Disclaimer : I do not own Naruto
Summary : A man declared his message to the world. "I am the one who will establish peace and order." The man have faced pain and survived. The man have died and resurrected. He was both Uzumaki Naruto and Rikudō Sennin.
Decided to try to make this into a story. For those who read the original oneshot version, there are a lot of things changed.
He Who Will Establish Peace and Order: Samsara
Chapter 1 Uzumaki Naruto
The first memory he had was of his mother crying. He did not understand at that time. As he grew older, he began to learn. One day, he asked his pale skinned uncle, why his mother cried. The pale man answered that she cried because of his father.
"Why is my mother crying?" the child asked curiously to a pale skinned man.
The man looked thoughtful, "I believe it was because of your father. He died the day you were born."
He did not fully understand. however, he knew that his father was to blame.
That day, Uzumaki Naruto learned hatred.
Whenever his mother held him and smiled at him, he felt indescribable emotion. He liked it. He craved it. He tried hard to make her proud, he learned faster than a normal child. He acted more mature than normal child. Whenever he showed what he learned, his mother smiled proudly.
"Naruto-kun, what did you learn today?" a red haired, blue eyed woman asked her son.
"Orochi taught me how to do bunshin no jutsu!" he answered with a smile, "Watch!" and he showed her.
Her mother smiled proudly. He felt strange and he liked it.
That day Uzumaki Naruto learned happiness.
When he was eight years old, her mother told him tales of his father. How he had saved her when they were young. How he had trained hard and became one of the greatest shinobi known to the world. He was fascinated. Not by the story, but by the love and adoration in his mother eyes when she thought about his father.
"To this day, I have never met a man like him. He was both gentle and strong. He was both a leader and a man," his mother showed a wistful smile at him.
He stared, he never seen his mother that vulnerable since she cried long ago. He felt dislike to his father. The father who managed to make his mother showed such expression.
That day, Uzumaki Naruto learned jealousy.
One year later, he noticed that his godfather and aunt have always compared him to his father. Whenever they trained him, he tried hard to understand and master whatever they taught. And yet, they would say that his father would have mastered it faster, would do it better. He did not like it.
"How did I do Jiraiya-jiji? Tsunade-baachan?" he asked, turning to the white haired man and the blond haired woman who watched him showed the result of his training.
"Good job!" the man congratulated him, "though Minato would have done that faster..." he muttered.
He heard his aunt reprimanding his godfather. Saying how his father was a shinobi while he was not. He resolved himself to prove that he was better than his father.
That day, Uzumaki Naruto gained an ambition.
Some time after that, his mother called him one day and asked a strange question. Why would he love the village? He felt nothing towards them. So he stared at his mother, confused. When he saw the expression in his mother's face, he learned a new emotion.
"Naruto-kun, what do you think about Konoha?" at his confused glance she elaborated, "do you love it?"
He stared blankly. He rarely interacted with the villagers. And even then, most of them simply called him 'Son of Yondaime'. He continued to stare until he saw his mother sigh.
That day, Uzumaki Naruto learned guilt.
Another year passed, he found one person in his life who did not compare him to his father. His uncle. Even his mother sometimes compared him to his father. The man told him that he was the only one who did not judge him. Therefore, he did the same. When he was told the reason, he was confused. But he accepted it. Glad to find someone who cared about him without his father's influence.
"Hey Orochi, why aren't you like Jiraiya or Tsunade?" the man gave him a questioning look, "they always praised my father and compared me with him."
"...well Naruto-kun, when you was a baby, you stared at me with a curious face. Most people stared at me with respect, awe, fear and other expressions that came from my reputation. Whenever I met you, you would talk to me normally. You do not judge me, so I do not judge you," the pale skinned man explained.
He felt confused. But he was assured that the man would be with him, no matter what. Because the man was his friend and not his father's.
That day, Uzumaki Naruto made a true friend.
The next year was the graduation of the academy. He passed without any trouble. The training his family gave him was more than enough. And yet, as he stood outside academy when his godfather picked him up. He was happy. He thought that his godfather was proud of him. His godfather was proud, but he added a statement that broke his happiness.
