Naruto: Saviour of the Shinobi World

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LEGEND

"The boy is mine"- Person talking

'Could he be The One?' – Person thinking

"I hate humans" – Bijuu talking

'All this talking is making me tired' – Bijuu thinking

Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu – Jutsu.

Chapter Two

With Kyuubi

The Kyuubi was not having fun. He had been teased with freedom from that witch's (in his opinion) seal, only to be denied his freedom immediately, and by an Uchiha no less. He had once again been controlled by the Sharingan. That was one of the most humiliating things he had ever experienced. Him, the most powerful of the tailed beasts; him, the son of Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Rikudou Sennin, being manipulated by descendants of that accursed Indra: the Kyuubi certainly took offence to that. And what's worse, he was sealed into a new born; the son of Kushina and that Minato Senju – the one that sealed him here. Kyuubi didn't like the kid already.

'What a foolish act! To seal me in this child at full strength, he is either very arrogant or very ignorant. Hahahaha, breaking out of this seal will be easy as tender rabbit. I just have to force my chakra through this seal, and it should give in seeing as the child does not have enough will power to hold me back.' thought the Kyuubi.

And so the Kyuubi got to work sending his potent chakra through the seal. It looked like he would succeed and be free of his prison when Chakra like he had never felt before, not since his father was alive, erupted and effectively pushed back his own chakra and restrained him easily.

'Argh! UNGH! What is this chakra? It is restraining me the more I try to break free of this seal' thought the Kyuubi.

With that, Kyuubi stopped trying to break the seal, and sat back to ponder on what he had just experienced.

'What was that the kid's chakra? It had the same feel to it as Father's, and although not as powerful now, it could easily become as powerful in the future. This is not good! If the kid possesses that kind of Chakra now, who knows how powerful he could become, and then I won't be getting out of this seal, at least not forcefully. All hope is not lost however, if I can manipulate him into undoing the seal willingly, it won't matter how powerful his chakra is.' That last thought brought a maniacal grin to the face of the Kyuubi.

'HAHAHAHA. All hope is not lost after all; I only have to be patient and work subtly if I am going to be free of this seal.' Kyuubi thought, with an evil laugh.

With Tsunade

When Tsunade arrived at the Senju clan compound, she found Shizune – the niece of Dan Kato (her former lover) and her student – waiting for her in the house of the clan head. Originally, the house should have been inhabited by Minato and his family, but after being appointed Hokage, he went to live in the Hokage residence. She and Shizune have been living there ever since.

"Tsunade-sama, when did you get back, and who is that baby?" Shizune asked when she saw her teacher.

"Not long ago actually. This is Naruto-kun; he is going to be living with us now." Tsunade replied her apprentice.

"Oh! Poor Naruto-kun, I heard what happened to Hokage-sama and Kushina-sama, the whole village has been in mourning since." Shizune told her master. "Nevertheless, I will make sure that Naruto-kun doesn't lack the love of family." Shizune declared with a determined expression on her face.

Tsunade smiled warmly at her apprentice's words. "I am so happy you said that Shizune because I have signed Naruto-chan's adoption papers. I will take care of him and treat him like the son I never had." Tsunade said.

"Oh, that's great Tsunade-sama! I am so happy for you" Shizune said, smiling brightly. "Can I hold him?" she asked her master.

"Of course you can." Tsunade said, handing over Naruto to her.

"He is so cute Tsunade-sama" Shizune said, gushing over how handsome Naruto looked. "He is going to have a lot of female admirers for sure, don't you think Shishou (Master)?" she asked.

"They can admire him all they like, provided they don't do any more than that" Tsunade said, her protective motherly instincts showing through.

"Hehehe. Don't worry Tsunade-sama; as Naruto-kun's big sister I won't let any girl corrupt him" Shizune said, bringing an approving smile to Tsunade's face. "However, we aren't going to be able to keep him for too long, otherwise, he could rebel against us and who knows who he will get with then." Shizune told her master.

"Why are we talking about this now? It will be years before we have to deal with this anyway." Tsunade said.

