telling me where to lead you Monkey. Not sure why it's being so 'elpful, but I wouldn't complain too much." Naruto nodded, and to his surprise, his companion shouted, "Move it Monkey! I can sense a strong dark force a'ead of us!"
Sasuke slowly picked himself up a swirl of purple chakra surrounding him. His face and left arm were covered in black flame like markings. He looked toward Sakura and asked, "Who did this to you?" Sakura shivered at his flat tone, but Zaku, in his pride, said, "We did it!" Sasuke merely looked at the trio, and said, "Well then, you three will be the first to taste my new power." he vanished, only to appear in front of Dosu, and gave him a quick kick to the stomach, along with a punch to the chest, causing the mummy to hit a tree hard, knocking him out. He then turned toward Zaku, who in a bout of fear, pointed the holes in his palms straight at Sasuke, and shouted his worst jutsu, "EXTREME DECAPITATING AIRWAVE!"
A blast of wind tore out of his arms, headed right for Sasuke, who was gone when the smoke cleared. Zaku breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Blew him away." he then felt his arms get pulled behind him as he heard, "Blew who away?" Sasuke started to pull Zaku's arms back as he said, "You seem proud of these, perhaps I should get rid of them!" He started to pull harder, until a sickening snap was heard, the tell-tale sign that Zaku's arms were broken. Zaku fell in a heap as Sasuke let go of his arms.
Sasuke then, much to the apprehension of all in the clearing, set his sights on Kin, who was painfully leaning on one of the trees in the area, due to damage to her back. Ino thought it was smart to hijack her body using her Mind transfer jutsu, and held a kunai to her neck, thinking Kin's team would give in. Sadly, Zaku was the one that callously blasted her into the tree, Ino having jumped out of her body before impact. She closed her eyes as she heard his footsteps getting closer, Sasuke drawing a kunai as he did so, and she mentally begged, 'Oh god please, I beg you, someone help me!'
She waited for the blade to pierce her flesh, but the feeling never came, instead, she heard a metallic clang, and slowly opened her eyes. Her face tinted red as she saw the blonde from the first exam in front of her, holding a sword and fending off the crazed Uchiha, and pointed a strange weapon at the Uchiha's face. Naruto glared and said, "That's enough Sasuke, you see she's beaten, stop." Despite the situation, Sasuke grinned and said, "Make me dead last. With this power, I surpass you!" Naruto narrowed his eyes as he said, "You should not have said that." A dark feeling pressed itself onto everyone as the dark snakes returned to Naruto's shoulders.
Kin shivered in fear, and Naruto looked back at her, grinned and said, "It's alright, I'll keep you safe." She felt her blush creep back onto her face, while Naruto turned back and heard, "He DaReS tHiNk He iS sUpErIoR tO ME! SILENCE HIM!" Naruto mentally shook his head as he thought, 'Sorry, I need him alive, for now.' He flipped the sword so he was holding it in reverse grip, and bashed the pommel against Sasuke's head, disorienting him as one of the snakes grabbed him and slammed him into the ground.
Sasuke's marks receded as he was no longer conscious, and the genin breathed a sigh of relief. Neji and Tenten, who were up in a tree since Sasuke woke up, came down as Tenten ogled over Naruto's sword and asked, "Where did you hide such a sword! You didn't have it before!" Naruto merely chuckled nervously as he said, "Well, it was a gift from a friend." He then heard Ino shriek as she screamed, "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT! SOME KIND OF MONKEY!" He turned to where she was pointing as one of the other Darklings came into the clearing holding three scrolls, the blood on them showing it was from the Iwa genin he had slaughtered, or rather, the Darkness slaughtered. He gladly took the scrolls, and the Darkling vanished into black smoke. Naruto then felt the snakes on his shoulders disperse as a fist collided against his head, a voice yelled, "NARTUO-BAKA! LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO SASUKE-KUN!"
Naruto turned to her with a glare, and in a tone he didn't know he had, he said, "Shut the fuck up you annoying little bitch! In case you didn't notice, your precious Sasuke was out of control! What if he turned on you huh? Tell me that! Could your sorry ass do something to stop him? I think the fuck NOT!" He then pistolwhipped Sakura in the back of the head when she took a breath to start yelling. He then grumbled, "How the fuck we didn't get ambushed because of her voice i'll never know."
Many of the genin were shocked to hear him say that, Ino among them, as she saw first hand how much of a crush the blonde had for the pinkette. Lee slowly stood up as he noticed two oto genin on the ground, the third looking at Naruto with a blush on her face, Sakura on the ground unconscious, and his teammates looking at Naruto. He then asked, "What has happened here?" Naruto merely shook his head and said, "Not something you want to hear. Trust me."
Naruto then searched his pouch, and to his relief, found the Heaven scroll Sasuke was going to throw away. He then looked at the scrolls from the Iwa genin, two Earth and one Heaven. He then looked to Team 10 and Team Gai and said, "So, which ones do you need?" Tenten and Ino looked at as if he were crazy, and Tenten asked, "Well, not to be ungrateful, but why?" Naruto gave a slight smile as he said, "Well, Lee came to the rescue while I was, indisposed, as it were. He didn't have to, but he did it anyway. Ino, you and your team no doubt tried to help as well. Now I don't want to hear any refusal, we have a spare of each. Consider this paying you guys back for helping. And I hate to hold onto a debt."
