Naruto: Hiraishin Reborn
Summary: AU: What if Naruto found out his heritage at the age of five and ran away to live a life with no ties and no bonds? What if he found out his father's scrolls on the Justus, he possessed that made him an army killer? What if Satsuki was left alive by Itachi so that he could one day come back and take her with him to rebuild the Uchiha clan? What if Satsuki was saved by Naruto when Itachi was trying to take her with him and sees him save her and feels something towards him that she hasn't felt for anyone before? Will Naruto come back to the leaf and help them with the dangers over looming them?
Konohagakure no sato
Five years after the Kyuubi attack
A little five years old blonde-haired boy with cerulean blue eyes and three whisker marks on each of his cheeks was running desperately as a mob was chasing him through the alleys. He had been kicked out of the orphanage he lived in a couple of weeks ago and had tried to go to see the old man but the lady at the entrance of the Hokage Tower won't let him in saying he wasn't in to see him. He had been living on the streets for the past couple of weeks and had been rummaging through the garbage heaps for food because no one helped him or gave him food when he asked them for it instead throwing him out or yelling at him. He had cried himself to sleep when it had rained the day after he had left the orphanage and had only a cardboard as a cover from the rain and the cold.
He ran through the alleys trying to escape the mob that chased him after they saw him silently gazing at the Kyuubi festival's annual parade where his idols the Yondaime Hokage's win was shown and then they tried to attack him, but he ran.
"Get the demon!" one of then shouted.
"Don't let him escape" another one shouted as he ran and then came up to a dead end as they all laughed, and he backed up into a corner knowing what was to come. It had happened many times before when he tried to play outside, and some people caught him. He curled up into a ball covering up his chest and stomach as they hurt the most.
"Now not so fast now are you demon?" one of them asked as everyone laughed and he cried as they began beating and kicking him and after two hours the pain became too much, and he fell unconscious.
Inside his Mindscape
Naruto woke up in a dark place and saw that he felt no pain whatsoever and smiled. Looks like it was just a dream he thought when a rumble came from behind the huge bars in front of him and he fell on his butt scared out of his wits.
"That was not a dream kit." a deep voice said as he saw a huge blood red eye with a black slit open and then a huge fox with nine tails waving behind him come into view as he
trembled in fright knowing who that was.
"You…. You're the Nine Tailed Fox. B-But how are you alive the Yondaime killed you?" he asked stuttering as the great fox demon chuckled in amusement.
"A mere mortal killing a being such incredibly powerful and immortal like me. Now that'd be the day." the fox said in amusement as Naruto was now confused and thought that maybe he was dead and that was why he was with the fox because Kami decided to punish him. Yeah that was it he thought nodding to himself as crossed his legs and arms and closed his eyes nodding like a sage. The fox looked at him in amusement reading his thoughts from the seal.
"No, you're not dead kit you're in your mind right now." the fox said seriously, and Naruto tilted his head to the side in confusion. The fox sighed knowing he had to begin from the start and so he began speaking from the start.
"Listen to me carefully kit, and I'll explain it once and only once alright?" he stated, and Naruto nodded giving him his full attention and the fix smiled. The boy wasn't afraid of him nor was he doubting him he thought and started.
"It all started five years ago kit, a masked man decided to attack the village and wanted me to do it for him. He had a power that could control me, and he pulled me out of my previous container and controlled me with the Sharingan. That is a special power that you'll know when you're older and I'll explain it in more detail. But now to the issue at hand. He sent me on a rampage to the village and the Yondaime Hokage used a forbidden jutsu that cost him his life to stop me and seal me into a newborn child." he said as realization dawned on Naruto's face and he whispered.
"Me." he said, and the fox nodded sadly knowing his past and pitied the child. Not even demons such as himself tortured helpless children. Naruto brought his knees to his chest and cried as the fox just sat silently letting him get it all out and cool off.
A few moments later Naruto stopped crying and walked to the gates and the fox watched curious what he was about to do when his eyes widened as he walked through the bars and hugged his paw.
"Kit are you not afraid of me. I could kill you and get out of the seal now you know?" he asked, and Naruto smiled at the fox.
