Heh chapter 4 , this chapter may seem a bit weird at times but I have to get it out of the way, I guess its my attempt at a major character growth, so I'll likely explain a bit of what happened in the end notes

Hmm what else, I'm going to do the chunin exam arc in a few chapters and even though it'll be too difficult to change exactly the parameters of the three tests a lot of different things will occur

I had a day off work so I decided I may as well do some writing so here it is I also have another day off so I'll do more writing then as well

Disclaimer- I don't own Naruto

Warning- hmm if you've read this far you should know what to expect

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Two weeks had past and countless inane d rank missions completed and Naruto was beginning to fidget, not even picking on little kids seemed to appeal to him anymore so here he was turning up at the training grounds on time already he had read 4 books since he started to walk and he was on his fifth and sixth, one in each hand

"You're here on time for once" Ino's voice mocked Naruto simply ignored her in favour of changing his fifth book for a sealing scroll, both being read simultaneously

Asuma turned up minutes later to see a certain Yamanaka about to go ballistic On her blonde team-mate though she stoped as soon as he turned up "I managed to get us a Decent mission this time" Asuma drawled as he held a scroll labelling it as a c rank

He continued not bothering to look at his students as he fished out another cigarette and lit up

"Well" Ino was becoming impatient her face slightly flushed

The bearded man brought his gaze up from his lighter and took a deep breath inhaling a third of his cancer stick before continuing "Our job is to protect a young girl being targeted because of her father"

"Her father, who is he " Shino's abrupt cutting voice called out his question sounding more like a statement

"Her father is the leading business man of the country of wave, his name is Gato"

This perked Naruto's interest he had read in a financial manual that Gato not only controlled export and Import of the wave country but also had companies and businesses in other countries "I'm guessing the parameters of the mission will be to keep her safe and get rid of who's after her" Naruto spoke adding to the conversation

"got it in one, our orders are to keep Kumiko out of danger and 'remove' unknown elements when encountered" The chain smoker clicked his fingers pointing at Naruto as he did so "we meet up tomorrow at nine for this mission so pack rations and sleeping gear and Naruto this is an order from Hokage-sama you're to act civil when speaking or being addressed by Kumiko"

Naruto nodded his face stoic as he walked off to make up some new arrows

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Naruto turned up the next day, he had informed Sasuke that he was leaving for a mission and Sasuke in turn informed him that he himself had his own mission, also an escort c class and that he would be leaving the day after Naruto left

he looked around the gate leading out of Konoha reminiscing on all his violent destructive missions he received and how exhilarating each and every experience had been, the feeling of bloodlust that filled him when he caught whiff of fresh blood 'and now I have team-mates so I don't have to put myself in danger, truly I am blessed'

Shino was the next to turn up he surveyed Naruto at several metres distance, he took in what he was wearing his normal jacket was replaced by a green and brown skin tight insulated suit underneath a pair of black leather pants with the normal metal plates the plated boots were there also on his back were his standard throwing blades and bow but he appeared to be carrying an extra quiver, a small knapsack was at his side no other equipment was in sight

Deciding to let sleeping homicidal maniacs lay Shino set him self down for a long wait slightly unnerved at the grinning blonde that seemed spaced out

The last three turned up in quick succession Asuma leading a brown haired woman in a formal expensive kimono Asuma breaking into conversation "Naruto, Ino Shino this is Kumiko, Kumiko this is my gennin squad"

"They're a bit young aren't they" Kumiko said her lofty voice carrying an air of prestige

"You have nothing to worry about my students are very capable" 'and some quite insane' he added mentally

The woman looked sceptical but didn't make any thoughts known

"What formation will we take" Naruto questioned in a soldierly tone

"Naruto you're taking point, Shino you have left flank Ino right flank and I'll guard the rear" and with that simply said they all left heading along the road for a long trek

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Ino was getting bored three hours of constant walking in silence was getting to her and she didn't think of packing anything to keep her busy so in her search of something to relive her boredom she started up a conversation with the only other woman around

"Kumiko-san where exactly are we heading" Ino inquired her voice soft being unsure of how to approach the subject

Kumiko turned her head and smiled a warm smile "we're going to the Tea country there is several businesses that my father owns that I have to check up on and maintain"