Shikamaru sighed and said, "Alright, we do need an earth scroll." Neji merely sighed as well and said, "And we are in need of a heaven scroll." They both noticed their needed scroll heading right for them, and when they caught them, they noticed Naruto walking over to Kin, and he asked, "Are you hurt anywhere?" She shyly nodded and said, "My back, it was hurt when I got blasted into this tree." She noticed Naruto make two clones, which picked up his teammates as he slowly picked her up, carefully placing her on his back. He then turned and looked at the others, "See you at the tower." He then turned back and whispered to Kin, "We're gonna have to go by tree branch, so if your back hurts because of it, sorry in advance." Kin blushed as she thought, 'Why is he being so nice to me?'
Naruto was having his own mental conversation as he jumped through the trees, his clones following close behind, 'What are you doing to me! I would never act so nasty toward my teammates,' 'EvEn iF tHeY DeSeRVe It?' Naruto shook his head clear as he thought, 'That's not the damn point! All I need to do is get to chuunin, and I'll never have to deal with them again. And I can't do that if I bash their heads in!' he felt the darkness laugh, it sending a shiver down his spine, 'Do NoT fReT, WiTh mY PoWeR, yOu wIlL SurPaSS aLl oF tHeSe wEaK moRtALs!' Naruto mentally sighed and thought, 'Thank you. You're far nicer then I expected you to be.'
He could hear it chuckle again as it said, 'YoU cAn ThAnK My pAsT hoSt JaCkIe. ThRouGh HiM, I lEaRnEd ThAt It iS bEtTeR tO WorK WITH, rAtHeR ThEN aGaInSt.' Naruto nodded, but was broken out of his thoughts as he felt Kin hold on to him tighter, causing him to stop and ask, "You feeling alright?" She nodded and said, "I am, thank you for caring." Naruto smiled and said, "Alright, though, you know you can tell me if something is bothering you. I have experience in dealing with bad teammates." Kin tightened her grip as she said, "Later, okay?" Naruto nodded and took off once again. He nearly kicked himself and asked, "Does the beautiful girl have a name?" Kin blushed and said, "Kin Tsuchi." Naruto smiled and said, "Naruto Uzumaki."
What they didn't realize was that a certain redhaired girl that would have been attacked by a bear below heard them, and in her anger, ran right passed the bear.
(The tower)
Naruto opened the door to the tower, and noticed the darkling hiding in the shadows. He then said, "Guess I should open them now." He then had his clones dump Sakura and Sasuke on the floor, then the clones opened the scrolls. The inside showed a seal in the middle, and the clones dropped the scrolls on the ground. They landed as a plume of smoke erupted from them, and a familiar figure came out of the smoke. The tan skin and scar above the nose proved it was Iruka, Naruto's old academy teacher. Iruka smirked and said, "Naruto, it's good to see you and your team make it here. So, who the girl on your back? Your girlfriend? Glad to see you break that crush on Sakura." Kin and Naruto looked at each other and their faces turned deep red as Naruto said, "Iruka-sensei!"
Iruka laughed, until he saw Sasuke and Sakura on the floor and he said, "What happened to them?" Naruto scowled and said, "Sasuke tried to go too far, and Sakura still has yet to break her own delusions." Iruka shared his scowl as he said, "This is why I did not want Kakashi to enter you three. I trust you Naruto, but I don't trust Sasuke and Sakura. What has Kakashi done training-wise?" Naruto scowled and said, "Teamwork and tree climbing." Iruka looked and him and said, "And?"
Naruto sneered and said, "There is nothing else. Sakura just sits all day staring at Sasuke like he's Kami on earth, and Sasuke gets pulled away to who knows where! That's why I'm glad we got in this, gives me a chance to break away from them." Iruka nodded, and said, "I see, I should tell Hokage-sama about Kakashi's blatant disregard."
Naruto smirked and said, "Don't, not yet anyway." Iruka looked at him expecting an answer, but all he got was a smirk. Naruto then said, "Are there any medics here? She gonna need them for her back." Iruka then nodded and led them out of the room, no one remembering Sasuke and Sakura were still in the room.
(Medic room)
Naruto carefully placed Kin on the bed, and the medic started to apply the medical jutsu needed. Kin felt a wave of relief pass through her, and she sighed in contentment. Naruto couldn't help but blush at her peaceful expression, and he heard, 'YoU CarE fOr HeR, DoN'T yOu?' He felt his blush deepen as he thought, 'Wha, what are you talking about? I just met her!' He heard it say, 'DoN'T LiE, JacKiE WaS tHe SamE WaY WitH hIs PrEcIoUs JeNnY.' Naruto dreaded the answer, and he asked, 'What happened?' 'ShE DiEd.'
Naruto froze, and for a reason he didn't understand, he had an image of Kin dead run through his mind, and it made his heart wrench. He noticed the medic was done, and he said, "I took care of her back, she should rest for a day or two to ensure she heals naturally. Naruto then picked her up bridal style, and said, "Thank you." The medic merely nodded and as he watched them walk away, thought, 'To be young and in love.'
Naruto then carried her to a separate room, careful not to make any noise as he could hear Sakura's screeching down the hall. He gently laid her down on the bed, and was about to walk away when he felt her hand around his wrist. He looked back as she asked, "Could you stay with me, please?" Naruto smiled and said, "Sure." He sat on a nearby chair, and the two slowly started to talk.
Dosu and Zaku were trembling with fear. Orochimaru found them passed out in the forest, and he was looking at them with intent to kill. He growled out, "You had a simple job, to kill the Uchiha. And you failed me. And worse off, your own teammate is gone, she could reveal our invasion plans! What the hell did you do!" Zaku, beside himself, said, "She was weak! What good was she besides a bit of entertainment!" Orochimaru's scowl deepened and he said, "Pathetic. I sent you three here for a reason, to represent our village, and you do this! Begone." A large noise came from the bushes behind them, and two boa constrictors entrapped them both, before crushing their bodies. The snakes then devoured the bodies and vanished back to their realm, leaving Orochimaru to think, 'This could be a problem.'
