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So it's Uzumaki: Subject Zero's turn to be updated at last. There'll be a noticeable change in her interactions, as I've decided to make her more random compared to Jack's character from Mass Effect. That's not to say that she'll be less badass … I hope.
Anyhow, I've also decided to dull her gifts down a wee bit, less bonuses from certain elements and her Uzumaki Kekkei Genkai has been tweaked.
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NOW THE AGES FOR THE GENNIN ARE DIFFERENT IN THIS STORY:
Naruto and her brother are 15 years old
The other Clan Children are 14 years old
Other ages are the same as Canon and the Clan Children graduate at 14 years old.
That's all and please enjoy.
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WARNING: This story contains coarse language, adult themes and well … it's rated M for a reason peeps! T_T
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I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR THE MASS EFFECT GAMES.
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"Ramen" – Speech
'Ramen' – Thoughts
"Ramen" – Biiju/Summon/Entity Speech
'Ramen' – Biiju/Summon/Entity Thoughts
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Naruto Uzumaki was currently doing something that she was exceptionally good at, she was running. It was a daily occurrence for the young child as the Villagers loved to torment her; in fact, one could say that they revelled in torturing her as they cried out for her blood constantly without remorse.
Naruto Uzumaki was a 6 year old girl – soon to be 7 year old in about 30 minutes or so – with shoulder length blood red hair and a lovely creamy pale complexion. She was small for her age and not just in height, for she was far too thin to ever be considered healthy. Naruto possessed beautiful amethyst coloured eyes that were perfectly framed by long eyelashes and soft pink coloured lips.
This night however, was different. She had been violently grabbed by her hair from her bed at the Orphanage, then dragged down the stairs from her room (if you would call the small space a room as it was the attic) on the third floor, and then unceremoniously thrown out into the street.
The Orphanage had kicked her out. Why? The Matron had just passed away in her sleep.
The Orphanage Matron was a stern woman but had always endeavoured to show love and warmth (in her own way) to all the children. She treated them with a stern kindness … but Naruto? She worked her to the bone, often saying that "She needed to earn her keep" and as such, she gave her 'chores' that left her tired and bloody every night.
Naruto's food portions were less than half of what the other children received and if she failed the smallest of tasks or if she showed defiance in any way, then the Matron was quick to take that portion away … no; the only good thing that she had ever done for Naruto was kept her 'safe' in the Orphanage, despite the urgings from the other staff to remove the 'demon' from the building.
Demon … an apt description considering that her piercing amethyst coloured eyes always appeared to gaze into the Villager's souls. The fact that she possessed an unnatural ability to understand the intentions of those around her, especially without them vocalising said intentions, well … it made the staff and the other children rather nervous in her presence … it was as if she could read their very minds!
What they didn't fully grasp though, was that it was exactly what she was doing!
From the moment she could understand her abilities, that's right – abilities; she was refining and improving them – constantly learning by instinct and then mastering those instincts to the point of being able to do them unconsciously. She worked on her abilities until she could use them as if they were her arms or legs.
Her ability to read thoughts was so powerful that she could read both surface thoughts and those right deep down; the kind of secrets that were buried so deep into the subconscious mind that they never reached the light of day … the kind of secrets that would make anyone do anything to keep those secrets hidden forever. Unfortunately she was only 6 (almost 7) and that meant that despite knowing these secrets; she couldn't use them to her advantage … yet.
It was through this ability that she discovered why the Villagers hated her so much. This newly acquired knowledge, along with her highly developed mind – a side effect of her abilities – were highly useful in dealing with the knowledge of her circumstances. Surprisingly, she effortlessly accepted their hatred … in fact she embraced it. Their misplaced hatred made her stronger, their misplaced hatred fuelled her gifts, and it was these revelations that lead her to make a decision: if they thought of her as a demon … then a demon she would become.
