Human Dialogue: "Naruto"
Human thoughts: 'Naruto'
Bijuu/ Gods/ Summoning dialogue: "Naruto"
Bijuu/Gods/Summoning thoughts: 'Naruto'
Jutsu or technique names: "Rasengan"
Flashback
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto. I don't own any of the anime that I may or may not use for inspiration.
Chapter 2: The Escape
4 Years Later Konohagakure Shinobi Academy, December 2nd, Naruto age 10
"Madara Uchiha was a legendary shinobi who founded Konoha alongside the Shodaime Hokage. He is most famously remembered for betraying the village after a dispute with Hashirama Senju. Madara was…"
Naruto hated going to the academy. It took time away from his training and made him go to this complete waste of time babysitting session. However Naruto was thankfully that he had his friend Kurama the kyuubi with him to keep him awake.
"How dare this impotent fool Uraja Imono waste time and talk about that bastard Madara!" Kurama growled in anger. Naruto sighed at this, every time someone spoke of Madara, Minato, Kushina, Hashirama or Hiruzen the kyuubi would get extremely angry.
'Iruka Umino.' Naruto corrected as he looked around at the bored or flat out sleeping academy students. Mito was trying her best to pay attention while Menma just fell asleep without a care in the world.
"As if I care about that pitiful human's name. He should be honored I even got that close." The fox ghost snapped at his container. He was about to continue when he and Naruto felt Mizuki the academy's assistant sensei glaring holes into the blonde boy's head.
'He really can't control his emotions. I can feel the hate and malice in his chakra coming off in waves.' Naruto rolled his eyes. 'It makes me sick. But he will get what's coming to him eventually' Naruto thought.
The kyuubi gave an evil smirk. 'Oh I simply can't wait until tomorrow.'
'Neither can I' Naruto replied. He was interrupted from his thoughts when Iruka the head sensei finished his lecture on the legendary Uchiha traitor and spoke to the class.
"Okay students pay attention!" as he said that every student perked up in their seats. "As you all know tomorrow is Konoha Day and there will be no school."
At this countless students cheered. None however louder than Kiba Inuzuka a feral looking boy with a puppy on his head who thought he just might kill himself if he had to come here again tomorrow.
Iruka quickly killed the vibe by saying, "However, today there will be a test and it is report card day. So do your best because this grade will count for this semester and for someone you it might determine if you pass or fail." The students all groaned at the thought of a test.
"Oi Naruto baka try not to fail and bring more shame than you already have to the Namikaze family." Menma said shooting Naruto a mocking smile. The students all laughed at that.
"As if the dobe could actually pass the test. He should just give up on being a ninja and become a practice dummy." A boy with the dark black hair shaped like a duck's but said. The class cracked up at Naruto's expense. Naruto however didn't look bothered at all.
"Sasuke-kun is soooooooo cooooool!" a girl with bright pink hair and a big forehead squealed.
"As if Sakura-baka! Menma-kun is way cooler!" a blonde haired girl said
"As if Ino- pig!" Sakura shouted. These two girls where Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka the leaders of the two divisions of fan girls. Sakura was the head of the Sasuke fan club, while Ino was the head of the Menma fan club. The two were always in arguments about who was cooler, cuter and stronger.
"Enough talking! It's test time!" Iruka yelled as he and Mizuki passed out the tests. The classroom became so quiet you could hear the footsteps echo of the sensei's' footsteps as they handed out the tests.
As soon as Mizuki reached to Naruto he gave him a fake smile and said "Good luck." Naruto took the test and gave a nod to the white haired man.
'I hate that demon/I hate that asshole' they both though simultaneously. As Mizuki walked away Naruto looked down at his test.
'Pathetically easy. I've understood chakra theory ever since I was five.' Naruto thought mentally scoffing at the easy test. 'Unfortunately, I have to remain in character.'
Naruto picked up his pencil as he started the laughable easy test and purposely got a majority of the questions wrong so he could complete the first part of his escape plan.
2 hours later.
"Naruto you need to start paying attention in class. At this rate you'll never be a Shinobi!" a red headed girl screamed at him. Her blue eyes staring at her brother in anger.
Naruto, Menma and Mito were currently walking towards the Namikaze estate after they finished their tests. Mito was trying vehemently to talk some sense into her brother. All though she might not show it when she's with her friends Sakura and Ino. The young girl didn't hate her brother. She might not spend much time with him, but she still wanted the best for him.
