Hey guys, it's Sparda-kun again. I hope you are enjoying this I know it's been a few days since i posted. I would like to start off thanking some people. First off is Zanark Sathanus, that is a wonderful idea for a challenge. Though i am already trying to write this story and my other story called Two Foxes, I'll keep it on the back burner for the future. The other is to Bisquit 787, I would like to thank you for your review and I hope i can live up to your expectations. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this newest chapter of Scaled Fox. Remeber read and review, as always this is Sparda-kun signing off.
Acadamey Years Prt. 2
It had been a few months after the attack on Hinata. The rumors had spread and the Hyuga clan had been humbled by the backroom whispering. Hiashi saw that even in the upset of the clan that Hinata was becoming stronger and more confident in herself thanks to a certain blonde whiskered boy.
The Hyuga Incident was soon covered by the Uchiha Massacare. Only three of the Uchihas left were Sasuke and Itachi, also their mother Mikoto.
Uchiha District, 8 pm, Twelve years after the Kyubbi Attack
Itachi was out of the village, on an A ranked mission. Sasuke and Mikoto were out shopping and had noticed that it was getting late as they went home to start dinner.
As they entered the Uchiha district, Mikoto got a sense of dread. The district was quiet, to quiet espically around that time of the day. Normally children would be running around playing or you could hear people making dinner, doing laundry, or honing their ninja skills. It was as if all the noise had been sucked into a void and nothing was left, an unusual silence remained.
Mikoto pulled Sasuke next to her as they advanced into the district, her sense's alert to the danger that was around them. As she turned a corner her eyes caught the image of a person or people cutting down one of the final clansmen, before they started to stalk up to the Clan head's house.
"Sasuke, I need you to do something very important. I need you to run and grab the Hokage. If you see any ANBU send them straight here." Mikoto told the young Uchiha.
Sasuke looked confused, but nodded and ran off toward the edge of the district toward the Hokage tower.
A blonde boy was yawning, coming back from one of the training grounds. There was a large claw mark on the back of his shirt, a leg of his pants had been torn to shreds, and an arm of his shirt had been clawed off.
"Geez, you would think that after about five years of training there, the wildlife would leave me alone. Nope, gotta try to pick on me everytime i go there." Naruto complained to his tenants.
"Well, they only smell dragons and fox scent on you. They want to prove their superiority to you. Those fucking tigers though, that last one almost got your ass." Igneel commented snickering.
" Thanks to all the training that you guys have put me through, I'm much stronger than were I need to be. Hey, do you guys smell that. It smells like..." Naruto started.
" Like blood. It's coming from the Uchiha District. Hatchling be careful, you just finished training." Grandine told the boy in a cautionaury tone.
" I'll be fine Gran-neesan. I'll just take a quick peek and if i see someone still fighting. Then I provide support. I promise." Naruto told the wind dragon.
" I don't think he would be able to stop from fighting even if he wanted to. It's in a Dragon Slayer's blood to fight. Finding better and better enemies, almost like a calling." Metallicana explained, the rest nodding knowing that their human children had been like this except for Wendy, though she was just as destructive.
Naruto applied wind chakra to his feet and jumped over the wall between the Uchiha district and the rest of the village. As he landed he quickly blended into the shadows and walked through the district. He noticed that an older Uchiha woman sent a boy that was with her, around his age back to get help. Then the woman went to the main clan house, almost as if stalking someone or something.
Following her, Naruto kept to the shadows. Watching her as she went into the house, after pulling a kunai from her sleeve. Naruto eased up against the house, almost making no noise. Suddenly a loud thud could be heard from the back of the house, as if someone got thrown hard into a wall.
" Kit, help her." Kyuubi commanded.
Naruto didn't need to be told as he was already springing into action. Jumping through a window, he came upon a man shadowed in a heavy cloak. The man was slicing down at the now wounded Mikoto. Only to be stopped mid swing as his sword clanged against a metal arm.
The man followed the arm up to a blonde child, who's eyes were slitted with the edges starting to turn gold. Jumping back, the man got into a defensive stance. Not wanting to be caught he charged forward only to have the boy disappear and then reappear right next to were his sword slashed into the wall.
