A/N Hello! Hello! AND WELCOME BACK TO "Naruto The Emperor" LAST TIME we saw Naruto go into the zone for a second, but his body couldn't handle it. SOOO he talked a bit to the Hokage and Declared Sasuki Uchiha his Rival NOW without Further ado P.S OH yeah disclaimer I own nothing, nothing at all... WHYYYY
"No one is promised tomorrow" Yasuo( I Adore his quotes, sue me)
It took all of two weeks for Naruto to be up and about, and another three days before the hospital let him loose. He had always healed quickly, a lot of doctors muttered about him being lucky. However in the time he was in the hospital Sasuki had come to visit him about three times. The first time just to check in, the second she smuggled in Ramen for him (he nearly kissed her for that) and finally it was to declare that he should have won that final fight, that it was only luck that enabled her to win. He waved it off and said
"Luck is just as good as any way to win, after all in the real world a lucky win is a lot better than a lost that ends in you dying right?"
Seeing as how he wasn't budging on it, she sighed and said that she wanted a rematch which he gladly accepted. So now he was walking into the Hokage's office, as to make his Jiji honor his promise of a gift, which got him excited, what would the gift be? A cool jutsu? A badass weapon? Oh the possibilities. Walking passed the receptionist who gave him a smile (he liked her, she was nice, unlike most of the people in Konoha.) Than up the stairs he went. Coming to the door he couldn't keep the smile off of his face, opening the door he let out a loud shout,
"ALRIGHT JIJI! WHAT"D YOU GOT FOR ME!" He shouted causing the elder man to shake his head with a smile
"you sure didn't waste any time Naruto" He said getting a scoff from Naruto
"Who'd you take me for Jiji? I ain't got time to bleed." He said with a smirk causing the Hokage to smile a bit
"now I suppose you want your surprise huh?" He asked causing Naruto to nod his head rapidly "alright then give me just a second" he said before pulling out piece of paper, than quickly he started writing down something on the pieces of paper. Naruto waited rubbing his hands together to keep himself from jumping around, suddenly Hiruzen held up the piece of paper and Naruto snatched it out of the air. Looking down at it he raised an eyebrow,
"what's all this Jiji?" He asked curiously causing Hiruzen to nod his head
"you see I cannot give you strength Naruto. However I can give you the means to earn your own strength" with that Hiruzen tapped the piece of paper "all of these Items will start you on your path to becoming stronger." He said causing Naruto to nod his head with a fire in his eyes. Opening the list Naruto stared at it for a second before nodding to the Hokage, with that he turned around and went to run out of the office, however Hiruzen quickly caught him, turning with a raised eyebrow Hiruzen held up a letter with a seal on it
"When the shop asks you for money give this to them, it will all smooth over."
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Running through the streets Naruto quickly found a shop that a friend from one of his previous years at the academy told him about. Walking into the shop, the ring of the bell was the only sound that went through the otherwise silent shop. For a second Naruto thought the shop was closed and then he heard a calm
"Welcome to Higurashi weapon's may I assist you in... Naruto?" The voice said causing Naruto to look and for him to let out a startled
"Huh?" This got a laugh from one TenTen. Who didn't even bother hiding the smile worn proudly.
"TenTen? What are you doing here?" Naruto questioned
"Simple I work here whenever I'm not on a mission."
Now TenTen was a year older than Naruto, however since Naruto had started the academy at a very young age he had already failed twice, however in this time he had managed to meet many people, one of the being TenTen. TenTen had brown hair tied up into a pair of buns, a delicate face along with smooth looking skin. Wearing a pink shirt and green ninja pants. All in all TenTen would be a catch for any guy with just one problem... She was a guy.
