Sorry it's taken so long to update, I've been focusing a lot on my Fantastic 5 series. Anyway, this is kind of a chapter to set the stage a bit of the rest of the fic, hop y'all like it.
As always I don't own anything, please don't slam my grammar, and just enjoy the story.
The Red Shadow
Chapter 2, the first day at the academy
Naruto sat up in bed and stretched, hearing a few of his joints pop. Glancing at the wall clock, he saw that it was noon. Ever since he had become the Red Shadow, most of his sleep had come in the early mornings till around noon. When he wasn't the Red Shadow, he was working down in Rin's weapon shop in the back of course so that no one could see him. He had become very close with Rin and Tenten, thinking of the two of them like his mother and sister. He had also naturally become very close to his two fiancés, he shook at the thought, having one at his age was mind boggling enough, but having two really freaking him out. Rin had all but forbidden the three of them from sleeping together. It wasn't that she didn't trust him; she just felt it wasn't right. However, that didn't stop Naruto from having clones hold them if they were having a night terror.
With the Hokage's approval, the three of them had been let into the ninja academy a year early. And they weren't the only ones. As Naruto showered he remembered the ninja council meeting that he had snuck into.
Flashback
Naruto knelt in the top shadows of the rafters in the council room. He rather liked hiding in shadows ever since he'd acquired his Devil powers. Dante had explained to him his family history and about his weapons. The katana that came from his left arm was called Yamato and had been the signature weapon of Dante's brother Virgil and his nephew Nero. His right arm called the Devil Bringer had also come from Nero and aloud Naruto to create a giant blue glowing hand that could grab its target and imitate what his own arm did whatever his own arm did. The skeleton broad sword of his had been Dante's personal weapon when he'd been alive while the giant demonic blade Sparda, which posses a sub from called the Force Edge, had been the blade of Dante's father, and his own ancestral father the Dark Knight Sparda. The angled weapon, that Dante had called a gun, had been named Dawn. It was a combination of the weapons Dante and Nero used. The basic appearance of the gun was based of Dante's old Ebony and Ivory while the double barrel mechanism had come from Nero's Blue Rose.
Naruto left his thoughts as he looked back down at the meeting. Both councils, Shinobi and Civilian, were in an uproar being lead by Mileena Haruno and Hiashi Hyuga, demanding that their daughters be returned to them.
"You have no right to keep my daughter away from me!" Hiashi declared.
"So that you can sell her body to Haruno like before?" The Hokage demanded causing the Hyuga head to flinch back. "And besides, neither Sakura nor Hinata can go back by forth as they are now the fiancés of Naruto Uzumaki." As Naruto smirked, the councils gave uproar of protests.
"The Kyubi is clearly taking effect of the boy, you saw that pillar of red chakra, and it clearly came from the Fox." Haruno shouted.
"The boy should either be killed or put into the Root program." Danzo said. The old war hound didn't want to risk loosing a power weapon, but if he didn't have it, than he wanted to make sure that he couldn't be used against him.
"Neither is going to happen!" The Hokage roared, leaking out killer intent that made just about everybody in the room flinch. "Do none of you remember the Forth's dying wish? That his son be treated as a hero for having the Kyubi inside of him?" Naruto's eyes went wide from his hiding spot. His Father was the Forth Hokage and he had sealed Kyubi inside of him.
Did either of you know about this? Naruto asked his two tenets.
Don't look at me kid; I just woke up when you first awakened your powers. Dante said.
I did not know that the man was your father. The Fox said. Although, watching you grow up, I was starting to get the suspicion that you were related to him in some from.
"Minato had asked that Naruto be seen as a hero for the burden he had been forced to bare, but almost each and every one of the people in this room have done everything in their power to make that child's life a living Hell!" The old Third continued to shout. "All of your own pompous arrogance has led that boy to be scared physically, psychologically, and emotionally, probably for the rest of his life!" The Third started to pant, having run low on breath throughout the entire rant.
Everyone was shocked to hear the sound of clapping being heard as Naruto Uzumaki dropped down from the shadows, his Devil Bringer wrapped up in bandages and his weapon seals hidden by his shirt and jacket. His sliver hair was in the same style it had been in when he first gained his Devil powers, half his hair slicked back, showing his one red eye while his blue eye was hidden beneath his bangs
"Well said Old Man, although, why didn't you tell me that my dad was the Forth?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow. The Old Man sighed and gave the boy a smile.
"I am sorry Naruto, but you're father's will stated that you were not to know of your heritage until you were 18 or you made Jonin, whichever came first." The Third said.
"So I'm guessing you're not going to tell me who my mom is." Naruto said with a sigh.
"I am afraid not." The Hokage said. Naruto shrugged but nodded.
"What are you doing here brat?" Haruno demanded.