"That's right Shishou. How are you going to feed him though?" Shizune asked her Master.

"I'll breastfeed him of course." Tsunade answered, with a dramatic flabbergasted expression on her face over Shizune's question.

"But how will you do that Shishou? Shouldn't that be impossible seeing as you haven't had a child?" Shizune asked.

"Hehehe. It's because of a seal my sister and I created that I can do this. It's a fuuinjutsu-Iryoninjutsu hybrid that we created for such a situation as this." Tsunade answered her apprentice. She then brought out a seal from the inside of her vest. "This seal works to stimulate the release of the hormones estrogen and progesterone, which will in turn stimulate the production of milk. All I have to do is apply this seal at the base of my neck and let the seal do its work." Tsunade told her apprentice.

Shizune was in awe of the ingenuity of such a seal. It really was amazing to see one of the works of the Senju Princesses - as her master and her sister were often called.

"This has been a long and stressful day for all of us, why don't we turn in for the night and continue this tomorrow morning. Goodnight Shizune." Tsunade said, ending the conversation in favour of getting some rest.

"Goodnight Shishou." Shizune said.

Time-skip

It had been four years already, and the years went by like a flash. Raising Naruto had been a joy if you asked Tsunade. Everyone that knew him quickly found out that he was a special child. He was always stronger than any other child – even for a Senju child – and faster than children his age were. Tsunade remembered Minato being quick as a child, but even he wasn't that quick. This caused quite a few troublesome situations for her and Shizune as they had to really try to catch him whenever he ran away.

He also was incredibly smart, like in an unreal sort of way. He started talking when he was six months old, and was already walking when he was eight months old. This meant that Naruto was always inquisitive. He was always reading and eager to learn new things. He also was eager to start his ninja training from the moment he learned of the exploits of the Senju brothers – Hashirama and Tobirama Senju – the Uchiha brothers – Madara and Izuna Uchiha – and his personal hero, Minato Senju, the fourth Hokage. He had learnt about these men and many other legendary figures in Shinobi history ever since he could read, and he wanted to get started on his journey to surpass these men. He also read about remarkable Kunoichi like his mother and her sister, Akari Senju, who also happened to be his hero's mother. These were women that showed that they could stand on equal footing with Shinobi.

He had begun reading everything he could on the basics of all the Shinobi arts: In Ninjutsu, he read about the components of Chakra, Chakra control, Shape and Nature transformation, Hand seals, etc. He also read about the different Taijutsu Kata that was available, specifically the Senju taijutsu style – the Thousand Limbs style – and the Humming bird style of Minato Senju. He had also read about the basics of Genjutsu, and had started being taught about Iryoninjutsu by his mother and elder sister, Shizune. He had also developed interest in fuuinjutsu – an art that very few people pursued extensively due to its complexity and difficulty – but being part Uzumaki, this wasn't all that shocking.

At 3'11'', Naruto was much taller than the average four year old. His vibrant red hair had grown to reach slightly past his neck, and he had two bangs: one went straight down reaching his chin, while the other went down to his chin as well but also covered his left eye slightly. He had delicate and streamlined facial features, and his eyes were a bright blue. He wore a black, short sleeved t-shirt with the Senju clan symbol at the back; he also wore black shorts with black Shinobi sandals.

Naruto knew that his mother didn't want him to start his Shinobi training yet, but after much pestering and manipulation on his part, she agreed to let him do some light physical training. It was nothing to strenuous: just some jogging, push-ups, sit-ups, and crunches. Today was the first day of his training, and he was doing it all alone. His mother had wanted him to wait until there was someone who could supervise his training, but he managed to convince her that he knew what he was doing, and promised her that he wouldn't over do his training.

'…46, 47, 48, 49, 50. Wheew! All done. Those exercises really got my blood pumping. I still have some energy left though; maybe I should go for a walk around the village. Mom would freak if she found out, so I must return before she and Shizune-nee (Big sister) return from their shifts at the hospital. I might even see something new and interesting.' Naruto thought.

