An Altered Saiyan
Disclaimer: One day! I shall own DBZ and Naruto! One day! You just wait and see, dattebayo!
A/N: All questions comments and concerns will be dealt with at the end of the chapter. Don't freak, I read what you say.
Chapter 2: A Cloud and an Elaborate Prank
Naruto had had a great dream. He had blasted Mizuki, the traitorous bastard, straight into unconsciousness. Naruto distinctly remembered a sharp pain just above his posterior, possibly due to his tail in the dream. He was half-awake now, and was only aware of his surroundings through touch. He was on something soft-ish, yet firm. "Must be hospital bed. I do remember passing out," Naruto assumed. He rolled over and felt an excruciating pain in an unfamiliar area.
"HOLY SON OF PICCOLO!" shouted Naruto in pain. A nurse poked her head in to see what the ruckus was. "Excuse me miss, but I am in extreme pain right now," Naruto ground out through clenched teeth.
"Can you tell me where it's coming from?" the nurse asked.
"I can't tell, the region is unfamiliar to me. I can feel it, but it's really weird," Naruto replied.
The nurse, raising an eyebrow, pressed different parts of Naruto's body, asking him if it hurt. When she reached his tail, she decided it was time for the Hokage to step in.
"I'll be right back," she said, and disappeared in a Shunshin. She reappeared a minute or two later with the Hokage.
"Oh, hey Jiji. I've got this really weird pain, but I can't pinpoint is location," Naruto said.
Deciding to be blunt, Sarutobi said, "Naruto, have you checked to see if it's your tail that's ailing you?"
Naruto stared blankly at the Hokage before bursting into laughter. He finally calmed down and unconsciously used his tail to wipe the tears from his eyes.
"Phew, that was hilarious, Jiji, but I don't have… a… tail…" Naruto trailed off as he stared at the furry appendage. "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING! GET OFF, GET OFF, GET OFF, GET OFF!" Naruto frantically yelled running around the room. Then, once that didn't work, he tried to pull it off, only for the sheer pain of it to knock him out. Sarutobi looked at the nurse, and she looked at him, before they both burst out laughing.
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(A/N: Begin Deus ex Kyuubi) Naruto found himself in a dark sewer hallway. There were other hallways and water everywhere, and it came up to his ankles. A dark voice spoke to him.
"Come to me, child." It said. Naruto followed the voice to its source. He found himself in a large room. There was a cage on the other side. An ominous shape was all that could be seen. Naruto slowly approached the cage. About three feet from the cage an old man's voice cried out,
"Halt, child! Walk no further!"
"H-hey, who said that!? W-who's there?" said Naruto, a little spooked. That wasn't the end of the surprises. The great shape began to stir, and a single eye began to open.
"Hush, child. There are beings beyond your understanding attempting to rest here," the eye seemed to say.
"Am I really talking to an eye right now?" Naruto inquired. Hey, he was a little woozy from the residual tail pain. Don't judge.
"Good heavens, no child. This beast is much more than an eye. He's got nine tails and a fox's body. Definitely more than an eye," the old man's voice spoke again.
"Who are you old man? Where are you? And what's this nonsense about a nine… tailed… fox…" Naruto's sentence trailed off as he realized just what was inside the cage. "You're the Kyuubi no Kitsune! Holy crap what are you doing in this sewer? I thought the Yondaime killed you," asked Naruto.
The old voice sighed. "Dear me, we're going to have to work on that hyperactivity of yours, boy. Give me a moment." The voice retreated for a few moments. "Alright, Naruto, you will be able to speak to Kur- err, that is, Kyuubi later, with no interference from me. For now, I would like you to awaken, and please, don't scream."
"Why would I- urk!" Naruto grunted as he was forcefully brought into the waking world. "Okay, where the hell am I?" Naruto was on a flat circular island of sorts, except the ocean surrounding them was actually the sky.
"Greetings, child. My name is Dende. Welcome to the Lookout," the old man's voice said from before. However, when Naruto turned around he was not greeted with an old man, but rather a withered slug-man. He was leaning on an old stick with a horn like shape at the top.
"HOLY SON OF GOHAN!" yelled Naruto.
"Good lord, no I am most certainly not his son, holy or otherwise," replied Dende with a raised eyebrow (A/N: Do Namekians have eyebrows?).
"Who are you, why am I here, where is here, and why in the name of Frieza's heart embroidered boxers do I have a fox tail?!" Naruto asked angrily.
"Like I said, my name is Dende. I brought you here to explain the answer to your last question, and here is known as Kami's Lookout, which I also mentioned before," Dende replied calmly.
