Shibito Ashikabi : Legacy of the Mist Demon
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Disclaimer: I don't own the Naruto or Sekirei franchises. Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto and Sekirei belongs to Saurako Gokurakuin.
Chapter 1: New goal.
One hour. It only took one hour for Konoha to notice Naruto's absence, figure out bear turned traitor, organize a team of ANBU, and send them out with orders to kill the two. Now where was that ability of addressing situations, and fixing them when Sasuke went rouge? Another interesting thing to note was that ANBU were sent after then. Huh. They don't send the elite to retrieve their precious Uchiha when he went to join Orochimaru, the very person responsible for the invasion that practically crippled Konoha, but they send them when two ninja go rouge. Granted one was to be executed whereas the other was a now rouge ANBU, but seriously, Konoha really should have done that deal the other way around.
A little over three hours ago bear had sensed the ANBU chasing them. Knowing how vulnerable Naruto was forced bear to send his injured charge on his own. Protesting at first, Naruto demanded to know the reason why bear was helping him, why he sacrificed everything trying to keep him alive, and more importantly Naruto had to know bear's connection to him. He had to. Naruto wasn't as stupid as people thought, his education was sabotaged by the instructors in the academy. He had no one other than Iruka to teach him and he was still uneducated but he knew when there was a connection between things, and right now his mind was screaming that bear had a connection to him. Before he could get anything out of bear, a kunai whizzed by Naruto's face impacting the tree next to him. Gasping Naruto unintentionally gave the pursuing ANBU their position. Grabbing Naruto, bear made a quick trap using ninja wire with some explosive tags, and then proceeded to make as much distance between them, and the ANBU as possible which lead to their Inevitable separation .
Pumping as much chakra into legs as he could, bear was tearing through the forest faster than Itachi going to a eighty percent off pocky sale( AN: Mmmm I love pocky).Once a somewhat safe distance of ten miles away bear stopped, put Naruto down, and pulled out his tanto, the steel gleaming in the moonlight.
"You need to leave." Bear ordered Naruto. "Go on without-"
"No way!" Naruto loudly cut him off.
"I'm not leaving until I get answers! Why are helping me- no wait..." Naruto stopped, his head going down making his hair cover his eyes. "You want to kill me yourself." Naruto finished in a dull voice.
"NO I DON'T!" Bear exploded. His shock that Naruto would think that quickly went away as he remembered what the villagers had put him through as a child. It is completely logical that Naruto would think that way he realized.
"He doesn't remember me or him either. I don't have enough time to tell him everything but I can tell him why I'm doing this, and I can give him a goal ." Bear decided in his mind, noticing that the betrayal had made Naruto's dream impossible.
" He needs one. This execution order just shattered any hope he had for becoming Hokage, and he knows it." Looking at Naruto , he saw the boy doing a very good impression of gaping fish, black pupils eclipsing his blue irises. It was probably because he just heard someone from Konoha truthfully admit to not wanting to hurt the blonde.
"Naruto I can't tell you everything but i can say this." Bear began, snapping the young shinobi out of shock.
"Don't inturupt me either I can show you proof after I'm done just let me talk. " Getting a nod of confrimation, bear continued.
"You don't remember us but when you were younger myself and someone who I can't tell you about protected you when from the villager's hate. Before you call bull I have proof no, rather the proof is on you". Confused, Naruto stared at bear, eyes telling him to explain. Gesturing Naruto to come closer to him bear reached out, put his hand on the boy's neck, and channeled a bit of chakra into it. Using his other hand to grab Naruto's forehead protector( he had no idea why Naruto still had it) he put it in front of the boy's face in way he could see behind himself, bear then removed his hand from Naruto's neck and use his tanto for mirror to show what was placed on Naruto's neck. What Naruto saw in the reflection immediately terrified him.
It was small, somewhat blurry due to the headband's bad reflective surface, but it was still easy for Naruto to identify. How could it not be? After all, he had a giant one on his navel.
"Relax." Bear's voice said reassuringly.
" He, the other person who looked out for you, put it there. That is memory seal. He put it on you so that when we were gone nobody would know that we cared for your needs, especially the damn civilian counci. We started watching over you when you were born however due to our duties for five years we were unable to get to you." Unseen by Naruto, a tear slide down bear's face, hidden by his mask.
" It was after the third gave you that apartment that we had our opportunity to see you. Ever since then we have been there for you we stopped when you graduated as from then the villagers could do nothing to you, and the civilian council had no control over you. Before that though every time we left he sealed away those memories because if anyone ever found out, the civilian council would immediately without fail disable us from seeing you. That is why the seal is on you."
Seeing a look of understanding on Naruto's face bear knew now he would leave. Before he did though bear wanted to say one last thing to Naruto, and leave him with one, last gift..
"Before you go Naruto I want you to have something, I don't think I'm going to live past tonight so I want you to have something to remember me by." Bear removed his mask, and held it out for Naruto, who, with tears trailing down his face stared at bear wanting to remember his appearance. Bear was tall standing at least six feet, he had warm brown eyes, and black hair. That was Naruto saw due to the man wearing a black half-face mask. His body was lean but, you could tell he was muscular, he had a speed-based fighters build.
"Goodbye bear."
"Dai Tamotsu. That is my name. I know that you think it's over but, it's not. You may not be able to be Hokage, however you can still be a good ninja. I need you to survive, my partner, the who put the seal on you, he will find you. It may take a week or a year, but he will find you! Till then survive, but don't hide yourself away, get a disguise, colored contacts, dye your hair, and cut it, it doesn't matter! Train. Do NOT let this stop you from gaining strength. You will need it." Giving Dai one last nod along with a tearful "Thank you." Naruto turned around, clutching Dai's mask in one hand Naruto was about to start hauling when Dai spoke a sentence that made Naruto's heart throb in both pain, and unrelenting happiness.
"Naruto i want to say one last thing if i never get to see you again. I llove you, now please go. They will be here in about ten minutes, I'll hold them off for as long as I can." Dai got into a kenjustsu stance.
"Go. NOW!" On Dai's command Naruto bolted through the forest, tears cascading down his face like a water fall at hearing the words "I love you" from someone who was ready to die for him.
"Dai I will live", Naruto thought," for you, I have to live, I have to get stronger, I will find your partner. Above all else I will show Konoha how much they screwed up, I'll make them beg for me to come back, but I won't allow them to shackle me back to them!"
With a new determination in mind Naruto put on the bear-styled mask. He then took out his forehead protector and the kunai that was thrown at him, still bolting through the forest, he looked down at his headband , right at the leaf symbol proudly displayed on it right in the center. Taking the kunai, Naruto put it right at the center end of the headband, and slashed right through the leaf. He had just marked himself as a missing nin.
AN: Ok short chapter I know but it just felt right to end it here. I know some of you have probably been wondering when the Sekirei elements are coming in, rest assured it is soon. I'm trying to do something different from the "Naruto is just teleported, or he is reincarnated to the Sekirei world" 'cause frankly, it's boring. Also I HATED writing this chapter cause for all we know bear/Dai is gonna die, oh before I forget his name means "large"(Dai), "protector"(Tamotsu), and yes he is an OC. Anyway before I wrap this up I want y'all to tell me who do you think the mystery person who put that memory seal on Naruto? Tell me your theories on it in the reviews, and please give advice on my writing, how I can improve on it, and please review. And for everyone who followed and faved THANK YOU! YOU GUYS ROCK! Flamers on the other hand suck like that one guest who said I was mentally deranged.
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