Chapter 2 What could have been
First I have a whole mess of exams and other important things for school, but little by little I did this chapter. But then another problem came up, my internet connection has gone to shit and when I have a small window of opportunity to up load this chapter I can't login. It's fucking bullshit….moving on.
To clarify Naruto was in prison 3 years and a few months.
"Listen Konan you are probably the only one that has a legit excuse to not be able to see me but I don't want to see anyone right now" said Naruto to the leader of the Rain village. "Just go and visit his grave."
Naruto continued to walk, not stopping when Konan called out to him.
"What happened to you?" she asked herself.
-Cho's Tattoo's-
"Original name dumbass. Seriously Cho's tattoo's!" yelled out Naruto as he entered the place.
"Better then anything you could come up with" a man with brown hair, he had a weathered face was muscular but still some belly sticking out came to Naruto. "Good to see you out of that place" said Cho.
"So what about the tattoo that you offered me back then" said Naruto "is it still on."
"Hell yeah didn't think that a little bitch like you would go through with it" said Cho with a small smile.
"Shut up and get the needle ready" said Naruto "I have a sick design in mind, hopefully you won't fuck it up."
-2 hours later-
"A lot of people will get pissed you know" said Cho as Naruto put back on his shirt.
"So what, not like I give a flying fuck now" said Naruto.
Cho then put some cotton bandages around his neck and on his arms to his palms he then put some tape to keep it on.
"Keep it on for a couple of hours or something, you might be able to take them of sooner since you know" said Cho.
"Yeah sure, you know where I can find Ya-Yo or Ten?" he asked the older man.
"Tenzen is working at a gym, Ya-Yo is at a strip joint as a bouncer" said Cho as he smiled a bit.
"No shit? He actually got to work at a strip bar?" asked Naruto.
"Amazing I know" said Cho as he went to his small office, he then came out and handed Naruto a paper. Naruto looked at it and told Cho he would see him later.
-Konoha street-
Naruto was going towards the gym first since Ya-Yo wouldn't be working right now it was too early. He was about to round the corner when an ANBU dropped in front of him.
"Lord Uzumaki the leaf council has been summed" said the shinobi with a small bow of respect.
"And I'm being put on trial or something?" asked Naruto with a raised eye brow.
"You are a clan head, sir. All clan heads are to attend" said the ANBU and left.
Naruto then turned to look at the Hokage's office for a small second, "well let's see if I still have it."
Naruto then flickered towards the meeting chamber.
-Meeting Chambers-
Naruto walked into the chamber and saw some old faces, as well as some new ones. Hiashi was still clan head, along with Inochi, Choza and Tsume. New faces where Shikamaru, Sasuke, and Shino each representing their clans. The ones that he didn't know where the Sarutobi clan head, and the civilian side, not that it mattered to him.
He saw a seat with the insegina of the Uzumaki so he went towards it and sat down. He noticed that some where glad to see him and some, mostly the older clan heads looked a bit sad, and finally there was a person or two that didn't like him being there. Not long after the Hokage walked in fallowed by Shikaku and Kakashi. Tsunade changed the elders some time ago with them two, assumed Naruto.
Tsunade sat at her assigned seat and called the meeting into order.
"We are gathered here to renew our alliance with Ame and to the possibilities of allying with Kumo and/or Mizu" she said in a commanding tone.
Naruto looked a bit frustrated, he had forgotten that his mother had a seat in here and so did his father, so it would have been logical that he too would get one. "This is going to suck" he mused to himself.
After some discussing Konan came in with her guards and started to discuss their alliance. Naruto however was remembering the fight with Tobi, or well the end of it.
-Flashback-Naruto age 15-
Naruto was lying on the ground, his left arm was bleeding profoundly but nothing to dangerous not for him at least. He looked to the right and saw his sensei face down on the ground not moving, he knew that Jiraiya was dead. He then heard sobbing, he turned towards the person. He saw Konan over the now dead Nagato, her last friend from her youth. He slowly rose up and as he did he saw the man with the mask barely breathing.
Struggling up he got towards the body and put the last of his chakra into his hand to form a rasengan.