And with that Naruto left the safety of the Senju clan compound. He knew his mother and his sister would not like him to go, but they weren't here and he was extremely bored with nothing to do. 'Besides, what real harm could come to me in my own village?' he thought. He had no idea what dangers were coming after him.

With Danzo

Danzo Shimura is a master strategist. He usually uses his mind for slightly dark and under-handed things, but there is no denying that he is someone who knows how to get what he wants. And right now, he wanted Naruto Senju. He had known that the boy would be a force to be reckoned with from the first day he laid eyes on him – even before, knowing who his parents were – and seeing him now, he knew he had to have him. His development was phenomenal even for the most prodigious of Shinobi. He had wanted to have his father, Minato Senju, but even he knew to steer clear of him; he had too many people that would and could readily kill him protecting him. And even Minato hadn't shown the kind of promise that his son was showing. He had also wanted to have the Uchiha clan heir, Itachi Uchiha, but couldn't for obvious reasons. But Naruto was one prize he wasn't ready to let go of. However, he knew he had to be smart about it if he wanted to succeed in his plans. First things first though; he had to test the boys mettle. Showing physical and mental ability far beyond one's peers was good and all, but it was only in the face of death that one's true potential showed itself. And he was going to help Naruto bring out his true potential.

"Fuu! Torune!" Danzo called out to two of his most trusted root soldiers.

"Hai (Yes), Danzo-sama." They both answered in perfect unison.

"I have a mission for you both. It is of utmost importance that you do not fail. The future of Konoha may be riding on your success." Danzo said.

And with that, he gave them their mission.

With Naruto

Naruto was walking through one of the training grounds of Konoha. He purposely avoided the populated regions of Konoha so that he didn't have to encounter the people and their hateful glares towards him. He didn't know why they hated him, and whenever he asked anyone – his mother, sister, Kakashi nii-san (his elder brother figure, and student of his father), his godfather, Jiraiya, or even the Old man (Hiruzen Sarutobi, Sandaime Hokage) – they always told him not to worry about it, and that they just needed time to see him for who he is. He didn't know why they needed time and couldn't see him for who he is now, and he also wondered what they saw him as if they didn't see him for who he really is. Regardless of this, Naruto tried to remain happy by avoiding the people of Konoha as much as he could.

He was just admiring the scenery when two men appeared directly behind him. They both wore white cloaks and white masks with the word 'Ne' (Root) on it.

"Err… hello, may I know who you guys are? Do you need anything or…" Naruto had to suddenly dodge a dozen shuriken that came at him, with reflexes and speed he didn't even know he had.

'Aww man, now I wish I had listened and stayed home. What could these guys possibly want from me? I have to get away from here right now.'

If he were to be honest with himself, he probably shouldn't have expected to outrun two trained Shinobi, but in the face of possible death, faith was his only friend. He ran deeper and deeper into the forest until he had to duck a kick from one of his assailants that was heading for his head. He gulped as he saw that the kick had broken the tree almost in half – probably augmented with Chakra – and he then began to realize just how serious these guys were. He knew people didn't like him in the village, but he never thought they would try to kill him.

Naruto was strictly on defense at this point. He hadn't even accessed his chakra yet and had only started light exercises today; how was he supposed to take on these guys.

'I have to get to mom quick! But how?' Naruto mused.

Naruto was immediately taken out of his thoughts as Fu landed a kick on his jaw which lifted him off the ground, and then gave him a standing dropkick while he was still in the air. Naruto crashed roughly to the ground, spitting up a glob of blood in the process. He was feeling more pain than he had ever felt in his young life and was feeling disappointed by his weakness. His ancestors were among the strongest people to walk this earth and here he was being easily handled – not even giving his assailants a bit of a challenge. He probably was being a bit too hard on himself all things considered, but he demanded more from himself.

