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"Talking"
"Thinking"
"Tailed beast, summons, second consciousness speaking"
"Tailed beast, summons, second consciousness thinking"
'Jutsus'
Naruto CH1: Childhood Arc Part 1
7 and half years later
It was a bright sunny day in Konoha, all visible damage from that night over 7 years ago has long since been repaired, but the scars on the hearts of the people had yet to fully fade.
Walking down a path with a smile on his face was a young 7-year-old boy who possessed the most vivid mop of spiky blonde hair you would ever see, along with a pair of bright ocean blue eyes. This boy along with his two already striking features had three odd whisker marks marking each of his cheeks. The young lad was wearing a white top with a stylised fire symbol on the front and a pair of green shorts and blue shinobi sandals.
This boy was nonother than Naruto Uzumaki and today was another sad day for the boy despite the smile that was being shown.
Naruto was a boy with very few friends, he could count all his friends on one hand. There was they old Hokage, the equally old Matron who ran the orphanage he was living at, the Ichiraku family and Shikamaru Nara but even then they very rarely talked; mainly because Shikamaru was often asleep even when outside in the blinding sun.
The reason Naruto had next to no one his own age he could call a friend was because all the parents of Konoha told their children to stay away from him, that then resulted in those children telling all they other children the same thing, including the other orphans, sadly it worked it like dominos and Naruto became isolated and ostracized.
With Naruto being seen this way he became prone to getting bullied and picked on, mostly name calling and the rare attempt at beating him up.
The adults wanted nothing to do with him, anytime they would catch sight of him they would either ignore him completely or glare at him intently. He would also often hear people whispering about him, calling him 'that boy or thing' he often heard people calling him 'Demon brat or Monster child' he didn't know why they called him all those hurtful names. He tried asking the old man but he always told him that the people didn't understand him or he would change the conversation or distract him with ramen or sweets.
The worst time Naruto had with the villagers was when he sneaked out of the Orphanage one night and a drunk man tried to attack him. Naruto ran away from the man but he chased him and cornered him in an alleyway, Naruto only 5 and terrified by what was to him at the time a giant was scared and curled up in the corner of the ally and closed his eye hoping the man wouldn't see him.
The strange thing about that night was that Naruto became enveloped in a gentle warm feeling that would come to him anytime he was feeling really negative, only the strange thing was that on that night it came stronger than ever before. After the feeling faded the 5-year-old found the man that was chasing him walking away from him as if he was under some sort of trance, he didn't react to anything around him he just walked off like some mindless drone following a command.
That was a very scary and all round weird night for the young boy and when he went off to bed the warm feeling stayed with him all night soothing him to sleep, making him feel totally safe.
This warm feeling had been with Naruto for as long as he could remember so it was nothing strange to him that it just popped up at any fixed or random time. He would remember anytime he felt down it would appear and comfort him when no one else would, anytime he felt angry or hateful it would appear and calm him down, any time he would become depressed it would appear as if it was telling him to cheer up.
The warm sensation made Naruto feel like he had someone watching over him, looking out for him and was picking him up when he fell down. He couldn't explain it but the feeling felt like it was more than just a feeling it felt almost alive. Naruto never told anyone about it, he didn't want anyone looking at him more strangely than they already did.
He didn't know if it was just him or if other people had the same thing. It was possible that it wasn't just something special to him but then again it might be, since people always seem so angry and sad when they see him.
Naruto was excited to start the Ninja Academy in half a year, he was asked by the Hokage if he wanted to become a ninja and Naruto enthusiastically replied that he did. Naruto liked the Ninja of Konoha they were nicer to him than most of the villagers and he had seen them doing all sorts of cool stuff that he himself wanted to do.
Currently, Naruto was on his way to his favourite place to get food, well the only place he could really get any food outside the Orphanage since most shops didn't really like selling to him.
In no time Naruto arrived at a little ramen stand called Ichiraku Raman, the people who run the place were some of the few people who didn't hate Naruto for his status as a Jinchuuriki, one of the reasons being was that Teuchi knew Naruto's father and mother and in no time worked out who Naruto's parents: the main clue not even being his appearance but the speed in which he devoured any bowl of ramen in his reach reminded the man of Kushina way too much.
