(Chapter 7: Bloodlust)

Some time had past since Sasuke's rescue that had made him something of a village hero considering what he'd done which had served to be a further motivator for Naruto to grow in strength after having heard of his friends exploits. Since then they'd continued their duels with Naruto even managing to overcome Sasuke a few times since he was getting better that much was sure considering his counters and defense that he was able to beat the aggressive yet surgical precision of Sasuke's swordsmanship.

However, there was one thing that made Naruto almost jealous of Sasuke; that being of the fact that his rival had made his first kill when he still hadn't and it went more than their rivalry to be honest as why he was jealous. Since the Viking within him desired to murder and kill his enemies with his bloodlust growing by the day as he trained for killing beasts within the Forest of Death could only do so much to slake his bloodthirst, because he wanted to kill and take a human life so much so that he'd do it with an honest to God smile on his face as he tore someone apart limb from limb.


(October 10th 994 S.E, Forest of Death,11:50 Pm)

Twas the night of his birthday as he was in the forest as while it was a good birthday with his parents once again failing to remember his birthday since they've been so preoccupied with the twins upcoming birthday in the first week of November. Naruto had received his presents from Tenten's family, the Uchihas, and Kiba that he gratefully appreciated as Naruto went into the Forest of Death while everyone was asleep and to satisfy his bloodlust

"I really ought to thank Tenten's family for making that shield for me." Naruto thought as he bashed a bear the size of a pickup truck across it's snout knocking out many of it's teeth

"Since who knew a shield would be so great beating the crap out of things." Naruto spoke looking at his shield he had strapped to his arm for it was 20 inches in diameter made of combination of darksteel and leather with a dark orange dire wolf painted across the shield

With great axe in one hand and a shield in the other he charged after the large bear raising his shield to block one of it's claws as he swung his hand into its arm cutting deeply into its forearm as blood spurted out with it roaring in pain before doing so twice more severing it's right arm from its body. For Naruto soon swung with great force into the bears' midsection and dragged the blade across it's stomach leaving a deep wound as Naruto then proceed to continue to process as blood further splattered his face as he cleaved through organs.

He then proceeded to toss his axe into the air and proceeded to reach into it's stomach and pull out its innards where he jumped over the bear and soon began strangling the great beast with it's innards as it roared hoarse with pain before it's suffering was ended when Naruto's axe decapitated it. Yet the 15 year old Vikings bloodlust was still not satiated even after spending a full 2 hours of killing the creatures within the forest.

"COME ON I WANT MORE OF YOU!" Naruto yelled out into the forest gaining the attention of the beasts within as a group of wild Clydesdale sized tigers roared as they circled Naruto hungrily

"That's more like it." Naruto said as he grabbed his axe ready to butcher them

With that the first tiger leapt after Naruto it's claws and fangs bared to shred him to ribbons when Naruto in a underhanded and upward swing towards it's neck that Naruto used to hook deep into it's neck and severing it's carotid artery and cutting through the major blood vessels in it's neck slamming it into the ground as another tiger went to try and chomp Naruto's arm off. Only for Naruto to bash it across the face so hard that you could hear it's neck snap as it landed limply onto the ground as the other 3 growled at Naruto menacingly yet he paid them no mind as he awaited them to make the first move.

With the 3rd tiger rushing after Naruto who set his axe down as the tiger tried to bite his face off like a juicy piece of roast beef only for it to fail as Naruto grabbed it's jaws and pried them open continuing to do so until it's bottom and upper jaws were completely bent backwards. For it's compatriot tried to avenge it but was in vain as Naruto rushed in and buried his axe blade into the middle of it's head and continued to mangle it's face until it was unrecognizable as Naruto was left with the lone survivor.

"That's right come on and get it." Naruto thought as the last tiger rushed after him only for Naruto to jump into the air and decapitate it

Naruto would soon spend the next 3 hours satisfying the bloodlust that's been welling within him butchering any creature in his crosshairs until he soon exited the forest with his clothes torn and his body covered so much in blood that he appeared to be painted ruby as he sat on a bench. He took a few deep breaths considering he'd killed so many beasts that their would probably be a small river from the amount he killed as he saw Muninn fly overhead noticeable by his large and bright emerald colored eyes.

"What is it that you want Muninn?" Naruto asked as he resealed his great axe

"I've been sensing the bloodlust and craving to kill grow exponentially these past few months and I'd like to know the reason as to why?" Muninn questioned wanting to know why Naruto's bloodlust had been increasing so rapidly as of late

"Well it's because I've been training a full year and I've yet to even make my first kill something that frustrates me since I long for the day when I can truly unleash myself. Because I've begun to grow tired of waiting for when I can cut a man in half with my sword, or lop of his arms and legs with my axe or better yet beat him to death until I feel grey matter in my knuckles. Since it's hard to deny the bloodlust inside me that awaits the moment when I can kill a man." Naruto responded since he found it harder and harder each day to contain the want to kill someone in battle; something of which he craved

"I understand what you're feeling as many young Vikings your age that they like you craved for battle and to prove their mettle on the fields of battle. But be assured young one your time will come soon enough." Muninn assured Naruto who could only sigh

"Muninn it goes deeper than just me wanting to go prove myself on the battlefield." Naruto said since over this past year he felt himself change internally

"What exactly do you mean young one?" Muninn questioned

"What I mean is that the instincts within that have driven to fight have changed and shifted into more killer instincts. Because now everyday I can feel this bloodlust, this need to kill this, this...this sort of force within myself compelling me to kill and murder to where I feel if I don't kill someone soon enough. That I might as well go insane because the killer instincts within me just constantly compel me to kill that it's been driving me crazy." Naruto told Muninn having lately felt as though he were at his wits end to try and combat this strange and menacing feeling inside himself

"This is something startling to say the least however, maybe you're rising bloodlust will only be something temporary; especially since I'd hate to see this interfere with how far you've come." Muninn said since he hoped that Naruto could get this under control unless it had him do something regrettable

"I'd hope so too which is why I'm hoping I get that headband soon. Because when I get that headband then I'll have a permanent way of containing and quelling this troubling bloodlust inside of me." Naruto responded hoping to get a grip on this

Because the reason why he wanted to become a shinobi was to prove himself on the battlefield and crush his enemies underfoot, yet now he knew that another reason for why he had to become one was to contain this bloodthirst that was rising within him.


