How's that?! I just updated in less than a few days! Okay, I've been getting a lot of feedback that the Uchiha Massacre happened AFTER the Kyuubi attack. Everything WILL be explained, don't worry. We're still at the beginning of the story, and all details will be filled out. I will tell the plot in an easier way to understand as we progress through this story. Remember! This story is mostly AU, some events here don't follow canon and it's all for the sake of the plot. Please bear with it, okay? We'll get to your questions soon. Regarding the jutsus Minato used last chapter, I apologize for that. I'm not really familiar with fuinjutsus in Naruto but I try my best. A lot of you say that Minato should have died after using Shiki Fujin, then maybe I made a wrong assumption. I thought that he won't die because the technique takes the user's soul, not body. I treated it as a separate matter. So sorry for that. Since there are so many chapters for this fic I figured I would show you the titles with an interval of ten. The titles of the ten chapters you should expect to see first are at the bottom of this chapter, but read the contents first, okay? Time to answer some reviews!
Scarease: Naruto will not be godlike like I said in the first chapter… The strength of the jutsus he uses depends on how I write it… What's more, every shinobi, powerful or not, has his/her own limits…
sinedd662: Like I said, strictly NO HAREM. Hinata will be Naruto's only girl since she won the poll. I don't like Sasuke that much either but that doesn't mean I hate him. What I hate in him is his 'stick in the ass' personality only.
Antex-The Legendary Zoroark: I will not follow some canon events for the plot… And thanks for the encouragement!
bloody dragon fang: What are you talking about?
Disclaimer: Check out the first chapter…
Hidden Leaf Village - Six Years Ago
Naruto Uzumaki looked out from the window of his apartment and stared at the village. Four days have passed since his seventh birthday and the only ones who have been with him to celebrate it was the old man running his favorite ramen store, Teuchi and his daughter, Ayame. His mom, Kushina, wasn't present because, well, she died during a mission three years ago. According to the Hokage, she was ambushed and captured by an unknown group of S-class ninjas who tortured her for information but she didn't give up in the end. And soon after, she died of her injuries. Konoha declared her a hero since then.
Flashback
"Kaa-san," a cute and little Naruto asked. "I just saw you putting many clothes inside a big piece of paper. Are you going to leave me?" Tears started to fill up the corner of his eyes.
Kushina giggled and knelt down to ruffle Naruto's golden locks. He is a striking resemblance to her late husband, Minato, due to their yellow hair. But what's distinct about the boy is that he had whisker-like markings at the sides of his face, like a cat. "Don't be silly, Naruto." - she stated with a smile. "Kaa-san's just going to be away for a few days because of a misssion, that's all. I'll be back before you know it!" Ever since Naruto's birth, she begun taking missions again for the family income.
"But you always say that then go home a little late!" the boy whined. "I worry about you! What if you never come back?"
She pointed her index finger at him. "Don't you ever say that!" she snapped. "I will come back, Naruto. Have a little faith in me, all right? Your kaa-san is known as one of the strongest shinobi in the world! I'll beat all the bad ninjas for you!" - she tickled him, making the boy laugh out loud. "Do you want something while I'm gone? Name it and I'll either buy or find it for you!"
The young boy tapped his chin as he thought of something that he always wanted. "I want a lifetime supply of ramen!" the boy exclaimed, his mouth watering as soon as he mentioned his favorite food.
"Ramen it is!" - she remarked as she pointed to the sky. After a good ten seconds, she up the scroll on her bed which had many items sealed inside it. She was about to head straight for the door but before that, she dropped down to her knees like what happened earlier.
"Be a good boy, all right? I'll ask either Hiruzen-jiji or Mikoto-obasan if they could check on you once in a while." Naruto nodded and Kushina hugged him tightly before kissing him on the forehead. She flashed him one more smile before heading out the door. Little did he know that this would be his final meeting with his mom…
End of Flashback
Naruto was cut off from his view as soon as he felt something bubbly hit his face as it exploded. A water balloon. The boy wiped the water off his face and looked down on the ground to see a group of children sticking out their tongues at him. Naruto sighed and headed back inside his loft. This usual bullying by other kids was a thing that he was used to happening.
Ever since Kushina died, the villagers of the Hidden Leaf Village finally got their chance to unleash their suppressing hatred and anger on him. He was a painful reminder of the Kyuubi's attack many years ago and even though the Yondaime wished for him to be treated like a hero, he was treated like a poor ninja with no family.
But the villagers didn't know that the boy was the son of the Yondaime, and if they did, it would've changed everything. All the people know is that Kushina was the one who took care of Naruto, not that she was his true mother. That's because Hiruzen, who was forced to resume being Hokage due to Minato's death, forbid anyone from even mentioning or saying anything about the Nine-Tailed Fox. With that, little Naruto was finally treated the way normal jinchuuriki should be.
