A Bloody New Start

Chapter 3: Preparation

By MM

A/N: Well I'll be working on something's, I still feel a little bad about putting everything on hold. I'm starting to come out of the entire it's a new relationship thing, so I will be getting back on track.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, nor do I want to, too troublesome.

***** Flashback

"Well I heard there is thing called a date, and I was wondering if you would be so kind and accompany me on such an event?" Hana was speechless. The guy that she cared for, the guy that treated everyone fairly, the powerful protector of Konoha, the best ANBU member you could get your hands on, was asking her on a date.

"I-I d-don't know what to say." Hana said with happiness in her voice.

Naruto smiled and said, "well you could say yes and we could have a very wonderful time tonight, or you can say no, but I have a feeling it will be the former of the two options."

Hana smirked a little bit, "how about I choose neither, I will accompany you on one of your dates, so long as it's tomorrow, you see, I have a family meeting tonight, so even when I get out I won't have any time."

"That's understandable." Naruto agreed. He was happy, considering the way he was smiling, even though she couldn't tell, he still was.

***** Flashback Over

Everything was fine with Naruto; he was now standing in front of one of the nurses stations with his ANBU gear all on, including the mask. The woman that was standing behind the woman that was signing him off was blushing up a storm. He marked it off as that she can see his Golden colored hair, which he left outside his hood. "Everything is set here ANBU-san; you may leave when you want." The woman that was taking care of the paperwork said.

"Then if you wouldn't mind, I'll be on my way kind ladies." Naruto said, emotionless as he turned around and walked off. As soon as Naruto made it outside he took in a big breathe of air, 'It's good to smell real fresh air instead of sterilizers.' Naruto thought. 'I'm also starving.' With that train of thought, he started to walk in a random direction not that he minded, but the first food joint he sees he would go into. It happened to be the same Dango place that Anko frequented. Naruto found a place to sit down and ordered some green tea with Ginseng herbs with his Dango. His food was placed on his table a few moments later, and he started to eat. This was a strange thing to see for the people around him, unless they knew Kakashi, he somehow ate with his mask still on.

"So hey there buddy, what's going on?" The question asked made Naruto look up to see Anko standing there. She had a smile on her face, one that was slightly different than the one she normally wears.

"Buddy? I'd say that we are barely an acquaintance, considering this would be the first full conversation that we have had." Naruto said blandly.

"I wouldn't be so sure Foxy-Kun" Anko said, this time smirking, with a 'know a secret' smirk.

Naruto almost lost his entire cool and went nuts looking for a way to get out of the situation he found himself in. Then his mind clicked however, there was only one way for her to know. "I take it that I can trust you with that secret. If not go to the Hokage and wipe your mind about who I Am."

"I'm not here to fight now am I, I came here for food, you just happened to be here, however I would like to talk to you about something's." She stated off-handedly, like she had always done.

He sighed, "Fine ask as much as you want, I cannot tell you everything."

"Ya, ya, ya, I got you Mr. Secret, but nothing about missions or the such, just about you, and about some of the things that happened that I feel that you need to know about."

Another voice came in to play this time around and there stood Yugao. "Get in line Anko."

"But you have had all this time to ask questions, but you never asked them." Anko said, defensively.

Naruto sighed again, 'this is going to be a long day.' "How about this proposal then, we go to my personal training area and you ask questions one at a time, I will answer as best as I can.

Then again a new voice this one was male, but younger, several years younger than Naruto himself. "Then count me in."

Naruto sighed yet again, "Sure thing Sasuke sure thing, but let's get our food to go, this is going to take forever." They all nodded in agreement. Then when the food came the grabbed it and went, Naruto took Sasuke on his back, like a piggyback ride and took off in the direction of his training ground with the other two in tow. They arrived moments later, Naruto stood in the center of a clearing, Sasuke was to his immediate left, Anko decided to make it a four person square and sat directly across from Naruto and then Yogua took the spot remaining. "Alright let me put up the barrier and let's begin.