Teuchi has said nothing to Naruto about his parents because the Hokage had ordered the ramen chef to not utter a word to anyone about Naruto's heritage, out of precaution that the information could leak out to Minato's and Kushina's enemies.
Arriving Naruto quickly pulled himself up onto one of the stools and saw the chef and his daughter at work cooking, what was to him the most magical and heavenly food even to bless a bowl in the world. Pulling himself out of his brief ramen induced trance and wiping away the small trail of saliva that drooled out of his mouth. Naruto called out to the pair "hey old man, hey Ayame guess who's back hehe" said Naruto flashing a big bright grin at the pair.
Ayame smiled at the sight of the small shocking blonde haired boy, happy to see his grinning face "oh Naruto and what can I get my" "our" corrected Ayame's father, the teen rolled her eyes before picking up her question "and what can I get our favourite customer today?" she finished with a sweet smile.
Naruto lifted up his little hand to Ayame with his palm facing outwards and his hand showing three of his fingers "three big bowls of miso ramen! with extra pork!" ordered Naruto, already drooling like a waterfall just talking about it.
The young waitress laughed at the sight of the overly excited boy and went off to give the order to her father before coming back to her favourite little blonde. "So Naruto, I heard your gonna learn how to be a ninja" recalled Ayame out loud, leaning onto the counter with her head resting on her left palm.
Naruto nodded fast and rapidly, making his hair bounce around "yep yep and yep! I'm going to be the best ninja ever and I'm gonna learn all sorts of cool Jutsu's, how to jump around all over the place like all those other ninjas do.."
'which will allow me to finally reach all those stupidly high places and will better improve my pranking prowess, it's been getting a bit boring lately with my limited access to high places'
"and! when I do become the best I'm gonna take that hat from the old man" proclaimed Naruto in the most excited and confident tone you could ever hear.
Teuchi looked over to Naruto putting a hand on his chef's hat in an almost protective manner "now Naruto you aren't talking about my hat are you?" questioned the ramen chef in mock fear.
Ayame laugh at her father while Naruto raised a confused eyebrow "what? No I mean the other old man's" said Naruto who's words made Teuchi let loose a dramatic sigh of relief.
Ayame turned back to Naruto and started rubbed his spiky blonde head which he tried to squirm out off "I wish you luck in becoming a ninja Naruto" said Ayame warmly and looking at him kindly.
Naruto stopped squirming and gave Ayame a big smile "Nah I don't need luck because I'm gonna be the best and the best doesn't need luck!" exclaimed Naruto putting his fist to his chest. Before speaking again but this time almost as a whisper "but ahh thanks anyway" he whispered out just loud enough for Ayame to hear.
The young teen smiled at Naruto "anytime" she said before walking off to go take care of some other things around the kitchen.
Shortly after Ayame left Naruto's ramen had arrived and the massacre that ensued upon those bowls the moment they were placed in front of that vacuum could not be described in words; Naruto had sometimes nearly taken Teuchi's hand off in the past...with chopsticks no less with how violently he went for the helpless bowls of noodles.
After Naruto was done...eating?...no...ummm oh yes! destroying the three poor souls of ramen he paid for his victims and left the stand to go head back to the orphanage.
Naruto really did at times like this remind Teuchi of his mother.
The sun was beginning to set in Konoha thereby bathing everything in the glow of the orange sunlight. Naruto was taking the path to the orphanage that went by the local lake, that was reflecting the sun's orange rays. Naruto liked this time of day because orange was simply his favourite colour and that's why he liked being out at this time of the day. In his mind orange was the best colour ever and there was nothing anyone could say or do to make him think otherwise.
As Naruto was walking he looked over to the lake and saw a boat dock, stopping he noticed a black-haired boy who looked around his age sitting there looking incredibly depressed if his facial expression was anything to go by. The boy seemed to sense he was being watched and turned around and made eye contact with Naruto, they held this stare for a bit before giving each other peeved looks and turning away.