(1 week later ,October 18th 994 S.E, Training Ground 7, 3:09 Pm)

It was soon a little over a week later as Naruto was taking a stroll through the village somehow winding up in Training Ground 7 where he saw Tenten practicing her archery with deadly accuracy with every 3 out of 4 shots fired hitting the bullseye and saw that she was quite the shot. Which was why he knew that soon enough he knew in his heart that it would be Tenten not Rangiku who would become the strongest kunoichi known.

"Well I guess I was right all along when I knew you'd be an excellent archer." Naruto complimented Tenten as she continued to shoot her arrows at her target considering she was doing so at a distance of 30 meters

"Thank you Naruto I've been practicing ever since my dad made this for me on my birthday." Tenten responded as she held out her collapsible longbow with green circuit marking upon made of dark steel that to Tenten felt natural as she loosed another arrow that hit the target dead center of the lungs

"So what are you doing here anyways?" Tenten asked as she launched another arrow that hit the target in its right eye

"What I can't come here to see one of my favorite people in the world, besides I brought you your favorite." Naruto told Tenten as he held out a box full of her favorite food sesame dumplings

"Darn you for knowing my one true weakness." Tenten spoke in a mock dramatic fashion that made Naruto laugh

"Hey you're one of my favorite people in the village if not the world, so of course I'll do these things for you without a second thought." Naruto responded as the bun haired archer began to eat her dumplings

"I swear Tenten is just like me when I eat meat." Naruto thought considering that he was just like Tenten when he was eating meat

"Thank you Naruto you always know how to give me a good day." Tenten said in between bites as Naruto watched her stuff her face

"You're one of kind Tenten." Naruto laughed considering that she was the only girl that Naruto could relate to and find bearable

Since out of all the girl in the village that he would've had to choose to go with Tenten was a definite since she strong, confident, had a sense of humor and found him quite lovable despite his some of his quirks. Especially better than that Hinata girl his mother tried to incessantly set him up with as she was stuttering mess who had a near non existent and had little to no drive to fight something that made him turned off from her so fast that it wasn't even funny then again that's one of the few things that his brother Asura and he had in common in that they liked women who had a strong will of mind.

"Ah stop it Naruto since I'm not one of those stupid fangirls like Sakura who fawn over you at just a simple compliment." Tenten spoke finding the pink haired girl to be quite an annoyance with how she continued to fawn over Sasuke

"Yeah don't remind me since I think if she doesn't stop Sasuke is gonna let her have it and we've both seen his track record with fangirls." Naruto said considering Sasuke had a zero tolerance for fangirls that made it very clear he would make sure they would stay afraid of and away from him

"But for some reason she just can't stay away from him like she just can't take hint which is why I think things aren't gonna end well for her." Naruto continued knowing Sakura was in a world of trouble if she didn't stop

"It's people like her that are an embarrassment to even being a ninja." Tenten spoke in disappointment as she continued to eat her dumplings

"That's why the village is lucky to have you as one of it's soon to be finest." Naruto said with complete confidence in Tenten's ability to make a fine shinobi

"Thanks Naruto since at least someone believes in me being able to become a great kunoichi." Tenten said in appreciation for Naruto's confidence in her

"It not a problem at all for one of my favorite people in the village." Naruto told Tenten who smiled

"I swear how do you do it Naruto? How do you remain so confident especially with everything that goes on around you because I've just had to wonder how you do it?" Tenten asked wondering where Naruto had this constant wellspring of confidence considering his circumstances with his family and the fact that he had to build up his skills without any help like his siblings had handed to them

"Simple Tenten it's because I believe that throughout all the hardwork and dedication I do that I am the greatest." Naruto replied as if it were the simplest thing in the world

"Really it's that simple for you?" Tenten questioned wondering if it were that simple for the red haired blonde

"Of course because as long as I'm giving two hundred and ten percent to all of the training I do then that's how I know that I'm the greatest there is. Because I know that since I'm putting in the extra that I hardly see anyone else do then I know that I have all the confidence I need because I put in the work to be the greatest. Since as long as I work the hardest I can be it through searing heat, absolute cold, pouring rain and thunder and with my bones cracked and I'm bleeding then I know that I have everything I need to be a confident man." Naruto explained the reason as to why he had such a abnormally high amount of self confidence that to some bordered on arrogance

Because to Naruto as long as you were at the minimum giving it 100% capacity to whatever it is you do in life with every intent to succeed at it then there was no real reason why you couldn't walk in like with your head held up high. For Naruto confidence came from the fact that you did everything with as much commitment, dedication and passion as you could possibly put into it and not a single iota less than that otherwise what's the point because to him the only way to do things is all the way with absolutely no exceptions in his mind.

"Wow that explains so much and at least explains why you're practically near undefeated in hand to hand and Sasuke's your only rival." Tenten spoke since it would explain why Naruto always had this air of complete confidence and self assurance about him because one the near 6 foot tall teen put his mind to something you couldn't stop him

"Exactly Tenten because I intend on doing everything in my life with absolute commitment towards whatever I wish to pursue and do everything with all I can otherwise what's the point." Naruto responded since to him really what was the point of life if you weren't going to give anything you did your A-game

"You must be great at parties then." Tenten joked as the broad shouldered Viking laughed almost thunderously

"Well I have you to be around and if there's one thing I'm definitely committed to it's making you happy Tenten since on my list of top 10 things in the village your in my top 4." Naruto spoke as suddenly he found himself getting a kiss on the cheek that made him blush

"What was that for Tenten?" Naruto asked as a blush was creeping up on his face

"It's because I swear you make it so hard for me not to like you that it's almost frustrating, you lovable bastard." Tenten replied finding it frustrating that no matter what Naruto did it was impossible to dislike him

"Well that and I'm always bigger than you since I can reach the top shelf and you can't." Naruto teased as Tenten's eyes narrowed at him

