Author's Notes: Here is the second rewrite, and like all my fanfiction, reader input is a must as it helps further what happens in the fic. As sometimes I have no idea.
With a monstrous howl the Kyuubi made a rush towards the village to destroy it, rushing swiftly the beast charged his claws digging across the ground. That was until a series of earthen spikes burst from the ground piercing through its rib cage. The demonic king let loose a bestial howl as the pain passed through its body for a moment. Following this a man dropped on to the top of the beasts head slamming his two handed sword into the beasts head as he began to rush forward. Reaching the end of the back he hefted his sword up flinging the demonic blood from the blade.
"The beast is disabled Minato…are you sure this is the only way to deal with it? There is no time for regret…then again this is why you are the Hokage." stated a man with wild untamed silver hair, nine swords resting on his body, wearing a long coat with a fur trim. Bearing the clan seal of Jinketsu on his back this was none other than Jinketsu Hagane, formerly known as the head ninja of Yamagakure or more precisely, the Yamakage.
"Yes…tell Ginshin I'm sorry I couldn't teach him more. But I am entrusting him with the most important mission…being a father figure to my son. The Jinketsu Clan has always been there for Konoha. And tell Kouten to take good care of Naruto…its up to him and the Jinketsu Clan to protect my son. Kushina…she would have loved to have seen Naruto grow up. I have to take care of this now…" walking away slowly he smiled sadly as he tossed a scroll over his shoulder to the other shinobi.
Days later…
"I have to leave the village for a while Sarutobi. Ginshin should be alright in the meantime. But try and make sure he doesn't spend too much time at the monument, don't need him turning out like the Hatake kid. Oh yeah…Minato gave me this before he dealt with that beastie. It's his will, I think it would be better if you handled this…I aint so good with this sorta thing." the silver haired man quietly explained as he handed the scroll in question over to the older man, who sadly had to come out of retirement to lead the village.
"I see, and I understand. I can see if Uzumaki Kouten will help. I understand your desire to find the remnants of your village after Iwagakure destroyed Yamagakure. We wouldn't have won that war if it weren't for your sacrifice…I will see to it that the boy is taken care of. Just be sure to return someday." the wise Sandaime Hokage responded as he took a drag from his pipe exhaling smoke through his nostrils. Hagane nodded his head with a wolfish smirk to his face as he turned and walked out the door having left three swords behind.
"Give them to Minato's cub. I will definitely return when he's a Genin. I wanna teach him the ways of Kenjutsu…and as a personal favor to me…find a way to put him on a team with one of his father's student's as a Jounin." The Wolf Sage smirked again as he left the office and headed on his way.
Sarutobi opened up the scroll and read the first few requests that Minato left behind, and nearly choked on the smoke from his pipe in shock. "This won't end well…" he said with a long sigh as he saw that he named Ginshin the legal guardian of Naruto, this wouldn't end well indeed.
Five years later…
"Keh…man this is just great…forced to cancel a date with Tenrei…because you…couldn't help but give the Uchiha Clan's latest prodigy a knuckle sandwich! Normally I would be proud…way of the wolf! Show ones dominance. BUT THIS IS TENREI!!!" Ginshin seemed rather unhappy with his foster son, over something as trivial as a date being interrupted. Naruto smirked feeling quite proud of himself, wearing his hooded long coat which bore black flames rising from the bottom over the orange fabric, the Uzumaki Clan symbol at the canter of the back.
"Hey! He was askin' for it. When ya mess with the bull you get the horns!" he proudly exclaimed feeling mighty proud of himself.
Iruka's right eye was twitching as a vein popped out of his forehead, his teeth were gritted in frustration. "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU TWO!? The Uchiha Clan Head, Uchiha Fugaku wants Naruto expelled from the academy since this is not the first or second time…BUT THE TENTH TIME! And you!! You're more worried about a date than Naruto's education! What was the Yondaime Hokage thinking naming you the legal guardian of Naruto?!" he continued to rant while flailing his arms in frustration of the two.
"So how'd you punch him? Blow to the nose or jaw breaker special number seven?" queried the Jinketsu clan heir, as he looked a Naruto with one eye open, no longer able to keep quiet about it.
