Author's Note:
Announcements, Naruto is great, that is all.
4 1/2 MONTHS LATER| DESERT| SCORPION TERRITORY
''YOU ARE INSANE!'' cried Blaze as he ran for his life as fast as he could over hot sands that he could barely get traction to run on.
Suddenly Blaze came to a stop as he saw a hail of kunai come from out of seemingly no where. He had dodged all of the kunai as best he could but there was one kunai that was aimed for his head that descended upon him. A sure killing blow.
Blaze breathed in and then out as he concentrated hard on the kunai and stopping it. A split second later the kunai stopped in mid-air held there by a unseen force. Hovering harmlessly. Blaze backed away slowly then let the kunai fall to the sand.
He then began running again as he knew Naruto was a cynical and crafty trainer and he could only imagine the penalty his sensei would have for him if he stopped running.
Blaze ran for what seemed like hours underneath the blazing sun he was convinced also was on Naruto's side. An out to melt him.
Out of no where once again a hail of kunai appeared. Except this time Blaze saw that the kunai had tags attached to them by strings. The boy immediately recognized the tags as exploding tags and ones that could spell his death.
'what the hell how am I to stop this!'
From behind his back he heard "You were able to stop the last one. Now concentrate on the air not the wind to repel all of them"
He didn't turn around to speak to the voice as he knew every time he did turn to speak to the voice it would already be long gone.
'what! wind and air aren't they the freaking same thing?' he thought irritated and confused
Pushing his emotions aside, Blaze breathed in and out as he began concentrating hard. He imagined creating a dome of air around his body.
A round dome of air that had no flaws or gaps what so ever. He then imagined the dome suddenly exploding outwards and sending the many kunai far away from him.
Around Blaze grains of sand began to slowly move outwards till they suddenly were picked up in a gust of wind that exploded out wards from the multicolored hair boy.
The many kunai hit a wall of unseen force then were pushed far back like the millions of sand grains that too were sent far away.
One by one the kunai started to go up in smoke till there was but one kunai left that fell to the sands, edge first as it went blade deep in to the sand. But left the seal tag exposed and visible even to Blaze who was far away. The seals on the tag changed slowly till they read dud.
Blaze exhausted with shirt clinging to his chest with sweat, collapsed to his knees exhausted while a small trail of blood leaked from his left nostril. He looked over to the kunai and saw what the seal tag read.
''A damn dud. Tch asshole' 'he remarked, losing consciousness.
Naruto in a blur of speed caught Blaze's limp body as he was falling head first in to the hot sand. He looked down at a sweaty and unconscious Blaze.
''Of course it was a dud. You are just not ready for anything else yet, although. . .Good work.''
LEAF VILLAGE| ICHIRAKU'S RAMEN BAR
Naruto sat happily upon a stool at a very popular ramen, bar one in which he often visited. With a bowl full of steaming hot ramen Naruto begin to dine on the tasty meal.
No one watching would know or realize that the food shoveled in to the mouth of the clone was being sealed away by a containment seal in the clone's mouth that sealed away all the delicious ramen when the clone fake swallowed.
The clone of course was doing the whole charade as it knew Naruto had to be seen in public and best way was to eat at the place he was normally seen at.
Rising from his stool he smiled at the chef and his daughter and thanked them while he put some money on the counter.
Walking down the crowded streets Naruto was reminded of his utter boredom. For he had no excitement what so ever and the D-ranks had began to wear his mind almost ragged and showed him extreme boredom. Even now he was hoping that he would be replaced by a 'fresher' clone so he would no longer have to deal with the boredom.
''BOSS!''
He sighed as he heard that word for he knew exactly who it was who had called him and that it came usually with company.
FLASHBACK
Naruto stood up from his chair as he shook the third Hokage's hand and smiled at him, receiving one back from the old man who told him that he should visit more often. Promising that he would visit more often he then prepared to leave.
It was then the door to the office burst open and showed a short very young boy with a grey helmet on his head that exposed some spiky brown hair, wearing a very long blue scarf that wrapped around his neck only to pool at the floor.
''Today I take your title as Hokage old man!'' yelled the boy with determination.