"Do you want to push your luck and find out how good at being an archer I am?" Tenten questioned eating the last of her dumplings

"You wouldn't dare." Naruto retorted

"Try me and see what happens." Tenten told him since her height was a hot button issue for her

"Fair enough." Naruto responded

"Still thank you for bringing me by these dumplings Naruto, because you know you didn't have to do that for me." Tenten thanked Naruto for having brought by her favorite food

"I know I didn't have to Tenten, but I did it because I wanted to since you're one of the very few people that mean the absolute world to me." Naruto responded since the girl meant a great deal to him since they've been friends since they were 6 years old

"That's really sweet of you Naruto; I swear one day you'll make some girl really happy with that heart of gold you got there. Since take that and the fact that nothing can practically ever get you down and you're a keeper." Tenten told Naruto since in her view Naruto was the perfect guy for any girl strong, confident, brave and one of the biggest hearts she's ever seen

"Awe thanks Tenten coming from you that means a whole lot since you're the only girl here I can actually respect and hold a conversation. After all you really are one of kind Tenten and that's something no one can take away from you." Naruto spoke in earnest considering that to him Tenten was a one of a kind girl that was someone anyone would be lucky to have

"The same goes to you….and do you hear something?" Tenten asked thinking she heard something in the bushes as she on instinct aimed her bow and arrow at the source of the noise

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked back

"Nothing nevermind it's just been a long week is all, so let's go to the Akimichi's." Tenten spoke as the both of them got up Tenten sealed away her bow

"Really?!" Naruto asked as Tenten nodded

"Of course you did this nice thing for me so I think it's only fair that I return the favor." Tenten responded since she saw it as only right that she returned the nice gesture her towering friend did for her that earned her tight squeeze

"Has anyone told you you're the best person ever!" Naruto cheered as he hugged her before releasing her and putting her on his back

"Now then time for meat...Up, Up and AWAY!" Naruto yelled at the end using his great strength to jump 2 and a half stories in a single leap towards the Barbeque

Meanwhile in the bushes was a disappointed Jiraiya who was having spying on the two trying to get some ideas for a more romantic version of his book series Icha Icha Paradise and while he didn't get much to work with than if they were going out he'd make do with what he had. Besides it's not like Naruto was gonna find out and if he did what was he gonna do as he was the greatest of the Sannin and Naruto wasn't even a genin too bad the pervert didn't know about Naruto's temper and strength as he went away to do some "research" at the hot springs


(2 and a half weeks later, November 6th 994 S.E, 11:55 Pm, Konoha)

It was 5 minutes till midnight as it was long after the twins birthday party with their being a half moon in the sky and not many were awake which made it perfect for the insidious plot that was now being carried out this very night. That being a small squad of Iwa shinobi who had snuck into the Hokage Residence having waited when the security seals powered down to recharge, put sleeping seals on the twin children of the 4th Hokage and spirited them away as they were nearly outside the village where they'd be hailed as heroes for doing the impossible.

Yet what they didn't account for was Naruto having been awake and saw them kidnap his siblings something of which caused the young man who'd been training for a full year a chance to prove himself. But more than that a chance to satiate his growing bloodthirst as he unsealed his claymore and shield and began to tail after them for he would have his chance to slaughter his enemies this night and consequences be damned about those who would deny this chance to kill and test himself against adversaries especially of an enemy village.

"Is it me or does anyone feel that enormous amount of killer intent coming our way, because it's giving me the fucking creeps right now?" One of the Iwa Chunin questioned feeling to what him and the other Chunin of this 5 man squad was damn well suffocating and he felt it closing in closer like a wolf after it's prey

"Be quiet alright as my father gave us this mission to capture these brats. So stay fucking quiet already unless you want to bring the 4th Hokage down on our heads." Kitsuchi ordered as they had were at the village gates

"Alright but still I say we hurry this up because I'm getting a bad feeling about this." The chunin replied as they finally were a few yards from the village gate

However, that was until said Chunin was soon found his legs severed out from under him and then he was split in half from the crotch upward by Naruto himself who stood there with a bloodthirsty grin on his face.

"I was just wondering how stupid are you guys to invade my village and take what's mine?" Naruto questioned considering that they held his siblings and while they were practically strangers to him they still held value to him

"Alright you two distract him so I can get out of here." Akatsuchi ordered as he carried off the unconscious Rangiku and Asura away

"Well then looks like you two get to die." Naruto spoke as he soon charged after the Chunin

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon." The first Chunin spoke out

"Fire Release: Fireball Jutsu!" Then 2nd Chunin exclaimed

With that a serpentine dragon made from earth and solid rock erupted from the ground while a horse sized fireball was launched outwards with Naruto soon jumping atop the dragon's head and running along its length before the fireball eventually collided with the dragon Naruto was atop of causing it to explode. As Naruto used the momentum to launch after the earth release using Chunin.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears!" The first chunin exclaimed as foot long spears of earth came towards Naruto

"This is just too easy." Naruto thought as he continued to deflect the earth spears with them landing with dull shunk sounds as Naruto advanced towards them

"Hey that fucker is getting closer." The 2nd Chunin spoke as he saw Naruto deflect the rock spears

"I'm working on it besides I don't see you lifting a finger." The 1st Chunin spoke before gritting his teeth as Naruto deflected a rock spear back to sender as it impaled him in his right thigh and going a few inches through his femur

"Damn it!" The 1st Chunin cursed falling to the ground at his bloodied leg

"And now your friend is down for the count." Naruto spoke as he'd leapt and closed the distance before bisecting him a centimeter below the armpit as blood towered over his body before falling over limply with his innards spilling out

"Now that just leaves you, as you can do this easy way and run with your life or the hard and fun way where I start hacking off body parts." Naruto told him since he hoped the Chunin chose the hard way

"Fuck you I'm not trusting the son of that damned fourth, so you can just go to hell!" The remaining Chunin spoke fiercely already going through hand-signs

"Looks like you chose the hard way; which is wonderful for me and not so much for you." Naruto responded as he held his shield in front of him for what was to come

"Fire Release: Fire Breath." The remaining Chunin intoned launching a flamethrower like stream of fire out at Naruto

Naruto's shield held true against against the flames as he charged against them with the Chunin having to soon cease considering Naruto lanced out with his claymore and it caught him across the side. The Chunin had to play defense in close quarters which wasn't his forte considering he had a preference for ninjutsu therefore had to play an evasive defense which was easier said than done considering Naruto's power based attack made it hard to do so.
With the Chunin struggling considering he had to have a vice grip on his kunais considering that everytime he had to block he felt as though they'd be knocked loose.