Naruto was ready to keep walking on but stopped when he started hearing what sounded like a faint voice in the back of his head telling him to go back. Naruto was never really one to be told what to do by anyone but for some reason he felt like he should listen to this voice, the voice sounded almost familiar to him. This voice like the warm feeling that would cover him made him feel secure, he felt he could easily trust it with no fear of being betrayed or misguided.
Naruto turned his head to look at the boy and saw more clearly than ever the look on the boy's face, it reminded him of his own, the look of someone lonely, he may be seven but he has seen that face enough to recognise it in a heartbeat.
Naruto turned around and began walking down the path to the dock of the lake and quickly found himself sitting next to the boy who looked at him confused and a little startled. Naruto turned to the onyx eyed kid and flashed him a big grin before reaching out a hand to him. "Hi! I'm Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki!" chirped out the blonde, introducing himself.
The boy looked at Naruto's face and his hand before hesitantly reaching out his own and placing it into the blondes and giving it a weak shake. "Um, Sasuke Uchiha" introduced the black haired boy quietly, with a tone that sounded almost hollow.
"Oh! Uchiha! I think I've heard that name before, aren't you the guys with those crazy eyes, like those people I see around with those weird white pupil-less eyes?" asked Naruto curiously.
Sasuke glared at Naruto which confused the blonde on what that look was for "no, our eyes are not like the Hyuga's, they are way better" stated the young Uchiha boy pridefully. Which was to Naruto a vast improvement on how previously void he sounded.
Naruto face took a questioning expression "better? Why can they do stuff or something?" Sasuke nodded "really?" asked Naruto growing more interested, again Sasuke nodded smirking a little. "Like what? is it something cool like if you look into someone's eyes you can read their mind? or oh oh um...or you can like shoot lasers beams from your eyes!? No wait I bet it's something like being able to see the secret behind ramens awesomeness.."
And so Naruto went on to guess on what the Uchiha eyes could do for a few minutes not giving the young Sasuke any room to give a vocal response. He just watched on with a comical deadpanned expression just choosing to shake his head in 'no' at every failed guess. "Though it would be cool if the Sharingan could shoot lasers" imagined Sasuke briefly with his fully matured Sharingan shooting laser beams at Itachi who was dogging them helplessly, Sasuke smirked at the thought.
Naruto eventually ran out of guesses after the twenty-ninth which was the craziest "yeah I mean what kind sense would it make for eyes to have the power to make a giant armoured warrior whose made up of pure energy, and could be controlled just by using your mind" thought Naruto shaking his head at how ridiculous the thought was.
Sametime in a random location
A handsome man with long midnight black hair, tied in a ponytail and wearing a black cloak covered in a red cloud pattern sneezed suddenly which caused him to lose his footing on a branch he had landed. This simple trip up caused him to trip and fall to the ground below in an ungraceful fashion, and land face first and spread out on the ground. He didn't groan or show any signs that the fall hurt, which it did.
The man's fish faced companion at the time was laughing uncontrollably at the sight, along with his sword? which was also somehow snickering.
Sametime afterlife
A bunch of deceased black haired and black eyed people sneezed at the same time and all seemed surprised by that since it was the first time they all sneezed since they got here.
Back with Naruto
"So what is so cool about your eyes then?" asked Naruto finally giving up on the guessing game.
Sasuke looked at Naruto thinking up what to say but he didn't know what to say. "Well I don't know myself I haven't awoken my eyes yet" answered Sasuke honestly, a little embarrassed that he didn't know much about his clans own Dojutsu.
Naruto raised a confused eyebrow "awoken? don't you just have them when you're summoned by the baby contract?" asked Naruto.
Sasuke shook his head "no, you see the Sharingan which is what it's called, has to have a trigger of sorts to awaken, for my clans people the most common way of doing it is apparently a life or death situation which gives a high emotional response to the brain which releases the special chakra that awakens the eyes, well that's what my br- I mean this one guy told me" explained Sasuke, quickly avoiding the mention of his brother.