-Timeskip- 2 days later-
Naruto and Konan returned to the tower that once belonged to Akatsuki, only Konan was the last one. Nagato saw through the plan of Tobi and decided to get help from Konoha. Jiraiya wanted to keep it on the down low and said that he and Naruto where the only ones to go.
They where to take out Tobi and any one else that sided with him before they went after the Jinchuriki. Itachi, Konan, Jiraiya, Nagato and his six bodies, and surprisingly Kisame went of against the rest of the members. Kisame went down along with Deidara, Sasori and Hidan in the beginning. Naruto took out the other immortal, while the Asura path got beaten by Zetsu. It took a while to kill him but in the end they where able too, leaving with a few hits.
After that everything to Naruto was a blur. He only remembered Tobi showing up and every one attacking, the first too get injured was Jiraiya and that was when he lost control.
As he was reminiscing he just fallowed Konan to the top of the tower. There they both looked out the window and started to talk, at first everything was somber, and before they knew it they where in a room laying in a bed kissing. It didn't go beyond that; they just needed one another for that night.
-Flashback end-
He finally started to pay attention to what the councilors where saying. They did agree on renewing the alliance, he too voted for it. Then the news that there was a lot of trouble coming from the west that was the reason for the possible alliance with Kumo and Mizu.
He heard about some kind of dictator in the west that was building an empire but didn't really care. He was in prison things like that didn't matter to him. It was mostly the same thing over and over; whether or not they should make the alliance bla bla bla.
He voted for them, but didn't bother to see who else was raising their hand in favor.
Then Tsunade put him in the limelight saying that he was taking over the seat that once belonged to his parents. Seeing that the Uzumaki was a great clan and Namikaze was only his father's last name the seat would remain as Uzumaki until Naruto decided to have children or unless he stayed with Uzumaki as his last name. She also asked if he was injured taking note of his bandages but he just shook off the question saying that it was a tattoo.
After that the meeting was adjourned, Naruto got up and started to walk away. He was about to use the Body flicker technique until some one stopped him.
"Naruto, wait" he turned around and saw that it was Tsume. "I just wanted to say that I am sorry for what happened to you three years ago. At least those assholes got what they had coming" she then laughed lightly. Naruto just looked at her for a while "right well if that is all I have leave, I have a lot things that I have to do."
"I just wanted to say that I was a friend of your parents, more of your mother's" she said as she looked as if she was remembering something. "If you ever need anything just know that you can count on me."
Naruto looked at her for a while then turned to look at his destination, and once again turned to look towards the Inuzuka. "Well I don't think that I need anything from you. If you where my mother's friend then you would have known I was her child. And as a child I needed help so badly but no one was there for me, not for a long time. Keep saying you where my mothers friend or whatever, but don't try to act like we are."
"My son was right you turned into an asshole, what would your parents say!" she yelled out not liking the tone that he said those things in.
"Me an asshole? No I was always the good guy; I saved your son countless times. Yet he doesn't seem to remember that now does he. As for my parents, they are dead and if they could see me now, who knows but, what would they say to you huh? If you where my mothers friend you would have at least done something to help me out when I was a kid but you didn't" Naruto said as he then flickered to the town square.
Naruto started to walk towards the gym slightly mad, but nothing that would cause him to do anything bad. He went inside the gym but found out that Tenzen wasn't working today; Naruto left and went towards Nami's place. After all he did invite her to go on a date.
He went to picked her up at her place but she wasn't ready and was invited in; he asked if he could use the bathroom. In there he started to take of the bandages it didn't take him long but he did want to take a good look at the tattoo.
On his back it was the image of the nine tailed fox chained down and its tails were spread everywhere. A tail rapped around his neck while two went along his arms. He found it a bit funny how before he couldn't stand the fox and now he had his image on his back.
-11:00 pm-
Naruto and Nami had a great date, they went to go eat then they just started to walk around for a while. Some guy recognized Naruto and started to yell at him saying that he really was a demon and that he belonged in prison. Naruto then started to walk towards him, real menacing like. The guy started to cower but before Naruto got to him an ANBU dropped down and held him back.