"I was just coming by to ask the Hokage a favor." Naruto said before turning his eyes on the pink haired woman that made her flinch away from his glare. "And keep in mind that if you or you Hyuga ever come anywhere near Hinata or Sakura, I'll kill you both."
"Is that a threat?" The Hyuga clan head demanded.
"A warning," Naruto replied.
"What would you like Naruto?" The Hokage asked.
"Well, I was wondering if maybe Sakura, Hinata, and I could start at the Academy a year early." Naruto said. "I mean Rin and Tenten're great and all, but I think the girls need to be out a bit more and mingling with other people." The Third stroked his chin before nodding.
"Now hold on a minute!" The Uchiha head roared. "If this common brat and his little harem are aloud to enter the academy early, then I demand that my son Sasuke also be let in." The Hokage groaned. It just had to be Uchiha. As far as the people on the council were concerned the Sun rose and set because the Uchiha clan willed it to, and they would use the fact that their clan had been part of Konoha's founding to throw their weight around, despite the fact that the founding Uchiha had later on betrayed the First Hokage.
"He actually does raise a bit of a point Lord Hokage." Said Inoyochi. "And if you think about it, having a few kids their own age around might be good for them." Sarutobi thought it over and nodded.
"Very well." Sarutobi said. "All of your children will attend the Academy a year early." Naruto bowed to the Hokage before he jumped up and disappeared into the shadows.
End of Flashback
Naruto stepped out of the shower a towel around his waist and another trying his hair when he spotted Hinata and Sakura standing in his room. For a good minute, all three of them stood there stunned before Naruto decided to break the tension.
"Afternoon ladies," he said with a smile.
"G-Good afternoon Naruto." Hinata said, her face beat red as she looked at him and his well developed body.
"So, what brings the two of you up here to my humble bedroom?" Naruto asked, looking back and forth between the girls.
"We came up here to see if you were awake and to let you know that lunch was ready." Sakura said, trying to look at his face and not at his towel. Naruto meanwhile was giving a smirk as he caught sight of Sakura's eyes and Hinata's blush.
"Or did the two of you just want to catch me in a towel." He asked with an evil smile. Now both girls were blushing nice shades of red. Smirking, Naruto let his towel fall to the ground giving the girls a full view of his item. Both girls went even redder, if that was possible, and Hinata nearly fainted. Although Naruto did see them both flinch at the sight. Seeing that, Naruto pulled the towel back up.
"You two all right?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah, I think we just had a flashback to…" Sakura started. Naruto sighed and hung his head.
"I'm sorry," Naruto said.
"It's all right Naruto." Hinata said, walking forward and hugging her future husband. "We just need some time."
"Take all the time you need Sunshine, you too Cherry Blossom." Naruto said with a smile. Sakura smiled and hugged Naruto and Hinata.
"You're the greatest Naruto." Sakura said, snuggling into his chest.
"For you two, I hope to be better." Naruto said. "Now come on, let's go get some lunch, and after that I need to get to work." The two of them nodded and sat down on the bed as Naruto changed into shorts and a tank top With a smile the three of them walked downstairs to find Rin and Tenten already sitting down to lunch.
"And what took you three so long?" Tenten asked with a smirk.
"Nothing you need to worry about Big Sister." Hinata said, blushing a little.
"When Naruto is involved, I'm always worried Hinata." Tenten said.
"Gee thanks for the vote of confidence Angel." Naruto said with a chuckle.
"So, I've been hearing a lot of things about the Red Shadow from my customers." Rin said with smile.
"Like what?" Naruto said casually.
"Well, half of them are saying that the Red Shadow's a menace who must be put down and the other half is saying that it's the greatest thing since the Forth Hokage." Rin said. Naruto chuckled to himself.
"I may just surpass my old man in more ways than one." He muttered.
"You say something Naruto?" Sakura asked.
"Oh, just that I can't wait to start at the academy tomorrow," Naruto said. Sakura and Hinata both looked nervous at that. Naruto placed a hand on both of their hands. "We'll be ok girls. Most of the children of the Clan Heads will be starting with us and we'll have Tenten there to back us up too." Tenten nodded and walked over to the three of them and slung her arms around their shoulders.
"That's right, Big Sister Tenten will be there to look out for all three of my little baby siblings." Tenten said while Naruto pulled her down into a headlock. Rin, Sakura, and Hinata all started to laugh at their antics.
N/DMC
Naruto, Hinata, Sakura, and Tenten walked towards the Academy. Naruto had taken on a hinage that Rin had taught him to help disguise him like he was before his devil powers awakened. He still had the Devil Bringer covered up with leather since it apparently wasn't effected, made Naruto wondering if it was effected by any ninja skills. Hinata herself was wearing a pair of sunglasses to hide her Hyuga eyes. Naruto had his arms wrapped around both her and Sakura while Tenten stood by their side watching over them like a good big sister.
