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"Thinking to oneself, either out loud or in their head"
'Narrator Talking'
Regular person talking / 2nd Person Talking
(Character thinking in his own head or talking to someone else like Bijuu)
(Biju/summons talking to someone in their mind)
((Biju/Summons talking to someone out loud))
I made some changes to this chapter and plan to make changes to the other chapters already posted. Hopefully my changes will be less confusing and you will be able to understand what character is the one talking.
*** REWRITE / CHANGES MADE AND UPDATED ****
Chapter 1: Wondering Ninja
"Two years have passed since the war… the last shinobi war. After everything is said and done, in the end, I'm the only survivor, Uzumaki Naruto. Everyone is gone. Maybe if I let myself get captured, things would be different. Was fighting this war worth it? If I was asked this question a few weeks ago, I'd have an answer, but now, I honestly can't answer that question anymore. My nindo… what a joke it is now that I think about it after all is said and done. I've been traveling throughout the elemental nations, searching, searching all possible shelters, caves, everything and anything in hopes that I find a survivor… even if it's only just one, I can die happily."
"After all my searching and finding nothing, this is the last island there is to search. I saved this island for last, The Land of Whirlpools. The birth place of my mother and where my extinct clan comes from. I never really thought much of this place since I lived in Konoha all my life… but standing here, I feel at peace. I feel like I can finally move on, set Kurama free to roam the lands and I can die in peace."
"Fate must have something else in stored for me though. Look at me, I'm sounding like Neji talking about fate. That's funny… but in all seriousness, fate must have something in stored for me. I feel like there is something that is calling out to me."
Kurama, do you sense what I'm sensing, asked Naruto. I know I'm not the best sensor, well I guess I can say that I am now since I am the only person who is alive, but I swear that I can sense people. Please tell me that I'm not going crazy Kurama… please.
(Kit, you're not going crazy, I sense them to. I actually sense a lot of people! Stay sharp kit and be ready for anything, we don't know if they are friendly or not.)
Got it Kurama!
STOP! WHO ARE YOU!?
Peo.. peop..people, here? How? Where did you all come from? (Eyes are getting watery)
I AM NOT GOING TO ASK YOU AGAIN, WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN OUR LANDS?
"Our lands? Can they be from the Uzumaki Clan? They do have red hair minus the old man that is talking, but I thought they were all dead and I was the last of my clan? The armor that this old man is wearing is similar to what I seen Madara wear, can these people be the enemy? He has the Uzumaki Crest on his shoulders though, hmm I wonder."
Naruto: I… I am Uzumaki Naruto from Konoha. Who are you? Are you guys from the Uzumaki Clan? How are you still alive?
'The man with the long white hair, moustache with a squared off goatee wearing armor yelled:'
UZUMAKI!? YOU ARE NO UZUMAKI! GUARDS, SEIZE HIM!
'Surrounded by 4 guards all wearing similar armor with their swords drawn, Naruto switches into Sage of Six Paths mode'
Naruto: Stop you guys, I don't want to hurt any of you, especially people who might possibly be family!? I thought I was the last Uzumaki, the last human alive for that matter! I've been traveling the elemental continents for the past two years now and haven't found a single living soul.
"White haired Man: He has the Nine-Tails sealed within him. I recognize that chakra anywhere, but how is that possible? Mito should still be carrying that burden since she left to Konoha and getting married to Hashirama."
How are you harnessing the chakra of the nine tails? Did you do something to Mito, asked the White Haired Man.
'Confused Naruto'
Naruto: Mito? Who is Mito?
(Naruto: Kurama, why does that name sound familiar?)
(She was my first host and the wife of your First Hokage)
(Naruto: Oh, okay. Maybe I did pay attention in the academy because the name sounded familiar. Even if it was a little bit…)
White Haired Man: UZUMAKI MITO, THE 1ST HOKAGES WIFE! NOW ANSWER ME BOY!
"Jiji Hokage? But he returned to world of the dead after we defeated the Ten-Tails. What is going on?"
Naruto: Jiji Hokage is dead and so is Mito. They both have been dead for more than..umm 100 years or so I think? I really didn't pay attention when I was in the academy and was considered the dead-last after all so I could be wrong but I do know that they are no longer alive. My mom was Uzumaki Kushina and was the next host of the Nine Tails after Mito passed away. The 4th Hokage, my father Minato Namikaze sealed the Nine Tails into me when I was born where he and my mother died that day.
White Haired Man: Guards, stand down. How, how is that possible, boy? I spoke to my daughter Mito a few days ago.
Naruto: I'm not sure, but they're long gone, sorry. As a matter of fact, so was Whirlpool. It was destroyed before I was even born.
White Haired Man: Hmm. Come with me boy so we can get to the bottom of this.
(Kurama: Naruto, something is not right, this place should have been destroyed, but look around, everything is like new. When we first got to this island it was in ruins and now look at it, everything looks like it was never destroyed. I had doubts that there were any Uzumakis left in the world, besides you. Just what is going on?)
(Naruto: I know Kurama. Let's see where he takes me and we'll go from there. If it comes down to it, we'll go into your Bijuu mode form and make a run for it.)
(Got it kit! I'll start gathering natural energy just in case we have to fight!)
Naruto: Um, Where are we going and just who are you?
White Haired Man: Young "Uzumaki", we are going to a special place that holds all of our family history. Who I am is not important at the moment, but if you prove to be an Uzumaki, all will be revealed.
Naruto: Family history? What exactly do you mean? AND I AM AN UZUMAKI!
White Haired Man: You'll see, just around this corner and we'll be there. This temple you see is a sacred temple where it holds most of our Uzumaki history/lineage. Please, cut your thumb and place your blood on the far wall. This wall will let us know if you're telling us the truth about being an Uzumaki or not and at the same time show us your family tree, if there is one.
'Naruto cuts thumb and places his leaking blood on the wall as directed. Suddenly the wall starts to glow a bright blinding light'
"White Haired Man: THIS CAN'T BE! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? JUST WHO IS THIS KID? THIS… THE WALL… THE WALL IS SHOWING HIS LINIAGE, A LINEAGE THAT ISN'T EVEN BORN YET BUT ONE THAT IS CONNECTED TO ME!"
Naruto: Umm, excuse me old man, but what's going on?
End of Chapter 1
Naruto found people alive while searching the ruins of Whirlpool. Just who exactly are these redheaded people he found alive? Next Chapter, questions will be answered and names will be revealed. Until then, ja ne!
This is my take on the Narutoverse. My timeline might be off as well as names used, but this is my story and I am hoping to do justice by making it worth reading. I'm somewhat keeping things similar to the original Naruto/Naruto Shippuden series, but with a twist. Feel free to leave comments. Thanks and hope you enjoy my story!