Choices Made, Mask Broken
Part:1
By: Akkido Umashido
"Human talking"
"Human thinking"
"Demon talking / jutsu"
"Demon thinking"
Before we begin...Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Naruto and it's characters are owned by, bla bla bleh. I've seen this too many times to care. Lets just get on with the story.
Choices...every day someone makes too many choices to count, but each choice can and will inadvertently affect that person and possibly others in one way or another. Some choices are small and insignificant like, what shirt will I wear today, or what should I eat for breakfast. Of coarse their are also choices that make a huge difference. Choices that will change the face of the world for all to see. And how many choices does it take to make that kind of impact on the world...one, just one choice, from one person. Of coarse you may be thinking, "But, it has to take more than that to make such a difference." To that I say, wrong. Take the show Naruto for example, It's main character, Naruto Uzumaki, is hated and belittled for his entire life, trying to become a ninja. During his life, Naruto remains a happy and care free spirit that helps the world...mostly. But what if his happy smile was just a mask to hide his true pain and sorrow from the world? And what if after a certain incident, he decided to take off that mask permanently, shattering the image of Naruto that the village of Konohagakure has grown to know? still don't believe me do you?
Well in my short life on this Earth I have grown rather intrigued with the notion of parallel world dynamics. Before I start rambling again I'll try and simplify everything. As we all know, with the choices we make every day affect the wold around us. Now, isn't it probable that for every choice we make, their is another world that has a different outcome than the one in our world? That being said, how many different possible world's do you think might exist if this whole parallel world theory of mine is true? Too many to count. That's why I say that every choice has an effect. However, the severity of the choice made can also have severe ramifications for the one that made the choice and others around them. But again I'm starting to blather like an incoherent idiot. It would probably be best if you were to see the differences I am talking about myself. Let us stick with the theme of Naruto like earlier, and let us also stick with the Idea of Naruto's niceties as being a farce. Now which world do you think we should visit in which Naruto's mask if finally dropped? How about the one where it all starts with Mizuki.
If I remember correctly, Naruto had failed the genin exams for the third time and was told by Mizuki that if he were to steal the forbidden scroll from the third Hokage, and learn one jutsu, that Naruto would be allowed to pass. This is were the story gets a little different. Naruto wasn't in idiot, and he knew something was up with Mizuki, so he went ahead and stole the scroll anyway, just to see what Mizuki was up to, and while he was waiting he figured that he'd learn a jutsu or two, boy did he learn more than he bargained. He learned Kagebunshin no jutsu, Bunshin Bakuha no jutsu, Kunai Kagebunshin no jutsu, the Rasengan, and he also learned the basics of the Hiraishin. Of coarse, once he felt the presence of Iruka and Mizuki not far behind, he knew that playtime was over, so he quickly rolled-up the scroll, and waited for both to arrive. The first to make his entrance was an irate Iruka.
"Naruto! Just what do you think you're doing? Why did you steal the forbidden scroll?"
Naruto, without missing a beat calmly answered. "Hey don't look at me, Mizuki-sensei told me that if I stole the forbidden scroll that I would get to pass the exam. Personally I think that's a load of bullshit.What do you think Mizuki?"
Naruto turned to his left and up towards the branches of the trees to see a smug looking Mizuki holding two fuuma shurikens. Iruka followed Naruto's gaze and was too shocked to believe what he was seeing.
"heh. So you figured it out demon brat? Well I'll give you some credit for that, but it doesn't mean anything I'm still gonna kill you."
Naruto just stood there quietly with a glazed look in his eyes while Mizuki unstrapped one of his two shuriken and began to twirl it in one hand. Iruka knew what Mizuki was going to do and he knew he could stop him, but the urge protect Naruto over-rid his common sense of attacking Mizuki. And as Iruka arrived in front of Naruto, he waited for the pain of a shuriken impaling him, strangely enough, it didn't come. When he looked behind him, Iruka was in shock for there behind him, was Naruto, holding the fuuma shuriken by one of the ends. When Iruka turned to look at the Naruto he was holding, it simply poof-ed out of existence. Iruka, was just about to lose his life defending a shadow clone, but he was surprised that it was a solid clone of Naruto instead of a illusion.