Kin was shivering at the amount of KI that erupted in the room as she said, "I hope those two die in that forest, they made me their, their,' She turned away as she placed her hands near her waist, and Naruto understood what she meant. He placed a comforting hand on her shoulder and said, "Don't worry, if I see them again, there won't be enough to place in a matchbox." Kin smiled, and in a bold move, pressed her lips against his. Naruto felt his face heat up as his eyes widened. Soon the duo broke apart for need of air, and Naruto asked, "Wha, what was that for?"
Kin looked away, her hands covering her cheeks as she said, "I don't know, I just moved on my own." The door was soon kicked open as Naruto scowled, but to his surprise it was a red haired girl, with a cat and bird masked Anbu in tow. She was trying to get out of their grip, but Naruto said, "Easy, she must want something." The Anbu let go, and the girl said, "My name is Karin Uzumaki. And who the hell are you, thinking you can go around using my clan's name!" She pointed an accusing finger, while Naruto merely said, "I'm using it because it's my name! It's the only one I ever had!" Karin grew a tick mark on her head as she said, "You can't be an Uzumaki because we all have red hair! You're blonde!"
Kin cleared her throat, getting the attention drawn to her as she said, "Um, he could just have his father's hair, right?" Karin paused and said, "That does make sense, but, there's still the fact that the only Uzumaki that's been anywhere near Konoha in the last twenty years has been Uzumaki Kushina, and from what I saw of old bingo books, the only person with that shade of blonde would be the Yondaime." It took all of five seconds for the words to sink in, and Naruto shouted, "WHAT THE FUCK! SARUTOBI, I"M GONNA KILL YOUR WRINKLY OLD ASS YOU LYING SON OF A BITCH!" Karin and the Anbu covered their ears, and Karin said, "Geez, what caused that?"
Naruto snarled as he said, "I've been asking him for years about my family, and he's lied over and over again. He tells me, 'I never knew them', or some other bullshit." To the surprise of everyone in the room, Naruto wrapped Karin in a hug, and said, "I'm just glad I have even a shred of my family." Karin hugged him back, and Kin said to the Anbu, "You two might wanna go, everything's fine here." The Anbu nodded, though the cat masked Anbu thought, 'Damn you Sarutobi, keeping a kid from knowing about his family.'
Neko and Tori found the Hokage sitting in his office, and Sarutobi felt a bit of KI coming from Neko, only for it to vanish a second later, he then thought, 'I wonder what set her off.'
(Two days later)
Naruto awoke to find Kin clutching one arm, while Karin was holding the other. Naruto chuckled as he remembered what he and his 'cousin' talked about after the Anbu left.
(Flashback)
Karin sat on the edge of the bed, and said, "So, you never knew about any other Uzumaki? Anywhere?" Naruto shook his head, and said, "No, as far as I knew, I was the only one." Karin then took off her glasses slowly, an action Naruto couldn't help but find alluring, and she said, "Well, I wonder just how we're related, and if it's far enough, perhaps you and I could," Kin paled and said, "Woah there red, cool yourself off, you two could be cousin's for Kami's sake!"
Karin smirked and said, "Oh? Sounds like you just want him for yourself, don't you?" Kin blushed and tried to look away, and Naruto heard, "My mY, YoU cErTaiNlY ArE iN a PicKlE." Naruto mentally groaned and thought, 'The hell are you doing!' He heard it chuckle and say, "JuSt pUshIng What'S tHEre To thE SurFAce. It'S wHaT I'vE bEeN DoIng ThE wHoLe TimE!" Naruto blushed as he thought, 'So, the fact that they're bickering like this, and I've been acting more angry then is because you're pushing our desires to the surface? How?' He heard it chuckle, but it slithered back into the depths of his mind.
Naruto then noticed Karin and Kin still arguing, and he said, "Karin-san, could you tell me more about our clan?" Karin smiled as she started to explain about their clan, their rumored longevity, and even more about the bloodline that some thought they had.
(Flashback end)
Naruto thought to himself, 'To think, we're connected to the Rikudo Sennin. Could I possibly have the Rinnegan?' he heard the Darkness laugh, and it said, "PeRhAps, ThE FoX hElD bAcK a lot, ME InClUDeD. It iS pOsSiBlE." 'What do you mean? I could understand if the seal interfered, but how could Kyuubi do it?' "ThE FoX kEpT Me SePARate FroM YoU, HiDdEn BeHiNd ThE SeAl. I HaVe BeEN WiTh YoU YoUr wHoLe LiFe, YeT AlL I CoUlD Do Was WatCh, wElL NO MORE!"
Naruto smirked and thought, 'Well, it's nice to know SOMEONE in that seal has my back.' He felt the Darkness nod before it went to sleep, and Naruto felt Kin and Karin stir, both glaring at each other as they woke up, and Naruto said, "Now now, no need to get testy, I'm sure it's time we get up." The two nodded, though they kept glaring at each other at each possible moment. Naruto got up and tied his headband around his waist similar to how Lee did it, and placed the Kusanagi on his left side, and the Arm of the Night on his right. It left his hair to fall down naturally, making Karin say, "Wow, get rid of that jumpsuit and whiskers, and you will look like the Yondaime!" Naruto nervously scratched his cheek, and something dawned on him, and he said, "How did you get in the tower? Did your team get a scroll already?"
