Ok, before I get into the story, I'd like to explain my reasonings:
1. His name always was Naruto, "Light" was merely a nickname that many people complained about, thus I removed it
2. I was too lazy to read chapter one and remember his appearance, so I started him from scratch.
3. This IS a Dark Naruto fic, the original intended to be that way, just with a lot of personal conflict, but I've decided that Hinata pisses me off, don't worry, I may bash everyone in Konoha a bit, but I promise, I'm going to do something you may like.
For the guys who posted comments, thanks for your time, I intend to read EVERY LAST REVIEW, so feel free to post one, even if it's telling me how much you hate the story xD
Just please review a lot and let me know how I can improve. The story is for you just as much as it is for me, please remember that.
In this version, Naruto is still thirteen. I figured, I'd have a lot more plot to work with if I start from the begining and work my way up.
If you have any ideas for an ARK, let me know with a brief description, and I'll try my best to add it to the story, if it fits, of course.
Now...ONWARDS
By the way: I don't own Naruto
Naruto awoke and freaked the hell out, thrashing about, in an attempt to get the Nurses' attention
The Nurses, a select few, handpicked by the Hokage himself rushed in to help him, putting sedatives in his IV and pinning him down to calm him. It didn't even come close to knocking him out, though he didn't let them know that, opting to use the time granted to think some more. No doubt the Hokage would be informed of what happened, and would be coming now as he thought of this.
(It was about 3 hours later that the Hokage finally entered the room, waking Naruto from his meditation)
"Hello Naruto-kun, how are you?" The old man asked, though Naruto doubted that he trully cared, and was just being polite
"I'm fine old man, Thanks!" He responded with a huge, goofy grin that made him sick to the stomach as he imagined a bright yellow haired faggot with blue eyes in an orange jumpsuit.
Sarutobi suddenly grew serious. "Naruto, what happened to Mizuki? he asked, prompting Naruto's eyes to narrow
'Strange that he doesn't ask about his own ninja. What was his name? Iruko? Iruka? Jim? Meh, something like that.' He thought , tearing up before opening his mouth to speak.
"Oji-san h-he killed Iruka sensei" Naruto stated dumbly
The Hokage's face seemed to darken with dread. "So Iruka didn't kill him?" he asked cautiously.
Now Naruto had to tread carefully. One mistake and he could be killed. Perhaps the blunt aproach would work? No, the uncertain one would do perfect though. "No, I think I did" he said sadly.
The Hokage's eyebrows shot up. "You think?" he asked, confusion hitting him like a brick
Naruto nodded. "Yeah, I was so mad, I blacked out, and when I woke up, Mizuki had a big slash across his chest and throat, and I was covered in blood" He replied, tears welling up in his eyes as he finished
Sarutobi Hiruzen for the first time in a long time was nonplussed. 'What do I say! He became determined. 'The truth, that's what! I'm ghe damn Hokage! I'm not afraid of a mere child!' He thought, sureness painting his aged face.
'Finally, I get to act a little less...mentally restarded , for lack of a better word' Thought Naruto, as he calmly waited for the Hokage to regrow his wrinkly old Hokage balls and tell him the truth.
"Good, I was worried you'd really become like that if you stayed that way any longer" Kirei mused, mostly to herself, as Naruto mentally nodded in agreement. 'You've got that right girly'. Prompting her to growl at him.
"Naruto, I have something important to tell you" The aged Hokage told him, slowly gaining vigor as he continued to speak.
Naruto simply kept quiet and allowed him to speak.
"Naruto, do you know the story of the Kyuubi?" He asked, hoping that the Academy had at least taught him that much, so he wouldn't need to tell it.
"Of course Old man!" He said with a smile, before he started to frown. "Mizuki always told me all about it."
Hiruzen flinched, knowing exactly why he stressed it so much. "Well Naruto-kun, some of this wasn't true." He began cautiously
Naruto tilted his head in confusion. "What do you mean?" he asked suspiciously
"Well Naruto-kun" The continued but for some reason, he couldn't say it, his mouth grew dry, as he got the feeling that he would regret this. He finally just barely managed to croak out "You're the medium that as used to defeat the Kyuubi." He steadilly grew more confident in his task. "Naruto-kun, you are the vassal of the Kyuubi no Kitsune
Naruto's eyes went wide. His face began to screw into a mizture of emotions, from fear, to confusion, to sadness, to finally unrivaled rage. "You lied to me" he stated calmly, which made the Sarutobi sweat, He shouldn't be calm!