Being dark and evil was never something that appealed to her and despite the irresistible allure of her gifts, she never succumbed to the craving – the desire to simply give into her darkest desires and crush her enemies. So instead, she simply showed them that whatever they did, whatever they tried … they couldn't break her and it was this new shift in her demeanour that kept them at bay … most of the time.
The other aspects of her powers were Projection and Telekinesis.
Projection worked by creating barriers of both chakra and mental energy, along with being able to physically pulse said mental energy and chakra in a manner that defied the laws of chakra and nature itself. She learnt early into her experiments that the barriers could protect her from any attack, barring high level jutsu and believe her … she had been attacked by them before, but her barriers were getting stronger by the day; much stronger.
The 'Pulse' or 'Push' that she could perform, worked by condensing her barrier into an equally dense ball of energy and then simply releasing her hold of the energy. She often revelled in watching the trees that she tested her powers on explode or get blown back to the other side of the training field.
Telekinesis was obviously the power to control objects with her mind, be they simple innocent items such as toys or dangerous items like Kunai and Shuriken. In fact this ability came so effortlessly to the red haired child, that she was able to use it in her everyday life, though she did so away from prying eyes.
All this however was moot as she was running from the mass of people chasing her into the town centre. Scanning the thoughts of her pursuers, she shuddered – some of their thoughts were truly vile and made her feel very queasy. Others were rather tasty and she instantly memorized the faces of the men and women that had the audacity to think such things. Whilst she was running her mind raced with strategies and potential plans … she was instantly able to predict their strategy; they wanted to box her in and surround her from all sides – it was a crude plan but it would nevertheless prove effective against her unless she acted quickly.
Naruto then came to a decision that would forever change her world.
She had had enough with their shit and decided on the eve of her 7th birthday that it was time to cement her place as someone that would no longer take their abuse. She stretched out her senses, they were heightened by her abilities and she was able to determine that there were no shinobi or kunoichi in the mob … perfect!
Naruto then took a deliberate turn into an alley that she knew was a dead end, it was all to lure the mob into a false sense of victory at her 'bad' luck. So imagine their surprise when they turned into the alley to find the rather eerie sight of a child shadowed by the soft moonlight with a creepy and satisfied smile on her face. It was the smile of a predator that had successfully lured in her prey. Many of the villagers had the sense to suddenly attempt to back away from the demon in front of them, but they were horrified to find their escape blocked by an unknown force – it was as if a power was blocking their escape.
"I've fucking had enough of your ignorance … of the sheer bullshit that you level against me." Naruto spoke menacingly before she giggled ominously. "You'll play with me, won't you?"
The mob of civilians stood no chance.
They soon found out the hard way that she was a demon that they shouldn't have messed with, as the villagers were suddenly and rather violently ripped apart from all directions. Skulls were crushed slowly and painfully and the blood … oh the glorious blood! It spurted and flew in all directions – it coated the walls of the alleyway and drenched the unflinching child that watched on impassively at the carnage she had unleashed upon their damned souls.
All the while, a terrifyingly happy smile marred her face. The Villager's screams echoed through the empty streets of Konoha and petrified those who heard them.
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The Sandaime Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi was sitting wearily at his desk finishing the last piece of his paperwork when the hollow screams filled his office. Fearing an attack he summoned his ANBU and proceeded to dash towards the screams as fast as he could.
'What kind of a monster could cause a victim to scream in such a manner?' Hiruzen asked himself, though he feared the answer deep within his bones. The image of the Kyuubi passed through his mind and he instantly picked up the pace; had something happened to Naruto?
Hiruzen truly regretted his inaction regarding his successor's child Naruto as he had never attempted to make contact with the child. Minato Namikaze, the Yondaime Hokage was an incredibly bright and talented young man that had the makings of the greatest Hokage ever, but he had done his duty and sacrificed his own life to seal the Bijuu known as the Kyuubi no Kitsune (The Nine Tailed Fox) into his newly born daughter: Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze.