"Hmm, you have some skill boy. I wonder how long you can keep up?" the man inticed.
"Well fucker, let's see." Naruto probed back at the man. Suddenly a flash illuminated from Naruto's left hand, blinding the man for a split second.
"Gahhh, little bastard. Where did you go? You can't hide for long, I'll find you." the man stated, sniffing the air. It took a few moments to find the scent, yet he was confused when he smelled the fox scent mixed with something he had been told of by his ancestors.
"The hunt begins." the man stated in a eager predatory voice. He started stalking the blonde boy. The man only had a few minutes until the specail forces of Kohonagakure showed up. That time frame would be more than enough for him to hunt and collect his kill from this prey.
Naruto panted slightly, the strain from not only carrying Mikoto but also using the new jutsu he had been working on, the toll was starting to work on him. Setting the black haired female down, he started to move back the way he came then split off to one of the Uchiha's private training grounds. He knelt and waited, he's wait didn't last long as the man appeared on the other side of the training ground.
" I've found you my prey." the man told the young blonde, his prey. The man had never felt this effect before, he wanted to keep this hunt going. He wanted to make the hunt last longer, to feel the fear of his prey as it knew that it's last moments where to be stalked like an animal.
" Yep, now that we are in the open. Let's play." Naruto told him in a cold tone. He then leapt at the man with speed that suprised the man for a moment. It was only due to the instinct that the man had built up over the years that he was able to dodge. The man's cloak on the other hand was now missing, the blonde had it in a clawed grip a few feet away.
Tossing the cloak away, Naruto turned back to the man. Blocking a knife that had been aimed at his eye, a large knife with about seven inches long and about three inches wide from the guard tappering to a point.* The blonde was taken back by the weapon. Jumping back as the man brought up another one in a reverse hold.
'Any help would be nice guys!' Naruto exclaimed to his family.
" Use Metal Dragon Form. It'll help protect you from the blade, the only problem would be your eyes, inner ears, and around your groin area will not be protected as much." Metallicana told him, pushing his power into the blonde.
' Where did this man come from, he had to be hired by someone.' the rest of them thought, making note of how this man was weilding his knives.
The man started to rush in again, only for his mental warning bell to go off as a metal fist flew into his face. Dodging the fist, the man slashed up with his knife. The knife sliced through fabric and hit a resistance. Sparks flew off as the knife ground against something.
Jumping back he took a new look at his prey, or what had been the blonde boy. Now standing before him was a figure completely covered in a gray flesh, looking more like a monster than a human. The figure covered in what could be described as a thin metal casing, even his hair was glistening in the moonlight, throwing off a silvery hue. The figures eyes were fully slitted and encompassed in gold with red mixed in.
" Interesting, let's try you out now." the man stated, his knives becoming red. Steam started to rise from the knives as the blades heated.
'Metal-nii, how long can i use this form? And how much heat can it take?' Naruto asked the metal dragon.
"At the state you are right now, maybe a few minutes. Tempature wise, maybe 1500 degrees." Metallicana informed the blonde.
"Judging by the color of his blades, it's around 1300 degrees. You'll be able to take the hit, but it'll hurt." Igneel chipped in.
Naruto smiled, his blood started to boil. A voice other than his family sounded in his head, almost as if urging him. The "calling' flowed into him almost like a tidal wave was slamming into a shore side cliff.
Naruto launched himself at the man, dodging the heated metal. Clawing the man up the chest heading to his face. The man slide back, the clawed hand missing the majority of his face by a few centimeters, his nose was not as lucky as a small chunk was taken out of the tip. The man slashed up, craving a smoking cut on the arm. The wound sealed as it was cut from the heat.
Ignoring the pain Naruto jumped back, doing a few hand signs then taking a deep breath.
"Hatchling, don't. You don't know if your lungs can take the force!" Grandine yelled, feeling her power being pulled to the child.
Naruto suddenly blew a large gust out, " Dragon Slayer Art, Wind Dragon Breath!" Naruto yelled as he blew. The force of the gust blew sticks and leaves into the trees behind the man, making them embed themselves into the trees. A few of the trees were uprooted and thrown back. The man was send back a few feet due to the force of the wind.