"What's the matter I thought you'd be more of challenge and not some pissant." Naruto taunted having forgone his shield in favor of his claymore for a 2 handed assault which was working considering he scored a moderately sized gash across the man's chest that broke a rib

"Especially when you hit like a girl." Naruto further taunted as he took a kick to the side that didn't phase him and retaliated with a sword swipe that took a chunk of his shoulder away making him nearly cry out in pain

"Let's see how you like this; Fire Release:Dragon Flame Jutsu." The remaining Chunin intoned firing out a small car sized fireball in the shape of a Chinese dragon's head

"Man this guy loves to use fire jutsu." Naruto thought as he leapt high into the air and narrowly evaded the fireball that singed off part of his shirt sleeve

The remaining Chunin followed up with the Phoenix Flower jutsu which was to no avail considering Naruto batted away the fiery projectiles with impunity before he swung his sword with such force that had the Chunin not backed away at the last moment he would've been bisected. Yet that didn't mean he wasn't left with a deep gash across his stomach that had it been any deeper would have his guts on the ground, for Naruto followed it up by stabbing him in the side as the Chunin managed to parry it however, at the cost of it breaking two lower ribs in the process.

"Come on is this all you can do? To think you call yourself a Chunin." Naruto spoke as smacked the Chunin in the leg with enough force to hear a crack in his kneecaps that nearly made him kneel

"Because if this is all the caliber you have after saying you were a great Chunin of Iwa then I'm disappointed." Naruto said once again as he punched the man so hard in the face he went flying a full 7 feet with a broken nose that was bleeding and leaking blood across his face

"Fine let's see you handle this one for size." The remaining Chunin spoke flashing through hand-signs as Naruto charged after him

"Take this; Fire Release: Intelligent Hard Work!" The remaining Chunin yelled out as Naruto was mere feet away as he launched out a soccer ball sized fireball with all his remaining chakra

With that everything in a 60 foot radius exploded into a white hot inferno as the Chunin smirked knowing that you'd have to be a madman in order to escape the inferno that consumed the area in the blaze.

"Serves that fucker right for thinking he could take on someone from Iwa." The remaining Chunin thought to himself as he limped away

"Now then if I can get through the night and to somewhere without Konoha bastards to follow me then I'll be safe to make it home." The remaining Chunin said under his breath

"And just where do you think your going as I'm not done yet." Naruto's voice echoed as he stepped through the flames causing the Chunin to look wide eyed at the teen before him

"That's impossible that should've killed you!" The remaining Chunin exclaimed as Naruto dragged the sword across the ground

"The funny thing is I don't like to die to fucking pussies like you, but it was a nice try so I'll give you an A for effort in attempting to kill me but just so you know next time give your fucking A-game." Naruto spoke since his pain threshold had allowed him to tank the damage as the right side of his face down to his jaw, his right shoulder down to his bicep and covering all across his collarbone, the lower part of his throat and lastly his upper left pectoral were covered with 2nd degree burns

"Just what the hell are you?!" The remaining Chunin asked as Naruto's flames began to die out in the cold autumn wind

"The man who's gonna cut your damn head off." Naruto told him as with a single swipe the Chunin's head was now severed from its shoulders

"Now then time to go for the big boss." Naruto thought to himself as his burns stung in the cool air as he took a while to sense Asura and Rangiku's chakra and therefore their captors chakra before he soon gave chase to them

Kitsuchi was making haste since he didn't know if that red haired blonde was still after him even with him having two Chunin to deal with the son of the Tsuchikage didn't want to take any chances as he kept moving and did so faster considering he felt that same oppressive amount of bloodlust coming after him. Which is why albeit him trying to go faster he couldn't really do so without the sleeping seals coming off the twin Jinchuuriki and that would be a whole mess in and of itself which is why he could only move at solid to high Chunin.

Soon enough Kitsuchi made it another quarter of a mile before Naruto using all of his physical strength leapt after Kitsuchi and tackled him causing him to tumble through trees and drop the twins who tumbled to the ground. With Naruto panting lightly considering he'd been jumping around and leaping from place to place as fast as possible meanwhile Kitsuchi saw that the twins were stirring due to the seals being knocked off of them and tried to go to them only for Naruto to uppercut him back against a tree.

"Like hell you're going near them since I got a bone to pick with you especially since your friend fried nearly half my face off." Naruto spoke irritated at the burns across his face

"It's not my problem at all brat. But what in the hell do you think you'll accomplish by killing me a Jounin who's seen war when you haven't even graduated from the academy?" Kitsuchi questioned on wondering how Naruto would try and defeat him

"Simple really I'm gonna take your damn head off your shoulders and return it back to your kage with my name on your forehead so he knows who killed the people who tried to take my siblings. Because there's few things that enrage me and one of them is taking what belongs to me." Naruto spoke as he unsealed his great axe and held it in his hand

"You're a bold one I'll give you that however, do you really think you can beat me?" Kitsuchi questioned as he got his answer when Naruto came charging after him with his axe intent on splitting his head open

"Why don't we see that when I cut your damn arms off you Iwa cunt." Naruto spat his voice soaked in bloodthirst as Kitsuchi blocked it by luckily coating his arm in the Earth Release: Stone Fist jutsu as the axe blade embedded itself into it breaking skin

Yet Naruto wouldn't be satisfied with this result as he headbutted Kitsuchi in the face hard enough that it staggered him backwards before Naruto with a battle cry swung his axe at Kitsuchi side that he blocked and punched at Naruto with his armored fist only for Naruto to catch it as he pressed down on it causing the stone to crack and crumble before managing the swing the axe into his side. Kitsuchi was held in place as Naruto had a death grip on his armored hand having clamped down hard enough to break through the rock and grip his hand so hard that it felt like his bones would break as Naruto managed to get in 4 swings with his axe before Kitsuchi kicked him in the stomach as he held his bloodied side.