Naruto had an extremely bored expression on his face. "Mizuki-teme, I give you two options...One, you give up quietly and we give you to Ibiki for him to interrogate. Or option two, I personally send you on a one way trip to the most foul depths of hell for the rest of eternity, your choice."
Mizuki let out a small chuckle "You actually think that you can hurt me? Your the academy 'dead-last.' You couldn't hurt a fly kid. Now prepare to die!"
It was at that moment that Mizuki felt a paralyzing wave of killing intent focusing on him. He couldn't move, he could barely breath, that's when he looked into Naruto's eyes. Naruto's eyes were no longer the deep, caring and warm eyes that they were before. His eyes were cold as glaciers, as piercing as a bullet fired through tissue paper, and filled with so much hatred, oh so much hatred, hatred that promised a sinister and slow death. It was then that Mizuki did the first logical thing that came to his head. He screamed like a little bitch.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Relax Mizuki-teme, I haven't even started yet. Now how should I start...hmm...I got it! let me show you how much I've improved in my genjutsu."
Naruto goes through a series of complex seals, stopping on the dragon seal, and yells out "Eternal Dark Hell!" and suddenly the world around Mizuki went completely black, leaving himself floating in a dark void. After a few seconds, Mizuki feels something grab onto his legs and suddenly a burning sensation starts to run through his legs. When he looks down he sees a bloody, slashed, hand holding onto his leg, and to his horror he sees something crawling up his leg, under his skin.
Mizuki immediately grabbed a kunai and started to slash at the thing under his skin until it eventually stopped. He breathed a sigh of relief for a second before he looked around and saw thousands of bloody, grotesque hands about to envelop him.
On the outside of the genjutsu, Naruto was smiling a sinister grin on his face, similar to Gaara's, as he listened to Mizuki's screams on anguish. Iruka, for his part, was extremely calm considering that Naruto was showing signs of borderline psychosis. But of coarse all good things have to come to an end and Naruto just sensed a group of ANBU and one Hokage so Naruto quickly dropped the genjutsu, created about 2000 shadow clones and completely covered Mizuki so that he couldn't move. Just then the ANBU and Hokage appeared in the clearing to a surprising sight.
The look on the Hokage's face, and probably a few ANBU's faces, were priceless. Apparently they weren't expecting the sight of a few thousand Naruto's. (I don't think anybody would be ready for that sight)
It was the Hokage that was the first to recover. "N-Naruto. w-wh-what happened?"
"What do you mean what happened? Mizuki tried to trick me into stealing the scroll for him, but I guess he just underestimated me."
Mizuki was able to crawl far enough out of the clone pile to get his head out and start yelling again.
"YOU DEMON BRAT! ONCE I GET OUT OF THIS I'M GONNA KILL YOU!"
Naruto immediately sent out a wave of killing intent that had some of the ANBU on their knees. The Hokage looked in horror at Naruto as his chakra was rolling off him.
"Let me make this perfectly clear to everyone. I am tired of being the villages punching bag, and I will not tolerate it any longer! From now on, I will not simply roll over and play dead for the villagers, and I will no longer pretend to be a happily little child. From now on I will either be treated as a person or I will take matters into my own hands, with lethal force if necessary! And just so were perfectly clear on that, I'm going to use Mizuki as an example. So if you value your lives I suggest you back up and now!"
"Demon!" called Mizuki "Just what do you think your doing?"
Naruto just turned to Mizuki with the same ice-cold eyes from earlier. "I have two words for you Mizuki-teme"
Mizuki looked at Naruto for one last time with sheer terror on his face.
"Bunshin Bakuha"
And with that everyone in the clearing made a break to get as far away as they could until a colossal explosion, that rocked the village, was heard and seen. Everyone that knew it was Naruto's doing just gawked at the sheer magnitude of the explosion. Everyone regrouped at the border of the flames of the blast to see Naruto, calmly walking out of the flames like nothing happened, carrying the forbidden scroll, until he was out of the flames and looking directly at everybody.
"So, have I made myself clear!"
Everyone just gawked and nodded. Naruto, pleased with his work, tossed the scroll back to the Hokage and started to walk off.
"I'm going home, I need to rethink my life for a while so don't bother me unless necessary. Oh and Sarutobi-sama, I think we need to have a talk later about what else I found in that scroll, but that can wait until tomorrow."
"Naruto! hold on for a second." called the ancient Hokage "With what I've seen tonight, I think your going to need this."
