(Authors note: Thanks for all the reviews, I was actually not expecting so many positive one…scratches the back of his head sheepishly I can only hope that I will continue to please the people that read the story.
Disclaimer: I still don't own Naruto
Small recap: Naruto gets abused n' tossed in to a lake, Naruto meets Kyuubi, Kyuubi wants to live so he gives Naruto a very microscopic sample of his power, Naruto pops out of lake and villagers shit their pants and run away, Naruto then teleports to his home…and that's were we left off…I think?
Chapter 2: Seeds Planted
The four men now exhausted from all the running came upon the gates of Konoha. One chunin guarding the entrance to the gate seemed to notice the men's discomfort and asked them about it.
"Geez you guys ok? You look like you saw a ghost?" the chunin with long shoulder length light grey hair said.
The men catching their breath unable to speak where grasping the situation and trying to put it in to words, finally the one who seemed to be the leader (the one with the Kunai) spoke.
"N….N…NO GHOST…BUT…FOX DEMON!...RELEASED…HEADING THIS WAY!" he said as he and his companions collapsed to the ground gasping for breath, Both of the chunins eyes almost popped out of their sockets hearing this statement, in fear of another possible Kyuubi attack on the village of Konoha.
"Mizuki I'll go and inform Hokage-sama you stay here and watch over them" the chunin with a scar stretching horizontally from left to the right side of his face just below his eye said. Mizuki turned to his companion "NO! I'll go I'm a lot faster than you Iruka" with that Mizuki leapt from rooftop to rooftop towards the Hokage tower not even giving Iruka a chance to protest.
Mizuki sped to the Hokage tower muttering curses under his breath "Damn fox-brat, had we done like I said all those years ago we probably wouldn't have this problem in the first place."
:FLASHBACK:
"Hokage-sama we should KILL! The DEMON! Now that he's asleep and vulnerable!" said a young Mizuki.
The Sandaime Hokage was shocked at the young genin that stood before him, yet he understood why he said it. "No! I cannot allow you or any one to do such a thing to this boy, it is the Yondaime's whish that this boy be treated as a hero in this village." The Sandaime Hokage said in a strick tone to Mizuki.
:END FLASHBACK:
"HUMP!...what ever, SOON! I will get what I came for…I just need to bide my time until the right opportunity presents it self." Mizuki said with a vile tone in his voice. Mizuki reached Hokage tower and made his way to the Sandaime's office. He reached for the doorknob and opened it. There stood the Hokage staring in to the night sky
"Hokage-sama we have a problem it seems there are four villagers claming to have seen the Kyuubi not far from the vicinity of Konoha" Mizuki spoke up.
The Hokage turned almost immediately after he heard such a thing, eyes visibly wide. "WHAT!...this is not good…not good at all…gather as many ninjas as possible and meet me on the roof of the Hokage tower" he said eyes serious and commanding tone at his disposal.
"I don't think that will be necessary Hokage-sama" a voice from behind Mizuki emanated. Both Mizuki and the Sandaime looked at the new presence in the room. "Iruka?...if you're here then who's" Mizuki was cut off by Iruka " I was lucky that Ibiki came when he did so I had him question them and he came to the conclusion it was nothing more than illusions caused by their drinking…I left Ibiki guarding the gate wile I came to inform both you and Hokage-sama" Iruka said with comfort in his voice.
"Well that is most pleasing news…for a moment there I thought I would have to do the same as the Yondaime" the Sandaime said with a relief tone in his voice and smile in his face. "We should get back to our post Mizuki and let the Hokage tend to his duties for the rest of the night" Iruka said with relief in his voice.
Both Chunins parted from the Hokage tower leaving for their guard duty.
'Hmm…Naruto…I hope that in time you will be accepted in to this village' the Sandaime thought very sadly for who, in his eyes was the town hero.
Naruto once again awoke up groggy in the vicinity of the cage were Kyuubi resides. He decided he needed answers from him and now was the time to ask the questions he has been thinking. He stood up with determination emanating from him, he clenched his fist and spoke.
