Kakashi said in canon that they are people younger then Twelve who are stronger then he is... I think that this would also allow Someone to be Intensley skilled in Stealth as well in place of Combat Skills.
Also, the point of Divergance in this story is actually really simple...
If you like this over the Effects of Trauma Naruto Idea, say so in your review... in both cases, a lot of charecter development is going to happen. That is the major focus...
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Swiftly, silently, a Mouse shot through the darkness, passing the ANBU Gaurds blocking the Entrance to the Leaf's Great Library with ease. The Moment it reached the inner workings of the Building, it took a left turn and started it's way to the Civilian Section of the Library, weaving into the shadows as quietly as it could. Suddenly it stopped, standing on it's forelegs and looking upwards with a level of intelligence far beyond what a mouse should have.
The Mouse suddenly shimmered, growing rapidly until a Small Boy with Black hair was revealed. Smiling, the Boy silently climbed the bookcase until he found a book called Terra's Guide to Hunting in the Land of Fire. He opened the book, rapidly turning the pages before returning the book and moving on. Within the span of three hours, he read three More books. Academy Taijutsu, Flora and Fauna within the Land of Fire, and a dictionary. Pleased with himself, the boy shimmered, turning into a Mouse once More before leaving the Library. No one knew he had entered the building, or that he had read these books.
It took the Mouse another Hour to run back home, sneaking into an apartment complex via drain pipe. But the Moment he did, he replaced himself with the Dummy in his bed, returning to his natural, blonde form...
' Total success, I can't believe it was that easy." Naruto wanted to giggle, he was only six after all.' Deception really is a Ninjas greatest weapon, the academy books were right about that at least..." Rolling to towards the Window, Naruto sighed lightly, sensing the ANBU Watching him. ' I can't believe it has been a year already..." The Seal on his belly burned lightly for a moment, bringing back a flood of memories...
""""Flashback"""""
" COME ON,WHY CAN'T I GET THIS DATTEBOYO!" A Five Year old Naruto screamed out, trying desperately to activate his chakra like the other kids had done in class. Every time he tried, his stomach burned and he was forced to stop due to the pain. " I NEED CHAKRA TO BECOME HOKAGE, SO PEOPLE WILL RESPECT ME, SO COME ON CHAKRA WORK WITH ME!" He pushed harder, ignoring the burn until it exploded... a wave of what felt like fire erupted from his seal, forcing him to curl up in breathless agony. " Ugh.. help... help... " He collapsed, unable to move when it hit him...
Rage, Pain, happiness, sadness, bordem, greif, a weird tingling in his Penis... so many sensations and emotions striking his brain, pulling him in a hundred different emotions... it was too much... too much...
He quickly passed out... but when he came too, Naruto was different. His eyes were... older,wiser but still very confused. Standing up, he crawled the window of his apartment, where he could feel the closest pull. He saw no one, but moved his head in the direction of the pull and gasped lightly. One of those Masked Ninjas, ANu or Aba... or something. Waves of what could only be bordem, slammed into him...
It took him about an hour to figure out that he was feeling other people's emotions, so he tried to suppress it... at least until he saw the Old man...that is when everything changed.
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" Old Man, I need to tell you something!" Naruto screamed out, rushing into the Hokage's office without warning. He needed to tell the old man what happened, he was always helpful and smart. Maybe he could help him. " I activated my chakra an-" He stopped looking at the old man with a pained face. Fear, worry, concern and a little hatred oozed from the man. Naruto's heart shattered into a million pieces, the one person besides the Ichirakus who seemed to care about him... actually hated him...
Pain filled his entire being... he was so tired of the hatred, the pointless cruelty and isolation. On his way here, he was bombarded with it, he had expected a safe haven here, where he had believed he was loved...
" And what Naruto?" The Old man gave him a soft smile, but it didn't remove the hatred in his emotions.
No longer trusting the old man, Naruto smiled and put his mask on full blast. The Old man had told him once to kill people with kindness, to ignore them and be happy, so that is what he did.
" And I can't wait to show it to you." He smiled, restraining his pain and anger. Closing his eyes, he focused on the consistent warmth in his belly, allowing it to come out." A Wave of Power washed over the area, making his smile happily... only to feel the spike of fear and hatred in the pain...
And it was, in that Moment, that Naruto severed his ties to the Old Man... and one of his ties to the Village...
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Something about taking in the emotions of the world around him changed Naruto greatly. He gained a cynical edge and maturity, his mind actually growing to deal with the mature emotions he was experiencing,...but knew to hide it. The hatred and fear others felt whenever he showed even the slightest skill or intelligence told him that he would be in great danger if he showed it to anyone. Of course this served to make him want to become strong enough to leave on his own, to live by himself to protect himself from such hateful people. He was kind of spiteful if he was being honest with himself.
So he practiced his skills in Stealth, using his pranks to get better and better. It helped that he could do the transformation, he never understood why people didn't use it more often. Though after a while he realized it was because he had a lot of chakra that he could use it like he did, otherwise he would be incapable of lasting long enough to really take advantage of it.
These skills were really the only ones, bar Substitution, that he could practice without fear of persecution. No that was not entirely true, he could use his Transformation and pranks to practice reconnaissance, mostly to look for ways to safely leave the village but also to find somewhere to train in private. There were some promising caves and abandoned buildings, but he was looking for potentially better options.
His little trip into the Library was to help him find a way to get good food without being over prices, such as hunting and foregoing. He was tired of always being hungry and tired...he would have to hunt at night and stick to smaller prey, but that was okay for him.
The Dictionary though... that was so he could understand the big words in the books he stole...
Slowly but surely he was getting closer and closer to leaving the village and living on his own.. he could not wait until he was free from this place...
Chapter End... This story is not an angry Naruto, just a desperate one. Who knows what he could become...
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Love, your Ninja Overlord,
Mika.