" My prey is becoming more and more interesting. For giving me this entertaining show I'll tell you my name, seeing we are short on time. Just remember it as the person that will kill you one day. My name is Naito Hanta*. I will leave you with that momento on your arm, become stronger so that we can have a more interesting battle." Naito informed the blonde, turned and walked away as the blonde fell forward.
Naruto tried to force himself to his knees, only to fail. His lungs felt like they were on fire, an intense burning running through them. Gasping for breath, he finally passed out, from the strain of the MDF and the use of the DSA: Wind Dragon Breath.
3 minutes later, Uchiha Training Grounds
Several ANBU appeared with the Hokage, the carnage that laid before them was in short crazy. It looked as if a F3* sized tornado had went through and destroyed part of the training grounds. The point of origin was stemmed from a young boy who was unconsious on the ground, the blonde hair now having light gray and white mixing into his hair.
"Hokage, what.." a hawk masked ANBU started.
" Bear, Tiger. Go see if any of the Uchiha are still alive. Snake take Naruto to the Hospital." Sarutobi commanded, two of the ANBU disappeared. The third grabbed the young blonde and disappeared, heading towards the hospital.
"We need to find out who attacked us and how they got in. I want a Inuzaka here now, the cloak will have the person's scent." the Hokage told Hawk.
Hawk nodded and disappeared, going to fetch the trackers.
'Naruto, just how strong will you become?' Sarutobi thought to himself as he viewed the aftermath of the short skirmish that had happen here.
Konohakagure Hospital, ICU, Room 205
Naruto was laying in the hospital bed, replaying the fight in his head again and again. It was a day after the incident. The Hokage had come in and informed him that the man named Naito had escaped. After about ten miles, the scent just disappeared as if there never was a man. Naruto knew better, the feeling of him being hunted still fresh in his mind. He knew that feeling all to well, due to him training in the Forest of Death and being hunted by it's residents.
Naruto looked at his arm a bright red scar could be seen where Naito's knife had carved into his flesh. He would have to spend a few weeks getting used to the addition to his body, it wasn't anything new.
There was a knock at the door, then the door opened to show a group of people that had come to visit. Kiba was the first complaining how his friend/rival had been beat before he could do it. Shikamaru and Choji came in after Kiba, making a beeline to the other bed to sit on, making sure that their friend was comfortable and set food on the bed side table. Shino appeared next, nodding to Naruto, who returned the nod. Finally a nervous Hinata entered, trying to stay next to the wall, as she was still not used to large groups.
" Guys, I'm fine. I'll be outta here in a few days." Naruto informed them, laughing and using the mask he had been forced to wear everyday to hide his true emotions. Naruto had slid his scarred arm under the sheets before they had entered.
" Naruto, I b-b-brought some healing salve. It s-s-should help with your recovery." Hinata told the blonde, handing him a jar of green salve.
" Thanks Hime, but you didn't have to do that. I was just in the wrong place and time." Naruto told the bluenette, smiling softly and squeezed her hand. Which caused the Hyuga to blush lightly.
" So what happened Naruto?" Kiba asked, wanting all the details.
" I can't tell you. Even if I wanted to, it's an A-ranked secret." Naruto told the dog boy.
" We saw Sasuke at school, he was completely destroyed by the fact only his mother, elder brother and him are the only Uchihas left." Shikamaru told the blonde.
Naruto nodded, knowing that the brain of Shikamaru was working overtime. Trying to find out what the blonde was hiding.
The friends' visitation was cut short as there was another knock at the door and two people entered into the room. One was Itachi Uchiha and the other was Mikoto, the latter still bandaged slightly.
" Excuse me, is this the room of Uzumaki Naruto?" Itachi asked cautiously.
" Hey guys, I'll see ya at school. Bye." Naruto told his friends as they all left. Before turning back to the two Uchihas.
" How may I help you Uchiha-sama." Naruto asked formally.
" Neh, I don't like titles that much. Itachi-san will be fine, this is my mother Mikoto. Who you saved last night." Itachi told Naruto. He then suddenly got on his knees, his mother following suit and they both bowed deeply.