"Your father graduated when he was ten," his godfather absently mentioned when they walked home.
He stared. This was his moment and yet, his godfather thought about his father? He did not know which was worse, his godfather's words or the fact that he felt nothing.
That day, Uzumaki Naruto learned apathy.
Uzumaki Naruto entered his and his mother's house. It was a small house with two bedrooms, a kitchen and living room. The house was located near training ground 44, nicknamed forest of death. He had lived here for all his life. The forest was used often by him and the sannins for training. He saw his mother standing, waiting for him.
"I'm home okāsama," he greeted.
"Welcome home Naruto-kun. How did it go?" Uzumaki Kushina asked with a smile.
"I passed," Naruto answered shortly.
"Good job!" Kushina hugged him, "as a celebration, do you want to go to Ichiraku Ramen?" Kushina asked, referring to her favorite restaurant. Smiling happily.
Naruto lost any desire to celebrate when Jiraiya compared him to his father. But seeing his mother's happiness. He nodded. His mother's smile widened and he felt that it was worth seeing such expression on her face.
The mother and son left to the restaurant.
Ayame was the daughter of Teuchi, the owner of Ichiraku Ramen. She had worked at her father's restaurant since she was a kid.
She accepted it. She liked seeing people eating her father's ramen happily. She liked how they would leave with satisfied expression. She truly respected her father for all his hard work.
However, since four years ago, she found a goal. It was just another day in Ichiraku Ramen when a woman with red hair entered, bringing a child with her. Her father greeted the woman as his number one customer. While her father talked with the woman, she observed the young boy. He ate her father's ramen with blank expression. When the pair left the restaurant, he thanked her and her father in a calm tone. She felt that her father's honor had been insulted. She learned the boy's name, Naruto. She wondered why did the boy had a ramen-inspired name. Watching the boy's mother eating ramen with a big smile she understood.
Ever since that fateful day, she begged her father to teach her how to cook. After that, every time the boy came with his mother, she served the ramen she made. At first, the boy stated that her ramen was inedible and refused to eat it after a bite. She worked harder. She felt thankful that the boy at least tasted her ramen each time he came instead of refusing it. After years, the boy finally ate the ramen and asked his mother for a second bowl. Ayame felt a sense of victory. However, after they finished, the boy still left with the same blank expression.
Today was the day he graduated from ninja academy. She knew for sure that they would come to Ichiraku Ramen. She swore that she would make sure he left with a smile on his face.
She saw two guests came into the restaurant. She smiled.
"Welcome to Ichiraku Ramen!"
When Naruto heard the familiar voice, he saw the girl he had met many times. Ayame was the name. She was an interesting girl. She seemed to made it her mission to cook ramen for him years ago.
At first, he was disgusted by the taste. He ate one bite and politely refused to eat it. When he saw the disappointed face of the girl, he felt guilty.
The second time he was given a bowl, he saw her anxious expression. He ate one bite and found that while the taste was still inedible, it had improved. He again refused to eat the ramen.
It continued for many times, he believed that his mother and the owner of the ramen stand enjoyed seeing their interactions. Until one day, she managed to cook an edible ramen. He stared at her hopeful expression and ate another bite. She smiled a bright smile that could light up the entire ramen stand. After he finished it, he thought about her smile. It was alien to him, an unknown. He wanted to see the smile again and he ordered another bowl.
He was sure the taste of the ramen matched the smile she wore.
He stared at the girl. Today she acted more cheerful than any other time. He wondered whether she managed to cook a ramen more edible than the last time.
When his ramen came, he took a bite.
He smiled.
She saw the boy entered. He wore a black t-shirt with a red spiral mark on the back and black long pants. She noticed that he favored dark colors long ago. She also noticed that he always kept a red spiral on all his clothes.
She gave the boy the ramen she cooked especially for this day.
She watched him as he looked at the ramen closely. She saw his mother and her father watching him as tense as she was. He finally brought the chopsticks to his mouth.