Anko started, "I understand the pain that you had to go through Foxy-kun, but what happened that made you disappear?" She had never believed the story that he had died, she had grown attached to him, he prevailed over everything that she was going through, except he was younger than her, sure he started to lose faith, but that happens when no one is there for you.

"Well I won't go into too much detail, but it was one of those days that I was attacked, just like any other, but this time, I decided that I would give my life to the girl that was trying to stick up for me earlier, so when I saw my chance I stepped in front of a spear that was thrown at her. I was ready for death when metal hitting metal took me out of my stupor. I was pretty banged up but I managed to look at the person that had saved me, or for me back then, screwed me over. It was an ANBU member, except it was ROOT, he made a look alike clone of me that was just as bloodied and beaten as I was, except with a fatal wound, the other men in the full battalion of ROOT officers took the girl home or disposed of the attackers. That is when I disappeared, but I never really left I just was trained by losing most of my emotions, and learning methods of fighting, stealth, swordsmanship, and how to kill someone silently, and then disposal, however, thanks to the old man Hokage, I remained loyal, only to the nation, seeing no fault in the logical choices that the current Hokage has done, I betrayed the ROOT program with several other people that wanted to join me. It took a while but, I gained enough evidence with the help of the others to shut ROOT down, that was my first opp as 'Heaven's Fury' I killed Danzo head of the program, then blamed it on heart problems that resulted in heart failure, he never felt or realized a thing, it was painless, it was fast, it was needed. That is a secret that nobody is to learn, so this stays between us."

"What's your real name, I have only gotten your first name?" Sasuke asked.

"My full name is Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze. The immediate descendant of the late fourth Hokage." This earned gasps from the whole group.

Yugao looked thoughtful, "Why haven't you declared or acted in vengeance to the people that slighted you?"

"In all actuality I'm just waiting for it to be legal, then they will get their just rewards, besides some of the people I can understand, they fear what they can't comprehend, death of loved ones from a monster that was then sealed into something, is bound to have people not understand any of it, I mean, I do not understand the full process, however, I believe that the whole concept of using a infants coils to make a weapon out of said person, can be helpful, if it is justifiable, that and the person that has to deal with said burden has to have a somewhat good life. Does that answer your question as best suited to your needs?"

Anko was smirking, wondering if she could get names of the people that had smitted her, and put them on his 'hit list'. Sasuke was slightly smiling considering, Naruto's prank side was still there, he and Naruto had pranked several of the 'jerks' into submission. Yugao was shell shocked she hadn't expected that answer.

Anko was up again, "What was the black orb that poisoned you?"

Naruto frowned, "Well … I honestly … have no clue, but it was very painful."

They all looked at each other in worry and then they decided to take a closer look by themselves. All at once they pounced on him, with the one intent of finding out more on the seal that was placed on him that made him be in so much pain. They had somehow also managed to do it too, however there was nothing there to see.

Sasuke looked a little upset at this, "How come we can't find anything here?"

"Remember how I told you about the Kyuubi being sealed inside of me; well this new seal is acting the same, invisible unless I focus on it." Naruto answered truthfully. "Now as you guys know, I came to answer questions not be thrown to the ground and searched, please remove yourselves from my person, or there will be problems to your person's body." All of them let go besides Anko. "In a bad way, Hebi-hime" Anko smirked evilly.

"I think that I would like that Foxxy-Kunn." Anko said teasingly, however she hid her real feelings back, she actually did see Naruto in that light.

"Well anyway, I guess she can stay, but I'm tired. Are the questions done I would like to take a cat nap." Naruto said

"Well I happen to have something to do, Naruto, so I can't lay on you during your nap." Anko said as if he enjoyed her laying on him. Naruto sweat dropped at the comment. However his prankster side kicked in.

"How about this then Hebi-Hime, you can sleep on me," Anko brightened up, "so long as you do so naked in the middle of the village." Anko faltered after he said that last part. She knew that he was playing around so she had to think fast.

