BrownBag51-After training I plan on having Naruto be above Kage level...basically he'll be on equal footing with the Homunculus, and Kagura's highest level demon nin, but Soifon, and Kagura will still be stronger, He won't be invincible but he'll be a damn good fighter it will be hard for anyone to beat him. Remember theres a reason Soifon wants him as a weapon.
He won't be able to take out entire villages on his own, but with his team he could. He may have a Zanpakuto, but since Yoruichi is his teacher he will mostly use hand to hand combat with wind manipulation.
Sharkteeth-Yeah this story will be full of plot twists.
To everyone else who reviewed chapter 6 thanks.
Chapter 7: Coming to terms with the past
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"What the hell happened?" Orihime asked Yoruichi helping her up.
"He has a Hollow, it threw me out of his mind scape." She rasped feeling like she had just been trampled.
They looked over to Naruto who was still in the lotus position, as blood slowly started to trickle from the corner of his left eye.
"Shit he's making a mask." She said fearfully.
"What do we do now?"
"Heinawa!" ( Crawling Rope ) Yoruichi yelled making a rope of pure energy entangle Naruto's arms snaking down to the floor so he couldn't get up.
"We have to hope he can fight it." She said as she noticed blood also start to slowly trickle from his right eye, nose, and mouth joining together with the blood from his left eye solidifying into his mask.
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"W-What do you mean you're me?" Naruto asked his doppleganger.
"Don't pretend you don't Know, I'm the voice you've always shut out so that you could play the hero, the good guy...the sap that always forgives everyone."
Naruto gave a some what guilty look to his doppleganger deep down he had always known about the voice of his 'other self' that he had always shut out.
"I just didn't want to prove them right." He whispered deep down knowing that was a lie.
His doppleganger laughed at his reply. "Quit fooling yourself it didn't matter what you would have done back in that village, and you know it. To them you were always a demon, and always will be."
"It doesn't matter anymore because I'm no longer a member of that damned village."
"Oh but it does... you have a chance to get the revenge that you've always wanted."
"Revenge? I don't want revenge."
"Don't try to lie to me...I'm you remember."
"I don't have to stand here and listen to this." Naruto said as he turned around to leave.
His doppleganger sighed heavily. "Looks like we're going to have to do this the hard way."
He blurred right in front of Naruto, swiftly punching him in the chest sending him crashing hard into the bars of Kyubi's cage where he bounced off landing face first into the pool of Kyubi blood, and chakra.
Naruto slowly got up glaring at his doppleganger wiping off the blood from his face, he then yelled as he rushed himself in anger, raising his fist throwing a right hook which his doppleganger quickly side stepped kneeing Naruto in the gut making him fall to one knee clutching his stomach.
"Why the hell are you being so damn difficult? You know everything I said is true."
"I...cough, cough...don't want revenge I just want to move on with my life and forget about that damn village." Naruto spat slowly standing back up.
"Oh but how can you forget everything that damn place did to you, all the beatings..the betrayal of your precious people."
Naruto's eyes shut tightly as he covered his ears with his hands shaking his head from side to side trying to desperately shut out his doppleganger's words.
"SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP!! He bellowed not wanting to remember.
"No, I don't think so...not this time you need to face the past." His doppleganger said appearing behind Naruto twisting his arm behind his back and kicking him in the back of his knees forcing him to the ground, grabbing his fore head forcing him to look strait ahead as a mirror formed.
"Look at it, look at what they've done to you...to us!" The doppleganger yelled.
The mirror started to fog up, then dissipated as a vision of one of Naruto's earliest memories appeared.
--First reflection--
A then two and a half year old Naruto was sitting at a small desk scribbling into a scroll, he was upset that Sarutobi-jii-san wouldn't tell him anything about the man that had called him son in his memories, saying he would tell him when he's older.
"Naruto I have someone I'd like you to meet..This is Jiraiya, and he'd like to see your seal."
A voice inside Naruto's mind was screaming not to do it, but he figured Sarutobi-jii-san wouldn't let anything happen so he stood up, lifted his shirt, and channeled chakra into the seal showing it to the strange looking old man who started to examine it.
Suddenly the tips of Jiraiya's fingers started to glow with blue chakra "Gogyou Fuuin." ( Five Element Seal ) He said slamming his fingers into Naruto's stomach.
"Ahhh!" A young Naruto screamed. "Why Sarutobi-jii-san, Why?" He whispered right before he passed out.