Naruto's mother, by some miracle – probably her Uzumaki DNA – had survived the attack, but had disappeared entirely with Naruto's twin, a boy by the name of Kenichi along with her. A frown appeared on Hiruzen's face … where they were he had no clue but their disappearance was a major problem; for you see, after inspection of Naruto, it was discovered that there was NO sealing formula on Naruto at all, and that could only mean that it was not Naruto that held the Kyuubi … but her older twin Kenichi that held it.
Nevertheless the only answer to the situation in the village at the time was to inform the populace of how the Kyuubi was vanquished and let the villager's form their own opinion. But what followed was something that even Hiruzen couldn't have predicted. The populace had decided to place the blame on the only child that was born on the day of the attack … a child with blood red hair that was reminiscent of the Biiju that had attacked that very day.
Through his own inaction he had condemned an innocent child to a life of hatred and abuse by the hands of the Village that he loved. But there was little he could do in that regard, as the Councils, both the Shinobi and the Civilian had barred any and all contact of anyone on the Council – and that included the Hokage and his advisors.
So Hiruzen did the only thing he could think of to protect the newborn girl … he enacted a law that forbade the councils and village populace from revealing the events that had occurred on that terrible day, all in the hopes that Naruto would be recognised for what she was; a normal child blamed for something that she didn't even contain.
As he neared his destination a frown marred his old face … perhaps it was time to show the people why he was known as the God of Shinobi and enforced the point that Konoha (Hidden Leaf Village) was primarily a dictatorship. He was Hokage and his word was above the petty councils … yes it was time to 'man-up' and take control of his village.
The Sandaime and his ANBU arrived to a scene that would forever be etched into their minds as a lone child stood surrounded by horribly mangled villagers. The Villagers were all dead and were twisted in every direction – with their body parts ripped apart as though they were merely stuffed toys.
"Why the fuck should I care about anything you say bitch?" spoke the child he recognised as Naruto. "I'm an orphan and I turned out to be a survivor … a product of the village's love."
The tone was truly venomous and he was wracked with guilt at her tone – it was true and now the child had become what the village had made her out to be … a demon.
He knew now from a mere glance that Naruto was able to use the Uzumaki Clan's hidden bloodline by the sheer chaos and destruction that surrounded her tiny form. Hiruzen had witnessed it before as a young gennin, fresh from the academy and eager to learn … Hashirama Senju: the First Hokage had gone on a diplomatic mission to Uzu to discuss the growing tension in the Elemental Nations. They were ambushed by a group of Iwa Shinobi, but they were saved by Yuki Uzumaki, a young Jounin that possessed the very same bloodline that he was now witnessing from Naruto. The bloodline had never officially been named, but the Jounin; Yuki Uzumaki had simply called it Uzumaki Bloodline Zero.
He blinked at the sound of a strangled sob and he instantly acted. Speaking loudly by using chakra, he boomed. "Stop this at once!"
It had the effect he was hoping for, as the child paused in her attack and glanced his way.
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It was over far too soon for the red headed child, as the mob was now gone – a lone civilian woman was all that remained. The woman's blonde hair was now dyed red from all the blood that drenched them both. Blood that was dripping from the walls and seeped into the ground everywhere; the woman's gaze was fearful as she looked upon the truly horrifying visage of the child.
Naruto was drenched in the blood of the massacred crowd and was giggling to herself, as if she'd been told the world's funniest joke. Her amethyst coloured eyes seemed to be glowing with the moonlight and upon seeing the lone woman … moved slowly towards her.
"P-Please … stay away from me!" the woman begged desperately. "I-I have a daughter to care for … I love her so much and … and y-you wouldn't make her grow up an orphan right?"
Naruto halted in her approach and the woman sighed in relief, before ice suddenly filled her veins at Naruto's response.
"Why the fuck should I care about anything you say bitch? I'm an orphan and I turned out to be a survivor … a product of the village's love," she spat venomously.