While Kushina was still in the flesh, nobody dared to even make the boy mad or displeased. Because going against Naruto would mean the Red Hot Habanero for you and anybody in the Shinobi world wouldn't dare to make the red-haired woman mad. Some were pissed and confused on why would a powerful ninja like her would even bother protecting a demon child like him? The boy was a demon! There had been several attempts on the boy's life, but one by one, everytime they would fail. Much because almost all of the failed attempts were executed while Kushina was still alive.
Hiruzen is fully aware of how the people of Konoha treat Naruto and he always tasks an ANBU member to watch him and protect him from danger should he ever need help. The clan heads had no problem regarding Naruto, since Hiruzen fully explained the direness and the time of the situation during the sealing of the Kyuubi twelve years ago. But the civilian council was the biggest thorn in the back. At every meeting since Kushina's passing, they would always suggest an assassination for the 'demon child' to finish what Minato started, but all would turn up to be rejected ideas. But this didn't stop them from doing it themselves, without the consent of anybody, and for that, Naruto's personal ANBU bodyguards made their presence.
Naruto sighed and went towards the shower to clean himself up. He stripped of his clothes and walked inside. 'I wonder what I should do today,' the blonde thought. 'I could head to Ichiraku's for a quick bowl and then I'll go train somewhere!' - he smiled at the idea. 'Yeah, the academy will start accepting students soon, so I gotta be really strong! I need to if I want to be Hokage!'
After putting on a light green shirt and blue shorts, he grabbed his wallet from the top of his closet and dashed out of the door.
Along the way, the people of Konoha kept flashing him murderous glares and insults. There were some who even threw various objects, like crumpled paper, tin cans, and small rocks at him. He tried to resist the urge to cry since this was a regular thing in his everyday life. Fearing that this would get out of hand if this continued any longer, he started running towards Ichiraku's. But his path was cut short when a fat vendor suddenly got in his way, his arms crossed and he narrowed his eyes at the kid. Naruto started to back away slowly but the man grabbed ahold the back of his shirt and lifted him up effortlessly so that they were seeing eye-to-eye.
"W-What do y-you want from me?" he stuttered, afraid of what the man will do to him, which only caused the vendor to laugh in amusement, along with a few others who were surrounding them.
"Well, well, well…" - he announced in a mocking tone. "The demon is in my hands and he's got no way out! Pretty ironic for someone of your abilities."
Naruto flashed a look of confusion. "I don't know what you're talking about, mister!" He tried fighting out of the guy's grip, to no avail. "P-please let me go, what did I ever do wrong?"
"Don't play games with us, you demon! Stop covering up for yourself!" - he roared, pissed at Naruto's lame excuse, causing the boy to close his eyes out of fear. "You know very well what you did all those years ago, and it's time to pay the price! Your 'mommy' isn't here anymore to protect you now!" - he finished, pulling out a knife.
Naruto's mindscape…
Kurama watched the whole scene unfold from inside his cage. He wanted to unleash his anger out on the bastard for insulting Kushina. He tried punching the metal bars to try and get Naruto to notice him.
"Hey, kit!" he called out. "Listen to me! You have to let me give you power! I can give you some of my chakra so you can escape!" - he tried yelling, but there was no sign of Naruto showing that he could hear him. Eventually, the fox stopped punching and sat down to calm himself. 'Forget it… He can't hear me due to the strength of the seal. Kushina, sometimes I don't understand how you can live with an idiot like your husband… you asked me to help the kit in times of need but how am I supposed to help if the seal Minato made is too strong?' - he glanced one more time at the vendor who had a murderous look in his eyes. 'Fine, I'll just heal him…' - he came to a decision as he scowled at the sight of the man in front.
In Konoha…
"DIE, DEMON!" - he bellowed, thrusting his arm forward towards the boy's chest.
Naruto grabbed the sides of his head and began to scream. "AAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHH!" - the loudness of his voice enough to make the man drop his knife and put his hand up to his ear to soothe his hearing.
Naruto felt a quick jolt of pain in his chest so he quickly clutched it, and then he suddenly felt like he was burning inside! "AAAAARRRRGGGHHHH!" he yelled out of pain while keeping his eyes sealed shut.
Hearing him scream without even touching him yet, the man stopped halfway, his anger suddenly replaced by confusion. What was the demon child howling in pain about? He was about to ask what was wrong just as he Naruto's eyes shot open, wide as saucers.
Many people would say, "Never look into the eyes of an Uchiha", and perhaps this rule would apply to demons like Naruto too. Because the vendor that just tried to kill him was now staring at the boy blankly, and other people around the two were wondering why won't didn't he finish the child off? Their problem would've been solved.
