Here it is, the first chapter of the story and if you are wondering how I was able to get my chapters done so fast is because every FanFiction I write, I block out the first 2 to 3 chapters out on a google doc and get the basis of the story down. Known of the major decision making of Harems or general direction is made during that time, it is just so I can test the waters and see if the story is even good to the viewers.
Thank you and please enjoy.
I OWN NOTHING MY FRIENDS.
8 years into the future
Chapter 1
The Blind Knucklehead of Konoha: Acting, reacting, and Attracting
It had been 8 years since his encounter with his new handicap known as blindness, but since then he has learned the truth behind every handicap, it is only a handicap if you let it.
After his painful experience he continued to train, sure at first it was complete garbage, his throwing accuracy was completely off, his fighting style was almost non-existent, and he couldn't get in jutsu's down because, 1) he couldn't see the damn handsigns and, 2) his huge chakra reserves didn't allow him to use basic ninjutsu like the others in his class.
But, like he said in the beginning a handicap is a handicap only if you let it. So, once his mother and sister saw his determination no matter how much he was smacked down they came up with a plan. The created this new reading ability known as Braille, it was a succession of bumps and ridges that Naruto could use to learn to read, which really helped his progression with his learning of Ninjutsu and Taijutsu. There was another problem he was having, he was only able to "see" when he would walked or his opponent moved, it should a wave-like image of something and the faster he or his attacker moved the better the image was. So he thought of a way to see clearly while he was throwing, he would tap his foot against the ground, which sent that wave out that he now calls sonar and the faster he taps his foot the better his chance of hitting the target.
The next thing that truly intrigued our protagonist is swords, a amazing piece of equipment that made him feel like he wasn't as weak as everyone thought he was, but most of the swords the store clerk had were too clunky or too heavy for Naruto's lean physique so the clerk decided to do something for the little guy.
After two weeks he came back and was given a cane, at first Naruto thought this was a joke...a very poor one if you ask him but once he put a little chakra into the handle, the solid oak cane detached from the handle and showed a 6 foot long double edge blade which was only be opened by Naruto and Naruto alone.
Also, thanks to that transaction Naruto made his first friend, Tenten, the store owner's daughter. Even though naruto couldn't see her beauty he could feel she was a kind hearted person who couldn't hurt a soul, also she had a weird thing with weapons...It scared him how much she was into them.
But now back to our story of the fearless Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze Senju, who was walking down the street in his usual attire, A fish mesh tanktop, a sleeveless grey overshirt, cargo pants with enough pockets to store an armory in, and the oddest thing were the bandages wrapped around his eyes.
Ever since that incident he never allowed anyone to see his eyes, it is just a habit, he has also made sure to keep up a facade to keep away any attackers who wouldn't want the "monster of the leaf" to gain any more power. Also, his other cute features, his two fox like ears, were hidden within his already long hair, he made his already spikey hair match the length of his ears so they wouldn't be seen.
He was now walking towards the place he hated more than anything, The Ninja Academy. That is where his true acting skills shine, his dumb facade only adds to his humiliation. He would be mocked in class -by students and teachers alike- about his condition, he would be 'tripped' by the second worse asshole in his class, Kiba Inuzuka.
The next thing was he was constantly hit on by a girl named Sakura, a woman who wore way too much perfume and her true smell was nothing but disdain for the boy, ever since his accident he has not only been able to smell better than any Nuke dog but he is also able to smell different emotions a person is feeling.
Hatred smelled like something is rotting away in the sun, love was more of a lavender scent that mixed with the persons natural smell, fear smelled of pee….for obvious reasons, etc, etc. The list goes on and on.
And last but certainly not least was the stuck up survivor of the Uchiha clan, Sasuke Uchiha, a cold and brooding piece of sh-...work, without hesitation he would be the first to pick on Naruto and he would enjoy every minute of it.
Everytime they had to spare he would always pick Naruto, which he would proceed to pound him into the dirt, since Naruto was 'blind' he couldn't fight back at his full strength and it pushed Naruto to his limit everyday to not skin this stuck up bastard alive.
But today was different, today was his final exam to become a ninja and to prove to all who doubted the blind demon that he was no pushover and he could be as good as any other shinobi, maybe even better.
He walked into his homeroom and was greeted like he normally was, whisperers going back and forth between the immature pre-teens, a feeling of hatred came from were the Inuzuka normally sat, a feeling of self pride came from the stuck up Uchiha, and finally Kiba stuck his foot out in the middle of the walkway as Naruto started to make his way up to his seat in the back of the classroom.
Naruto had a thought "why should i let this continue till the end of the day? It would be more enjoyable to feel all of their dumbfounded faces staring at the new and improved Naruto" and with that thought, he used the walking stick that he had in his left hand and swung at Kiba's head.
With a hark crack, the surprisingly strong stick caught Kiba against his head, knocking him out of his seat and onto the hard floor. As soon as Kiba got back up Naruto had already got into his sword stance and was about to deliver another shot until he heard Iurka walk in, perfect timing as usual.
