Vanex: Hello all! Before I'm asked, Kurama was also split. Each Naruto has half of Kurama within him. Also, this story's version of Naruto's sister, Mito, looks identical to Naruto, except for the fact that she's a girl and she has Kushina's eyes. Now then, let's get to chapter 1!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Naruto franchise or Guilty Crown, nor do I make any profit on this whatsoever.
"Normal Talking"
"Normal Thinking/Dreams/Flashbacks"
"Tailed Beast Talking"
"Tailed Beast Thinking"
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Chapter 1
Hiruzen smirks as he looks in his crystal ball at Naruto, being his usual idiotic, naïve self. 'This plan has gone better than I thought. This Naruto is pretty much under my thumb. He'll soon be ready.' The image in the ball shifts to an underground training area. It focuses on the second Naruto, training in a jumpsuit identical to his other self, except it's pure black. 'If only we could reign in his dark half. He despises us for what we did to him and his other half. I still wonder how he found out about being split into two people.'
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The dark Naruto growls as he cuts down two training drones. It helps him to imagine the faces of the people of Konoha, especially the Hokage. When he was split into two, so was the Kyubi. Unknown to the Hokage, the two halves of the Kyubi have a psychic link to each other. Through the Kyubi, who's true name is Kurama, Dark Naruto learned about what had been done to him and it didn't take long for him to figure out why. His light half is unaware of what is really going on, as the Hokage has already pretty much brainwashed Light Naruto into believing what he wants him to believe. This is why the half of Kurama within Light Naruto doesn't really talk to him, as there is no point. Light Naruto believes that Kurama is evil. The only ones who can force Light Naruto to see the truth are the Hokage, Dark Naruto, their mother, or their twin sister.
Oh yes, Dark Naruto is fully aware that his mother and sister are alive. He doesn't despise them, as he knows they were tricked. It seems that the rumors of twins having a psychic link is true and both Narutos are linked to Mito. Light Naruto probably passes off the visions he sees in his sleep as mere dreams, but Dark Naruto is no fool. He can see snippets of Mito's life, being raised by their mother. He envies her, getting to live the life that he never got to have. But he knows that will all soon change at the upcoming Chunin Exams, if the latest visions he received from Mito are to be believed.
"Is the plan set, Naruto?" asks the half of Kurama within Dark Naruto.
He grins. 'Yes, Kurama. The escape plan is set. I will wait until the second part of the exams to escape to the surface. Then I will go find my other half and convince him to rejoin with me. Once whole, I should awaken the Power of Kings. With both that power, as well as yours, they won't be able to stop me from reuniting with my family. I will finally go home.'
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At the gates of Konoha, Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane are doing their usual guard duty, like they do every single day. Izumo sighs. "Geez, I wish something exciting would happen around here."
Kotetsu nods. "I know. Being stuck here is boring as hell."
"Ahem."
Both chunin jump and look at the group of four in front of them. The group consists of three women and one man, all wearing headbands of Uzushio. They immediately recognize the jonin. No one could forget the Red-Hot Habanero. Kotetsu clears his throat. "Can we help you?"
Kushina nods. "Yes. My team is here to participate in the Chunin Exams."
Izumo nods. "Okay. All four of you must sign this and we'll let the Hokage know you've arrived."
The four nod and sign the register. They walk into Konoha. Izumo and Kotetsu watch them go. "Hey, Izumo. Did you notice that one girl? She looks a lot like Naruto!"
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The light Naruto grins at the paper in his hand. His team is going to participate in the Chunin Exams! He is so excited that he isn't watching where he is going and bumps into someone, sending them both to the ground. Naruto quickly gets to his feet. "I'm sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going." He offers a hand to the blonde girl and she takes it. There is a spark that makes both of them freeze for a moment, before Naruto helps the girl up. He looks at the girl. She looks similar to how he looks when he uses his Sexy Technique, except she doesn't wear her hair in ponytails and she's wearing a ninja uniform. 'What the? This girl is the one from my dreams!'
"It's okay," the girl says. "We were both distracted. I'm Mito. Who are you?"
Naruto grins. "I'm Naruto! It's nice to meet you!"
Mito smiles, but that smile fades as she takes a good look at Naruto. She's amazed at how similar they look, right down to the whisker marks on their cheeks. 'What the? This is one of the boys I've been seeing in my dreams!'
"Mito! Are you okay?"
Mito turns to look at her teammates, who have caught up. "I'm fine, Karin." She looks back at Naruto. "Naruto, these are my teammates, Karin, who's my cousin, and Arashi, my half-brother. Karin, Arashi, this is Naruto. We accidentally bumped into each other."
Karin and Arashi both nod at Naruto. It's at this time that Kushina catches up to her team. The moment she sees Naruto, her eyes widen. 'It can't be.'
Mito sees her mother. "Hey, Mom! This is Naruto. Naruto, meet my mother!"
Naruto grins. "It's nice to meet you."
The look on Kushina's face softens. "It's nice to meet you, Naruto." She walks up to him and crouches down so that's she's eye-level with him. "Look at you."
Everyone is confused at what Kushina's doing. "Are you okay, lady?"
Kushina nods. "I'm fine." She stands up again. "Anyway, my team is hungry. Do you know of a place they could eat?"
Naruto grins. "I sure do! Follow me to Ichiraku Ramen!"
The three Uzushio teammates start to follow him, when Mito notices that Kushina isn't following them. "Aren't you coming, Mom?"
"No. I need to pay a visit to the Hokage." An obviously false smile appears on her face, one that makes the four shiver in fear. "Let's just say it involves a personal matter from the last time I was here."