He stood up from the ground trying to stave off the pain he was feeling in an attempt to fight. He knew he couldn't escape these guys – whoever they were – and decided that if he was going to go down, he would go down fighting. He rushed at Fu with impressive speed and threw a punch at him which Fu parried with both hands, and in a show of impressive acrobatic ability, Naruto did a hand-stand and attempted to kick Fu in the jaw. Not considering his attack much of a threat, Fu leaned back slightly to avoid the kick. Seeing his initial attack fail – as planned – Naruto pushed forward, still on his hands, and locked his legs around Fu's neck and threw him a short distance across the field. Shocked that he had been taken down by his target, even though it was only because he was caught off-guard, he stood up, dusting off his cloak.

Seeing Fu get taken down by their target, Torune decided to start with his own attack.

"Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu (Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique)".

In the Genjutsu

Naruto was about to launch another attack on his opponent when he heard a familiar voice.

"Naruto-kun!"

It was undoubtedly his sister, Shizune's voice, and he turned around to see what was going on.

"Submit yourself to us willingly and we won't kill her Naruto" Torune said in an emotionless tone.

Naruto was distraught at seeing his sister with a kunai being pointed to her jugular by the other masked man. He was gradually becoming more and more enraged at these men who were now messing with his family.

"Let her go!" Naruto ordered angrily.

"I will when you submit yourself to us" Torune said.

"What do you want with me?" Naruto asked the masked Shinobi.

"You will find out what we want when you come with us." Torune said, still in that emotionless tone. This worried Naruto because he didn't know what kind of person he was dealing with, or how to handle this situation.

"What idiot would agree to such a proposition?" Naruto exclaimed, not seeing how the offer would benefit him.

Hearing Naruto say this, Torune pushed the kunai further until a streak of blood ran down Shizune's neck.

"One who doesn't have any other options…" Torune said with an ominous edge to his tone; "I have no problems killing her Naruto, so come with us if you want to save her." Torune told Naruto.

Naruto knew that if he refused these men would kill Shizune and do with him as they pleased after, and so decided to surrender to save his sister at least.

All the while Shizune had forgone making any movements or sounds in favor of protecting her neck from being slit by the man who had her in his arms, but seeing her little brother considering surrendering to the horrible men who had kidnapped her, she decided to speak up.

"No, Naruto-kun. Don't worry about me. Run away and find Tsunade-sama. Go now!" Shizune said.

Hearing his captive's statement, Torune pushed the kunai slightly further into Shizune's neck, drawing more blood. Seeing this, Naruto hurriedly said, "Stop! I will go with you guys, just let her go". Fu, who had been standing ready to capture Naruto all the while the discussion was going on, moved to apprehend him.

Seeing that Naruto was firmly within Fu's grasps, Torune said, "Good choice Naruto". And with that he slit Shizune's throat.

Naruto's mind went blank for a moment. He hadn't anticipated such an outcome.

'He killed her' Naruto thought.

Suddenly, Chakra like nothing Fu and Torune had ever felt before erupted from Naruto, shattering the genjutsu easily. The chakra that came out of Naruto cracked the floor, raising up chunks of rock, and leveled all the trees within twenty feet of his position. The chakra was bearing down on them and they knew they had to escape lest they get killed by the oppressive force of the Chakra.

"AHHH!" Naruto screamed, his eyes opening to show a pair different from the one he had before. This new pair consisted of purple sclerae and irides, with concentric circles spreading over the eyeball, and three tomoe on the circle closest to the pupil.

The eyes gave off a feeling of unquestionable and nigh-infinite power. Torune and Fu felt like they would be crushed should they attempt to go against the wielder of those eyes, and decided to take their leave, also seeing as their mission had been completed.

Feeling a little woozy, and feeling the new power coursing through his being, Naruto opened his eyes to see… nothing. There was no sign of his assailants or his sister; there wasn't even any blood on the ground to show that someone had been killed there. In the place of what he expected to see was utter chaos. The trees were uprooted, and chunks of the earth had been upturned. He figured that it was the power which he now felt within him that caused this.

'Is this my Chakra?' He mused to himself. He had read a lot about chakra, and was positive that this was Chakra – his Chakra. But wasn't Chakra supposed to be smaller and less potent than this when just activated, he thought.