"Naruto! What are you doing?" Iruka yelled from the front, Naruto knew he couldn't win this, no way would anyone believe it was an accident, always one for stirring up trouble aren't you Naruto.
"Naruto hit me over the head with that damn cane of his!" Kiba yelled, rubbing the side of his head which was already developing a large bruise.
Iruka turned to the class and asked "Is that true class?" after a resounding "yes" from all except the quiet one in the back, Iruka walked to Naruto and tried to take away the cane as punishment. "I can't see without my cane Iruka" Naruto lied, he could 'see' perfectly well without his cane with sonar but he didn't want anyone to touch his only gift from someone other than his Mother or Sister, it meant someone actually saw him for him.
With that bit of information from Naruto, Iruka stopped his pursuit to get his cane, truly Iruka felt sorry for the kid and didn't want him to feel more handicapped than he already was, "Fine Naruto, but you must apologise to Kiba" he said pointing to dogbreath over there.
With a burning hatred deep inside his gut he bowed slightly and said through gritted teeth, "I am sorry Kiba" and those words came out as smoothly as ripping teeth from someones mouth. Once his humiliation was done and over with he walked to the back and took his seat, only to hear a slight 'eep' and a feeling of heat from his right.
He tapped his foot once to see the form of Hinata, a small and timid girl but the sweetest thing Naruto has ever heard, her voice was so pure and sweet it should be a crime. He turned his head to Hinata and said "Good morning Hinata-chan, it it's a lovely day isn't it?" which made the heat in the area rise higher and higher with every word escaped Naruto's mouth.
"Y-y-yes it i-i-is Naruto" she desperately wanted to say -kun but she held back, since this is the first time she ever really talked to her secret crush. Sure here obsession can be characterized as "stalkerish" but to Naruto it was just too adorable.
He could always sense when she was hiding behind the bushes or following him through a crowd of people, hell he even knows about the plush Naruto she carries around in her pocket but that is a story best saved for another time.
And two other big tells Naruto can feel is 1) since Naruto is blind he has become accustomed to peoples speaking patterns, hers is always shy and friendly but when he is around it spikes an octave and she stutters more than normal. And 2) a blush to Naruto from another person is like feeling a light warm breeze hitting someone in the face, when he is around Hinata its like a sun is trying to burn a hole into his face.
He would have to be a fool not to notice her big details, but that doesn't mean he can't mess with her like, 'accidently' bumping into her while she is messing with the blush Naruto, getting to close to her and 'pretending' he doesn't know where her face is, and his favorite, asking her to walk him home 'pretending' he lost the way.
"So Hinata i was wondering, if your not busy tonight would you like to-" naruto was about to say something that would make little miss Hinata's dreams come true, she could finally stop her voodoo chants on her doll so she could "Will" Naruto to fall in love with her, but they were stopped by Iruka who yelled to naruto.
"I am sorry Naruto am i boring you! May i remind you, you have the lowest test score in this class!" and with that the whole class, other than Hinata, laughed at the blind bastard who couldn't READ the damn thing.
Your lucky he is writing on the damn piece of paper not the desktop!
"Maybe if you would make it easier for the blind to read it I would actually pass" Naruto mumbled but soon gave Iruka what he was looking for which was a "sorry sensei" and he went back to the boring lecture about the Fourth Hokage or something to that effect, Naruto was in his own little world at this point.
Test one: Taijutsu
After mr. Big head was done with his little rant about "the future of the ninja is in your hands" and "you must take this seriously blah blah blah" he herded all of the mindless children outside to be listed into groups of 1 on 1 battle, split by gender of course.
Kiba vs. Shino
Choji vs. Shikamaru
Hinata vs. Sakura
Ino vs. random civilian
Naruto vs. Sasuke (Shocker)
The rest Naruto just zoned out, a bunch of fanboys and girls who just went to this school because of their parents connection or they just begged their way into it, he felt bad for those who took this seriously but were Civilian's, in the thick of things all the Council cares about is passing the clan heirs.
Kiba and Shino's match ended with a draw, Kiba's chakra being drained and Shino to physically exhausted to continue, both passed out at the same time which naruto yelled "DOUBLE K.O" which got giggles from Hinata and surprising Ino.
The next match surprised Naruto, Choji or whoever that kids name was, (Naruto doesn't really care for names) beat...pineapple haired guy? No it was Shikamaru right? yeah thats it, Chouji had beaten Shikamaru only on a technicality by knocking the lazy cloud watcher from the ring with only seconds to spare.
Hinata and Sakura match still made Naruto laugh, Sakura made a snide comment about how Hinata was just a "useless fangirl" which got Naruto laughing on the inside of the pure irony of the fact. Then continue to say she was going to be nothing more than a wash out and she would gain the "Senju", apparently Naruto is a object to this perfume wearing bitch.
But that was not the best part, after a good solid minute of silence Hinata started to emit a nasty amount of hatred for the girl infront of her, and yelled, "DON'T TOUCH MY NARUTO-KUN!" and with that proceeded to beat the banshee for the required 5 minutes into a pinky pulp.