Unconsciously, Naruto sent a bit of chakra into his eyes as he looked at the vendor, who was still holding him up, in curiousity. All of a sudden, he threw away Naruto as the kid landed a few meters away on his back. The blonde stood up and wiped the dirt off his body, when screams of agony and pain suddenly filled the area.
"DAMN YOU! YOU FUCKING BEAST!" the vendor bellowed as he covered his eyes. "YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID TO ME!" He stood up and just hoped somebody would hear him. "DON'T JUST STAND THERE! CAN'T YOU SEE WHAT HE DID TO ME?!" - he removed his hands from his face and opened his eyes as gasps were heard everywhere.
His eyes were completely white, with no pupil, only his cornea, much like the eyes of the mighty Hyuuga clan of the Leaf. However, unlike the clan, that could only mean one thing. "HE MADE ME BLIND! KILL HIM NOW!" - he sat back down and covered his eyes once more, hoping someone would do the job for him. "AND SOMEONE REPORT THIS TO HOKAGE-SAMA! I'M SURE THE EXECUTION FOR THE DEMON WILL BE THE PRICE FOR THIS CRIME…" - he finished with a smirk on his face as one of the people around them started running up to the Hokage's Mansion.
Meanwhile, Naruto had a hard time realizing what was going on. The fat man had gone blind? And he was the one to blame? How could that happen? He doesn't remember doing anything at all! And how could he even do that? He was just a kid, for kami's sake! 'What the heck happened to that man?' - he thought to himself. 'He said I blinded him? But I didn't do anything! How could —' his thoughts were cut short when more villagers circled around him, with various weapons in their hands. Yet they didn't attack him immediately. They were staring at him blindly.
He started turning around only to see the same confused look on their faces. The boy's eyebrows furrowed in total confusion until he saw a mirror from outside a nearby store. He couldn't be any more shocked than to see his own reflection.
His eyes had completely changed their color. From their usual blue color, turned to yellow. As in "glowing" yellow. And if that couldn't get any weirded, his pupils had changed shape too, from the normal circle like a regular person turned into an unusual shape that looks closely similar to a star. He unconsciously took a step back, afraid at what he looked like. Is this what the vendor earlier meant? Was he truly a demon?
He was forced to look around him when he heard the voices of people screaming. Seven villagers lunged at him with their weapons ready to hit him. Feeling totally helpless, Naruto crouched down, covered his ears, and screamed, hoping that everything that was happening right now is just an illusion.
"AAAAAAHHHHHH!" - he yelled out, unknowingly sending chakra once more to his eyes, and what happened next totally shocked them all, including the fox inside Naruto.
The blonde let out a small gust of force, or wind… maybe? The "wind" came out of his body in a circular formation, pushing all the people back as they landed on their backs. When Naruto opened his eyes, he realized that he was still alive. How could that happen? He was about to be killed, right? Well, that reason of his didn't last long as he stood up and looked around him.
The people that were about to attack him were all lying on their backs, either in pain or unconscious. Naruto scratched the side of his head in confusion. What happened? All of them had killer intent in their bodies but now they're lying on the ground. While the blonde was trying to figure out what is happening, the fox inside him was having questions of his own…
Naruto's Mindscape…
Kurama's eyes widened as he saw the change in Naruto's eyes. He knew Kushina never had a bloodline since the Uzumaki clan didn't have one. And he was quite sure that the Yondaime also didn't have one. But why does their son have a weird-looking dōjutsu? From its yellow color, obviously it wasn't the Sharingan nor Byakugan. And from the fox's past, he knew of one other dōjutsu besides the two, the eyes of his father, his creator. The Rinnegan. And yet, Naruto's eyes aren't the same as his father's. This got Kurama in a mass confusion, trying to find out what's going on.
'What the hell is this dōjutsu?' - he thought. 'This is the first time I've ever seen one like this! Yellow eyes, a star in the middle…' - the beast was completely confused with Naruto at the moment, and he groaned. 'Where's the old man when you need him…? Surely he must have an idea on what's with the kit's eyes… Even I'm getting freaked out with what he can do… But, in the meantime,' - he stared at Naruto. 'Let's see what else you can do with those eyes… I want to see just how powerful they are, and maybe I can point out if I do know them…'
In Konoha…
Just as Naruto was about to give up in figuring out what just transpired, he heard multiple voices from behind him, and he turned around to see more villagers giving him cold and ruthless glares. Since he was standing in the middle of seven downed people, the villagers who arrived assumed he was the one to blame. He was known as 'The Demon', after all.
"The demon has killed once again!" came the screech of one woman. "Hokage-sama needs to have him executed!"
"He brought those people down!" another person stated. "He really is a monster!"
"Let's take him down before he hurts more of us!" screamed one man with determination in his voice.
"YEAH!" all the other men sang in chorus.