"Come on I thought you said you were gonna defeat me you Iwa cunt, because I want to see you back up your talk with some action." Naruto spoke with a wide smile on his face as he proceeded to charge after Naruto

"Fine then since you've got a death wish then I'll grant it!" Kitsuchi spoke covering his arm in the earth jutsu as he struck Naruto hard enough to break his ribs

"Come on give me your A-game." Naruto spoke as what would've folded over a normal person Naruto took in stride as he brought down his axe and slammed the axe in-between his shoulder and neck

"Just what the hell is this brat, as that punch should've knocked him to the ground." Kitsuchi thought considering that it would've knocked down a lesser person

Kitsuchi was then sucker punched in his large nose hard enough to have blood trickle down his face before it began to leak fully as Naruto followed it up with another punch that bent his nose at a downward angle as he stumbled backwards was his bleeding nose before Naruto quickly yanked the axe blade out of his flesh and uppercutted him in the jaw hard enough to crack his teeth. With Naruto soon following with an overhead chop ready to cleave into his innards had it not been for a armored right cross to Naruto's burnt face that knocked him away as a bruise formed on his cheek, yet Naruto wouldn't let this go without retaliation as he through his great axe like a tomahawk towards the Iwa jounin as hard as possible.

Kitsuchi could only block with his armored arm as he found himself surprised as it tore through the rock casing and bit into the soft muscle and almost deep tissue of his forearm as he gritted his teeth as blood began to surface out of the wound as he tried to pry the axe out of it. Yet was interrupted by Naruto tackling him into a tree hard enough that it cracked the bark as he proceeded to punch Kitsuchi repeatedly in the gut each time he did so it cracked away at the tree's foundation and soon toppled over with a final punch that sent the Iwa jounin flat on his ass.

"Come on I thought you said that you were a jounin." Naruto spoke as he grabbed his axe ready to decapitate the Tsuchikage's son

"I am and it just so happens you fell right into my trap." Kitsuchi responded having weaved through handsigns as Naruto brought his axe up ready to decapitate the jounin

"Keep thinking that once I've lopped off your head." Naruto spoke as he got ready to chop off Kitsuchi head as he was in mid swing

"Earth Release: Erupt!" Kitsuchi exclaimed as chakra surged through the area

The result were small 15 foot by 1 foot pillars of earth bursting out of the ground and striking Naruto repeatedly as the result was the young Viking being sent flipping into the air with a broken sternum and partially fractured ribs from the dozens of earthen pillars that struck him. As he crashed quite aways away from his target with him half snarling and half yelling from the pain considering his right lung had about a good half hour before collapsing and his left leg had been violently dislocated and the lower part of it having been broken in 3 places.

"Yep definitely a Jounin….and man was I….a dumbass for overestimating….myself…" Naruto spoke hacking up blood in copious amounts as he tried to stand but fell down as he looked at his leg

"Well this is gonna hurt and a good thing that Ragnar taught me how to make a cast." Naruto thought as he forcibly relocated his leg as he bit the inside of his mouth so hard that he drew blood so as not to make a sound

"Now then to find something to make a sturdy cast with." Naruto said under his breath as he saw a wolf staring at him as he grinned

"Well make do with what you can." Naruto said as he used his good leg to tackle himself onto the wolf

With that in mind he smashed the wolf's head in and then proceeded to rip out it's bones and tear off his shirt sleeve as he quickly got to work as soon enough he made a rough yet doable cast of cloth and bone that held together with the wolf's bone's he fashioned into not only a cast but a makeshift armor as well that should hold just fine. As he tested his leg and although pain lanced through him he could walk albeit with a limp as he soon pushed off back into the fray with his axe in hand for he wouldn't rest until Kitsuchi's head was in his grasp.

Meanwhile Kitsuchi was recovering considering that despite Naruto not having formal ninja training he hit like a fucking tank which vastly contradicted the information that was given to him and his team about the Hokage's eldest son being neglected and pitifully weak but, instead having managed to injure him and kill the rest of his team for, he'd have words about their intel later on.

"And just my luck the Hokage's damn brats are waking up." Kitsuchi cursed as Asura and Rangiku were finally awakening

"Don't forget about me ya Iwa cunt." Naruto spoke as with a downward slash his axe carved off a chunk of Kitsuchi's face as the exposed muscle tissue bled considerably

"So then how about you and I go for round two." Naruto quipped as he took that chance of Kitsuchi's being stunned by his injury to punch him in the chest hard enough to crack his sternum

"You'll pay for ruining my mission you damned brat." Kitsuchi snarled as the moment he spoke Naruto punched him dead in the face hard enough to knock him to the ground

"Well then what are you waiting for bringing it on." Naruto spoke as he was about to engage Kitsuchi until Rangiku and Asura were now looking at their battle damaged elder brother

"N-Naruto what happened to you?" Rangiku asked as her eyes took in the sight of the wounded Naruto

"Well let's see you two got fucking captured by Iwa shinobi and luckily I'm saving your asses." Naruto spoke as he rushed after Kitsuchi his axe blade meeting his rock encased hand

"Let us help you please we can..." Rangiku spoke out before Naruto cut her off with a glare as he took a punch to the face that knocked out a few molars

"Look what you can do to help is get your mother and father here now, so they know what the fuck has been going on." Naruto responded spitting out teeth as he took a punch to his lower midsection that broke two of his lower ribs before responding with a punch to Kitsuchi's face that gave him a swollen black eye in the process

"Please Naruto we're your family let us help you." Rangiku said as she went out to try and help her brother who Spartan kicked Kitsuchi a few feet away before he rounded on her

"Get out of here and go now as this is no place for a child like yourself so SCRAM!" Naruto yelled out as Rangiku cowered at her brother who towered over her like a angry titan

"Asura since your sister can't listen to reason get her out of her now." Naruto ordered considering that he wanted the two out of here since he only had so much rational thought in his bloodthirst and would rather not they got caught in the crossfire

