Some of my favorite stories are when Naruto is raised in a different village. For example, Naruto: Greatest Mist Nin is great because in that one he is the son of Zabuza and the brother of Haku. Another good one is Uzumaki of Demon Village. The Tayuya ones are all right as well. Oh well.
I got another idea. I wish I could stop but I can't. What if Anko and Shizune were both 12 and placed on the same team as Naruto. What if Anko was the granddaughter of Orochimaru? What is Naruto was taught how to summon toads earlier on? The Neo-Sannin! (My favorite team is Haku, Gaara, and Naruto from Forlorn.)
Now, I was asked why Naruto is so weak. Kimimaro nearly defeated Gaara and Lee so why isn't Naruto kicking ass. Well, to answer that HE WAS TRAINED! Also, don't forget that Kimiaro had a cursed seal to tap into. Bloodlines are like guns. If you can't aim it properly, what good is it? Naruto is for the first time in his life getting training and learning about his bloodline so it will take time before he reaches the level were he can do that kind of stuff.
The next morning, Iruka walked into his classroom which was noisy and didn't yell at them. He simply walked over to the blackboard with a grin on his face and began to write down the lesson plan. Soon, the class was quite from the shock. Normally Iruka would yell at them to shut up by using his demon head jutsu. But he wasn't doing that, instead he was humming?
"Sensei," asked Hanabi, "is something wrong?" Iruka turned to her in slow motion. Everyone could see the grin on his face. His eyes were sparkling.
"No," he answered and a field of flowers and a rainbow appeared behind him. "I feel great." Somewhere else, Gai could feel that someone had discovered the power of youth.
Team 7 got an equally weird greeting from Anko as well. The three of them were waiting at their training field when there was a sudden explosion a few feet in front of them. When the smoke cleared they saw Anko in the center of the blast swirling and dancing around. The three genins began to sweat drop.
"I think her date went well," said Rin after awhile.
"Anko-sensei was on a date," asked Naruto. "With who?"
"Iruka," she answered. "She was so excited when she told me about it at the hot springs. I'm glad it went so well."
"Good for him," exclaimed Naruto. "He really needs a life outside the academy."
"Please," said Sasuke. "He was probably wasted when she asked him out or high or something like that. Who would want to go out with a woman who dresses like a…" He never got to finish as Anko hit him in the face with her mallet. This time, Naruto and Rin gave her perfect 10's. Sasuke got up after a moment and continued to talk. "He must have been good in bed." Now, everyone was pissed.
"Sasuke why do you have to be an ass," asked Rin as she cracked her knuckles.
"No one talks that way about Iruka-sensei and Anko-sensei and gets away with it," growled Naruto as he took off his jacket and bones began to pop out of his skin.
"Get ready to enter a world of hurt maggot," growled a beat red Anko. Sasuke's screams could be heard by the entire village.
Over the next couple of months, Team 7 trained hard and went on more D-ranked missions. Anko seamed to mellow out a tiny bit thanks to Iruka. She seemed happier and less anxious to go into dangerous situations. Everyone, especially the Hokage, was praying that they would stay together. A less bloodthirsty Anko is better for everyone.
Naruto's training continued to advance. Since he came home from Wave Country, Momiji decided to place a harder training program on him. First, she had him work on the Dance of the Larch which was allowed him to produce razor sharp spikes all over his body. This dance was both offensive and defensive at the same time. Then she had him learn the Dance of the Willow, a move were he grew bone blades out of his palms and he could even grow them on his elbows, knees, and shoulders. Naruto decided that this dance would work perfectly with the Gokō Jūji, a scissor move using two blades.
Momiji was very impressed that Naruto had created a new bone based jutsu. His Ribcage Missiles had potential. She was surprised, however, when she learned about him using the Bone Clone Jutsu.
"The Bone Clone," she explained, "is very difficult to use effectively. One reason is that it takes up a lot of chakra, even more than the Shadow Clone. Then there is the limit. No one has ever been able to make more than three clones. Finally, there is the time it takes for them to grow and the position it places you in. Since they grow off your back you have to be hunched over and can't move for several seconds. Seconds were the opponent can take advantage of you."
"Are there any benefits," Naruto had asked.