"HEY! Fur ball talk to me…hello?...are you in there?"
Just then out of the shadows Kyuubi approached the bars of his prison and looked down at what was making all that noise. He stared at him eyes narrowed not in anger but in amusement.
"HMMM…GEESH YOU ARE WEAK…A LITTLE TASTE OF POWER AND YOUR BODY CAN'T TAKE IT. I ADMIT I KNEW YOUR BODY COULDN'T TAKE A LOT OF PUNISHMENT FROM MY CHAKRA BUT DAMN…YOU NEED TO TOUPHEN UP KID OTHERWISE YOU AS WELL AS I WILL BE SCREWD." The fox said in all seriousness with his eyes closed.
Naruto couldn't take it anymore he was pissed, more pissed than any moment of his life. The fox looked at his expression and boomed in laughter as a blood red Naruto decided to yell his argument.
"LISTEN YOU! I DON'T CARE IF YOU REALLY ARE KYUUBI I WHANT ANSWERS AND I WHAN'EM NOW!" he yelled in anger.
Kyuubi was beginning to actually take interest in Naruto, for no human not even the Yondaime the very person who trapped him in this god forsaken cage would do what Naruto just did. Kyuubi smiled showing his pearly whites again and spoke.
"KID YOU AND I ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER BECAUSE I EXIST IN YOUR BODY, FOREVER SEALED" said Kyuubi awaighting Naruto's reaction to this new information.
Naruto was both shocked and confused and it was evident in the look he was giving the Kyuubi. "So that means that you and I share my body?" questioned Naruto.
"HUMPH, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD DREAM NOW WOULDN'T IT BUT NO NOT EXACTLY, I LIVE IN YOUR BODY YES…AND UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T CONTROL IT…HOW EVER, SHOULD YOU USE MY POWER IF AND WHEN I ALLOW YOU TO THEN YOU WOULD BE SURCOMED TO RAW INSTINCTS, THAT AND AN OVEREXURCION OF MY CHAKRA WILL EVEDENTLY START TO DAMAGE THE BODY…SO FOR MY SAKE KEEP OUR BODY IN GOOD HEALTH, I WANA LIVE LONG ENOUPH TO FIND A WAY AOUTA HEAR." the Kyuubi replied not really expecting him to grasp all of it considering he was just six.
Naruto took this information and pondered a little. Naruto let out a sign and was about to ask the Kyuubi another question. As he was about to ask he smirked and closed his eyes as he started recollecting a memory with the only person in the village that treated him like a human being.
:FLASHBACK:
Naruto was taking a walk down the village road not paying attention to all the glares the villagers were giving him. He started feeling hungry so he went to a local sushi bar. The restaurant owner was plenty pissed that Naruto seemed to be there and yelled at him to leave.
"HEY! Get the hell out a here kid we don't and won't serve your kind!" the owner yelled.
"But…I have money I can pay for food…please mister all I ask is a small meal" Naruto begged. The restaurant owner took several pots and pans and stated throwing them at Naruto, hitting him in all directions of his body. Naruto made a brake for the door as several pots and pans hit his head along the way out. He ran as fast as he could and made it behind a large tower, with a large public garden. He hid behind a tree and started crying.
"Why…Why do the people of this town hate me?...sniff..sniff…all I wana do is live in peace, can't I have that." He whispered to himself.
"I'm sorry for the way they treat you young one" a soothing voice came from behind Naruto. In an instant Naruto turned around hands lifted up in protection almost reflexively weighting for some form of punishment, but none ever came instead in its place a warm hand ruffled through his blond hair. He looked up and stared in confusion to see an old man with a hat and the kanji symbol for fire on the middle, he wore a white cloak and on the back it said "HOKAGE" really big.
"…sniff…sniff…w-who are you?" Naruto asked confused as this person seemed to treat him for the most part well.
The man looked at Naruto with kindness in his eyes and sorrow in his heart. "I am the Sandaime Hokage of Konoha" he spoke. He looked in to Naruto's cerulean eyes and smiled "I am the village leader; I try to help every one in the village, come take a walk with me Naruto-kun"
Naruto stood eyes wide open as to this kind stranger "…Ha-Hai" he said as he nodded.
