Well I got some mixed reviews for the first chapter. Hopefully the second is better. I have put in some details that should have been in the first chapter. Enjoy
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"Uhh... Well I guess that's what I get for eating strange fruit. Now to get out of this forest... or not."
Now that naruto was fully awake the first thing he noticed is that he was no longer in the forest. He found himself to in an endless void of white empty space.
"HELLO! IS ANYONE HERE!"
Naruto waited and waited but no reply.
"...So, I'm alone, in this strange place..." he said to himself, "don't tell me, I'm dead?"
After saying that, Naruto stayed silent for a moment until his mind caught up with what he just said. Now Naruto did what any sane person would do. He started running around like a mad man, shouting at the top of his lungs.
"I'M TOO YOUNG TO DIE! I HAVEN'T EVEN KISSED A GIRL BEFORE! I HAD SO MANY PLANS; I WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO PROVE TO EVERYONE THAT I AM AMAZING!"
Naruto continued to run about, shouting nonsense to the silent amusement of a mysterious figure. By the time Naruto finished he was on his hands and knees, heavily panting while looking at the ground. It was at this time that the figure decided that he has had enough fun and for him to show himself to the child.
"Ahem. Even though it's been fun watching you make a fool of yourself, I think it's about time for you to calm down"
Naruto turned to where he heard the amused voice and saw a man. The man was tall standing at 5ft 7in, white hair, pale skin and dark brown left eye and a red left eye. He was wearing a full body silver suit covered silver armour and a white cape that seemed to be too big and was slightly dragging on the ground. Overall he had a regal appearance and gave of an aura that made you want to follow him and a godly presence.
"Hey mister, who are you? Where are we? How do I get out of here? Is the forest near here? Konoha has to be nearby, right? Answer me!" Naruto may be slightly more mature then he should be for his age but he is still a 6 year old boy. It was also this time that he noticed the man's godly presence.
"Wait a minute. You're Shi-Shinigami-sama aren't you!?" Naruto immediately bowed and shouted, "PLEASE DON'T EAT MY SOUL!"
The man couldn't help but sweat drop at what he heard. At first the child in front of him was asking 50 questions a minute and know he's acting like he was going to kill him.
As Naruto was waiting for the godly figure to make his decision. He was surprised about what happened next; the man placed his hand on top of Naruto's head. When he looked up he saw the man's eyes, all he saw was kindness. That gaze made Naruto feel warm. It was something he hasn't seen given to him and him alone for a long time.
"Come on kid, do you really think I would do that?" Naruto shook his head. "Good. Know that you've calmed down let me introduce myself. My name is Kouta Kazuraba." "Naruto Namikaze Uzumaki." Kouta continued to smile at Naruto. "That's a long name. So Naruto-kun how did you get here?"
"I was out late at night and I was hungry. So when I saw this zipper/portal thingy with fruit coming out of it. So I went in."
Kouta gave him a dead panned look. "So you saw a crack and decided to go in." Naruto scratched the back of his head and gave a nervous laugh. Naruto said "Probably not my best move. Anyway, I went in and was about to eat one of the lock shape fruits but then something called me. I saw the golden apple, ate it and then I woke up here."
Kouta looked Naruto in the eyes and asked, "Why were you outside, by yourself, this late at night? What about your parents? Aren't they worried about where you are right now?"
As soon as Kouta mentioned family, Naruto found the ground very interesting.
"Naruto-kun, tell me about your relationship with your family."
After hearing the question, Naruto reluctantly told Kouta how he was treated at home. Unknown to him though was that Kouta read his memories when he patted his head but he wanted Naruto to say it himself.
Naruto told him how he was ignored by nearly everyone and pushed aside for his sisters because of his father, Minato Namikaze, and his godfather Jiraiya. His mother wasn't as bad. At least she would listen to him occasionally but as soon his sisters were involved she would take his side and more or less followed his father like a lost puppy. His godmother, Tsunade would follow his mother and completely ignore him but he noticed that whenever she looked at him, she would always seem sad. This all got worse when they started training his older sisters two years ago. He asked his parents to train him too but they would always say that his sisters needed there full attention. He kept asking but the answer never changed. It got to the stage where they were completely forgetting his existence.