"A few," she admitted. "Unlike the Shadow Clone, Bone Clones can take multiple hits and keep going until they are completely destroyed. Also, they can use the Dances but no other jutsu."
Rin's training had been upped as well. Shortly after they returned, Anko pulled Rin over after one of their training sessions.
"How are you holding up," she had asked.
"What do you mean sensei," replied Rin.
"Well, I was thinking it must be hard having teammates who have extra abilities that give them an edge in battle," she said. Rin didn't want to admit it but it was a bit hard on her. Sure, she was strong and had her medical skills, but Naruto and Sasuke had their skills plus their bloodlines.
"It's not like they chose to have them," said Rin.
"I know," said Anko. Then she smiled. "Well, I'll get to the point. I would like you to start snake training. Basically, you'll learn my snake and poison jutsus. I'm not telling you to stop your medical training, but it just think you should have some more offensive jutsus. Think about it, you'll be able to poison your enemies and heal your teammates."
In the end, Rin agreed. Anko summoned the snake that held the summoning contract and had Rin sign it. Soon after that, Rin began to wear a trench coat like Anko's.
"She wanted me to wear the fishnet as well but I said no," she told her teammates when they asked about her coat. "I just can't picture myself wearing nothing but a fishnet outfit, a trench coat, and boots." A thought bubble appeared above Sasuke's and Naruto's head and did what she said she couldn't. Soon, blood began to drip from Naruto's nose and Sasuke just yawned. Who to kill, she thought. The pervert or the one who thinks I have no sex appeal? In the end she went with Sasuke after he said it was better for everyone that she didn't lower herself to a whore.
Sasuke didn't seem to put any additional effort into his training. He had his Sharingan, so what did he care. The only thing he really did was try to copy other people's jutsus.
It was a clear warm day on October 10th as Michi walked towards the Hidden Leaf Village. She was dressed in a green civilian dress and she wasn't wearing her forehead protector. There were only two times when security into this village was lowered. The first was the chunin exam which was coming up soon. The other time was during the Kyuubi festival. The guards glanced over her fake papers and let her in. The Tsuchikage had asked her to infiltrate the village and find out more about the Kyuubi's vessel. She would comply and find out what advanced training that this village was giving him.
Naruto woke up early to get out of the house. He had told his mother a lot about his life except about what happened on this day. It was the hardest one of the year, his birthday. On this day, every year, he was attacked without fail. Back at the orphanage the head mistress would put him in a room and allow people to beat him for a price. Then, when he got his own place there was always a mob ready to get him whenever he stepped outside. If he didn't go outside, they would break in and beat him anyways. He would always be saved by the old man or an ANBU member, but not until the end.
When Momiji entered Naruto's room to wish him a happy birthday, she found the room empty. She frowned a bit. He must have gotten up early for some training. She sighed at this thought and went down stairs to make herself a light breakfast. As she ate, she wondered what present to give her son. He didn't need any kunai thanks to his bloodline and he had just gotten a whole new wardrobe when Rin showed up. She knew how much he loved ramen but coupons seemed like a bad idea since she had missed the last twelve birthdays. Bikes were used by academy students and civilians so that was a no. In the end she decided to ask the Hokage what he usually did and try to get an idea from him. As she walked towards the door, Rin walked down the stairs yawning.
"Morning," she said.
"Good morning Rin," said Momiji. "I'm going to the Hokage's for a bit and Naruto seems to have gotten up early. Can you please wish Naruto a happy birthday when you see him today?"
"Sure," replied Rin. Why didn't he tell me today was his birthday? Anko-sensei gave use the day off for some festival that's going on today. Maybe I'll try the training fields. But first I have to find something for his birthday.
It was about noon when a group of drunken civilians found Naruto. He had been in a different training field than he normally trained in. He had been training with some shadow clones for the last couple of hours. There were about twenty of them. Some carried bats, pipes, and other blunt objects. Happy Birthday to me, he thought as they charged on him.
Michi just watched as she saw the gang beat down on the blond. Why is he just taking it? Why isn't he defending himself or running away? Anger flared inside of her. It might have seemed odd that she, a Rock-nin, would be upset by something like this but there are some things that people everywhere agree is wrong.
