First, I would like to thank my reviewers...and for that matter, everyone who read my story. I hope you like my story. Otherwise, sorry for disappointing you all. Contrary to few beliefs, I don't own Naruto.
A New World
Darkness surrounded the young man who was laying in an opening in a large forest. It was not clear if he was even alive at this time. One gutsy vulture landed nearby and began pecking at the human carcass. Suddenly, there was a flash of light reflecting off a black blade as the bird was beheaded rather gruesomely. The young man's head shot up as he looked around. He reached up and touched his face…or at least he would have if the mask in its place didn't prevent him from doing so. The young man rose to his feet and pulled off the fox mask.
Naruto Uzumaki looked around, confused as to where he was, What the heck? Wasn't I just…ugh! head ache…wasn't I just fighting the Snake teme a few minutes ago? If so, then why am I in this forest...wait, why does this forest look so familiar? Suddenly, he sensed the smell of blood a couple hundred meters away. He was still unsure as to what was going on, but he would still follow his Ninja way to the end, and that meant helping whoever that was out there. He moved to where he could sense the blood. After traveling several meters into the forest, Naruto landed near a clearing where he saw a familiar ninja stand up, pull out a shurukin, and throw it at another familiar ninja. The second ninja, a silver haired man looked awefully similar to Mizuki, a ninja teacher who broke the law and told Naruto about being Jinchuuriki to the Kyuubi no Kitsune. The first looked like Iruka, another sensei of his who had died in one of Orochimaru's twisted experiments shortly after the graduation exam.
Naruto watched as the Mizuki look-alike disappeared into the forest. Iruka look-alike also disappeared shortly afterwards. Naruto moved into the clearing and examined the blood left behind. Naruto's eyes widened, No way…it…it smells exactly like Iruka's blood. Over the years, Naruto's sense of smell had become more adapt, and now he could even identify people by their smells. Naruto began thinking for a second, This is even weirder than before. Iruka-sensei disappeared shortly after the finals in the chuunin exam. His body turned up later outside the forest of death. I cried several times that week in mourning of my close friend. He tried to piece together what he was seeing and smelling, but came up with nothing. He suddenly felt like he was being watched and threw a kunai in the direction he sensed. The Kunai flew through the clump of trees…but nothing came out.
Naruto shrugged and then vanished from the spot, intent on capturing the look-alikes and finding out what was going on.
In the Hokage tower, the Sandaime Hokage was watching with interest at the presence of a new ninja he had never seen before. It appeared that the ninja wore a leaf headband and had blonde hair. However, he had not gotten a good look at his face.
The image quickly shifted towards Iruka and Mizuki who were discussing Naruto after Iruka caught up to Mizuki.
Mizuki looked at Iruka with disgust, "Naruto is just like me!"
Iruka looked confused and said, "Just like you?"
"Anything is possible with that scroll. There's no way that Naruto, that monster fox, won't use it's powers."
"Yeah, You're right…"
The younger Naruto dropped head head in anger, "So it's true. Iruka-sensei doesn't recognize me as me."
"…If he was a monster fox. But Naruto is different. He's…he's an excellent student that I recognize. He's hardworking, earnest…clumsy, and no one recognizes him. He knows the pain of others. He's not a monster fox. He's Naruto Uzumaki of the Hidden Leaf Village!"
Mizuki scoffed at Iruka, but Naruto just cried.
(I'm going to start calling the Anbu Naruto - Namikaze Naruto, to make things easier to understand)
Suddenly, Namikaze appeared just a couple feet away in a clump of bushes. He was prepared to make a move at any moment.
"Iruka, I said I would kill you later, but I take that back." He unstrapped the Shurukin and began spinning it with his fingers, "DIE!"
Namikaze stepped forward towards the edge of the brush, preparing to stop the attack. But the sight of what happened next stopped the Anbu in his steps.
Naruto lept out from where he was hiding and slammed his knee into Mizuki's face. Iruka looked surprised, "Naruto!"
Mizuki slid on the dirt filled ground several feet away. The Shurukin flew out of hand and cut through the trees.
The older ninja pulled himself up slowly and looked at the orange wearing student, "Damn you…"
"Don't lay a finger on Iruka Sensei. I'll kill you if you do!"
