Chapter 4

Hey people, here's another chapter for you all to enjoy it. And also sorry for the late post, I was busy with college and other stuff. And one last heads up, I have not abandoned Naruto of the Six Paths, I have already finished the chapter but I am waiting before I post it because that chapter is sort of special to one of my best friends, who's birthday is coming up.

"Speaking"

'Thinking'

"Thu'um (Shout)"

"Jutsu"
"Dragon/Demon speaking"

'Dragon/Demon thinking'

Disclaimers: I don't own Naruto or Elder Scrolls: Skyrim in any way, shape, or form.

Naruto and Haku landed just outside the apartment complex that Naruto stays in. He walked up the stairs with Haku, who grabbed his hand shyly after she had seen the man who owns the apartment complex glaring at Naruto behind the blonde's back. Naruto took out his key and unlocked the door. They walked in and Haku was saddened by the sight. The apartment was a bit run down and he had old furniture that looked like it would fall apart in a day or so and the place was messy. Naruto rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment,

"Sorry, I haven't had a chance to clean up, what with all the D ranked mission's Kakashi-sensei has us do." Haku nodded as she looked around and noticed most of the trash lying around was empty cups for instant ramen. She looked at him and smiled softly,

"Don't worry Naruto-kun, I can help you clean up." Naruto looked at Haku and smiled,

"Thanks Haku and I'll make some clones to help us out as well." Naruto made the hand sign for the jutsu he was famous for and said,

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Suddenly there were seven, short columns of smoke and seven Naruto clones appeared and Haku giggled and they all went to work cleaning up the apartment. Half an hour later, they were done and Naruto and Haku tossed all the bags of trash into the dumpster under the stairs up to his apartment. Naruto looked at Haku and his stomach growled making Haku giggle and he laughed as Haku's stomach growled as well. Naruto grabbed Haku's hand, making the girl blush and said,

"Come on Haku-chan, let's go get something to eat. I haven't been to Ichiraku's in forever." Haku nodded and smiled as she and Naruto ran off towards Naruto's favorite ramen stand.

At Ichiraku's Ramen stand…

Teuchi was serving food to a costumer and looked back at his long haired, brunette daughter, Ayame, who was looking around. Teuchi smiled as he knew she was looking for her favorite blonde and chuckled quietly and walked over to her,

"Relax Ayame, he'll come eventually, you know he loves it here." Ayame looked at her father and nodded before sighing and leaning her face onto her hand,

"I know he will dad, but it's been over two months now, I hope nothing happened to him."

"Nothing happened to who?" Ayame and Teuchi looked up and saw Naruto standing there smiling and Ayame ran around the stand and hugged Naruto,

"Naruto, it's been so long, I was hoping nothing bad happened to you." Naruto laughed and hugged Ayame back.

"I'm fine Ayame-chan, I was just out on my first C ranked mission and then my team got a request for back up on another C ranked mission that got bumped up to A rank!" Ayame let go and smiled,

"Well congratulations on your first C and A ranked missions Naruto-kun." Naruto smiled and sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. Ayame turned and saw a young girl who was glancing curiously at Ayame and Ayame looked at her curiously before looking at Naruto again,

"Um, Naruto-kun, who is this?" Naruto looked at Haku was face palmed himself,

"Oh man, I forgot to introduce you. Ayame, this is Haku, she is the apprentice and adopted daughter of Zabuza Momochi. Haku, this is my very first friend, Ayame Ichiraku." Haku and Ayame shook hands smiling but secretly they were glaring daggers at each other, both thinking the same thing,

'She had better back off right now! Naruto-kun is mine!' Naruto smiled as they stopped shaking their hands and Ayame went behind the stand and looked at the two and Naruto brought Haku up and they sat down and Naruto waved at Teuchi,

"Hey Teuchi-oji, this is my new friend Haku." Teuchi smiled and walked up to her,

"Well, it's nice to meet you miss Haku. I'm glad Naruto is starting to make friends, it's such a shame that he didn't have someone like you a few years ago, he was always looking for a friend." Haku looked at Naruto who looked down solemnly and Haku and Ayame looked sadly at him and Ayame smiled brightly before saying,

"Well, enough of that, now Naruto, I believe a Naruto Special is in order for you successful missions." Naruto looked up, his mouth watering and his eyes wide as dinner plates and he smiled and nodded. Haku smiled and turned and said,