The relationship he had with his sisters was strange. When they started training they also asked if he could train with them but his father told them that as his older sisters it was there job to protect him. Being told this caused them to be overprotective of him and would always baby him but for them the saying out of sight, out of mind is very true. They were always surrounded by people who took their attention away from him so they always think he is in his room and with the daily training they were too tired to think otherwise.
Then there was the village. They always glared at him and were always calling him names behind his back. He found it strange how they hated him for containing the kyuubi's soul while they loved his sisters who had the chakra. However, the fact that he is occasionally locked out of the house doesn't help him at all. Whenever the villagers got drunk there was always a small group of them that would beat him up. He told Kouta that he found the crack after one of these beatings.
Kouta was angry at Naruto's parents. The look of saddens in his eyes just made him madder. Then he remembered that Naruto had eaten the forbidden fruit. So he made a decision.
"Naruto, would you like to meet some friends of mine?"
Kouta gave him an amused look when he saw Naruto tilt his head in confusion. Before Naruto could question him he was blinded by a flash of light. When it died down there were three new men in front of him. All of them were looking around trying to figure out where they were until they noticed him and Kouta.
Kouta cleared his throat and said to them, "It's been awhile guys. Allow me to introduce this young man. His name is Naruto. Be nice to him." He turned to Naruto. "Let me introduce these guys." He first pointed to the oldest man. He stood at the height of 5ft 10in. He was wearing a dark suit with a white dress shirt underneath with the top buttons undone and shoulder length messy black hair and a serious yet lazy expression on his face. "This guy over here is Takatora Kureshima. He may look mean but he just a big softie inside." He then turned to the youngest of the three. He was 5ft 6in. He had well groomed black hair with his left eye slightly covered. He was wearing yellow trousers that were pulled up showing his shins. He was wearing a blue hoodie with white sleeves with the centre pocket being black and white in a checkered pattern and he looked similar to Takatora. "Meet Mitsuzane Kureshima, Takatora's younger brother and a fellow member of team Gaim. Just call him Mitchy." He looked at the final figure. He was 5ft 9in with brown hair that reached his neck. He was wearing black trousers with grey stripes going down it and a red dress shirt with a grey waist coat over it. And finally he was wearing a trench coat that was mainly black with some red on it. "And finally this is Kaito Kumon."
All Naruto could do was nod dumbly and say "H-Hello."
Before any of them could reply Kouta showed them all Naruto's memories. He also went further by using Naruto's chakra he was able to show them what happened in the planet since chakra first appeared. They were all surprised about how the planet has developed but were also saddened by Naruto's life. The first one to react was Kaito. He walked up to the boy and kneeled so that they were on the same level. He looked at him with a caring smile and told him.
"You are strong." This caused Naruto's eyes to widen. Takatora stepped up and continued.
"He's right. You never gave up no matter what happened to you and never fell into the darkness. That is something I respect. It reminds me of another idiot who has the same attitude. That same idiot was able to save me from my own darkness."
Kouta eyebrows were twitching due to being called an idiot but he couldn't help but agree that Naruto was similar to him.
Mitchy decided to continue.
"Nii-san's right. When I was younger if I was as strong as you then I wouldn't have made so many mistakes." He looked at Kouta and his brother and gave them an apologetic look. "So many mistakes."
Takatora put a supportive hand on his shoulder and Kouta sent him a look saying that he forgave him a long time ago.
After hearing what they had to say Naruto was trembling. They all noticed this. Kaito, who was still kneeling down, was about to ask him what's wrong but before he could Naruto latched on to him at began crying. These people that he has just met have given him something that he has always wanted. To be acknowledged. As he was crying Kaito embraced him. If it was the old him he would have thought that Naruto was weak for crying but after his battle with Kouta he learnt that crying doesn't make you weak. If you're able to stand up and keep going through the tears then you are truly strong. As Naruto was calming down, the adults all shared a knowing look.
Naruto moved out of Kaito's arms and looked away. He was embarrassed but he was still happy. The adults found it funny watching the embarrassed child.
Naruto, after getting his blush under control, looked up at them and said.
"So, what happens now? We're still stuck in this place."
At this time Kouta moved forward.