"Stop that," she shouted as she stepped out of her hiding place. The group turned to look at her.
"Go away little girl," said one of them. "This doesn't concern an outsider like you."
"I think it does," replied Michi as she added some killer intent. "To see so many people gang up on one person for no reason is sick. He's no even defending himself. What did he do to you?"
"He exists," said one of them.
"You couldn't understand what this demon has done to us," shouted another.
Michi let out a strong killer intent. She hated people like them. People who judged other with getting to know them. People who placed value on what blood line a person came from instead of what they did. Worst of all, they blamed others for actions that weren't their choosing. Her life in Rock was much better in comparison but there were a few people who claimed that she was a demon in human form. It seemed that this entire village was like that, a village of blind fools.
The mob, to their credit, became afraid at her killer intent and decided to leave. After all, there was always later. They knew the Hokage couldn't protect the brat all the time. Sooner or later he would drop his guard and the demon child would die.
"Why," asked Michi after they had left.
"I could ask you the same thing," said Naruto as he got up. He was covered in blood. He could have used his Shikotsumyaku to protect himself, but that would have led to more proof that he was a demon and they would have tried harder than they did. But, thanks to Kyuubi, he was healing fast and the bleeding had stopped. "We are enemies, so why did you help me."
"It was just instinct," she said as she looked away. "So why didn't you defend yourself?"
"If I did that things would have gotten worse," he replied.
"Why do you stay," she asked, looking at him again. Her voice held anger. "Any village would gladly welcome you. With Kyuubi and you bloodline, you could have anything you want."
"Maybe," said Naruto as he grinned at her. "But, I want something that I can't get easily. I want respect from this village. I want to show everyone here that I'm worth something. Sure, I could convince people elsewhere, but this is the place where I want it the most." He stopped for a moment and then closed his eyes. "Also, I could never leave because it would hurt the few people who believe in me." Naruto slowly opened his eyes. "My mother, the old man, Iruka-sensei, Anko-sensei, Konohamaru, Anko-sensei, Rin, and most of all my father."
Michi was taken back by this a bit. Why stay when there were so few people who cared about you? It made no sense to her. Maybe, when the chunin exam came up, she would see what he meant. But for now, she had to leave. The group that she had scared away might report the killer intent she unleashed and suspicions would arise. She turned to leave.
"My name is Michi," she said without turning around. "Next time we meet, I will finish what we started on the bridge." She began to walk away when Naruto spoke up.
"The names Naruto Uzumaki," he said. "I'll be waiting."
Michi paused for a moment and then continued to walk away. The smirk she had on her face was one of glee. His value just went up.
The Hokage was sitting at his desk doing the same thing he did every day, PAPERWORK. He hated it, he dreaded it, and he was in his own personal hell. He stopped for a moment. Kami, please send me something to end this nightmare. (well, since he asked) There was a knock on the door. Thank you Kami.
"Come in," he said. A moment later, Momiji entered the room. I hate you Kami!
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything," she said as she sat down.
"Nothing really," he said as he backed away a bit. This woman scared the shit out of him.
"Good because I have something important to discuss with you," she said in a serious tone. "In the past, you have been the only one who has ever given my son birthday presents. I was hoping for a little inside information."
The Hokage blinked. She came here to ask him what he thought she should give her son for his birthday? Well, it was better than being beaten. With a sigh, he began to think.
"In the past, I got him things that would help him in the long run. Basic chakra control scrolls, a microwave, a kunai set, his frog wallet. Things like that."
"I see," said Momiji with a sigh. She had hoped for something a bit better. At least this was a start. Seeing her disappointment, Sarutobi spoke up again.
"I suggest that you give him something that will help him with his dream."
"It's not like there is a store that sells stuff that helps people become Hokage," she said with a deadpanned look. The old man just chuckled.
"I don't mean that," he said. "I'm taking about a boy's true dream, to surpass their fathers. It's the same with every boy when they are growing up. They look to their father and wish to be as good as he is. Then, when they get older, they wish to surpass him. The proudest moment for a father is when that day comes. Naruto, who never knew his father growing up, looked for a figure that he admired. Ironically, he chose his real father without knowing it. Naruto wishes to surpass someone he only knows from history books and what people say about him."