Naruto however didn't care for Mito's lectures. 'Who the fuck does she think she is? She ignores me for years and then comes out of nowhere and lectures me like were all cool? The nerve.' All though he was angry he didn't show it. Unlike most kids or adults, Naruto had a good control over his emotions. This self-restraint was the side-effect of his sensory ninja training which involved him meditating and having good control over his emotions.
"Why should I waste my time and learn the history of Konoha? It's not going to make me any stronger." Naruto replied calmly with his eyes closed and his hands in his wolf grey hoodie.
"I'll agree with you on that dobe. The academy is such a waste of time!" Menma complained. "And news flash there aren't a lot of things that make you stronger." Menma taunted. Naruto just spared Menma a glance then went back to looking forward.
"Menma will you shut up! Putting Naruto down won't help him!" Mito yelled at the red haired boy who just shrugged uncaringly.
"Who said I was trying to help?" he replied
Mito ignored her obnoxious brother and turned to her blond brother. "Listen Naruto if you want to get stronger here's what you need to do. You have to…"
Naruto then promptly tuned her out and started picking his ear with his pinky. 'She's quite the nosy one. I can't wait till I'm out of this Kami forsaken village and away from these buffoons.' He thought excitedly.
"Hey! Where you even listening to me?!" Mito shouted enraged at her brother's complete disregard of her help. Naruto turned towards Mito and said "Sorry where you saying something?"
Mito's face flushed with rage and Menma fell on the ground in laughter, hitting his head on the fence before the Namikaze mansion. "Ow." He uttered in pain.
"You know what? Fine! Fail the Academy! SEE IF I CARE!" Mito shouted in complete rage and stomped her way through the gate.
Menma picked himself off and dusted off his clothes. He shot Naruto his signature mocking grin. "You're one funny bastard Naruto. It's a shame you're such a weakling. If you weren't I would actually want to hang out with you." He then walked off chuckling to himself.
Naruto sighed and walked through the door of the Mansion. 'Time for part two.' Naruto thought.
As he entered the mansion he saw Kushina his former mother waiting for them at the door. "Good afternoon my little angels!" she said with a bubbly attitude. "You know what day it is." The red death then held out her hand in anticipation.
"Report Card day!" she said with excitement. "So who's first?" she questioned. Menma looked at Naruto while trying to hold back his snickering. Mito was turned away from the blonde boy because she was still angry at his actions. Naruto however looked nonchalant as if he didn't even care about his failing grades.
"Me first Ka-san!" Menma said with excitement. His snickering gone and a big smirk on his face.
"Okay let's see how you did Sochi-kun" Kushina said to the young blood red haired boy as she read the report card.
Name: Menma Namikaze
Taijutsu: 95%
Ninjutsu: 98%
Genjutsu: 62%
History: 85%
Bukijutsu: 95%
Shinobi basic Information: 82%
Overall grade: 86.166666667%
Class ranking (boys only) 2nd place out of 30 boys
"Great job Sochi-kun! Your ranked second place! That's really impressive. I've heard that this year's academy class has a lot of great kids." Kushina praised. Menma gave an arrogant smirk and turned to Mito and Naruto and was about to start taunting until his mother said.
"Your grade in Genjutsu however is bad. You almost failed! Next semester I want this grade at a seventy percent at the least. Do I make myself clear?"
Menma blushed and rubbed his neck in embarrassment. "Hai Ka-chan."
"Good" she replied. Mito looked at the embarrassed Menma and mouthed 'Loser' to him. While Naruto showed no outwards reaction however in his mind he was laughing his ass off. 'Serves the prick right.'
"I had trouble with Genjutsu too when I was your age, but at least I got a seventy." Kushina continued. "Mito, let me see your report card honey."
"Okay Ka-chan" Mito said as she handed the older look alike version of her the paper.
Mito Namikaze
Taijutsu: 90%
Ninjutsu: 96%
Genjutsu: 84%
History: 99%
Bukijutsu: 93%
Shinobi Basic Information: 96%
Overall Grade: 93%
Class ranking (girls only): 1st place out of 30 girls
"Wonderful! Wonderful! Mito-chan! These grades are magnificent!" Kushina praised loudly. Mito blushed at the recognition at her mother and turned to Menma and gave him a smirk.
"What!" Menma shouted. "How do you get a 96% in Shinobi Basic Information!? That class is sooooo boring!"
Mito just shrugged her shoulders. "I'm just smarter than you Menma-baka."