Ayame felt her heart stopped. In front of her, the boy, the emotionless boy she knew smiled. She believed such smile could only came from an angel. When he was emotionless, he could be seen as a statue. A masterpiece. However, when he smiled, she could only describe him with one word. Perfection.
She wondered why her knees felt weak and why she was staring at the ceiling before all went black.
Naruto stared at the fainted girl. He felt disappointed. That meant he would be unable to order a second bowl of ramen. While the girl's father could cook a delicious ramen, he felt it was not right.
The ramen she made could be considered as a tradition. He had done that for years and eating another ramen did not feel right.
He suppose he did not regret eating in this place. As he heard sound of slurping and watched his mother ate bowls of ramen, he smiled again. Yes, he was not regretting it.
As she walked home with her son, Kushina wondered (not for the first time) how did he became like this.
She took care of him as her best friend, Mikoto taught her. With love and care. She assisted him when he needed her. She told him stories of his father and his legacy. She had hoped that he would grew up into a kind, gentle and strong man like Minato.
Naruto also received influences from other people, particularly the sannins. From Jiraiya, he adopted his will to keep trying and to never give up. From Tsunade, he gained a critical attitude and the lack of hesitation to point it out. But the greatest influence came from Orochimaru. And that was the problem.
She did not dislike Orochimaru. She knew that he was a bitter because he failed to take the Hokage position. Especially now as Uchiha Itachi became the youngest Hokage in the age of seventeen. She noted that the man seemed to enjoy Naruto's presence and Naruto seemed to be more comfortable with him rather than anyone else. Anyone except her at least.
That was another problem. Naruto seemed to be too attached to her. While he was able to act mature and self-sufficient, whenever he saw her, his thought would focus to her. It was nice to know that he loved her. However she noticed that it went beyond the point that was healthy.
Whenever she offered something, he would not refuse. Whenever she bought something for him, he would take care of it like it was his most important possession. She knew that as a fact. The accident two years ago proved it.
Two years ago, she bought him a book for his birthday. The book was a beginner guide for fūinjutsu. A normal gift for a member of Uzumaki clan when they reached the age of ten. He thanked her and after the party, he was engrossed by the book. One day, he brought it to the academy. Nobody knew that it would lead to an incident.
She heard that a group of bullies demanded him to surrender the book. He stared at them blankly as if confused by their attitude and returned his attention to the book. The bullies took this as a challenge and grabbed the book from his hands. He ordered them to return it but they laughed. He stated that it was a book given by her and they should return it. They mocked him as a mama's boy. They scrawled a huge cross mark on the cover of the book.
That was their mistake. She did not know what happened. But Naruto returned home earlier than scheduled. He apologized to her for letting them ruined the book he gave her. She answered that it was fine, she could buy him a new one. He shook his head, stating that the book was an irreplaceable gift.
She wondered whether she should be flattered or angered that he beat the bullies up to the point where they were declared unsuitable to become shinobi.
Many times she thought that she had failed in raising him. However, each time they came to Ichiraku Ramen, she saw Naruto and Ayame's relationship and she concluded that she did not fail.
Because her son had proven himself to be a kind boy.
Though she lamented the fact that he was completely clueless in the matter of relationship. He was confused when she teased him about Ayame and other girls he met.
As she saw some of the girls on the road blushed when they saw him, she smiled.
He was Minato's son after all.
The next day, Uzumaki Naruto wondered walked into his classroom at the academy. He saw no one but his teacher, Iruka inside the classroom.
Then again, it was one hour earlier than the scheduled time.
He walked to his seat and opened his book.
He read. Ignoring everything else in the class.
Umino Iruka was a chunin. A teacher in the shinobi academy of Konoha.
He grew up with his parents as a normal boy. When he saw a teacher guided an unruly student and made the student into a respectable shinobi, he was impressed. he decided that he would become a teacher.
By now he had experienced years of teaching. Each time he felt more confident than the last. He cared about all students in the academy. Whether they were a 'bad' kids or 'good' kids did not concern him. He firmly believed that all students should have chance to change themselves for the better.
Or at least that was what he believed.