"Jaw Bweaker Special numbew nine!!" Naruto proudly proclaimed pumping his fist into the air. This caused the Chuunin instructor's eye to twitch again in frustration at the two.
"…THAT'S NOT BEING A GOOD ROLE MODEL!!" shouted the instructor as his right eye twitched feverishly, he was in shock at how bad of a role model the Jounin was. It was odd that Namikaze Minato in sound mind would have named this lunatic as a legal guardian. "Point is…it would be best if Naruto had a motherly figure in his life. Not to say you're a bad parental figure. It's just he needs to know punching someone with a right hook isn't how you resolve conflict." the Chuunin explained silently, as he laced his fingers silently musing his thoughts quietly. The thought most common at the moment was what kind of insanity was rampant at the Jinketsu compound.
"Eh…don't worry bout it. I have permission of the Hokage to take Naruto with me and Tenrei to where Yamagakure was. I intend to train him there, to be honest I think he needs more attention and a special form of education, one where he isn't prone to beating up one of the more privileged kids." the ever showboating jounin explained with one of his famous cheeky grins painted across his face. This didn't seem to put the scarred Chuunin's fears to rest anymore than the thought of Ginshin encouraging the boy to beat up those that challenge him.
"How long? Because you know it would be good if he became a genin with the rest of the class." Iruka explained silently as he looked across his desk at the two, he of course was hoping for an exact number, since Ginshin was prone to letting time go by.
"Five or seven years. Haven't decided yet, but I promise he will be back in time for the exam! And expect him to be surprisingly strong!" Ginshin chimed with a cocky grin on his face, which caused Iruka to go pale in the face. The thought of another Ginshin running around was coming to forefront of his thoughts. "DON'T WORRY!! Have I ever made you doubt me! …Don't answer that!" a bead of sweat on the side of his head as he finished the last sentence, he knew there were many times he proved to be unreliable.
"Alright. I expect to see some improvement in Naruto's behavior when he returns. Because that's not how civilized people handle problems. This is a ninja academy, not a pirate academy." the scarred instructor quipped sarcastically, he had hope that there would be some improvement.
"You got it. Trust me he will be a more well rounded Shinobi when he comes back, you can take that one to the bank!" exclaimed the jounin as if he were almost too proud, this, made the instructor even more nervous, considering Tenrei was no angel herself. A fox and wolf raising a boy containing a demon fox. This could only end in disaster.
Later at the gates…"Alright, Do you have everything you need? That includes you Tenrei, because you have to carry your own stuff." Ginshin commented with a cocky smirk on his face which was quickly erased as the blonde haired woman grabbed hold of his ear.
"What was that? You know you're just lucky daddy likes you, because he wouldn't let me go away for a few years with just any guy." she growled as he continued to twist his ear for added emphasis. It would seem that about every woman Ginshin had come into contact with learned to do this. It could be said it was the only way to keep him in line.
"Okay, okay! How bout you Naruto?" he asked with a light chuckle as his girlfriend released his ear, he knew he would have to work on that in the next few years.
"I gots my stuffed aminals, my case of Wamune, and I'm weady to go!" the blonde said with a cheerful smile on his face, he came to think of Ginshin as a big brother if not a father. Though big brother was a more accurate assumption, he was too much like a brother or a buddy he couldn't be a ever present being of fear for the boy. He wanted to make sure the boy grew up to be somewhat normal, unlike the Uchiha or Hyuuga who always seemed to have a branch up their asses.
"And you said good bye to all your little girlfriends right?" he queried with a grin on his face, Naruto didn't find it to be very funny and stuck his tongue out at Ginshin.
"Yes. I said good bye to my fwiends." The blonde replied as he crossed his arms over his chest, this only caused the two adults to snicker at the boy's behavior. The trio then set off heading to Yamagakure's ruins, which would serve as a way to train the boy more effectively.
Seven years come to pass…
A group of travelers reach the gate, the most easily identified was Ginshin wearing his canonical hat, but now having adapted to the Jinketsu style of clothing, a sleeveless long coat which was black and white, camouflage jeans, wooden sandals, and for some reason no shirt. It would forever be a mystery as to why the shinobi had boycotted shirts, he just refused to wear them. Next to be identified would be Tenrei, who had matured much in seven years, she seemed much more womanly now, she wore a black denim skirt, a black denim jacket which had a fur trim, her hitae-ate tied around her arm, and she wore a tight white t-shirt. And what's more she was carrying a young child which appeared to be asleep.
