Quick Shoutout to Namikaze541 in helping me figure out what I needed for my story
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto...but to be fair , how awesome would that be if I did
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Mount Myōboku
It has been a year since Naruto started his training in senjutsu. In that time Naruto has mastered it and was praised by the mountains inhabitants for even surpassing Jiraiya. Naruto wanted it to go all the way to his head but decided that he would rub it in the pervy-sage's face later when he saw him. During one of his days relaxing Naruto was walking side by side with Fukasaku who told him that he wanted to see how much stronger he could get.
"Naruto-boy, you have really become quite the admirable shinobi and sage. Honestly I thought we could never figure out how we could have you absorb natural energy without me and Shima's help, but you did. To think you could use shadow clones like that is quite inspiring. We will have to remember that in the future I think." The elder frog said to Naruto who was too busy to smiling from the praise to notice that they walked all the way to the hall full of frog statues.
"So what did you plan for us today?" Naruto asked when all of a sudden the two disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Land of Snow
Naruto and Fukasaku appeared in front of Shima who had summoned them to where they were.
"Naruto-boy, you have learned all that we could teach you about senjutsu. Now it is time for you to get out there and gain the much needed experience. Since you are in the Land of Snow, you can learn how to survive in such a hospitable land. And do not worry about Jiraiya, he was the one who suggested this and that reminds me." The elder frog then produced a tag with some writing on it to Naruto who took it in confusion. "This tag will allow Jiraiya to find you wherever you go so no worries. And with that we will go…..have fun Naruto-boy." With that being said the two frogs disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Wa-wait you damn frogs! What do you mean I have to learn to survive here? Are you insane! Damn that ero-sennin I'm gonna get him good next time I see him." Naruto grumbled as he walked away trying to find the closest village.
One Week Later In The Land Of Iron
Naruto was able to travel quickly thanks to being in Sage mode and was able to find passage out of the Land of Snow. During one of Naruto's travels in sage mode Naruto felt a person coming towards him in a rush. At first Naruto ignored it and continued walking, that was until a bolo came towards his body which forced him to jump out of the way onto a nearby tree.
"Not bad." A shinobi wearing an Amegakure headband called to Naruto. "My name is Gata of Akatsuki and you are coming with me Uzumaki Naruto!" At first Naruto was surprised at the man's proclamation. Where has he heard of Akatsuki before…..then he remembered that day Uchiha Itachi and that grey looking guy with the giant sword tried to take him.
"You are with Akatsuki?" Naruto asked skeptically. In all honesty this Gata guy didn't look much and with his sage mode Naruto could tell the guy was definitely someone to worry about.
"I-I will be once I capture you! We were given orders to get information on people like you, but if I were capturing you then I would get the praise and the power….and the recognition that I deserve!" Naruto was pretty sure the guy was just a wanna be. If that was the case Naruto might as well deal with this guy and move on. There was no need to have his life more complicated than it already was. Dropping his bag, Naruto got in a fighting stance. Naruto ran towards the man forming a Rasengan in his right hand. Gata started to form seals with his hand, Naruto was able to tell from the seals that it was going to be a fire technique.
"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu" Gata blew a giant fire ball from his mouth towards Naruto.
"Hanshateki Seirei" Naruto said as he lifted his left hand absorbing the fireball while he still continued running towards Gata with Rasengan in hand. As Gata tried to run away from the oncoming attack he tripped over himself which allowed Naruto to plunge the spiral sphere into the man's chest. Naruto expected that to be the end of it however, Gata disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"A clone?" Naruto was surprised. Looking around Naruto could not find the man. After a snap of a twig Naruto looked up to see Gata diving down with a tonfa in hand. Naruto quickly dodges and righted himself up before he was attacked again. In a desperate move Naruto lifted his right hand and blasted the fireball that he absorbed earlier out towards Gata. Gata had no choice but to dodge the attack which Naruto was counting on. As Gata landed from his strafe from the attack he saw four chained chakra spears coming towards him. All four spears hit their mark, and it was not until the spears were in place that he noticed that the ends were connect to Naruto's body.