Anko smirked evilly, "I would rather it be in a room alone, however I wouldn't be the only one naked, considering" She did her best teary eyed lip quiver, "I've been waiting and saving myself for you Foxxy-Kun"

Naruto sighed in defeat on that note, making sure he would get her back sooner or later. An idea then came to mind for him, it would take glitter and some glue and a small wind jutsu, but it would be perfect. Naruto gained a wicked smirk that scared the others besides Anko who just ignored the warning signs. She then left to do whatever she had planned to do; Sasuke was the only one to stay after Yugao had said she had to do something's for the Hokage. Naruto then climbed a nearby tree and fell fast asleep while Sasuke decided that he was going to train down below.

***** (NMD)

Naruto walked to the gates and looked around; you see Kyuubi wasn't all that bad after you got to know her. Get past the whole 'I'm going to kill every mortal when I get out, thing,' which she had actually stopped saying a half a year back. "Kyuu you in there or what, because, I would like to know what that new seal on me is?" When he got no response it annoyed him, you see the Kyuubi always had two responses it was either run over and be ready for a conversation, or she was out like a light and very much so sleeping. Thinking that it was the latter Naruto yelled this time, "HEY KYUUBI WAKE UP!" he got a response this time, however it wasn't from Kyuu but another female.

"Please calm yourself child, everything will be explained in due time." The voice said.

Kyuubi appeared and looked a Naruto with compassion in her eyes and said, "I'll call to you when the time is ready, my love."

Naruto then started to fade and before anyone knew it he was gone.

***** (back to normal plain of existence)

Naruto opened his eyes and looked around, confused. Not because he didn't know where he was, he was still in the same place, he hadn't moved, it was due to what had just took place in his mind, who was that with Kyuubi, why did Kyuu call him my love, there was no way that the Kyuubi loved him right. He pushed that a side and looked down to see Sasuke still going at it training. "Hey Sasuke, want to come to the Hokage tower with me?" No sooner then he said this Itachi had entered the training ground and smiled.

"I was actually on my way to retrieve you Heaven's Fury." Itachi stated.

Sasuke looked up to see his brothers and shook his head, "sure if you want me to go I'll come to see the Hokage with you."

Naruto smiled and slid his mask on this time. He jumped off the tree and landed next to the two brothers and nodded to them, with that they started their walk to the tower. Naruto was thinking back to the days where he had just become an ANBU with Itachi, those years had been some fun years, well for while they had lasted. When they arrived they were allowed to enter the Hokage's office. "Hey there old man what's been happening on the home front?"

The old man behind the desk mumbled something about bratty kids and them always calling him old man now, and also something about only being in his late sixties, he then coughed and smiled, Naruto was smirking, Itachi was smiling and trying to hold in his laughter. Sasuke was lightly chuckling at the scene. "Anyway things have been good here especially with what you have made the sound village look like. Well you see we have some other information that needs to be passed on. You see I have realized that you Itachi need some time with your remaining family, where as you Naruto need some time to get better acquainted with people your age. You two will become Jonin sensei's' Itachi your group will be your brother here, Shino Aubrame, and Hinata Hyuuga. Naruto your team will be Kiba Inuzaka, Ino Yamanka, and Sakura Haruno. Is this acceptable for you two?" the old man Saratobi asked.

"That would be acceptable Hokage-Sama." Itachi and Naruto said in their unison monotone speech. "I'd like to know when we meet our teams." Naruto threw in as an after note.

"Tomorrow at noon is going to be when the teams are assigned, however you may go when you please and show up when you like." Was the Hokage's answer. "However in a weeks' time I need both your teams capable on going to find my successor, Tsunade. You will be grouped up with Jiraya, but this mission will be classified as an A rank secret mission, please keep it on the down low until the word needs to get out."

With that done Itachi and Sasuke left to go have a peaceful diner. Naruto stayed behind and told the Hokage everything that had happened on the mission and the return home. When he finished he left to his compound. Naruto no longer lived in the orphanage or an apartment, but rather a small ranch inside of the training ground 44. It was in the way back and for some reason it was peaceful back there. His house overlooked a small lake that reflected the Hokage Mountain. Naruto spent his time there, when he could. Like tonight he fell asleep in a matter of seconds.