--End First reflection--
"See I tried to warn you, but would you listen...no. You see they had to cut off the Kyubi chakra before they could place the suppression seal on you."
Naruto's heart ached at the memory of Sarutobi's betrayal.
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The blood had finally solidified, into the elongated shape of a mask covering Naruto's face, then it started to turn from the color of his blood into a solid jet black reflective color with two narrow slits for eyes.
All Orihime, and Yoruichi could do was stare in awe as the mask reflected everything in the room perfectly...everything that is except the two of them.
"Yoruichi-san."
"Yeah, Orihime."
"Why is his mask reflecting everything in the room but us?"
Suddenly from within the solid dark black narrow slits of the mask two glowing cerulean slitted eyes formed looking at the women maliciously.
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"All the times your classmates would make fun of you."
Naruto no Baka...Loser...Dobi
"All the times parents would tell their kids not to play with you."
"Zinan-chan." The boys mother said grabbing his arm to take him away. "I don't want you playing with that thing it's dangerous."
"Always behind everyone else...All the times you failed...All because you didn't heed my warning, choosing to listen to that old teme ( bastard )."
Naruto was struggling to get free, but couldn't.
"Why are you in such a rush to get free we're getting to the best part."
--Second reflection--
A then five year old Naruto was running for his life as a group of drunks were chasing after him throwing their sake bottles at his small form.
"Come back here Kyubi brat you know if you run you'll only get it worse!" One of the drunks bellowed behind him.
"Why are you chasing me I didn't do anything wrong!?" He yelled back at them wanting nothing more than to be left alone.
He accidentally bumped into a woman as he had turned a corner into an alley.
"Oof." Naruto rasped as he ran into a woman with long purple hair.
"Oh are you ok kid?" She asked concerned as she started to bend over to help him up, but then stopped when she saw who he was.
"Oh, it's you." She hissed. "Watch where the hell your going you little demon shit."
The Drunks had finally caught up to Naruto.
"Y-Yuugao-san." One of the drunks stuttered fearing what the Jounin was going to do to them for attacking the boy.
"I'll tell you what boys since it's October tenth and I'm in a good mood I'll just take a little walk."
She said looking into Naruto's big blue eyes as they silently pleaded for her not to leave him alone with them.
"If the little demon shit here were to have an accident, and get a little banged up I'm sure no one would care." She said as she walked off leaving Naruto alone with the drunks.
"Well, well looks like it's time for your beating Kyubi."
With that horrible screams could be heard from the alley as Naruto was kicked, punched, and spat upon.
Two days later he woke up in the hospital with the Sandaime next to him as he slowly came to.
"Why do they keep attacking me jii-san?" He asked with tears in his eyes, for the life of him he just couldn't understand it.
"I wish I knew Naruto-kun, eventually it will get better you just have to give them more time they will eventually accept you.
--End Second reflection--
"Tisk, tisk, tisk...lied right to your face tell the truth don't you just want to rip his old heart out, and eat it?" His doppleganger said amusedly.
--Third reflection--
Naruto sat on a swing all alone having just failed his exam for the third time. It seemed no matter how hard he tried he just couldn't perform any of the Jutsu right.
"Look." One parent said to another. "The demon failed again."
"What do you expect after all demons aren't very smart." The other woman said amused.
Naruto wondered what she meant by 'demon'.
"Shh you Know the law...be careful what you say in front of it." Another parent said as she joined the conversation while looking at Naruto in disgust.
Later on Mizuki Had told Naruto that there was another way to graduate, by stealing the scroll of sealing. He had even learned one of the Jutsu, Tajuu Kage Bunshin.
Eventually Mizuki had let slip why the village had always hated him. Naruto was furious that such a thing was hidden from him so in a fit of rage he performed Tajuu Kage Bunshin and used his clones to beat Mizuki to death...it was his first kill, he dropped the scroll and just walked back to his apartment as Iruka looked on in horror.
Later after the Hokage had heard what had happened he sent ANBU to bring him to his office where he was informed that he was being promoted he took the hitai-ate ( forehead protector ). In hind sight though Naruto now realized that it was only to make him an official Ninja of Konohagakure so he wouldn't be able to leave.
--End third reflection--
"I can't believe you forgave the old teme for not telling you about why the village hated you." The doppleganger said shaking his head. "You should have known he was hiding other things from you, maybe it was an effect of the suppression seal."
