Chapter 4: Buried Secrets
"N-Naruto?"
"Wow… twelve years and that's all you have to say?"Naruto asked with a sarcastic tone. As she was about to speak he raised his hand to silence her as he continued, all playfulness gone. "I'm not here for a heart warming reunion, I'm just here to know why."
"What do you want to know?"asked an unnerved and slighty hurt Mikoto thanks to the stare her son was giving her.
"Why you left me alone or why you never came to say hello once atleast?"asked Naruto, his face not betraying emotion.
"I was told that I could never be with you or have any kind of contact thanks to the Kyuubi's attack being blamed on the Uchiha and they predicted that you would be unstable growing up thanks to the Kyuubi's influence. And that was so you could be isolated from anyone, because they believed you'd put many people's lives in danger. That's why I could not take care of you or help you in any way."answered Mikoto while she went to take a seat by the dinner table to face Naruto who was already leaning with his back against the wall.
"Fair enough, but who were 'they', the ones who told you all of that?"
"The elders and the Hokage, but who told you about me and why are you asking these questions?"question a curious, yet worried Mikoto of what her son would do.
"Well that's irrelevant, now one more thing I need you to do is to tell… "Naruto says while pointing at the person opening door "…him the truth."
"What's going on here and what truth are you talking about Naruto?"asked the newcomer who had a lost his tired expression on his face.
"Well Sasuke remember some of those stories for another day I was telling you about?"receiving a nod from the now revealed person, Sasuke, Naruto continued "Well I think the day has come closer then supposed to for some of those stories don't you think so Mrs. Uchiha. I mean it would not end well if I told him, instead of you, who he really comes from."
Seeing as the spot light was on her and knowing Sasuke, he would not let it go until she told him what Naruto was talking about. Deciding it was now or never she began "I guess I should start from the beginning. Years back after the 3rd shinobi war, I was forced to marry the new clan head, Fugaku, by the clan elders. Their reason being that, I was the strongest kunoichi in the clan and needed to birth an heir strong enough to lead the clan. I wanted to say no because I was already with someone, but I knew they would kill my parents if I disagreed."before she could continue, she was interrupted by Sasuke.
"Why would you say no, I thought you loved my father and why would they kill my grandparents?"asked a confused Sasuke. This earned him a chuckle from Naruto and a depressed sigh from Mikoto.
"Because the elders would do whatever it takes to get what they want and I did love your father… "Sasuke looked relieved until she continued "…but I did not love Fugaku."
"What do you mean 'my father' and not Fugaku?"
"(Sigh) You might want to sit down Sasuke, you may sit down as well Naruto since you also going to be here."
Both the nodded and sat down on either side of Mikoto with different feelings, Sasuke being confused and Naruto being curious.
"Okay please listen first and ask question after I've finish?"both boys nodded again and Mikoto carried on. "I agreed to marry Fugaku and we finally had a child, Itachi, after three months. But since it was an arranged marriage, it didn't last long. We separated when Itachi was 6 for about 4 weeks, we still lived in the same house so Itachi or anyone would not notice the lack of communication between us. I told Minato Namikaze about it and he was there for me and so things moved from one thing to another. Two weeks later I found out I was pregnant and I went to go have a cheek up at the hospital. After the cheek up they told me I was going to have twins" this shocked Sasuke and before he could ask who his twin brother or sister is, Mikoto continued "and they were both boys. One is you Sasuke and the other is Naruto."
"What… Umm so all this time I've had a brother, no scratch that a twin brother and my real father according to what I've picked up so far is the 4th Hokage?"asked a flabbergasted Sasuke. Receiving a nod from his mother who had tears in her eyes. He turned to his, now known to him, brother and said "That's why you told me those things at the training ground, (chuckling) I guess that's one story told."stated Sasuke in a dry voice. The boys then turned back to their mother, who took that as a sign to continue.
"I told Minato about you two and he wanted me to stay with him, but knowing the elders and how dangerous they were I had to stay with Fugaku and pretend like he was the father. When it was time for you guys to be born I was with Minato, because Fugaku was busy training Itachi. This also helped a lot because not knowing whether you had blond hair and blue eyes was going to be a problem and I had no way of explaining it to Fugaku. But thanks to my strong genes you had inherited my looks except the shape of your face and spiky hair."she said and let out a chuckle as she saw Sasuke touching his face.
"So if this is the truth why not tell before now and why did you leave Naruto all alone."asked Sasuke.