Naruto looked at the Hokage who gave a irritated sigh and looked at Naruto with pleading eyes that he could tell said humor him.
The boy suddenly balled his fist and gave out a loud battle cry as he charged straight for the Hokage. Though he never made his goal as tripped over the long scarf and fell directly on to his face.
Astonishingly the boy made a quick recovery but when he got up he had a angry expression on his face as he pointed viciously at Naruto who looked amused.
''YOU tripped me!'' Naruto chuckled ''No I didn't''
''Then how else did I fall!'' yelled the boy back.
''It was that long scarf of yours'' explained Naruto trying to move pass the boy who blocked his walking path defiantly.
''No! you tripped me!'' ''Your delusional little boy''
A man ran in to the office, first giving a deep bow to the Hokage then turned to the feuding pair and spoke ''Honorable-Grandson you can't keep running away like this''
The boy ignored the man to keep arguing with Naruto. ''You tripped me now apologize!''
''If anything stop telling lies kid'' countered Naruto annoyed.
The man erupted at the accusation to his charge ''What! you dare accuse the Honorable-Grandson of telling lies?'' he sneered which did not go unnoticed by Naruto.
''He is telling lies. An he needs to stop, he knows he tripped and it was not my fault''
''NO! you did trip me! now apologize! now''
''I will not apologize to sate your lies and ego kid''
''Apologize now hoodlum to the Honorable-grandson!'' said the man decisively as he adjusted his dark glasses.
Naruto then got serious ''If you are accusing me of telling lies then you better have some type of proof''
The man chuckled then gave a confident smirk ''As if proof is needed. Of course one could tell the difference between your words and the words of the Honorable-Grandson.''
Konohomaru nodded fiercely ''Yeah so apologize! You know who I am!''
Naruto grew tired of the ridiculous argument so he jerked back his fist then struck the younger boy lightly which earned him a gasp and a ''OUCH!''
He then walked out the room but not before saying ''I don't care''
FLASHBACK END
Thinking back to that day and knowing that if he had simply apologized made him want to go back in time and do so, so he would not have to be dealing with the self proclaimed Konohamaru Corps. A group made up of Konohamaru the third's grandson and his friend's Moegi and Udon. Who he found quite interesting were also grandchildren of the Third Hokage's advisers.
It was quite tiresome to him when he was being harassed by the three kids daily who used poorly performed jutsu to get his attention and when caught took to complimenting him on how perceptive he was.
What had him very interested in them though was how they had some how been taking after his old self in ways that made him wonder who had told him of his old tendencies an habits. Such as how they all took to wearing his old goggles as well as doing silly pranks he used to do.
It made him wonder who had gave them such information about him and why that person in the first place had been watching him so closely.
''Boss!'' said the boy again from in front of Naruto who looked to have zoned out but was steadily coming back in to reality.
''Yeah?''
''Didn't you say you were going to teach us how to properly use the cloak of invisibility jutsu?''
Naruto nodded for he remembered the promise he threw at them to ward them off that day.
''Oh no, the demon is tainting the third's grandson!'' a woman with child whispered to another having heard the conversation as she passed by.
The other woman clamped a hand over her friend's mouth while cautiously saying ''Shhh! you know it is forbidden to say that. He might hear. Just tell the others so now we can rally. For we now have even more proof of it's vile and evil ways.''
''Maybe now we can finally kick the beast from out of our village or give it the justice it deserves'' reasoned the woman as she picked up her daughter and held her close while shielding her ears and walking faster.
''Don't talk about it. It's only a matter of time before everyone sees it's true colors then I am sure the ninja will deal with it'' the other woman said back confidently.
Naruto grew annoyed at the comments he heard with his heightened hearing. He then dulled it so that he could tune out the villagers.
He still couldn't believe how they still framed him as a cunning monster out to sate his blood-lust and only caring for terror yet he was never seen doing anything of the such. He had to simply ignore the villagers though as he no longer let it get to him.
Looking back to the three questioning faces that were about to ask what was wrong he spoke quickly''Yeah go meet me by the river an I'll show you how to do it properly''
The three nodded furiously before running off.