"Y-yes Naruto-ku-""Don't call me that! he interupted harshly, his voice slowly becoming more vicious as he went on. "Do you recall October 11th last year?" he asked, his voice was now completely different, it was watery, and just the sound alone had the Hokage's heart pounding harder than it ever had since the Third Shinobi war. The killing intent that he was emitting was not helping at all. It was so great, he could see black wisps surrounding Naruto, lashing out and smashing the wall behind him so hard it collapsed. The bed pretty much exploded, being torn to shreds as Naruto got up, the wisps still flailing around and destroying everything. Hiruzen felt blood run down his cheek, and realized he'd been cut by the sheer intensity of it. He knew he had to deal with this NOW. But just as he was about to move, Naruto calmed down, the wisps dying out instantly.
"Answer me" he said dangerously
Sarutobi gulped. He knew he shouldn't be afraid of the child, as he was far stronger than him, but there was something about him that had scared the aged Hokage into sumbission. He couldn't tell, but it was as if Naruto had planned this all out, as if he was in total control. But he couldn't have, right? He's just a child after all.
"Y-y-yes Naruto, I remember that day.
(Flashback-October 11th, 3:19 P.M)
An eleven year old naruto looked up to Sarutobi Hiruzen, his eyes riddled with confusion. "Old man, I don't understand. Why do they hate me so much? I didn't do anything wrong did I? I mean, it's not like I'm some demon that ravaged the village or something (trolololol) so what did I do wrong?" Naruto questioned, sadness evident in his face.
The Hokage turned away from Naruto, possibly to hide his shame as he prepared to lie to the poor child. "I'm sorry Naruto-kun, but I just don't know..."
(End Flashback)
Naruto was now totally calm. He seemed like a whole new person. "I can't forgive you. I trusted you, and you threw it away from me. You let all of this happen. You don't care about me." He said harshly, making the Hokage's eyes widen as he desperately tried to think of a way to fix the situation.
"Naruto-kun, I DO care about you!" He pleaded almost pathetically.
Naruto stared at him with cold eyes and turned away and said words that very nearly broke the old man. "I don't believe you..."
The following day was absolutely irritating to say the least. The council had dragged him from his training to ask him stupid questions. For example: one foolish civilian member asked him outright if the Kyuubi was controlling him. WHY THE HELL WOULD HE ANSWER HONESTLY IF HE WAS! The Hokage tried to speak with him, though Naruto blatantly ignored him, and while the Sarutobi was willing to accept that, the people of council were not.
"Child, you will NOT ignore our Hokage, do you understand?" Koharu Ukatane seethed venomously.
Naruto simply stared at her, and something in his eyes told her she was treading on thin ice, though she hardly cared, or maybe she was just ignorant, either way, she went on. "Someone like YOU should be honored for someone like our beloved Hokage to even wish to walk the same road as you, let alone engage you in conversation". She ranted annoyingly, as if she was scolding a child.
Naruto hardly cared about what she had to say. What right did she have to reprimand him over ignoring someone? They all had ignored him since Day 1. He turned to leave, when the head of Hyuuga, Hiashi coughed rather loudly. Everyone turned, except for Naruto who hardly faltered, continuing on his way out of the door. Sadly, his escape was not to be, as Hiashi coughed even louder, and 2 anbu appeared in front of him, blocking his escape.
"Yes?" Naruto questioned, his voice betraying no emotion other than common annoyance.
Hiashi's eyes narrowed. "You will listen" he stated dangerously.
Naruto rolled his eyes. 'Was he trying to intimidate me?' He almost laughed, though he knew he had to be professional, especially at this moment, and kept a stoic face. "Oh, then all you had to do was ask oh great and mighty Hiashi Hyuuga." Naruto stated, sarcasm dripping from his voice, causing his tenant to giggle.
Hiashi glared heatedly, but when on anyways. "I noticed that your chakra is black, care to explain that?"
This time, Naruto did laugh. "What does that have to do with anything?" he asked, obviously amused with Hiashi's question.