Karin smirked and said, "They did, but thought they could ditch me and sneak a peek at the scrolls. I managed to steal them in time and drag their asses here. Then well, you know the rest." Naruto merely nodded as he left his jacket open, exposing his black t-shirt, and said, "We sadly need to get to arena floor, pretty sure the five days are up." The two followed him out, and, to their displeasure, they heard, "There you are Naruto-baka! We've been looking all over the place for you! We have to go meet with everyone!" Naruto turned and scowled at his pink-haired teammate, and said, "How about you fuck off! I was going that way anyway. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go before I puke from looking at you."
He then turned away, leaving a shocked Sasuke and Sakura behind, while Kin and Karin followed him, satisfied smirks on their faces. The trio finally got down to the exam hall, where the rest of the genin were waiting. Karin saw her teammates glaring at her, but she merely shrugged it off and gave Naruto a kiss on the cheek, and said, "See you later Naruto-kun." Kin gave her a slight glare as Karin walked back to her team, and sighed as she saw her team wasn't in the room. 'Orochimaru must have gotten to them, oh well, that's what they get.' Kin then Gave Naruto a kiss on his other cheek, and said, "I'll see you later, okay?" Naruto nodded and whispered, "Alright, I'll have some of the darklings keep watch for you, never know right?" Kin smiled as she said, "Okay." She then walked out of the room, a certain Neko Anbu following her, and several pairs of yellow eyes following them.
Sarutobi looked at Naruto, and he was baffled. 'How on earth? He must of met those two during the exam, but a survival test is hardly the place for romance. I'll talk to him after the test.' he then noticed Naruto giving him a harsh glare, and for some reason, an image of a giant snake seemed to appear behind him. He felt a cold chill go down his spine, and he turned his attention to the other genin.
Naruto stood in between his teammates, his hands twitching in annoyance as he heard, "But Sasuke-kun, you think you can fight your condition, what if," "Shut up Sakura! I'm not gonna waste a chance to fight against strong opponents." "If you don't forfeit I will do it for you." Naruto placed a hand over both of their mouths and said, "You both mind shutting the hell up? If Sasuke wants to, let his sorry ass get kicked, maybe then he'll learn. You on the other should just shut up." He then turned back and faced forward, just in time to see Kabuto about to forfeit, but he noticed him get a look from the Sound Jonin hiding in a corner of the room, who's appearance made Naruto nearly slap himself, and Hayate, seeing the odd number of Genin, said, "It seems we have an odd number of Genin this time around. This means there will be one who will be doing two fights. Does anyone volunteer?" Naruto raised his hand and said, "I'll do it." Hayate nodded, though Sarutobi looked at him with a critical eye.
Naruto smirked as he noticed one of the boards above the statue move to reveal a electronic broad, Names cycling through until it stop on two:
Sasuke Uchiha versus Akado Yoroi
Sakura looks at the board and thinks, 'Sasuke-kun can't fight, not this early.' Naruto was thinking, 'This just reeks of the council's doing, wanting to show off in front of the foreign ninja.' As Naruto and the other genin went up to the catwalk, Kakashi said to Sasuke, "You can't use your chakra in this match, or the seal will react. If that happens, the match will be stopped, regardless." Sasuke merely nodded his head and continued to go toward the center. Hayate, the proctor for the preliminaries, raised his hand in the air and looked at both competitors before saying, "Are both fighters ready?" At the confirmation, he lowered his arm in a chopping motion and said, "BEGIN." He then jumped back, so he wouldn't be hit by the fighters.
Sasuke began the match by rushing toward Yoroi, kunai in hand. Naruto thought, 'He's desperate, he won't win that way.'
Yoroi dodged the kunai swipes, and struck out with his right hand glowing blue, in a manner similar to a chakra scalpel. He grabbed Sasuke by the shirt, and he noticed he was getting weaker. He managed to get Yoroi off of him, and managed to get some distance from his opponent. Sasuke's vision was getting blurry, and saw Yoroi rushing him. Yoroi grabbed Sasuke by the hair, and then the Uchiha noticed. He said, "You're stealing my chakra." Yoroi chuckled and said, "Yes, I am able to steal the chakra of my opponent, and add it to myself, you're finished."
Sasuke, knowing he couldn't use chakra or jutsu, got a flash of when he fought Lee before the exams started. He remembered how he fought. Sasuke then ducked down under Yoroi's guard, and gave him a heel kick to the face, launching him upward. Lee saw what he was doing and thought, 'He had his Sharingan active when we fought, but to see him perform it is something else.' Naruto thought, 'Still, the Uchiha are copycats, but to steal Lee's hardwork is wrong.'
Sasuke saw the reactions, and said, "I may have taken the first part, but from here on out, it's all original." He paralyzed Yoroi by using his index and middle finger. He then swung his right arm at Yoroi's face, which was blocked by the arm. Using the momentum, Sasuke swung his right leg to kick Yoroi's stomach, sending him straight to the ground.
Seeing Yoroi knocked out, Hayate called, "Winner, Sasuke Uchiha." Yoroi was picked out of the crater he made on impact, while Sasuke fell on his ass, with Kakashi already supporting him, he said, "Let's get that mark sealed away, shall we?" Kakashi then shunshined away with Sasuke.