Before Mikoto could answer, Naruto answered "Well that was the part coming, you need to have patience."
"Thanks Naruto, as for your first question well I wanted you to get over the incident with Itachi and the second one well…" she paused to look at Sasuke to see the expected anger, but to her surprise he was calm and didn't have anger or hid it well. "…that's because of the council or rather the elders and civilian part of it. It all started after you were born and the nine tails attacked the village. But long story short the fox was defeated by your father and sealed away in a new born baby. The original plan was to split it in half and seal it into two infants but things didn't go as planned. Your father was going to seal the nine tails into the two of you since he could not ask another couple for their child when he had his own. But the death god Minato had summoned had other plans, since Minato was not an Uzumaki who were the original contract holders, so he was unhappy. To express his unhappiness, he sealed the whole nine tails into Naruto and left without explaining himself and took your father's life as payment since he did not have the life force of the Uzumaki clan."finishing her answer some of Sasuke's question and wiping her tears. She turned to Naruto only to find a passive looking Naruto.
"So where does the civilians come in when the matter is a shinobi matter."Naruto asked.
"The 3rd Hokage allowed them to take part in the council meetings for shinobi issues and that's why they set up the stuff they teach at the academy. So after the sealing, the 3rd took you to the council meeting and told them everything except Minato being your father. They argued and after a long time voted whether for Naruto to be killed or not, many said you should live. They had another vote this time as a weapon or left at the orphanage, because they still didn't trust the Uchiha clan to have you stay in the clan compound. You know how the results of the votes."Mikoto explained.
"Indeed, I know the results very well."he said as he stood up." Well thanks for your hospitality, but I better be on my way. See tomorrow Sasuke and have a nice evening mother."with that said Naruto left with Kamui.
"I'll go get washed up for dinner."Sasuke said heading up stairs.
'I don't know if they understand or if they hate me and Minato' those were the thoughts in Mikoto's mind she started finishing dinner.
(Uchiha Naka Shrine)
We find a lone figure entering the room walking up to the tablet and activated his sharingan, after using the "Naka Shrine Pass jutsu" to enter, and as soon as he did that the tablet started showing words on it. Taking of his shades to get a better view of the words.
'If you can see this writing on this tablet than you have awakened the doujutsu called the Sharingan. If you are wondering who wrote these words than its the 'Sage of Six Paths' as the people call me. I wrote this in order to be able to tell you how things began and help you with the doujutsu you inherited from my eldest son.'
'The was a time when there was no human who could use chakra, but there still were a lot of conflicts which lead to wars fought by many clans. These wars lasted for long periods and people were dying, clans were destroyed and humans were almost wiped off the face of the earth. But a woman named Kaguya came with a way to stop people from engaging continuous wars. She went to a tree which was said to have unimaginable power and if you ate its fruit it grants you power. When she got to the tree there was a guardian of the tree she managed to convince him to fall in love with her and when he was sure she was not a threat to the fruit he allow her free roam. Knowing she got the guardian's trust Kaguya searched for the fruit and ate it. After eating it she started changing, things like her eyes, her hair and many more. Keeping her powers a secret from the guardian she left him in order to test and learn her new found abilities. When she got accustomed to them she started stopping the wars. The guardian, blinded by the beauty of Kaguya, didn't stop her since he agreed with the way she used her abilities, but he would regret it as Kaguya started losing mind. In her mental breakdown she cast a very powerful illusion over the world. The illusion broke when she had to give birth to two boys, my brother and I. She seemed to be mentally healthy again until me and my brother showed sign of chakra usage when my brother used a doujutsu to find me in the forest and told our mother after returning. Feeling that we didn't deserve to use chakra she tried to find ways to take it away, making us unable to use it or out right kill us. It was thanks to our father saving us multiple times that we didn't die. She ended up sealing him in the tree, and was about to cast the same illusion she cast before we were born. My brother and I had to battle her in order to stop her, but seeing as that we were going to defeat her, she sealed the tree into herself and transformed into the Juubi. The battle continued for a long time but we eventually came up with a solution, that was sealing the Juubi in me. After we defeated the Juubi we decided we would unify people by teaching them how to use chakra, called ninshuu. When we finished we were old and knowing that when I die the Juubi would be free, so we came up with a solution to split its chakra. Using my doujutsu, the Rinnegan, I split the chakra into nine different parts and named them as following: Ichibi is Shukaku, Nibi is Matatabi, Sanbi is Isobu, Yonbi is Son Goku, Gobi is Kokuo, Rokubi is Saiken, Nanabi is Chomei, Hachibi is Gyuki and Kyuubi is Kurama. Using the Rinnegan I used its powers to create a ball of rock and sealed the Juubi's body inside the rock and pushed it out of the world. My brother with his family, leaving his son Hyuga and daughter named after Kaguya, went to live on the moon to guard the Juubi and later on it would be known as the Moon. Everything was peaceful until I had to choose my successor for ninshuu between my two sons, Indra the oldest and Asura the youngest. Indra believed that peace was achieved through power while Asura thought it was through love. I named Asura my successor when I died because of his belief, but Indra didn't agree with me and fought with Asura and turned ninshuu into ninjutsu. This was to carry on even after my death and their deaths when their sons and daughters were of age continued their fighting. Indra and his family became the Uchiha, who inherited my spiritual energy(eyes, the weaker version of the Rinnegan, the Sharingan). Asura and his family became the Senju, who inherited my physical energy(body, elemental manipulation and chakra manipulation).'