The woman whimpered as she realised that the child was right. The poor young lady covered in blood had only become what she and the other Villagers had forced her to become. She trembled at the presence that the blood covered red head exuded and she just knew that her life was over.
"Good night … bitch," Naruto hissed as she watched the woman piss her pants. 'Or is that piss her skirt?'
Before Naruto had the chance to end the life of the pathetic woman in front of her, a booming voice echoed throughout the alley.
"Stop this at once!" the voice called and Naruto felt compelled to glance at the origin of said voice.
'The Sandaime Hokage, I guess he does help when he feels compelled to do so,' Naruto thought to herself as she hissed at the old man. "Quick to aid the fucking masses eh asshole?"
The old man jerked back as if slapped … good; he deserved to know the harsh truth. The Sandaime sighed before addressing the irate girl.
"What have you done child?" he asked softly as he instantly appeared in front of her, his aura demanded the respect of the child, but he was surprised to see the child nonchalantly brush him off as if it was nothing to her at all. He increased the pressure of his aura but was yet again dismissed by the girl with a yawn.
"Is that supposed to scare me shithead?" Naruto hissed viciously. "Even I can do better than that old man."
The ANBU tensed as an incredible force descended upon the blood soaked alleyway. The Hokage raised an eyebrow in surprise, and a bead of sweat rolled down the side of his face. 'What incredible power … it's even more focussed than I remember from my youth … Yuki Uzumaki wasn't this powerful.'
Hiruzen wasn't the Hokage for a reason though and unleashed the full power of his aura upon Naruto. She instantly faltered and he used that moment to slap a suppression seal on her forehead.
Naruto was out like a light, and her body slumped to the ground in a boneless heap.
"It's safe now," Hiruzen muttered to the ANBU. "Restrain her and take her to the warded cell underneath the Hokage Tower and arrest this woman … she's a witness."
The ANBU saluted and in the blink of an eye both the woman and Naruto were hoisted up over one of their shoulders and vanished in a Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique). Hiruzen turned to face the carnage that remained and muttered a Water Jutsu to clean the blood off the walls before turning the remaining ANBU.
"Clean this mess up and report back once you're done," The Sandaime turned and he too Shunshined to the Hokage Tower as he knew that the Suppression Seal would last long on an Uzumaki.
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Naruto groaned softly as her eyes fluttered open. It took less than a few seconds for her brain to recall the events prior to her forced nap, and she was instantly awake and alert. She heard a puff of a pipe and turned a glare onto the old man sitting calmly outside of the cell that she had been dumped in.
"What the hell do you want?" she hissed. "Come to stare at the fucking demon?"
Hiruzen flinched before taking a deep breath and spoke clearly to her. "Naruto Uzumaki … upon the evidence provided by the lone witness and survivor, we have determined that you acted in self-defence. However, your actions have proven that you are unfit to live amongst the villagers, and so you have been sentenced to 10 years in our warded psychiatric facility, located on the outskirts of the Village with the possibility of release with good behaviour."
Naruto violently thrashed in her cell. "You have NO FUCKING RIGHT!" she snarled. "I acted in self-defence and according to the Village Charter you can't do this! You and the fucking council you so easily bend over for can kiss my ass … I won't be imprisoned for defending myself!"
The Hokage wasted no time in subduing her with a pulse of his power before replying in a no nonsense tone. "I am well aware of the Charter's laws but I do have the right, and you will be put under observation. Until such a time that you can prove you're not a danger to the people of Konoha, you will remain in the facility. ANBU, take her away."
What Hiruzen didn't know however, was that Konoha's Psychiatric Facility was run by Danzo Shimura as a cover for his ROOT Shinobi.
Danzo was an old rival of the Sandaime for the Hokage's Position and although he failed in attaining said position, he devoted his time to creating the best shinobi that his training could produce … even if that meant an experiment here or there and while ROOT was a recognised Black Ops Unit of the ANBU his experiments weren't part of his sanctioned power or authority.