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Orihime, and Yoruichi were both panting heavily, even with Yoruichi channeling Reiatsu ( spiritual energy ) into Orihime's shield they were still barely keeping Naruto from getting out.
"You weren't kidding when you said he could surpass you, man he's strong, I can't believe his mask is still on after a full minute." She said as they kept channeling everything they had to keep him from breaking out.
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"Face facts no one cares for us, none of our so called precious people ever cared...Hell I doubt we ever really had any friends. Face it we have no one worth fighting for, just give up on being a damn hero, forget the good fight...let us have the revenge we deserve."
Naruto stopped struggling as realization hit..."That's not true there are people worth fighting for, just none in that village."
"Oh really... who?" The doppleganger hissed narrowing his eyes, and tightening his grip.
"The sand siblings...they always treated me with respect, they helped treat my injuries, Gaara helped me get all the way back to the village. Temari helped clean my wounds, and bandaged me up."
"Then theres Tazuna, Tsunami, and Inari, they never judged me, even when they found out about Kyubi after the battle on the bridge." Naruto spat finally having enough.
He started to stand up, ignoring the pain in his twisted arm. He swiftly spun around striking his doppleganger in the nose with an open palm strike to the face making him stumble backwards.
"Why you little shit!" He spat holding his nose as blood trickled out.
The doppleganger noticed Naruto take a fighting stance.
"Well, well look who grew a pair." He spat wiping the blood from his nose as he too took a fighting stance.
"Shut the hell up, and fight." Naruto hissed.
With that they both let out a battle cry as they rushed each other.
Naruto caught his doppleganger's fist as he had thrown a vicious punch, but was forced to let go so he could block the doppleganger's knee as it sped towards his stomach.
On, and on the two Naruto's fought. They stood across from each other both panting neither one really getting the advantage, both knowing what the other 'Naruto' would do.
They looked into each others eyes in silent agreement they both held out their hands charging Rasengan's Naruto channeled chakra into his right hand forming a blue swirling sphere, While his doppleganger charged Reiatsu in his left forming a yellow sphere.
They charged each other, then jumped into the air slamming their Rasengan's together each 'Naruto' fighting for dominance neither willing to give in.
Suddenly the Rasengan started to merge, then their arms, finally they had both merged into one being
Naruto fell onto the ground exhausted, then the doors to Kyubi's prison chamber opened.
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Naruto had broken out of Orihime's shield, he stood there his cerulean slitted eyes watching them through the slits in the jet black mask.
They both took fighting stances ready to fight for their lives when suddenly his eyes stopped glowing, and he fell to his knees his mask falling off of his face.
The two women relaxed, watching as Naruto's now blue slitted eyes pulsed with sorrow, and pain as the memories of his past finally came flooding back.
Seeing his pain Yoruichi rushed over kneeling in front of him she embraced him in a hug.
"It's ok, just let it out." The dark skinned woman whispered.
Naruto wrapped his arms around her putting his head on her shoulder and cried, he cried for the pain of the memories, he cried for the things he would have to do to win this war, but most importantly he cried for the loss of his innocence.
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Hinata, and Hanabi appeared before the Hyuga council, and their father Hiashi they both bowed as a show of respect.
They glanced over to a corner in the room to see none other than Hinata's Sensei Kurenai leaning against the wall looking like she was deep in thought.
'I wonder what Kurenai-sensei is doing here?' Hinata thought.
Turning back to look at their father. "You wished to see us father?" The Hyuga heiress asked.
"Yes I did, please have a seat." He said as he gestured to the two chairs in front of them.
"It would appear that someone has broken into the Hyuga archives."
The sisters both gasped in surprise.
"What all did they take father?" Hanabi asked.
"They stole a very important scroll, a scroll that could possibly lead to the truth about the Uchiha massacre." He said seriously.
"The truth about the massacre, I thought it was Itachi... wasn't he the one behind the Uchiha massacre?" Hinata asked confused.
"With your permission Hiashi-sama?" Kurenai asked as she left the corner of the room to go stand in front of the Hyuga sisters.
"Of course Kurenai-san. The Hyuga-head replied.
"You see it was not actually Itachi who wiped out his clan it was members of the Hyuga main branch, and I who were lead by your mother Nozomi ( means Hope )."
--Flashback--
Kurenai, and Nozomi were crouched on a roof top just outside the Uchiha compound with a small elite team which consisted of ten to fifteen Hyuga main branch members scattered all around the perimeter.