'Now to explain your doujutsu. There are six stages, but the sixth is when you are born from both the Senju and Uchiha. You will only read up to the stage you are on if not than it will be unreadable. The first three stages are awakened when through hard work or life and death situations. The 4th stage is unlocked when you feel guilt or from being able to keep your doujutsu on for five days without sleep. The 5th is when you do wrong against family, but the most successful is your brother. The 6th is already explained.'
'1st stage(1 tomoe in each eye): When awakened user receives ability to see chakra and predict movements.
2nd stage(2 tomoe in each eye): When awakened user receives ability to mimic movements, photographic memory and see through illusions. And previous stage abilities are enhanced.
3rd stage(3 tomoe in each eye): When awakened user receives ability to cast illusions and turn illusion against the person who cast the illusion with his eyes. Plus previous stages are enhanced. Thus giving them the full ability of the "Eye of Insight" and the "Eye of Hypnotism". In addition to these abilities there are two actual jutsu that a Sharingan user can perform: Izanagi allows the user to warp reality for a short time, changing reality into illusion and illusion into reality, thus escaping death and rewriting destiny; Izanami traps the victim in an infinite loop disregarding the target's five senses, specifically designed as a reprimand for those who would abuse Izanagi. Use of either ability causes the Sharingan with which it is performed to be blinded afterwards.
4th stage(Mangekyou Sharingan: unique details of eye): If you have awakened this stage through the 5 day test than congratulations, but if through killing your best friend or seeing them die then I'm sorry for you. When awakened user receives three abilities, one which everyone gets and two are unique from the six extra. Over usage of your eye leads to blindness until you awaken next stage.
5th stage(Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan: unique details of both sets of eyes): If you have awakened this stage, then you have been given or taken a close relative's eyes. When awakened user receives two more abilities from the six extra ones and avoids blindness.
'Mangekyou Sharingan abilities:
Everyone have: Susanoo.
6 extra unique: Kamui; Tsukuyomi; Amaterasu; Kotoamatsukami; Space-Time jutsu - Reversal; Space-Time jutsu - After image
Susanoo - This ability allows you to summon a protective humanoid structure. This structure is defensive and offensive, and can be equipped with weapons like; swords, shields, crossbows or fight directly. It develops with time as you master it, it starts with a rib cage barrier around the user, then gets a head and arms, then the armour. This is its incomplete state. Then legs grow,while user moves to be by the head of the humanoid, and armour making it complete. The perfect Susanoo is when it has 4 arms, complete samurai armour, 2 wings for flight and a helmet. To battle using Susanoo, all you need to do is give it mental commands. The more you use Susanoo the easier and faster to use. Warning if only Mangekyou then it will use a lot of chakra, speeds up blindness and damage body internally. Both eyes required from same person, if not than unable to perform.
Kamui - This ability allows you to transport objects, whether from a distance or close, to your personal dimension created by your eyes. The left eye transports objects in the dimension from a distance and the right eye transports objects that you touch or in close range or yourself in the dimension. When in the dimension to return, with or without an object, think of a place where you have been otherwise it'll be a random place. When not in dimension and want to retrieve an object without going in the dimension, use left eye for close range or right eye for distance, think of the object whether solid, liquid or gas. When in combat and about to be hit by an object and is unavoidable use both eyes(the same pair) to be intangible, where your right eye moves your physical body to the dimension and the left eye leaves the spiritual body in the real world, which allows solid objects to pass through you or you through objects. Warning if Mangekyou takes a lot of chakra. Whether if its Eternal or not risk of ripping body parts if not concentrated.