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Danzo smirked as he looked down upon the form of the unconscious girl that had been deposited into her newly warded cell. Danzo had been passionate in his attempts to gain custody of the child, and had been doing so since her traitorous mother vanished with the real Jinchūriki. Oh yes, he knew that she wasn't really the Kyuubi's Host but that mattered little. The report sitting on his desk, acquired by his ROOT operatives gave a perfect summary of her power, and it was astounding.
For you see, Danzo was also on the peacekeeping mission with Hiruzen, and he had craved the power that he had witnessed by the Uzumaki Kunoichi … and now it was finally within his grasp. The report also detailed her attitude and her possible psychiatric state, and that was a problem. If there was one thing Danzo truly abhorred … it was disrespect, and the Uzumaki in front of him had it in spades.
Fūinjutsu was going to be the only option to control the Uzumaki child, that and copious amounts of drugs to keep her docile – that was not what Danzo was thinking about for long though.
'I wonder how much more powerful I can make her,' he mused to himself with a terrible smirk. 'Perhaps I should call Orochimaru … he'll want to meet the child. I almost feel pity for the girl should Orochimaru take an interest in her.'
Danzo snapped his fingers, and a ROOT ANBU instantly appeared in a bow. "You require assistance Danzo-sama?"
"Yes, use our usual methods to get in contact with Orochimaru," Danzo ordered gruffly.
"In regards to what, my lord?" the ROOT Operative inquired.
Danzo paused, what would he say to entice the Snake Sannin?
'I believe that the Uzumaki Kunoichi said that there was no official name for her bloodline, but she still referred to it as Uzumaki Clan Bloodline Zero … a suitable name considering the fact that we'll be starting from scratch with this child.' Danzo pondered. "Tell him it's in regards to the Uzumaki Bloodline Zero. Knowing Orochimaru, he'll know exactly what I mean."
The ROOT ANBU bowed their head and vanished without a sound.
"You shall now be known as Subject Zero." Danzo spoke to the unconscious Naruto. "I do hope you survive what's to come … now I need to find a way for you to disappear – a fire should prove most useful."
Snapping his fingers to summon another ROOT Operative, he relayed his newest orders with glee. "Have this child moved to the Medical Facilities in our underground base of operations and then destroy everything here. There can be no trace of our involvement left remaining."
The ROOT Member bowed in acknowledgement and moved to collect Naruto's unconscious body, whilst another member set about in planting Explosive Seals and Fire Tags. All the while, a smug Danzo slowly walked out of the building.
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-8 Years Later-
Naruto calmly woke from her light nap, with slight annoyance at being disturbed; she shifted a lethargic glare to the old man that now stood in front of the cell that had been her home for the last 8 years.
The many drugs running through her veins didn't stop her from staring heatedly at the man. She was about to open her mouth to hiss at the old fool when something was thrown into her cell. The offending object hit her on the chest and she took a moment to look at the said object … it was a Hitai-ate.
Naruto shifted her gaze back to Danzo and raised an eyebrow at him. The man merely sneered and continued to stare at her, analysing her every movement and action.
Naruto frowned, time in the facility had not been ideal for her. With the various painful experiments conducted by both Danzo and another monster of a man, whom she had later learned was known as Orochimaru, being performed on her daily – she was in a constant state of agony every single day!
There was nothing she could do to protect herself from the madmen, and she often found herself crying to sleep or scrunched up in a tight ball to stave off the nightmares that she now suffered from.
'I was weak,' Naruto mentally hissed. 'I swore on my Uzumaki Blood that I'd get stronger and I did!'
The monster known as Orochimaru had tried fusing many strands of DNA into her body, all the while claiming that her Uzumaki Heritage should stop her from dying. Her screams had torn her vocal chords many times during those dark times in her life – even now she found it difficult to speak loudly. By the time of his departure, Orochimaru had successfully fused two foreign DNAs into her body – each with varied results, as one had been perfectly fused with her own DNA, whilst the other had been far too diluted to be properly integrated.