"Naruto, this place is your mindscape, the deepest part of your subconscious and the four of us are actually dead but don't worry your still alive," he quickly added after seeing Naruto's eyes widen.
This news shocked and saddened Naruto that his new friends are dead.
Kouta continued. "You see the fruit you ate is called the forbidden fruit. It is an item with immense power that will appear in front of someone that the forest, the helheim forest, seems worthy to evolve and change the world. That right, it chose you. The fruit is actually the reason why chakra even exists. You see in the past a woman was chosen by the forest. Her name was Kaguya Ĺtsutsuki. With its power she was able to bring peace to the world but she wasn't able to find her other. She was the priestess of fate. The priestess and the man of the beginning are a fated pair. Since she couldn't find him and wanted children so she chose the strongest male she could and had children with him. At first she loved them until she learnt that they inherited a weaker version of her own power which was later named chakra. After learning this she grew to hate her children. She saw them as a constant reminder to the fact that she turned her back on her duties as the priestess of fate. This rage caused her to act rash and her sons were forced to stop her. She took her inves form, the juubi. She was sealed away into the moon at the cost of one of her sons' life. The other son was able to remove her power and split it into nine pieces. This was the origin of the tailed beasts. You may have realised but the sons were named Hagoromo and Hamura but you also know Hagoromo as the sage of six paths."
Naruto's jaw was on the ground not that anyone could blame him. He learnt knowledge that no one knows about and the fruit he ate chose him for something big. Kouta wasn't done there though.
"You see, right now your body isn't strong enough to handle the fruits power so it has just turned you into an overlord king class inves. When you get older the fruit inside you will also develop until you become the new man of the beginning but that's going to take a while. So to help you we have all decided to help you. We will give you some of our memories so you will know a bit about your abilities as well as the basics of our fighting styles. So you know how to use the sengoku and genesis drivers. The sengoku driver will be fused with you and you just have to summon it but the genesis driver won't. Also normally the priestess appears before the man of the beginning. This is actually the first time that the man has come first so I don't know what will happen."
After hearing this Naruto was bouncing up and down. He was really excited that his new friends will help him. Then he noticed the sad look on his friends faces.
"What's wrong guys. Why do you look so sad"
Kouta sighed. "Naruto-kun, you see we won't be able to go with you. After this we will all return to the afterlife."
Before Naruto could say anything he Mitchy brought him into an embrace. All the young boy could do was cry. He finally got friends and now they have to leave. They watched the boy with sad looks.
Kouta continued. "There's one more thing. The kyuubi's soul was never sealed in you."
It took a while but after Naruto stopped crying and registered what Kouta said. He couldn't believe. If he doesn't have the soul then why did his father tell the village that he did? He couldn't understand why.
Takatora placed his hand on the boy's shoulder.
"Naruto, the answer is simple. Your fath-, no he doesn't deserve to be called that. Minato used you as a scapegoat. He lied on purpose so the villagers hate will be placed on you alone and leave your sisters alone."
Naruto was shocked. How could anyone do something like this. To his own son but what about the rest of his family. Do they know? His sisters were clean but the adults. He didn't know what to think of them.
"What do I do? I don't know if anyone knows this. I..I."
"Naruto!" He looked up and saw Kaito staring at him. "Never forget, you are strong"
Mitchy continued. "That's right. If it's you I know you won't fall."
Kouta and Takatora were smiling at him, giving him encouraging looks. Naruto wiped the tears from his eyes and looked up at them. They were all happy and proud to to see the fire in his eyes.
"You guys are right. I'm. The super awesome Naruto. Something like this won't get me down. Everything makes sense now but I won't give up until I find out the truth about my parents. I swear it."
As Naruto spoke the four riders began to fade away. All with smiles on there faces. They gave a final wave before they vanished. Naruto began to fade from his mindscape as well.
As Naruto began to come to he found himself back in the forest. He turned away from the tree and saw these strange humanoid creatures moving towards him. Naruto immediately stood up and had his back against the tree as the creatures kept approaching.
"Wh-what are you?!" He brought his arms in front of his face, closed his eyes and shouted. "Stay away!"
