Before you read too much, I want you to know that Naruto will be a bit godly. I suggest if you don't like it, you should probably stop now.
I don't own Naruto.
Naruto's eyes narrowed as he looked at the man in front of him. The guy was obviously pretty damn old, had white hair in a spiky ponytail, a red vest, green pants, clogs, and a scroll on his back.
"Hey. Get away from the wall, and there's a possibility you might live." Naruto threatened to the old man. The man turned around, showing he was indeed old and had red lines going from below each eye to the bottom of his cheeks. He also had the kanji for 'Oil' on his headband. All-in-all, he seemed kinda weird and slightly irritated. Well, he was irritated, but it changed when his neck nearly was stabbed by a large blade with 'Kitsune' on the side of it.
"Kid, I don't think you know who you're threatening." said the man with a slightly serious tone.
"Jiraiya of the sannin, master of fuinjutsu, taught the Yondaime, a perverted old man, was taught by Sarutobi Hiruzen... and will be my next kill unless he steps away from the wall."
Now Jiraiya was a bit scared. One moment, the kid's talking in a monotone, the next he sounds like the Shinigami himself. Not to mention those creepy black and red eyes. "Um... O-okay." he said, standing up slowly. Naruto moves back to let the man up, but makes sure to keep his blade near his neck. "Good to know I'm still known." the man joked.
"My sensei loves your books. Heck, I think I burned one of them. Now, what is a sannin like you doing here in Konoha. Shouldn't you be doing something productive instead of peeking on women?" Naruto still looked at him with those emotionless eyes. Truth be told, the boy was debating on whether he could fight against Jiraiya or not. He fought Orochimaru, and even though he didn't do much to said snake pedophile, he only became much stronger since then.
He could feel his normal chakra and his black youki becoming more intertwined. Like two pieces of string wrapped around one another. It wouldn't be long before they mixed into one youki. Shishi said something about hanyou having stronger youki than normal demons because of the human blood. However, for that same reason, Naruto wouldn't be immortal. Hanyou children may be stronger when it comes to youki, but they die just as easily as normal humans do. So Naruto still had a human life to be careful about. "Well, I'm here for sensei if you must now. Okay, good to know you know me."
"Yeah well, when you're like me you have to know as much as possible and be as strong as possible."
"Right... so um... could you take the sword off my neck? It's kinda uncomfortable." Naruto realized he still had his blade under Jiraiya's chin. He sealed it away, not taking his eyes off the man for a second. He seemed to have finally made up his mind as emotions finally entered his eyes.
"Listen, I'm not a seal master and I need something confirmed." he took out the scroll in his pants and placed it on the ground in front of Jiraiya. "Tell me, will this seal work?" he asked. Jiraiya looked at it for a millisecond before his head snapped back up to look at the waiting boy.
"Now wait just a minute! What if I don't help you?" asked Jiraiya while quirking an eyebrow. He didn't do things for free, especially for some random kid. Though this one seemed eerily familiar... Naruto also quirked an eyebrow as his eyes returned to being emotionless, before he rolled up the scroll, put it away, and stood before walking over to Jiraiya. "W-wait, what are you..."
"Good luck pervert." Naruto murmured, his shadow looming over Jiraiya.
(Hot Springs: Women's Section)
Kurenai and her friend, Anko, were both relaxing in the hot springs after a rather troublesome day of returning from training ground 44. They heard men talking outside the wall next to them, and decided to leave them alone until they heard one man say, "W-wait, what are you..."
"Good luck pervert."
Next, they hear something that sounded like a girl screeching as an old man came landing right between both of them. When the man resurfaced, he saw two of Konoha's most feared kunoichis glaring at him dangerously, though the purple-haired one seemed to be grinning sadistically.
"U-um... Mercy?" he squeaked nervously. They shook their heads before they descended on him. The night was filled with what could've been described as the girly cry of Jiraiya reserved for Tsunade.
After drying themselves, the two kunoichi left the springs to find that Naruto was at the entrance with his arms crossed. As they walked away from said genin, he called to them before they got out of earshot. "Thanks for your help ladies."
They turned to ask what he meant, but he was already gone. They both shrugged it off before continuing on their way, not noticing when Naruto came out of the building with a beat-up Jiraiya. He grabbed Jiraiya by the back of the collar before they both disappeared in a flash of red.
(Training Ground 44)
A flash of red and Naruto stood in a clearing with a few tigers in it. They looked like they were about to pounce on him and Jiraiya, but stopped when they realized who it really was. They already knew who practically dominated the whole forest. Naruto had been there since a child, spending most of his time here and fighting off all the creatures. As such, they respected him. And feared him. They've seen him kill dozens of animals with just a few hand signs, a few swings of a blade, or even with his own hands. It wasn't surprising he earned the respect of the tigers.
They didn't necessarily like him. It was more like tolerance. They didn't bother him, he didn't bother them, simple as that. Naruto turned to the man, who was twitching a bit and looking like he went through a meat grinder. Though maybe a meat grinder would've been nicer. He almost literally shoved the seal onto Jiraiya's face before speaking. "Just tell me if it'll work or not."
Jiraiya grumbled something about troublesome godsons. That probably wasn't a good idea. Naruto suddenly appeared in front of him and and grabbing a hold of his neck. "What was that! Talk Jiraiya!" Naruto demanded angrily.