Namikaze watched…himself! It was…it was unbelievable. He thought, This must be Genjutsu…Kai! He attempted to dispel whatever genjutsu he had to be caught in. Then, he bit his lip harder than when he faced Orochimaru. Blood streamed down his mouth into his lap. But it didn't make any difference. The scene remained before him.
Mizuki shouted, "Talk while you can brat! I'll beat a kid like you in a flash!"
"Try, jerk. I'll do a thousand times more damage back to you!"
"Why don't you try it if you can monster fox!"
Naruto formed a familiar cross handsign and said, "Kage bunshin no jutsu!"
Smoke filled the entire forest. Suddenly, Namikaze had an idea. He henged quickly and joined the Narutos.
Narutos all over shouted that Mizuki should come at them. Namikaze joined in and said, "Yeah, come on Mizuki-teme! Come get me idiot!"
They all rushed him en-masse. After a few minutes, it was all over. Mizuki was totally and completely unconscious. Naruto dispelled all the clones and Namikaze had vanished into a brush nearby Mizuki. In a second, he would grab the traitor and make a break for it. He had plans for Mizuki.
Sandaime watched for a few minutes longer before reporting that Naruto and Iruka would be returning soon to Konoha. However, his mind was troubled. He would have to order some Anbu to begin looking for this unidentified ninja who helped Naruto and Iruka.
Elsewhere, Namikaze had subtly switched out Mizuki for a shadow clone of his. The man dragged the traitor to a nearby clearing away from Iruka and Naruto. Meanwhile, four other clones had set up in a square formation. The moment Namikaze entered the clearing, all four activated the sound four's jutsu Orochimaru had taught him personally.
Even though he hated Orochimaru, the man was a genius in creating techniques. Namikaze dropped the traitorous chuunin and sat down.
It was about an hour later that the traitor awoke in shock. He looked around, noting the four shadow clones and the fifth, who was probably the original. The man dressed in an orange cloak and fox mask was sharpening a kunai absent-mindedly. Mizuki turned to run when Namikaze suddenly spoke up, "Don't even think about it. If you touch that barrier, you will catch fire and burn to ashes in less than a second." Mizuki stopped and turned around. He was apparently too frightened of what might happen next. Namikaze suddenly stopped sharpening the kunai. He slowly put it in his pocket and turned his head to the chuunin traitor.
Mizuki blinked. In the time he blinked, Namikaze was suddenly right next to him, slamming Mizuki's face first into the ground. He ground Mizuki's face into the dirt for 10 seconds and then threw him to the center of the barrier head first. A second later, the Anbu was right next to him again and he looked furious. Namikaze said, "Ok, who the hell are you? What the hell is going on?" Mizuki backed away from Namikaze in fear and said, "What the…what are you talking about?! Are you insane!! I'm Mizuki, from the village konohaga…" He was cut off from there with a punch from the side, sending him once again towards the barrier. He stopped several feet short.
Namikaze continued, "Don't play dumb with me. I know exactly who you claim to be. You are Mizuki, a former teacher of Konohagakure until you attempted to betray and leave the village. You spent a year in prison, after which you escaped and attempted to flee Konoha again. I should know, because I killed you on that day. You are nothing but an imposter. Now, I will ask you again. Who the hell are you?"
Mizuki's body begged him to flee. Whoever this Anbu was, he was insane, and Mizuki would rather take his chances with Konoha's justice system over dying by this maniac's hand. Apparently, he forgot whatever session he might have to handle with Ibiki.
Namikaze must have sensed Mizuki's thoughts of fleeing, because he moved swiftly, grabbed the traitor by the throat and picked him up. He slowly felt the life drain away as his left hand slowly but surely suffocated him to the point of near death. However, it was at that moment that several Konoha Anbu moved into the clearing, attempting to get through the barrier and capture him. The barrier fell rapidly to prevent any further casualties on the part of Konoha. Namikaze himself fled into the forest while being chased by several Anbu.
