Chapter 2: The Aftermath
Kushina kept pumping healing chakra into her son, even though she knew it was fatal, she couldn't believe this was happening to her baby.
Naruto however seemed to gather the energy to say one last thing before he died. Making sure everyone was listening, he said
"I...cough…...hate…..all…...of…...you…...cough."
With that said Naruto fell back, his head hitting the ground and his eyes rolling into the back of his head.
Everyone looked shocked at what Naruto had said as his last words. Minato couldn't believe it, he never knew his son harbored this much darkness in his heart, he was always smiling even after the Chuunin Exams, even after searching for Tsunade.
And the worst part was that it was all his fault, in trying to prepare 2 of his children to save the world, he had damned his eldest. The sword wounds in his chest were proof of that, his Naruto was only 14 yet he caused all of this destruction, taken out 9 genin before finally succumbing to his wounds against his siblings. It was almost a perfect ending for the tragedy that was his son's life.
Minato could vaguely feel Jiraiya putting his hand's on his shoulder, when he turned to look at Jiraiya, all he could feel was a powerful hatred running through his veins.
This was the man, that encourage he neglect Naruto's training, that he be kept weak, all for the sake of a cruel world that was not worth it. And look at what it got him, his son, his beloved eldest son is dead, gone before his time. For Minato there will be no grandchildren to spoil, no Eldest Son to teach his jutsu too, no Eldest son to spend time with any more, but what does he get to do?
He remembered memories of his son; small baby chewing on a rattle as he looked up at his smiling parents. A blond haired boy taking his first steps across their living room floor a look of concentration on his face as her husband kneeled down with his arms stretched out and a look of happiness upon his face. A blond boy running from two girls that chased him around a playground laughing; while a small red haired babe shrieked happily at the figures. A teary eyed boy that sat on his bed looking back and forth between his parents, with confusion in his eyes. Taking out the boy for ramen and consoling him as he cried into his father's jacket, as he asks why he was so weak, why was he humiliated in such a way.
He found tears cascading down her face in rivers, as she fought to deny what was in front of her.
He gets to bury his beatiful boy 6 feet underground. It was at that moment that Minato perfectly understood pain, he should have never listened to Jiraiya, if he had trained them all equally then it wouldn't matter if the world would end, if it would be shrouded in darkness forever because at the very least, they would have all been together, as the happy family they had used to be.
Kushina had not stopped pumping healing chakra into Naruto, almost praying for a miracle, that her little baby would wake up with that cheerful smile he always had and say that he had gotten them, just anything to believe this wasn't reality.
Memna and Narumi looked on sadly, not believing how it had reached this point, they could have easily knocked him out and disarmed him, but they had gone for the more drastic solution and had straight up killed him.
It was for the best they reasoned, by killing him they had freed him from his miserable life.
Never once did they stop to think that they were part of the problem, it wouldn't be until 3 days later that they would realize just how badly he and Narumi had been to Naruto.
The rain kept pouring, over the remains of the Namikaze family, as they hovered over the corpse of their brother, son.
They decided not to bury him in Konoha, seeing that he was too good to be buried there, rather they buried him, at the valley of the end, and made a small underground tomb for him.
The entire Namikaze family sat together in the living room of the complex, their training trip had been canceled, with Minato warning Jiraiya to stay far away from his family, accusing him of already fucking things up the first time.
Right now they were gathered around to read Naruto's personal journal, they had found it while searching his room, for any clues that could lead to what happened to him, that caused such a dramatic shift in character.
The Journal of Naruto Namikaze, the Mediocre Ninja
Entry 1:
Hello, My name is Naruto Namikaze, I have bought this journal to use as a theurapetic means to relieve my true feelings.
Just today, I turned 10 years old. Really the only thing I wanted for my birthday was to finally be included in the training that my parents give to my siblings. They have been training for the last 3 years, in order to give them a heads start in using the chakra of the Kyuubi. To my surprise (Who am I kidding I totally saw it coming.) my request was denied and I get to spend another year trying to train, and failing miserably by myself. Are they doing on purpose? Maybe I'll get lucky next year?
Entry 2:
Damn its been awhile since I made any sort of entry in here, reason is this is my graduating year in the academy, and all of the work is getting really hard. Whenever I ask any one of my parents for help, they are always to busy to help me, or some other bullshit like that, they cant even spare enough chakra to make some sort of Bunshin to help me.
I'm trying my hardest, and even then I'm almost the dead-last of my class. All of the people look at me and call me the loser son of the Hokage, and not even my own siblings will help me out. I hate having to smile for everything, when on the inside I can feel my own soul dying. I would write more, but I need to get back to studying. Ja ne
Entry: 3
I can't believe it! I'm so fucking happy right now! I asked Kaa-san for some help with the bunshin and she helped me! She told me that my problem was my chakra control, so she gave me some exercises to do, to help with that! Maybe, I'm finally going to get training, since I'm close to being a genin to help me prepare for missions! Get ready world, because here comes Namikaze Naruto, Dattebayo!
Entry: 4
Well I passed the Genin Exam, barely though so I was named as the deadlast of the graduating class. If the jokes were bad now, now their going to be worse. Never has the son of any Hokage finished as the deadlast. Furthermore, I once again asked my parents for training to help me improve, and what do you know; they said no again. I'll still try to train on my own, and maybe my sensei will help us, but one thing is for sure, I cannot give up!