Naruto on the other hand had grown up in the seven years, he was much taller than when he was the trouble making half pint. He wore a black long coat which featured orange flames rising from the bottom, the Uzumaki spiral symbol at the center of the back. The sleeves had for the most part been ripped off, like Ginshin he was a fan of wooden sandals, in the fact one could do a touch more damage with them, arctic camouflage cargo pants, and a black muscle shirt. "Good to be back. Hope rich boy hasn't gotten too used to being number one." he commented with a cocky grin on his face as he let the golden mane of hair flow behind him as he walked.
"Heh. Well go find somethin' to do, I gotta go talk to the Hokage. And no starting fights brat." the silver haired man warned the boy with a serious look on his face.
"Fiiiiiiiine. Can I get somethin' to eat at least? I'm starving!" Naruto exclaimed as he held his stomach in mock pain, causing another child that was with the group to giggle.
"Niisan is funny!" the little girl with silver hair and brown eyes chimed as she giggled at Naruto's antics.
"Alright, take Ginchiyo with you, she will make sure you behave yourself." the jounin instructed the boy, as he handed over some money for the two to get something to eat. He knew that blonde would behave himself more if his sister was tagging along. With that said the group separated Naruto left with his kid sister and Ginshin and rest heading for the Hokage Tower.
"Niisan? Can we get Ice cream?" the little girl asked with a cheerful grin on her face, before she used her more powerful weapon the sad puppy eyes. This caused the blonde's eye to twitch, he wanted to get a burger, but he would indulge Ginchiyo's desire for ice cream since he didn't want any trouble.
At the Hokage Tower…
"Yo. Old man, look what I brought back, an old hag!" cheekily the kinzokuton master said before he received a powerful flick to the back of the head knocking him to the floor. He groaned as he collected himself from the floor rubbing the back of his head.
"How many times do I have to tell you to stop calling me an old hag!!" a woman with blonde hair shouted as she walked into the room. Sarutobi was at a loss for words seeing his student who left the village before him. "I'm only here because the pig sired a child with Shizune. And they managed to convince me that the village needed me. Otherwise I would of stuck to gambling and drinking." she explained before shooting a cold glare at Ginshin who was rubbing the back of his head.
"Tsunade-sama! You should stop doing that to Gin! Ginshin you should know not to call her the O word, that word is Taboo." the dark haired assistant to Tsunade scolded both her husband, and her teacher not pleased with the fact they still couldn't coexist.
"So…comedy aside, I assume Naruto is ready for the test next week?" the elderly Hokage asked silently, as he looked at Ginshin who had finally gotten up from the floor.
"Well while in Yamagakure, he learned the basics that I was taught, since I never learned the basics of Konoha. He has access to all the basics that made Yamagakure a force to be reckoned with." casually the wolfish ninja explained, as he rubbed his chin in thought. This only left the Sandaime Hokage shocked at the thought, since he recalled that Hagane was frighteningly quick for a man his size.
"So, he's ready then? Now that you and Tenrei have returned to the village you will be assigned squads after the exam…which means you two have to start taking some responsibility. I should add the exams were pushed up to tomorrow, it was suggested by the heads of a few of the clans." the elderly Sarutobi explained, this only made Ginshin and Tenrei's eyes twitch, Tenrei wasn't exactly ambitious as she was prone to taking naps whenever she got bored. Ginshin, was simply another story as he lacked the sensibilities to follow through a majority of the time.
The next day…
Naruto had gotten to the academy quite early, his feet were propped up on the desk, as he leaned back feeling quite comfortable. He was busy thinking of little delusions of grandeur when he was snapped back to reality by a flick to his forehead by a girl with a long blonde braid. "What do you think you're doing in my seat? And who the heck are you!?" she quickly began to berate the blonde boy with a torrent of questions as she pointed at him rapidly shaking her silken sleeves. This of course made her noticeable breasts bounce as she pointed each time.