"Naruto…people can be forgiving they just need time. Smile and live in the future instead of dwelling in the past." The Sandaime said.
"Live in the moment but learn from past mistakes as they may help to better the moments one has in life" he smiled and looked down at the young boy.
"Tell me what is it you want to be when you grow up Naruto?" the Hokage asked.
Naruto squinted his eyes a little and appeared to be concentrating "Ya know I never really thought about it…can you tell me what Hokage means?"
The older man smiled at the question "Well Hokage means that you are the strongest ninja in the village, it means you are responsible for the lives of everyone in the village, you must watch over them, you must help them and above all you must protect them with your very own life if necessary" he said with a smile on his face.
Naruto took this all in very carefully; it was then that he noticed a person was crying near the fountain of the garden. He looked to see who it was and noticed a girl with shoulder length pink hair tied with a red ribbon and pretty plane red shirt and blue jeans was sitting on the edge of a fountain in the middle of the garden.
"…sob…sniff…sniff…why can't they just leave me alone…my forehead isn't that big…all I want is for them not to pick on me…I want to have REAL friends" she whispered to her self.
Naruto heard her and realized she needed a person to comfort her more than he did right now. "Hey old man you should go talk with her she seems lonely" Naruto said with sadness for her in his voice.
"I'm sorry but this little leaf will have to find its own way, sometimes it is necessary for people to fined their own path" he said with a sad look in his eye.
Naruto stuck his chest out narrowed his eyes and said "WHAT? What kind of Hokage are you? If I was Hokage….If I was Hokage I would defiantly help every one, I would tell her not to worry" he said in a daringly high pitched voice.
The old man smiled at the young boy "So. You're saying that you can do a better job at Hokage than I?" "DAMD RIGHT I CAN!" Naruto yelled. The Sandaime spoke with a smile on his face "Well then go and comfort her"
Naruto almost swallowed his tongue when he heard that but none the less walked to the pink haired girl and took her hand in his. She seemed a bit afraid at first but then he smiled at her "don't worry what ever it is it'll turn out ok" he gave one of his trademark fox grins and turned around about to leave. She stopped him and made him turned around she lunged at him and embraced him in a hug; he was stunned at her actions and didn't know what to do so he stood there. "Thank you" she whispered in to his ear as her emerald green met his cerulean blue. She let go of him and sat back at the fountain were he found her. Naruto walked back to where the Hokage stood and looked at the old man a little confused at her actions yet smiled like never before.
The old man chuckled amusingly at Naruto's little display "Perhaps you should become a ninja and train hard so one day you too can dawn the title of Hokage?" the Sandaime said jokingly. Naruto stood there and realized something he looked at her smiling as a blond haired girl with a yellow dress and black pants was now talking to her and laughing with her. Naruto smiled at the two seeming friends. He walked back and introduced himself to her as well. He closed his eyes and gave yet another fox like grin with his hands on the back of his head sheepishly and spoke.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto…what's yours?". The blond girl smiled at him "Yamanaka Ino…nice to meet you, this is my new friend Sakura" Sakura smiled and spoke "Hi…Haruno Sakura". Just as they made introductions the girls parents called to them to leave the garden.
"Ino time to go we need to get some things from the super market on our way home" the mother of said girl called. "Okay mom on my way" Ino turned to her new found friends with a smile "Sorry guys I gota go". Just then Sakura's mother called "Sakura, Honey its time to go we need to get some herbs for papa" Miss Haruno called to her daughter. Sakura bowed to her friends and spoke "Looks like I gota go too, well C'ya".
With that both girls were gone and Naruto yet again walked bake to the Sandaime. Naruto clenched his fists, grinded his teeth and narrowed his eyes 'for them I will become the best Hokage so that no one especially not them will ever get hurt, by anything or any one, these are my precious people' he thought. He turned to the Hokage then smiled at the old man that in tern gave him the same reaction from the Hokage of the village.