"I'm sorry that you have to stay sealed because of me. You didn't do the attack because you wanted to, that bad man forced you and now you are all alone here. I'll be your friend and if you want to be free then kill me if you want no one would really miss me anyways." he said sobbing as the fox made his form smaller and wrapped his tails around the boy licking his nose as he giggled.
"This boy is different than the others. He believed me and doesn't hate me like those others in his pathetic species. Maybe he is the one that father said will change the world one day." he thought as he licked his nose and Naruto kept giggling all forgotten about his pain and the truth he was told. The fox felt something and spoke up.
"Listen kit you're waking up. Don't worry now that we have made contact, I can talk to you in your thoughts. Just think and I will hear it alright. Now don't tell anyone you know about this." he said, and Naruto nodded.
"Alright Kyuubi. "he said as the fox was silent for a few moments before he spoke up.
"Kurama." he whispered, and Naruto tilted his head to the side in confusion.
"Huh?" he said intelligently, and the fox sighed.
"The name is Kurama but don't tell anyone else alright." he said and Naruto nodded as he started fading.
"Alright Kurama." Naruto waved with a smile as the fox put his head on his paws and smiled closing his eyes.
"Maybe he is the one and I could be his friend. There is nothing else to do here anyways." he thought
Outside the Mindscape
Naruto woke up and saw that he felt no pain under the bandages and was confused as heard a voice in the back of his mind and was startled for a moment.
"I healed your injuries with my chakra kit. You were out all day for sixteen hours, so I had enough time." he said, and Naruto smiled.
"I thought it was all a dream but I'm glad you're here Kurama. "he said, and the fox smirked in his cage.
"Yeah me too kit me too." he said, and Naruto looked around and saw he was in the Hokage office. He stood up and walked up to the portraits of the previous Hokage's and looked at Yondaime Hokage fondly as in the cage the fox had his eyes narrowed.
"Kit throw some blood on that portrait." he said, and Naruto was confused.
"But why should I do that Kurama? "he asked, and the fox sighed.
"Just do it. Bite your thumb and throw a few drops on it will you." he said, and Naruto bit his thumb and threw a few drops at the picture, suddenly it glowed and then smoke, out of the smoke came a scroll which Naruto went and picked up.
"Just as I thought that's why he chose you." he said, and Naruto was confused.
"What do you mean Kurama?" he asked confused by the fox's words.
"Open the scroll and read it. If it doesn't answer it, then I will." he said, and Naruto nodded and opened the scroll.
Dear Naruto,
My name is Minato Namikaze aka the Yondaime Hokage as you might know from the Sandaime already. My son I am afraid this is my last letter and I don't have enough time as the Kyuubi is at the gates of the village and is coming towards the center of the village. I'm afraid I'll have to seal it in you and you might not get an easy life without me or your mother who has died from the Kyuubi being extracted from her and I will be dead from using the forbidden jutsu that I will have to use in the sealing. Below is a storage seal that contains all the knowledge of the Uzumaki clan and mine and your mother all of which is now keyed to your blood and accessible only to you. I have left the fortune of the Uzumaki clan and my own with Hiruzen who must have given it to you as the estate you live at belongs to me. Live the way you want and be happy that's all I ask I have asked Hiruzen for you to be treated as a hero and for you to live a comfortable and peaceful life the way you want. Live happily and remember Naruto me and your mother loved you and I wish we could be there to see you grow up. I guess this is it.
Your father,
Minato Namikaze
He reread the scroll and the re-rolled it as he sat down on the couch and didn't know what to feel. Everything he believed was a lie and the old man had lied and betrayed him and the village had betrayed him and his father's last wish to see him as a her and his mother was the previous container of the Kyuubi. All this time the old man knew everything and lied and let him get beaten around.
"Did you know all of this Kurama? "he asked as the fox was silent for a few moments before he spoke up.
"The seal on your mother was much tighter and different than this one and I had no knowledge other than what Kushina told me. I had my doubts, but I wasn't sure. This confirms why he chose you, he couldn't ask another for his kit when he wasn't willing to sacrifice his own. "he said, and Naruto nodded and sat silent for a few moments. Finally, the fox spoke up.
"What are you going to do now that you know the truth kit? "he asked, and Naruto was silent for a few minutes before he answered.