"I have a question for you. Do fries come with that shake?" he casually asked the girl only to be slapped across the face, the girl was red in the face, half blushing half furious with unquestionable anger. She was prepared to slap him again when a brunette girl with a denim jacket jumped onto the desk in front of Naruto with a smirk on her face.
"Rekka! Don't you know who this is? This is Uzumaki Naruto!! Before he left he regularly cleaned Sasuke's clock! WITH OUT TRYING!" chimed the effervescent girl, this was none other than Sarutobi Saiyuki, also known as Sandaime's granddaughter.
"Wait…he beat up Sasuke!? I'LL KILL HIM!! NO ONE TOUCHES SASUKE-KUN AND LIVES TO TELL ABOUT IT!!" the girl roared angrily as she clenched her fists ready to strike him for something he did seven years ago.
"…I see you've returned dobe. I thought I smelled the stench of failure." came a cold insult from the one and only prodigal asshole, this stopped the girl from making her attack as she now entered into full swoon.
"Tch, and I see you're still waiting on those testicles. Tell me how that's going for you?" the blue eyed boy responded, this only made the raven haired boy glare angrily at Naruto clenching his fists ready to strike at him.
"That will be enough you two!! I see you learned to use your words Naruto which is a good change…I guess." The scarred Chuunin explained silently as he stood between the two students quickly defusing the situation as he walked to the front of the class, waiting for the rest of the students to take their seats. Once the students were seated, Iruka sat down at his desk. "Alright as you know, today is the Genin Exam, as we call your name, please step into the room for the exam and we will give you your test. Okay first is Aburame Ari." calmly Iruka explained to the students in the room, as he and Mizuki stepped into another room to begin the exams.
Hours would pass and soon Naruto was the only one who hadn't taken the exam, yet and to say the least he was becoming increasingly bored. "Uzumaki Naruto. It's time." calmly the silver haired Chuunin stated motioning for Naruto to step into the room. The blonde did just that walked into the room silently.
"Alright, Naruto. The test is to create a Bunshin. Do that and you will pass." Iruka quietly explained, as he laced his fingers. Naruto laced his fingers together and flared his chakra creating a Bunshin with out much trouble.
"Well done. Looks like you pass Naruto. Congratulations it seems you learned well while you were away. Well done!" the instructor congratulated Naruto and handed him his headband, Naruto smirked and slowly tied the hitae-ate around his neck.
"Good to know Iruka-sensei." Naruto quietly walked out of the room sticking his hands in his pockets. He was quite content to have passed his exam, yet he was a bit disappointed that he couldn't use his training for the exam. He knew things that Sasuke couldn't copy and in his mind that made him more special. As he stepped into the classroom he came upon a fangirl war.
"For such a huge head you obviously have a small brain forehead! Naruto is a much better choice than Mister Closetcase there!" ranted the self appointed head of the Naruto fanclub Yamanaka Ino, this made Sakura's eye twitch when she was flicked in the forehead by her former best friend.
"Whatever! Naruto is crude! He has no manners and he acts like he was raised by wolves and Sasuke is able to do more than Naruto could ever dream of!" responded the pink haired girl as she shook her fist at the platinum blonde. The colliding forces just made Naruto blanch some, it was true he gained some of his foster father's interests in females, but he didn't want to see how this ended. Ironically the girls of the class were split into two warring camps.
"That will be enough! I swear if its not Sasuke and Naruto fighting its you girls! …I don't even want to know how a Naruto fanclub was formed in one day." the instructor sternly stated as he stood in front of the class, he waited for the students to all sit down and cleared his throat. "Congratulations each and everyone of you passed the exam. Tomorrow you all shall be assigned to Jounin instructors to form four man cells. You're all free to go." he calmly finished his statement, and the students all filed out feeling a sense of accomplishment.
"Naruto…fight me. I want to see how it is possible for someone like you to pass the test. Seeing as you could never pay attention when you were younger, not to mention you learned under Jinketsu Ginshin who barely managed to pass all of his tests." the raven haired boy coldly stated, as he glared at Naruto, he slowly tied his new hitae-ate around his head slowly as he slid into a fighting stance the other students quickly clearing the area.