After that whole fiasco they went for a walk around town. Some members of ninja clans had already heard about Naruto being the new clan head to the Uzumaki/Namikaze seat. Very few civilians had heard about this. After a while of getting to know each other Naruto took her to her house, he started to make a move and she didn't seem to reject him. Less then thirty minutes later Naruto was already taking of her shirt.
-6 am-
Naruto was walking home; he got up a couple of hours ago. He was stilled used to being woken up early. He noticed that a lot of shinobi where up but a few civilians. He then saw at a newspaper stand an article that caught his attention. It said: SON TO FOURTH TAKES UZUMAKI AND NAMIKAZE SEAT.
"Well ain't that some shit. Look at you bitch, taking such a high position" said a voice behind Naruto.
"What can I say, I'm getting what is mine" said Naruto as he turned around and looked at the familiar voice. A man with black short hair, with well defined muscles, a white muscle shirt and black pants, just smirked at him.
"So you going to pay me back soon" said Tenzen as he looked at Naruto.
"Shit man I just got out and the first thing you do is charge me" said Naruto as he laughed a bit.
Tenzen laughed a bit too, "C'mon lets go."
-Max Muscle Gym-
"Spot me for a while" said Tenzen as he got on a bench press.
"You asshole you brought me here so that I would spot you. I got shit I need to do" said Naruto slightly ticked.
"If you'd shut up I would have told you that there has been some interesting shit going down" he said.
"Ok speak then" said Naruto.
"As you know there are nine of you" Tenzen said as he lifted the weights.
"Yeah and…" telling him to continue.
"Two from cloud have reached the perfect level. The living one in mist is supposed to be coming soon too with the Kage" said Tenzen.
"And I give a shit why?" asked Naruto as he looked at his friend.
"You should really read some more history; the eight tails and the current Raikage fought your father. And the current Kage from mist has been asking a lot about the Uzumaki in Konoha" said Tenzen as he stopped and rested the bar.
"And yet again I ask you, I give a shit how?" asked Naruto with a bored tone.
"Both Kages have sent an alliance request with Konoha right; well that's only part of it. I heard that Mizukage has some obsession with being married to the best" he said.
"Yeah so" said Naruto.
"In leaf there are only a few that fit that description, the last Uchiha and you" said Tenzen "and like I said she has been asking a lot for the last Uzumaki."
"That ain't news" said Naruto "that's just gossip."
"Oh and you know who is talking lots of shit behind your back" said Tenzen as he got up and picked up some dumbbells.
"I should have shanked that piece of shit when I had the chance" said Naruto.
"Yeah but Yama had use for him, after all he was the only one that could get his hands on some product and bring it in" finished Tenzen.
"Speaking of product, where Ya-Yo at, he still owes me a couple of bags" said Naruto as sat down on a stool.
"Don't tell me you consume that stuff, especially now that you're in such high standing" said Tenzen as he smirked slightly.
"Nah but I do have some debts that have to be paid inside and you know some people don't want money" said Naruto.
"Hm… whatever. Ya-Yo went to some town or something saying that he need had to buy some stuff. I talked to him yesterday said that he would be back in a week" said Tenzen.
"Well I'll see you later, and take it easy on the weights other wise you get all hyped up and start fights. It would be a bit of a shame if you beat some guy like you did" said Naruto as he walked out the gym.
"Up yours man" said Tenzen and went back to his routine.
-Konoha Street-
Naruto was walking down the street he wanted to go to his new house. He still needed to make some arrangements.
"Your being fallowed" said a the voice of the Kyubi.
"I know those two" thought Naruto.
"Hope you still remember how to fight" spoke the Kyubi.
"I doubt that they want to fight" responded Naruto.
Naruto walked into the nearest store to see who were they were exactly. The first person to enter the store was a black haired woman. Naruto looked at her, she did seem familiar. He then remembered when he saw her dress and red eyes. It was Kiba's sensei Kurenai.
"That's one" said the fox.
And the one to fallow after was Hinata. "Well seems like old habits die hard" said the Kyubi.
"Told you I wouldn't have to fight" said Naruto.