"I'm done with this village Kurama, we're leaving right now. Do you support me? "he asked, and the fox smirked. The kid wanted his opinion and said 'we' instead of 'I' he thought
"I'm with you to the death kit and demons always keep their word. Let's go you've made the right choice. We'll be free with no one binding us and manipulating or using us again. "he said, and Naruto nodded with a smile as he got up and walked to the desk of the Hokage and opened the drawer where Hiruzen kept his wallet and took it with him as it held enough money to last a month and walked out of the office as he walked through the streets and right through the gates. Many shinobi and ANBU saw him but all were happy to finally get rid of the demon once and for all and maybe he would die in the world alone without anyone to look after him.
Hiruzen walked into his office after dealing with the conspirators and the orphanage workers and had the conspirators executed for treason and the workers fired. He hoped Naruto didn't hate the village and trusted him enough to forgive the idiotic villagers. He walked into the office and saw it was empty. He looked around and saw some blood on the portrait of the Yondaime and his eyes widened in horror.
"He knows. Oh my god Naruto please don't do anything stupid. "he thought as he flared his chakra and ANBU appeared in front of him kneeling down.
"Search the village and get me Naruto Uzumaki right now. "he shouted and they all nodded and vanished. He waited for three hours before they came back. The leader of the
team spoke up.
"Hokage-sama we couldn't locate Naruto Uzumaki anywhere in the village. We finally went to the barrier team and they told us that he left the village seven hours ago and no one noticed him. He is not in the village. "he said and Hiruzen's heart dropped.
"Gather every ANBU tracking team you can and search for Naruto Uzumaki. I want him found by any means possible and contact Jiraiya. Call him back to the village. Tell him it's about Naruto. "he said, and they all nodded and vanished as he buried his face in his hands and sighed wearily.
"Oh god what have I done, please be alright Naruto-kun. "he thought not knowing that Naruto was gone for a long time now.
Two Weeks later
Jiraiya was in the village and he was in no mood for research or anything else. A couple of days ago an ANBU dropped by and said he had been recalled and when he had asked what the matter was there had been a short answer. It concerns Naruto Uzumaki he said and Jiraiya had immediately returned to the village and was now jumping towards the Hokage Tower.
Hokage Tower
Hokage Office
Hiruzen was doing his paperwork and thinking about the little blonde bundle of energy that used to play in his office and sighed. He had sent multiple ANBU teams over the past couple of weeks, but each one had returned empty handed it was as if the boy had disappeared from the face of the earth. He was broken out of his thoughts as the window slipped open and he smiled at seeing his student back.
"Ah Jiraiya aren't you a sight for…" he was cut off as Jiraiya spoke up.
"Where is he Sarutobi-sensei. I'm in no mood for games or small talk. Where is Naruto?" he asked in a tone that meant all seriousness and he winced knowing the reaction he would get won't be pretty.
"He is gone Jiraiya." He said and Jiraiya narrowed his eyes at the old man.
"What do you mean 'gone'?" he asked dangerously and Hiruzen sighed wearily knowing he couldn't stall any longer.
"Naruto has left the village." He said and Jiraiya's expression hardened immediately.
"Why would he leave the village?" he asked in a cold tone and Hiruzen flinched at the tone but continued. He had hidden the truths for far too long.
"Two weeks ago, on his birthday he went out of the orphanage to watch the Kyuubi festival and was chased by a mob of people and beaten for hours before I found him." He said and Jiraiya released his full killing intent and gazed at Hiruzen with a murderous expression in his eyes as he averted his eyes not being able to meet the gaze of his student.
"And why did he go out from the 'orphanage' and not the 'Namikaze estate' Sarutobi? And where were his 'caretakers' you wrote to me about?" he asked coldly and Hiruzen didn't answer for a moment and Jiraiya turned furious.
"ANSWER ME HIRUZEN SARUTOBI!" he roared and slammed his hands on his desk as it bucked and cracked under the pressure and Hiruzen looked down in shame and revealed the truth.
"I lied to you Jiraiya Naruto didn't know of his heritage nor of his burden. I kept his heritage a secret from him and he wasn't living at the Namikaze estate but at the orphanage. No one really liked him there because of his burden so he had to fend off for himself and a couple of weeks before the incident he was thrown out of the orphanage saying he was big enough to fend for himself. I found out about it on the night of the incident." He said shamefully and now Jiraiya was livid. He was barely holding himself back from attacking the old man and was clenching and unclenching his fists trying to calm himself down.