Seeing more than ten men starting to run after him, Naruto was forced to take steps back until he tripped over a rock, causing him to land on his butt. When they got closer by the second, the blonde stood up immediately and ran as fast as he could, hoping he would get out of this alive.
Less than a minute later, Naruto felt that he was about to collapse any second now. Because whether he liked it or not, he was still a child and his endurance is disappointing in the eyes of a shinobi. He felt his heartbeat quicken even more, that he didn't notice a small rock just in front of him, and he tripped over.
Seeing the ground below, the boy closed his eyes and braced for the impact, but just as his face could reach the dirt, his body became enveloped in yellow light as he dashed off with incredible speed, leaving the men who were chasing him to be shocked, not because that the demon escaped, but because of the similarity of the trick the boy used to escape to the legendary Hiraishin jutsu of the Yondaime.
Naruto opened his eyes slowly and saw that he didn't the ground. He was levitating. His eyebrows furrowed but as soon as he looked to his side, he was passing by buildings and people lile they were a blur. He looked at his arm to see himself covered by yellow light and the next thing he did was feeling below him if there was any trick behind this. He can't just zoom through the village by some coincidence. While he was relieved that he got away from his attackers, he was doubtful on whether he was dreaming or not.
To his uttermost disbelief, there was nothing below him. He truly is levitating. Oh, how awesome would this be for his life? Being able to fly so fast can be a one-way ticket for him to be Hokage, which was him dream. However, all good things come to an end when he was enjoying the sensation of flying too much, that he didn't notice the tree he was heading to.
His head collided with the tree as anime tears filled his eyes. His body stopped glowing as soon as he hit the tree and he stayed parallel to the ground for a good few seconds before falling. His eyes also went back to normal, without him recognizing it.
Naruto's Mindscape…
Kurama was absolutely blown away with what he had just witnessed with Naruto. His jaw was hanging, and his eyes were wide as dinner plates. He shook his head and began to think over what he saw. 'Human flight?!' - he questioned. 'How is that possible?! Ever since father, I've never seen a person to be able to fully levitate in the air! Father was able to fly by being the jinchuuriki of the Juubi but there isn't anyone else who has managed to do it! The closest I've ever seen are shinobi who are able to glide through but this kit…' - an image of Naruto appeared in his mind. 'He just flew through the air earlier… And his speed while flying is remarkable, like a meteor in space,' - he pressed on, placing a finger underneath his chin. 'His raw speed earlier surpasses even Minato… that blonde idiot built his reputation through teleportation, but not speed, that would make Naruto faster than him, in my opinion…'
Deciding that's enough curiosity for now, Kurama lied back down inside his cage. 'On second thought, being sealed inside this kit's body might not be as bad as I thought, Kushina… I mean, look at me now, I'm being impressed with a kid! And it's just getting started!' he finished jokingly, as he continued on watching Naruto.
In Konoha…
Naruto got up from the ground with a huge lump on his head due to crashing head-first into the tree. "What the hell just happened?!" he exclaimed. He stood up slowly, and scowled at the tree he just crashed into. "Stupid tree!" - he complained, punching the trunk in the process. "You just ruined my fun!" He looked at himself to see the yellow light enveloping him earlier is now gone. He sighed but a look of determination spread across his face.
He clapped his hands together and tried to focus completely in the sole image of him flying earlier. "Let's see if I can do it again!" Seconds passed, but nothing happened. "Come on, I know I can do it!" he remarked as he focused more on trying to fly.
Seconds turned to minutes and then finally, he decided to stop trying to do it again since it was pointless to do so. 'I wonder… why can't I do it again?' he questioned himself. 'If I wasn't dreaming earlier, then I really did fly! I mean, I crashed into a tree, right? Then why?' he thought of possible explanations until one certain idea crossed his mind. 'Is it because of my new eyes? Do they have some kind of —' his thoughts were cut off when he heard multiple shurikens being thrown nearby. He decided to drop ths matter for now and look for the place where the noise originated.
The blonde kept on walking until he saw someone who was about his size, throwing shurikens into multiple targets around him, which immediately caught Naruto's attention. The mysterious person was training near the Uchiha compound and was using different training dummies as targets.
'Woah, someone's training over there!' Naruto thought. 'I need to get a closer look!' He began to walk silently towards the place where the person was and the blonde hid behind a tree where he could easily see him train.
The person, who was a kid and a boy like Naruto, jumped into the air and began to spin around, throwing kunais into different directions, which hit almost all of its designated targets. One in front of him, one by the small puddle nearby, one near the tree behind him where Naruto was, and one by the wall of the Uchiha compound. However, there was one target that he missed, which is a dummy situated at the top of the tree in front of him.
The boy sighed in frustration and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He stepped away from his training area and out into the open field. He performed a few handsigns and began a jutsu.