Menma growled in rage and was about to start arguing but Kushina broke it up. "Menma don't be jealous of your sister's grades." She scolded. "If you want better grades then work for them and Mito don't make fun of your brother that's rude."
"Hai Ka-chan." They said quietly while looking down at their feet. Kushina then turned her eyes to her most silent child Naruto who stared back at her with a bored look. 'Kami this boy is so uninterested with everything.' Kushina thought.
"Naruto it's your turn. Let's see what you got." Kushina said with a hint of hope. 'Please do good. Please do good. Please do good. 'She repeated that like a mantra in her mind as Naruto handed her his report card.
Naruto Namikaze
Ninjutsu: 59%
Taijutsu: 53%
Genjutsu: 29%
History: 58%
Bukijutsu: 46%
Shinobi Basic Information: 38%
Overall Grade: 47.166666667%
Class ranking (boys only): 30th place out of 30 boys
Kushina's eyes widened in horror. "These grades. These grades are TERRIBLE!" she yelled in surprised. She looked at Naruto who was leaning against the wall with his hood over his head and his hands in his hoodie's pocket.
The atmosphere of the room felt like it was raised thirty degrees. "Young man are you listening to me!" Kushina screamed at Naruto who nonchalantly stared at her.
"Yea what's the big deal?" Naruto said with a bored tone of voice. Mito and Menma eyes widened in surprise. Kushina on the other hand looked like her head was about to explode.
'Does Naruto-nee want Ka-san to kill him?!' Mito thought in shock. 'Everyone knows you don't talk to the Red-Hot Habanero like that!"
'He is one dead son of a bitch.' Menma thought in amusement, no longer able to hide the big grin that threatened to split his face.
'She is way too easy to anger' Naruto thought idly as he could sense the rage in her chakra.
"That woman could never keep her emotions in check." Kurama said. "I remember one time I just said something to her and then she chained me up like a common animal! Can you believe that bitch? Then again I did threaten to eat her ovaries….."
Naruto sweat dropped at what the kyuubi just said. 'Really eat her ovaries?' Naruto then shook his head. 'Whatever I have a performance to put on. Can you keep it down a bit?'
The kyuubi went silent in his head and then the young yin-yang user looked Kushina in the eyes once more. "I don't need the stupid academy to be a splendid shinobi. So why don't you just chill out and stop over reacting."
Kushina's anger spiked at the rude way Naruto addressed her. 'Who the hell does he think he is talking to me like that?'
'He's gonna die' Mito and Menma though at the same time.
"WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL!? YOU'RE FAILING ALL OF YOUR CLASSES! YOU COULD BE FORCED TO REPEAT THE THIRD YEAR OF THE ACADEMY!" Kushina yelled completely outraged. To make it all worse Naruto was still so nonchalant and Kushina loathed that type of behavior. Especially from her own damn child.
'Ten, nine eight seven, six, five….' Kushina thought mentally trying to calm herself down.
After a few seconds it seemed as if Kushina regained control of her emotions. "You young man can say goodbye to the Konoha Day Festival. Because you will be grounded until you bring those grades up."
Naruto's face turned from non-caring to crestfallen. "But Ka-san…"
"No buts Naruto. I want you up in your room studying NOW!" Kushina interrupted with a stern face. She point up the stairs to the first door on the right.
"Hai" Naruto replied sadly. He slowly trudged up the stairs past Menma and Mito.
"Maybe if you had paid attention to the times I told you to try harder you would be able to go to the Konoha Festival." Mito said with a shake of her head before she went to the living room.
"Congratulations dobe." Menma sneered at Naruto. "You're gonna miss the biggest event of the year. Have fun in your room." With that Menma walked away from his loser brother. 'Menma you're one funny bastard.' He thought to himself.
As Naruto reached his bedroom his sad face was swiftly replaced with a small smirk. His cold blue eyes sparkled with glee.
'All according to plan.' Naruto thought as he sat down on his bed.
December 3rd Konoha Day 8:30 P.M
Naruto awoke from his sleep when an alarm ringed in his ear. He groggily got out of his bed then started stretching. As soon as he was done stretching he closed his eyes and focused and he felt no other chakra signatures in the house and he also felt no chakra signatures in the training grounds and the garden.
"Good they left." Naruto said quietly. He then gave the biggest smirk he's ever given in his life. "Its show time Kurama wake up." The demon fox ghost stirred in Naruto's mindscape.
"Oh I have been waiting for this day forever." The kyuubi spoke.