"I would like one medium pork ramen please." Teuchi nodded and left Ayame to make Naruto's Special order which they made for his eighth birthday and every birthday from then on as well as the very few special occasions Naruto had. Teuchi finished Haku's ramen a few minutes before Ayame finished Naruto's and served it to her. Haku had a bit and immediately loved the ramen. She smiled happily and began to eat it with vigor. When she was halfway done, Ayame put a huge bowl of ramen filled with every flavor they had available in front of Naruto. The sight of this bowl made Haku gasp and drop her chopsticks into her bowl of ramen. The bowl in front of Naruto was ten times the size of a large sized ramen. Naruto's mouth was now a waterfall of saliva. He smiled brightly and began to dig in at an unbelievable pace. Ayame smiled happily as he ate the ramen she made for him. Haku shook her head and began to eat, thinking Naruto looked cute while eating that way and by the time she finished Naruto was halfway finished. To say she was surprised was like saying Rock Lee was like his sensei, it was a massive understatement. A few minutes later Naruto was drinking down the broth of the huge bowl and put it down and sighed loudly,

"Ah, that was as great as always Ayame-chan." Naruto gave her one of his foxy grins making both Ayame and Haku blush at the sight of it but Ayame smiled and walked around before hugging Naruto while sending discreet glares at Haku while saying,

"I'm glad my favorite blonde shinobi likes my cooking, I hope to cook for you forever since you enjoy it more than any of the other customers." Teuchi laughed in his head, knowing what Ayame truly meant. However, Naruto simply smiled and hugged her back and they let go and Naruto stood up, and reached for his wallet before Teuchi shook his head,

"No need kid, this one is on the house, it is for a special occasion after all." Naruto nodded his head but still pulled out his wallet,

"I know, but I want to pay for Haku-chan's ramen as well." Teuchi looked at Haku who blushed and looked down and Teuchi smiled and laughed softly,

"Oh alright kid, it costs 750 yen." Naruto nodded and paid for his newest friend's meal. They left waving bye to Ayame and Teuchi. They left and took to the rooftops back to their home.

At Naruto's apartment…

Naruto and Haku walked up and saw Zabuza standing outside the door. They waved and he returned it while smirking under the bandages around the lower half of his face,

"So, how was your date?" Naruto and Haku blushed and Naruto waved his hands frantically,

"D-date? N-no, you got it wrong, I was just letting her meet some friends of mine and had lunch at the same time." Zabuza laughed and shook his head before pointing his thumb at the door,

"So, do you mind letting us in shorty?" Naruto fumed at the 'shorty' comment but ignored him as he walked by grumbling and unlocked the door letting them in. Zabuza walked in and immediately sat down on the couch looking around,

"Damn kid, this place is a dump." Naruto sighed,

"I know, people kept breaking in and wrecking the place while I was out as a kid." Zabuza raised an eyebrow at this along with Haku and Haku walked up and grabbed Naruto's hand gently,

"I suppose since you two are gonna be living here I might as well tell you." Zabuza and Haku looked confused and Naruto, who now had a totally different look on his face, one of emptiness, slipped his hand out of Haku's grip and walked over to one of the windows and leaned against the window sill. Zabuza and Haku both looked at each other, slightly disturbed by the change in the blonde's demeanor,

"Have you two noticed the people when I'm around?" Zabuza and Haku looked surprised but thought back when they arrived, everyone but a few was glaring at the group, or more specifically, at Naruto. They looked at Naruto and nodded before Naruto sighed,

"Well it's because they see me as something I'm not. Do you know about the Kyuubi?" Zabuza and Haku nodded slowly, every nation had heard of the Kyuubi, the most fearsome of the nine Bijuu, the tailed beasts. Naruto looked at them,

"Twelve years ago on October 10th, the Kyuubi almost destroyed the Hidden Leaf Village, and the Yondaime Hokage sacrificed his life to stop it. However, the academy gave an edited version, the text books said the Yondaime killed it, but I know different, the Bijuu are pure chakra and can't be killed, only sealed, it was sealed in a baby who was born on the very same day, one who's chakra coils had not fully developed yet." Zabuza and Haku nodded and waited for him to continue, though their instincts were trying to tell them something was obvious but they didn't know what it was until they heard Naruto's next words,