Entry: 5
Wow, as if my previously shitty life couldnt get any shittier, it has. My sensei is this lazy cyclops and all he does is dote on fucking Uchiha Sasuke, like how the fuck does it help me if you tell my affinity, but then you don't help me using it? On top of this he wants us to take the fucking Chuunin Exams? Hopefully if im lucky, some stray kunai or shuriken will do me in.
Entry: 6
I can't keep smiling anymore, it hurts too much to show something opposite to the way I feel. It takes about 3 anti-depressants just to get out of bed in the mornings. After being humiliated in the prelims of the Chuunin Exams, my parents invite me to get ramen with them. Sure they conformted me and told me that they loved me alot, but frankly at this point I dont care for their love anymore. Whats the point that they love me and im 6 feet underground? Frankly I'm considering suicide at this point, assuming I survive the night
- Naruto Namikaze
Entry 7:
Lately, I've been having nightmares, as if my previous problems weren't bad. This time all I see is a ruined battleground, their looks like there is a waterfall. I can't see who I'm fighting, because I can tell im fighting someone, but either way it ends with two swords ending up in my chest and then I wake up. God man, my life is just the life you tell an orphan to cheer them up, I swear to Kami.
Entry 8:
I'm having dream's again except this time, they are too vivid to be dreams, they feel to me like they are memories. I dont know what the memories of, except they feel like I have experience them before, and considering some of them are happy memories I have come to the conclusion that; they are from a past life or, I have lost my mind!
Entry: 9
This world is cruel, we are bound to the whims of those that are stronger then us. I honestly don't care anymore haha. Today Minato and Kushina called us into the living room and you know what they told us? Oh guys look were going on a 3 year training trip with Jiraiya around the Elemental Nations, while were doing Tsunade will serve as Hokage. I was so ecstatic, I was finally going to be included in the training, so I asked what do we need to bring for the trip? And then low and behold, what do you think happens? They tell me that I will not be attending this trip, they need someone to stay behind and watch the house, and take care of clan affairs…..okay so I have made my decision. I'm going to leave the village, I dont knw what I will do, but I can't stay here anymore. I'm not Naruto Namikaze here, or Naruto Uzumaki; I'm the loser son of the 4th Hokage.
Entry: 10
I have come to the conclusion; that somehow I am the reincarnation of Madara Uchiha and Senju Hashirama. How did I come to this conclusion? Because all of my dream memories I have been recieving lately, have been about their lives, more specifically their jutsu's and shit like that. I have also felt my body undergoing changes, I feel taller, and more powerful, but most importantly I dont feel like a failure anymore. Sorting through the memories of my past two ancestors made me realize something; that noone can escape the cycle that gives birth to the trash of this shinobi society, love breeds sacrifice, which in turn breeds hate. Never have I been so happy to feel unloved.
Entry: 11
I dont know why, but I feel like this will be my final journal entry that I ever make. Partly because I'm leaving it in the Namikaze Complex for someone to find. Hopefully my parents or that blasted toad sage find it, and they can realize how royally they fucked my life up. That they can but a tiny glipmse into the darkness that has made a home in my soul, the stain on my heart. The Namikaze-Uzumaki family is broken, and in my heart, there was no way anyone could fix it.
When they finished reading Minato and Kushina could only, well scratch that they couldn't do anything, they just kept looking at the journal, not really believing what their son had writte inside of it. To Kushina it was heart breaking because she still remembered the day when she helped him perform the normal Bunshin. She could never forget his happy smile that day, the way he beamed, happy that for once someone was acknowledging and helping him.
Minato clenched his fists, he had been lead to believe by Jiraiya that the prophecy was mort worth then one of his children being cast off to the side. If he had the power, he would declare him a nuke nin right now, but knew that was his anger speaking. He was troubled by the comment about darkness that Naruto made, but found it was justified, he had also heard the whispers, but when he saw his son smiling, he would always assume that they did not affect him.
Memna and Narumi, could not believe how much darkness their brother held in his heart. It was quite frightening to be serious, and reading his journal now, they could better comprehend why Naruto attacked them the way he did.
This journal, proved to be exactly what they needed. It was a journey into the mind of their estranged brother Namikaze Naruto.
{Amegakure}
"I have brought you someone you will find will be of great use to us Pain."
A boy was brought before the self titled Pain, the boy had blonde hair, and seemed tall for his age.
"A boy?"
"No, the reincarnation of both son's of the Sage of the Six Paths, he already holds contempt for his family, and with a bit of motivation and training he will be able to subdue any jinchuriiki allowing us to save our forces."
Pain seemed to take this into notice,
"Very Well, you are right, bring him into the tower then."
When Naruto hit the floor, the red haired man rolled his eyes, well it seemed like he would roll his eyes, you couldn't really tell.
"You could have told me he was dead."
The man scoffed "It's not like you can't revive him, Nagato."
The now named Nagato, said nothing, instead he made handsigns and a beam of green light shot out and encompassed the boy. When he noticed the boy was moving again he canceled his jutsu.
"Welcome back to the land of the living, Namikaze Naruto."