"So have I Kurama." Naruto replied as he pulled out one of the wooden floor boards in his room revealing a backpack. As he opened the black back pack it revealed clothes, two kunai and shuriken pouches and a sealing scroll.
Naruto took of his clothes and put on the clothes in the bag. He was now wearing a long sleeved wolf grey shirt that had a yin-yang symbol on the front. On the left sleeve of the shirt it had kanji for darkness and on the right side it had kanji for light on it. On his arms he had metal arm protectors and on his back he had a black leather strap meant for holding a sword and its sheath. Naruto had grey anbu pants on and black shinobi sandals. The blonde now also had a black face mask similar to Kakashi Hatake's so he could cover up his whisker marks on his cheeks.
He reached into his bag once more and pulled out a long black cloak with a hoodie on it. As he put it on the cloak stopped above his ankles only revealing his black ninja sandals.
'Its go time' Naruto thought as he stepped out of his room and went upstairs to the third floor where the Namikaze library and armory was. Naruto pulled out a tiny container containing a small amount of the Yondaime's blood. The cloak cladded ten your old smeared the Hokage's blood onto the seal in the middle of the large mahogany doors of the Armory.
The large doors opened with a hiss and Naruto quickly stepped inside. The room was a mixture of a library and an armory. Kunai and shuriken where hung around the wall. Large bookshelves contained numerous scrolls and books. As the young blonde went deeper into the room he found what he was looking for. In a glass container where five mantles made to carry swords. However two sword where not there.
But the three swords that were in the glass container where no regular swords. No they were swords that Kushina got from the remains of the fallen Uzushiogakure. These swords were all Wazamono blades. Famed blades that where skillfully crafted during the time of Uzushiogakure. Swords that fell under this category where some of the best blades in the world and Naruto now had access to them.
He took another small container from his pocket. But this one contained Kushina's blood. He smeared on the seal on the glass container that held the three famed swords. The container hissed as Naruto pulled it off. Naruto stood in awe at the three blades that where before him.
One sword had a green handle with a four petal design. The sheath of the sword was elaborate. The first half of the sheath was green and bumpy designed while the other have was white and smooth. This katana was called Shigure (Autumn Rain.) Naruto took the sword and sealed it in his scroll.
Another sword was in a higher category than Shigure. It had a black handle and a gold cross shaped guard with a black sheath. This katana was famed for its lightness. Its name was Yubashiri (Snow Chaser) and it was one of the fifty Ryo Wazamono blades, a category that was higher than a regular Wazamonos like Shigure. Naruto sealed this sword away in his scroll like what he did with the last one.
The third and final blade in the armory was the one that really caught Naruto's eye. 'It's beautiful.' He though in awe. This katana had a black sheath with red flower petal designs on it. Its guard had flower like edges. But what intrigued Naruto the most was when he unsheathed the blade it was a pitch black color with red coloring on the edge of the blade. 'So this is Shusui? It looks better in person' Naruto thought. Shusui (Clear Autumn water) was in an even higher category than Yubashiri. It was one of the twenty one O Wazamono blades. It was written that Shusui is designed to tremendously increase the damage potential and destructive power of the user. However, Shusui's greatest ability was its durability. It is rumored that even if a large summoning animal where to jump on it Shusui wouldn't even bend.
Naruto put Shusui back into its sheath and then placed it into the leather strap on his back. As he walked out of the armory he spotted a scroll that peaked his interest. His widened to epic proportions. "The Rasengan!?" Naruto said in complete surprise. He then gave a small smirk as he took the Jutsu scroll and sealed it into his other scroll. 'As much I hate Minato he does know how to make some good Ninjutsu.' Naruto thought grudgingly with respect.
"So part three of the plan has been completed?" Kurama questioned Naruto who nodded in response.
"I took what I thought might be useful. Three swords, one scroll on the rasengan and about five thousand dollars in cash." Naruto told him. "It looks like there where upsides to being born in this family." He spat the word family out with so much venom the kyuubi started to feel sick.
"Now it's time to do parts four, five and six." Naruto told the kyuubi. Who grinned with joy.
"Part six and part seven are by far my favorite parts!" Kurama said with glee evident in his voice.