" We would like to thank you for stopping the man before he ended the Uchiha line. I would also like to thank you for saving my mother and younger brother from a horrible fate." Itachi told the blonde.
" Hey, you don't have to bow to me. I just did my duty to the village. I mean what kind of person would I be if I let allies be slaughtered." Naruto told them, his voice full of compassion.
Itachi got up from the floor and walked up to Naruto, gripping his shoulder gently. Naruto winched from the pain as his scar throbbed slightly.
" May i see your arm Naruto." Itachi asked, not missing the flinch when he had grabbed the boy's shoulder.
Naruto sighed, before pulling his arm out from under the sheet. The bright red scar burned slightly when introduced to the cool hospital air. Itachi looked at the scar with slight curiousity.
" Naruto, I have been informed by the Hokage that you have interesting affinities. A large fire affinity, if you wish we would like to teach you a few Katon Jutsus. This would be the begining of payment for what you have done for us. Also my personal promise that if we are ever battling together I will place your life above my own." Itachi told the boy.
Mikoto gasped, the jutsus she understood. What Itachi had told the boy, was that he was offering a death bond. If the boy would accept, then when they would be paired in a unit. No matter the mission, Itachi would sacrifice himself for the boy.
"No. I know what you are promising Itachi-san. I will not take your promise, you have a life to live. I would not wish for you to become a sacrifice on my behalf. I would like you to help Sasuke grow and develop so that he will not tread on to the path of revenge." Naruto told the older Uchiha, his voice serious.
For a moment Itachi saw the Yondaime Hokage before him. Itachi seeing truth in these words nodded and turned to leave. Mikoto walked up to her savior and gently kissed his cheek.
"You are always welcomed at the Uchiha house any time you want." Mikoto told the blonde in a loving tone, almost like a mother praising her child. Naruto smiled and nodded at her. With that the Uchihas left the room.
Naruto laid back, exhausted from the people visiting him. His lungs still burned from his use of the DSA. The doctors were suprised that his lungs had not imploded from the force of the use of such a Fuuton jutsu. There was some scarring, but it would heal over time. Naruto closed his eyes, opening them again he found himself on the rocky plateau staring up from the ground at the sky.
" You my hatchling are an idiot." a voice told him from above as Igneel stood over him.
" You know what Ig-nii, shove it. I want to relax." Naruto retorted to the fire dragon.
Igneel smirked predatory before slamming his fist down where Naruto's head was. Seeing the fist, Naruto rolled and jumped up. He dodged again as a kick came from behind, this time from Grandine.
" We warned you about the effects that could happen. You are lucky that you didn't die from the force on your lungs." Grandine scolded the blonde.
Naruto dodged again as another fist missed his face, he then backflipped as an axe kick came down from above. These courtisey of both Skiadrum and Weisslogia.
" What the hell! Can you guys not team up on me right now." Naruto asked, in a no nonsense tone.
"What if Naito had killed you, huh?" Metallicana asked, using a dual hammer fist. Slamming it into the ground Naruto had been moments before.
" You'll face stronger foes, and Naito will also be stronger. He was toying with you, you heard what he said." Kyuubi told the blonde, kicking at his head. Naruto froze, sensing truth in her words. Naruto took the brunt of the attack and slammed into the mountain face.
"You don't think I know that!" Naruto yelled back, suddenly trying holding back tears and failing. " You don't think I thought how all of you would feel. How the people that care about me would feel. How it was to be weak, the thought that i might not be alive in moments."
Naruto suddenly fell to his knees, crying. The males of the group stood waiting, the two females held Naruto. Naruto cried, yelled, and finally pulled himself together. The sobs slowed, and then finally stopped.
Wiping the tears away, Naruto stood. Looking at his family, who were waiting for something from the young man.
"I promise..." Naruto started, " I promise, not to let you down. I will get stronger, not just for myself though. For the people I love, the ones that also love me, I will get stronger so that I can protect them." Naruto finished, gripping his fist. The bracelet on his arm started to glow, it changed from a black hue to a misty gray. Naruto looked at the bracelet, wondering what had happened.
" Huh, it looks like we can take the training up a notch now." Igneel commented, smirking.
" What? What happened?" Naruto asked, completely lost on the moment.