"My birthday is October 10th and I am twelve years old." Haku and Zabuza froze and looked shocked as Naruto stiffened as he waited for their reaction. Zabuza stared at Naruto before looking down and Haku ran forward and hugged Naruto and sobbed slightly into his shoulder as Zabuza spoke softly,

"Such a terrible burden, and we now know why you had few friends as a child, the old man must've forbidden everyone from talking about it, am I right?" Naruto nodded as tears fell and he turned in Haku's grip and hugged her back. Zabuza walked up and put his hand on Naruto's head,

"Well kid, I will tell you this one thing. Don't think of yourself as the demon, if anyone is a demon, it's me. I mean, my nickname is 'Demon of the Mist' for a reason, because I fight like a demon out of hell." Zabuza laughed loudly and this cheered Naruto up slightly as he made a slight joke,

"But apparently you aren't the Demon of the Mist anymore, for two reasons: 1) you are now part of the Leaf, and 2) you have a daughter that you raised with love and care. Not very demonic if you ask me." Now Haku and Naruto were laughing as Zabuza was crying anime tears,

"Come on gaki, that was a low blow." After a few hours of chatting, joking, and dinner, the three went to bed, Naruto in the main room, Haku on a futon in Naruto's living room, and Zabuza on the couch in the living room.

The next morning…

Naruto and the rest of squad 7 were given the day off due to the mission they completed in Wave country and Haku was getting a tour around Konoha while Kakashi took the dragon bones and scales from Naruto and went somewhere with Zabuza. Sasuke was still seething at the blonde for having a girl with such a powerful Kekkei Genkai clinging to him and Sakura was started believing Haku was trying to get Sasuke and while she believed she liked Sasuke and not Naruto, Sakura was preferring that Haku just be a servant to Sasuke while she was his future wife. Needless to say Naruto and Haku ran off before the screeching and boastingbegan. Haku was following Naruto through a forest just outside Konoha that he used to visit when he was a boy. The two arrived to find a giant mound with flowers around it. Haku gasped at the beauty and Naruto led her to the top only to raise an eyebrow when he noticed a hole in the top of the mound. He dropped down the hole and Haku followed, just as curious as Naruto. They walked around and saw it was an ancient catacomb. The walked through the halls and heard a strange sound, like a growl. They looked around the next turn and saw what looked like a corpse in ancient armor and a horned helmet walking around with a strange looking sword. They stepped out and tried sneaking by but the creature turned around and suddenly a word popped into Naruto's head as the thing spotted them and ran forward, raising its sword to attack,

"It's a Draugr Deathlord, I don't know how I know that so don't ask, but right now something is telling me to kill that otherwise it'll kill us." Haku nodded and her and Naruto leapt forward and pulled out several kunai and threw them at the Draugr. The Draugr was hit in vital areas and fell to its knee but stood up and began to attack again. It swung its sword at Naruto, who narrowly dodged it,

"Damn, that thing nearly took my arm off! Ok, now I'm gonna tear that thing apart!" Naruto ran forward as Haku launched several senbon from behind the Draugr and hit spots that would paralyze a human, but they only slowed down the creature. However, that was all Naruto needed as he ran forward and stabbed the Draugr in the heart and it stepped back a few steps before it fell over dead and Naruto and Haku sighed in relief,

"Man, that was a close one." Haku nodded in agreement and they snuck through but luckily there were no other Draugr Deathlord, though there were numerous traps and floor panels that were sensor pads. However, once they reached the end of the ruin Naruto and Haku saw a wall like the one Naruto was guarding in the Land of Fire and had found deep in the woods of the Land of Waves. He heard the chanting again and smirked as he walked forward. Haku looked with confusion as Naruto looked at one particular set of symbols on the wall and whispered to himself,

"Ice. Hmm, let's try this word out. Haku, you might want to step back a bit." Haku looked confused but nodded and moved away from Naruto as he looked at a nearby giant river rat that snuck into the room, it was about 3 feet long, not including the tail, and it looked at Naruto as he breathed deeply and shouted,

"Iiss!" A blast of white light surrounded by a tiny vortex of wind was released from Naruto's mouth and when it hit the rat, the rat was frozen solid. Haku looked shocked and Naruto went up and tapped the frozen rat, which shattered, making him look shocked and he chuckled slightly and looked at Haku,

"Well, I think I might've gotten carried away. But it looks like you aren't the only Ice wielder anymore." Naruto had his foxy grin on and laughed as Haku laughed a bit as well. They walked back towards the entrance of the catacomb and leapt out of the hole they dropped down. Once they were out they saw it was mid-afternoon, and decided to go back to Konoha, especially since Naruto wanted to show Haku his favorite place in the entire village besides Ichiraku's. SO they took to the trees and leapt back to Konoha.