Naruto shot them a glare as he heard, 'SuCh FaVoRiTiSm, DiSgUsTiNg.' 'I can agree on that.' The board began again as the names cycled through until it stopped at two:
Shino Aburame Versus Kuroarashi (OC Teammate for Karin)
As Shino calmly walked down the catwalk, he spied Naruto's sword and said, "My Kikaichu are antsy. As if they recognize that blade." Naruto gave a feral grin and said, "Interesting that you would say that Shino, perhaps i'll show you it's power when it comes to my turn." Shino oddly smirked and said, "I would not mind that at all Naruto-san." Naruto turned back as Shino walked to the floor. Narruto then thought, 'What IS the blade's power?' He heard the Darkness chuckle and say, 'ThE PoWeR oF hElL'S fLiEs' 'The hell does that mean?' 'YoU'Ll SeE, WaTcH YoUr FrIeNd.'
Naruto looked down as he saw Shino's opponent. He wore the traditional Kusa uniform, and had dark black hair. Shino himself merely kept a cool face behind his sunglasses. Hayate looked at them both to see if they were ready. At their nods, he says, "Then let the match, BEGIN!" As he jumped back Kuro attacked first, charging in with a kunai in hand. He made a swipe for Shino's neck, only for for Shino to attack his open stomach. Kuro moved away, unaware that something slipped onto him. Kuro grabbed a second kunai out of his pouch, but paused as he heard a loud buzzing noise. He looked behind him to see a large collection of insects, looking at him as if he were the next meal.
Naruto grinned as he thought, 'That's right, the Aburame are living hives, so Kusanagi must be able unleash swarms.' 'CoRrEcT. ThE KuSaNaGi Is AbLe To UsE a FrAcTiOn Of My PoWeR. ThE PoWeR Of HeLl'S SwArM.' 'I am definitely liking this partnership.'
Kuro shivered as he backed away from the swarm only to hear the buzzing again from behind. Shino stoically said, "You have two choices, forfeit, or be devoured by my swarm." Kuro felt a sweat drop from his chin as he said, "I forfeit." Hayate then said, "Winner, Shino Aburame." Shino called back the hive, and calmly walked up the stairs. As he passed by Naruto, Naruto said, "Not bad Shino." Shino merely smirked behind his coat as the board spun through names.
Kankuro vs. Misumi Tsurugi
Naruto saw the make-up wearing sand genin, and Kabuto's other teammate walk down to the center stage. Kankuro held a confident smirk, his opponent's face unreadable due to the glasses and the mask. Hayate looked at them both and asked, "Are both fighters ready?" Seeing their confirmations, he swung his arm down, and said, "Then let the match, BEGIN." And he then jumped out of the way. Kankuro pulled the package off of his back, saying, "This will be over quickly." Misumi then rushed at Kankuro, and in a strange way, 'wrapped up Kankuro, who only had time to throw the bundle away from himself. Misumi chuckled as he said, "I am able to stretch my body using my chakra, turning my bones softer. Give up now, or I will snap your neck." Kankuro merely scoffed and said, "Yeah right, you don't have the guts." Misumi appeared to have an angry expression, and with a single move, snapped Kankuro's neck. Sakura said in surprise, "He, he actually broke it." Misumi sneered, thinking he won, as he saw Kankuro's head go limp. He then heard the head chuckle, and he along with all but the sand shinobi had wide eyes as they saw his 'head' snap up, part of his face missing, revealing what looked like a wooden person. 'Kankuro's' clothing was ripped at the sides, as six arms sprang out, and wrapped around Misumi in a manner that was very familiar. The now revealed puppet laughed, before saying in Kankuro's voice, "Well, that was fun, I wonder, how soft your bones would get, if I BROKE THEM ALL."
The puppet squeezed Misumi tightly, and with an audible crack, broke every bone from the neck down. The bundle Kankuro carried started to unravel, showing the real Kankuro. Hayate said, "Winner, Kankuro" Naruto thought, 'He hid himself inside bundle, and controlled the puppet, making it look like it was him, not a bad idea.'
Misumi was carried off by the medics, and the board went through the names again. This time it landed on two names the leaf ninja knew they would never hear the end of.
Sakura Haruno versus Ino Yamanaka
Naruto tuned out the fight as he thought, 'So, Kusanagi is a blade that creates a swarm of insects, but what does the other weapon do?' 'It'S aBlE tO FiRe CoNcEtRaTiOn Of My OwN EnErGy. ThE SlIt'S InDiCaTe HoW MaNy ShOt'S YoU gEt On EaCh SiDe.' 'Okay, that's cool, but how exactly does it work?' 'Do YoU SeE tHe TwO CaP'S On ThE ToP? PuLl ThEm BaCk, PoInT In ThE GeNeRaL DiReCtIon Of YoUr TaRgEt, AnD pUlL tHe TrIgGeR.' 'Okay, but what if I miss?' 'It DoEsN'T, EvEr.'
Naruto grinned as he watched Sakura and Ino's match degraded into a catfight. He then felt a weight on his arm, and turned to see Karin. She purred and said, "Hello there, miss me?" Naruto chuckled and said, "Hasn't been that long, though believe me, I prefer your's and Kin-chan's company over some people." She noticed the venom in his voice, and they felt a swirl of wind behind them and Naruto said, "Hello Kakashi, how was doting over Sasuke?" Kakashi hid a scowl behind his mask as he said, "That's Kakashi-sensei to you Naruto. And Sasuke is fine, his curse mark has been sealed. He would have had it fixed if someone told me he was here early." Naruto scowled and said, "Well maybe if you actually gave a shit about more then one person on this team, then maybe you would of checked up on how we were!" Karin noticed the tension and said, "Sorry to interrupt, but it seems my turn is up." Naruto turned to see everyone from Konoha gaping at Karin's last name, even Kakashi. Karin walked down as Shikamaru said, "Oh great, I gotta fight a girl, and she's related to that troublesome blonde."