"If you stare like that a person could get the wrong Idea Naruto." The boy teased causing Naruto to sigh and slap his hand onto his forehead
"Honestly why a boy who looks soooo much like a girl exists boggles the mind"
"Now you make it seem like I'm some sort of freak of nature"
"That's because you are"
"… That hurts Naruto. That really hurts" However by his smile Naruto could tell that he honestly =not offended the female looking boy. "Ok so moving on, what exactly are you doing here Naruto?" At the question Naruto simply pulled out the list, and handed it to TenTen. Who took the list and read through
"let's see some weights, kunai and shuriken, simple enough... Ninja wire gloves, oh those are less common nowadays but simple enough, a chain scythe huh been a while, and finally a gunbai war fan? That is strange never had any want it, but we do have it." He mumbled all this while Naruto just nodded his head. He didn't know what half of those weapons were. However Jiji recommended them so he would try them. "Well we do happen to carry all of these, even the war fan, however if you'd like anything custom made it will take a while to make." However Naruto simply shook his head
"Normal gear should be enough to get me started" he said getting a nod from TenTen who went behind the counter and into a back room. He was gone for quite some time, however after he came out he set down a large fan, a chain scythe, and glove, two bags, and a small bunch of weights. Setting them all down on the counter, TenTen wiped his off his forehead before adding up the prices quickly.
"alright the total is 25,000 Ryo" TenTen said causing Naruto to reach into his pocket before he grabbed the letter that Jiji have given him. Handing it over to TenTen who's eyes were wide from just seeing the stamp, looking through the letter, he seemed to go weak in the knees before he put the letter down "Ok Naruto is there anything else you want at all, anything?" He asked causing Naruto to tilt his head
"why?" He asked curiously
"this letter is called a Ryo Holding, it was implemented by the second Hokage" TenTen said holding up the paper "It's only given to very important people, and it can be used instead of paying for any amount, because this ensures that the Hokage himself will ensure that the store will not fail as long as the one who gave the letter states that the shop is good, meaning that as long as you like this store the Hokage will cover any expenses that arise, such as repair costs, shipping costs, and we can even use it to hold off on paying the business tax. It is a very good article of paper to have"
At hearing this Naruto rubbed his chin for a while "but isn't that bad for the village seeing as how you basically earn money without having to pay anything back?" He asked
"ah good question, well you see that is true, but there are some clauses, you see we do have to pay most of our taxes, however the main business tax can be avoided however if we do that we'd lose a lot of credibility due to us being unable to pay that tax. It also doesn't cover us if we do something like take a loan, as that was of our own violation." She said causing Naruto to nod
"so basically it says that if anything happens to the store the Hokage will cover it?"
"Precisely"
"you coulda just said that, you gave way to long winded of an explanation" he said causing TenTen to blush a bit and cough into his hand
"I guess your right" he mumbled a bit before shaking it off "however it still stands as long as we have this you can take most of what you want, within reason of course" TenTen said causing Naruto to nod before walking off into the store. Looking through the Ninja gear, Naruto decided that a new outfit couldn't hurt, something tough and durable but wouldn't get in the way of him fighting. Maybe even a Taijutsu scroll so that he can learn a style. Decisions, decisions.
Finally Naruto came across a outfit that spoke to him. The shirt was actually a bit like fishnet however when he reached out and felt it, it was very firm, and wouldn't tear easily. The jacket over that was a rough kind of cloth, with leather in places like the elbow and shoulder ensuring it would be easy to move in and would weaken blows. The jacket was black with burnt orange along the sleeve, and to finish this was a burnt orange pair of pants.
"It's beautiful" Naruto whispered to himself feeling the fabric, not even caring about who was in the store Naruto stripped out of his clothes and put it on right there, Naruto hummed when it was on, it was a bit big, however he would grow into it. Walking back to TenTen Naruto showed off the outfit
"What do you think?" He asked causing TenTen to look at him weird "did you really change inside the store?" He asked
"Yep"
"and you left your clothes there?"
"Yep!"
"And your not going to pick them up?"
"Exactly." He said getting a sigh from the boy who held up a scroll
"Alright Naruto all of your items are stored in this sealing scroll" passing it to the blonde TenTen continued "however I left theses out" he said showing the weights "seeing as how you should start wearing them at all times. Only take them off to shower. Oh and I'd recommend taking them off at least once a week and running around to keep yourself adjusted to the speed" She said causing Naruto to nod his head before he strapped the weights to himself, five pounds on each arm, ten on each leg. Stretching out a bit in order to get used to the weight Naruto smiled at TenTen before waving to the boy
"see ya TenTen" The boy said before walking out getting a wave from the boy who turned to look at the pile of clothes before shivering
"So many germs, it's ok TenTen you can do this."