And with that Naruto put his hand in the air and caught a hitai-ate. Some surprise showing on his face.
"Are you sure about this Hokage-sama? If the village council finds out that you allowed me to graduate, their gonna blow a casket."
The old Hokage just smiled. "Yes Naruto, I'd be a fool to not give that to you, and let me handle the council. Besides that particular hitai-ate belonged to your father, and I've no doubt that he would have wanted only you to have it."
Naruto just stared at the headband in his hands and with that he showed everyone something that only the Hokage himself had ever had the privilege to see. Naruto's true smile. And with that Naruto gave his thanks and shunshined home.
"Hokage-sama?" Asked one of the ANBU "Do you think it was a good idea to give Naruto that hitai-ate?"
The ancient Hokage just sighed and looked toward the ANBU. "With what we've all seen him do tonight, I can only imagine what he would do if he found out that we denied him something that he more than earned tonight."
With that thought the face behind the ANBU mask paled considerably.
-With Naruto-
Naruto had teleported into his apartment via a shunshin. And the first thing on Naruto's mind was, BED. Naruto was wiped out, more so than he should have been, which he knew was odd. But at this point, he really didn't give a damn. And as soon as Naruto hit his bed, he was out cold.
-Naruto's mindscape-
Naruto was awakened to the sound of water dripping around him. As he slowly opened his eyes he realized that he was no longer in his home, he was in some sort of strange sewer with entangled pipes covering the ceiling and walls.
"hmmm...I know that Konoha doesn't have sewers this big and this doesn't feel like a genjutsu, so I can only assume that this is my mind, or how I perceive my mind."
"Right you are kit. Now if you would get off your ass and find me, we can talk face-to-face."
Naruto calmly stood up and started heading in the direction of the booming voice. As Naruto approached his destination, he couldn't help but feel a sense of both dread and excitement fall upon him. Finally, when he arrived at a large corridor with a cage on the other side, Naruto scoffed.
"So this is where the Kyuubi no kitsune now lives, well I have to say, it's probably an improvement compared to the last place you were held captive."
"And what would you know about my last prison you pathetic little ape?"
At this, a pair of crimson eyes with slit pupils appeared with a array of teeth with extended canines under the eyes. The eyes alone were probably larger than Naruto, that combined with the teeth would have most shinobi pissing themselves, however Naruto isn't most shinobi, so you can probably imagine the confused look on Kyuubi's face when he saw that Naruto was completely calm.
"What do I know about your last prison. Well, besides the fact that it was supposedly an inanimate object, and that most objects are smaller than people, I can only guess how cramped it must have been. But back to the matter at hand. Why is it you brought me here anyways?"
"I'll tell you, but first you must come closer so that you can hear this because I don't want to repeat myself."
Naruto not being an idiot, knew that it was a trick, but he continued anyways, with his defenses raised of coarse. And as Naruto got near the cage,(Can you guess what happens) A large set of claws shoot out, stopping mere inches from his eyes. Kyuubi had thought that he had just scared the kit shit-less but was gobsmacked when Naruto calmly talked.
"So, are we gonna talk or am I just gonna stare at your poorly manicured claws, because it that's all then I'm just gonna go back to my body and get some sleep."
"Y-Your not even scared of me are you?"
"Well, honestly if I said I wasn't then I'd be lieing, but I know that you can't kill me, and that you can't get out of that cage unless I let you go, and even if I did let you go, there's a good chance that we will both die anyways. So I can't say that I fear you so much as I fear what it is you could do."
"Hmm. Your different than most apes I've come across. You actually think for starters, and that complete lack of fear and cold hearted nature is something to be respected, even by my standards. I think I'm beginning to like you kit. But I can't say that I know too much about you because I was asleep for the last twelve years, so if you don't mind I would like to see into your past to see if you are worthy of the deal I may make with you."
"Well I don't see what you'll find by looking into my past but fine. So, how do I show you my life?"
"Just put your hand on the end of my snout and clear your thoughts, I should be able to see everything in a few seconds."
As Kyuubi finished that sentence, he lowered his massive head down to Naruto's level.
"Fine."
With that Naruto did as he was told and in a few seconds Naruto's life flashed through the eyes of the Kyuubi, and unexpectedly the same happened with Naruto, except he saw a few thousand years of Kyuubi's life. But what the Kyuubi saw made him absolutely blood thirsty.