The DNA in question was from the Uchiha Clan and from the Kurama Clan, and both had manifested differently in her body.
The DNA from the Uchiha Clan was provided by Danzo and came from a sample obtained by someone by the name of Shisui Uchiha. Two days after the DNA was assimilated successfully she had awakened the Uchiha Clan's coveted Kekkei Genkai: the Sharingan.
Once that was done, she was tortured and trained 20 hours a day for months before something inside of her snapped. She awoke the second stage of the Sharingan, a stage only known as the Mangekyo Sharingan. Danzo had an alarmingly large amount of information about the Mangekyo Sharingan, and it often brought a question to her mind: how did Danzo, a non-Uchiha – have so much knowledge on something so coveted?
Naruto often pondered this and it was only after adapting to the new stage of the Sharingan that she sensed the similar signature of the Mangekyo from Danzo's 'useless' eye. Her plans changed that day – Danzo was far too dangerous to be left unchecked, and she'd take great pleasure in bringing him down. It was then, after her body adapted to the strain, that the training started again, and was repeated until she had reached a level that pleased Danzo.
Naruto wasn't sure what had happened after that. One minute she was vomiting, due to the side effects of the drugs and then the next, she was waking up in the Medical Centre. Apparently, she was forced into surgery and had had her eyes harvested. The strange thing about it was that they were then replaced with another pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, a pair that had apparently belonged to Shisui's father; a man named Kagami Uchiha.
Even with the insane levels of training, the strain on her body had been intense, and her body often shutdown as a result. It was shortly after her body had finally accepted the strain from her new eyes that she was able to unlock something called the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Once she had unlocked the 'ultimate' form of the Sharingan, her training and more experiments followed.
To make things worse for Naruto, her plans had to be further altered due to Danzo's next move. Danzo had decided that drugs weren't enough to subdue her, and she soon found herself branded by a seal that forced her to obey Danzo … or so he thought. Naruto found that she was now unable to disobey Danzo physically, so her resistance was constricted to her mind. Without having the chance to physically stop what they were doing to her – Naruto fell into a state of depression as she felt that her body was rejecting her by following his commands.
The drugs were just as bad, as they messed with her head and kept her controlled enough for training but for not much else.
Two years after 'mastering' the EMS (Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan) she was put under another experiment, this time with DNA acquired from the Kurama Clan – a clan from Konoha that specialised in Genjutsu. Unfortunately, the DNA was far too diluted to cause a complete merging of Bloodlines. Her mind abilities did skyrocket and it granted her the ability to utilize her Telekinesis and create Barriers far quicker than before, but Genjutsu was still out of her reach.
Danzo was furious and Orochimaru was displeased, and when these men were furious or displeased … torture inevitably followed. Training was increased in intensity and once again; she found herself unable to fight back due to stronger drugs and the seals.
However, what Danzo and Orochimaru failed to predict or notice was that a welcomed side effect of assimilating the DNA from the Kurama Clan, other than helping her timing with Barriers or the improved strength of her Telekinesis, was that it focused her mind to razor sharp point. This effect caused her already amazing IQ to triple, and it wasn't long before she discovered how to destroy the Obedience Seals placed upon her – despite the drugs hindering her mind.
'Then Orochimaru started training me,' Naruto hissed, so much like the serpents that she could now summon. 'And Danzo never discovered that I could summon them.'
All Naruto knew at the time, was that Orochimaru seemed to be grooming her for something. She didn't know what he wanted, but his training was subtle compared to Danzo's. After several sessions of training, and much to Naruto's confusion, he allowed the Uzumaki to sign the Hebi (Snake) Clan's Summoning Scroll. If it weren't for the Seals that Orochimaru had erected beforehand, her summoning of Manda, the leader of the Snake Clan would have inevitably drawn Danzo's attention. The man was so foolish as to think that she was under his complete control with a few Seals? Please – she was an Uzumaki, and Fūinjutsu was in her Clan's very blood.