"So who exactly is after you" Ino again voiced her thoughts

"The lord of the wave country is being pressured to give up his lordship to my father who has been trying to take over the country for years now"

"I read that wave's depression was brought on by Gato muscling in and forcefully taking over much of its sea and land routes" Naruto said joining in the conversation as he leaned back enough to look at Kumiko

Kumiko in response looked shocked and a little guilty but she replied keeping her composure "Its not exactly what's going on my father Gato wants Wave to prosper but the lord of wave is too arrogant to step down from his perch he clings onto tradition and no longer cares that many of his people are staving and can no longer pay taxes"

she took a shuddering breath continuing none the less "the lord has contracted a builder to make an enormous bridge in the hope that it will allow him to continue his lordship, he has even taken to hiring mercenaries and now I believe he is attempting to hire shinobi to sabotage our operations in the Tea country and to capture me for ransom"

"So why don't we simply kill the lord of Wave" Shino said breaking into conversation

Kumiko shook her head her long hair swaying with each turn "it's not that simple the mans hidden himself away and no ones been able to locate him or his family"

"so you want us to keep you and your businesses safe and also make an example of whoever the wave lord sends, is there anything I missed Kumiko-san" Naruto grinned already the prospect of slaughter making his heart race

"There is one thing" Kumiko paused, hesitant to continue "the lord has hired a new type of shinobi that formed into a village recently"

They all stopped talking they could feel the murderous intent in the air something was coming seeing the danger as a Kunai was closing in to Kumiko acting instantly Naruto countered it by releasing a shuriken making it clang out of the air harmlessly

The one act made the whole forest explode into action nine bandits leap out in a furious charge swords drawn and action known to all

Naruto moved back to position himself between the bandits and Kumiko his hands moving into seals before slamming them into the ground and taking hold of his client keeping her steady as his Doton Anpi ho-mu no jutsu -earth element safety platform technique- letting the two rise eight feet above the ground

Ino was slower to react, letting off a barrage of shuriken and kunai downing two as she moved back close to Asuma

Shino kept him self busy facing off against two thugs that attempted to jump him his bugs having a good meal a third that attempted to flank him before being skewered to a tree an arrow through the chest courteous of Naruto

Asuma covered Ino allowing her to rest off the shock of the attack as they quickly took out the bandits

when everything was over Naruto allowed his jutsu to recede back to the ground and went off to retrieve his used weapons Kumiko stumbling for a minute before righting herself "I guess I got what I paid for hiring you" her normal composure flooding back

Ino dropped to her knees throwing up at seeing Naruto remove an arrow from the skewered man Asuma had gone over to help the sick girl but she simply slapped his hand away moaning oddly her posture shifting before going back into violent reaching and bringing everything else in her stomach

Shino watched at the sidelines silently as Ino staggered up wiping off her mouth with an arm and moving too the downed bandit and removing her equipment not paying attention to the blood that spurted on her face and clothes as she did so

Naruto moved to scan the perimeter he had intercepted the kunai at the beginning it was definitely the work of a Nin-smith so there had to be one of those new ninjas Kumiko mentioned 'where are you, you scummy little wretch '

Dissatisfied Naruto moved back stepping over the cold bodies before frisking them for anything good nothing much a few ryou then he saw it, an extravagantly made deeply curved katana with a white sheath and yellow hilt he picked it up and tossed it to Shino the boy caught it easily and looked at the blonde

"You should use it a sword would complement your style of fighting" Shino kept looking at him then relented and strapped it to his right side 'Shino's left handed I had never noticed it before'

Shrugging it off Naruto took his point again and waited till they eventually gathered themselves and left

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As the group walked off a snake slowly slithered away its eyes gleaming as it went to convey what it had seen

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Ino had never thought about guard shift before they had settled down for the night a nice campfire keeping them all warm, she had first shift as everyone else were resting their eyes Ino was staring into the campfire, an odd sensation ran down her spine

she lifted her arm an slowly reached into the edge of the pit picking up a hot coal with her bare hands watching as it burned into her palm, rolling it down her arm she watched it leave small black marks

Finally the coal no longer burned and disappointed at the fact Ino took a Kunai out and put it in the fire her mouth watering in anticipation