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It took Naruto a while before he was used enough to the weights that he walked without begin to slow, however once he was used to them he ran straight to the Uchiha compound. Reaching the gate Naruto walked straight in something that caused some of the people around to drop their jaws at. Now while after dark you weren't allowed in. As long as you didn't cause a ruckus the Uchiha wouldn't bother you. It took fifteen minutes of waddling and a lot of people being bugged for directions, however he arrived in front of the building which was were Sasuki was. Naruto put on a smile before reaching his hand out, and swung out his hand, however the door opened before his hand reached revealing a boy who seemed to only be a few years older than Naruto himself.
Now Itachi Uchiha was thirteen years old, he was an ANBU captain, as such he was always on guard, or at least almost always, you see when he was home alone, he let his guard down just a bit, and as a resualt when he opened the door he didn't expect to see the Jinchuriki to be at his door, nor did he expect his little fist to crash down to one place that Itachi honestly wished he didn't hit.
Taking a couple of steps back Itachi put his hand to his mouth, it's twitching hidden by said hand, and did his best not to swear, pain tolerance is nice and all however, when you got hit in that area unexpectedly you were never ready... Never... So Itachi took a few minutes to recompose himself ignoring the boy who had allowed himself in to apologize. With all of the noise it seemed that Itachi and Naruto had attracted the attention of Mikoto Uchiha who leaned out through the doorway to ask what was happening, however when she saw Naruto the words froze in her throat however after quickly calming herself she walked up to the boy.
"What happened Itachi?" Mikoto asked causing the elder uchiha to turn to the woman
"nothing mother it seems that young Naruto has come to visit" he said causing Naruto to look at him in confusion
"wait you know my name?" He asked curiously causing Itachi to smirk while Mikoto giggled before she spoke
"yes Sasuki does seem to have taken an interest in you"
"yes she has young Naruto. After all, ever since you two fought all she would talk about for the entire day was you, and of your rematch" he said causing Naruto's jaw to drop, however when a wooden shuriken came flying out of nowhere and Itachi reached a finger up and through the middle of it, he stopped it in mid air the Naruto's eyes become the size of dinner plates.
"Now, now Sasuki no need to throw things inside" Mikoto spoke to her daughter as Naruto turned to see the red faced Sasuki who's eyes seemed to be twitching.
"You don't need to say it like that ma! You'll give people the wrong Idea" turning her head she glared at Itachi "and the same go for you Itachi, you make it seem like I don't talk about anything but him!" She declared causing Naruto to smirk at her, "so you were talking about me?" He asked slyly causing her blush to increase tenfold. While she could take Naruto's attacks alone, this triple attack was a bit too much. Biting down on her retort she lifted her head as to not look directly at Naruto
"C'mon Naruto let's go already" she said before glaring at Itachi and Mikoto "Some people will bother us if we talk here." She declared causing Mikoto to blush lightly
"oh wow she wants to have a private talk to Naruto ooh Itachi if Sasuki has babies I wonder what color their hair would be!" Mikoto declared holding onto her eldest who was failing to hide a smirk, when Mikoto implied this Naruto's face started to heat up until he matched Sasuki who reached out and grabbed Naruto by the wrist before dragging him off, "Oh look they're holding hands" Mikoto said with a false sob "they grow up so fast" she said causing Sasuki to take of running dragging Naruto along with her.
When they were gone Mikoto let a genuine smile grace her features as Itachi stood next to her, she leaned into her eldest her eyes shut "I'm happy they're friends" she said causing Itachi to nod before speaking
"yes I have to admit, I also was hoping for this" Itachi said and he meant it, with the whispers that his father was going through with the coup d'etat, Sasuki would need a friend for Itachi feared what would happen if they went through with it, another war? And at what cost. However Itachi merely shook his head, now was not the time, now was the time for Sasuki and Naruto to become friends... He hoped.