'What I saw must have been a genjutsu, and the release of Chakra must have disrupted it.' Naruto mused, seeing no sign of Shizune or anything to attest to her death. 'It looks like I'm not going to have any time to think more about this. Releasing all that chakra has got me exhausted. I only hope all this alerted someone to my position' Naruto thought before his eyes rolled to the back of his head and he fainted.

His wish was granted though as a squad of ANBU operatives had been alerted to his position by the chakra spike, and seeing him in his unconscious state, rushed him immediately to the hospital.

With Tsunade

Tsunade was having a great day. Her baby, and the most precious thing to her had just turned four, and she had no regrets over choosing to take care of him. Even his mischief had grown on her, and she now couldn't imagine her life without him in her life.

She had just come out of the emergency room; a civilian had come in with a saw in his leg and was bleeding profusely. She managed to stop the bleeding and still save the man's leg, which gave her great joy. Seeing the joy in the eyes of people when they heard that they would live to see their loved ones again was the reason she did this.

While sitting at her desk, reading a book, Shizune rushed into her office, a panicked look etched on her face.

"Tsunade-sama, Naruto-kun was just brought in unconscious."

"What do you mean unconscious?" Tsunade asked in an equally worried voice, already on her feet and by Shizune's side so she could take her to her son's room.

"He was brought in by some ANBU who claimed to have seen him after detecting a massive chakra spike somewhere in the forests. They said that they found him knocked out and lying on the ground, and that there was no sign of what could have caused it." Shizune said while trying to keep up pace with her master who was in a haste to get to her son.

"What was he doing in the forests? He should have been in the Senju compound. That boy is going to be in a world of pain when he comes to." Tsunade said bristling with anger – in a small part at Naruto who disobeyed her, and in a large part at whoever had the audacity to harm her baby.

Getting to Naruto's room, Tsunade found out that he was okay, and that he only suffered Chakra exhaustion. This shocked her seeing as he had no access to his Chakra earlier in the day, and now was being told that he suffered from Chakra exhaustion. The only way she knew of that people activated their chakra in situations of terror was if they had a Kekkei Genkai.

'Could Naruto have awakened Mokuton?' Tsunade thought. If he had activated her grandfather's bloodline, she knew that those mummies that made up Konoha's Elders Council would do everything in their power to try and turn her baby into a weapon; not that they weren't already trying now. But they were mistaken if they thought that she would let them have their way with her son.

Tsunade performed a diagnosis Jutsu to check what state Naruto was in. She found confirmed that it was only Chakra exhaustion and speculated that he would come to in a few minutes – going by the rate at which his Chakra was being replenished. This would be abnormal in anyone else but an Uzumaki and a Jinchuuriki, so it was perfectly expected.

In Naruto's Mindscape

The last thing Naruto saw before unconsciousness took him was the wrecked surroundings of the forest he was in, and now he was in a dank sewer with only minimal light, but surprisingly, he could see clearly; actually, he noticed that his sight was way better than ever. He didn't know where to go so he went where his gut told him to go. After a while he came to stand before a grand cage. He was admiring the massive golden gate that extended so high that he couldn't make out the top of it. There was also a seal on the cage that held it closed together. This seal looked like an ordinary piece of paper with Kanji on it at face value, but seeing it, he knew it was a complex seal created by a master. Suddenly a massive red fox with nine tails and a menacing look came swiping at him but suddenly stopped while just an inch to his face. Naruto fell on his backside from the shock of such an entity catching him unawares and almost taking his head off his neck. Looking up at just what this beast was, he noticed the looks that crossed the beast's face: shock, amazement, and fear.

"K-Kyuubi? What are you doing here? I thought the Yondaime killed you" said Naruto

"How did you get those eyes Ningen" the Kyuubi asked.

'Hmm… could this be a doujutsu? I have noticed that my eyesight has changed, becoming better, and now the Kyuubi has made a remark about them. Maybe I could ask him to tell me about them' Naruto mused.