"U-um. Well, you see, I'm kinda your... godfather." mumbled Jiraiya. No sooner he said this, he found himself thrown and rocketing towards a tree. However, he saw Naruto appear in a flash before being kicked into a different direction. He was sent upwards before Naruto once again appeared and hit him in a different direction. This continued for some time, with Jiraiya being hit in multiple directions and speeds like a pinball. After another three minutes of this abuse, Jiraiya was close to sweet, sweet consciousness.
However, that's when Naruto stopped and denied him the pleasure of blacking out. He fell onto the floor of the forest, Naruto landing a few feet away.
"You mean to tell me I had a guardian all this time, and he left me alone! You damn piece of shit!" Naruto roared at the scared man.
"N-Naruto please. I h-had to keep my s-spy network on track." the man tried to reason, but Naruto only growled louder.
"Has it ever ever even occurred to you to even visit me! I never asked for much, just for someone who would be there for me. Then again, I suppose I prefer you not showing up. At least I found my mate when I was six, so I suppose I don't need you for guardian. Now tell me, will the seal work!" Naruto angrily said to the man. Jiraiya nodded and quickly scanned the seal. Had he not been so damn scared, he would've marveled, even praised, how the seal was so... advanced.
"Y-yeah. It'll work perfectly." stammered Jiraiya, handing the scroll back to the boy. Naruto nodded before rolling up the scroll and beginning to walk away. Jiraiya let out a breath he didn't know he had and let himself rest on the floor, his whole body aching. Once he was comfortable, he began berating himself as the guilt rained down on him. Naruto was right, the least he could've done was check up on him. He could feel Minato's dead ghostly hands choking him... and practically could feel Kushina kicking him repeatedly where the sun don't shine.
'I'm a fool. I'm sorry Minato. I wouldn't blame you if you made a whole in the SHinigami's stomach and hunted me down for all eternity.' thought Jiraiya miserably. He made a silent vow to make it up to Naruto somehow, even if it were the last thing he did. His thoughts then went to the seal he saw Naruto make. That seal in the center... It looked like. Jiraiya's eyes snapped open as he realized what the boy was doing. "Naruto!" shouted Jiraiya, getting up painfully and rushing to reach Naruto.
Naruto was already outside the forest when he heard Jiraiya call his name. 'Seems the old geezer finally realized what I was doing. Too bad.' Naruto thought nonchalantly. He kept walking, even when Jiraiya caught up to him and stopped him by placing an arm on his shoulder.
"Naruto, are you crazy! Do you have any idea what that seal will do?" demanded Jiraiya, looking slightly angry.
"Yes. That reason alone is why I right now thank you for confirming my theory. I really needed this, so let's say we're even." Naruto said carelessly. He continued walking, even when Jiraiya got in front of him by stepping around the man.
"Naruto please, reconsider this. You can't release that mon-" That's as far as he went before Naruto turned to him with the black eyes and red pupil.
"Go on Jiraiya. Say it. Say it so that I can destroy you." Naruto threatened. "Believe me, you know nothing of me. I suggest... no... I forbid you from calling Kyuubi that. Because if you even took a moment to talk to Hokage-sama, you would know that I love Kyuubi. So don't ever say anything about her, unless you wish for my wrath." Naruto's body seemed to become darker. Heck, the once sunny sky suddenly felt like it was covered in clouds even in the middle of the day. However, it was the shadows around Naruto that were what caught his attention.
They seemed alive, if the eyes and mouths were anything to go by. And they were looking at him like he was a new chew-toy, something that would make anyone uneasy. "Uh... Did you just imply that Kyuubi is a girl?" asked Jiraiya nervously, trying to shimmy away from the shadows when they tried to chomp on him.
"Yes. Is there something wrong with that?" Truth be told, Naruto could care less what Jiraiya thought. "Now, don't ever say anything about Kyu-chan again. I won't tolerate people saying things about those I love." Naruto said firmly as he returned to normal, the shadows retreating. For now. "Seriously though, thanks for telling me the seal will work. I need to free Kyu-chan as soon as possible, or she will die."
"Okay, glad I could help. Hey, if you ever need training-"
"I'll think about it." Naruto interrupted, before vanishing in a flash, leaving Jiraiya there.
(Namikaze Estate)
Naruto appeared in the master bedroom, Akyo cuddled up inside the covers with a smile as the moonlight shone on her beautiful face. He smiled at her sleeping form, for a moment forgetting why he was there. The little snore on the back of his head reminded him of his job as his face was set on serious.
He hurried to his father's office and quickly sat on some oversized pillow his father kept there for meditating specifically. He then went into the lotus position before beginning to meditate. Pretty soon he found himself in the familiar forest of his mind. He quickly looked around, not seeing any signs of Kyuubi. Returning to the task at hand, he ran to the large red tree that housed Kyuubi's youki.
When he reached it though, he stopped and his heart skipped a beat. 'What the... what's going on?' Naruto thought. Kyuubi's red tree seemed to be wilting. "Fuck! oh shit, I gotta hurry, or else Kyuubi's gonna be sleeping forever!" Naruto said out loud, running towards the tree. Carved on the bark was the kanji for 'Seal', before it changed to resemble the seal on Naruto's abdomen. He reached out to it, ready to change it to change it, but a hand grabbed his and his vision faded to white.
Short, yes.
Sucks... I dunno, that's up to you.
Anyway, please review so I know I still rule. You've said it before, but I like it.
Ja ne!