When he heard the door opened, he froze. A student of his entered and sat at his assigned seat without any word. This student was Uzumaki Naruto, the son of Yondaime Hokage and Uzumaki Kushina, a former kunoichi of Konoha. He knew the boy personally. They met two years ago. As he saw the boy opened a book, he saw it's cover.
The cover with a large 'X' mark on it.
His mind flashed back to that day.
Two years ago, he was chosen as a substitute teacher of another class. After he taught the class, he decided to hide and watch how his temporary students interact without a teacher.
He saw a boy reading alone. No other students talked with him. In fact they seemed to avoid staring at the boy entirely. He recognized the boy as the son of Yondaime Hokage. He remembered that the original teacher of that class warned him that the boy could not connect with his peers. In the teacher's words, 'He is beyond them.'
He kept observing the boy until he saw a group of students approached the boy. he thought that they wanted to befriend him. He was wrong.
He stared as the boy's book was taken. He thought it was a joke. But when the group of students laughed at the boy and wrote on the book, he moved to stop them.
He was stopped by his surprise. he thought the boy was shy and a reader. He thought that was what the other teacher meant when he said the boy was beyond the others. He was mistaken.
The boy struck one of the bully. 'At his right knee's joint,' the bully fell, screaming in pain. By now, the other students watched them as the bullies jumped at the boy.
When he snapped out of his shock, he moved to intervene. He was too late.
By the time he stopped the boy, the boy was chocking a bully. 'the one who scrawled on the boy's book,' he realized. He stopped the boy and called other teachers to take the injured students to the hospital.
He received the hospital report shortly after and read it. What he read made him chilled to the bone.
Each of the boys injury were in specific places. Each of the injury also made sure that they would never be a ninja. With one exception. The bully who scrawled on the book could still become a ninja, but he was in critical condition when he reached the hospital. Only the great medic, Tsunade managed to save the boy.
He brought the 'victim' to his office. He asked the boy, why did he crushed the bullies' chances to became a ninja. The boy stared at him blankly and answered without any hesitation.
"Because they dirtied my mother's gift. Trash should know their place. They are weak and yet they pretend to be strong."
For the first time since he first taught at the academy, Umino Iruka was left speechless.
After he recovered, he informed the boy that one of the bully survived and could still return to the academy. The boy arched an eyebrow and asked which one was the survivor. He answered that it was the one who scrawled on the book. The boy nodded.
"I suspected that Tsunade would heal him. Then he came back here, all his friends gone and he will be alone with the one who nearly killed him."
And Umino Iruka understood. He did that deliberately. He knew that the bully would survive. If the bully stopped learning in the academy, the bully would live in regret. If the bully return to the academy, he would live in fear of the boy.
This boy was not normal. He was ruthless and efficient. Cold and calculating.
He told the boy to avoid doing such thing as it would endanger his career. He told him that what he did was not right.
The boy looked at him as if he was something unknown. The boy then walked away without a word.
He noticed that the boy clutched the book possessively as he left the classroom. At that time he wondered whether the boy was a ruthless shinobi or a scared boy with strong attachment to his mother.
He chose to believe the second.
And now, seeing him read the same book he read for two years, with a hint of fondness on his face, Iruka decided that his suspicion was correct.
Uzumaki Naruto was not a cold shinobi who coldly destroyed everyone who wronged him. He was nothing more than a fearful boy.
He felt the teacher's eyes left him. He continued reading. No matter how much time he finished the book. Even though he completely memorized the whole book. He liked reading this book. He suppose that was because the book was his mother's gift.
He remembered the trash he nearly killed. He did not know the trash's name and he had no wish to learn it. Ever since the trash returned, it would flinch when he was close and would ran away from him whenever they saw each other.
That suited him just fine. He had no interest in worthless beings.
Especially not the one who touched one of his mother's gift.
He felt other students arrived.
He ignored them. None of them interested him.
Inuzuka Kiba was a bully.
He was no longer a bully. He learned his lesson two years ago.
It was supposed to be a joke.
When Kiba was young, he grew up with the stories of yondaime Hokage. He admired the man. He wished to become like him. An Alpha. A leader everyone recognized.