Hiashi stood up. "It's also intertwined with the Kyuubi's!" He half yelled across the room.
Screw being professional, it was time to fuck with the council.
Naruto's mocking grin remained. "Now-now, no need to yell, I can hear perfectly fine." he stated, his grin never leaving.
Hiashi slammed his hands on the table. "Then answer the question!"
Naruto gave a mock-confused look. "What question?" He asked innocently
Hiashi looked ready to burst "WHAT IS YOUR CONNECTION WITH THE KYUUBI!" this time, he did scream.
Naruto gave a suprised look before it twisted back into a small grin. "Oh, that was a question?" he asked
That did it. Hiashi was in his face in less than a second, ready to choke the kid, but was stopped by the two anbu.
"Naruto" the Hokage began, his face stern. "Answer the question."
Naruto hardly payed attention to him, though he did at least pay attention to Hiashi, who had calmed down by now. "I have no connection with the Kyuubi, I have only reccently learned I even had it within me. The Hokage can attest to that." he stated, all emotion once again leaving his voice.
Hiruzen flinched
Hiashi's byakugan activated. "Then why are your chakras so closely intertwined?" he asked
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Why wouldn't they be? It's sealed inside me isn't it?"
"Yes, but-""But what?" Naruto interrupted. "I am the first vassal you've ever seen, so what would you know about the seal? Unless of course, there's something else you're hiding from me" Naruto stated with narrowed eyes , causing Hiashi to attempt to stutter up an excuse for his. He turned to the rest of the council. "If that is all, I will be taking my leave now" he said as he opened the door and exited, leaving a shellshocked council. As soon as the door closed, one Tsume Inuzuka spoke up. "He just beat Hiashi..."
The entire civilian council went into an uproar.
(Not much of a battle of wits, but I couldn't think of anything good, maybe next time guys/Ok, so I'm gonna do a little time skip here. Sakura and Sasuke are pretty much the same as in cannon, except they're both more annoying, Sasuke is more powerhungry, and Kakashi is a total douche. If I get at least half of my reviews for this chapter telling me to change this, I will edit this chapter, and tone it down a bit, but for now...TIME SKIP)
(Tuesday, July 9th, 9:30-Bell Test)
Naruto stood across the field, staring at Kakashi. It unnerved him greatly to be honest, as Naruto was eyeing him almost like a cat with a new toy. Sasuke had an arrogant smirk on his face, and Sakura had hearts in her eyes as she stared longingly at Sasuke.
"I hope you're ready, because I do not intend to make this easy" Kakashi said, boredome evident in his voice.
Naruto snorted. "Can we just get on with this? No use in standing around and blabbering on about superiority" He said in a mock-pleasant tone, causing Kakashi to glare at him. 'Time to teach this rookie some respect' Kakashi thought, sizing Naruto up now as he got into a ready stance.
"BEGIN!"
At that, everyone jumped away...except for Naruto. Kakashi sighed.
"You're not very smart are you?" He asked mockingly, though Naruto wasn't fazed, eyes locked on Kakashi vigorously.
"Shut up and fight me" Naruto growled. In all honesty, he would've rather attacked from the shadows, but Kakashi had been an elite hunter nin for years before his anbu status. He would no doubt find them easily, the only option was to fight him out in the open...for now.
Kakashi obviously didn't realize WHO he was up against, because he pulled out his porn and began to read. That was all it took for Naruto. He was being underestimated, and that was just how he wanted it.