"Why did you lie?" he asked coldly and Hiruzen was now getting even more ashamed at each question he answered.
"The elders and I thought it was best for him to be kept in the dark and form bonds in the village holding no grudge against the villagers' hate so I kept it all hidden. Danzo and I knew you would come back to take care of Naruto the moment you knew so I lied to you all these years as the village needed your spy network. After the Kyuubi attack we were weak, we just came out of war and the loss of Minato and half the shinobi forces was much too great. Your spy network was invaluable to the village, so I kept the truth hidden from you and we placed Naruto in the orphanage so that he could make friends in the village and form bonds that would make him less hostile to the village." He said and Jiraiya looked at him in disgust.
"To think that you have fallen so far as to hear to the decisions of those walking mummies and that manipulative cripple." He said and Hiruzen cringed at the way he addressed the elders.
"But I think that the apple doesn't fall very far from the tree now does it Hiruzen?" he asked mockingly as Hiruzen looked down in shame at the way his favorite student was referring him.
"You always were the manipulative master but to think you would try it on Naruto of all people to make him a loyal weapon of the village, you disgust me to no end." He said and Hiruzen said nothing and took the verbal lashing he was getting silently.
"And when were you going to tell me what had happened in his life?" he asked coldly and Hiruzen answered.
"After he graduated I would have asked you to train him at some point so that you could get close to him and reveal everything to him slowly. That was the decision that Danzo and I made. You must understand it was for the best Jiraiya, he would have held a deep resentment towards the villagers otherwise and if he accidentally revealed his heritage in those beatings then Iwa, Kumo and Kiri as well would stop at nothing to get their hands on him. It was for his own good Jiraiya I wanted him to have a normal childhood without the burden of the fox or the heritage of his parents pushing him too much." He said and Jiraiya stood at the window with his arms crossed and gazed out of the window.
"You made the correct decision Hiruzen." He said and Hiruzen's face lit up as he thought that Jiraiya understood and agreed with his reasons but Jiraiya continued.
"You wanted what was best for the village not for Naruto. There is no difference between you and the elders, you always keep the village ahead of everything; even family." He said and Hiruzen's heart dropped as Jiraiya continued speaking.
"I am ashamed at myself that I trusted you and never once visited my godson thinking he was happy, and I could be of use to the village on the field. I should have been there for him. Minato and Kushina trusted me but I never even met him once. It's all my fault that he was all alone getting beaten and fending off for himself on the streets." He said as a tear rolled down his eyes and guilt crept up in Hiruzen's heart as every word he spoke stung the bitter truth and he knew he was right in every word he spoke.
"So how did he find out if you kept it so well hidden?" he asked and Hiruzen looked at the portrait of Minato pointing at it and spoke.
"He found the blood seal Minato left in his portrait and learned everything, he really has Kushina's devil's luck to find out a hidden blood seal left by Minato himself." He said and Jiraiya smiled as he thought of Kushina.
"I am happy that he left the village at least now I know he is free from you, the elders and the rest of the damn council." He said and Hiruzen was stunned.
"What are you saying Jiraiya?" he asked in disbelief as Jiraiya smiled sadly.
"Yet, the only thing that scares me is that he is all alone in the world. A five-year-old child, a jinchuriki nonetheless is fending off for himself but I am happy for him and believe me he'll never return to this village if he doesn't want to." He said and Hiruzen was stupefied at his words.
"I'll find him and tell him about myself and apologize for my mistakes, maybe he will give me a chance, but he will now do what he wishes and I'll support him to every decision he makes." He said and Hiruzen protested.
"Be reasonable Jiraiya, this village is his home. He needs to come back." He said and Jiraiya laughed.
"This is no home to him, just some manipulative fools as well as the hateful villagers. He will be much happier on the outside world and I'll support him and protect him to do whatever he wants. Naruto is out of your hands for good." He said as Hiruzen was wide eyed at his words he decided to convince him to get Naruto back.
"But Jiraiya he needs to return. I'll reveal his heritage to the village and we will do what we could to protect him. The whole village will accept him just please bring him back." He said desperately and Jiraiya glared at him and he flinched.