"Oh. Ok then. Explain why don't you," Naruto stated, not really leaving any room for argument.
"Well then…. Err what's your name again child?" Dende asked embarrassedly.
"It's Naruto, as in maelstrom, not fishcake." Naruto deadpanned.
"Well then, Naruto, let me tell you the tale of the Saiyan race. Long ago there lived an ancient race of warriors. They were proud and powerful. But they were not powerful enough. A space tyrant, named Frieza, enslaved the Saiyan race, and made them make other planets suitable for sale. He was afraid of them and a myth that circled around the Saiyans. In the end, he blew up the planet and exterminated most of the Saiyans. He missed a few of them, and told them their planet was hit by a meteorite. The Saiyans that remained were on opposing forces, as one of them grew up on this planet, Ee-arth… Earth I mean. His name was Goku. He fought his brother and also the Prince of all Saiyans, Prince Vegeta. They went on many adventures afterwards, including killing Frieza, and avenging their race."
"That's interesting and all, but what does that have to do with me?" asked Naruto.
"You are a Saiyan, Naruto. All Saiyans have monkey tails," replied Dende.
"This is a fox tail, though."
"It's probably a side effect of the Kyuubi sealed inside you."
"Wait, so the Yondaime only sealed the Kyuubi inside me? What a douche! I never asked for this! Why'd he choose me? What, were no other orphans around?!" Naruto ranted. This explained so much of Naruto's experiences with the village: the beatings, the glares, the other unspeakable horrors. It lead to the creation of "Konoha's #1 Unpredictable Knucklehead Ninja," even if it was a mask. He had learned early on that a dumb demon is better than a dead one. The revelation made him stop and think, even though he was still mad. The Yondaime was said to be a caring person, so he wouldn't just pick any random orphan to contain the beast. The treatment of Jinchuurikis was a well-known fact. He would only pick someone he knew for certain would have the strength to handle the maltreatment. So, again, why him? Then Naruto came to a memory of Sarutobi telling him that parents believe their children can do anything if they put their minds to it. A rumor that had been going around before the Kyuubi Attack was that he had gotten married, but it was squashed when no heirs came forward to take the mantle of Hokage. Naruto's eyes widened.
"Naruto, listen to me. You cannot speak of your revelation to anyone. Do you understand me? No one. There is a reason you were not told of your heritage," Dende spoke quickly.
"But I'm the Yondaime's son! Everyone in that damn village is too blind to see it! I have a right to tell them after 13 years of abuse from them! THIRTEEN GODDAM YEARS!" Naruto screamed, tears coming to his eyes, the irises of which were now blood red.
"That is enough!" Dende exclaimed firmly, slamming his staff down. "If I am to summon someone to train you in the Saiyan ways, there will be no whining! None whatsoever, I will not tolerate it, and neither will your other sensei."
"Y-yes, sir. Wait, who is my other sensei?" Naruto asked meekly.
"Well that would be me, I think," a cheery voice replied. Standing there was a middle aged man. He was wearing an orange gi, and orange pants with a blue sash around his midsection. His spiky black hair pointed straight up, minus one bang that hung over his face. He also had a monkey tail.
The most interesting thing about the man was not his monkey tail however, but the circle of light floating above his head.
"Gohan, so pleased you could make it," Dende smiled.
"No problem, old friend," replied the now named Gohan. He then turned to Naruto and surveyed him. Gohan smiled lightly. "I can feel he's definitely a Saiyan. He wants to fight me right now."
"Well are you gonna?" Naruto asked, folding his arms.
"Mmmmm… nah," Gohan replied.
"W-what?!" Naruto said, face-faulting.
"If I were to fight you as you are now, you would die. Plain and simple," Gohan clarified seriously. "For now I'll just teach you how to fly, so that you won't be late for class."
"Ok, I'll believe just about anything now. Show me how I do this," Naruto deadpanned.
"Well ya just focus your ki, and have it support your body."
"I dunno what ki is."
"Oh…, well that sort of complicates things a little bit. Hang on a sec… NIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMBUUUUUUUUUUUS!" An orange-yellow cloud hurtled from the horizon towards the Lookout at an alarming speed, just before halting smoothly before Naruto, as if waiting for him to step on.
"Is this a cloud? And if so, is it a sentient cloud?"
"Yes, yes it is. But you can only ride him if you're pure of he-" Gohan was interrupted by Naruto stepping onto the cloud with no problem.
"What were you saying Mr. Gohan?"
"Never mind then. Just tell Nimbus where you wanna go, and he'll take you there."
"Be back here 10:00 PM sharp. If you're late, I'll take your tor- err, training up a notch," Gohan called as Naruto began to fly off on Nimbus.