Naruto rolled his eyes at his friend's statement. The blonde haired boy's face quickly turned serious. He raised his left palm showing that the crescent moon tattoo in his left palm was glowing with an ominous black chakra. Naruto slammed his left hand out on the ground and said "Yami Bunshin no Jutsu" (darkness clone Jutsu)
A clone formed out of the shadow underneath Naruto. It was a completely pitch black clone version of Naruto. The original Naruto handed the Yami Bunshin a kunai pouch and said "You know what to do."
The clone of himself nodded then descended back into the shadows and traveled like a serpent to the place that would be devastated by part five of his plan. The Diversion.
"While he's preparing the diversion I'll just start my little message to my dear old family" Naruto said jokingly. Naruto slowly walked down the stairs to get to the first floor. The former Namikaze family member walked into the living room and found what he was looking for. He stared at the picture frame for a few moments.
In the picture Minato was standing with his arm around his wife, he was sporting a small smile while Kushina gave a big kind hearted smile. In front of the couple where their three children. Menma and Mito both had big cheesy grins, but Naruto on the other hand only had a small smile that never truly reached his eyes. If someone looked carefully at his eyes they would see the sadness. They would see the anger. They would see the hatred.
Naruto shook his head to clear his thoughts. As soon as he snapped out of his trance he carefully took out the picture from the frame. Naruto pulled out a brush a letter, and some ink and wrote a seal on the back of the picture. He then poured a small amount of his chakra into the seal. The black kanji on the back of the picture glowed a dull white before going black once more. Naruto took the letter and the picture and put it into the frame.
Naruto sighed suddenly feeling as if a great weight had been lifted off his chest.
"Part four complete" Naruto said. Then he suddenly gained a cold smirk on his face.
"Time to pay Mizuki a visit."
Konohagakure Shinobi Academy 8:41 P.M
A dark figure emerged from the shadows of Iruka Umino's empty classroom. The glow of the moon illuminated the classroom giving it an ominous look. The Naruto clone thought about all the times he had been ridiculed and mocked in this class.
Naruto hated the academy. It made his already dreary and miserable life worse. He hated how he had to play the role of a lazy buffoon to keep everyone suspicions of his strength at bay. So to Naruto this place would be what he used as his distraction and it would help relieve some of the pent up anger he has been holding for years.
The Yami-Bunshin took out the kunai holster pulled out one hundred paper bombs. He started putting seals all across the room. He then walked out the classroom and started putting them in the hall ways he also put it in the other rooms of the academy. The clone then unsealed a canister of oil from the scroll and started pouring it all over the floors. After the Bunshin finished his job he sank back into the ground and disappeared.
Konoha Northern District Apartment Complexes 8:50 P.M
Mizuki was currently relaxing on the couch in his small apartment. He was having a pretty good week so far. Yesterday he had the pleasure of failing the demon brat. It felt so good to see that his sabotaging of the demon's education was working wonderfully and today his Lord Orochimaru had given him a little gift.
With this gift he was certain he was one of the strongest individuals in the whole entire village. He was however interrupted from his thoughts when he heard someone say
"Oi Mizuki sensei. Over here."
Mizuki quickly settled into a battle stance as he saw a cloaked figure with spiky blonde hair emerge from the shadows on his ceiling.
'I didn't even sense him!' Mizuki thought in shock. "Who are you!"
The cloaked figure chuckled and jumped down from the sealing. He pulled down his black face mask revealing the boy had three whisker marks on each side of his face.
"Oh. So it's you kyuubi spawn. Have you finally decided to show your true colors?" Mizuki stared at Naruto who only gave a small smirk.
"I guess I have." Naruto looked at Mizuki with his cold blue eyes and said "Today is your last day on this earth. I hope you have enjoyed your life."
Mizuki frowned at the holder of the kyuubi's soul. "You think you can defeat me!? I am a chunin while your just a ten your old."
Mizuki then gave Naruto an arrogant smirk "We are worlds apart in terms of strength."
As Mizuki pulled out a kunai he stared into Naruto's eyes and for a second he could have sworn they turned a pitch black color. He quickly shook his head. 'I'm just imagining it.'
He rushed Naruto with chunin level speeds and plunged the kunai into Naruto's heart. The blonde boy's eyes widened in surprise and Mizuki smirked with arrogance.
"I told you we are worlds apart in strength. Did you know I'm one of the strongest in the village?"
"Is that so?"
Mizuki spun around quickly and to his complete utter shock. Naruto was behind him sitting on the couch. He looked in front of him to see the "Naruto" he had impaled had simply vanished from existence.
"You, one of the strongest in the village?" Naruto scoffed. "If that was so then Konohagakure would have been invaded a long time ago."