At that moment roots sprouted from the ground and vines from the trees above them and bound the creatures at front while the rest of them stopped. After Naruto noticed that they weren't attacking him he decided to open his eyes and he was surprised by what he saw. Mokuton. An ability that hasn't been seen since the Shodaime hokage. Then he remembered what happened in his mind and looked through the knowledge that his friends gave him. Naruto decided to test his overlord abilities to release the inves and order them to leave. He was happy that the immediately listened to his order.
It was at this time that Naruto noticed that he was taller than before. Much, much taller. He stood at 6ft 11in and his arms were covered in yellow gauntlet like armor. He immediately made his way slowly to the nearest lake and looked in it. From his memories he was able to learn that his overlord form was the same as Kaito's Lord Baron. The only difference is that the red was burnt orange for him. He focused like his memories showed him and his overlord form dissipated revealing his now completely healed six year old form. He released a sigh. Then he turned around only to be blinded by a flash of light. When it died down on the floor was a red belt buckle as well as four lockseeds but these were all pale blue with the symbol of a melon, lemon, peach and cherry. These were the energy lockseeds. He picked them up and remembered what his friends told him.
"I promise guys, I'll never give up."
Naruto went to tree and picked four fruits. And summoned his sengoku driver with a blank indicator on his waist. He picked four fruits and watched them change into regular lockseeds that have great sentimental value to him. The orange, banana, melon and budou lockseeds. Naruto reached into his pocket and pulled out a scroll. These were his emergency supplies. Since he was locked out a few times he stole an empty sealing scrolls from his dad's study and filled it with camping and a small bit of food. He opened the scroll and emptied the contents and placed the placed the lockseeds and genesis driver in it.
With that done, he focused and opened a crack to take him to outside of his home. It was already the afternoon so he didn't have to worry about running into minato. He headed into the compound and was about to head up the stairs when someone called him.
"Naru-kun~!"
After he heard that voice he knew exactly who it was. He began to pale and turned around just in time to be knocked over by a powerful embrace. As he looked up from the ground violet met violet. On top of him was his older sister Naruko. She was average size for a six year old girl with her straight blond hair that reached the back of her neck.
"Hi, Naru-nee." He nervously replied. So today was going to be one of the days they remembered him.
"mou, where were you naru-kun, I was looking for you." She pouted.
"That's what I want to know."
Naruto looked up and saw his other sister Mito. Her red hair now reached her just past her shoulder blades. She was smiling a bit too sweetly and he could see a red aura begin to surround her. She was very angry.
Both Mito and Naruko inherited their mothers anger but Mito had a shorter temper then Naruko.
As Naruto was sweating and trying to figure out an excuse, he was saved by the timely appearance of his mother.
"Now, now girls. Leave your brother alone. Don't you have chores to finish"
Kushina was watching her children in amusement. She 5ft 6in and didn't look a day over 25 even though she was in her late 20s. She had the body of a trained warrior with d-cup breasts and wide hips. Her red hair reached down to her butt. Even though she was married she was still one of the most desired females in the village.
After the girls got up and went back to doing their work she looked at her son. She regrets not spending more time with him but Minato said to focus on the girls and whatever he said is right. No one noticed a faint glow on her neck.
She noticed his ruined clothes and her eyes widen.
"Naru-kun, what happened to you? Are you alright?"
Naruto never stopped looking in her eyes and noticed that she was actually surprised and concerned about him. The forbidden fruit gave him empathetic abilities so he knew she was telling the truth. This shocked him Right now he didn't know what to believe about his parents. After coming out of his shock he smiled at her, but it never reached his eyes.
"I'm fine kaa-chan. I'm going to be in my room."
After that Naruto went up to his room amd collapsed on to his bed. He was exhausted and stiff. It seems his body can't handle changing from his overlord to human form. As he lay there he knew that he he to train harder then he did before and he had to learn why Minato betrayed him. He now knows that his mother isn't involved but this was just the beginning.
As he drifted into unconsciousness his final thought was of his promise to Kouta and the others. He had long way to go but he will never give up.
I wrote a lot more than I thought I would. I know that some things probably seem a bit forced but don't worry. I will rewrite this story after I get better at writing. That won't be for a long time though. Oh well.
Just a heads up, next chapter will most likely be a timeskip to the first day of the academy.
So how did you like this chapter?