" You have achieved in accessing the next stage. Now you can start learning the Dragon Slaying Arts." Metallianca informed him, smiling predatory.
Grandine smiled gently with love and pride. Skiadrum and Weisslogia smirked with pride seeing their adopted brother take a step into becoming stronger. Kyuubi smiled, seeing her kit become stronger and knowing that he would be a force to be reckoned with.
" Well, we'll get started as soon as I heal fully." Naruto told them. The group nodded, and with that Naruto fell asleep the events of the last couple of days pushing him to his limits.
Friday, October 10th, Thirteen Years after Kyuubi, Naruto's Aparment
Naruto had just came back from his training, wanting nothing but to shower and rest. Unfortunatly that was not to be as a knock came from his front door. Pulling a kunai, Naruto placed himself on the edge of the doorframe.
"Who is it?" Naruto asked, knowing that tonight was one of the worst nights for him which usually ended him up in the hospital or hiding in the Forest of Death.
"Naruto, it's Hinata and Hanabi. Can we come in?" a voice on the other side of the door asked.
Putting the kunai away, Naruto opened the door to see not only Hinata and Hanabi, but Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Choji, Mikoto, Itachi, Sasuke, and a dark haired woman with red eyes and an ample bust dressed in a form fitting dress made of what looked like ribbons, and finally next to that woman was another dressed in a mesh body suit with a tan trench coat and orange mid-thigh long skirt, her legs covered by large shin guards. Her hair was in a ponytail that stood in the back.
"Hey guys, ummm. Sorry for the mess, come in and sit down. I'll be back in a few minutes." Naruto told them as he let his guests into his small apartment. He headed into his bedroom and went to change.
As he reappeared a few minutes later, after taking a quick shower and changed into more comfortable clothing, he was suprised to see a pile of gifts and some food on his table.
"What is all this?" Naruto wondered. Knowing that today was his birthday, but due to the years of abuse and hurt from the villagers, he had never been able to celebrate it.
" It's your birthday party, silly." Mikoto confirmed what Naruto had been thinking.
" You mean..." Naruto started to ask.
" Yes, Naruto. This is for you." Itachi told him, guiding him to the living room were his friends were eating and talking.
" But what about..." Naruto started again as he was forced to sit on the lumpy couch.
" If the villagers are stupid enough to come tonight with two jonin level and two ANBU leveled ninjas here. Then they deserve the effects of trying anything while we are here." Itachi consold the young blonde, smiling. " So enjoy the festivites, and have fun. It's not everyday you turn thirteen."
"Hey Nai-chan, you said there would be sake and dango here. Such a party-pooper." the meshed covered woman complained.
" Anko, Hinata asked me to come. Not only as a family friend, but as a person. Seeing as you helped Naruto out so much when he was younger, I thought you might want to meet him with out being in ANBU mode." Kurenai told Anko. "Plus if you behave, we'll go hit the bars after. Okay."
Anko nodded, more than content to watch her ward have at least one happy birthday in his life. It still made her angry remembering all the scenes that she had witnessed due to this innocent boy, all of them ending with her taking the boy to the hospital. An exception for the last few years, she had start to notice that no matter what happened to the boy he would not fight back. He showed compassion and love to the people of the village, even after a night of being beat. She started to feel something after years of watching after him, something that she was not able to pin down.
Naruto watched as presents were set before him, and then the lights went off. Panicing, thinking that the villagers had shut off his power, he went to draw a kunai. Suddenly, everyone started to sing "Happy Birthday". Mikoto and Hinata came from the kitchen holding a cake with thirteen candles on it.
Placing the cake in front of Naruto, they all waited for the boy to blow out his candles. Moments went by, and they watched as tears started to form in the teenagers eyes. Silently the tears started to pour from his eyes and land on the table.
"Naruto? Are you okay." Mikoto asked worriedly, over the last couple of months she had started to see this young man as one of her own sons. Even Sasuke had started to accept him as a brother, training with him when the blonde came around.
The boy just cried as he looked at the group of people were there, not to harm him, but to celebrate his birthday with him. Hinata went around coffee table and sat down next to him, she then hugged the teenager. Naruto felt this and enjoyed the embrace from his friend.