Mizuki bristled at the insult. "I guess I have to go all out against a demon like you!"
As soon as he said he ripped of his Konoha chunin flak jacket and his shirt revealing a seal on his back that was glowing with light purple chakra. The seal then spread all around his body. Mizuki then transformed into a humanoid tiger with big bulging muscles.
"With this power I am one of the strongest shinobi in Konoha!" Mizuki clenched his fist and then smirked at Naruto who just looked extremely bored.
"That's it? This is your so called power that makes you one of the strongest in the village?" Naruto rolled his eyes. "Looks like this will be even easier than my morning exercises."
Mizuki had enough of Naruto's taunting and moved to finish him off. He charged at the sitting boy with high-chunin level speeds. The new tiger like Mizuki froze in his tracks.
'I can't move!' Mizuki thought in shock. "What. What did you do to me!?"
Naruto looked at Mizuki as if he had lost all interest in the man. "For academy instructor you know jack shit about genjutsu." Naruto commented.
Mizuki's eyes widened. "A paralysis genjutsu!? When!? How!? You didn't weave any hand signs!"
"You shouldn't have looked me in the eyes." That was all Naruto said in response to his questions.
A glint of realization shone in the tiger like Mizuki's eyes. "I wasn't imagining it. Your eyes turned pitch black. From that moment you had me trapped! But how? Only the Uchiha can cast genjutsu by using their eyes only!"
"As much as I would love to explain. I have places to be Mizuki" Naruto got off of Mizuki's couch and unsheathed Shusui. The blade shining in the moon light.
Mizuki gulped as Naruto walked slowly and threateningly towards him.
"See you in Hell Mizuki." With that said Naruto buried his sword into the chest of Mizuki. Quickly ending his life.
"Oh how I have been waiting for that pathetic human to die." The kyuubi said with glee. Naruto nodded in agreement with the kyuubi as he cleaned the blood off of Shusui.
"Yami Bunshin" Naruto said. And a black clone rose from the shadows. The blonde tossed his clone a sealing scroll. "I want you to take Mizuki's body to the North sides of the village and place it in the forest. That should direct some attention away from me."
The Bunshin nodded and sealed Mizuki's corpse into the scroll and sank back into the shadows.
With part six of his plan accomplished Naruto muttered "Kakure Yami no Jutsu" (hiding darkness technique) and sank into the shadows.
Konoha Day Festival 8:55 P.M
The air at the Konoha festival was filled with joy and fun. Kids played carnival games to win prizes. Countless balloons floated through the village. Adults sat back drinking sake and telling farfetched tales. Laughter and music could be heard from all parts of the village.
It seemed as if everyone that was at the festival was having a splendid time. Why wouldn't they? After this is one of the biggest events of the year. On this very day a few years ago the Shodaime Hokage Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara founded Konohagakure. The first Shinobi village. The village eventually went on to become the strongest Shinobi in the Elemental Nations.
Naruto watched from afar as the festival went into full swing. Music began to play louder and Fireworks lit up the sky. The young ten year old boy was currently on the top of the western walls of Konoha. However only his head, neck and torso where visible. The rest of his body was inside of a shadow that was in the wall.
Naruto looked at the village that scorned him and hated him with cold blue eyes. He had no one in the village that gave a damn about him. No family, no friends, nothing. He had absolutely no one. From this day on there was no turning back. He had already made up his mind. Naruto would make his own Shinobi village that would put Konohagakure to shame. He would end the era of Konoha and start a new one. Whether the Elemental Nations liked it or not, his era would come soon.
'Farewell Konoha. Until we meet again.' Naruto thought coolly. As Naruto sank back into the shadows he made a hand sign. As soon as he did the Konoha Shinobi Academy exploded, lighting up the night sky far better than any fire work could.
'Now for part seven.' Naruto thought as he traveled past the gate guards who ran to the direction where the academy once stood. 'Run like hell!'
Naruto traveled on the ground quickly as shadow, remaining undetected.
With Minato 9:00
"Anbu and Jonin! I want you to fan out and find who did this! Search inside and outside the village! Chunin put out the fire and search for clues! Be careful the culprit might still be there!" Minato yelled with authority in his voice.
"Genin! I want you to do crowd control. Evacuate all Civilians! We may be under attack!"
"Hai!" numerous voices replied and then went to do their assigned job.