"Tch. I guess you want to be embarrassed again, eh sackless wonder? Saru-hime hold my coat for me." almost arrogantly the blonde announced this as he pulled his coat off and tossed it towards Saiyuki the girl he always called Saru-hime. He then pulled his pant legs up and removed the weighted braces that were around his leg tossing them to the side. "Alright…bring it on sissy boy." Naruto said with a smirk as Sasuke bolted forward and took a swing at Naruto connecting with his jaw, the raven haired boy swiftly brought his leg up into a kick connecting with stomach.
Skidding across the ground the blonde smirked as he stood upright, and in a burst of speed he bolted forward leaving a trail of leaves floating in the wind behind him. Naruto grabbed hold of the Uchiha and began to spin him around using the speed technique he had acquired to begin wearing the Uchiha down. Every time he took a swing the blonde pushed the blow away, the blonde spotted his opening and thrust a palm forward. Naruto's palm connected with Sasuke's chest the blow connected and sent the raven haired boy towards a wall which he leaned against, as he fell to the ground.
"You got lucky dobe. I don't even know how you can move so fast…let alone the style of taijutsu you were using…don't get used to being that skilled I will be stronger because I'm of the Uchiha clan!" the raven haired boy announced full of anger at his humiliation, he stood to his feet dusting himself off glaring all the while.
"Oh that, those were just some of the techniques I picked up. Yamagakure was one of the greatest shinobi villages after all. Karui Hatoashi no Jutsu, and a taijutsu technique called Arainami. Force isn't the only way to defeat an opponent, sometimes ya gotta wear them down." the blonde explained as he walked towards Saiyuki to get his coat, as he reached the girl he heard some clapping and looked over his shoulder to see Uchiha Furuchi was applauding the heir of the Namikaze and Uzumaki families.
"Well done. I see you learned much Naruto. I think my cousin could stand to learn that." The man calmly explained as he looked at the boy kindly, this man was much different than most of his clan.
"…Be quiet Furuchi! What would you know! You were born from a union outside the clan! You have no right to talk that way about me!" snapped the younger Uchiha as he stormed off, the older man frowned some as he watched Sasuke storm off.
"…I see some things never change much huh, Furuchi?" tranquilly came the voice of the wolfish Jounin who was resting on top of the wall. The dark haired man nodded his head slowly, as he leaned against the wall, his black hair falling over his left eye.
"I just accept it…the clan was nearly wiped out that night…if only I could have done more…" he peacefully explained as he looked to the ground, guilt always surrounded the man. It was an incident that couldn't be helped, Itachi single handedly killed a bulk of the clan, and Furuchi was only capable of saving his aunt Mikoto, the triplets, Sasuke, and his own parents.
"Naruto. I want you to head home I gotta speak with Furuchi about somethin." Casually the silver haired jounin told the boy as he sat upright on the wall. Naruto nodding his head walked off feeling quite happy about his victory over the biggest pain in the ass he ever met. Once Naruto was out of earshot and the rest of the students left the premises Ginshin hopped off the wall and looked at the so called shame of the Uchiha clan.
"…He knows about the Kyuubi doesn't he?" inquired the onyx eyed male as he casually glanced up at the sky silently.
"…Yeah…he found out about it when our old acquaintance Itachi tried to capture him for the Akatsuki. I put in for recommendation that you be his instructor, I won't be allowed to be his Jounin Sensei as I'm his legal guardian." explained the Heir of the Jinketsu clan as rubbed his chin in deep thought as he glanced up at his sensei's face which was carved on the mountain.
"Are you sure you want me to be his sensei? I think Kakashi would be a much better choice…" Furuchi said as he trailed off, it was obvious the man had doubt in his own abilities unlike most of his clan. This was only because of the nature of his existence in the clan.
"Nah, Kakashi tends to not be reliable as a teacher…he teaches in the zen way, let them learn it on their own. Naruto learns better through other methods. Also…in case Itachi tries to capture Naruto again, I know you can help protect him. I know you acquired the Mangekyou Sharingan." Ginshin spoke with a more serious tone to his voice, he had been on the business end of Tsukuyomi during his encounter with Itachi.