After a few more moments the tears slowed and finally stopped. Naruto looked at the cake, it had a comical looking fox on it and in cursive writing "Happy 13th, Naruto" was written on it.
"Thank you. You don't know how much this means to me. I'm sorry for crying. Let's eat!" Naruto explained, blowing out the candles. The lights turned on as Mikoto started to cut the cake for everyone. Kurenia and Anko grabbed the presents and started to hand them to Naruto.
Naruto opened the gifts. The gifts consisted of a new set of kunai and shuriken, a scroll of a C-ranked jutsu, a new shogi set, all natural bug repellent, a waiver for Ichiraku ramen.
After Naruto had opened his last present, Hinata stepped forward. Looking at Hinata, he waited.
Hinata and Hanabi handed the last gift to him, he opened the gift to see that it contained clothes.
"Awww, Hime. I thought I meant more to you than that." Naruto teased the bluenette.
" Naruto-niisan, these are chakra enhanced clothes with sealed pockets." Hanabi scolded the blonde for teasing her sister.
" A-a-actually Naruto there is one more gift." Hinata told the boy, nervously poking her index fingers together.
" Okay?" Naruto asked, looking around looking for a box they missed.
Suddenly his face was whipped to the front, Hinata stared at him with all seriousness. Then what happened next suprised everyone, Naruto the most. Hinata went forward and kissed him hard in a step of courage for her. The room was deathly quiet as the kiss went for a few seconds, finally Hinata released Naruto.
Hinata 'eeped' at what she had just done, turned a bright red and promptly fainted onto him. Naruto just sat there with a suprised look on his face, a light blush forming.
"Wow, I didn't like Hinata would give you a gift like that. Lucky little shit." Anko said, laughing at the scene.
"Anko-chan, that's not funny. Do you know how hard it was for Hinata to do that? But Itachi you owe me my bet." Kurenia told the older Uchiha male.
"Hai, hai." Itachi said as he gave her the money.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door, Itachi got up and opened it. A group of villagers were there, the one that had knocked was red from liqour and slashed down with a knife as the door opened. The knife suddenly disappeared only to be found against it's owner's throat.
"May i help you?" Itachi asked, his Sharigan flashing and starting to spin lazily. The question had attracted the attention of the other three ninja in the room along with everybody else other than the dazed teenagers on the couch.
" We've come for the de-" one of the more drunk villagers started to say, only to be found pinned to the wall oppisite the door by a hand full of snakes.
" What you have come for is a one way trip to the Kohonagure Torture and Interrigation Center. And trying to ruin a thirteen year old's birthday party, for shame." Anko stated next to the pinned villager, as she shook her head.
" We'll gladly show you the way." Kurenia told them, as she appeared to the left of the group.
" If not, well you don't have a choice." Mikoto finished, as she finished the boxing formation.
Itachi had closed the door by this time. So the teenagers would not see the group of angry drunks. Naruto and Hinata had come around when they heard the door close.
"Awe shit. One day, is it to much to ask?" Naruto asked out loud.
" What are you talking about Naruto. The adults went out to get some air." Kiba stated, not reading the vibes in the room.
" It's nothing Kiba. Let's just clean up so you guys can head home." Naruto informed his friends.
Shikamaru studied his blonde friend, seeing the nervousness from when they came in to the subtle hints that he had seen over the night. It was something about today that had set the teen off. He would have to investigate this later.
A few minutes later the rest of the teens had left, the adults appearing as the group finished cleaning up. Hinata was the last out the door, Hanabi and Kurenai waiting at the end of the outside hallway.
Naruto grabbed her hand, turning her back to him.
"Hinata-hime, i would like to thank you for the last gift. May i take you out on a date sometime?" Naruto asked the Hyuga.
Hinata 'eeped' again, and blushed a little. "Hai, i would like that." Hinata replied. Forcing herself not to faint again in front of her crush.
Naruto smiled, releasing her hand bid her good night and closed the door after Hinata had left.
Sighing he placed his head on the door. Turning around he went to his window and climbed onto the roof. He laid down and watched as the clouds drifted across the moon and stars.
"Well that was an interesting party." a voice called out from the dark.