The young Anbu looked ahead and smirked. He blew through a narrow clearing where about five clones were hidden. After he was past, all five exploded, releasing an extremely sticky water substance into the air. The water clung to all the Anbu and trapped them when they landed. Namikaze knew that it would take over an hour for them to escape and by then he would be long gone. Ten minutes later, he had vanished into the mass of Konoha's populace.
(1 hour ago)
Torture and Interrogation HQ, Konoha
Namikaze's clone appeared to awake in an interrogation chamber. In front of him, there stood a man in a black trench coat. Namikaze sighed as he remembered his old friend, Ibiki Morino. Ibiki smirked at the sight of who he would be interrogating, Mizuki who had turned traitor on Konoha. He would earn his paycheck tonight.
Ibiki began subtly, "Let us begin." As soon as he said that, a powerful light illuminated the face of 'Mizuki.'
Namikaze didn't even blink. His smirk rose as he observed the interrogation room. The single light in front of him prevent him from seeing who was actually in the room. Ibiki moved inside and outside the light, appearing and disappearing like a phantom out of children's nightmares. He swore there was the sound of metal being sharpened outside, which was sightly disconcerting. There was even the sound of a sharp protrusion device he knew very well from his stint in the torture and interrogation department. Ibiki was good, and Namikaze knew it. However, the Ninja that rested in chains was merely a shadow clone.
Ibiki continued, "You will be charged with assault of a fellow ninja of Konoha, attempted murder of said ninja, and breaking an S-class law. Such a punishment is punishable with death, but if you work with us, we will shorten that sentence to 20 years hard labor." Namikaze relaxed and said, "Ibiki, Ibiki Ibiki…I'm disappointed in you. You haven't figured it out yet."
Ibiki narrowed his eyes at the younger man. Then, his eyes went wide. Namikaze's smirk became a grin, "now you're getting it. You can see through the disguise." 'Mizuki' exploded into smoke, revealing an Orange clad Anbu Ninja with a fox mask. The Anbu yawned and said, "you're skills are getting lax Ibiki."
The Torture and Interrogations head smirked, "So, instead of Mizuki, we have an Anbu class unknown ninja in the company of some of the finest interrogators in the world. Care to explain why you've gotten so careless…ninja?" Namikaze said, "I'm disappointed again Ibiki. Don't know know when you're talking to a shadow clone." Ibiki jumped backwards, expecting a bunshin Dabakuha (clone detonation).
…Nothing happened. The clone said, "If I wanted you dead, I would have killed you upon my arrival Ibiki. Now, I have a question for you sempai. Don't you recognize me?"
Ibiki looked the ninja over from head to foot. While he did that, he also pondered, I'm starting to lose control of the situation. Better to take back control before I lose it completely. Ibiki smirked and said, "I don't need to know you. I'm sure our Anbu are on the original's trail right now. There will be no more questions from you, as I'm the ones asking the questions. We'll find out just who you are in time. For now, what have you done with Mizuki, punk?" Ibiki slammed his palms on the table to impose some psychological stress in the target.
"I can't say Ibiki, as he is not in my possession at the moment. I'm sure my counterpart is dealing with him right now as we speak. Hmmm…I'd imagine the real me is interrogating him right now, trying to discover what's going on. But let's cut to the truth, he's not the real Mizuki."
Ibiki was taken aback at this statement, "What do you mean?"
Namikaze smirked again, "I should know if he was the real Mizuki or not. He's been dead for over ten years."
Ibiki began masking his emotions, "Mizuki died? When and how…and why would you know if he was or wasn't the real Mizuki?"
"Mizuki died when he attempted to flee from prison about ten years ago. I should know because I killed him that day."
Ibiki was unsure how to take this man. Clearly he is delusional, "How about I dispel you and you can bring in Mizuki. I'm sure there will be mercy for your actions, and the actions of impersonating an Anbu captain."
Namikaze's eyes went wide in fury, "What the hell are you talking about?! I am an Anbu Captain. I even worked under you for a time at the torture and interrogations building…this building you idiot!" The Anbu pulled off his mask, revealing what appeared to be the face of Minato Namikaze.
Ibiki gasped and said, "It…it can't be! Yondaime-sama!" Naruto Namikaze looked confused at the man, "I'm Naruto Uzumaki you idiot! I'm not…and have never been the Hokage, let alone that bastard Snake! I'll kill him and free Konoha from his reign of terror, you better believe me!" He dropped his head in shame at this sad fact.