Naruto acted like he didn't seem to notice this and just decided to leave it alone feeling like it must be something too sensitive to mention. "Well that does sound annoying, hey how come I don't see any of you guys around the village much anymore?" asked Naruto. The whiskered blonde had not heard of the Uchiha massacre since no one really talked to him, so he was pretty much out of the loop of local news and Intel.
Sasuke tensed at the question gaining a very disheartened expression at the mention of his clan, his shoulders and back slumping. Sasuke looked at the boy and could see he didn't know what happened, it stunned him that there were still people who hadn't heard of what happened to his clan.
The young Uchiha took a breath to calm his nerves "gone" he said simply, turning to look down at the later afternoon water below looking at his own empty expression.
Naruto was confused and was about to ask further but stopped when he saw the sorrowful look on the boy's face which made it click with Naruto what he meant. Naruto may be young, naive, often at times oblivious. But just like loneliness he also knew what that look meant.
Sasuke just kept looking off into space, becoming spaced out with his mind beginning to bring back up the memories, but all that was halted when he felt a weight on his left shoulder and turned to see it was Naruto's hand. Sasuke looked at the Uzumaki and saw he was giving him a light smile of comfort.
This little gesture of comfort was some of the first he had gotten in a long time, people were either too afraid to try or he had fangirls calling him cool because of his behaviour these days making him seem disinterested in others or anything. The trauma of that night has made Sasuke want to isolate himself from others, not wanting to get attached to anyone out of fear that Itachi would try and kill them so that it would help stoke the fire of hate already burning inside of him.
But this blonde boy right here was making him feel different about that fear.
Sasuke was brought out of his musing by Naruto's voice "hey have you ever tried skipping stones?" asked Naruto to which Sasuke shook his head in no. "Good! neither have I so we'll be on an even playing field then, come on let's see who can skip their stones the furthest!" cheered Naruto who surprised Sasuke by grabbing him by the wrist and starting to pull him along to look for an area by the lake that has some good stones to skip.
So Naruto and Sasuke then went on to compete to see who could skip stones the best, it was a constant neck and neck battle between them, they started off sinking the first few stones but by the end they now had their stones doing at least a few smooth bounces on the water's surface. Sasuke couldn't help but have a small smile on his face it had been a long time since he had any form of fun, and he found skipping stones like this was helping in taking his mind of that night.
For the first time in a long time, his mind was becoming a bit more clear. The haunting screams of his clans, the sharp scarlet eyes and disappointed words of Itachi never entering his mind while he skipped those simple rocks with Naruto.
Naruto was happy that he actually got to play with someone his own age, and that he might have just made a friend. Though Naruto not having the best track record of making friends felt he needed to confirm his hope. "Um hey" called out Naruto getting the young Uchiha's attention "can we.." he began sounding nervous "maybe, ya know, be friends?" he asked. sounding very pitifully hopeful.
Sasuke stared at Naruto thinking over the boy's request of friendship. Sasuke was nervous about having a friend, he didn't know the next time Itachi might try to kill anyone who becomes too close to Sasuke. But Naruto just seemed like someone who he didn't have to worry about that happening to.
Naruto seemed like he had this shadow behind him that would jump out and defend him if someone tried anything against him. This shadow didn't scare Sasuke, in fact, it felt like it was welcoming him with open arms, it was nice, comforting even, but it was strange to feel like someone's own shadow was somehow befriending you just as much as the person itself.
Sasuke saw that Naruto was still waiting patiently for his answer and could see he was growing more nervous "yes" he said simple and surprisingly easily for him, it didn't feel scary or difficult "I would like to be your friend" he said further, finding it felt good to call himself Naruto's friend.
Naruto eyes became hugely wide when he heard the Uchiha say he would like to be his friend, it made the blue-eyed boy gain a huge beaming smile which was practically blinding to look at. "Really! you mean it!?" he asked his voice filled with excitement, to which Sasuke nodded with an Uchiha smirk forming on his mouth "that's great we are going to be the best of friends I tell you! oh are you gonna be going to the ninja academy too?" he asked wondering if his new best friend was gonna become a ninja like him.