"Hebi, took you long enough to come say hi. I'm suprised you didn't say anything earlier." Naruto told the woman.
" I didn't want to spoil the moment with your little girlfriend." Anko explained to Naruto, sitting down beside him with a sake bottle. " You did promise me that we would go have some fun later."
Anko slid up against the blonde, rubbing against him. Naruto blushed gently, the feeling of Anko's breast rubbing against his arm.
" I've told you Anko, I'm to young to do stuff like that." Naruto told her, standing up.
" Naruto... Earlier when you were throwing those tigers around in the forest, like they were naughty kittens was a real turn on. Even i have trouble with them, and I live in that forest." Anko commented, pushing buttons to get something out of the blonde.
" Anko, i know you like to be subjicated. I know it's a big turn on for you to be forced. Just not yet, you know how my life is. How the villagers treat me, even tonight. When i was surrounded by the ones i care about." Naruto explained, trying to hide his face from the snake mistress.
" Naruto, let me see your eyes. Let me see what you won't let Hinata-chan see." Anko begged, knowing that they both needed it. They had made an agreement years ago, when he started training in the Forest of Death.
Forest of Death, Four years ago
Naruto landed the last hit a bear who had tried to claw him. The bear was out cold, but not hurt to bad. He turned and started walking toward the entrance of the forest.
Suddenly a kunai flashed in front of him. Naruto jumped back, sensing for danger. Another kunai flew past, nicking his cheek. Suddenly he tensed up as a pair of arms wrapped around him.
"So gaki, why are you in my forest. Playing with my toys?" the voice asked behind him. A tonuge licked his cheek where the kunai had nicked him.
"I didn't know that this forest belonged to anyone. As for your 'toys', the bear started it." Naruto explained, tense from the sudden intrusion of space.
" Ahhh, well gaki, Why would you hurt him if he wanted to play." the voice asked.
" I don't know Hebi, why do you watch me everytime I come here?" Naruto questioned back.
The arms suddenly let go, the woman suddenly appeared in front of Naruto. Smirking she retrieved her kunai.
"Soooo, why do you hide behind your mask. Can i see what you are trying to hide?" Anko asked, curiousity getting to her.
Naruto was suprised, only Sarutobi had seen him without his mask on once. The pain and suffering that had built up over the years, even after he found a family that loved him for himself.
" I will, only if you remove your's also." Naruto stated, he had noticed this also when he had sensed the woman watching him. The pain and suffering, not to the degree his was. Though close enough.
" Let's make a deal then. We'll both remove our masks, and show the true self to each other." Anko told him.
Naruto thought about this for a moment then nodded. They stared into each other's eyes, both flooded with pain and suffering and anguish. Both also with want and the fear of being alone.
" Let's do this again, it's nice to be around someone who knows what you feel." Anko told him. " Even my best friend, can barely see through my mask."
" It was nice to find someone that's on the same level as I am. I'll be back next weekend, try not to let our 'toys' get to ahead." Naruto asked the snake woman.
" Oh, that's on them." Anko replied, " I train with them all the time. It's much more fun than with other people. People are so boring."
With that the two outcast went their seperate ways, meeting up every few weeks to remove their masks or just to hang out.
Naruto's apartment, Present day
Naruto sighed, even though it helped. It hurt everytime he removed his mask, he also felt relief. He cherished these moments, the kindered spirits of pained ones seeing the truth of each other.
Naruto looked at Anko, both of them took a breath and let the masks drop. The intensity of pain grew between the pair. Soon their faces were a breath away from each other. Their lips, so close that their breaths danced on the cold wind of autumn together, like two people dancing to a silent song.
Naruto was the first to snap back to reality, he pushed himself away from the situation that was starting to bloom.
" Thank you Anko, I needed that after tonight. Those stupid villagers, trying to ruin a wonderful night i had." Naruto explained, the blonde stood up and looked out at the village.
" Anytime Naruto." Anko replied, sadly hoping that they could have took the next step. Naruto wouldn't until he was ready both emotionally and mentally. She knew that he needed to grow a little more before that could happen. The kiss from Hinata had shaken him more than they all realized.
" Good night Hebi-hime, I'll see ya tomorrow." Naruto told Anko in a melancholy tone, his mask still slightly off. With that the blonde headed inside.