Watching them run off down the street Naruto immediately created a clone then looked at him ''Go on and go hang out with them''
The clone looked appalled ''What? Oh c'mon I don't wanna!''
''Too bad. Now go on'' the clone began to walk away but growled ''slave driver''
Naruto now free of obligation went back to figuring out how he was to solve his boredom. Although nothing came to mind.
NIGHT| SCORPION DEN| TRAINING ROOM|
Naruto sat comfortably upon a wooden chair as he read a book labelled Tactics of The Battle Ground. He turned the page slowly an hummed ever so often at what he read.
''Sensei! do I have to keep training even all night?'' asked Blaze who was up upon a twenty foot high pole, balancing upon one foot.
Naruto turned the page in his book before replying ''No I think you can quit now you have done enough''
Blaze took a step off the pole but did not fall as he was kept in the air by a unseen force as if he was standing on the ground. He then proceeded to descend smoothly to the ground till he was in front of Naruto.
Blaze stared at the reading Naruto then announced suddenly ''Today you almost killed me!''
''It's not my fault you progress at a accelerated rate when you are under extreme duress''replied Naruto flipping a page.
''Yeah but still what if I actually die?'' asked the glaring boy
''C'mon Blaze you know I wouldn't allow that. Listen, you do well under pressure that is how I will train you and have been training you and look how far you have come'' Blaze nodded grudginly then asked ''Yeah I have but sometimes I get scared''
''I know but you must keep your mind strong. Blaze you especially can never have a weak mind'' said Naruto seriously looking up from his book for a second.
''My training will be easier if you just teach me your cheating jutsu'' said the boy smugly
''Cheating jutsu?''
''Yeah the shadow clone jutsu. Suna told me you use it all the time to train, even while you are are sleeping and doing something else, and it helps you get stronger extremely faster plus I have seen hundreds of clones of yours train. I want to know how to do the jutsu too!''
Naruto shock his head ''It isn't that easy Blaze I don't cheat with that justu. I have a huge chakra supply which gives me the ability to use that jutsu also even when I train with that jutsu it still has drawbacks. An you as you said saw that it needs hundreds to even work efficiently''
''So will you still teach me it?'' asked the boy undeterred
''Soon'' Naruto promised, a bit surprised at his students passion.
''So what will I be doing next then sensei?''
Naruto put his book down ''I'll be giving you a good mission to assassinate a A-class missing ninja in River country. An if you succeed I'll give you something really nice, something I know you wanted too''
''Huh! what is it? And how do you know what's going on in that country?''
''Can't tell. You will just have to wait and see an let's just say I got some good informants''
''So when is the mission?''
''In a month if you train hard''
'' What! a month?''
''Yeah you just aren't ready yet kid.'' spoke Naruto getting up from his chair with a hardy laugh "As if you could just take on a opponent like this A-class. Though, low A-class missing ninja he may be you'll need some tricks. Matter of fact you'll probably need more time to even be taken serious or take this sad life of a shinobi serious"
''Tch asshole-sensei teasing me!'' grumbled Blaze
1 MONTH LATER|RIVER COUNTRY| KATABAMI KINZAN VILLAGE
Fog was thickly coated in the air all around the village and surrounding area obscuring the views of all with it's white mist that blanketed everything. Including hiding two black clothed figures in the surrounding forest of the village.
Naruto looked to Blaze then nodded. Blaze then nodded back and leaped from the tree to the ground only to disappear in a blur of speed.
Naruto smirked at his apprentice and hoped he would do well against the opponent he was pitting him against although he knew Blaze could use some more training he had also decided Blaze would only truly grow if he was challenged in real battle scenarios that involved life and death beyond what he could throw at him.
Although after a few minutes he grew nervous and placed his hand to the ear piece in his ear and pressed it's button to began talking
''Found target yet, over?''
Seconds passed filled with static over the earpiece till a answer was given.
''Not yet. Though when I do I'm gonna tear him to shreds'' static then ensued as Naruto chuckled ''Tch what ever don't get too confident rookie, over''
''What! I won't be a rookie forever'' static bristled before being cut short ''over''
It was minutes later that Naruto heard ''The wolf stares at the moon'' He immediately started going threw the many code names he had taught Blaze.