Sasuke was glad to hear that Naruto was also going to be going to the ninja academy too it would give them something in common "yeah I am, I hope we'll be in the same class" commented Sasuke.
Naruto nodded in agreement "me too, we could train together though I don't know any ninja moves yet but I will learn" he said sheepishly scratching the back of his head, he knew that his friend must have learned some ninja stuff from his clan before they become 'gone' as Sasuke put it.
Sasuke was not surprised by this his mother told him that not everyone in the village knows ninja stuff because not all of them have family members who become Shinobi. "That's alright, I only know one or two things myself, though I can breathe a fireball" revealed Sasuke with a proud smirk on his face at the mention of that achievement.
Naruto became amazed that his friend could do something that sounded so "cool, really? can you show me please, please, pleasssssse!" begged Naruto really wanting to see it, is was like one of those things every little boy wanted to do but never knew it.
Sasuke looked around deciding not to do it here, he was always told by his family that he should keep his skills away from any prying eyes, information was half the battle so they said. "No not tonight I'll show you another time" he said with a tone that told Naruto he would no be budging. Sasuke turned to look at Naruto who now looked disappointed "so um when do you want to hang out again?" asked Sasuke.
Naruto's mood picked back up quick at the question "um do you want to meet tomorrow?, here?, at whatever time you're comfortable with" asked Naruto.
Sasuke thought up a time that suited him"how about 8 or something?" told the young Uchiha who got an ok nod from the blonde Uzumaki. Sasuke looked up to the darkening sky, orange and blackening blue beginning to mingle together. "Well it's getting really late I better go home" he said before beginning to walk off, back waving to his new friend coolly as he did so.
Naruto waved back as well just more enthusiastically, excited for tomorrow. "okay see you then best buddy!" cheered out the blonde before running off back to the orphanage excited to tell the Matron all about him making a new friend. On his way back to the Orphanage Naruto noticed people giving him dirty looks and whispering about him as usual, but tonight it was not affecting him because he was in way too good a mood for it to be doing anything.
Making it to the orphanage before the sun completely set behind the mountains Naruto opened the door and headed off inside to find the Matron of the orphanage. He fond her in the large living room of the house, sitting on a rocking chair and feeding a baby that looked about a month or two old with lightly warmed bottled milk.
"Oh hello Naruto good to have you back safe and sound, but could you please possibly explain why you have been out till this late an hour?" asked the elderly woman with a calm tone of voice, never looking up from the baby. It freaked Naruto out how she could tell who you were without even needing to look at you.
The elderly woman before Naruto was Noriyo Sato the Matron of the orphanage and a long since retired Jonin of Konoha. She was around during the time of Konoha's creation and had the pleasure of meeting the first two Hokages and was at a couple of points in time praised for her skill by them.
She had fought and lived through all the Shinobi wars but sadly lost her husband to the second, her very on child fought in the third war and died in it as well, never having children of his own. After the third war, she retired from duty and decided to make use of her time by becoming the Matron of the Orphanage in Konoha. Helping raise these children has helped her just as much as she has been helping take care of them.
Naruto hopped over to the woman, still wearing a very happy look on his whiskered face. "Well Miss Sato you won't believe it but I made a friend today!" cheered Naruto happily, his face shining with so much joy that it couldn't help but make the Matron smile when she saw it.
"Oh is that so? please tell me about your new friend?" asked the elderly woman who was not showing it, but she was greatly excited to hear that the boy might have made a friend his own age.
She has watched as Naruto became an outcast and was upset to see him treated so unfairly by the villagers for something out of his control, making their children stay away from him out of lingering fear and unhealed grief. She knew the people in the village were still scarred by the Kyubbi event but she had hoped they would not be so afraid or as angry to the point that they would make this poor boy suffer for it. 'But I guess damage to the heart can never truly disappear no matter how much time passes, it can only numb or get smaller' thought the Matron.