Ibiki was…well he didn't know what to make of this. Naruto was sitting in his office, swearing to kill the Yondaime Hokage. It had to be a prank. Ibiki snapped his fingers. Two Anbu appeared at his feet and said, "Bring me Naruto Uzumaki." The two ninja disappeared.
Namikaze sighed in frustration and said, "Look you idiot of a commander, I am Naruto Uzumaki, Anbu captain and right hand man of the Yondaime Hokage. Believe me, that position is not one to be proud of. Next time I see that traitorous Hokage, I'll kill him."
Ibiki's left eye twitched in irritation. He had never interrogated a more annoying brat. The confusion was starting to get to him, so he decided to correct 'Naruto,' "You realize that the Yondaime is dead?"
Namikaze perked up at this, "Are you serious?!" He almost looked happy or excited.
Ibiki closed his eyes and sighed, "Yondaime-Sama died killing the Kyuubi." Namikaze reached for his stomach region. He said, "That isn't true and you know it Ibiki. The Sandaime died sealing the Kyuubi into me…unfortunately."
Suddenly, an old, wise voice broke through the dark, "Oh?! Is that so? Then, I must be a ghost." Namikaze turned to where the shadows were deepest. The man stowly crept out from the shadows. The Anbu captain tensed as he recognized the Hokage robes. However, the face and skin color was that of an old man with white hair. He chuckled slightly to himself and put a brown pipe in his mouth.
Namikaze's eyes went wide, "There's no way on earth…oh, of course. You're just a henge…wait…no, there's no way that's true either. Ibiki would never stand for it. But…but how can this be…" He attempted to pull himself out of the chair and kneel before one of the legendary hokages of old but realized quickly that he was still tied up.
He said, "Very well, Ibiki. I'll answer whatever questions I can, but I may know only what you know right now." Namikaze knew Ibiki was Ibiki, because he was a close friend in Namikaze's Konoha. Also, genjutsu was ruled out, because one could not use genjutsu on a shadow clone.
Ibiki shoulders dropped a bit, showing his relief that he could begin at last, "State your name, age and village affiliation."
"Naruto Uzumaki, age 21. I am an Anbu captain of Konohagakure."
Ibiki frowned but said, "Very well. For how long have you been an Anbu captain?"
Namikaze thought about it for a second, then said, "five years, until warrants for my arrest were issued by the living Yondaime."
Ibiki suddenly had an idea, "Alright. Who is the Yondaime Hokage according to you?"
"The Yondaime Hokage is Orochimaru-Teme."
Ibiki paled at this declaration and the Sandaime's eyes went wide.
Suddenly, the two anbu reappeared in the interrogation room flanking the young Naruto Uzumaki. Namikaze blinked at the appearance of Naruto and said, "Are you…me?" Naruto looked at the Anbu captain and said, "Who is this stupid looking guy?"
Namikaze's speculating eyes turned to outright glares, "You brat. When they untie me, I'll show you stupid looking. I bet you haven't even created a simple bunshin yet!"
Naruto returned the glare, "Just because I haven't created the 'simple' bunshin doesn't mean I haven't created a bunshin yet. I just finished learning the shadow clone jutsu and using it on Mizuki! One day, I'll become Hokage and make you look up to me, you bastard!"
"You! Become Hokage, oh, hoh hoh ho, don't make me laugh brat. If the Hokage wasn't here, I'd knock you out in a second! You'd have to be able to beat me before you can become Hokage!"
Naruto formed a familiar handsign. The Hokage recognized it and said, "Naruto…don't do…" It never made it out in time.
"Okiri no jutsu (Sexy jutsu)!"
Two perverted screams escaped the Sound proof walls of the Torture and Interrogation building.
Ibiki looked at the Hokage as he lay on his back, twitching nose bleeding. He sighed then looked to Namikaze. However, Namikaze wasn't there. There was some smoke that lingered from the accidental dispel when Namikaze's nose bled.
So, what do you think? There is going to be humor in this story, but I have plans for this story.
Next chapter: Troublesome - Namikaze Naruto Meets Anko