This day was going perfectly until the academy exploded. It halted the festive activities and sent the Shinobi into high alert and the civilians into a frenzy. The happy festival music still played in the background. But it's happy tone now sounded ominous.
Minato jumped from rooftop to rooftop searching for anyone who didn't belong in the village. He was however interrupted from his search when a young black haired boy wearing an anbu outfit with a crow mask appeared in front of him.
The Anbu's sharingan eyes stared at the Yellow Flash. "Hokage-sama! A dead body has been found on the Northern outskirts of the village. We have identified the dead body as Konoha Chunin Academy assistant instructor Mizuki."
The Hokage's eyes widened at the news. "Crow! I want you to lead an anbu squad to search for clues in the Northern section of the forest. The culprit of the Academy bombing might be somewhere in that direction."
The anbu nodded and disappeared with a Shunshin.
'Who ever this person is. He or she must have something against the Academy.' Minato thought.
Outskirts of Konoha 9:07 P.M
Naruto snaked through the ground as a shadow quickly to get out of Hi no Kuni (Land of Fire).
"So. Where to now? Do you even have a plan on how to get this shinobi village started? You're going to need allies first." Kurama questioned.
Naruto however was already aware that he needed allies. 'Kurama you need to have more faith in me.' He said pretending to be insulted.
'There are rumors of a Jinchuriki in Takigakure no Sato (Village hidden by a Waterfall) who is said to be around my age and I heard this person is mistreated just like I was. Maybe even worse. There is also another Jinchuriki in Sunagakure who is treated similarly. I want to help them escape so they can be free and experience happiness alongside me.'
The kyuubi grunted in response to that. "I have never heard you be so optimistic and joyful before. It makes sick. But at least you have formulated some sort of plan. So what do you plan to do after you find them?"
Naruto grinned at the question. 'I don't really know I haven't thought that far ahead. But I can tell you one thing. I plan on finding powerful allies, training and gaining experience and money by doing mercenary jobs. And after that my shinobi village shall rise and start a new era!'
The kyuubi nodded his head at the ambitious blonde. "Oh I've been meaning to ask you. Have you thought of a name for this village?"
Naruto blinked then blinked again. 'No.'
The soul of the kyuubi face faulted at this.
"You're and idiot.
Namikaze Estate 12:29 A.M December 4th
Minato Namikaze tiredly collapsed onto his couch. He had a long day. The Yondaime just got home from a Konoha Council. At first he was enjoyed his day. He had breakfast with his family. Got a little training in. Then he went to the festival and had a wonderful evening with his friends and family. But it was all interrupted when the Academy interrupted and Mizuki's dead body had been found.
The village had been on lockdown ever since then. Unfortunately the culprit of the bombing and the murder of Mizuki was never found. At the scene of Mizuki's murder he was found with a big sword wound through his heart. But strangely there was no chakra residue or any other signs of a fight.
The Academy was reduced to nothing but charcoal and rubble. Important documents on students and tests had been burned. It would take a while to rebuild the Academy. So until then there would be no classes.
"Oh. Minato-kun. You're home." Kushina said as she walked into the living room. "I just sent Menma and Mito to their beds. They were a bit shaken up about the bombing. Speaking of that did they find out who did it?"
Minato shook his head. "Whoever did this must have been a master of stealth. They got in and out of the village while leaving no trace. But I won't give up. I'll find who….."
Minato paused as he saw the picture frame of his family at the kids' eighth birthday started flashing with a white light.
Kushina followed her husband's gaze and narrowed her eyes as looked at the picture.
The two moved slowly and cautiously to inspect the picture frame. As they got closer something strange happened. The picture started changing. The Naruto in the picture smile fell and it was replaced by a cold look. Its eyes followed Minato and Kushina around the room. Then the Minato, Kushina, Mito and Menma in the picture walked away abandoning Naruto.
Minato and Kushina widened their eyes at that.
"We didn't neglect Naruto! Did we?" Kushina turned her sad eyes to her husband who took the frame out of the picture.
"A genjutsu implanted in a seal. It was set of to go once our chakra seals got within a certain range of the picture." Minato then turned to Kushina and gave her a letter. "You're not going to like this."
Kushina read the pages as her eyes began to water.
Dear Namikaze Family
I am only writing this to simply tell you I was not kidnapped. I want you to know I left on my accord. No one else's. Anyways I also wanted tell you I have never considered any of you buffoons as my family. As far as I'm concerned I am an orphan. So send my regards to Menma and Mito will you.