"…I mark of shame if you ask me…but I will do this for you. You are one of the few people I can think of as friends. And I can understand your concern, only another Mangekyou Sharingan or one with the Narakugan can fend off that Genjutsu." the dark haired man replied as he glanced over to his long time friend.
"Well, I have to go, I need to give Naruto something that I was instructed by pop to give him when he was a Genin." the wolfish man spoke as he walked away, before he began to use the same technique that Naruto used to move more swiftly.
Later that night…
"You wanted to talk to me Ginshin-tousan?" Naruto calmly asked as he walked into a room of the Jinketsu mansion. He wondered what this was all about for the most part since Ginshin rarely felt the need to discuss things.
"Yeah…now that you're a Genin, its time I follow through with my tousan's request." as he said this, the jounin set out three swords on the table. Each was held fast within their sheathes, next he set down two scrolls which held on them different kanji, the first was Kenjutsu, and the second was Ninjutsu.
"What are all these for? I don't know how to use swords that well." the boy explained as he looked at the three blades in front of him. The katana, the jian blade, and the third which resembled a ceremonial sword, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to master them.
"These are three blades of the nine palaces, utilized once long ago by a warrior priest of Hi no Kuni. My father…he told me that these blades rejected him. Kyuutouryuu, the art of the nine blades, the kenjutsu scroll is the basics of that art, think of it as a more advanced form of the Kenjutsu I taught you." he began as he began to walk around the room, he had come to think of this boy as a son almost, well in a way they were father and son. "The other is a scroll of ninjutsu my father created and learned of during his time with the other great shinobi…including your Grandfather. Kouten of Seiryuu, it was decided you should have these when you became a Genin. It will take you time to master some of these techniques." the man finished, he wanted to offer Naruto access to either his contract with wolves, or Tenrei's contract with foxes but he wanted to wait until Naruto was ready.
"…You mean this scroll contains some of the most powerful Jutsu known in the five elemental countries? Kick ass!" a wry smirk crossed the boy's face as he said this, the thought of powerful jutsu like Ginshin's Kin Tentousama and Gin Tsuki techniques made him excited.
"Its easier said than done kid. Ya gotta start off small, I suggest learning Raijuu Tekken first, it is a basic technique that combines raiton with taijutsu. After all Taijutsu is your strongest skill next to Ninjutsu so combine the two…now with all seriousness aside…" he trailed off quietly as he finished his speech about the new techniques.
WE!! MAKE!! PARTY!!!" he excitedly announced as he walked into the other room, pushing Naruto into the room which had everyone he knew there. Apparently it was a welcome back party, combined with a graduation party.
"…You got a keg of root beer right?" Naruto cheerfully asked his foster father as he stumbled into the room, which frighteningly contained some of his fangirl faction.
"You betcha!" responded the jounin as he pointed towards the pyramid stack of kegs of root beer, this made the boy smirk. Root beer, food, and women, now this was a party!
Author's Notes
Translations
Karui Hatoashi no Jutsu/Light Step Technique
A jutsu developed by the ninja of Yamagakure by putting chakra into their feet they are able to travel at a much faster rate.
Arainami/Stormy Waves
A taijutsu technique which applies open handed techniques to deflect the opponent's attacks while working to wear down their defenses and make them exhausted.
Now onto the notes, I opted to make Itachi evil in this rewrite just because it would be easier to go with what's in the manga even if it is a rewrite. Now I need an idea of how many people want Hinata in the Harem, if no should I make a Hyuuga clan OC to take her place?
Next question, who should be in the squad with Naruto? Please keep in mind that Furuchi is being placed as a Jounin.
Summons don't need to be decided as I already have an idea.
Now I'm not 100 satisfied with the flow of this chapter, but I'll try to make the next chapter better. But as an artist I'm never satisfied with my work. But perhaps something was a bit off.
Now to list some changes.
- Kouten Hayate is now Uzumaki Kouten
- Naruto's look has been retooled some
- I didn't quite feel up to Rin with Ginshin in this fic as it didn't feel natural but she will be with Kakashi.
Well that's about all there is to be said bout this update. See you all next time, also if there is something you would like to see in this fic or sounds let me know and I can see if I can make it work.