"Got it Naruto and come on Rangiku we need to get out of here, as this is no place for us." Asura told his twin considering that he knew that even though he wanted to contribute they'd only do more harm than good

"But Asura we have to help, because we can't leave him behind he's our brother." Rangiku responded refusing to leave their elder brother behind no matter what

"You know what we can argue about this later right now we're getting out of here." Asura said back as he grabbed a struggling Rangiku and ran off with her

"At least one of them has a fucking brain." Naruto thought as he switched from his great axe to his claymore

"Come on out you Iwa bastard it's just me and you now as your mission has failed so either turn back or I cut you to ribbons and still get your head." Naruto told Kitsuchi as he got into his sword stance as Kitsuchi armed both his hands in his Stone Fist jutsu

"That's not true as I can bring you back since I you've shown more talent than those two put together." Kitsuchi responded as Naruto's smile widened as it was stained red from his own blood

"Well then let's fucking already." Naruto responded as with a battle cry he leaped towards Kitsuchi

The Iwa Jounin was forced on a surprising defensive as Naruto was hacking into him with a series of ongoing overhand cleaves and bisecting sweeps that despite him having been able to block them they struck with such force that it would crack and break bone if not for his stone gauntlets. Since Naruto kept going knowing that despite his injuries he had one thing Kitsuchi didn't and that was his year under Ragnar had taught him to fight through the pain something he did so effectively as he feinted a strike to the head and clipped off a chunk of Kitsuchi's shoulder.

He proceeded to follow up with a close fisted backhand to the man's swollen eye to further blind him however, this left him open to Kitsuchi punching him thrice in the stomach as he proceeded to further hack up more blood yet he wouldn't be deterred as he headbutted him hard enough that a small cracking noise was heard as Kitsuchi clutched his head from the small concussion he had. With Naruto soon having stabbed Kitsuchi in the right foot and impaling the blade to where it cut his Achilles tendon rooting the man in place as he proceeded to punch Kitsuchi in the chest repeatedly and breaking ribs as he did so.

Soon Kitsuchi grew tired of this and to put distance between them by using the Earth Release: Mobile Core to move himself upwards a good 30 feet to give himself reprieve as a chunk of his flesh from his foot was torn asunder considering Naruto yanked the blade away to moment he did his jutsu. Yet Naruto with his sword in his teeth climbed the earthen pillar as he did so as fast as he could for he would kill Kitsuchi this night.

"Damn it what the hell is this kid made of as no matter what I do to knock this bastard down he won't quit. I swear if he wasn't the Hokage's kid and a decent swordfighter I'd kill him where he stands as I guess this calls for me having to use my ultimate technique." Kitsuchi huffed out as this boy was now having him to consider using his ultimate technique of all things something that made him both hate him and grudgingly respect him as combatant

"Hey...don't even think...we're done fighting yet." Naruto wheezed out his claymore still in hand as he climbed up to meet a weary Kitsuchi

"You're a persistent bastard aren't you." Kitsuchi stated as he felt his wounds begin to catch up to him

"Hey to be fair I come from a clan of nothing but persistent bastards." Naruto retorted as he coughed up more blood

"Anyways I'm finishing this right now, because only one of us is walking out of here alive." Naruto spoke for he soon after he charged after him

"Yeah and it'll be me." Kitsuchi retorted as he met Naruto's charge

With that Kitsuchi punched out at Naruto with his armored fist striking hard enough to fracture his sternum making Naruto wheeze almost violently since it exacerbated his collapsing lung, yet Naruto took this risk since it allowed him to grab onto his bicep and swung his claymore down with his offhand and sever the limb at the elbow. Kitsuchi roared out in pain at his severed limb before Naruto took this chance to in a reverse grip stab the man in the right thigh nicking his femoral artery in the process before yanking it out and tackling the Iwa Jounin to the ground as they tumbled down the structure scraping off bits of skin as they did so.

Yet despite his injuries Naruto who stumbled to get back on his feet as Kitsuchi was trying to staunch the bleeding half limped and half charged after the Jounin he once he stood up found Naruto having leapt towards him and due to his mind being focused on trying to stop his missing limb from him bleeding out he found himself soon impaled by a foot of Naruto's blade. With the claymore having gone in-between his liver and kidneys as he struggled with his remaining arm to prevent it from reaching his spine which was harder said than done.

"Come on die already, because you're suffering a lot longer than you have to." Naruto told Kitsuchi as he managed to twist the blade into Kitsuchi's flesh

"Fuck you I'm not done yet." Kitsuchi gritted out as he headbutted Naruto and grabbed him by the face and threw him a good dozen feet away; yelling out in pain as the blade was ripped out of his gut

"Really because you haven't an arm and I'm pretty sure that you throwing me fucked up your innards." Naruto responded as the Iwa Jounin knew he was right since that blade sheared off some of his liver

"Well then it's a good thing I still got one more trick up my sleeve and feel proud that you got me to use this." Kitsuchi spoke as he quickly went through a short sequence as Naruto used his claymore to rise up

"Really then what the hell is it then?" Naruto questioned as he trudged towards Kitsuchi

"It's called this; Earth Release: Mountain Jutsu!" Kitsuchi spoke putting all of the chakra he could muster into the technique

With that twin enormous rock formations that towered over the maple trees closed in on Naruto who didn't have time to get out of the way before he found himself trapped between him and using every bit of strength in his body to hold them back with his face soon turning red from the exertion with veins beginning to pop out of his head and his arms.

"Take that you fucking brat as let's see how you stand my strongest jutsu!" Kitsuchi boasted as he saw Naruto struggling greatly with the earth jutsu

"Damn it this is bad I can't keep this up forever and the only option I have will probably crush me if I do it." Naruto gritted out as he heard creaking noises in his right forearm that sounded like it would start to break

"Then again there is another option I could do but it'll leave my throat messed up for about a week or two and it's untested but here goes nothing." Naruto thought as he began to release his chakra outwards

"What the hell is he doing." Kitsuchi wondered as he saw the tangible and potent chakra burst out of Naruto as it began to form around him becoming more and more dense by the moment

This continued onwards for about a full two minutes as Naruto felt his right arm crack and begin to break before soon enough all of the dense chakra soon went into his body mainly his upper chest and throat before the moment Naruto's arm broke he released damn nigh all of the chakra within his system he forced to build up inside him. Before letting it out in a mighty bellow that erupted in a omnidirectional manner with it tearing apart ground and trees shredding everything in it's way with nothing spared, for everything in his radius was turned to deadly shrapnel as Naruto was soon forced to take a knee as he felt 3 quarters of his chakra reserves drained by the action.