Sincerely, Naruto Uzumaki a.k.a the scapegoat for the prophecy children
Kushina dropped the letter and collapsed on the couch. She started tearing up. 'What have I done?'
Minato was shocked. 'He knows!?'
Minato looked at his wife. "Kushina-chan. I'll be right back. I'm going to send a search party to find him. I promise we'll get him back."
He flashed away in a flash of yellow. Leaving his wife alone to cry herself to sleep.
Outskirts of Takigakure no Sato December 5th
Naruto Uzumaki was currently making his way to an extremely large chakra signature on the outskirts of Takigakure. 'This Jinchuriki stands out like a sore thumb. His or her chakra completely dwarfs any other in the area and her chakra feels similar to Menma and Mito's.'
Naruto pinpointed where the large chakra signature was. His sensing abilities led him to a shabby run down shack next to a river. 'The Jinchuriki is in here.'
He knocked on the door softly. After a few moments he heard a feminine voice say "Whoever you are, leave before I kill you!"
"You two are off to a wonderful start huh Naruto?" the kyuubi commented sarcastically.
Naruto rolled his eyes at Kurama. "Are you the Jinchuriki of Takigakure? I have a proposition for you."
As soon as he said that the door of the run down shack opened to reveal a girl around his age with short mint green hair and eyes to match. She wore a short sleeveless white midriff shirt with fish net armor underneath, fishnet shorts with a white skirt over it.
"Start speaking before I rip your heart out." She said threateningly while her large chakra level spiked.
"I like her style." Kurama said with respect.
Naruto ignored the kyuubi to focus his attention on the obviously dangerous girl he did not want a fight with. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I mean you no harm. I just want you to join me."
The green haired girl raised her brow at Naruto. "Join you for what?"
"My goal is to build a shinobi village that will become stronger than all others and to do that I need allies. Listen I know how your treated Takigakure I was treated just like that because the former leader of the village I come from sealed the soul of the kyuubi into me." He looked her in the eyes. "You can trust me."
The girl looked at Naruto with wide eyes. She then narrowed them at him.
"Prove it."
Naruto sighed and took the Shusui and his kunai pouches off and dropped them on the floor while raising his hands.
The Jinchuriki eyes widened once more. She stared at him with her beautiful mint green eyes. She was about to talk when a voice in her head said "Trust him. I can feel Kurama's presence inside the boy. But for some reason it's weak. It seems as if that's only his soul."
Fu then relaxed a bit. "It seems as if Chomei-chan trusts you. By the way my name is Fu."
"Chomei?" Naruto questioned.
Fu gestured for Naruto to enter the shack which she called her home. "You may know her as the Nanabi (Seven-tails)."
Naruto didn't look surprised. After all he knew that the girl held a Bijuu. He just didn't know which one.
"So do you want to come with me? We can become friends." The blonde said with a little hope in his voice.
"I guess so. Why not? Chomei-chan apparently trusts you because you have the kyuubi with you and besides I won't be missing this stupid village anyways." She said bitterly.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Naruto questioned with sympathy in his voice.
Fu looked at him and sighed. "I hate this village with a passion. My life tuned to shit after my family were forced out of Amegakure. As we where we fleeing from Ame we were ambushed by Takigakure shinobi. They killed my family while they were injured. The shinobi then kidnapped me and stole my grandfather's belongings. They tried to unseal the scroll which had my grandfather's Jutsu and weapons in it. Unfortunately for them the scroll had a chakra seal on it so they couldn't open it. They tried to force me to use my chakra which is really similar to my grandfather's to open it. But I refused. So they decided that I would have to be put to work for them in a different way. So they sealed the Nanabi and I have been forced to live on the outskirts of Taki ever since then."
Fu sighed once more after she relived her terrible life.
Naruto however had one question that was plaguing him the whole entire time Fu told him about her life. "Who was your grandfather? He had to be a powerful shinobi or something to make it worth killing him and stealing his stuff."
Fu looked at Naruto with her eyes moistened with water as she thought about her grandfather who meant the whole entire world to her at one time.
"He was a powerful shinobi when he was alive. People fled at the mere sight of him. He was also a prideful bastard who would never back down from a fight. He loved the thrill of fights and he had a great code of honor. He was so powerful that three shinobi became famous just because they survived an altercation with him."
At this Naruto's eyes widened. 'She couldn't mean.'
"My grandfather was the former leader of Amegakure." She paused and had a happy look on her face.
"His name was Hanzo of the Salamander."
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