He walked towards them with out any other thought. He didn't plan on talking to them he just wanted to get out of the store now that he knew who he was dealing with. As he walked by them they met gazes but Naruto just continued to walk.
Naruto walked out and was continue on his way when both females came out of the store. He turned around and looked directly at them. There was a short pause of silence, "I already heard Sasuke's excuse what's yours." Naruto stated not looking away.
Kurenai whispered into Hinata's ear, "Go ahead this is your chance."
Hinata looked at Naruto, then looked away "Pathetic if you ask me, how long has she been like this" said the Kyubi.
"N-Naruto I-I-I w-wanted to s-say th-that f-f-for a long t-time I-I-I- l-lo…" but Hinata got cut off.
"Hinata get a way from this prick he isn't the same Naruto we knew" said Kiba arriving behind Naruto.
"And you're nothing but a little shit with a big ego, thinking he is at the top. But the truth is your nothing compared to me" said Naruto with a smirk which pissed off Kiba.
"I bet that you can't even fight like before, after all a criminal like you…" started Kiba.
"A criminal like me? A so called criminal like me would ice you where you are" said Naruto not backing down from this verbal fight.
Kiba at that point started to get mad and was about to attack Naruto before an ANBU dropped down in front of him with a sword ready to strike. "Stop or I will be forced to attack" said the ANBU.
"What are you talking about…" before Kiba could finish his question Naruto began to talk. "Your mother didn't tell you, I'm a clan head now. I got what belongs to me, my fortune and my seat."
"Kiba stop before you do something you'll regret" started Kurenai.
"Listen to your sensei Kiba, after all you might go to prison, and in there criminal like me aren't so nice to let something like this go" said Naruto.
Kiba looked at him practically growling, he backed off and walked next to his old teacher. The ANBU seeing nothing threatening left, for a while there was a silence. Naruto was staring at Kiba waiting to see if he was going to do something, after a few seconds he turned to look at Hinata.
"You know for a long time I knew that you fallowed me Hinata. I knew that you liked me but the thing is you have an obsession with me. And frankly it's fucking creepy. I barely even talk to you and you fallow me every where. Then there's the one time you made those rice cakes that looked like me, fucking creepy. Just stay a way from me; if you couldn't do anything while I was gone to get rid of your stutter then the best is that you don't come any where near me. And Kiba come at me like that again and I won't let the ANBU stop you" said Naruto as he walked a way with that.
"Arrogant prick" said Kiba. Hinata was full out crying now. Kurenai looked at Naruto with a good amount of hatred. She vowed to herself that he wouldn't get a way with this.
-Naruto's house-
He started to clean out everything that was old, or didn't work. He pulled out the scroll that had all his clothes and walked to the master bedroom. Once he was inside he saw that it was real clean, except for the obvious layer of dust. There was something that caught his attention; it looked like an extra door. He thought that at first it was the bathroom but saw that it was actually the other door. He took a peek and saw something that he didn't expect to find ever.
It was his baby room. Along the walls were little swirls, with what he guessed, his father's crest. His crib had blue blankets and stuffed toys. The small wardrobe was full of unused baby clothes and diapers. Naruto picked up a small pillow that had his name sowed on. He just kept staring at it for a good while. "You ok?" asked the Kyubi.
"Just thinking of what could have been" he whispered.
"I could give you a hint. You would be a brat being the son of the fourth. I would be stuck in your mother" said the Kyubi "or you could have had one parent."
"Its funny you know for a long time I wanted to know who my parents were. If they loved me or if they left me. I wanted the smallest clue you know, and here is all the proof that I need but yet….. I can't seem to actually care. After finding out half the shit that I went through could have been avoided by someone helping me or by one of them surviving, it's all redundant" he said.
"So what you going to do with this room then?" asked the fox.
"Nothing really I have no use for the room, maybe in the future" he said and left the room.
"What could have been" he said to himself as he locked it.
-Konoha Street - 10 pm-
Naruto was walking, earlier he told Cho and Ten to go and meet up at a bar. By this time the majority of the people had heard that he was the true son to the fourth and was a clan head now.