"You damn brat" Gata said trying to break free from this hold. It was then he noticed that with the chains in him he could not move his body nor could he mold charka. What the hell are these chains?
"Chakra chains, an Uzumaki clan special. You like?" Naruto taunted the man across from him.
"Hey kid tag out, let me deal with him" Kyubi asked Naruto in his head. At first Naruto was confused but since the Kyubi was actually being nice to him for the first ever, why not throw the fox a bone?
"Alright, but make it quick." Naruto said to the Kyubi. Closing his eyes then opening them, Naruto's eyes changed from blue to orange as he stalked his "prey." Gata was unsettled at the change of demeanor and struggled harder to get out of this hold. When Naruto finally walked up face to face with Gata, he grabbed the man's face and said in a deep voice.
"Look into my eyes." Unable to resist Gata did. The next thing he knew he was in a dark room with no walls that he could see. There was water on the floor, but he did not know what the source of the water was. When Gata finally turned around he came face to face with a full grown Kyubi.
"Wa-What the hell is this!" Gata screamed in terror as the Kyubi lunged at him. With a quick swipe of its claw Gata was thrown twenty meters away. Before he could even move the Kyubi was once more upon him. And with a roar of triumph the Kyubi bit the man in half. The reality was that it was all in Gata's head in reality he was still staring into the red eyes of Uzumaki Naruto. When Naruto was finally back in control he released the chakra chains and watched as Gata fell on the ground his eyes, mouth, and nose bleeding profusely.
"Hey Kyubi, just what the hell did you do?" Naruto asked
"I destroyed him body and soul. When you sealed him with those chakra chains you connected his mind with ours, and I just let him in my domain. And in my domain, I am lord." Kyubi said pompously.
"So was that genjutsu then?"
"Yes and no. Look more closely at his body." When Naruto bent down to look at the dead man's body, besides bleeding from the head Naruto noticed that the right side bones of the man was broken and there was tearing in his midsection.
"So it was reality but not reality?"
"More or less, when the mind believes what they see strong enough it can become reality." Naruto was a little disturbed with the news but wouldn't complain about the results.
"Would I be able to use that even if you don't take over my body?" Naruto asked with more interest
"Who knows" The Kyubi was still teasing Naruto and sooner or later he would find out just how strong Kyubi is.
That Same Night
Naruto sat atop the tree of the forest watching the night sky. As he looked up at the moon Naruto could not help but let out a sigh of content. He liked nights like these. A cool breeze running through his face, the night sky beautiful with the numerous stars. It was nights like these that helped Naruto through his hard childhood. He would remember how the villagers would glare at him hoping one day that he would disappear. He remembered worst, he rememebred the one time he was lured in the alley by a villager who acted nice to Naruto. He remembered how the then six year old followed that nice villager only to be attacked by the three others hiding. He remembered how they beat him until he was unconscious. It was days like those that he wondered if his existence was truly wanted by anybody in the world. He always wondered, if the reason why he was an orphan was not because they were dead as he was told but rather because they never wanted him in the first place. It was days and thoughts like that, that made Naruto to go home to his small dingy apartment and cry until he had no more tears to shed. But then he would go to the village monument intop of the Hokage's statue head and watch the peacefulness of the village. He would stare at teh sky and watch the luminescent moon just stay were it was as if it was Naruto's personal ray of solitude. He would watch the stars as they shined briter than any light that he could see. It was calming, and it was what helped him during that time of his life.
Naruto slept in the forest, to say the least he was tired but just couldn't sleep. That was when Naruto's heightened sense from the Kyubi did he notice a presence. His nose picked up the slight scent of wood and earth, it was only one person. A snap of a nearby twig let Naruto know that whoever it was, was only twenty feet away from him. Either this person was really confident, or they were stupid. Naruto continued to listen. Another step, and then another, Naruto could hear the person's breathing now. He then heard the quickening heartbeat of whoever it was. He finally decided to move when he heard the ruffling of his bag. Using a Hiraishin no Jutsu to land behind the perpetrator and grabbed them by the shoulder. What he didn't expect was for whoever this person was to squeak.