"So that the same people who beat him could be kissing and looking up to him because of his name. I don't think he would like that very much. I'll be protecting him from now on even if he accepts me or not. Naruto is out of the reach of this village now and I'll make sure of it." He said as he put a foot on the window and turned to Hiruzen with a cold glare.
"And tell those beloved elders of yours that if anything has happened to Naruto before I find him, I will put those mummies in their graves like they should have been all those years ago. And any ANBU normal or ROOT sent after Naruto will be dealt by me personally." He said and jumped out of the window on a toad's back as that toad jumped towards the walls of the village. He slumped in his chair as the regret and guilt washed over him and he decided to tell the elders the decision that Jiraiya made and decided that in the end Jiraiya was right and even if he wanted to Naruto was out of his hands.
He called the ANBU and decided to tell them what Jiraiya had said and do the right thing after all these years. Danzo, Koharu and Homura walked in and sat down in front of him.
"As you all know Naruto Uzumaki has escaped the village and there has been no news of him ever since." He said, and they all nodded.
"I asked Jiraiya to find him today, but he has refused me clearly saying he would protect Naruto and let him do what he wishes and let him live his life the way he wants. He has clearly stated that any and all ANBU whether normal or ROOT will be dealt with by him personally if they try to force anything with the boy." He said, and they were all stunned. Danzo slammed his hands on the table and stood up in protest.
"Hiruzen this is outrageous, control your students. He is the village's jinchuriki and the last of the Uzumaki clan the closest we have to a Senju and the son of the Yondaime. He is too valuable of an asset to just let roam free. Call him back and order him to bring back the jinchuriki at once. I'll rain him this time and turn him loyal towards the village." He said and Hiruzen's eyes hardened as Jiraiya's words stung in the back of his mind and he decided to right all the wrongs.
"I will do no such thing, Naruto has suffered long enough due to my foolishness to trust you and the villagers. I concur with Jiraiya he should live the life he wishes like his parents would have wanted him to. If he wants to live outside the village then so be it." He said as Koharu and Homura protested to stop his foolishness and that he was being an emotional fool all the while Danzo remained silent.
"You can't let him leave like that. The council will make sure he remains in the village as the jinchuriki laws state and not even the Hokage can bend the laws set by the Nidaime Hokage Hiruzen." He said and Hiruzen fumed. Danzo was playing his cards, then so be it. He had some of his own to counter.
"I will grant Naruto Uzumaki Sannin travel rights as he will be considered an apprentice to Jiraiya of the Sannin, you cannot do anything against it jinchuriki or not. And since he isn't an official shinobi of the village, he doesn't come under the shinobi council nor does the civilian council have any say in jinchuriki matters." He said with a smirk of his own as Danzo and the elders seethed and ground their teeth.
"This decision isn't right for the village Sarutobi." Danzo said before leaving as he closed the door behind him.
"I know it's what is right for Naruto." He said to himself.
One Month later
In a Forest in the Land if Fire
Naruto was walking through the forest after he had passed through the last village three days ago and was now tired and hungry as he fell on the grass and closed his eyes. He gazed at the sky and forgot all about his hunger or that he was tired after three days of continuous walking on an empty stomach as the money he took from the Hokage office was over in the last village he left.
"I am finally free with no restrictions binding me. It feels great." He thought gazing at the star filled sky and the fox smirked in his cage at reading his thoughts when suddenly his eyes snapped open.
"Kit someone is here and has very high chakra reserves, get ready you won't be able to escape a shinobi of his scale even with my help." He said, and Naruto's eyes snapped open as he saw a man with a green kimono and a red haori over it and the strangest forehead protector he had ever seem. It even had horns on it.
"Who are you and what do you want?" Naruto asked cautiously and Jiraiya smiled.
"Hey, no need to be so uptight I was just passing by and saw you. Thought maybe we could talk you know?" he said, and Naruto stared at him blankly as crickets croaked in the silent forest.
"We're in the middle of a forest at midnight, seriously that's the best you could do?" he asked and Jiraiya sweat dropped. Maybe that was a lame excuse he thought.
"Well you've got me I did come to meet you here." He said and now Naruto stiffened.
"Are you from the leaf village? Did the old man send you?" he asked and was on guard as Jiraiya shook his head and sat down on the grass motioning for Naruto to sit as he sat at some distance between them.