Momiji took all of this information in. In terms of strength and power, he could one day surpass Arashi. But, could he surpass him as a man? A person is not defined just on what they accomplish, but how they lived their lives. She had tried to explain what her husband had been like, but it was difficult. Also, her opinion and views might sound bias to him. Then, an idea hit her.
"I think I now know what to give Naruto," she said as she got up. "Thank you very much Sarutobi."
"No problem," he said as he watched her walk out the door. "I'm sure Naruto will have a better birthday since he has you and no beatings."
"Beatings," said Momiji as she stopped in front of the door. She turned around and faced him. "What beatings?"
"Didn't Naruto tell you what happens on this day," he asked.
"No," said Momiji. "I fact, he has never mentioned it at all."
"I see," said the Third. "I can only assume that he didn't want to worry you and is trying to carry all of the weight on his own. On this day, the people remember Kyuubi's defeat at the hands of your husband. However, there is always a group that feel they must hurt Naruto believing that they are hurting Kyuubi. There hasn't been a year were he hasn't been beaten or nearly killed."
Momiji's eyes narrowed. Damn them all! How can they justify this, how? If he was the Kyuubi, he would kill them instead of taking it. If it wasn't for the memory of Arashi and Naruto being a shinobi of this village, I would have taken him out of here.
Rin had stepped into a special shop. In order to get in, she had to go threw an hour long back round check and several jutsus to confirm that she was a shinobi of this village, who were the only ones allowed in. But it was worth it. This shop was special. In the entire village, this was the only place to buy jutsus or sell ones that that you made or found. The inside looked like a video store, but instead of videos there were scrolls. The store was separated into three groups, taijutsu, genjutsu, and ninjutsu. The genjutsu and taijutsu scrolls were placed along the walls. The ninjutsu, being the more popular and having a wider verity, were in the center. Each shelf in the middle had a sign on them that said what element the jutsu was.
Rin walked to the wind section and began to look around. The Hidden Leaf Village didn't have a high demand do to the fact that most people preferred fire jutsus. Also, people who had an affinity for wind were very rare. She stopped at one of them and read the description.
"Tobi Izuna creates a vacuum of air and is then directed at the opponent. This jutsu requires a sword to use. C-Rank."
Rin sighed. This was one of their best wind based jutsus. There were only three others. One was a wall of wind. Another was the Great Breakthrough and Naruto already knew that one. The last scroll was held a jutsu that would cancel out another persons wind jutsu. With another sigh, she picked up the scroll and walked to the counter and paid for it.
As she walked out of the store, she saw the group that had been beaten Naruto. She walked behind them, not knowing what they had done, since she was going in the same direction. As she walked, she overheard their conversation.
"I can't believe that brat got lucky," said one of them. "If that bitch didn't show up when she did, we could still be over there kicking its ass."
"Just be glad it wasn't ANBU that found us," said another. "Last time I was caught, the bastards took me in for interrogation. Can you believe that?"
"Remember last year when that group almost gutted him," said one with laughter. "I heard the demon was begging them to stop."
Rin stopped and just watched them walk away. She realized who they were talking about. She turned in the opposite direction she had been walking and began to look for Naruto in the training fields.
Naruto was jumping from rooftop to rooftop to avoid the people down below. He was heading home to wash up and to get the blood out of his clothes. He stopped when Anko appeared in front of him.
"Naruto what happened," she exclaimed. "I saw you as you passed by my place and I noticed you were covered in blood."
"It's nothing," he said. "I was just training and messed up a jutsu." Anko looked him up and down. She then let out a sigh.
"Naruto, you don't have to lie to me," she said. "Come with me."
Anko led Naruto to her apartment. Despite what most people believed, the inside didn't look like a torture camber. It had a calming atmosphere to it. The living room/dining room had a couch and some tables in it. The kitchen was clean and there was a bowl of fruit next to the sink. He could smell incense burning.
After they were both inside Anko ordered him to take a shower to get rid of the blood. She then told him to leave his clothes outside so she could get rid of the blood. Naruto did as he was told. As he showered, Anko used a blood stain removal jutsu that she learned from Ibiki. Soon, Naruto was cleaned and dressed back in his blood free clothes.