"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" - the boy exclaimed, breathing out a medium-sized ball of flames for a few seconds before it died down. He panted a bit before sitting down on the grass and looking up at the sky. 'I'm going to need to train more everyday if I want to defeat 'nii-san one day,' - he thought to himself before a sudden clapping of hands caused him to turn around. He saw a boy about his age who has blonde hair and blue eyes. He watched as he sat down beside him, looking at the sky too.
"I saw your Katon jutsu!" the blonde exclaimed. "It was so cool and I wanted to try it too! Maybe I could have jiji teach me when I start studying at the academy…"
"Who are you and were you spying on me?" the boy asked. He had jet black hair which was pointed down and he was wearing a black shirt with white shorts.
"Oh, I'm Uzumaki Naruto!" - the blonde said proudly while holding out his hand for him to shake.
"U-Uchiha Sasuke," said the raven-haired boy as he reluctantly accepted Naruto's simple act of friendship. Truth be told, this was the first time that he had ever accepted a handshake from a fellow kid. And that wasn't because the people of the Uchiha clan were anti-social.
As soon as they stopped shaking hands, they found themselves staring at the sky together. Naruto broke the silence to answer a question. "By the way, I wasn't spying on you, just so you know. I just happened to pass by when I saw you hitting those dummies earlier with kunais. I have to admit, that was pretty cool," he remarked with a smile.
"Thanks, but I don't deserve your praise," - Sasuke waved him off. "I still have much to learn if I want to beat him."
"Beat 'him'? Who are you talking about?"
"My brother," he breathed out, causing Naruto's eyes to widen.
"Why? Is he strong? Do you want to be just like him?"
Sasuke snapped at Naruto and looked at him. But his eyes were red, and with two tomoes, causing Naruto to shiver. It was the Sharingan.
"I will never be like him," he threatened the blonde. "Compare me with him again and I'll personally see to you that you'll meet your end."
Naruto threw up his arms in defeat. "All right, I'm sorry! Just stop with your eyes! You're scaring me!"
Sasuke's eyes immediately shut as he hissed in pain. Concerned, Naruto patted him on the shoulder. "You alright? What happened?"
"I'm fine" - he gently brushed Naruto's hand off his shoulder. "I'm just not used to my new eyes yet."
"New eyes?"
"Yeah, being an Uchiha, I have the Sharingan. My eyes are very powerful. But for some reason, I can't really control when to activate it nor deactivate"
This was the first time Naruto came across such a word. Sharingan? Now, Sasuke's eyes might have scared him a while ago, but the name itself sounds cool. Who knows? Since Sasuke's eyes are different than normal, maybe he can help the blonde figure out what's wrong with his own.
"Sharingan?" the blonde asked curiously. "Does it have something to do with your eyes?" Sasuke nodded. "What does it do?"
Sasuke stroked his chin for a moment. "You know? I don't know either," he said jokingly while scratching the back of his head, causing them to both laugh. "I learned from kaa-san that it can copy ninjutsu and is very powerful in genjutsu."
"Wow!" - exclaimed Naruto in amazement. "You must be really strong, then!"
"Not really, I still have so much to learn. Like I said, I need to be really strong in order to defeat my brother. I need to defeat him because he was thw one who killed most of the members of my clan, including my father."
"O-Oh, c-can you tell me why did he do it? Surely, he must have a reason why he did it."
"I don't know. But when I found out, I'll tell you, okay?"
"All right!"
"Now that's settled, Naruto… What do you say to some training? Do you know any ninjutsus?" Naruto shook his head. "Well, then let me teach you some of the jutsus I know! The academy will start accepting students very soon and you need to train in advance so you can ace it!"
Naruto was in disbelief. "R-Really? Y-You'd do that? Aren't you afraid of me?"
Sasuke snickered. "Why would I be afraid of you? You're just a kid like me."
The blonde rubbed the back of his head. "Well, a lot of the villagers call me 'demon child' for some reason I don't know…"
This caused Sasuke's eyes to shoot open. "Wait, you're the one whom they kick out of stores most places?!" The blonde slowly nodded, not liking to reminisce about the times when people would chase him out of buildings and stores. "Then why didn't you say so?" Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Come on, let's get started! I'm gonna teach you the basics!" Sasuke stood up, but the blonde's voice had him frozen in place.
"Wait a minute!" - Naruto suddenly announced.
"What's wrong?" asked Sasuke with a raised eyebrow.
"Since you have the Sharingan, surely you must know something about my eyes," Naruto confessed.
"What about your eyes?"
"Well you see, I saw that my eyes earlier have a different color… Instead of blue, they were blue. And then the black thing in the middle looked like the sun —" before he could speak any further, he was cut off by Sasuke laughing.