Naruto smirked and said, "You should know better Shikamaru, pissing off a woman is bad for your health." Sarutobi was a little frightened, 'Shit, of all times an Uzumaki had to show up NOW! What if she leads him away from the village!' Hayate, unaware of his thoughts, said, "Are you two ready?" Shikamaru groaned, while Karin smirked. Hayate then said, "Well then, let the match begin!" Hayate jumped away, while Karin wasted no time. She reached into her pouch and grab a pair of smoke bombs and tossed them on the ground, covering the entire arena in a very thick smoke. From within, they heard Shikamaru crying out in pain, and a loud thud. The smoke cleared to revealed Karin standing over Shikamaru, who was crumpled in a heap.
Naruto smirked and said, "Nicely done Karin-chan!" Karin blushed and said, "Thanks Naruto-kun!" Naruto heard Kakashi clear his throat behind him, and he said, "You shouldn't cheer for a ninja that's not from your village." Naruto bit back a growl and said, "She's family, why shouldn't I? Besides, I doubt you hold family in any sort of regard, do you?" Kakashi bit his tongue, holding back what he would of said, and instead looked at the board.
Sabaku no Temari versus Tenten
Naruto hugged Karin as she made her way back up the stairs as he asked, "How did you do it? I couldn't see a thing!" Karin giggled and said, "I have our clan's sensor abilities, I can sense anyone by their signature, so fighting in conditions like thick smoke doesn't matter. I'm the only one that can even use these kinds of smoke bombs outside of the Hyuuga." Naruto chuckled and said, "Impressive." Karin blushed, but gasped as Tenten was cut up by Temari's wind. Naruto cursed as he saw her fall, seeing that she would land on Temari's fan. Without thinking, he called a Demon arm to wrap around Tenten, and lower her gently as he jumped to the arena floor. He noticed her look at him he pulled her closer, and he saw a light blush on her face. Naruto saw medics arriving to take her away, and he passed her off to them. Everyone looked at him in amazement as he said, "What the hell are you all looking at?"
Sarutobi paled as he thought, 'Could that be the Kyuubi's influence? Is the seal starting to weaken?' Naruto noticed the board start to go again, and saw his and the one name he would enjoy.
Naruto Uzumaki versus Kiba Inuzuka.
Naruto smirked as he said, "Move it mutt, we have a schedule to keep." Kiba jumped down from the catwalk, Akamaru on his head. Naruto's grin grew, and Akamaru jumped off Kiba's head and backed against the wall. Kiba then said, "What's the matter boy? It's just the dead last!" Naruto then chuckled and said, "Your pet should take your advice. It would be good for him." Kiba smirked and said, "So you know you can't win, good." Naruto shook his head and said, "I was speaking to Akamaru you idiot." The jonin couldn't help but laugh, even Kurenai, though she then said, "Kakashi, naruto may have that strange power, but he can't beat Kiba."
Naruto smirked and said, "You have a bit of a point. It's too bright in here." Hayate then said, "If you two are ready, then let the match BEGIN!" Hayate jumped back as the lights started to dim, no one thinking to look up, or they would of seen a Lightkiller darkling taking electricity from the lights, making them dim. Naruto felt the bliss of the shadows as the Creeper heads emerged from his shoulders, black wisps of dark essence rolling off him like smoke. "That's better." Kiba was frightened, no, past that, he was on his ass in fear. Kiba said, his voice broken with fear, "What, what, WHAT ARE YOU!" Naruto smirked and said, "Your worst nightmare." Kiba seized up, and promptly passed out. Hayate merely blinked as the lights stopped dimming, and Naruto was seen without his extra appendages. Hayate then said, "Um, I guess the winner is Naruto Uzumaki."
Naruto scoffed and said, "How disappointing." Kakashi was trembling, as were many of the Konoha nin. Gaara on the other hand, kept a cool outside, while on the inside, he kept hearing Shukaku inside screaming at him to stay away. Naruto noticed many of the Konoha nin unconsciously backing away, except for Shino who said, "It's seems you weren't able to use your blade yet. A shame." Naruto merely shook his head and said, "If I use it, someone's gonna die." Shino said nothing as Naruto walked back to his sensei, Sakura thankfully was still asleep from her fight with Ino. Naruto merely gave Kakashi a side glance as he expected Kakashi to make some kind of remark. Hearing none, he turned away, only for Kurenai to ask, "Kakashi, what have you taught him? That Genjutsu was complicated, but effective."
Naruto smirked and said, "Sorry to burst his already too large bubble, but Scarecrow here as taught my team the bare minimum." This caught all the Leaf's jonin's attention, making Kakashi avert eye contact. Kurenai then asked, "What do you mean, the bare minimum? Sasuke seemed like he was trained, and we obviously didn't get a chance to see you." Naruto scoffed and said, "You forget Sakura's crappy performance. All he had me and Sakura do were teamwork exercises, not sure about Sasuke, seeing as the two of them go off together SO often." Kakashi felt the eyes of every Leaf nin in the room directed at him, a heavy glare from Sarutobi and one even more so from Anko. He tried to say, "Now now, stop making up stories Naruto. It's not polite."
Naruto scoffed and said, "No, reading your porn everywhere you go is not polite." Kurenai's glare intensified as she said, "Really? So Naruto, is it true? That Kakashi has taught you nothing! Not even how to make that genjutsu?" Naruto nodded, but whispered in her ear, "Except, it wasn't a genjutsu."
Kurenai looked at him in fear, as they noticed the board stopping on two names,
Naruto Uzumaki versus Kabuto Yakushi.