Tsukuyomi - This ability captures a person in an illusion which is unbreakable using your left eye, unless have Mangekyou or have Sharingan plus will power to break, for 5 day maximum in the tsukuyomi world and a second per day in real world. The world of tsukuyomi is a negative or opposite of the real world. In this world the person who cast the illusion controls everything, making it realistic, space, time and even physical mass, and can do anything to the person trapped inside the illusion. The time spent inside is up to the user or the amount of practise. You can show a person their fears or your memories or torture them damaging the brain. Warning if Mangekyou takes a lot of chakra and speeds up blindness.
Amaterasu - This ability creates black flames, hottest flames even hotter than nibi/Matatabi's blue flames, from the right eye and burns anything in your line of sight. These flames are unextinguishable and will burn for 7 days and 7 nights, unless creator of flames says otherwise. To extinguish or control form, shape or size use left eye if already have used the flames, if not use both to sight target and control, and the rest is your imagination. Waring if Mangekyou takes a lot of chakra, harder to control and speeds up blindness.
Kotoamatsukami - UNREADABLE!
Space-Time jutsu: Reversal - This ability allows you to reverse time up to 5 minutes, depends on practice, and only you will remember it. Once used can not use again for a day per minute reversed. Any eye casts this jutsu. Warning eye used for casting won't allow other Mangekyou ability that needs the specific eye, like Susanoo because it uses both eyes, to be used until time reversed is covered.
Space-Time jutsu: After image - UNREADABLE!
If there's a jutsu not readable then other your eyes don't have the ability or you still at the 4th stage. You will never get Kamui and Space jutsu: After image or Tsukuyomi and Kotoamatsukami together because they operate the same. Kamui and After image are teleporting jutsus and Tsukuyomi and Kotoamatsukami are genjutsu. But if awaken the Rinnegan then all of the Mangekyou abilities will be unlocked.'
'6th stage(The Rinnegan: small pupil and 4 rings surrounding pupil): UNREADABLE!
Hidden Stage: UNREADABLE!'
"Did you find something interesting on the tablet?"Naruto turned around to find Sasuke standing by the door way.
Putting on his shades and says "In fact I did." Walking towards Sasuke and stops in front of him "Do you want to do something besides training?"
"What do you have in mind?"asked a very curious Sasuke.
"We'll see when we get to the place." not even given the chance answer Sasuke was quickly grabbed and both left with a shushin.
(Outside the Uchiha compound)
Sasuke and Naruto arrive outside and Naruto starts walking the west gate to have a chat with Izumo and Kotetsu. Quickly snapping out of his dazed mode Sasuke runs after Naruto.
"You know you could have given me a heads up on that one!"exclaimed an unhappy Sasuke.
"Shhh... You are loud and its almost mid-night, besides where would the fun be in that."Naruto answer back in a whisper catching a shadow jumping from roof top to roof top. "Hey let's go check out who ever that guy is, may be a go challenge for an Uchiha."not waiting for answer he started jumping after the mystery ninja. Seeing a challenge that might be good enough for himself Sasuke quickly follow.
(Outside the konoha)
Naruto and Sasuke finally caught up to the ninja and found him resting with a scroll on his lap. Dropping down to the ground they saw the ninja sitting who was their assistant sensei at the academy, Mizuki. Deciding not to jump into conclusion seeing the scroll that was always with hokage Naruto deciding to rather ask how he ended up with it.
"Hey Mizuki-sensei what are you doing here with the hokages scroll?"
'Why on earth are these brats here? Oh well I just have to make the kyuubi brat break down and the Uchiha remember the day his clan was wiped out then kill them before they cause trouble. Heh nice and easy.'he thought standing up "Oh this scroll, well I'm taking it to my master and receive my true power and become great."
"Okay... I don't think that's possible. I always thought you crazy but now I think you insane."Sasuke said with a raised eyebrow.
"You think I'm insane for wanting power, then your brother was in need for mental attention for killing his clan… (Smirking when Sasuke got angry) …don't get me started on your friend, did you know he was the nine tails that attacked on that day. The 4th Hokage put him this form as a curse for attacking the village. Besides what would wet behind the ears genins do to a seasoned chunin like me?"asked a cocky Mizuki.
"Sasuke do you want to fight him while I take the scoll or should we switch roles, but prefer not I don't want to kill him for his remark."