"Stop being silly and let's get started, Naruto." - he said with a small smile. "You won't get anywhere being lazy like that."
Naruto sighed. "So you don't know anything about my eyes, Sasuke?"
"Look, I know my Sharingan is cool, but you need to get your head out of the clouds, Naruto. There's nothing wrong with your eyes. They're just plain blue."
Naruto's head shot up as his eyes widened. "What?! What do you mean they're blue? They were glowing yellow earlier!"
"I don't know what you're talking about but if you want to learn some jutsus from me, then come with me to my training area." - Sasuke started walking towards the place near the Uchiha compound where he was training earlier.
Naruto's eyebrows furrowed in confusion before he eventually sighed and stood up. 'Maybe it was really just a dream…' he thought sadly as he started following his newfound friend.
Naruto's Mindscape…
'Kit, you don't know how wrong you are…' Kurama thought as he examined the events that just happened. 'Looks like those new eyes of his have just awakened… Though I'm not sure when, but I have a feeling he will activate it again. And if this is a bloodline, Naruto must have been injected or infused by some unknown clan's chakra.' He looked around him, only to be met by the sight of his cage.
'Damn it, if I could just get out of this prison, I could find where that chakra resides in the kit's body! If that would happen, maybe I could find out what kind of dōjutsu Naruto possesses. From what I saw earlier, I can already tell that its abilities are quite powerful…' - seeing nothing worth watching about Naruto at the moment, the fox lied down and tried to sleep.
In Konoha, by the streets…
The villager who went to the Hokage mansion to report what Naruto done just came back to the scene where the blonde 'blinded' the fat vendor earlier. With him, was the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi accompanied by two ANBUs.
"He's here, Hokage-sama! He's here!" exclaimed the villager as he led the Sandaime towards the fat vendor, who was leaning against a small carriage, staring at the ground. He went towards the vendor and asked, "What happened?"
"Damn demon got away," he snarled and pointed to the other villagers who were still lying on the ground. "Is Hokage-sama with you?" He nodded. "Then tell him that the demon cut off my sight and killed fellow members of the village, I demand his execution immediately."
Hiruzen stepped forward and narrowed his eyes at the group of villagers in front of him. Something wasn't right. He breathed out smoke from his pipe as he sighed. "All right, that's enough pretending from the lot of you," he calmly stated.
"What do you mean, Hokage-sama?" asked the vendor, looking up at the old man with his eyes closed.
"I don't know what Naruto did to you but obviously you provoked him first. You are not blind, you can see clearly. You better admit it otherwise I'll be calling Ibiki and Anko to interrogate you. And trust me, they can be far more intimidating than me."
The vendor scoffed and opened his eyes slowly with a disgusted look on his face. His eyes were back to their normal color and he could see clearly, proving that he wasn't really blinded. But in truth, his vision was indeed cut off, however, it only lasted for a few minutes. He tried to fake that he was still disabled to try and convince the Hokage in executing the gaki earlier. But it didn't work. Of course, he was pissed that he didn't get what he wanted, which was the demon child's demise.
Hiruzen turned to the people who were on the ground, looking unconscious. "Anyone who is still lying on the ground after the count of three shall be put on probation!" he warned. And before he could even start counting, all the villagers that were blown away by Naruto earlier were already on their feet, bearing the same look like the one on the vendor's face.
"I assume that you were all the ones who started this delusion?" he asked, not pleased with the attitude of the villagers. All of them nodded. "May I ask what is your reason for doing this?"
"We just wanted the demon gaki to pay for what he's done and to finish what the Yondaime started," the fat man spat. "We all wonder why would Kushina-san ever think of treating him like a son. The village would be a whole lot better if he was —"
"SILENCE!" - roared Hiruzen. He may tolerate the villagers' reasons for hating the blonde, but he would never tolerate it if either of his parents were brought into the matter. "I'M TIRED OF HEARING THE SAME REASONS OVER AND OVER!" Hiruzen paused for a moment in order to calm down. "That boy is not the demon, and if he was, he would've destroyed the village by now."
"But Hokage-sama," one of the villagers protested. "Are we just going to sit around and wait? Any moment, the Kyuubi could be unleashed!"
"As the Sandaime Hokage, I tell you to go back to your homes and think about what you've done. I will have a talk with young Naruto and ask his side of the story. If I so hear that you were the ones who provoked him, you'll be meeting the consequences. Am I clear?" Though reluctant, all the villagers nodded. "Then carry on, I need to find Naruto." Hiruzen began to walk away, leaving a pissed off group of people moping about how demons were lucky.
Four hours later; Outskirts of Konoha, Sasuke's training area…
"Well done, Naruto!" exclaimed Sasuke, clapping his hands. It was unusual for an Uchiha to respect his opponent, let alone praise the opponent's abilities. "You picked up the Fireball Jutsu and Dragon Fire Jutsu in less than a day! I've never seen anyone who can do that before!"