After that Hinata kept a good few feet of distance away from HER Naruto, it still tickled Naruto to know someone would stick up for him, especially the way she did, he had gained a newfound respect and feelings for her.
Next was Ino, who surprising, from what Naruto could feel actually was a well rounded fighter. Sure she wasn't the best, some holes here and there but all and all she did the second best out of the bunch, Hinata being the first.
Now came down to the final event, the battle people - mostly Sasuke Fan girls- have been waiting for, Naruto stepped into what he could see as the circle arena and so did the brooding Sasuke.
Sasuke took his family stance and to the surprise of everyone, Naruto took a newer stance as well. Unlike the basic academy stance this was more of a solid defence, strength in the core and legs for him to counter any attack. It was a mix between what he read about the Senju classic stance with a little of his godfather's Toad style, his legs in a horse stance with his right arm stretched out in front of him and his left hand cocked back in a fist.
Sasuke was a bit surprised at this new development but shrugged it off and thought it was just Naruto trying to show off, "Ready, set, BEGIN" and with that Sasuke took off, ready to humiliate Naruto once again so he can feel a sense of pride in beating on the Handicap…..Prick.
What no one notice was Naruto was tapping his back foot on the ground, sending frame by frames of Sasuke position and movement, technically Naruto could guess were his hit would come next which he did with perfect precision.
He used his outstretched right hand to grab Sasuke by his wrist, while the shock of this sunk into the stuck up Uchiha, Naruto when in for the kill, sliding his leg behind Sasuke's legs and pivoted on his heel, flipping the pompous asshole on his butt in front of everyone, and also out of the ring.
"W-w-winner is Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze Senju" Iruka announced with shock and awe visible in his voice, he truly couldn't believe it, Naruto, the blind flunk had just beaten the Rookie of the Year in just under a minute, a new record in the school mind you!
And now you could see Sasuke was steaming in his own hatred for the boy which Naruto could feel and just relished in the feeling of it. 'It was about time he was knocked down a peg or two, glad i could be the one to do it' Naruto thought while he walked past the gawking crowd and to HInata who was still trying to keep her distance from her embarrassing outburst.
Naruto took notice of her continuing to back up everytime he would get near her so he guessed he could mess with her one more time.
"Oh dear, i wonder where MY Hinata-chan is?" he questioned only to hear a loud 'eep' and a thud which made him chuckle and say "found her".
Ninjutsu portion
Now was the final portion of the test, the basic three abilities, substitution, henge, and a normal clone, and as you have already guest, Naruto's ungodly chakra reserves do not allow him to create such a low level clone. As they went down the list of ninja wannabe's they finally came to Naruto's name and walked him to the exam room.
He felt the presence of his teacher Iruka and a strange new one, it felt weak and yet slightly familiar, almost like he has felt it before. The weak feeling he was so transfixed on was none other than Mizuki, the second procter and hidden secret informant for the snake Sannin Orochimaru.
As the time continued to wind down it was the final task for his promotion, the clone. As the blind ninja in training strock the normal horse stance for the jutsu he could feel the wickedness pouring from the newcomer known as Mizuki.
"Alright Naruto, last but not least can you do a clone?" Mizuki said with a sly tone buried under the question but Naruto clearly heard the smugness of it all. He had taken this test three different times already and he had been humiliated every time by everyone involved.
He crossed his fingers and with a smirk clear on his features yelled out, "earth clone jutsu" and with that three clay like balls break through the wooden floor and molded into three carbon copies of our blind hero.
To say all in the room was shocked would be a gross understatement, Iruka was slack jawed at the amazing show from this academy student, Mizuki seething in his own hatred because now his plan just went down the toilet. Lets not forget the Hokage, who in turn wasn't shocked at all. He had watched the boy's progression from a far and he had to say it was truly amazing. It seemed very slow at first until soon he picked up speed until he became stronger than an genin of this or any generation.
"So, do i pass?" asked the smirking Naruto's in unison who had their arms crossed, they seemed to stare towards the proctors who showed the full emotion of the human body.
"Y-y-yes Naruto, you pass" Iruka stuttered out to see a smile rise from Naruto like he has never seen before, it was truly a wonderful sight for two of the three people involved.
As Naruto got his headband he took this chance to remove his bandages that wrapped around his eyes and those in the room cringed at the sight. Naruto's eyes were truly scared over, his eyelids forever closed because of the long and pale scar that caked over Naruto's eyelids shut. He then wrapped his forehead protector over his scarred eyes and walked out of the room, leaving the remaining three in the room shutter at the sight.
I hope you enjoyed the second instalment of the story as much as you did with the Prologue. I was asked by one of my reviewers about the harem and if I would think of adding three others so i decided to hold a poll. I would want you all to know that there will be three to four girls picked by me in every harem story I do.
Those three are:
Hinata
Ayame
and Tenten
I am only going to take three more so I will put up the poll soon for you all to vote on.
Also, sorry of the "fight scene" with Sasuke and Naruto was short and not as detailed but I will work on my fight scene and hopefully give you a better taste of it next chapter.
Hope you enjoyed
please review. Thank You for everything and all of the supportive feedback.