Sighing, Anko pushed herself up and jumped off the roof. Knowing that she had new playthings in the IT department waiting for her.
Inside Naruto laid in his bed, drifting into the sweet abyss of sleep. His mind flashed back to the kiss with Hinata, the softness of her lips. The love emitating from her. Naruto also felt the same feeling from Anko just moments ago. He had always was able been to sense the emotions of people, on times it had saved his life mutipule times.
'Can i actually be loved?' Naruto asked himself, before he was embraced by the abyss of nothingness.
In Naruto's mindscape, his family had watched and felt his emotions turn into a rollercoaster.
" He needs to find his mind set before he can take the next step." Igneel stated.
" Yeah, but unless Kami is gonna make a miracle happen. Then one, if not all three of them will have their hearts broken." Grandine remarked.
Realm of the Gods
Kami sneezed, and the chess set shook ever so slightly.
"What the hell Kami, if you caught a cold in that thin bed sheet, you call a dress. Then you better not let either one of us catch it." Yami complained, as she grabbed a cookie and took a sip from her goblet.
The pieces on the board settled as the game continued. Yami would never say anything, but she was enjoying this round of chess.
Council room, Midnight, Kohonakagure
"So from the reports that were written on the Uchiha Massacare, we now see that young Uzumaki has a unique skill set. Almost, bloodline like. As far as we have seen, this 'bloodline' could be useful." One of the smarter civilian council members stated.
" Yes, but if you think that young Naruto will want to whore himself out to any woman you want. I might want you to think again." Sarutobi answered.
" I, myself will not be taking part in this vote as he saved me from dying a few months ago." Mikoto informed the council, " On another note. My sons, nor myself will be under the CRA. That is my final judgement."
" I also will not vote, due to the situation that he is my son's friend." Choza informed the council.
Shika raised his head and held up a thumbs down, showing that he would not vote either.
" My daughter is also infatuated with Uzumaki-san. I will also have to decline my vote." Hiashi voiced.
" With that we'll take a vote to see if Naruto Uzumaki will be placed under the CRA." Sarutobi stated.
With a show of hands, Sarutobi sighed and rubbed his forehead. Sensing that this would be the longest years of his life in the near future.
'Naruto might either hug me, chew me out, or kill me for this.' Sarutobi thought to himself as he dismissed the council.
Land of Lightning, October 11th, Unknown Location
The cave was nothing of importance, no one entered it. It was just another hole.
It was this cave that Naito watched. Sensing power that was sealed, his ancestors had been tasked with keeping this place safe until the time was right. Naito sensed that something was happening in the back of the cave, a shift of power.
At the back of the cave the wall suddenly cracked and crumbled showing a door. If one would open this door they would find a room lined with coffins in them. The markings show on the coffins would be nothing one of the present people could read. Several of the coffins were marked, the symbols worn away due to time.
One of the coffins opened up with a hiss. A large man with bright yellow hair stepped out, cracking his neck.
" Owwww, being stuck in that thing put a creak in my neck. I wish someone else was awake, I need a warm-up." the man stated to himself.
He watched the coffins, out of all of them only one interested him. One that had no markings on it, this one was colored in a midnight black stone.
Looking at the other coffins the man sighed, " I guess I'll have to sit and wait for the rest to wake up. So boring."
*: The blades Naito Hanta weilded are called a Bowie Knife or called an Arkansas Toothpick. Naito Hanta means 'Night Hunter' at least by google translate. Fujita Scale, the scale of how large and destructive a tornado would be.
Hey guys, I hope you enjoyed this latest chapter on Scaled Fox. The Acadamey Years will be wrapping up in the next chapter. I will try to update weekly. I would like positive reviews on this chapter, i know that i'll have a few flamers, but that's with every story. I'll try to update Two Foxes and i would like to ask who you think i should add to Naruto's "Harem". Restrictions are they must have had a painful past or a traumatic event that has left them mentally and/or emotionally scared, and within Naruto's age to about ten years older. From either Fairy Tail villians or Naruto. Anyways, like always this is Sparda-kun signing off. *Shiny shoots past*, come back shiny!