Whatever Manda had said had angered Orochimaru, but before she could try to discern what was said, he'd fled as the patrols were coming - he never returned. Later that night, a tiny little Snake from the Clan had appeared in her cell and informed her that Manda was pleased that the Uzumaki Clan was once again, in control of the Clan's future. The little snake was very well informed for one so young, as he was still considered a hatchling.
He had given her a brief summary of what his great leader Manda had said: "The Hebi Clan once belonged to the Uzumaki Clan. After its destruction at the hands of Iwa, Kiri and Kumo, the Scroll fell into the hands of Hiruzen Sarutobi. He didn't recognise the Scroll, as it had belonged to the Royal Family, and a Snake Summoner had not been seen since the Shodaime (First) Uzukage."
"Then when he became the Sandaime (Third) Hokage, he gave it to his prize student: Orochimaru. Orochimaru possessed the qualities that the Snake Clan sought in a summoner and since we believed the Royal Family to be extinct … we surrendered our future to him. To our shame, the boy that had our qualities turned into a man of unspeakable evil – a man that has dragged our honour through the mud and we now have the Stigmata of being Evil." The little snake further explained. "But you are of Royal Blood, and we now have a chance at being redeemed. Manda has broken the Clan's pact with Orochimaru and has left you and his former student with the ability to summon us – though we expect you to confront his ex-student and discover her true allegiances."
"I-I understand," Naruto replied, it was a lot to take in after all. 'Royal Blood – I'm Royalty?'
Naruto then realised that this afforded her an opportunity to break free from Danzo. Giving the little snake strict instructions for him to return with Fūinjutsu Equipment to both learn from and to eventually escape with. The little snake, still unnamed had been aghast when she informed him that she only knew Fūinjutsu through instinct and whatever her blood whispered to her, and he resolved to return when next he could.
Naruto, with the help of her summons, broke the hold of the Obedience Seals 6 years into her torture and the experimentations.
Danzo had thankfully stopped experimenting further to simply concentrate on her training. Fortunately for Naruto, Danzo was smart enough to not place the ROOT Seal of Silence on her, as it would raise far too many questions should it be discovered that she was alive. What Danzo never realised was that she had broken the existing seals placed on her. Naruto wasn't stupid, far from it in in fact, so she pretended to be under their influence so as to continue Danzo's training as even though it was brutal – it was providing staggering results.
Danzo still injected her with too many drugs in an attempt to keep her docile, and for the most part it worked, but with subtle training from the Hebi Clan, she was becoming immune to them. But that's where the two of them currently were, with Danzo staring at her glaring face with his own impassive one.
Danzo gazed at the beauty that Naruto was becoming – even he wasn't immune to the effect of a beautiful woman, and Naruto Uzumaki was gorgeous.
Naruto had changed beyond what either of them could ever imagine. Her once blood red hair had darkened to a raven black colour that held a slight red tint that became visible in the light. Her already soft and delicate features had been enhanced by the Uchiha DNA and had granted her an even more regal appearance than her Uzumaki Royal Blood already afforded her. The only physical change granted by the Kurama Clan's DNA was that she had inherited their soft, creamy skin tone that appeared as a healthier shade than that of the Uchiha Clan's skin tone. Her new skin tone only enhanced her natural beauty and made her beauty seem almost ethereal.
The small hospital gown that she wore did little to hide her body's curves, with her b-cup breasts straining against the small hospital gown. She had grown taller too; now standing at 5 foot 6; she was now an average height for a 15 year old young woman. Her eyes had also changed, before they had been the colour of pure amethysts, but now they were a dark, royal purple colour – likely due to the effects of having the Uchiha DNA implanted into her body and now possessing the EMS.