Naruto hopped onto one of the cushion chairs before beginning "well his name is Sasuke Uchiha, he is from one of those clans, you know the ones with funny eyes I think he called it the Sharingan, well I saw him sitting all alone so I went up to him and we started talking and hit it off" recalled Naruto keeping it quick but sounding vigorous all the way through.
The Matron was surprised to here it was Sasuke who Naruto befriended, she knew of the boy, it was hard not too. Lost all his family and his clan all to his loving big brother in one single night and afterwards began to isolate himself from others, and here she was hearing her little Naruto had befriended him. She was amazed. "Really? Naruto I must say I am impressed, I heard that this boy was...not a very social person" commented the Matron in a still manner.
Naruto nodded in agreement "I figured he doesn't seem like the type who likes to go around starting conver-eh " "conversations my dear" helped the Matron giving a light laugh at Naruto's struggle. "eh! right yeah, that word" finished Naruto a little embarrassed at getting stuck on a big word, even if he was still 7. Naruto's face took a more sad look as he recalled something else "but I think something bad happened to Sasuke's clan" mentioned Naruto. Noriyo quickly understood where this was going "he told me they were gone, do you know what that means?" asked Naruto.
Noriyo was thinking on how best to tell Naruto in a way he would understand "well Naruto, Sasuke is also an orphan like you now" said the Matron putting it as kindly as possible in order to spare his young mind of any terrible or overly saddening details. She didn't want to tell Naruto all the details, like all the death and gruesome scenes that were left after that night and especially the part of it being Sasuke's brother who turned the young Uchiha into an orphan. If he wanted to talk about it he would tell Naruto himself.
Naruto gaze met the floor "oh so that's how it is, I can't imagine what it must feel like to I have lost so much, but do you really mean it? like all his clan is gone? no one else left? Is it really just him now?" asked Naruto who got a confirming nod. Naruto felt bad for Sasuke but thought what Sasuke most likely needed right now wasn't someone pitying him or feeling sorry for him all the time. He felt if he was in Sasuke's place he wouldn't want to be always looked at and pitied all the time, treated like some weak fragile creature, it would just make him feel lower being seen that way.
Naruto decided he wanted to go to bed he was feeling tired from the day. As he was about to exit the door he stopped when he heard the Matron call out to him. "And Naruto I'm glad you've made a friend, having friends is something greatly important, it helps to build character when you've made yourself some true bonds to treasure, even if those bonds may break one day you'll always have the memories of the good times spent together to cherish in you heart and mind" preached the old Matron wisely, with a loving tone.
Naruto stared at the Matron who was still feeding the baby in her arms, trying to fully comprehend what she meant but his young mind was able to only grasp so much.
"Don't worry lad you will get it one day just remember my words, okay?" ensured Noriyo lifting her head to looked at the young blonde who just nodded and left to go to bed, his mind still trying to process not just the elderly lady's words but everything else he had learned today.
Naruto went up the stairs and headed to his individual room, there was not much inside. Just a single person bed by a window, some draws to keep his clothes, a fox plushy which he can't help but like but everyone else seems to hate and colouring books that he coloured mostly orange just for the sake of orange itself. Naruto went to his draws and pulled out some striped pyjama's and a night cap and quickly changed into them, discarding his day clothes to the floor in an uncaring manner and climbed under the dark orange sheets of his quilt. Before drifting off to sleep Naruto grabbed his fox plushy and snuggled up to it signing contently, he liked its orange fur finding it soft and awesome.
As Naruto laid there in his bed he began to feel the familiar warm sensation rise up within him, but there was something different this time. The feeling felt like it was tugging him gently and felt like it was smoothly pulling him in, into what? he didn't know but he didn't fight it, why should he? It's never harmed him or threatened him before it's only ever helped him and made him feel better because of it.
When the tugging stopped Naruto began to feel wet? Opening his blue eyes slowly the young blonde looked around and found his surroundings had drastically changed.