(Fight Scene-part 1)
Naruto immediately began to fade from view, causing Kakashi to focus and dispell a genjutsu, revealing him to be inchest away from Kakashi's face with a kunai. Kakashi narrowly side-stepped, and noticed the poison on the blade, and thanked Kami for his quick thinking. Kakashi lashed out with a punch, though Naruto spun, barely evading the incoming fist, and turning into a kick, which Kakashi guarded against using his other arm, before he lashed out with a kick of his own. Naruto retracted his leg, and managed to roll under Kakashi. He continued to roll, each somersault becoming more graceful until he had planted a hand down on the ground and twisted to his feet. Jumping in the air, Naruto threw three shuriken, forcing Kakashi to dash around them, throwing a kunai to occupy Naruto. Sadly, this was not meant to be, as Naruto created a clone which transformed into a rotating Fumma Shuriken, which he used to deflect the kunai into a nearby tree. Naruto suddenly stopped, and Kakashi's eyes widened, and he dispelled yet another genjutsu, revealing Naruto ready to throw the offending weapon. Just as Kakashi was dodging, the shadow of the shuriken turned out to be a second one, forcing him to jump in between them. Unfortunately for Kakashi, Naruto had predicted this, and pulled, revealing wire in the ground that showed itself to be attatched to the weapons. Reeling the second one back, Naruto prepared to throw a handfull of senbon at Kakashi while he was occupied, only for his arm to be pinned back, and his head pushed foward. He had been fighting a clone the whole time! The shuriken landed with a clang beside him. Yep, Kakashi was an elite jounin alright. But Naruto was not done yet "Boom" he whispered, and Kakashi's eyes widened considerably as he jumped back, only to realize that nothing happened. He'd been duped! He felt something behind him, and turned around to see two clones preparing to sttab him. He was about to intercept them, when his hands went through them, revealing them to be average clones. Kakashi felt someone pick him up, too late though, as Naruto caught him with a German suplex. Sadly, Kakashi just barely managed to replace himself in time with the replacement jutsu. Kakashi dashed to intercept Naruto while he was still in an awkward position, but it was not meant to be as Naruto flipped into a handstand and kicked Kakashi in the chest, using the impact to fly the other way and causing them to land across the field from each other.
(End of part 1)
Naruto was panting heavilly, though Kakashi hardly looked winded.
"My, my Naruto, you're actually quite impressive." Kakashi stated with an eye smile. Naruto simply continued to stare. "I'll admit, I honestly thought you were all talk, but you sure proved me wrong." Kakashi said, his smile never leaving. "Naruto still continued to watch him, guard remaining up."
Kakashi had no idea what was going on, Naruto had still yet to reply, and he was sure that was the real one. 'He's up to something' He thought, finally putting his book away.
"However, it's time for me to get serious" Kakashi stated, before settling into a taijutsu stance. It was then that he noticed a gold aura surrounding Naruto. 'He's been preparing a technique!' Kakashi cursed at his lack of awareness. He was too late.
(I got alot of requests for Naruto to use this in the original. I hope you're satisfied)
Naruto spread his legs apart, one arm in front of his other, two fingers outstretched, while the others curled inward. The gold aura surrounded his hand, before disapearing, leaving no trace. Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he tensed, the aura exploding outward.
"LIGHT BULLET" he roared as a spear of concentrated energy burst from his fingertips, roaring foward at unmatcheable speeds. Kakashi couldn't dodge, and the bolt flew right through him...only to reveal a log. But Kakashi didn't expect him to fire another right away at his new location. He just barely dodged it, grazing his shoulder and drawing a lot of blood.
(Fight scene-part 2)
-Ten minutes later-
Kakashi was dashing through the forest, a cloth wrapped tightly around his shoulder to stop the bleeding. This had began four minutes ago. Kakashi had regained the upper hand, when Naruto had finally revealed his plan. He had been led on from the start! Naruto had been setting up the final act with his attacks, and now it was coming to frutation. A huge scythe came crashing down on Kakashi, but he managed to dodge, it, taking only a scratch to the shoulder. The scythe turned into a mass of energy, but rather than disipate, Naruto jumped from a tree and turned it into another spear, that Kakashi flipped over. Sadly, he had timed it wrong in his desperation and had jumped into the way of Naruto's chained blades. They carved an X into his chest, drawing a hefty ammount of blood. With the injuries sustained from Naruto's trap, Kakashi was now running low on gas, and he was getting picked apart. Naruto flipped over Kakashi, slashing him across the back with one blade, and impaled him in the leg with the other. Securing it in his leg, Naruto threw him into a tree. The bloodloss was getting to him, and Kakashi was begining to black out. The last thing he saw was Naruto stalking toward him, and he thought: 'This is so embarassing.'
(End of fight scene)
Thanks guys for reading this chapter, please be sure to review. Any questions that I CAN answer will be answered in the next chapter. I tried my best with the fight scene, so please, no flames. I'll see you on Friday, when I post Chapter 3.
Laters!