"You have been released. I don't know how he found out … but it seems that you being alive has been discovered. The Hokage has ordered your release." Danzo promptly informed her with an angry tone. "You are to report to the Hokage and never reveal the training you've undergone here. I'll have to tighten your Obedience Seal first to make sure you don't say anything."
Danzo signalled a nearby ROOT Ninja to unlock her restraints; he then injected Naruto with the antidote to the concoction of drugs running through her body. Danzo performed a set of hand-seals and tightened the Seal that he thought was still placed on Naruto. Poor Danzo never saw it coming – not only was his training too effective, but Naruto's freedom from the Obedience Seal meant that her chakra flow wasn't supressed by it.
Naruto instantly pounced, EMS active as she successfully captured Danzo in his own mind. She watched impassively as Danzo was bound to a wooden cross. Danzo knew of the Tsukuyomi World, but to experience it was another thing entirely. He struggled against his bonds and smirked as he went to activate his own implanted Sharingan. To his sheer horror – and Naruto's amusement – he realised that he was unable to activate them.
"You are in my world now asshole," Naruto hissed menacingly. "I make the rules here, and you made the mistake of trying to use an implanted Sharingan to fight me? Thanks to you and Orochimaru, I'm technically an Uchiha by Blood … and that means Blood wins out shithead."
It suddenly dawned on Danzo that she was right. Naruto's Uchiha enhanced DNA meant that she had better control of the Sharingan than he did, and she suffered no strain from using her eyes.
"At first I wanted to simply kill you Danzo," she continued, ignoring his struggling. "But then you taught me something better … why kill your enemies, when you can control them instead?"
Danzo's struggles stopped and with dawning horror, he realised what she was going to do.
"Wait Uzumaki, think of the things we could do togeth - " Danzo's words were cut off as Naruto activated her EMS.
It took mere seconds in the outside world, but inside Danzo's mind it was an eternity. Naruto took great pleasure in re-arranging his mind and twisting it to suit her needs. This piece of scum would no longer bother her – she thought as she forced the notion of his obedience to her. When she was done … she grinned victoriously – she had successfully turned a once proud Shinobi and Hokage candidate into her servant – a plaything that only served at her leisure.
The best part was that the ROOT ANBU never noticed, as it was over as soon as it began. They served Danzo, but Danzo now belonged to her … ergo: ROOT was hers!
"Danzo, go to the Medical Centre and have them remove those stolen Sharingan," Naruto commanded instantly, the man bowing low to her in obedience. "Then have a subordinate bring them to me."
A wave of her hand had Danzo giving a quick dismissal to the ROOT Shinobi; they bowed and left with Danzo following them shortly after, heading towards the Medical Centre as ordered.
Naruto looked down at the Hitai-ate at her feet. She snorted at the audacity of the old Sandaime – did he really believe that she'd just obey him like a good little girl? A thought crossed her mind – she was an Uzumaki of Royal Blood, and that meant that she could claim her birthright!
Decision made, Naruto turned to face the towering form of the Hokage Tower in the distance. "I believe it's time to visit the old shithead."
She then vanished into the shadows … her destination: The Hokage Tower.
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That's it for chapter 01 of Uzumaki: Subject Zero. The rewrite has changed direction to focus on her Uzumaki Blood as opposed to her Namikaze Blood. The experiments on her have had different results, and the benefits of said experiments have also changed. I also realise that in the original version I referred to her having a summons, but not what they were … my bad.
NOW BEFORE I RECEIVE HATE MAIL ABOUT THIS: IF I HAVE GODLIKE WRITTEN IN THE SUMMARY … EXPECT A BLOODY GODLIKE CHARACTER.
I don't want peeps reviewing or PMing me moaning and groaning about how 'Naruto's too powerful too quickly' or 'She's going to be over powered'.
If I put Godlike in a summary … the character will be godlike, get the memo?
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