Naruto and the others walked towards a tree and stood there for a few minutes looking around nervously.
"Hi there." A girl with a long blond ponytail said walking up to them with a big guy munching on chips and a kid with a lazy look on his face walked up to them.
"Um, hi." Sakura said with a wave.
"I'm Ino, the big guy's Choji, and he's Shikamaru." She said. "What's you're names." Naruto gave Sakura a small tap and a smile.
"I'm Sakura Uzumaki; this is Hinata, Naruto, and Tenten." Sakura said.
"You all don't look related." Shikamaru said.
"Well, the name's actually mine." Naruto said casually. "Tenten's mom kind of adopted me and now we share the name."
"So she adopted Hinata and Sakura too?" Choji asked.
"Something like that." Naruto said.
"Hello pretty ladies." Another voice seemed to howl as a young boy with a white puppy dog bound forward, a young man wearing a large coat and sunglasses close behind him. "And who are you pretty ladies?"
"I-I'm Hinata and th-this is Sakura." Hinata said.
'And we're their big brother and sister, Tenten and Naruto." Tenten said, fingering a kuni.
"Their overprotective big brother and sister," Naruto added, cracking his knuckles.
"All right all right, although I think it's a crime that such a pretty girl should wear those glasses." Kiba said, reaching towards Hinata's sunglasses. She started to back up and Kiba soon found Naruto's leather covered hand around his wrist.
"She wears them for medical reasons." He said, trying not to growl. "She's got sensitive eyes."
"Ok ok," Kiba said pulling his hand back.
"Is there a problem here?" A new voice asked. Everyone turned to see a new boy with walking forward. He had dark hair and eyes and wore a blue shirt.
"No problem." Naruto said with a smile, glancing at Kiba who glared back. Ino was looking at the new comer with hearts in her eyes. Sakura admitted that he looked kind of cute, but her heart belonged to Naruto, and as far as Hinata was concerned, her pale eyes were only meant for the boy who had risked life and limb, literally, for her.
"I'm Sasuke Uchiha." The new boy said. "You must be the other clan heirs I heard my dad talking about."
"They are, we're just some kids who were able to get in early." Naruto said, shaking the boy's hand. "I'm Naruto, nice to meet you."
"Well, we better get to class." Sakura said. Naruto nodded before giving Sasuke a small two finger salute.
"See you around Uchiha." He said with a smile. He walked with his sister and future wives to their class room. When they walked in, Hinata gave a small gasp and huddled closer to Naruto. Looking up, Naruto's eyes narrowed as he saw a young boy with the tell-tell eyes of a Hyuga.
"It's ok Sunshine; I won't let him do anything to you." Naruto said patting her hand and smiling at her.
"None of us will." Sakura said smiling at the girl. Hinata gave a sigh of relief as she snuggled closer to Naruto who led her up to a set of seats away from the Hyuga boy. Naruto himself sat down with Hinata, Sakura, and Tenten on his left and a young boy with bushy eyebrows, a black pony tail, and pale gi.
"Hey there, I'm Naruto." Naruto said with a smile.
"Greetings Naruto, my name is Rock Lee." The boy said with a smile.
As the week progressed, Naruto learned many things about his classmates. Kiba acted like a wild animal and Naruto actually based some of his goofball mask on him, just toned down, a lot. Shino was the keep to himself kind of guy, although Naruto found his bugs and his skills pretty amazing. Shikamaru was incredibly lazy, but Naruto could tell he had the most cunning mind while Choji, the food loving gentle giant was the nicest guy Naruto had met in his class. That girl, Ino, became fast friends with Sakura, Hinata, and Tenten. Sasuke was slowly becoming Naruto's best friend while Neji was becoming his worst enemy. Naruto let him get beat by the Hyuga in sparing and in the classrooms but, after having a talk with Sasuke, the Uchiha was more than happy to do what Naruto couldn't and drive the pale eyed boy up the wall which caused Naruto and his family to smirk like crazy, especially Hinata who was loving watching her cousin get his butt handed to him.
Naruto had also taken a special interest in Rock Lee. It turned out that the boy's chakra paths were messed up to the point where genjutsu and ninjutsu were impossible for him. Naruto decided to help the kid with his taijutsu. He knew a bunch of styles from Dante but Naruto decided to help him with the defensive Royalguard style and the agile Trickster style. By combining the two sets of skills, Lee was virtually untouchable. And even is someone could touch him, his defense was damn near impenetrable.
Over all, Naruto could just tell that this school was going to be one hell of a party.
And that's that. Ending's kind of eh I know but I'm just having a tricky time at this point, once I get into the missions and post Uchiha massacre and what not. And just to let you all know I am open to suggestions.
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