Naruto let a dark smirk cross his face as he walked down the cat walk. Hinata was visibly shivering next to Kurenai as he passed, and even Ino and Choji backed away, though Shikamaru said, "Troublesome blond." Naruto smirked and said, "Aren't I always?"
Naruto made it to the floor, and he noticed Kabuto smirking. Naruto crossed his arms and said, "Why are you so smug?" Kabuto chuckled and said, "Your sad attempt at Genjutsu may have scared that dog boy, but it won't scare me that easily. I know all about you remember?" Naruto started to laugh, and he said, "Really? You think those little cards will help you? But let me ask you something, what is mankind's biggest fear?" Kabuto shrugged and said, "How should I know? Death?" Naruto grinned and said, "Close." Hayate, seeing them ready, said, "Well then, if there are no objections, then let the match, begin!"
Kabuto jumped away, but noticed the lights starting to dim again. Naruto chuckled, almost sounding insane as he said, "Mankind's biggest fear, is the DARKNESS!" The lights completely shut off, and all anyone could see was the three sets of yellow eyes that glowed in the dark. Kabuto backed away from the eyes, only to turn as he felt something behind him. And he screamed as he saw hundreds of smaller pairs of yellow eyes. He then felt something pressed against the back of his head, and heard a whisper, "Death is a befitting punishment for a spy." Kabuto froze, and a loud bang was heard.
The lights turned back on, and everyone gasped as they saw Kabuto's body, minus a portion of the head. Sarutobi was about to yell at Naruto for killing a leaf nin, until he saw Naruto pick up Kabuto's leaf heandband, which now had a music note as it's symbol, showing that it was under genjutsu. Naruto threw it toward them as he merely walked back up the catwalk, everyone becoming very weary of him now. Karin on the other hand glomped him as she said, "Wow, that was cool! Looks like we each have something that helps us see in the dark. I'm sure that will be helpful later." Naruto let a light tint of red dust his cheeks, while Sakura, who was awaken by the shot, said, "You nasty bitch, he's your cousin isn't he? Guess freaks deserve each other." She froze as she felt the cold steel of Kusanagi on her throat, and the barrels of Arm of the night against her forehead. She saw Naruto's cold glare and shivered as he said, "Don't you ever insult her you trash. We may be family but she's far more attractive then you, and stronger."
Sakura looked to be near tears, and Kakashi said, "Naruto, that's enough. Now apologize." Naruto glared at him, and barely noticed Lee about to be attacked by Gaara's sand, while Lee was standing still. He cursed but saw that Gai stepped in, making him relax. Naruto saw the medics carry Lee away, and he heard Neji say, "What a fool, it was his destiny for him to lose if this is the result." Naruto bit back his tongue, while Karin said, "What an arrogant prick." Kakashi gave her a small glare as he said, "Watch your mouth Kusa-nin, he's from the Hyuuga clan, an elite of the village." Naruto hit him in the ribs with his elbow and said, "She's right you know, a prick like that has no right to talk down on someone, and neither do you." Kakshi glared, but averted his eyes when he saw Naruto reach for his gun.
The board spun until it landed on two names that made all the leaf nin flinch:
Hinata Hyuuga versus Neji Hyuuga
Naruto started to show a little fear, something Karin noticed, and she slipped her hand in his. He glanced at her, a kind smile on his face. Naruto looked down at Hinata's match, hypnotized as he watched the exchange, the two hyuuga fighting it out using their family style, The Jyuuken (Gentle fist). Karin smiled as she noticed how he was looking at Hinata, and she whispered, "You know, the Uzumaki clan is in very few numbers, no doubt the CRA will be used on you."
Naruto blushed, but paled as he saw Neji charging in for the kill. Naruto felt his anger rise, and even the Darkness reacted, "TEAR AND MUTILATE!" The lights dimmed and Naruto jumped down the railing, the Creeper heads snarling, a demon arm wrapped around Neji's waist. They lifted Neji into the air, as the medics rushed out to take her to the infirmary. They paused as they saw the Demon arm and Creeper heads, but Naruto turned his head and said, "Go, NOW!" They nervously moved and grabbed Hinata and placed her on the stretcher, Kurenai following. Sarutobi paled as he noticed one of the heads turn toward him, and the image from before was clear. 'My Kami, what the hell is that!'
Neji lost all color in his skin as naruto said, in a voice that seemingly blended his and that of the Darkness, "YoU wiLl SufFer foR ThIs! If We fAcE yOu, We Will Devour yOur SOUL!" Everyone froze at the pure killing intent, and they saw Naruto's eyes, glowing bright yellow. The lights flashed back, and Naruto's extra appendages disappeared, causing Neji to fall on his ass. Naruto snarled as he left, Karin running after him.
Sarutobi turned to Kakashi and said, "You have a lot of explaining to do." Kakashi sighed and said, "I know."
Naruto snarled as he punched a wall in the hallway, his fist causing an indent. Jakko (Jack the Darkling) appeared next to him and said, "Oi monkey, you seem a bit steamed. Don't worry, I got a few of the guys watching over your little Hyuuga. If anyone comes after her, they'll be torn a'art! We got your back." Naruto smiled, his longer hair making it seem more feral, and he said, "That's good. Could you keep an eye on the prelims, to see who I'll be dealing with in the finals?" Jakko nodded and said, "Sure thing Monkey." He then disappeared in the shadows, just as Karin caught up to him. She rubbed his shoulders as she said, "You got your darklings covering her, don't you?" Naruto nodded and Karin said, "Then she'll be fine." Naruto relaxed and said, "Yeah, they might not look it, but they've got numbers. 'And something else'. We should go find Kin-chan." Karin nearly scowled, but it was forgotten as they heard gun fire, Naruto immediately running down the hall, and nearly had his head taken off by a stray bullet. He saw one of the Gunner Darklings put her gun behind her back and bowed. Kin got out from around a corner and said, "What took you? I've had Oto nin after me, this latest one was the fourth."
