A/N: HI people, what's up? I'm fine and dandy here. And also, I was really happy with the amount and quality of the reviews that you guys left me. And for the record, I want these reviews every time. And I also know that I am being really insisting on the reviews, and you know why, they are a HUGE ego booster, especially if the rest of the world is bruising that ego regularly… And I am sure that the other authors know this, if they don't, then I'm gonna think I'm weird, which also bruises my ego quite a bit. And I know that my ego is really strong, so it can take those hits and bounce back in no time, then get even stronger from the reviews. And I also know that I'm ranting quite a bit. And I just noticed that I'm beginning all my sentences with 'And', so I'm going to stop. And see, I stopped. DARN! And I really should stop now… So, until, I stop my incessant ramblings beginning with 'and'… please read a demented author's responses to some of his reviews.
Leaf Ranger: Ya, Naruto was just being Naruto. Minato inside him teaches him to be more perceptive and intelligent but when Naruto freaks out, that all goes oouuuuut the window. Good observation though, I'm going to work on that, just when it is time to. And about the spelling mistakes, the spellchecker guess is correct. I'm just too lazy to go through it all for spelling mistakes.
iluvninjas: Thanks for the suggestion, I'll be sure to incorporate at least some of it. Uhh… yeah… thanks…
superblal: That is a pretty good point but I think it's justified that the relationship between Hiruzen and Naruto isn't shown but remember, Hiruzen was the one who took care of Naruto. Hiruzen was the one who gave him what he needed, tried his best to protect him. One of my chapters, chapter 3, is one of the probably hundreds of incidents that the Hokage has saved Naruto from. By doing that for all time, they have probably grown really close, although there are the scenes that showcase Naruto not actually respecting the Hokage, it is also wrong to presume that it never happens when he actually does. I will try my best to show the great tenderness that you request, but I am really lazy so sorry in advance if the fluff is not up to your awesome standards. The rushing was one thing I actually did on purpose. I did not want you guys to wait too long for a chapter so I made a small one as filler.
silverpop: Epic Pizza (Couldn`t come up with a worthwhile reply :D)
mrpeeples: Thank you. I realize your point and will be sure to see that my story has a reasonable Naruto.
Benevolent Darkness: Thanks for pointing that out. My excuse is that I rushed the story. I will try to not let my other chapters have the same flaw but I am an amateur and would like some suggestion on how I can improve the story and the beginning.
Naruhinalover: Wait and see… just wait and see…
Anon: Ah sir… you did point out my one big flaw. Writing without reviews is like talking to a person that is not talking back. And that is not a pleasant experience. I do want to know what my readers think of my story, and rightfully so. Thanks otherwise.
And,- (Author hits himself over the head)- So, I'll announce the results for the review job at end of the chapter. An- (Beats himself)- So, without further ado, Onwards.
Chapter 10: Summary1
Naruto was up bright and early this morning. Actually it was not that bright, because at 5 in the morning, the sky was dark blue in colour. The sun was not up yet, but the blond hair didn't need a sun to shine. That however, was not the stuff of the boy's thoughts. In fact, the blond was thinking of his team formations. Maybe, just maybe… just maybe, the Sandaime would differentiate him because of yesterday, was the thought currently in the boy's head. But the same thoughts were not the only residents in his head… or was it stomach? Well, whichever it is, the boy had more than mere thoughts in his mind…scape. This boy was unique, as he had his own father and a million, million, million, million, million, etc. years old demon locked inside his head. Normally, that demon was the reincarnation of pure evil, as it was said by the ninja world, but that was not the case. The demon was only a title. The nine-tailed fox, called Kurama, former resident of hades, hell, etc. whatever you want to call it, was a being made of pure malevolent chakra. Its job was to keep the balance of power in the world. Whenever there was some person or some nation becoming too powerful or spreading chaos over the world, the tailed beasts were put to the task of stopping them. But there was a reason, you see, that the tailed beasts were put to this particular task. The tailed beasts, during their job, were exposed to high amounts of killing intent and evil sights. Now being full of massive amounts of chakra, the chakra responded naturally and changed. As their already evil chakra(they are parts of the ten tails, remember?) became more evil, the tailed beasts' minds were still intact while other lesser beasts' wills collapse and they, with their chakra became evil and had to be dealt with. But you humans, when you felt the killing intent of a tailed beast, naturally think it is powerful and evil, that is a perfectly logical assumption, and the tailed beasts understand that. Fear of things that you don't know of. Perfectly