"What eyes do you speak of Kyuubi?" Naruto questioned.

"Those eyes, the eyes of my father, although it does resemble THOSE eyes as well" Kyuubi said, the last part more to himself.

"Father? I thought the tailed beasts are concentrated masses of chakra given form and sentience. How can you have a father then? And what do you mean by THOSE eyes?" Naruto asked, confused as to how a being such as the Kyuubi could have a father, and also wondering which other eyes his resembled. He didn't even want to think about how powerful such a person must be.

"I don't expect you to understand Ningen, and I don't owe you any explanations" Kyuubi growled out.

"Alright then, Kyuubi. How are you here though? Where is here even?"

"You ask a lot of questions Ningen" said Kyuubi, "Your questions are provoking me"

"Aww… c'mon Kyuu, I need to know where I am to know how to go back" Naruto whined.

"Don't EVER call me Kyuu again, got that?" Kyuubi growled out

"Okay, okay, don't get your tails in a bunch. Just tell me where I am please"

"If it will get you out of here sooner, I'll tell you. You are currently in your mindscape, and I am here because your precious Yondaime sealed me inside you" Kyuubi said, grinning with pleasure seeing the look on Naruto's face at the latest revelation.

'The Yondaime sealed the Kyuubi in me? But why would he do that? Is that why the whole village hates me? Of course that must be it. I can't believe I once considered him my hero." Naruto thought, going off on a tirade in his mind.

"Why did you destroy Konoha you stupid fox? This is all your fault." Naruto screamed at the Kyuubi.

The Kyuubi not taking lightly to this accusation roared his reply to Naruto in anger.

"Don't you raise your voice at me brat. If it were not for this seal, I would have crushed you beneath my paws. I was controlled into attacking your village and that's the only reason there is still a village left standing. I wish I had been giving free rein to do as I wanted; you wouldn't be standing here today." Hearing this, Naruto became greatly enraged at the Kyuubi. He caused all that destruction and wasn't even sorry about it. "And why should I care for any of you people? All you humans have done is capture me and my kind and use as weapons. You all deserve everything I did and more."

Hearing this reduced Naruto's anger considerably. He was still upset by what the Kyuubi did to him and to Konoha, but he now understood, even if only a little, why the Kyuubi did that without any apologies. To him, Konoha was his home, and the people were like his family – even if they didn't like him – but to the Kyuubi, Konoha was his prison, and the people, his captors. He didn't know how he would react if he were in Kyuubi's shoes and so he couldn't judge him.

"I am sorry Kyuubi. I didn't see it your way." Naruto apologized.

"Just leave Ningen. I don't need your apology." Kyuubi demanded, noticing that Naruto was waking up outside his mind.

"How am I supposed to do that?" Naruto asked. "Oh, it seems like our discussion will have to wait for another time. See you again Kyuubi." Naruto said to the Kyuubi, as if he didn't notice the displeasure the Kyuubi had for talking to him.

In the Real World

Tsunade was discussing with Shizune about a few hospital-related issues while waiting for Naruto to wake up. Tsunade knew he would be regaining consciousness anytime soon, and as if on cue, Naruto began to stir. Seeing this, Tsunade rushed to his side in an instant and started gushing over him.

"Oh my baby, why did you have to make mama so worried?"

Hearing his mother's voice, Naruto opened his eyes to see her. This gave Tsunade and Shizune the biggest shock of their lives, seeing that Naruto's eyes had changed.

"Naruto-kun, your eyes!" Tsunade gasped out.

The End

Author's Note

I just want to say a big Thank you to God first and all of you people that have read this story and followed, reviewed and added this story to their favourites. I read them all and I thank you for the encouragement.

To Scarease: I read your review and would like to discuss with you more on the idea you gave. Thanks by the way.

To Tsukoblue: I am still toying with the idea of having a harem or not. Naruto in team 8? We will have to see about that. Actually, I would love it if you guys told me which team you would like Naruto to be on in the reviews.

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