"Sounds like a plan Oji-san, See ya in 10 to 12 years then" Naruto spoke with a smile. The Sandaime looked at Naruto rather puzzled and amused at the nick name he was just given "What sounds like a plan?" he questioned.
Naruto looked at the Sandaime and smiled eyes closed and hands on the back of his head "Becoming Hokage of course!" he said rather bluntly. The Sandaime chuckled once again and looked at Naruto "Well then I guess I should enroll you in the academy in a few years then…and perhaps I could give you a scroll that way you could start practicing on certain things".
Naruto looked up at his newly appointed Oji-san and gave a goofy looking smile that read "Really!" with that Naruto hugged the Sandaime in blissful glee.
: END FLASHBACK:
Naruto stared in to the eyes of the fox and spoke "This power of yours…IF I'm strong enough…would I be able to call it when ever I need it?"
The Kyuubi narrowed its eyes to study Naruto further then smiled "ONLY WHEN I SEE FIT TO GIVE IT TO YOU!" Naruto summoned all of his willpower and courage and started walking closer to the cage. He made his way to it now close to 20ft; soon he was no more than a breath a way from the cage. He stared straight in to Kyuubi's eyes and walked inside the cage (the bars are big enough to hold Kyuubi in but are so big Naruto can squeeze right through). Kyuubi was taken aback by this he lifted his fury brow in shock and amusement.
"YOU NOW I COULD KILL YOU RIGHT NOW AND THEN THERE WOULD BE ONLY ONE CONSIOUSNESS IN THIS BODY!" he said ever so menacingly.
Naruto narrowed his eyes even further and smirked "You could try…but you'll fail because you're looking at the future Hokage of the Hidden Village of Konoha!" Naruto said with new found fervor and determination.
Kyuubi snickered and roared louder than anything Naruto had ever heard in his life but he stood his ground, for Naruto couldn't loose, not here not now and certainly not to this demon. Naruto thought 'there's no way in hell I'm gona let this thing beat me I'm gona survive…for them' with that in mind Naruto's body generated blue flames that illuminated a very small portion of the Kyuubi's cell.
Kyuubi growled bearing its large fangs "YOU'R EITHER STUPIDE OR HAVE A DEATH WISH…" he snarled. In all honesty Kyuubi was beginning to like this kid; he showed no fear what so ever and by the analysis of his chakra Kyuubi was quite impressed with his power for a six year old he already had a large portion of chakra all by his lonesome with out Kyuubi's own to add, though it wasn't like it was Kage-level chakra but still impressive for his age.
"I don't plan to die pall, I plan…to WIN!" Naruto said in confidence.
"SEE YA AT THE FUNERAL KID HAAAAAAAAAAAA!" with that Kyuubi lunged at him with monstrous speed and opened his mouth wide for a Naruto appetizer.
Utter silence.
Kyuubi never really intended on eating the boy but what he saw or rather didn't see was completely beyond his understanding. The boy was gone nowhere to be seen, just then he felt something on his head Kyuubi thought 'NO WAY THIS KID MOVED THAT! QUICK?...HOW?...UNLESS…HIS BLOODLINE LIMITE?…HAHAHAHAH THIS IS GETTING MORE INTERESTING BY THE MINUTE'he used one of his tails to grab an exhausted Naruto sleeping on his head. The Kyuubi smirked at his now sleeping jailor. He used his red chakra and created a bed for the boy and placed him on it.
"NARUTO UZUMAKI EH? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA…THIS WILL BE INTERESTIN INDEED FOR NOW SLEEP WELL WHEN YOU WAKE I WILL BE THE ONE TO TEACH YOU, I WILL BE THE ONE TO INSTRUCT YOU AND I WILL BE THE ONE TO MOLD YOU" Kyuubi smirked and evil smile and yet it had (though its atomically small) happiness and satisfaction. What ever the Kyuubi was planning only he knew, all that was certain was that it involved Naruto.
With that Kyuubi settled in the back of its cage once again in darkness and drifting of in to slumber.