Born in a clan that respected strength, he trained since he was young. He was loud, brash, and wild. A typical Inuzuka, most would said.
When he entered the academy, he heard rumors about the son of Yondaime. He was interested. When he got the son as his classmate he was excited. That feeling did not last.
The son ignored everything. He was content to be alone, reading a book or watching something. He never spoke expect to the teacher and even then only when he was asked to answer a question. Whenever someone called him, he just stared at them blankly until they were uncomfortable and left him alone.
One day, Kiba had an idea. He would provoke the boy and make him react, make him act more like a normal kid. When the teacher left the class, he and his friends gathered around the boy and demanded him to give the book to them. The boy stared at them and then returned to his book.
Kiba exploded. He stole the book and watched as the boy's eyes showed a flicker of anger. He felt glad. The boy was a human after all.
When the boy demanded them to return the book, one of his friend teased him about his mother. Kiba knew that was a mistake. His clan valued family. Insulting one's family means death. As he saw the boy's eyes burned he knew that they would be in trouble.
One of his friend encouraged him to doddle on the book. He did not want to do that but they pressured him to and he did. To this day he regretted his weakness.
He stared, surprised as the boy attacked one of his friend. He tried to counter the boy with his friends but it was futile.
Then his world exploded in pain.
When he came to he was in the hospital. His mother and sister around him as he laid down on the bed. Broken.
His mother demanded an explanation. He told them his story. How he tried to provoke the boy, how one of his friend mocked the boy's mother, and how he was pressured to doddle on the boy's precious book.
His mother was furious at him. His sister scolded him and told him that when he recovered, he would have to apologize.
When he returned to academy after he healed, he tried to apologize to the boy.
He failed. Every time he tried to apologize, his words died in his throat and he felt fear gripping him. He ran away.
Now he was a ninja. He swore that he would apologize to the boy one day.
Definitely.
Uchiha Sasuke was the brother of the Hokage.
He was born in the Uchiha clan, the strongest clan in Konoha.
Since he was young, he tried his hardest to match his brother. His brother who was known as the prodigy.
He failed and after his brother was chosen as the Hokage, he felt the gap between them increased.
When he heard the Yondaime Hokage's son would be in the academy with him, he was interested.
He thought that he could find someone who was like him. He was mistaken.
The boy acted like a statue. He never accepted any attempts to befriend him. He ignored other people.
Uchiha Sasuke hated him.
When the boy proved his strength two years ago, his hatred grew.
Uchiha Sasuke did not hate the boy because the boy was stronger than him.
Uchiha Sasuke did not hate the boy because the boy ignored him.
Uchiha Sasuke hated the boy for one simple fact. Because the boy reminded him of Uchiha Itachi, his brother.
Both of them were stronger than others. Both of them closed themselves off from the society. Both of them stared at the world with eyes filled with disinterest.
And that angered him.
When he saw the boy in the class, reading with his usual blank expression, his hatred grew.
Uchiha Sasuke swore he would surpass both Naruto and his brother one day.
Hyūga Hinata was the heiress of Hyūga clan.
When she was a child, she was kidnapped by a Kumo shinobi. She was almost taken away when a boy saved her and subdued her captor. That day, Hyūga Hinata found her Light.
She never forget His face.
Thanks to her Savior, the Hyūga clan met no trouble from Kumogakure. As if they tried to ask for compensation, they would need to reveal that their shinobi was defeated by a child.
She trained hard since then, hoping to see Him once again. To serve Him with her entire body and soul.
When she entered the academy, she was beyond happy. Her Savior was here. In the same class as her.
She thought about approaching Him but decided not to. He ignored everyone who tried to initiate a conversation with Him. She concluded that He must consider them not worth His time until they have proven themselves.
Two years prior, when a group of heathens dared to challenge her Savior. She watched in glee as He struck them down. He punished them by destroying their future as shinobi. But her Savior was forgiving. He allowed one of the heathen to return. She swore she would smite the heathen should he tried to harm her Savior again.
The day the team would be announced, she hoped that she would be in the same team as Him.