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They continued on the next day Ino with a few more bandages around her arms their walk was uninterrupted as they walked into the tea country city of Yuu-sa

the city was bustling and seemed to be going well for itself many people walked around selling wares or buying produce Kumiko lead them to a quarter of the city that was completely owned by Gato, several labourers looked up from their work to bow to Kumiko as she walked past them smiling in return

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Kumiko walked into the office shadowed by the four ninja she hired and begun looking over different documents until she picked up a blue folder and sifted its contents before putting into the folds of her kimono then turn to the squad "two weeks and the wave lord will have his hired thugs attack again in the meantime I need you to watch both this place and myself until that time after that the wave lord will be dead and my father will be the major power in wave"

They all nodded each moving to a different duty. Asuma guarding Kumiko, Shino being let off for the day to practice with his blade, Ino guarding some of the workers and Naruto patrolling from the roof his eyes spinning and focusing to see anything suspicious

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six days had past and not much had happened but then a prickly feeling ran down Naruto's back and he instinctively rolled to the side a chained blade crashed into his previous position he turned seeing the chain retreat back to a figure with a ninja head band the symbol being a song note

The man standing there looked to be brutally mutilated his eyes removed and nose stitched up, his jaw and throat looked to have been replaced with a metal equivalent. Hollow steel teeth almost like a flute

"Ku ku ku ku ku it seems I missed, hold still while I make your flesh echo in screams of despair" the voice of the man was odd like it was under water or in a well

The man lifted his arms which were replaced with rolled up chain blades forming crude replications of hands

The blades untangled themselves and launched at Naruto in a surprisingly quick pace, not wanting to be caught up in them Naruto leapt away as they caught onto a chimney and shredded it into fine powder

Calling out to everyone Naruto alerted them of the approaching attack when a second and third ninja sporting the same symbol as the first appeared in front of him at the same time Shino and Asuma turned up

At this point Naruto was able to step back and look at the other two one looked to be a feminine man with snake-like eyes the other an eight foot tall brute with very little clothing

The chained man attacked first driving Shino away his target known, the same time Asuma acted kicking the eight foot tall man in the chin and following the retreating form as it fell off the building leaving Naruto alone with the creepy looking man

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Asuma leap to the side dodging a massive fist as it came barrelling forward the topless brute turned faster then a man his size should be capable of and went into a strait kick as Asuma move to his side again kicking him in the kidneys then moving back he drew his knuckle blades

the man shrugged off the hit and went into a low stance muscles rippling and contracting he moved again into a brutal fray faster then before , each fighting dirty in their own way dancing back and forth Asuma was caught in the shoulder and landed in a crouch

The brute cracked his knuckles small gashes from where he blocked

Asuma got back up and decided to start taking the guy seriously he brought his knuckle blades up to chest level and a glow of chakra and jumped back into a duel of death

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Shino moved forward he had already been fighting for a good 10 minutes and he was finally seeing a pattern to the chained mans attacks and had kekai bugs trapping him in, he moved forward and slashed at the man, the man jumped back and was hit by a number of bugs that started biting him on his back and neck

the man screamed in pain lunging at Shino in a desperate attempt to rid him self of the burning, Shino brought up his blade the razor sharp edge of the katana cutting off one of the arms spaying him with a mixture of blood and oily liquids

the man in all his pain screamed right at Shino his mouth launching a point blank range air cannon slamming him into a wall cracking it before the mutilated man dropped to the ground dead from blood loss

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While this was going on Ino was having fun, she was being kicked in the stomach by a Kunoichi that wore no clothes but was bandaged up everywhere except her ears

moaning in pleasure Ino caught the kick and twisted the ankle until it snapped and threw her by the foot into the ground and began to straddle her as she began to slam the bandaged girl again and again, moaning as the girls body started spasm and go into death throes

Kumiko stood to the side looking indifferent to the scene that played out for her

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Asuma had just finished his fight the brute he took down was lying there unmoving blood pooled around the walls and floors the man took nearly two hundred chakra enhanced slashes

Asuma was cradling his numb arm he knew one of the bones were cracked he'd have to get it looked at once he made it back to Konoha, he lifted his head hearing the agonised scream of Naruto

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Naruto started his fight simple drawing a throwing blade he launched it at the smiling man before him then move to the side loading his bow with a custom made frost arrow he launched it, a snake whipped out and ate it then froze and disappeared in a puff of smoke