"I'm sorry please don't hurt me!" Upon closer inspection Naruto realized that this little cretin was in fact a girl no older than nine. Her hair was dark brown and tied in a ponytail the end pointing upwards (A/N think of Anko). Her eyes were a dark jade green showing a scared personality who only knew what trouble she was in. She wore a maroon shirt that showed the stains of sleeping in filth. Her skirt was no better, once ago it may have been light blue, but through constant wear and tear it was a shade of sickly purple to brown. She had sandals, but it was obvious that they were falling apart.
"What do you think you were doing?" Naruto asked the little girl. At first she didn't want to answer but with Naruto's eyes looking at her so intently she just couldn't help it.
"I-I was looking for food or money. I'm sorry." The girl was close to crying and so Naruto released her from his grip.
"Why are you doing that, where are your parents?" At that question, Naruto noticed the hurt look the girl had, but quickly hid.
"They- They died two years ago. The village I came from tried to help me but since I was seven at the time they couldn't afford to feed an extra mouth and I was too little for work. So they gave me a small bag of food and some money and told me to find somewhere else to live." The girl looked back at this person in defiance but was taken back. In his eyes showed sadness and he merely nodded in understanding. She wanted to cry again, but for a different reason. She was tired of people always saying sorry or pitying her. But the way this guy just nodded in understanding, which was what she really wanted, a person who was just there.
"So…..you have been living here this whole time stealing and foraging then?" Naruto asked as the girl nodded in affirmation. Walking backwards Naruto then started to start a fire and put some vegetables together with some salted meat he was saving of later. The girl watched in interest as the boy started to cook a pot of water. After he was done cooking Naruto gave the girl a bowl of the soup.
"its Miso soup with veggies and salted pork, eat up." Naruto said with a smile which the girl returned. At first the girl sipped the soup, and then realized how good it was and started to slurp the soup up without restraint. Naruto chuckled at her action as the girl reminded of him when he got his hands of some good ramen. "I'm Naruto, What is your name?"
"Tsubaki Yakamori." She said slowly finally having her fill of the soup. Naruto knew it was against his better judgment, but deep down he just couldn't in good conscience leave this girl.
"Tsubaki-Chan, what if you came with me? I am a traveling shinobi and I could use the company." Naruto said smiling, but she was not smiling.
"I'm not going to open my legs to you." She said causing Naruto to blush from her vulgar thoughts.
"You idiot, that's not what I meant. Besides I like my girls older and more developed." Naruto said with a tick mark growing on his forehead. This seemed to catch the young girl off guard.
"Why?" At first Naruto was confused at the question, but when he looked at the girl, her eyes shone the experience of loneliness and rejection. She just couldn't deal with it anymore and she wanted so badly to hope that this complete stranger offered a place, a family even if that family was going to be dysfunctional. "Why would you want to take me with you?" She asked again.
"Tsubaki-chan, when I was a baby I lost my parents and I grew up alone. I never knew the love of family, growing up I never had a real friend. I was alone, I know that loneliness, that rejection that it feels like a quicksand. You try to get out of that hell, but you are alone and you struggle and that only causes you to sink even further. What I needed the most was a hand that would help me out. And I did get that help. I told myself that if I ever came across someone who shared my pain that I would be that lifeline that helped them out of that quicksand." This was the third person Naruto ever truly opened up to. First was Gaara, then Sasuke, and now he opened his life to this young girl. He didn't mind though, considering they could share something like this intimate about each other.
That was all Tsubaki wanted to hear from her savior. It wasn't that Naruto had a ulterior motive. He understood her pain and only wanted to show her a world where she was wanted, a place where she mattered to someone. Without any more hesitation, Tsubaki lunged forward and latched herself around Naruto's neck hugging him. She began to cry, all the hurt she endured, that she held in was coming all out without restraint.
"Yes, I want to go with you." As she backed away from Naruto she couldn't help but smile at the person who was about to change her world. With a smile on his face Naruto patted the young girl on the shoulder.
"Go to bed, we have a long road ahead of us."
Jutsu
Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique)
Hanshateki Seirei (Reflecting Spirit)
A/N: And now I'm tired