Naruto looked around and saw that there were four bodies in the hallway, each riddled with bullet holes. Naruto smirked and said, "Come on, you'll be safer at my place." He then froze as he turned to Karin and said, "What about you? Don't you have to go back to Kusa until the finals?" Karin smirked as she cut a slash on her headband, an action mirrored by Kin. Karin then held his hand and said, "Family is far more important to me. I finally have some sense of it, and I won't let that go." Naruto smiled, and said, "Thank you. You're right, family is the most important thing in life."
He heard the Darkness chuckle, and he thought, 'What's so funny?' 'JaCkIe HaD ThAt SaMe FeElInG. ExCePT He RaN a MaFiA.' Naruto smiled as he felt Kin and Karin hold each of his hands, and he thought, 'My life has changed for the better.'
He suddenly felt a pull on his mind, and woke up to see he was in front of Kyuubi's cage. He saw that fragile steel bars had criss-crossed the imposing bars that were there before. He saw the red eyes of the beast open as he gave it a glare. Kyuubi gave one right back as it said, "It's about time I was able to get you down here. We need to talk."
Naruto snarled as he said, "Why should I talk to you! Your whole being here has been nothing but one problem after another! I know you've been suppressing my power! Why did you hide the Darkness from me?" Kyuubi growled as it said, "I did you a favor, the Darkness is not something you want in your life!" Naruto slashed a Demon arm against the bars of the cage, as he shouted, "AND WHO ARE YOU TO DECIDE THAT! YOU, THAT TOOK EVERYTHING FROM ME! If it weren't for you, I would have had my mother and father, without you, my life wouldn't be a living hell! And you expect me to believe you did me a favor!"
Kyuubi gave him a harsh glare as it said, "Are you done you ungrateful little PRICK! I KNOW THE DARKNESS BETTER THEN ANYONE!" Naruto winced as he felt the wind nearly blast him back. He was surprised to see the Kyuubi's form shrink, until he heard footsteps approaching the bars. To his surprise the figure was dressed in a fancy suit, and had long black hair. Naruto heard the Darkness surround them as it said, "JaCkIe, It'S BeEn So LoNg." Jackie scoffed and said, "Not long enough you son of a bitch."
Naruto nearly felt his mind crack as he said, "Will someone please explain what the hell is going on?" Jackie turned to him and said, "Fine, I'll break it down for you. Years ago, before this Ninja age of yours, I was once the host of the Darkness, just like you. I had it's power, and it felt great, but, because of this THING, I had to watch as the love of my life got killed. As I hunted down the men that did it, I tried to find ways to control it, but all I managed was to bury it. Time passed as I kept it inside, until I was forced to let it out. In my path to tearing down the organization that tried to take it from me, I wound up in hell, the Darkness lost to me. It must of crept it's way to you when you were born, when I was sealed into you. I felt the darkness in you, and tried to keep it from giving you the same pain, but that snake's seal ruined that."
Naruto look saddened as he said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know." He then thought of something, "But wait, the Darkness has been helping me." Jackie looked generally surprised as he asked, "The hell? Maybe all this time away from humans fixed it, my ancestor once said that humans drove it insane, so maybe, because it's been gone for so many years, it must have mellowed out."
Naruto nodded, though he said, "Though, it said it learned from you. Irregardless, it's been helpful so far. And maybe, you can help me learn how to fight with it." Jackie grinned and said, "You've been doing great so far kid. Though, I'd work on your aim, won't get another chance to do that again, but I have to say, it had a style to it on it's own." Naruto then thought of something and said, "Okay, but, how did you become the Kyuubi?"
Jackie sighed and said, "That is a story for another time kid. I'll tell ya later." Naruto felt himself vanish from his mind, Jackie thinking, 'For another time indeed.'
Naruto opened his eyes to see Kin and Karin sitting next to him at the hospital. To his surprise Jakko was speaking to them, "Monkey's gonna have his hands full wit' this one. He's gotta deal with that Hyuuga that hurt 'is princess." Kin scowled and said, "Really? So he told you he likes the Hyuuga girl?" Jakko waves his claws in a denfensive manner as he said, "Oi, don't look at me, I just came out of 'is noggin, I know just about 'verything there is to know 'bout him." Naruto had a tick mark as he placed a hand on Jakko's head, and said, "Who said you could tell them that?" Jakko gulped, and Kin said, "It's alright, Karin told me how you looked at her during her fight, and of course, about the fact that the two of you might," She let a dark blush creep over her face, while Karin merely grinned.
Naruto gripped the sheets of his hospital bed as he said, "We have a month to train right?" Kin and Karin nodded, and Naruto said, "Well then, we have a lot work to do."
A/N: ANNNNNNNDDDD DONE! I think that's a wrap! A lot of surprises huh? Discovered family, new powers, and got rid of a traitor from the start, or is he really dead? And u bet you're gonna wonder how Jackie became Kyuubi, well, that and a whole lot more will be revealed next, so you know what to do, REVIEW!
1) The Katana and double barrel flintlock pistol from Darkness 2's vendetta mode. I thought it would be different to give him a gun, and not one made or the original pair, along with something fitting of a ninja.