Suddenly Kyuubi's eyes shot open as he jerked his head back and started to roar.
"HOW DARE THESE INSOLENT APES TREAT A CHILD LIKE THAT! I SHOULD HAVE KILLED THEM ALL WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE! IF I COULD GET OUT OF THIS CAGE I'D LEAVE FEW ALIVE!"
"Calm down Kyuubi. There's nothing that can be done about my past, same for me, as I can do nothing about yours."
"But even in Makai where I come from, children are not treated in such a manor as you were. Not even enemies would attack an enemy's defenseless child for something as idiotic as un-based hatred."
"Well the idiotic people of my world can't see past their own hatred and sorrow to see a crying and scared child, they will only ever see me as a demon and a constant reminder of who they lost twelve years ago."
"Still, that is no excuse to attack a child. Listen to me, Naruto, I was simply going to give you a small fraction of my power for standing in my presence and showing little fear, but from what I have seen, you deserve so much more for being able to continuing to life the life that you do. And, seeing that your treatment is my own fault, I will give you a few more gifts than before. First, I will give you a much larger portion my power than before, as well as the fox summoning scroll and even a kekkei genkai if you wish. It is the least I can do for you."
Naruto thought about it for a minute before coming to a decision.
"Alright Kyuubi, I'll take you up on your offer, and as a bonus to you, if you tell me exactly why it is you attacked Konoha in the first place, I will tear off enough of the seal to allow you to be able to experience my senses."
"Well I suppose you do deserve the explanation behind my attack. Very well. It started twelve years ago when I was in Makai with my mate and kit. I had just returned to my den when I felt a strong force pull me into this world. At first, I thought that I would be alone, but somehow my mate and kit were also drawn into this world with me. When the humans that summoned my family saw my mate, they immediately attacked her in an attempt to force me to do as they wished in exchange for her safety. They would have tried to attack my kit, but I was able to send her back to Makai before the humans attacked her. My mate had managed to escape, but was severely injured. I lost control of myself and in a blind fury I attacked the vial humans that summoned my family, however a few managed to escape but not without injury, the first one was an older man that now only has one arm and a X shaped scar on his chin. The other was extremely pale with yellow eyes and he reeked of snakes. All I can tell you about the one that smelled of snakes is that he was far more powerful than any other man I had ever come across, except one in particular. But as I was saying, I gave chase after the two fleeing humans. However I lost their scent and had nothing to go on other than the symbol on their headbands. A leaf. Soon enough I found my way to this village with the identical leaf symbol that I saw on their headbands. However once I reached the village I was attacked by dark hooded figures with animal-like masks and had to defend myself. I soon lost control of myself and started to attack in order to stay alive. However, your Hokage managed to seal me inside of you. And the rest you already know."
"I see, well I suppose that If I were in your position, I would have done the same thing. And as you can see, while you were talking, I managed to take about one fifth of the seal off. So when should we get started with the kekkei genkai and all that other stuff?"
"Don't worry about it Naruto, I have already begun working on that, for now I suggest you return to your body and get some sleep, from what I've seen you will need it."
Naruto let a small smile grace his lips before he continued.
"Sleep sounds like a winner to me."
And as Naruto was walking away Kyuubi he stopped and said.
"Kyuubi, I'm sure your worried about your family, but if your mate is as strong as I think she is then I'm sure she's alive."
"Thank you Naruto, I haven't seen my mate in twelve years, and I do miss her. I just wish I could see her once again."
"Perhaps If I can find a way to break the seal without killing us both, then perhaps you will see her again, and soon."
And with that Naruto vanished, returning back to his body
"Because of me kit, you never had a life growing up, and yet you still are willing to help even those that don't deserve such kindness. I owe you so much more than just some power and a kekkei genkai. I owe you a life and I will make sure that you get the life that you deserve, I swear it upon my chakra and my tails."
The end of chapter 1.
So what did you think? Good? Bad? or what? all reviews are welcome, except for ones I don't like, then I will delete them from the stories review page. Why? because I can. Anyways I'm still deciding on who will be in this harem. For this I'm thinking HUGE harem. Obviously Hinata will be in the harem. as for Sakura, will I'm still thinking.