"Yes sir!" and Naruto finally took off, heading for Konoha's Ninja Academy.
Kame…. Hame…. LINE BREAAAAK!
Naruto finally arrived at the Academy, only wearing the clothes he threw on once he got to Konoha, which were some basic black ninja pants, and a white shirt with a red spiral on the back. He wore his other orange jacket, the one without the white collar (A/N: it was in a flashback episode from Naruto's academy days, the one without the sleeves)
"So you actually made it? How troublesome, I could have sworn you didn't pass the test," a certain lazy genius said.
"This headband proves that I did doesn't it?" Naruto shot back with a smirk.
"Tch, what a drag," Shikamaru complained, though he too was smiling. Naruto sat and chatted with Shikamaru for a bit until he decided to chat with two had become friends after Sasuke's entire family tree had been murdered by his brother, Itachi Uchiha.
"So you did make it. For a second there I thought I was gonna have to deal with Ino and Sakura by myself," Sasuke said with a smirk.
"Psh, even though you're a broody jerk, I wouldn't do that to you. We're friends, right?" Naruto said with a grin.
"Heh, as if… dobe."
"Teme."
"Dobe."
"…"
"…"
Both boys glared at each other before laughing. They argued like brothers, but deep down they were best friends. However, as if summoned, running sounds were heard. Two girls appeared in the doorway at the same time, both trying to force their way in before the other.
"I was first, Ino-pig! I get to sit next to Sasuke!" screeched a pink haired girl.
"Shut up, Billboard-brow, I was clearly first!" a platinum blonde yelled at an equally high volume and pitch.
"Hey, Naruto-baka, move out of the way so I can sit next to Sasuke!"
"And if I say no?" Naruto said with an eyebrow raised.
"I'll make you move then!" Sakura said raising a fist.
"I'd like to see you try, you pathetic weakling," Naruto said coldly.
"Oi, Naruto, are you sure you want them to know already? I thought you said-" Sasuke started.
"I know what I said, but I've had enough of this shit." Naruto said. He turned to Sakura, and opened his mouth, but then Iruka limped in on crutches and called the room to order. He gave Sakura, who was shell-shocked, a withering glare, and said, "We'll finish this later."
Iruka then began to call teams, with Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura on Team 7, the Neo Ino-Shika-Cho trio as Team 9, and Kiba, Shino and Hinata on Team 8.
As Team 9 filed out with their sensei, the newly formed Teams 7 and 8 sat waiting for their senseis. Kiba noticed Naruto's tail and decided to try and flex his ego.
"Hey, Naruto, what's with the tail? Trying to be like us Inuzukas? It's cool by me bro, it's natural that weaklings try and emulate the top dog," he said.
"Don't talk about what you don't understand, Kibble," Naruto replied with a bored expression. He took out a notebook and started to doodle for a bit while the others pestered him about his tail.
"But why do you possess one, Naruto? It is highly illogical that it came with puberty, for you are a full-blooded human, are you not?" Shino asked.
"No, I'm not a full-blooded human. Now can you quit buggin' me? I'll explain when I feel like it," Naruto said as his eye twitched. His mask had been dropped as soon as he found out who his father was, and his "other" heritage. However, his prankster side was a part of his natural disposition.
"…Oh that's clever. No, wait put a lever there… no put it over there… a little to the left… yeah right there," Sasuke commented. Sasuke had actually participated in a few of Naruto's pranks, not that anyone would believe that if you told them. Their precious "Last Uchiha" wouldn't even think about accompanying the stupid "demon" on such idiotic deeds.
Footsteps were heard, and Naruto quickly dived for his seat. "It'd be best if you guys took cover, like now." When both teams hid under their desks, a masked man with gravity-defying hair opened the door, only for an eraser to drop on his head.
"I'm here for Team…." The man stopped to check a piece of paper. "Team 8. As for the team with the prankster, well….. I automatically hate you guys. Team 8 meet me on the roof." And with that, the man poofed off to the roof with the eraser still on his head. Hinata and Shino walked out of the room wordlessly, but Kiba complained to his small furry companion, Akamaru.
"So… was that eraser it, or is there some master plan you have going, Naruto?" Sakura spat sarcastically.
"I have several plans formulating in my brain right now. None of which pertain to this prank right now," Naruto replied calmly, staring intensely staring at the door. Sasuke stared at Naruto. Sakura stared at Sasuke. The door remained motionless. Then, from the opposite side of the room, a voice by the window said, "So, are you guys waiting for me or what?"