"Yes, kid I am from the leaf, but I am not here to force you back or anything. In fact, I am your godfather you know." He said, and Naruto's eyes widened, and he thought he was lying when Kurama spoke up.
"He isn't lying kit; I don't sense any negative emotions from him." He said, and Naruto relaxed a bit and nodded.
"Then why have you come now and where were you until now?" Naruto asked coldly and Jiraiya flinched and put his head down.
"Well the Hokage lied to me about your living conditions so that I could be outside the village and keep up my spy network for the village. I didn't know you were living like you were. That is not to say I am not at fault, I should have come up and checked and I guess you could say that I too am a part of the misery you faced in your life." He said, and Naruto nodded slowly, and both sat silent for a few moments.
"I don't trust you." Naruto said and Jiraiya nodded smiling sadly.
"I know, and you have no reason to do so either." He said, and Naruto nodded. He was happy that the man understood.
"Then why are you here if not to bring me back?" he asked and Jiraiya smile.
"Well kid if you are going to live alone then you would need the money for it. Your parents left me in charge of your family fortunes and I will give you a monthly allowance and then when you know and understand a bit about money better, I'll hand it all over to you as I promised your parents." He said, and Naruto nodded.
"Plus, kid I have to make you my apprentice." He said seriously, and Naruto snorted.
"I don't want anything to do with you other than the fact that you have my parents' money and are my guardian for it." Naruto said and Jiraiya looked down, the boy didn't respect or trust him one bit but he had to do this.
"Look kid if you sign my Toad Summoning Contract you become my official apprentice and get Sannin travel rights and are in no way bound to the village just like me. You don't have to be my apprentice really if you don't want but the contract will help you keep the leaf village off your trail, that is if you wish to be free." Jiraiya said and Naruto mulled over it as the fox spoke up.
"Sign it kit the offer isn't bad and we're on our own from now. The toads are powerful summons I've fought them myself and will be of help to you, plus you get to be free of the village. It's a win-win situation kit. Don't let your emotions come in between, think about it clearly." The fox said, and Naruto sat silently for a few moments before he spoke up.
"Alright let me get this straight, I sign the contract and get free travel rights and I have nothing to do either with you or the village except for the fact that you will be giving me a monthly allowance until I get my parents fortune. That's it right?" he asked and Jiraiya nodded.
"Alright I'll sign it what do I have to do?" he asked and Jiraiya took out a large scroll from behind his back and opened it in front of him. Naruto read the last name of the contract and traced his fingers over it. It was his father's. A tear rolled down his eye and Jiraiya smiled sadly.
"Alright kid just bit your thumb and write your name in blood and a print of your fingers and that should do it." He said, and Naruto did as instructed and Jiraiya pulled out a small scroll and handed it to him as Naruto looked at him curiously.
"That is the scroll for the Summoning Jutsu, you can learn it later and if you need my help for anything just tell the toads about it and I'll be there. I'll come visit you once every month to give you your allowance alright." He said, and Naruto nodded as he left the forest and he laid back down gazing at the sky.
"Any suggestions on what we should do Kurama now that we have the money and are free to do whatever we want?" he asked as the fox mulled over it and spoke up.
"Well you could start training in the scrolls your parents left you we would need your strength and skill to be able to protect yourself if you are faced with someone after you. That and you could do whatever the hell you want. Now I'm going to sleep." He said, and Naruto nodded as he too fell asleep.
Jiraiya watched him from a distance and gazed at him sadly.
"Minato, Kushina I'll watch over him from afar don't you worry he'll be fine." He thought as he jumped from the tree and disappeared.
Author's Notes: There is the first chapter. This will be heavily AU and will have a completely different plot from canon. Pairings as I have said will be Naruto x Satsuki. Naruto will have a different personality and won't care about anything other than what he wants to do and will hold a deep resentment towards the leaf village but will return for a reason. Once again, I say nothing will be like canon so no flames for it this is entirely new and OOC so read it at our own wish. Next will be a huge time skip to sixteen years after the Kyuubi attack and I'll skip out his training, but Naruto will be extremely strong in this fic. If you like it, then leave a review. Until next time keep reading and reviewing Ja Ne ;)