Intervention
Chapter 1: Wait Who's Naruto?
Time is like water; it breaks off and rejoins itself depending upon the choices of humans. The saving of a single person's life can affect thousands, and the saving of thousands of lives can affect a single person and the course of history itself. One must consider all possibilities when intervening. A single mistake can spell doom for a nation. Do you understand?
Yes …grandfather.
This plane that we are in is called the neutral world. Here one can see things that were, things that are, and things that have not yet come to pass. This plane outside of time is a place where one can grow old and return to the real world the same age as when he entered the neutral world. It is possible to change your age when you leave the Neutral World but the change only lasts for a few hours.
Will I remember everything I have learned here?
Yes though you will have to retrain your muscles to remember all the techniques you have learned. Do you accept the burden of the Sight and all that it entails?
Yes, I do.
Once you sign the blood oath in the scroll, you will set out on your path, you must never forget what you have seen. To do so would be turning your back on lives that could be saved.
Now observe a deadly threat approaches this village from within and without. Many will perish if they aren't warned. You are to go there and warn them.
Where is this place?
The Fire Country.
Fire Country,
Village Hidden in the Leaves (Konoha)
September, One month before Kyuubi
A shout of "get him!" broke through the tranquility of the forest. Nine silhouettes raced across the branches of the tall trees. Eight figures wore porcelain animal masks that covered their faces, white vests, with a sword strapped onto the back and arm guards. Each Shinobi had a spiral tattoo on the left arm and a holster strapped onto the upper leg. The rest of the garments they wore were black or dark blue.
The figure being chased was considerably smaller in stature than his pursuers. He wore a black jacket with a green bar design around the shoulders. Under the jacket he had a green t-shirt and brown pants. He had a holster strapped onto each leg and white greaves.
"Damn this kid is fast," one bear masked ANBU swore.
"We can't let him reach the village" replied Rabbit. The pursuers sped up but still couldn't catch the boy they were chasing. With a glance back at the two squads of four Shinobi, the boy changed direction by landing perpendicular to the ground on a tree and pushing off.
'These guys are good' thought the boy while searching the ground, 'this should be far enough, but man, I really wish I didn't have to do it this way.'
The boy leaped into the air and twisted, almost hitting a branch close to his head. As he neared another branch he gripped the wood and swung down and around to kick Bear in the stomach, knocking the breath out of him. Losing his grip the boy fell and hit the ground hard and did not get up. Bear gasping for breath painfully, staggered over and checked the boy's pulse.
"Is he alive?" asked Ox who had just arrived.
"Yep, just unconscious," was the answer.
Konoha, ANBU Torture and Interrogation Force Headquarters
One hour later
The doors burst open as a tall man strode in. Morino Ibiki rubbed his head, the scars on his face were bothering him again. This man was the head of Konoha's ANBU Torture and Interrogation Force
"Sir!" a young man ran up to Morino, "the boy that gave the ANBU a hard time catching him, just woke up."
"Have you gotten him to say anything?" inquired Morino.
"No sir he hasn't said anything." replied the Chunin as he led him to a cell, "he's in here, sir".
"I can hear you; you know I'm not deaf," the boy said in a mild faintly amused tone. "I want to see my interrogator."
The Chunin with a glance at his superior put the key he had been holding into the locks and opened the door. The room was bare except for a gray metal desk, and two chairs, one of which had chains on it; this chair was occupied by the boy. Morino sat in the other chair and observed his prisoner. His light brown hair was spiky and cut short, he had defiant green eyes, and he appeared calm despite being chained to a chair.
"I'll get straight to the point, what were you doing sneaking about the border?" Morino asked leaning forward and folding his hands so he was leaning on his elbows. The boy began to laugh causing Morino to raise a questioning eyebrow.
"I fail to see what is so funny," Morino said calmly, "care to enlighten us"?
"Forgive me I couldn't help it, I was relieved. I thought I may have miscalculated, but you're just like I thought, Morino Ibiki ".
Konoha, Hokage Tower
A half hour later
The sound of a pen on paper and unintelligible muttering could be heard in the Hokage's office. The desk in the room was full of papers and the man sitting at the desk was muttering darkly about how paperwork was evil incarnate. The Hokage was a young man with blond spiky hair and blue eyes, who went by the name of Namikaze Minato.
A sharp knock on the door brought him out of his paper burning thoughts. Leaning back on his chair he told the knocker to enter. Ibiki walked into the room with a serious expression upon his scarred face.
"Lord Hokage, you are aware that two ANBU black op teams chased a boy that was sneaking around the border earlier today?" Morino inquired. The boy had not been in any of the records, and no one had ever heard or seen of someone of his description.
"Yes, he was taken into your care, wasn't he? What have you gotten out of him?" the Hokage replied.
Morino's expression changed into a slightly troubled one "he said little but his name and a message to be given to you".
The Hokage intrigued asked, "What was the message?"
Morino sighed and recited, "To Namikaze Minato, Konoha is in grave danger and your only hope is Naruto."
An: this is was actually the first fanfic I wrote. It has been taking up valuable real estate in the back of my mind for the past year. I do not own Naruto, I only came up with most of the plot, with help from Jman12394 and created a few characters.
Reviews will be used to hold off the Kyuubi.