Everyone's heads snapped towards the voice. There with the wind blowing from the open window was-
"Mr. Gohan! I thought you said-"
"I talked to the Hokage. You may find out later. Now, the roof is occupied, so we'll do our introductions in here. Names, hobbies, likes, interests, dislikes, and goals."
"I'll go first. My name is Naruto Uzumaki. My hobbies include gardening, training, and occasionally reading. My dislikes include ignorance and weaklings," At this, Naruto glared pointedly at Sakura. "And as for my goal, well… I don't feel like telling. It doesn't include becoming Hokage, however. I'm done with that dream," Naruto concluded bitterly.
Sasuke looked at him a bit sadly before starting with his introduction. "My name is Sasuke Uchiha. My likes are training, learning new ways to use my fire jutsus, and growing tomatoes." At this, Sasuke glared playfully at Naruto, which Naruto responded with by looking away innocently. "My dislikes also include weaklings, but mostly the type of weaklings who don't pull their own weight. I also dislike… no hate traitors of any kind. This leads me to my goal, which is more of an ambition. I wish to bring my older brother to justice for his crimes." Sasuke fell into a dark silence, pronounced by his deep frown.
Sakura had been planning to say she liked Sasuke, hated Naruto, and wanted to marry Sasuke, but after their introductions, she realized how little she knew about either of them. She always thought Naruto was a brainless loser, and that Sasuke was a brooding loner, and that the two hated each other's guts with a passion. Now however…
"Hey, Sakura? You in there?" Sasuke asked.
"Huh? O-oh, I'm sorry. I was thinking. My name is Sakura Haruno, I like… um… I hate Na…. My dream is to…. I… I don't know anymore…" Sakura finished lamely.
"Hm… the reports I read were wrong about each of them… I've got a near-misanthrope, a justice upholder, and a girl whose world has been shattered…" Gohan thought. He sighed and rubbed his forehead. He could see they could each be great, but it would take some work. Scratch that, a lot of work…
"Alright. Tomorrow we'll meet at Naruto's house so I can take you to my personal… training ground, shall we say." Gohan said. Then, deciding to give them a show, he flared his ki, which then became visible as a white aura, he flew off.
"Did… he just fly away?" Sakura asked with a gaping mouth,
"I think so…" Sasuke replied slowly, equally shocked. They turned towards Naruto, only to see him stepping onto a little yellow cloud.
"Let's head out and explore a little bit, Nimbus!"
"At this point nothing can surprise me." Sasuke said.
"Um... do you wanna go get lunch with me Sasuke?" Sakura asked.
Sasuke rolled his eyes and turned away from her. "You should really go train or something. You're even weaker than Ino. At least she has a family jutsu she's proficient with." With those words, Sasuke walked away.
Sakura was crushed. Her day was not going great. Sasuke just told her she was weak. And worse than that, she was weaker than Ino-pig! Sakura faced home and started walking. Alone.
Omake!
When Iruka walked back into his classroom to pick up some things, he sensed something was off, but he attributed it to the small flares of pain from his injuries from Mizuki. He stepped in front of the door and turned the handle…
Meanwhile…
Naruto was doing pushups on the First Hokage's face, while upside down when all of a sudden:
BOOOM!
"Heh, at least I got somebody. Wonder who it was? Probably some idiot teacher who tried to flunk me. Serves 'em right," Naruto chuckled to himself.
"NARUTOOOOO!"
"Shit."
Woo, second chapter is complete! So I got a bit of flak for my last "bonus", y'know things such as "Why add Sakura into the list if you hate her so much?" Well, I don't hate Sakura so much as I hate the way she was portrayed in the series. That is why, I think, us fanfiction writers write stories: so we can write the story the way we thought it should've/could've gone. Do not fret however. I have plans for Sakura. *evil laughter*
The power gap between Hiruzen and Zabuza is so large because, well, Hiruzen is Hokage for a reason. He was called the "God of Shinobi" for a reason. And besides, I do believe that Zabuza tried to take on the Mizukage and failed, Tailed Beast or no. I might be wrong, my Naruto knowledge isn't 100% accurate.
Speaking of power levels, I believe that ki and chakra are different names for the same thing. Although, I think I goofed with Naruto's power level, because it's been remarked multiple times about the amount of raw chakra Naruto has. So I'll probably fix that at a later date.
Bonus! Fi oturoB slauqe tloB, seod oturaN lauqe tlaN?
Now for the pairing votes so far:
Hinata: 4
Fuu: 3
Yugito (age-lessened): 2
Tayuya: 2
Karin: 2
Pan: 1
Fem. Haku: 0
Sakura: 0
Temari: 0
Ino: 0