Shrugging his shoulders Sasuke started charging at Mizuki with his sharingan activated. His left eye with three tomoe and his right with two tomoe. Reaching Mizuki, Sasuke shot a fast left hook to Mizuki who dodged backwards, using the momentum from his left hook he continued his spin and did a spinning kick with right leg. The spinning kick connecting with the scroll which was flying out of Mizuki's hands. Stopping his advance to see whether Naruto took the scroll or not, but to his surprise it disappeared swirling vortex.
"So you got it?"Sasuke asked.
"Yeah I got. Finish the idiot in front of you, tomorrow we have to go to the academy."answered Naruto who was leaning against the the tree.
"Hn"looking back to a furious Mizuki, he went through 6 hand seals "Fire style: Phoenix flower jutsu" 7 small fireballs shot out of Sasuke's mouth towards Mizuki, who dodge the first one but was unable to dodge the next six he was unable to dodge burned him while pinning him against tree thanks to the hidden shuriken. Before Mizuki could try to break free, Sasuke was already giving a hard punch to face.
"Would you look at that the seasoned chunin defeated by one wet behind the ears genin."Sasuke said in a mocking voice while looking at Naruto who was now besides him.
"Let's take him back to the village, I'm sure the hokage could do something about him."Naruto said while sealing Mizuki's chakra.
The look of horror appeared on Mizuki's face and he quickly said "I'm not letting you take me." "Wind style: Wind blades" the jutsu didn't work since his chakra was sealed.
"Hey Sasuke I learnt a new deadly jutsu today from Mizuki. You don't need chakra or hand signs and its called 'Wind style: Tickling wind'."Naruto and Sasuke burst into laughter while they sealed Mizuki. Once done sealing Mizuki they shushined to the hokage's office.
(Hokage office)
"Team Cat, did you retreived the forbidden scroll?"asked a really tired and frustrated kage looking the six kneeling Anbu.
"No sir we arrived after two young ninja, maybe genin, who manage to defeat Mizuki and retrieved the scroll. I believe they on their way here."answer Cat the leader of the Anbu squad.
"Thank you return to your post." Moments later a knock came on the door and the old kage shouted and 'enter'. In came Naruto and Sasuke. "I believe you retrieved the scroll and captured Mizuki." receiving a nod from both boys he continued. "So where are the subjects we're conversing about?"
Taking out the scroll and unsealed Mizuki at a very time wasting pace and had to wait a few seconds to retrieve the stolen scroll from his Kamui dimension. With Mizuki sent to the T & I department and the scroll back with the hokage, the boys got their payment, for their self appointed, B-rank mission and recorded on their record. The Uchiha brothers parted ways for the night with Sasuke going home and Naruto to his Kamui dimension.
(Kamui dimension)
Appearing in his Kamui dimension, which was composed of a blood red sky with no sun or moon or stars and a pitch black, flat smooth ground, he went to the scroll section of his dimension. He divided his dimension into section like; the library(scrolls), the weapon place(personal weapons and spares), the closet(clothes), the human platform(transported people), the ripped body parts(any unwanted body parts or objects), the sealing jutsu(sealed jutsu to study), the kitchen(preserved food), free platform and the medical centre or bedroom.
The scrolls 'borrowed' from various villages, clans or country which he visited with Madara or Tobi as he called himself in the Akatsuki. Some were thanks to Zetsu who was a master at stealth, infiltration and information gathering. He had even taken sealing scrolls from Uzushio, how he able to steal them was unknown to Naruto. The scrolls covered (fire, lightning, water, earth, wind and non-elemental)ninjutsu, genjustu, taijutsu, kenjutsu, kinjutsu and fuinjutsu. The only country not infiltrated is Rain country, not because its because its secured but because of Konan. She was Naruto sister figure during his training with Akatsuki.
In the Akatsuki he learned from the likes of genjutsu and Mangekyou from Itachi, kenjutsu from Kisame, Orochimaru, Kamui from Madara/Tobi, stealth, infiltration and information gathering from Zetsu, history from Kakuzu, other school things from Konan and even Hidan had taught him how to kill and not feel sad about it. Deidara and Sasori taught him strategy planning, Pain was… well he was Pain. Despite the hard training and a scary Pain, he enjoyed it there.
He picked up the scroll which he had recently copied, using a shadow clone, from the forbidden scroll. It had kinjutsu inside from shadow clones to Edo tensei. Placing it with the other kinjutsu scrolls in the shelf he went to the bedroom in his dimension and slept to tired to clean the unclean bed at his apartment.