"Well, I did have some help from you, of course." - the blonde scratched his hair while wiping sweat off his neck and forehead. He then felt his stomach grumble. "Hey, wanna go get something to eat?" he asked as an image of Ichiraku Ramen appeared in his head. "I know a place where we can fill our bellies! Trust me, the food is so delicious there!"
"Oh, I-I don't know, I should probably getting —" the raven-haired boy was cut off when he heard a familiar voice in the distance.
"Sasuke-kun!" the voice called out.
"Who was that?" - asked Naruto, looking at the direction where the voice came from.
"It's kaa-san," replied Sasuke. "Hold on, I'll introduce you to her!"
"Wait, w-won't she get angry with me? Almost everyone in the village does, anyway…"
"Trust me, she won't. It's all right, Naruto." - Sasuke assured. "She's really nice, and you'll like her!"
"If you say so…" sighed Naruto.
When Mikoto Uchiha, Sasuke's mother, reached the place where her son would always train, she saw a blonde-haired boy standing with her son. The boy looked familiar, and she was trying to remember where she saw him.
She walked towards the two with a raised eyebrow. "Sasuke-kun," she began. "Who's this boy with you?"
"He's Uzumaki Naruto, kaa-san." - as soon as she heard his name, Mikoto's eyes widened. "I met him earlier today and I taught him a few of the fire jutsus I know!" announced Sasuke with pride in his voice, feeling high after teaching a friend.
She looked at Naruto, who was looking down on the ground shyly. "Uzumaki? You wouldn't happen to be Kushina's son, would you?" she asked.
At the sound of his mother's name, Naruto's head shot up. "You know kaa-san?!" he replied in disbelief.
"Of course I know Kushina!" she declared. "We were best friends and rivals back then! Come to think of it, this is the second time I saw you, Naruto." The blonde's eyebrows furrowed. "The first was during the time I was in the hospital to give birth to Sasuke-kun. She was carrying you while waiting outside my room! My name is Uchiha Mikoto, but you can call me 'Mikoto-obasan', Naruto-kun!"
"Sure thing, Mikoto-obasan!"
"Now that's settled, where were you two heading? You looked like you were off to somewhere before you saw me."
"Oh, I was about to lead Sasuke to Ichiraku Ramen so we could eat there! They have the best ramen in the whole world!"
Mikoto crossed her arms and smirked. "So you inherited Kushina's addiction to ramen? I'm not surprised at all. Your mom will always go for ramen as her food during our academy days. I'll go with you two and Naruto, I'm gonna tell you more about Kushina when we get there!" Naruto only grinned in response.
"And Sasuke dear, treat this as dinner for the night, okay? I didn't cook anything when I left the house, anyway." Sasuke nodded as Naruto sprinted past them, excited at eating his favorite ramen.
"RAMEN, HERE I COME!" he yelled out of joy, leaving the two Uchihas shaking their heads at his eagerness.
"Was his mom like this too?" asked Sasuke with a smirk as he looked up at his mother.
"She's a lot worse," answered Mikoto with a grin as Sasuke sweat-dropped.
One hour later, Ichiraku Ramen…
"Hey, old man! Another bowl, I'm still starving!" exclaimed Naruto as he finished his 7th bowl of ramen while Sasuke and Mikoto were eating the 2nd and 4th, respectively.
"Right away, Naruto!" replied Teuchi with a salute, causing Ayame to giggle at her father's antics.
"Oh, and Naruto," Mikoto continued. The past hour was spent with them talking about the woman's past and her memories with Kushina and the past generation of shinobis. "There was also a time when Kushina was afraid of a little insect!" Naruto raised an eyebrow, ready to listen.
"During her 17th birthday, while we were eating at her house, there was a fly in her plate with her birthday cake. She didn't notice it at first but when she was about to eat the cake, she saw the fly and she threw the plate to the wall!" she finished while laughing, which also got the two kids to laugh. The memory was still fresh in her mind.
Naruto was about to respond when he noticed someone take a seat beside him. It was the hokage himself.
"Jiji?" the blonde asked, used to calling the Sandaime by that nickname. "What brings you here?"
"Teuchi-san, one bowl of miso ramen, would you please?" Hiruzen asked calmly.
"S-Sure thing, hokage-sama," the chef replied, having recovered from his surprised state of seeing the leader of the village in his restaurant. It was a rare sighting for the Hokage to be seen eating at a regular restaurant, let alone a place like Ichiraku's.
Hiruzen turned to Naruto with eyes of concern. "What's wrong, Naruto-kun?" he asked. "Did the villagers try to hurt you again?" Naruto's eyes widened. Did the old man know about what happened earlier this day?
