By Any Means Necessary
To all tragedies lies a motive whether it may be recognized by the victims of chaos or not. To all those who sought life on this day, they chose ignorance to this common knowledge, for fear, that they may perish if they not living outside of their illusions, tasted reality and logic. Society more than obviously entertains itself and its members with a strange web of lies. These lies bring about the already existent evils in our human entities. These evils bring about the worst sins, and these sins bring forth the tragedies that restart the cycle.
Uzumaki Naruto. The boy was the container to the Nine-tailed fox, and as such was treated as scum. Of course no one ever thought, 'Hey we might actually be pissing off the demon that almost annihilated us.' No one ever considered the fact that Naruto was a cage of sorts that would never let loose the demon. No one ever stopped to think that, maybe, just maybe, it's not his fault. Naruto amused himself at these thoughts. Idiots living in illusions. They fear a greater enemy so they attack him from their own insecurities. How pathetic. Naruto grew up in the forest. He decided long ago that to live with civilians, they'd have to quit being so barbaric about who he is, and what he holds. In his lifetime of five years, he came to know two things, one being, the demon fox is sealed inside of him and two, he had a gift in his eyes.
With both of these thoughts in mind Naruto proceeded to train on a daily bases. Having seen the "Green Beast of Konoha," he followed suit to the man's method for increasing physical stature. "MY YOUTHFUL SPIRIT BURNS INTENSELY LIKE THE SUN!" Naruto sweat dropped, anime style. 'No way am I wearing or saying any of what this freak has.' He thought. Conveniently he'd studied a band of nomads, dancing and prancing about in what looked to be a game of sorts. He being an outsider to his own home, got along well with nomads. He spoke to them about it, and was surprised to see that this dance is a martial arts called, 'Capoeira.' Naruto immediately began training with them in this dance. Adding weights while he performed the moves like the 'Butterfly,' and the 'Round the World.' He was consumed by the joy of the game, and attracted heavily by the music. "Paranue… Paranue, Para na." They sang and played, amazingly Naruto soaked up the dance moves like a sponge does water, and thus mastered the art so well he bested all of them. The time came for the nomads to leave, but they left a now six year old Naruto with a taijutsu he could forever count on.
In his home in the forest, Naruto added more weights to his already heavy set. He was practicing all his moves in the Capoeira style. He laughed to himself as the sorrow of his solitude began to sink in. What a shame, he was happy for awhile. At least they gave him some clothes to better suit him than the hideous 'kill me,' orange he would resort to wear. 'I need to train more to be a ninja.' He thought. This was his dream, as the Hokage, did get the respect he so richly desired. He wanted so badly to be acknowledged.
'What is a ninja though?' This question burned in his mind. Because he needed to know how he was to mold himself into for the sake of his dream, and or sanity.
'A ninja is very observant. Why? Because, they gather information quickly and quietly, such as a quick escape or an enemy weakness.' Seeing that he would need to become more observant he went into a store and bought a set of cards, and a roulette machine that shuffled them in a round table. What surprised him in this purchase, was that he actually did get the item. Looking back at the man who sold him the goods, he saw that the man was just greedy, and needed to pay some bills fast, thus left no need for discrimination.
'A ninja is intelligent. Why? Because, they plan ahead and gather only the necessary for any and every mission, and also understand many jutsu's so that they don't fall victim to an enemy.' He went to a different store and bought a crap-load of gum, a shogi board, and several books on war history, tactics, anatomy, and psychology. Again the surprise because apparently everyone is going into debt. However, he did notice that he paid a handsome amount for just gum and a game board. Having to resort to vengeance for this crime, he locked the store's attendant in the janitor room and filled the room with knockout gas. He proceeded to take what the store robbed from him, and left laughing as the man snored in the janitor room.
Now he went on with qualities a ninja should have, and went about gathering materials he would need to develop himself in those qualities, but the one quality he knew needed the most was, deception. He was the village prankster, and as such knew that he had an edge from this practice. He trained himself to seem innocent. He donned the foxy smile, as his mask, and used weakness as his ultimate defense. Unpredictability is what he aimed for, and unsurprisingly he would accomplish this in such a short time. During the next few years he transpired to become a genius inside the body of an idiot failure.