***** (The next day)

Naruto arrived at the Academy at 6:30. Itachi arrived a few moments later and smiled at Naruto, Naruto turned himself into a fly on the wall and Itachi hung from the ceiling. Kids started pouring into the room at about 7:40 after the lecture that the kids received for a good three and a half hours, then the man known as Iruka started talking about what life was like for ninja.

(A/N: Since I have a lazy side I'm not going into detail about the teams only the ones that I feel that I need to talk about.)

Iruka began the team count off. "Team one will be Ino Yamanaka, Sakura Haruno, and Kiba Inuzaka your Jonin Sensei is Naruto Uzumaki. Team Two will be Sasuke Uchiha, Shino Aubrame, and Hinata Hyuuga your sensei is Itachi Uchiha. Team Three is Kin, Shikamaru, and Choji. …...

With that the rest of the teams were called and Naruto decided to make his appearance. He puffed into existence behind everyone, and nobody seemed to notice. Naruto dropped all signs of emotions and decided to meet his new team. "Team One" Naruto said startling everyone. "You're with me so let's go top of the Hokage Mountain you got two hours.

***** (Two hours later)
"Well look who decided to show up, I'm impressed that you kiddies got up here so fast." Naruto said as he looked over his three students that were out of breathe. "Well anyway let's start this off the right way, let's introduce ourselves. You can start us off other blondie."

Ino huffed at this, "My name is Ino Yamanaka, things that I like are the color purple, my friends and family, my major dislikes are people that lie, people that hurt others for awful or no reason at all, and people that hurt my friends, family, and teammates. My hobbies include helping people out when they need it, talking to others, and finding new and rare flowers and my goals for the future are to be one of the greatest female clan heads of our time." She finished with gaining respect from Naruto. Naruto nodded his head and looked over to the next person.

Kiba decided to go considering his Sensei was staring at him. "I'm Kiba Inuzaka, I like my dog and dogs in general, I love a good challenge, and I love my family and my friends and teammates. I dislike people that abuse animals, people that are assholes, and anyone that tries and hurts my family, and friends. My hobbies are helping my sister when I can, learning new techniques for me and my dog, and for the future I wish to be a kick ass ANBU like Heaven's Fury!" Naruto smiled behind his Kakashi mask.

Sakura looked down then back up, "Well I am not a bloodline holder, nor am I strong like Heaven's Fury or Raven. I am Sakura Haruno and I love all the things that my teammates have said, however I love learning anything new that comes from books or scrolls. I have very little dislikes, besides people that try and hurt my friends and family. My hobbies are learning new things and trying to hang out with people that are nice to me. For the future I wish to be someone that has a very outstanding role in society that helps people when they need it the most." Sakura said.

"Hmm seems you guys could go far. Alright, I'll tell you about me, My name is Naruto however, I'm currently taking break from my ANBU captain days, my call sign which by the way you'll never repeat is Heaven's Fury. My likes are people that stand up for themselves and people that have to make hard decisions', my dislikes list can go on and on and on, My hobbies are relaxing, trying to enjoy life while I have it, and being with people that I deem fit to be with, and for the future, well honestly, find that special someone and settle down, have a family." Naruto said while a gentle breeze rolled past him. "Ahh the awkward silence of people having their brains overloaded, tis peaceful."

MM here, well there you go folks, still looking for a Beta, any takers. So read Review if you want too, Criticism is welcome, hate mail will not, have a reason to hate, I'll try and fix errors as they come along. Also sorry about the GF thing, not too sure how long it will last, I'm not sure we suit each other. Anyway getting off topic, that black orb? Have any guesses anyone, go ahead send me what you think it is, I'll tell you if you're right or wrong. =P. Well I'll finish this chapter now then, MM here says until next time Peace.