Being kicked from behind Naruto rolled and leaped away a gigantic snake making its way to him, his hands ran through a set of seals that were specialized for Uchiha "KATON GOKUYAKU NO JUTSU" -fire element grand fireball technique- the snake was burned away revealing a shredded husk

'it escaped, where, where is it' Naruto's Sharingan blazed and he cart wheeled backwards narrowly missing the man as came in for a punch 'damn he's fast, I can hardly follow his moves, if only I could set up some traps I'd have the cocky grin of his covered in blood'

switching to the offensive Naruto dodged then leapt forwards shoulder charging the man catching him by surprise Naruto pushed his advantage and drew a throwing sword and jabbed forwards clipping the snake man on the stomach before being brutally kicked away his sword clattering noisily across the roof

Coughing up dark blood Naruto stood back up and leapt away the ground crashing as the previously forgotten snake slammed headfirst in the position he vacated

Playing it safe Naruto loaded his bow with an impact arrow and made the snake disappear in a puff of smoke

Naruto dodged again leaning back and twisting he stabbed a glass headed arrow into the mans eye but right before him the thing turned into mud and dissipate

the prickly feeling came back and he leapt forward twisting mid air he let loose the arrow in a throw having no time to load it, easily deflected the snake man glided forward too fast for the Sharingan to follow and was kicked in the chin and sent into a wall

slowly rising Naruto rolled and started strafing right two kunai, then four shuriken building up speed he let loose his last two swords in separate sweeping arcs which sailed past the yellow eyed man before spinning back around him twice and lodging into the wall and ground 'if you don't have time to set up a trap you improvise'

taking in a breath Naruto unleashed a grand fireball into the trapped snake man watching it crisp up "feh lousy fag you were pretty fun ta kill" Naruto said spitting blood his posture sagging

"Ku ku ku ku ku you Impressed me ku ku ku ku not many your age could accomplish what you've done my sound ninja will drop this mission and I think I'll give you a parting gift" the man said

Naruto tried to move but found all his muscles were locked up and couldn't budge an inch 'what is this Genjutsu, no nothing .Ninja wires, no there's nothing stopping me from moving, some type of jutsu why aren't you moving fuckit ' Naruto's mind screamed for answers he couldn't feel the fear that had paralysed him he never knew it before and still couldn't register what the tingling was

the snake man slowly strode behind him ripping away part of the body suit around Naruto's neck he made a seal and bit deep leaving a black three tomoe mark that glowed red hot, Naruto screamed in pain collapsing his last conscious sight being the man leaping away that damn grin still planted there 'bastard'

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Asuma recovered the blonde psycho and saw the mark on his neck 'just isn't my day is it'

Making his way to Kumiko he saw her uninjured with a beaten up Ino smiling cruelly at the red mess on the ground "I guess we can have time to recover then"

Kumiko nodded allowing her self to be led as Shino made his appearance

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Late that night the three sound Nin bodies that were left on the ground twitched

The man with the chain blades lifted his monstrous head and got to his knees before calling out "oi Tsu-io help me reattach my arm that brat chopped off"

The giant man got up from the ground in response picking up the severed limb before going through a medical jutsu and reattaching the arm

"So Nabi do you think we played our act perfectly"

The bandaged woman in response pushed herself off the floor before articulating an answer "Sora at least you didn't get that nutcase of a woman to fight, mine almost came on top of me"

Tsu-io blushed uncharacteristically before coughing to get their attention

Moving his hands in sign language he told them that they better move before anyone spotted them

With that Sora, Tsu-io and Nabi left to go find their wayward sannin

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Eight days later news of the defeat of the wave lord came to the group's ears, the bridge still completed and Gato barely coming out of the ordeal with his life, they had also found out team seven were sent to keep watch of Tazuna under false pretences

Naruto had awakened as well his body sore and the curse seal on his neck receding into the marks as it had no reason in being used as he rested Asuma had visited him and told of what little he knew of the curse seal and advised him to not attempt to use it because of its side effects

Another three days past and they made their trek back with a note from a grateful Gato

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"So what do you have to report" Sarutobi beckoned to Asuma to give his report

"Naruto has received the cursed seal and it refused to be sealed when I tried to counteract it with the seal of wills"

"Sigh that's too be expected, I want you to keep a close eye on Naruto for the time being and inform me if anything drastic happens"