There was a lot of different looks he was getting. Some admired him, others loathed, just different emotions. He was walking and was about to enter the bar that they agreed on but was stopped.
"Naruto" he heard the female voice.
He turned around and looked at the pink haired woman that was also staring at him. "Pink haired chick" he acknowledged.
"I'm sorry" she said.
Naruto turned around and looked at her. He was about to go in but when she said that he had to turn around. "And what exactly are you sorry for, I don't even know you. And here you are apologizing to random people."
"It was my entire fault, if I didn't chea…" she started but was cut off.
"I really don't give a fuck why you seem to be apologizing to me but maybe if you want to apologize to someone go apologize to him." said Naruto. Sakura knew exactly who Naruto was referring to.
"But if I didn…." Sakura wanted to apologize but Naruto wouldn't let her get a word in.
"I don't care Sakura; I should have known that I would always be your second choice. You made that clear, what happened after that happened. I got to go I got people I need to meet up with" said Naruto and left.
Naruto entered that bar and saw both of the crew members. "Its weird seeing both of you without being locked up" said Naruto as he looked at Tenzen and Cho.
"Shit just for that your paying for everything" said Cho.
"And we already ordered, the best by the way" said Tenzen.
"I thought that you didn't drink, you know you being a body builder and shit" said Naruto as he took a seat next to them.
Naruto and the other two just talked and joked around for a long time. They didn't notice of who exactly was entering the bar. Not long after Naruto entered, Sakura fallowed and people had entered a bit by bit. Most of them were looking at Naruto, Kiba and Kurenai were looking at him with disdain.
"I got to go tomorrow the new batches of ANBU are going to get their tattoos" said Cho as he was getting up.
"Can't you get in trouble for saying stuff like that?" asked Naruto.
"What're they going to do, send me to jail again" he said as he got his final drink and left them.
"You going to leave soon too?" asked Naruto.
"Might as well" said Tenzen "I'm fucking tired from earlier. You going to stay for a while or you going to leave?"
"Nah I want to get a few more drinks" said Naruto as he stayed.
Not long after did Tenzen leave did Kurenai make some hand seals under the table. She planned to make him relive his worst moment. But no genjutsu would work on Naruto not anymore.
Naruto felt a small disturbance but paid no mind to it. "They're trying to play mind games" said the fox.
"Let them play all they want, once they cross the line its game over" thought Naruto to himself. He didn't notice another person coming next to him.
"Hey there you look like you need some company tonight" said a woman that sat right next to Naruto.
He looked at her; she was a real beauty, curvy, long purple hair. Not bad thought Naruto to himself. "It depends on what you mean by company" said Naruto as he started the flirt game.
"Well how about the company only a woman can give a man" she said as she grabbed his hand and started to rub it.
"And maybe I can take some of your money" said the Kyubi imitating her voice "all I want is money I couldn't care less who I have to fuck." Naruto smiled a bit at that, the woman thought that she had him in her grasp.
"Well that's interesting but how about we go hit a club, I feel like having all kinds of fun tonight" he said as he got up and she fallowed.
For a brief moment he turned to look at the table where most of the people he used to be friends with where at. He looked directly at some people for a brief moment but just as he looked at them he turned away and walked out.
-Day away from Konoha-
A woman with auburn red hair was walking calmly towards the leaf. On either side of her was a male guard. One was what looked to be a kid with a sword strapped to his back, and another was an older man with an eye patch.
"Lady Mei are you sure it is a good idea coming to leaf, why don't you send an ambassador?" asked the older man.
"How many times do I have to tell you Ao, I'm not only coming here for the alliance I'm coming for him, I want to meet him in person. His been in prison for a long time, and may need the company of a woman, and I mean a real woman not just some random skank" she said as she kept looking forward. The one with the sword started to blush deeply. "Why can't you be more like Chojouro here, he doesn't question everything I do."
"Lady Mei it still doesn't change the fact that he was in prison, it affects how they think, they change from who they where" said Ao.
"It doesn't matter, I like the bad boy type" she said with a smirk "and he is the last Uzumaki, I always dreamed of having one as my husband."