However he was not ready when a sudden swat hit him in the back of the head "that reminds me Itachi Uchiha" His mother spoke causing Itachi to begin to sweat lightly "when are you going to find a nice lady and settle down, you may only be thirteen but your already in ANBU!" Mikoto yelled at her eldest causing Itachi to gulp before thinking for a second
"alright mother I guess I have to tell you sooner or later" He started causing Mikoto to gain stars in her eyes at the thought of a secret lover
"Bye"
And with that Itachi disappeared in a puff of smoke leaving Mikoto frozen in the spot her hands clasped in front of her face however the stars were gone. It was just at that moment that Fugaku chose to walk in
"Mikoto" he called out lightly stepping into the living room before freezing when he saw his wife's back turned to him, however when she turned and looked at him, he paled, for on her face was the most beautiful of smiles, however it was not a true smile, it was a smile that promised only pain and suffering.
"Yes Fugaku?" Mikoto asked lightly causing Fugaku to gulp lightly
"h-how would you like to go out and eat at that fancy restaurant you like um 'shit what was the name c'mon Fugaku think your treading on thin ice as it is' the golden leaf this weekend I'm free?" And just like that the evil aura that surrounded his wife vanished and she her loving Aura back
"that sounds fun I'll look forward to it" She said causing Fugaku to nod before turning around and walking out of the room. Walking out of the building he looked to the right and saw Itachi, staring at his son he raised his hand and gave a thumbs on, one that Itachi returned.
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Pants rang out through the field with the sound of flesh slapping echoing, occasionally the odd grunt, would sound out. Hearing these sounds one would assume something naughty was happening however looking at the scene would show that it was Naruto and Sasuki sparring, with the grunts being when they got his. After a couple more minutes both Naruto and Sasuki fell to the ground.
"Man you hit hard Sasuki" Naruto whined causing Sasuki to grunt
"Not my fault you can't take a hit"
"you want to say that to my face you bastard?" Naruto asked causing Sasuki to chuckle
"I would if I had the energy but right now I'm good with just laying down here" she said causing Naruto to laugh
"yeah rest does sound nice" he said calmly closing his eyes and enjoying the breeze that rippled through the training fields
"hey Naruto" Sasuki spoke up
"Yeah?"
"we're friends right?"
"What a stupid question. Of course we are"
"… Promise me something Naruto"
"What is it?"
"Promise me that no matter how much time passes you'll be my friend"
"… What brought this on?"
"… Well... Due to me being the daughter of the clan leaders of the Uchiha clan, no one in the clan wants to get close in fear that they'll anger me or something... And I'm an Uchiha people are... Scared of me if only due to the fact that I might awaken my sharingan but you... You are the only person who doesn't see me as an Uchiha, or the clan head's daughter, you see me as Sasuki."
Naruto was silent for a while before smiling "you know something Sasuki"
"Yeah?"
"You coulda just said you were lonely"
"… I suppose I could of"
"But you know what else? I promise that from today to the end of time, I'll be your friend, I'll be there, and that's the promise of a lifetime"
With his piece said Naruto was ready to dose off before he heard the sound of footsteps looking up he saw one Mikoto Uchiha, walking up to him. She had a smile on his face. When she got close she kneeled down in front of Naruto and put a water by his head
"go on inside the bath is ready, wash up and have dinner here, and you can spend the night we have plenty of empty rooms and it's getting late" She said causing Naruto to raise an eyebrow "isn't that weird to offer that to a boy you just met?" He asked getting a laugh from Mikoto
"Yes but call it a mother's intuition but I feel that you're fine" She said causing Naruto smile at her
"Mother huh? Alright Sasuki's mom ill take you up on that offer" He said causing Mikoto to smile
"please just call me Mikoto" she said getting a nod from the boy who stood up and picked up the water bottle before opening it and walking towards the door looking back at Mikoto Naruto smiled at the way she talked to her daughter. While he couldn't hear what was being said judging by Sasuki's blushing face, Mikoto was teasing her.
Once he was at the door Naruto couldn't help but let a smile cross his lips "mother huh?" He repeated...
He liked the sound of that
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A/N AND CUT that's a wrap now as you see I GENDERBEND TENTEN cause why not ya know? Plus since Naruto failed the academy twice before being in Sasuke's year chances are he would know TenTen and the rest of them, but hey maybe only I think that? Well Please read and review and TTFN ta ta for now