"Where the hell am I!?" exclaimed Naruto, shooting up and beginning to freak out, something about this was saying that this wasn't a dream. Naruto looked to have found himself in some sort of deep underground sewer system of some sort. The walls lined with huge metal pipes, the colour of scuffed, aged and worn brass, some having strange steam spraying out of them that left a weird taste in his mouth.
"~come this way~" whispered a voice through the darkness of the tunnel.
Naruto jumped at the sound of voice but settled down when he realised it sounded familiar, any fear or worry inside of him beginning to be replaced by a sheer overwhelming curiosity of what the source of that familiar voice was.
"~this way, follow the line Naruto~" called out the voice again, and true to its word before Naruto. Appearing out of thin air was a silver glowing thread, just floating in they air swaying gently and continuing on into the shadows of the distant tunnel. Naruto reached out and touched the line and gasped when he felt that same warm comforting feeling coming from it, it felt like everything was coming together.
Suddenly the silver string tied itself around Naruto's wrist and began tugging him along down the dark tunnel.
Naruto was briefly surprised by this but just decided to let it happen and not put up any resistance. After a couple of minutes, Naruto began to see a light at the end of the tunnel and had to cover his eyes from the glare of the bright light when he exited it.
When young blonde uncovered his eyes he was shocked by what he saw, it was not more sewer systems like the young boy was assuming, watch was before him was more like a garden. But there was more The Garden looked to be coming out of an endless still surface of water that looked to go on forever, crystal clear. There was a sky and it was coloured a soft black, not exactly like a night sky but lighter in shade. Everything was lit up by what looked to be floating balls of light just hovering and floating everywhere with no real pattern or flight path.
Naruto looked down and gaped when he found he was actually walking on the water's surface, he was knocked out of his amazement of himself when the silver line tugged on him again. As the boy was being guided across the water Naruto reach out with his free hand and poked one of the floating light balls that came into his reach and laughed when it popped like a mini firework but soundless.
Soon Naruto found his bare yet dry feet upon grass and when he did the string faded away into nothing. Naruto looked himself over only now noticing that he was completely dry, not a drop of water on him "weird" he muttered to himself.
"Well if you think that's weird than you, my boy are going to find the very world you live in to be full blown crazy" came an amused male voice.
Naruto's head immediately snapped up his eyes darting around seeking out the source of that familiar voice, after a few seconds Naruto found his eyes landing on a silhouetted figure sitting under the shade of a tall tree.
As Naruto stared at the figure he found his gaze met when the figure opened his eyes. He found his blue orbs met with a pair of crimson red ones possessing three small spinning tomoe markings on the red irises surface. "Hello Naruto it's nice to finally meet you" spoke the figure warmly to the young Jinchuuriki despite his intimidating position in the shadows.
Host and tenant number one finally meet and he possesses the Sharingan?
Chapter End
Prewarning this is not gonna be a Naruto gets the Sharingan story.
If you want I story were Naruto has the sage of six paths, Indra, Ashura, Madara or some god-like entity inside him who's sole purpose is to give Naruto godly powers then you, the viewer can find others stories like that easily in the search bar. This isn't gonna be the kind of story where Naruto goes around making the bad guys tremble before his 13-year-old might, packing a Jutsu list of convenient super powerful ninjutsu that wipes his foes off the face of they earth after toying with them because he knows every one of their little weaknesses for some reason. He does not have some god on his shoulder who is taking pity on him because he's like the most tragic case they have ever seen. Also what is in Naruto is an original character of my design, but I'm sure you all guessed that by now.
BUT! if you want a story of intense action, humour, changes, drama, mystery, romance, plot twists, intrigue, changes, character development, bad guys that aren't pushovers. Then I will do my best!
I will not have a BETA so don't recommend I get one, I am a busy guy and don't have time to wait around for someone who may or not actually do what they signed up for, I can't expect someone to do fulfil something they are doing for free. Especially when it's someone who is doing their own stories too.
If you are willing to push through my previous misspells and grammar errors then I believe, you reader, may find something you like in this story. I am currently working my way through the previous chapters and correcting as many mistakes as I can find and have just popped back to drop this message to warn people what kind of story this is.