logical, but when greed started seeping into the minds of the puny mortals, then the tailed beasts were fought against and tried to be captured. That's when the mistrust formed. From then on, the demons treaded earth carefully, striking fast and hard at unsuspecting nations that were a threat. They did not want to kill innocent people, but when forced to, they had no choice. Whenever talking to humans, the tailed beasts hid their actual selves, as not to be taken advantage of, and acted as the humans thought, pure evil. But now, when Minato Namikaze tried to capture the great and mighty Kyuubi, The Kyuubi conceded the mask and showed the real self a bit, as they were both after a mutual enemy and the man seemed pure enough. Overtime, that mask was forgotten and the two became friends. Friends… a demon who killed the man's wife and villagers, and the human that kept smiling through his every pain… that was the most unusual friendship. Then as in the child, they saw his bad life, the demon saw the human's perspective of things. The father beside fretted for six years, weather to approach the boy and give him the dream life he always wanted, or to risk a negative response and lose the only son he ever had. I mean who wanted a father that was the cause of his son's suffering? No one did, and that was the thought that troubled the man most. But after six years, the father's patience cracked when he heard his only son's cries for the millionth time, he couldn't take it anymore. He could not see his son suffer like that anymore. And when the boy was secluded, he let dam burst and brought the boy into his own mind. But still then, he kept control of himself… barely… and gave out the boy honest answers. When the boy punched and kicked him for the suffering he got, he stopped pretty soon when he realized that his dream had come true. The boy too, tried to control himself a bit and became his own bouncy self. He asked his father questions and did whatever he could that came up in his mind…scape. For the next six years, for the boy, the hateful stares of the villagers didn't seem so powerful anymore, and the boy's own joyful mask, there to hide his sadness, went from a mask to his own true self. The father and son trained together, shared stories, and basically had a wonderful life after six years of suffering. The blond boy, never one to hold a grudge gradually forgave and understood his father's need to lock Kurama in his mindscape, or stomach. When he went to ninja school, he found something equally precious, friends. Those were his precious people. They were the reasons he went to the academy or became a ninja, to protect his precious people. Last night, one of his precious people was in danger when a traitor to the village tried to steal a forbidden scroll and flee the village. Naruto did not have any mercy on the people who harmed his precious people, and he beat the traitorous bastard to an inch of his life, and then handed him off to Ibiki for interrogation, and then to the Hokage for execution. Now, this morning, he shook his arms and legs, checking to see if they felt heavier than normal, they didn't.
So, he pumped a small mixture of his and Kurama's chakra into the pieces of cloth tied to his arms, legs and torso. He suddenly felt the weight settle on him, and moved around a bit. A normal twelve year old could not handle the weight Naruto had on, but it was stated, that Naruto was anything but normal and the Kyuubi's chakra kept any harm from coming to his muscles and bones. As Naruto had so much weight on, the push-ups, sit-ups, running etc. he did would inflate his muscles like balloons, but what Kyuubi did, was to convert all that muscle mass, into density and harden his muscled and bones, making them closest on the mortal plane to invincibility. But then he also exercised regularly, not letting the energy waste as fat. He had trained a lot over six years and now worked like a well-oiled machine. This seems heavy enough, he thought, and set off on a brick jog around the village, a time clear of patrol ninja and civilians alike. As his feet silently ponded the ground, he thought of a new future ambition, as he not want to become Hokage now, for recognition. Hmmm… what could he become, he shuddered, never an emo like Sasuke, not gonna happen. Now that I have a family… he thought… maybe it can grow bigger… and besides… he had nothing against redheads…
A/N: alright folks that was it for this one. Chapter 10, 20, 30 etc. are going to be summaries from now on, to keep track of the story, for you and for me. The promise of a bigger chappy will be carried on to the next chapter, when the storyline will advance. Anyways, see you in a few weeks. Oh, I have the winners for my job search. Leaf Ranger, for your outstanding support and honest help, I offer you the job of a professional reviewer for me, and I will be expecting a review every chapter. But don't fret people; the job still has empty spots all for new and old supporters of mine to fill. And Superblal, I think you would make an excellent professional reviewer, so keep the reviews coming and you will be hired soon. (Thanks all other reviewers for their support and logs off to play the recently acquired BLACK OPS 2! That game is freakin' AWESOME) See ya. Spyguy001, signing off.