Haruno Sakura was an ordinary girl.
She came from an ordinary civilian family. She was fascinated by the story of ninjas in Konoha. She decided to enter the shinobi academy in a whim.
She was glad she did so as she met her best friend. Yamanaka Ino saved her from bullies who insulted her large forehead. They became friends since then.
When she entered her class for the first time, she was excited. The son of yondaime Hokage and the brother of current Hokage were both in her class.
She was disappointed when she found the son of yondaime Hokage was a jerk who ignored everything.
She joined her friend who was a member of Uchiha Sasuke fan club.
She was a fangirl until two years ago.
She remembered how the emotionless boy crushed a group of bullies with ease.
Her eyes were opened that day.
She started to train to become a better ninja, a stronger ninja.
Because she realized one thing.
In the shinobi world, might ruled everything.
If you are weak, there is no hope to survive.
Aburame Shino was a member of Aburame clan.
His clan valued rationality in making decision and he agreed.
He watched every situation with neutral position and made decisions best for all of the ones involved.
Therefore, why did he stood still when he saw Uzumaki Naruto engaged in a battle against a group of students?
The answer was because it was logical. His kikaichū warned him not to engage the boy in hostile manner. he obeyed.
He questioned his kikaichū why did they feared the boy. They answered that he was an unknown.
As the team announcement was made, he made sure to follow his plan.
If he was on the same team as Uzumaki Naruto, a negotiation and alliance would be preferred. If not, engage Uzumaki Naruto with caution and only when necessary.
Yamanaka Ino was a member of Yamanaka clan.
She would admit that she was a girl before she was a kunoichi.
She admired Uchiha Sasuke, the Hokage's brother. Or at least that was what people believed. She was not a fangirl. Her father just told her that deception was one of the greatest tool a shinobi have.
Secretly, she admired Uzumaki Naruto, the enigma more than she admired Sasuke. Not to the extent of obsessing about him.
She admired how he acted calm and cold in every situation. Acting like true shinobi her father told her long ago.
When he was attacked two years ago, she was worried.
She saw as he ruthlessly broke the bullies' future as shinobi. She was amazed. Her admiration grew.
As she thought about him, she wondered what would it be like if they were on the same team.
She decided that it would be interesting.
Nara Shikamaru was a member of Nara clan.
He thought that life was troublesome
He was a genius with IQ over 200. He was also a lazy person. His best friend was Akimichi Chōji. One of his most troublesome friend was Yamanaka Ino.
When his mother ordered him to enter the academy, he thought that it would be troublesome.
He was proven right two years ago.
A group of students tried to mess with the son of yondaime Hokage. He liked the boy. The boy did not care when he sleep through the class. The boy alone was not troublesome but he seemed to be a magnet that attract troublesome situations.
When the group of students were sent to the hospital, he sighed.
At the team announcement, he hoped he was not with Naruto. If he was with Naruto then his life certainly would be...
Troublesome.
Akimichi Chōji was a member of Akimichi clan.
He, like most people of his clan liked to eat.
He liked his friends, his best friend was Nara Shikamaru. One of his friend was Yamanaka Ino.
He met the mysterious son of yondaime Hokage once before academy.
They met at Ichiraku Ramen when the boy was given a bowl of ramen completely unlike what Chōji had ever seen.
The boy took a bite and then saw his expression. The boy offered the ramen to him. He declined and later accepted after the boy insisted.
That day, he considered Uzumaki Naruto as his friend.
Two years ago, when his friend was attacked, he was about to help him. But he could do nothing but watch as his friend defeated the group of students without any mercy.
That time, he felt scared of his friend. For his friend.
Scared of him because of his power.
Scared for him because of the loss of his innocence.
At the day the team would be announced, he wished to be in a team with Shikamaru and Naruto.
Then Shikamaru and he could teach Naruto to relax and to become their friend.
Uzumaki Naruto continued to read his book. Ignoring other students and Iruka.
When he heard Iruka about to announce the teams, he slowed his reading.
Iruka opened his mouth and he listened.
That's it. Pairings are still undecided. What do you think the team will be?