Kushina turns and walks away. Naruto looks at the Uzushio trio. "She's scary."
Mito nods. "I haven't seen her like this since that one guy insulted Dad."
*Scene Change*
Hiruzen is in his office, when a messenger bird from the gate arrives. Upon reading the note, his eyes widen in fear. 'Oh no! She's back! Calm down, Hiruzen. There's no way she could know Naruto's alive.'
It's at that moment that the door to his office burst open and a pissed off Kushina enters. "It's been a long time, Hiruzen."
Hiruzen laughs nervously. "Kushina! What a surprise! I didn't think you'd come back!"
"Cut the bullshit, Hiruzen! Why did you lie to me about my son being dead?"
"What are you talking about, Kushina? Your son died twelve years ago."
"Then how the hell did I just see him a few minutes ago? You lied to me, Hiruzen!"
"It was for the good of the village."
"How was lying to me for the good of the village?"
Hiruzen smirks. "Try to figure it out. Why would I want to keep Naruto here?"
Kushina ponders. "Well, if he's here, then that means the sealing was successful and he's the new host of Kurama. But, it's not just that. There's something else. Well, he's my first-born son, which means he also inherited the..." She trails off, finally getting it. "You bastard!"
Hiruzen laughs. "You finally get it. The power of the Kyubi, combined with the Power of Kings will make Naruto the ultimate weapon of Konoha! All will bow to our might!"
Kushina growls. "I won't let you, you shriveled bastard! I'm taking Naruto with me!"
Hiruzen smirks again. "And why would he go with you? You are the mother who abandoned him here."
"That's because you tricked me!"
"Yes, but he doesn't know that. You see, the villagers know that Naruto contains the Fox and have treated him like he is the demon. It gave me the perfect opportunity to step into his life and convince him that I care about him. Over time, he has become more loyal to me and believes anything I tell him! All I have to do is tell him what a horrible woman you are and he'll reject you immediately! He'll believe whatever lie I cook up! Thus, he will not want to leave willingly. If you try to kidnap him, that will be an act of war and I don't think you have the resources to fight a war against Konoha."
Kushina growls.
"The only way for you to get Naruto to leave without starting a war would be to get him to resign willingly and like I said before, he'll listen to me before he listens to you."
"You bastard! I'll find a way!"
Hiruzen snorts. "Good luck with that."
"There is one other thing. Why hasn't he activated the Power of Kings? It should have kicked in the moment he turned five!"
"Sorry, but I won't tell you the answer to that one."
Kushina growls and turns to leave. "Naruto will not be staying in this village. He will be coming home with me. He will come to his true home."
"You don't get it, Kushina. He is in his true home, as my tool of conquest."
Kushina leaves the room in anger, but once she's outside, she pulls a tape recorder from her pocket. "I think a recording of our conversation will be enough to convince him. Don't you think so, Hiruzen?" She smirks as she shuts off the recorder.
*Scene Change*
At Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto is talking with the Uzushio trio. "And then Sakura punches the guy right in the-"
"Order up!"
Naruto and the others turn and start eating their ramen. Naruto looks at the trio. "You get the idea. So, you three are here for the Chunin Exams, right?"
Arashi nods. "That's right."
"I'll be in the exams, too! It'll be fun to see you there!"
Mito smiles, while blushing a little. "Yeah, it will be fun."
Karin sees the blush and leans over to Mito while smirking. "Someone's got a crush, doesn't she?" she whispers.
Mito elbows her. "Shut up!" she hisses.
Naruto notices a nearby clock. "It's been fun, but I have to go somewhere. See you at the exams!" He puts enough money to pay for all four of them before leaving."
Teuchi chuckles as he watches Naruto leave. "That Naruto Uzumaki, always full of energy." He hears a noise and turns to see that all three Uzushio ninja have dropped their utensils. "What's wrong with you three?"
Arashi glares at him. "What did you say his name was?"
"Naruto Uzumaki."
"Who are his parents?"
"He doesn't have any. He's an orphan."
Mito is looking down. "When was he born?" She looks up at Teuchi, tears started to fall. "When was he born?"
Teuchi is startled by the tears, but he still answers. "He was born twelve years ago, on the 10th of October."
The eyes of all three of the Uzushio ninja widen and Mito quickly jumps out of the stand, looking around frantically for Naruto. "Naruto! Naruto!"
But it's too late. Naruto is long gone.
Arashi quickly jumps out of the stand, pulling Karin with him. "Come on, Mito! We need to go talk to Mom now!"
Mito nods and the three quickly leave. Ayame watches them go. "What was that about?"
Teuchi shrugs. "I have no idea."
*Scene Change*
Underneath Konoha, in the secret facility, Dark Naruto looks up, sensing his sister's distress. He smirks. "They know about him."
"You knew they would cross paths with him."
Naruto nods. 'Of course. My other half has a tendency to draw attention to himself, even though most of it is negative. By tomorrow, they should know about me, as Mom will most likely put the pieces together. Which means that during the exams, Mom will look for me. The escape plan depends on her finding me.'
"How will she find you?"
Naruto grins. 'You should already know, Kurama. After all, you'll be playing the biggest part in getting Mom to find me!'
Vanex: Well, things are getting interesting. Is Dark Naruto right? Will Kushina really figure out that her son has been split in two? Will Light Naruto realize the truth about the Hokage? Will the two Narutos be reunited? Geez, I'm sounding like an old TV show or something. Before I'm asked, the Karin on the Uzushio team is the one from canon. Kushina found her and brought her to Uzushio. See you all next time!