Yet he grinned with him seeing everything in a 60 foot radius having been shredded and or crushed as Kitsuchi shielded himself from the blast although not without his collarbone fractured, his right leg broken, the blood vessels in his ears busted rendering him deaf, with his kneecaps cracked in 3 places and the flesh around his chest and remaining arm at the bicep shredded from the shrapnel of his own jutsu. As Naruto trudged slowly dragging his claymore as he did so before reaching the immobile son of the Tsuchikage and had his sword raised.

"I told you your head would be mine you Iwa cunt, so any last words before I cut your damn head off?" Naruto questioned as Kitsuchi managed to understand him by reading the words mouthed from his lips

"Yeah. Fuck you." Kitsuchi cursed before Naruto readied his claymore to swing at his neck

"Really fuck you as, those are your dying words wow do you suck at dying." Naruto spoke as he decapitated Kitsuchi having resealed his claymore and soon grabbed the man's severed head

Meanwhile at the Konoha hospital Tsunade along with Minato and Kushina had taken Asura and Rangiku to be checked over in case anything had happened to them with them only having received minor wounds from being caught in the crossfire between Naruto and Kitsuchi. With their time being interrupted as Naruto with his flagging strength opened up the door with Kitsuchi's head in his right hand as he was huffing from having to walk a full mile back with a lung that collapsed halfway here.

"You..know as far as nights go….have to say...best one ever." Naruto spoke coughing up blood as he threw the severed head onto the ground

"Naruto...what happened to you?" Kushina questioned seeing her heavily injured son struggling to stand

"Oh you know…. killed the Iwa ninja that kidnapped those two….. and fought off their jonin leader which is why…... I look so completely messed up." Naruto told them as he was struggling right now to keep conscious

"Anyways... if you need me... I'll be blacking out right now." Naruto said as he felt to the ground with a thud as Tsunade called in the medics as the Namikaze family were in shock of how Naruto managed to live through an ordeal

As one thing was for sure that begged the question of Naruto's parents how in the hell did Naruto get strong enough that despite his mortal injuries managed to kill off experienced Iwa shinobi.


(1 week later, November 13th 994 S.E, 9:45 Am, Konoha Hospital)

Minato and Kushina were now at the hospital where Naruto was put into a medically induced coma to recover from the severity of his wounds considering that from he'd done Naruto should've died from the exertion of traveling back to Konoha especially considering that he was attacked by two wolves on the way back. Which made one thing clear as to how Naruto had gotten so strong considering that if he were any other person he would've died before he made it the village gate in which the one time he managed to talk before going under was his cryptic message of being held together by willpower, bloodlust and instinct.

"Well Minato and Kushina I have Naruto's chart and I'll tell you this much that for all intents and purposes Naruto shouldn't have made it back here alive. If anything he should've died before he even made it to the village gate." Tsunade stated since it impressed her to the fact that Naruto had throughout all of his injuries kept going

"How bad is it Tsunade we can handle it?" Minato asked putting up a strong front

"Let's see when he walked in here it showed that he has severe 2nd degree burns across the right side of his face, his upper chest, collarbone and shoulder, a collapsed lung, a fractured sternum, a broken forearm, two of his lower ribs broken. A mild concussion, his throat showing signs of scarring and bruised kidneys and liver along with a cracked jaw and minor lacerations of collarbone and ribcage, for I honestly have no idea how he survived any of that for your son for all consideration should be dead. Yet luckily we managed to stabilize him so count yourselves lucky." Tsunade listed off since Naruto if anything was a lucky bastard to still be alive as the two parents were shocked greatly by this

"When will he wake up again?" Minato questioned as Kushina was still stunned by the fact her eldest had sustained such serious injuries

"It'll be about 2 weeks at the earliest and a month at the latest since Oonoki's son and his squad put Naruto through the ringer." Tsunade stated considering the extensive amount of injuries Naruto had endured

"I can't believe we let this happen." Kushina lamented with a mix of sadness over her wounded son and motherly anger for her children being kidnapped

"Well there's nothing you can do about it now although there was a few things that I found strange about Naruto." Tsunade told them considering that when she was looking over Naruto and from when he was talking she found a few things strange about him

"What do you mean by strange?" Kushina asked wondering what the busty blonde meant

"I meant that his X-rays showed that his muscle is twice as large and dense respectively than a normal person's and his bones nearly 3 times as thick. Yet what I found odd enough was the fact that his chakra seemed to be actively pinning his bones back in place." Tsunade told them considering that she saw Naruto scans she soon found it particularly strange that a 15 year old body was so abnormally heavy and dense

"What could've caused all of that to happen to him Tsunade." Minato wondered what could cause that to happen to his son

"Well that's the other thing we've found on Naruto it was that we found symbols beneath all those scars that looked to have been carved into him that look about 3 months old all around his chest and spine. But if I were to take a stab at it I'd say that their the cause of his physical growth." Tsunade spoke before the two could open up for a response

"And no they can't be removed considering his X-rays further show that those symbols were carved into his bones mainly his ribcage and spine with a few going along his femur, radius, ulna and skull. Which means if you try and remove them then you risk permanently damaging Naruto's skeletal frame and even causing paralysis which means him being forever confined to a wheelchair." Tsunade stated considering she didn't know how Naruto managed to do that to himself and frankly she didn't want to find out

"Are you ok there Kushina?" Tsunade asked as Kushina's expression took on a mix of fear and sadness

"I'm just a little shaken up that we didn't even know he was doing those things were happening to him." Kushina responded since she felt like a fool for not having realized these things were going on

"Though I have to say this that for someone who hasn't supposedly been formerly trained he's gone quite aways to survive all of what he's done. So are you sure no one in the village has been training him at all that you know of?" Tsunade questioned bringing up the million dollar question of who's been training Naruto

"No as now that you mention it I haven't as no one even knew about Naruto's skill level being this great, since the academy reports only stated that besides taijutsu where he excels in. That Naruto is average in everything else, but apparently that isn't the case here." Minato spoke considering that was something that just now came to mind

Because never was there a single solitary mention of anyone training Naruto as even Anko told him that when he was doing training never was there always just Naruto who either hung out with Kiba or was at Tenten's house. Something that made the blonde Hokage wonder who was helping him get stronger since he knew that for the most part the ANBU were on a constant rotation of missions and jounins were with their genin teams making it to where the odds of Naruto having gotten someone to train him as well as he was now were slim to none.