'the wolf stares at the moon. . . the enemy knows he is there' he realized getting serious knowing Blaze would need his help.
MINUTES EARLIER
Blaze had slowly made his way to infiltrate the village by staying quiet and lurking only in the shadows while keeping his chakra usage to none.
He was sure that he would remain focused and on target. Like his sensei he would be efficient and no less.
Though his concentration was thrown off by the graveyard filled with a gathered, large crowd of villagers with black cloaked figures mixed in them. Traveling as close as possible to the large group without being detected he heard horrid screams that came from the graveyard an how no one seemed to move but only listened to the screams.
Lurking his way closer for a view he stayed hidden and cringed at what he witnessed.
He saw a man was being put in to a coffin by black hooded cloaked figures. His screams went unanswered. The man was then forced to stay still as the coffin was nailed shut.
A black cloaked hunch back figure then stepped up to the grave in which the coffin was being lowered in to and begin giving a sermon of how kind and caring the now deceased had been and how he was in God's hands now, as we shall all be so lucky to be one day.
Blaze was shocked 'these people are fucking crazy! sensei said nothing of this!' he thought in disbelief
The man suddenly stopped speaking of the being buried alive man and looked over to Blaze's direction were Blaze tensed for a moment. The hunch back figure then spoke to the crowd ''Don't we all love funerals?''
The crowd only answered with cowering in fear. ''But it seems some one has invited a uninvited guest. So who was it?''
He got no answer but whimpers of fear. He waited a few seconds but saw no one would speak.
Not sounding angry but calm the man then spoke ''Hm well then all of you back to work and know some one will be getting a nice funeral soon''
Fearfully the crowd ran off quickly while some cried as they ran scared.
The hunch back figure looked to a few cloaked figures that remained ''You guys handle the one in the forest. Make sure he gets a nice funeral'' said the figure before going up in a cloud of mist.
Blaze from the forest saw the shuffling figures coming towards him. He found the creepy black cloaked figures ominously moving towards him quite disturbing. Especially how the darkness of their hoods obscured their faces making them seem like hollow moving cloaks.
Stepping out from the forest Blaze approached the figures ready to do battle with them and then go find his target.
The four cloaked figures stared at Blaze intently measuring up the black clothed ninja who wore a long scarf that wrapped around his lower face which hid enough of his face to make him unrecognizable. They all paid special attention to the yellow eyed boy as they saw he was quite short in stature and in build but was a threat none the less.
But what caught their attention was the shuriken holster looking boxes that were strapped on Blaze, two to his right thigh, one to a right bicep and another to a left thigh.
In synchronization the hooded men took off their cloaks showing they were just bandits which eased Blaze's mind some*
Each man now wielded a kunai as they got in to a spear formation and charged at Blaze thinking their superior numbers were going to easily overwhelm the lone ninja.
Blaze was surrounded on all sides with all four of the bandit's kunai pointed at him prepared to plunge in to his body.
Blaze was unworried as he blinked once then smirked as all of the men became like stone statues stuck in place around him each in a different striking pose.
"What the fuck?!'' questioned one of the men as he tried to force his body to move but to no avail.
''It's my doing, now time for you guys to die'' the boy said uncaring.
''Wait!'' yelled one of the men fearfully from Blaze's side
''Huh?'' asked Blaze curiously
''C'mon you don't want to kill us let us go'' the man pleaded
''Hm like you let that man you just buried go?''
''It wasn't us it was Raiga he made us!'' said the man in front of Blaze. Which made him roll his eyes unimpressed ''No excuses I saw you bastards. You are guilty!''
Blaze focused as he imagined all of the necks of the men being snapped all at once.
The hoisted in the air men were all now begging Blaze for mercy but went silent as all of their necks suddenly jerked violently to the left and the men went silent. With their bodies that dropped life less to the ground.
Quickly the apprentice walked over to the freshly dug grave that had been quickly filled with dirt. Tapping his foot he sent out vibrations to see if the man was still alive. Seconds later he got his answer of no the man had died. He held back the sadness he felt at not being able to save the man but kept his composure.