"Hokage-sama Ino has been acting odd I think she may end up worse then Anko" Asuma said hesitantly

Sandaime just shivered before dismissing Asuma 'best not even go there'

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Authors notes well do you find anything surprising, horrifying or plain confusing well if you have questions I'll try to guess them and answer with that in mind

first off Kumiko being the daughter of Gato, Gato in the series is labelled as irredeemable slimy worm that's only purpose is to die for the story to progress, I wanted to change that people forget nothing in life is black or white good or evil heaven or hell with Gato and the wave arc I felt that by making Tazuna's employer the lord of wave an arrogant bastard it would make his good deed for the country a bit questionable

next Ino I wanted to put in her change from a nice loud Kunoichi to a masochistic deviant I'm still not sure what weapon to use as a trademark for her though and I'll figure it out myself so don't send in ideas like scythe

Shino- I was thinking of giving Ino the sword but stepped back and saw what it would be like if Shino was using a sword, Shino's Taijutsu and kekai bugs means no one can get too close while the katana stops them from staying safe in any other close quarter combat

Hmm what else the Orochimaru stuff will come in later and will become a big part of the later arc of the story don't worry it should make sense latter

You know when I look at Orochimaru I see a lot of Naruto in the cannon, Orochimaru was betrayed by his teacher Sarutobi all because he lacked some 'will of fire' nonsense, he only started experimenting on people and going against Konoha when Yondaime was chosen, how would you feel you've done the hard work fought in more then one war become the best and then some cocky ass kid shows up and takes everything away from you I'm pretty sure I'd be a little peeved

Profiles

Uchiha Naruto, formerly Uzumaki

Bio-

Naruto was an orphan that had appeared shortly after the defeat of The Kyuubi, the baby was found on the battlefield not too far away from the body of the Yondaime Hokage, the Childs guardian a survivor of the Kyuubi attack killed herself in front of Naruto hypothesis being that was what caused the child to snap and shut himself off from others

At age twelve during the gennin exam an unknown person or persons broke inside and killed everyone except for Naruto, latter he was promoted to gennin and given to a jounin named Shan-bo who tutored him as a solitary student for advanced conditioning and training

During a mission to remove bandits and a missing nin of the grass inside Konoha borders Naruto was isolated by the grass nin who displayed a unique bloodline to harness trees into attack which was previously thought possible by Nindaime Hokage

In the resulting conflict Naruto had activated a one and two tomoe Sharingan and afterwards adopted as a branch member of the Uchiha Clan where he lives with his adopted cousin

Naruto has developed 'odd' behaviour meaning in that he has started reading an almost innumerable amount of books he has taken to watching movies as a habit whenever he isn't training

He has been appointed to a gennin cell under the command of Asuma his team-mates are heirs Aburame Shino and Yamanaka Ino who seem to listen to him even through the way he acts towards them

Personality

Naruto is Violent, cruel, greedy and displays many selfish tendencies, he has been declared insane on numerous occasions by many doctors and has a form of psychosis that relates to many acts in psychopathic behaviour, he doesn't understand fear or what actually happens when people are afraid, he gets excited at the sight of blood

Statistics

Tactics Naruto has displayed extreme creativity when it comes to hurting people or winning elaborate plans can be formed in split seconds, distances judged and positions taken, but his violent nature means when faced with a superior enemy who can evade him he then resorts to strait forward strong arm manoeuvres

Taijutsu Naruto's Taijutsu style bases itself as mainly defensive using the legs to block, push back or move out of the way of attacks, he uses fast punches and his upper body for attacks, preferring to use weapons for quick slashes or powerful hacking motions

Ninjutsu Naruto disdains ninjutsu but sees its uses, the majority of his techniques are standard ninja jutsu that can be found in several of Konoha's libraries listed are Ninpo- Bunshin (replication), houmen (release)

Doton- umagoya fuusa (stable blockade), Anpi ho-mu (safety platform)

Suiton- unknown

Katon-ryouri honoo (cooking flame), Katon Gokuyaku (grand fireball)

Genjutsu Naruto has displayed the ability to feed a Bunshin chakra to make all its actions seem plausible, this action was carried out using his Sharingan and has showed that he can use it for Genjutsu when he maintains eye contact