"Naruto," said Anko. "Before you leave there are some things I have to tell you. First is that you don't have to lie to me. I know what it's like." Naruto gave her a questioning look. With a sigh, she began to explain. "My sensei was Orochimaru, a traitor to the village. He was conducting experiments on people and doing other horrible things. After he left, people hated me because I was his student. I was also beaten and nearly killed on several occasions. To the people of this village, I am known as the 'snake bitch'." Naruto's eyes widened at this.
"S-Sensei," he stammered, "I didn't know." Anko waved him off.
"It's alright. What I am trying to say is that I understand what you are going through. If you need someone to talk to, my door is always open. You don't have to carry this burden by yourself."
Naruto nodded. It was nice to know that there was someone in the village who knew what he was going through.
"The other thing," she continued, "is something that I have been meaning to tell you for a while. Thank you." Naruto blinked at this. "Thank you for being born. Thank you for stopping the Kyuubi. If it weren't for you, none of us would be here. This village seems to forget that the only reason they are alive is because of you."
Naruto could feel a stringing sensation in his eyes. He was doing his best to hold back the tears. Someone was thanking him for being born instead of cursing the fact.
"Thanks," said Naruto in a soft voice.
It was about an hour later when Naruto got back to his home. Waiting there was Momiji with a very angry look on her face.
"Where have you been young man," she said.
"I just went out for some training," he said.
"Chance you got attacked," she asked. She continued when she saw the fear in Naruto's eyes. "I had a talk with the Hokage today. He told me about everything. Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't want you to know," said Naruto as he looked at the ground. "I didn't want you to worry about me." Suddenly, he felt himself in a hug. Momiji's hand was stroking his hair.
"Naruto, I'll always worry about you," she said softly. "If there is a problem we'll deal with it together. That's what families do." The hug continued until the door opened and Rin ran in.
"MRS. UZUMAKI, I THINK NARUTO IS," she stopped shouting when she saw Naruto in front of her. "Ah, never mind."
Over at the Hyuga compound, Hiashi was sitting behind his desk in his studies when Hanabi walked in.
"Father, I have finally found out who Hinata likes," she said.
"Well who is it," demanded her father. He was on pins and needles.
"His name is Naruto Uzumaki," she said.
Hiashi was a mix of emotions. The son of the woman that he had a crush on was the crush of his daughter. Since he had first seen the boy, he had done some investigations on him. While he had committed several pranks in the past, he could see that they were cries for attention. These pranks also stopped when he became a genin. Hiashi had also talked to Iruka about the boy. Iruka said that he was a good kid and would make a fine shinobi if others gave him the chance. The last thing he had heard was Naruto's C turned A-Ranked mission with his team. Not even Neji had gone on an A-Ranked mission.
Now images of Naruto kissing Hinata flowed into his head. Then they were eating from the same plate and feeding each other. Then, he led her into an alley where… This caused his protective father side to take dominance.
"I will not let that boy play with my daughter's heart," he said as he slammed his fist on his desk.
"Actually father," said Hanabi, "he doesn't seem to know about Hinata's feelings for him."
"WHAT," he shouted. "Does he think she's not good enough for him? How dare he? He should he begging for the chance to be with Hinata." His rant continued for a while and became slightly violent. During this time Hanabi began to wonder if her father had forgotten that Naruto was Momiji's son.
Naruto sat up in bed that night. The day had been better then the ones in the past. The scroll he had gotten from Rin had a decent jutsu that he felt he could use. His mother had given him a box with many small books inside. According to her, they were his father's journals. They started from when he became a genin and ended a few days before Naruto was born.
Naruto got up and walked to the box and picked up the first journal. Opening it, he read the first page. It was a simple sentence.
"My name is Arashi Uzumaki and this is my story."
Well, I hope you all enjoyed this one. Now, I am having a hard time with making Michi's team. I have made up one new OC but I need another. So, I have decided to let you all pick from my other OC's. Just not Zanku or Mai from Tails of the Fox Sage. Mai is an Uchiha and Zanku is a relative of Tayuya. Most of my OC's are in Naruto: Ninja of the Sand. So, please vote so that I can get the next few chapters up faster.