Touching his ear piece he said ''The wolf stares at the moon''
Thirty seconds later Naruto appeared in a gust of wind beside him.
''So what's up ?''asked the blonde calmly
''These people are fucking crazy!'' Blaze shouted but kept his voice just low enough for it not to carry
''What do you mean how crazy?''
''Burying people alive crazy!'' he explained almost frantically
''You already know that, I put it in the briefing papers for you to read. You did read them right?''
''I uh well. . . ." began Blaze not meeting Naruto's gaze "That doesn't matter now for now we are gonna kick their asses!''
''Hm well I have to change up the plan now'' informed the sensei
''To what?''
''We are going for a full frontal assault now. We go directly at the target and I provide support only''
''Oh alright so you won't be helping me?''
''Only if you need it"
''Hm'' said Blaze nervously
Blaze and Naruto hid outside a temple Naruto had information on that told him Raiga Kurosuki was inside of.
The pair knew they had to be quick on the assault as even though they were quite far away Blaze had told Naruto that Raiga had a ability to sense people even from so far away.
Naruto was first to take off at full speed at the large front door of the temple with Blaze who ran right beside him.
He went threw hand signs quickly then called out in a whisper before inhaling ''Fire Release: Great Fire Ball Jutsu''
A large ball of flames shot forth from the tan mouth but it was held meters in front of the running pair.
Naruto seeing Blaze was holding the fireball like he wanted then went threw another set of hand-seals ''Wind Release: Great Breakthrough" Breathing in air deep into his lungs then covering his mouth for just a second he then let loose a giant gust of wind that was directed at the fireball which when met with the wind grew three times larger in size.
Blaze was still easily able to hold the giant flaming ball until Naruto nodded at him to release it.
The boy moved the fire ball which was now the size of a large house in to the air before crashing it down on top of the temple, showering flames all over the temple's wooden beams and front door.
The pair easily feet first crashed threw the burning front door and were met with three cloaked men.
Blaze pulled out a kunai and charged it with his lightning chakra then slashed the man's throat before the surprised man could act. He then looked left, seeing if he was needed but saw he wasn't and watched his sensei punch a man in the sternum. Hearing a crunch as the man fell to the floor obviously dead or about to be from his severe injuries.
Then he saw his sensei blocked the other man's kunai slash with his own then use the opening to punch the man in the throat crushing his wind pipe.
Blaze couldn't help but be in awe of his sensei as he loved seeing Naruto fight using his strength and the way it seemed that all who fought Naruto died gruesome deaths. If not quick ones. All while he kept to a brawler style of fighting.
The two then went threw a wall of the temple, knocking it down with ease. Crashing in to the new room they saw a hunch back cloaked figure standing with two spiked swords as if he had been waiting for them.
"A-Rank missing Kiri Swords Man of the Mist ninja, Raiga Kurosuki'' stated Naruto as the man let his hood fall off his face exposing it. An confirming he was the missing ninja.
''Blaze you got this. Be careful also remember this place is burning down I'll make sure no one interferes'' ''Okay''
Naruto then disappeared into the black smoke and flames.
Blaze was not going to take it slow or try to measure up the man, he knew he was strong just from the legends about him and the swords he wielded.
Standing in front of Raiga, Blaze took out ten lightning bolt shaped kunai from his right bicep holster. The blue zig-zagged kunai floated around his body in a counter clockwise motion.
Raiga crossed his swords as they cackled with blue streaks of lightning then spoke ''Lightning Ball'' launching a sparkling ball of lightning at a still Blaze.
Blaze didn't move as the ball came at him he concentrated as he slowed it down till it floated in the air surprising Raiga.
''Neat trick it will earn you a good funeral indeed''
''Naw you are the one who is going to die''concluded Blaze confidently
''ME! DIE NEVER!'' shouted the man upset.
Raiga fired off another ball of lightning ignoring the one that had been easily taken by his opponent.
Like before the ball of lightning was taken by Blaze and now floated around him with the ten other bolt kunai.
Raiga moved swiftly as five of the bolt kunai were sent after him with each acting individually to try and impale the quick man in some way.