"Is something wrong, Hokage-sama?" Mikoto asked, curious about what is happening.
"Oh, nothing, Mikoto-chan, it's just that the villagers won't stop bothering Naruto again. I heard that the boy was about to be killed earlier in one of the streets," he finished, getting a gasp from Ayame, Teuchi, Mikoto, and Sasuke.
"You know, jiji?" asked Naruto, fearing that the old man could be angry with him.
"Naruto-kun," he ruffled the boy's hair. "I need you to tell me everything that happened from the start. Do it and the ones that tried to kill you would be punished."
And so Naruto explained to everyone in the restaurant what situation he was in earlier. He told them about how the fat vendor accused him of blinding him, to his escape by flying through the village as fast anyone could never imagine. The part where Naruto explained himself flying found to be less believable by Mikoto and Sasuke, but Hiruzen was actually curious with what Naruto was saying. The part where he also said how he blinded the fat man and pushed all the villagers back was less believable too. But it was yet another thing that made Hiruzen interested in learning more about the boy.
"Wow, this ramen hit the spot!" the Sandaime announced as he stood up and stretched his back. He turned to everyone inside. "I apologize but I must return to the mansion." He looked at Naruto. "Don't worry, Naruto. I'll make sure those men will be punished," he gave the boy a thumbs-up, before leaving the place.
While walking back, the old man was deep in thought. 'The things that Naruto-kun said,' he started. 'Blinding an enemy, pushing many back with force, and flight, they are totally not believable for a kid at his age. Yet it isn't impossible too.' An image of Minato and Kushina appeared in his mind. 'Minato, Kushina, I wonder what's wrong with your child… I'm sure he wasn't lying when he said those things, but how did he pull it off? Was it because of the Kyuubi or something else?' He didn't realize it, but he was now in front of the door to his front desk. 'That gaki caught my interest now, huh? I should have ANBU to start spying on him next week. With them, they'll figure out if he was telling the truth as well as know what Naruto-kun can really do…' He opened the door and was greeted by every kage's worst nightmare: paperwork.
"CUUUUURRRRRSSSSEEEEE YOU, MINATOOOOOO…" - he complained with a load groan.
Next on The Celestial Shinobi:
"I will be the Hokage someday! Believe it!"
"We used to be friends!"
"Don't you think you're too close to Hinata?"
"I-It happened again…"
CHAPTER 3: ENTER: NARUTO UZUMAKI!
Things to remember: Naruto has a low affinity in fire, water, and wind; therefore allowing him to perform low-level elemental ninjutsus. B-Rank jutsus and below don't need hand signs for the Uchūtengan, allowing Naruto to perform Meteor and other low-level jutsus at will.
That concludes the second chapter! I update fast, don'cha think? Hehehe… There you have it, Naruto and Sasuke were friends! Sasuke was actually a good kid back then! But take note: were. What do you think will happen in the next chapter? Is he going to change or not? Kushina is also dead! Can you guess who are the people who captured her? I originally planned for her to be still alive for a few more chapters because she will die one way or another here, but I just can't find a suitable chapter for her to die in, so I picked this one. To all those sulking, her death is needed for thd story to progress, okay? The Ryūsei (Meteor) jutsu has made its debut and it's currently my most favorite jutsu of the Uchūtengan! Trust me, it'll be the most useful jutsu to Naruto for the whole story and it will be a major factor in most of his battles. Can you tell me your favorite jutsu from his bloodline? Reviews are welcome, but please don't tell me flaws that are related to the events that happen here. I know what I'm doing and trust me that I have everything planned. I already have a writing partner! I'll tell who he is in the next chapter.
As promised, here are the first ten chapters:
1. Prologue
2. Awakening of the Mysterious Eye
3. Enter: Naruto Uzumaki!
4. Training Begins
5. Mission to the Land of Waves
6. Preparing for the Exams and Lending a Hand
7. Chuunin Exams Begin!
8. The Horrors of Training Ground 44
9. Kurama and the Uchūtengan
10. Preliminaries
Excited or not? Cause to me this will spell work for me! But since school's only three months left, I'll waste my summer vacation doing nothing but playing PS4 and writing more and more chapters for TCS! I love my ideas so much that I can't abandon them! I'll abandon my stories if I'm dead! Just be patient while I'm writing, and the average time interval I have between updating is four days. You see, I love writing and its one of my skills. Not bragging, though. There will be another poll put up in the third chapter. You guys will get to choose Naruto's special ability with his Uchūtengan. I know that it is already powerful, but give Naruto something would ya? For Sasuke's Rinnegan, it's teleportation, while for Madara, shadows that no one could see. I have four options for you guys to choose from so stay tuned! Goodbye… and good night! BANG! *too sweet gesture*
-Lance