"Well whoever this person is you'll need to thank considering that without their help in training Naruto to put it simply Asura and Rangiku would be on their way to Earth Country. Since we can only imagine what Oonoki would do to them considering them being Jinchuuriki." Tsunade spoke considering that Iwa's own weren't so much as abused like some but instead engineered to become lethal killing machines

"Because I know the two of you ever since listening to that idiot pervert haven't even bothered to train him." Tsunade said her hazel brown eyes staring down at the two

"Tsunade we had to train them more, because the prophecy Jiraiya-sensei issued said that their was a great war coming which is why it's been necessary we train them more." Minato responded in defense as the slug princess was unfazed

"And look at what listening to him has gotten you up to this point. Your own son someone you hardly even know and have been all but ignoring to where you never even noticed him training himself to become as strong as he is now. Which is why I don't even get why you even listen to him about something that may not even happen." Tsunade said finding another reason to want to uppercut Jiraiya considering that his antics always found a reason to make her want to slug him across the face

"Honestly I don't know why the two of you even bother to try and be parents to him especially since your track history shows that you care more about those twins and the word of a toad over your own son." Tsunade added looking at the two with dismissive tone in her voice

"We do care for Naruto for we'd do anything for him." Kushina spoke as Tsunade scoffed at her

"If you would do anything for him then how come you've consistently put off his training and how come you've forgotten his birthdays. Since it seems to me that if you'd do anything for him that you'd at least be capable of those two things." Tsunade spoke before sighing and shaking her head

"Yet I'm not so heartless as to deny the two of you seeing him during his recovery which is why you may visit him while he's healing. However, any funny business that I get told of and you will be removed from the premises since his health and recovery comes first and I don't need either of you jeopardizing that." Tsunade told them since while she found disgust in their neglect of Naruto she still out of common courtesy allow them to see him in his recovery so long as they didn't try to pull anything

"Thank you Tsunade." Kushina replied in thanks to the Slug Sannin

"Don't thank me quite yet Kushina and the same goes for you Minato. Because I'm only here to fix up Naruto not make things better between your family something you should've done from the start." Tsunade spoke before she began to step away

"One last thing when it comes to matters of your family and children don't take advice from the man who couldn't keep a relationship down long enough to start one." Tsunade said before leaving after all there were patients to attend to as Minato could only look at his recovering son

"Just how strong have you become Naruto?" Minato wondered considering that his son who wasn't even a genin had done what many would consider the impossible

"As just how much have we missed out on for, you to have come this far ahead." Minato thought considering that the skill level Naruto had shown a week ago was far above what Asura and Rangiku were capable of

"Minato do you think we have a chance to make things right with Naruto?" Kushina questioned her husband if things could be repaired between their son and them

"I honestly don't know if we can or not since we've missed out on so much however, the least we can do is try since that is the only thing we can do at this point." Minato responded considering that the only thing left for them to do as this juncture was simply try

"I hope things can get better, because I don't want our family to drift apart Minato. I just don't want for our family to separate into nothing." Kushina said as she truly didn't want for her family to fracture and split apart

"The only thing we can do is just hope that we aren't too late to change things." Minato answered since in truth it was the only one he could give his wife of many years

So then now that Naruto has finally satiated his bloodlust in taking his first kills what changes will this bring about in the young viking and what's to come in his recovery well you'll just have to find out in the new chapters of Revival of the Mighty Norsemen.


So then that concludes this chapter and hoped you liked it because this chapter was quite hell of a lot to do, but with that being said let's get down to what's happened shall we.

We kick things off with Naruto in the Forest of Death on a killing spree of the beasts within it which shows that the warrior Viking within Naruto is growing increasingly stronger something that will come into play as the story progresses. Because if there is one thing the Vikings were known for is their lust for battle and combat something of which Naruto is beginning to show considering the fact he's going to become more and more aggressive as time goes on.

Next up we've got the fluff scene between Tenten and Naruto which to me was nice to do since it did it's intended purpose of further developing their relationship and if you guys would like more these in the story then tell me in the reviews. However, it also got to show another thing about Naruto that being that within his personality the reason as to why he can be so confident in himself despite all odds is that he's committed to giving everything else in his life beyond 100% since to him if you give anything less than your all then you aren't doing things right.

Following that we've got the fight scene between Naruto and the Iwa squad sent out to capture Asura and Rangiku which to me I did my best to do in terms of making it as epic as possible and before any of you bitch at me for making Naruto to strong because he's only had a year of training remember that it took Obito around roughly the same time period to do his whole fight with Minato in canon. As to why I had it be Iwa shinobi with Kitsuchi leading it it's because when the Chunin Exams come around Kurotsuchi is gonna be participating and I can't think of a better way to have things pop off in that arc than with her going up against the man that killed her father.

Lastly we've got the aftermath to this with Tsunade, Minato and Kushina with some interesting plot points coming up in the future that I will be expanding on soon. Namely that of Naruto's experimentation with runes and the fact that Tsunade has taken a stance on Naruto's neglect with Minato and Kushina being in the wrong.

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Now then all that being said this Pravus666 signing out as next chapter will be upon some of Naruto's resting up in the hospital among other things that are going to happening in terms of the plot.

Part 1 Theme Song: Twilight of the Thunder God by Amon Amarth

Random End Song: Bloodline by Slayer