Minutes passed until Blaze narrowed his eyes at how Raiga seemed to be one step ahead of his moves and always seemed to know what he was going to. He grew suspicious of Raiga's too good predictions. In being able to dodge his kunai
The flames had lapped their way to wear Raiga and Blaze were fighting as the ceiling and walls became slowly encompassed by a fiery haze.
Blaze took advantage of the flames and used some making them race suddenly at Raiga who was too busy with battling the five blades that he had gotten hit by the flames. Setting his shoulder aflame but he quickly ripped off his cloak getting rid of the flames on him but exposing the make shift sack on his back that Blaze saw.
Launching the previous confiscated balls of lightning at Raiga who barely dodged them, Blaze used it's opening to send five more bolt kunai at Raiga who had to battle all of them away but was slowly being overwhelmed.
Raiga suddenly stopped defending against the blades and crossed his swords ''Lightning Strike Armour!'' he yelled triumphantly bursting in to a shower of lightning he became illuminated by lightning that shrouded all of his body.
Blaze grew cautious as Raiga no longer defended from his kunai which now swiped at his armor uselessly. Calling back his kunai he put them away an took a stance at the swordsman who charged directly at him with one sword to slice him while another was in a position to decapitate him.
'Your weakness is your back I don't sense allot of chakra being concentrated there. So come on your dead now!' deduced Blaze within a split second. While looking slightly behind Raiga's back towards a large support pillar.
Raiga raced with almost untraceable speed at a wide open Blaze.
Raiga went for a slash to Blaze's mid section with one sword while going for a overhead slash with his other sword. Blaze expected it all as he concentrated on slowing down the powerful ninja's moves.
The former member of the seven swords man was shocked as he felt his body began to slow down an then saw a punch from Blaze coming to his face, he smirked as he knew that if he were to be touched his opponent would become paralyzed if not killed by the lightning that surrounded him.
The punch came to Raiga's face but Blaze's fist did not touch Raiga as it was shielded by a unseen force that exploded outwards pushing Raiga far back and crashing in to a burning pillar that collapsed when his back hit it.
Blaze huffed tiredly as he just started to notice using his power for a extend time like this was making him tired and draining him.
He walked calmly to a shambling to get up Raiga.
Raiga knew he landed on his back where Ranmaru was so he immediately took the bag off his back to check his only important person.
''Ranmaru! c'mon buddy wake up!'' he said as he saw the tiny body of the boy still inside of the sleeping bag laying motionless. He shook the body gently.
"Ranmaru no! YOU can't DIE!'' He shouted as he was becoming enraged with blind flurry.
He gripped tightly the swords in his hand ready to attack the person who killed his Ranmaru.
Lifting his cackling with electricity sword into a stance he went to stand and looked up from Ranmaru's downed body to see several bolt kunai surrounding him he then heard ''My sensei says one should never get distracted in battle as well as turn their back on the enemy. Also your armor is off''
Raiga growled as he began to charge the still boy but was pierced from all sides by over thirty bolt kunai. He fell immediately backwards to the ground a few feet from Ranmaru's body. With a bloody hand he released his sword and reached out to Ranmaru.
Blaze watched as he gathered up his kunai. 'he really was insane but I didn't know he had a boy helping him. So this is the sadness Naruto-sensei speaks of when it comes to the life of a shinobi'
Reader: So Blaze is a telekinetic? (cool)
FSDYT: Yup his powers will include levitation and slight mind reading (nothing God like that wouldn't also seem normal in a Naruto fanfic :) between blood-lines and other craziness telekinesis fits right in.)
Reader: Pretty straight forward fight scene :?
FSDYT: Oh yeah I know it wasn't glamorous like I would usually do and that was for a reason.
Reader: Huh?
FSDYT: I made it kinda slow and simple to down play certain things.
Reader: Oh jeez now we have to think deep. . . T.T
FSDYT: Neh an I was tired when I wrote this chapter. (I lost the original and my browser crashed I actually had to write this all from memory)
Reader: Jeez that was a bummer!
FSDYT: Yeah I know. . .-yawn- I'm going to sleep
Note* yes Blaze was scared they could of been ghost