"This is sparrow to falcon...over." An undercover agent said through his communicator.
"This is falcon report...over." Nozomi replied.
"The package has been dispersed it should have already been absorbed in their lungs all the alarms have been deactivated...give it five minutes before you begin..over.
"Understood, we'll take it from here...over."
"Night watch are you in position?..over." She said to the four lookouts that were staged at strategic positions just out side the Uchiha compound, so they could warn the team if anyone entered the area.
"Hai, Night watch in position...over." Each replied.
"All right you all know the plan with the powder they breathed into their lungs they shouldn't be able to use their Sharingan for at least ten minutes, that's our window we move in fast, and quietly no fancy moves just quick kills, and remember use your Kitana's instead of Jyuken strikes so the attack won't be traced to us...got it." Nozomi ordered.
"Hai." they all replied.
She looked over and whispered to the woman beside her. "Kurenai you're with me."
"Hai." The red eyed kunoichi replied to her friend.
Ten minutes later Nozomi gave the order.
With that the Hyuga activated their Byakugan and began their assault on the Uchiha.
The Hyuga had the advantage with their Byakugan activated they had a 359 degree view of the Uchiha district they could see through houses, and buildings getting the jump on their targets long before they knew they were coming.
The teams ran through at blistering speeds killing their enemies quickly making sure to use standard Kitana's instead of Jyuken strikes.
Nozomi had struck Mikoto in the stomach with her fist making her spit up blood as Kurenai held her arms.
"Why did you give info to Kumo all those years ago about my daughter?" Nozomi asked.
Mikoto looked at the Hyuga hatred shown in her black eyes, but said nothing.
"Come on we know all about it before you die with the rest of your traitorous clan you will tell me why." Nozomi said as she walked over opening a droor pulling out a kitchen knife.
Mikoto watched as the silver metal glistened before her eyes as Nozomi slashed her right cheek...she then went on to slash Mikoto all over until she told her why.
"Falcon this is Night watch one the Uchiha brat has entered the compound, and is headed in your direction...over."
"Understood, well it looks like your sons coming home we'll have to give him a proper welcome.
Mikoto's eyes widened. "No don't kill Sasuke-chan...please."
Nozomi chuckled. "We're not going to kill him, he's our cover you see Kurenai's going to use a powerful Genjutsu to make your son think his brother wiped out the clan, what better witness than the last loyal Uchiha."
With that she stabbed Mikoto in the heart killing her.
"Mom I'm home." a seven year old Sasuke said happily as he walked through the front door.
He then walked into the kitchen where Kurenai instantly grabbed his throat with her right hand shoving him into a wall, then the Genjutsu mistress made a series of one handed seals with her left hand engulfing the child in her new genjutsu.
"Noo stop it, stop it why Itachi...why!!" he yelled as Kurenai made him see his family being slaughtered over, and over.
After a couple of minutes Sasuke stopped struggling, and just stared blankly into space as drool spilled down the right side of his mouth.
"Looks like were done here." The red-eyed kunoichi said letting the boy go.
"This is Falcon, alright let's rap this up. Everyone back to the compound." Nozomi ordered.
-- End Flashback--
"But what about the Mangekyo Sharingan?"
"You see a week before the 'massacre' The Uchiha had found out that Uchiha Shisui was a traitor so they ordered Itachi to kill him we assume that's how he got it, anyway he abandoned the village leaving his clan in disgust." An elder spoke up.
"Why weren't we told about this before?" Hinata asked.
"After your mother died a couple years later I thought it best not to tell either of you, anyway we're currently interrogating each of the branch members to see if they had anything to do with this." Hiashi replied.
"Even Neji?" Hanabi asked worried about her cousin.
"Everyone in the branch including your cousin Neji, we have to find out who stole the scroll as soon as possible." Hiashi said.
"Why would the Uchiha give Kumo information on our clan anyway?" Hanabi asked.
"The traitorous scum gave them information in exchange for money, and Jutsu." Another elder spat.
"Hinata I want you to use your connections in root to find out if Danzo, or other members of the council may have had anything to do with the theft...please be discrete." Hiashi ordered.
"Hai, father." Hinata said as they ended the meeting.
Well that's chapter 7 for you guys. Well Naruto merged with his Hollow, and came to terms with what he may have to do to win the war. hope you like my little twist on the Uchiha massacre, but who stole the scroll, and why?