Back at Konoha…

Naruto and Haku arrived at the gates and Naruto waved at Kotetsu and Izumo, the two Chunin who guarded the main gate into Konoha. Naruto had introduced them to Haku and Zabuza when they got back from the mission from Wave. They were old friends of Naruto and loved to chase Naruto down whenever he pulled a prank to try and see how long it took for one of them to catch him. Iruka was in the lead with a time of one hour and thirty-five minutes, which was almost an hour sooner than most Jonin and twenty minutes faster than the Anbu. Naruto suspected he was senor type, possibly the strongest sensory abilities in Konoha, rivaling or even surpassing some high ranked Anbu.

Izumo and Kotetsu waved him and Haku in and they walked by talking excitedly about what happened. Naruto stopped and Haku stopped as she saw Naruto narrow his eyes ahead of them, and when she turned to look, she saw Sasuke and Sakura standing there. Haku scowled along with Naruto as the blonde spoke,

"What do you want teme?" Sasuke smirked as his eyes suddenly turned red with two tomoe in both of his eyes, and he spoke arrogantly,

"Simple dope, I'm going to teach you to respect your superiors and then I'm going to take that Ice wielding bitch and give her the honor of restarting the Uchiha clan with me." Naruto rolled his eyes and walked past Sasuke and went to the training grounds, with Sasuke following close behind and Naruto started training with Haku and Sasuke seethed and ran forward with a kunai to kill Naruto but Naruto jumped back as did Haku and Sasuke turned and made a few hand signs before shouting,

"Fire style: Fireball Jutsu!" Sasuke breathed an enormous fireball at Naruto. Naruto sighed and breathed deeply and shouted,

"Iiss!" The icy wind was released from Naruto's mouth and struck the fireball. However, instead of blowing the fireball away like Naruto was expecting, it instead froze it solid and it fell to the ground with a solid *THUD*. Sasuke was in shock and began to get pissed and was about to throw several Shuriken before he found he couldn't move and heard a few voices,

"Whew, that was a close one, wasn't it Naruto?" They turned and looked and saw Shikamaru, Choji, Kakashi, Zabuza, and the Hokage. Hiruzen looked impressed at the ability Naruto displayed and smiled at his surrogate grandson,

"Well Naruto, that is quite the unusual ability you have there. I see you have also improved your Taijutsu considerably." Naruto laughed sheepishly and rubbed the back of his head,

"Ah, me and Haku were training when Kakashi was training Sakura or Sasuke, when it was my turn to train with Kakashi, though which doesn't happen very often since he seems to be training the Uchiha-teme more than me and Sakura, though probably reluctantly judging by his expression whenever he starts to train him." Kakashi sighed and nodded at the old Hokage,

"Yea, the council is forcing me to train only Sasuke and train Sakura a little bit and totally ignore Naruto, but I would rather train Naruto since he has the most potential." Sasuke and Sakura shouted in anger at this and Kakashi looked at them with a dead serious expression,

"The reason Naruto has more potential than either of you is because 1) he trains to protect those precious to him and 2) from what I've seen, he trains until his bones break and then he trains harder whenever he heals. And one more thing, Sakura, a puppy has more potential than you because you completely neglect your training and constantly diet, which is bad for your health and will constantly make you weaker." Sakura looked down sadly and Sasuke was seething and vowed to take Naruto's power for his own once he mastered the Sharingan. Hiruzen sighed and motioned for everyone to go home and they left, Kakashi vanishing, Sasuke walking off, brooding, with the pink haired, huge foreheaded, howler monkey following close behind and Naruto and Haku walked off chatting happily, ignoring the glares sent to them by Sasuke and Sakura. Sasuke swore to himself that he would train to get stronger than Naruto and steal his power so that he could use it to kill Itachi.

End of Chapter 4

Well that's chapter four, and sorry again for the late update. And for those waiting for my other story, don't worry. I will be updating Naruto of the Six Paths in a few days.