The time came to be where he would enter the academy. He was now seven years old, and quite ready to be inducted into this hideous society. The village's acceptance of him had not come close to being achieved. He guessed that no matter if he left or stayed they would always hate him unless he did something to impress them. Well, he'd show them all, by any and every means. Looking around the classroom, he noticed so many children, and only eight other kids had any potential. Shamefully the people who had it, looked to be the most unlikely. 'Nara Shikamaru.' A pineapple hair styled kid, with a knack for procrastination, and cloud watching, analyzed everyone with what seemed to be intelligence superior to the very teachers that taught them. 'Akimichi Chouji.' The big boned kid, a.k.a. 'Fat-ass,' his weight seemed to be his death, however, upon closer inspection, this kid used this as his weapon, a couple hundred pounds flying at your face wasn't something Naruto desired to live to see. 'Yamanaka Ino.' Though insipid in her nature, and loud. She had potential in deception, and if what Naruto heard about her clan techniques is true, then she could be lethal. 'Haruno Sakura.' Though appearing as an ugly dog, the tremendous forehead of hers soaked up information like pipes drain water. She showed promise in chakra control, as she was one of the few to accomplish whatever activity the teachers happened to be showing. 'Uchiha Sasuke.' An Uchiha, according to the masses overly astute and promising. According to Naruto, he's alright, and his Sharingan would be promising if he were to recruit it in his major plan. 'Inuzuka Kiba.' The epitome of ignorance and arrogance. However the stamina and power of this kid and his dog outweighed those malefactors. He definitely had potential, albeit a notch too loud. 'Aburame Shino.' This kid is much too silent to be overlooked. He's obviously smart, and those bugs he carries make him dangerous. 'Hyuuga Hinata.' Well, if she can get out her jacket, she would be a looker alright. Shy and lacking in self-confidence. That goes away with training and time. She showed, a rare ferocity. That of a hunter, a true ninja. She could make it to the top if someone could see that potential and help her harness it. All this is without her Byakugan. She apparently was smart, and talented. She moved with a grace matched by no one. She could so much if some people were just more open minded about her. 'I'll fix that.'
Naruto returned to the lecture, after a chalk nicked his eyebrow. "Uzumaki, what technique is used to escape a barrage of kunai coming from all directions?" Iruka asked him in a tone that foretold detention. "Umm…I'm going to say…Dick!" The class howled in laughter as Iruka's face got red and Naruto ducked from an incoming of books. He proceeded to escape the lair of pain Iruka had constructed from his classroom. Waiting on the swing, Naruto saw the kids leave the building. Swarms of children ran around waiting for their parents to pick them up. Naruto felt the pang in his heart. 'Must not lose concentration.' He thought as he eagerly waited for his target. "SASUKE-KUN!" The Sasuke fan club shouted, in search of the boy. Sasuke however, was nowhere to be found. 'Whew.' Sasuke thought. He looked around to find his savior. "Naruto?" Naruto grinned. "The one and only teme." Sasuke was alarmed to see that Naruto was one hell of stealth expert. I mean kids their age shouldn't be able to pick out someone in the middle of a crowd, and hide from a massive group of eyes without detection. Naruto really is more than an idiot. "What do you want dobe?" Sasuke retorted for the teme comment. "I want your partnership for a plan of mine that will benefit the both of us." Sasuke was taken back by his response. "What kind of partnership are we talking here?" Naruto's grin grew wider, and Sasuke sweated a little more. "The kind where we become the strongest shinobi Konoha will ever see, and the same kind where we will act independently of the shinobi ranks here. I intend to make myself Hokage, and thus I want my own private army of sorts. Because I'd need that kind of power to be even thought of as an option to be Hokage. Thus by associating myself with the right peoples, and accomplishing what no one else can, I can soon be the Hokage, in strength, smarts, and politically speaking, powerful." This kid was definitely full of surprises. Sasuke was dumbfounded. He wondered how Naruto was dead last if he thought shit up on this level. Was he toying with everyone? "How does associating with me benefit you, and how does it benefit me loser?" Sasuke tried to hide the shock he had on the realization of just who Naruto really is. "In time Sasuke you will activate your Sharingan, and I've studied all its abilities. All of which I would find beneficial, should I need to takeover Konoha to get my respect. How it benefits you is simple, I have access to power so far beyond your greatest dreams. My curse is the access to such power, when I come to control it, I can help you achieve that level of power." Sasuke now thought this is bullshit. How does he have more power than the Hokage? Naruto closed his eyes. Summoning forth a bit of the Fox's chakra, he opened his eyes to reveal slits. "This is such a small fraction of what I can give." Sasuke felt the power, the hate, and the bloodlust. The intensity of it is what proved Naruto's statements true. "I can't control it. I will learn the means to in due time though. But I need a worthy partner to spar with. Someone motivated enough to actually surpass me. I need someone to trust in fully as my second in command, and my partner in crime. Will you accept this position?" Sasuke was bewildered by the offer Naruto bestowed him. "You offer me number two? What if I want to be the strongest? What if I'm a little more greedy what then? Huh?" Sasuke tempting fate and his luck seeing what Naruto would come up with. "Then you challenge me for the position of Hokage? Because last I checked, the Hokage is the strongest in the village. If that be the case, I'll have to slit your throat while you sleep to accomplish my dream, nay, my ambition." Sasuke saw the look in Naruto's eyes. He was dead serious. However he saw something else in his eyes. Various circles in his eyes. Like a new dojutsu. "What's with your eyes?" Naruto smiled. "This is my blessing. The reason why you will be second to me alone."