Master of Tactics.
This Story was inspired after Watching the Vampire Diaries again. A charecter, Kathrine Peirce, was able to masterfully manipulate the world around her for Five hundred years despite being tracked by Someone hundreds of times more powerful then her. This person had thousands of Witches, Vampires, Humans and Werewolfs after the women and she managed to survive and even thrive due to manipulation.
She gained hundreds of allies of her own, created a Spy Network that had people of ever species in. She even managed to fake her death for over 165 years by use of manipulation, mind control and breaking the heart of two men. I worship this women.
I wanted to make a Naruto who couldnt use the Shadow clones to train due to the Sensory bubble over the village and people watching him. He had to be far more subtle then anything I have ever written.
In this Version of Naruto, The Village is trying to manupluate Naruto into a Martyr like they did in the Canon. However, this Naruto is concerned with his survival and Saftey above all else. He is willing to go to incredible and fucked up lengths if he needs to. Also, he is more then aware of all of the people watching him.
So, He uses stealth, Manipulation and his amazing action skills to earn his own freedom.
Also, the Hokage isnt evil. He is a leader that does the best for his people. However, what he doesnt get is that by isolating Naruto, the boy has no loyalty to the village and thus is concerned with his own saftey over the villages.
Extremely Smart Naruto, Manipulative Naruto, Master Actor Naruto, Grey Naruto, Survivor Naruto
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After getting home from the Hokage's office, It was only in the Shower that Naruto was able to reveal just how annoyed and pissed he really was.
Thanks to that Idiot Iruka ruining his plans, he was going to Recieve his "Team" Tommarrow and officially be a Genin. That Meant that he was going have to deal with one of the idiots he graduated and that his Mask was going to have to stay on more frequently. He had been keeping up his mask since he was four when he realized just how much he was Hated by the village and that the Hokage didnt care about him after.
He was tired of wearing his mask, it was draining and annoying as hell. It was inpart due to his mask and the villages hatred of him that he was unable to train in anything other then conditioning, some minor weapon throwing and Taijutsu, Trap setting and in the use of the all, he couldnt reveal his true talent. He would be too much of a threat. Even if his Mask would go into a Library, he knew he would be watched or kicked out. No one would ever really teach him in order to keep him weak and unthreatening. He hated being as weak as he was. He needed to be able to actually defend himself from those that seeked the Kyuubi's power.
Though he couldnt deny, His Mask did have its uses. For one it kept people from expecting him to be anywhere near as intelligent as he was. He was able to use his pranks as an excuse to get away from the academy to train in as much as he was able to. It had also allowed him to use Mizuki's plot for his own benifit by making a plan to escape.
It had been a simple, spur of the moment plan. Steal the Scroll, Memorize the Death Reaper Seal then run away using Mizuki as a scape goat and go hide in Mist , Using the Civil War to mask his location and to build his power base to ensure his saftey from the Leaf and all those who would wish to use him for Kyuubi's power.
It started so well and he even leared the Shadow Clone Jutsu as a bonus, then Iruka burst onto the scene and forced him to alter his plans.
And Now Naruto was going to be a fucking Ninja for the Leaf, under the Watch of some Jonin. Unable to run off and plot his escape or train in secret. He couldnt even prank like he used to. Pranking had allowed him to vent a little as well as build his skills in Infiltration, Trap setting, stealth and more. Pranking also allowed him to build a mental map of the village, reinforce the Nature of his mask, test the Response time of the ANBU for his escape, and memorize the Chakra signature of the Various ANBU. It had done so much for Naruto and now he was unable to continue as he used to.
Now he had to play it safer, no one would tolerate his old mask... at least, not like they used to. It was clear the Old Kage would have some one capable of taking him out, even if he summoned Kyuubi's powers. The Only people he could think of capable of that would be Kakashi of the Sharingan or Might Guy. From what he had heard about them, they would be the only people outside of the Hokage and Jiraiya that could beat him with all of the Kyuubi's power. And seeing as Guy already had a team, that meant it would be Kakashi and he had never passed a team. Naruto had heard that much from the Venting, Angry Parents of last years Team Seven.
So what was he going to do now? He knew it was only a matter of time until his use dried up and he was replaced by someone capable of handling Kyuubi's chakra. He had to find a way to build up his skills, and eventually get out of the village. His plan with Mizuki had literally been the only chance he had before thanks to his situation. Now it seemed he needed to create the proper circumstances himself, he just had to be careful about it.
Taking a deep breath, Naruto calmed himself.
" Alright, I have to just go with this. What do I have to work with?"
Naruto began to list the Positives in his head.
" I have the Shadow clone Jutsu, which means I have a massive army of loyal, competent Ninjas/spies and have a way to train myself to ungodly levels. Which I cant do in the village as someone would sense the massive output of my Chakra and the Sensory bubble would detect a massive increase in the Population. Still, I can send a few clones to act as spies and such. I could even infiltrate places that arent Expecting me or someone like me to sneak in. Clan Compounds perhaps, Maybe even ROOT. They wouldnt allow the Village to investiage and would have thier own skills I can train in... the Yamanaka would be the best target as thier mental Jutsu would make it easier to control others and get information in seceret. Plus There arent a lot of them at the compound and the ones there are always gone... they tend to be sensors though so that could be a problem... Though I can supress my chakra quite bit.
I Memorized the Death Reaper Seal, so I can deconstruct it for varying purposes and learn to control the flow of Kyuubi's chakra. And I cant do anything with the Seal without some understanding of Seals. And that wont work without access into the Library which I know is being watched by ANBU at all times. There is bound to be an ANBU sensor with them, So i would have to only send in one or two clones. Any more then that and They would sense the gathering of my charka.
I am a Skilled Sensor and have really high senses so Infiltration, Which I am a master at, is made easier. It will also Make it easier for a clone to spy on people and avoid detection. It will make it so much easier to detect and slip past the ANBU.. unless they have an Aburame or Inuzuka. The Inuzuka would smell me out and the Aburame are actaully very observent with thier bugs...
Then there is the fact that Hinata is obsessed with me. It would be easy to get her to act as my spy... if she wasnt such a spineless coward. Still, I dont act have to ask her to spy. I could just ask her let me watch her practice her Taijutsu style. I know I can replicate it, that is how I learned the Academy Taijutsu after all...and how I learned how to fake my inability to throw Kunai and Shuriken... and how i Learned and made my own version of the Transformation. Maybe I should just send a few clones disguised as animals to memorize a few of the Weaker of My classmates skills. I would have to focus on Taijutsu until My chakra control is better. The Release of My chakra would draw just about every Ninja with even the slightest Sensory abilites in my direction.
I would also have to seamlessly use my clones to avoid detection. After all, I cant have someone finding me out... I wonder..."
Stretching out his senses, Naruto noted that he couldnt sense any one surronding his house. It was a deep suprise. He had always had someone Guarding his house, watching him at all times.
" So I won the Hokage over with my little act in his office... that is good. Maybe I will have less eyes on me. It was getting annoying to have people following me whenever I left my house. Or having people watching my house. I could use this lull in security to start sending out my clones... I cant make more then a few or else risk detection..."
Gathering his chakra as tightly as he could, Naruto created four clones, all the while keeping a mental note of anyone near his house. No one was reacting, as far as he could tell,to his spike in chakra. This was good... for now.
" Okay clones, I need you all to disguise yourself as various animals. Then, One of you are gong to get as close as you can to the Yamanaka compound and use our sensory abilites to determine just how many people are there. Also, try and map out every possible entrance and exit around the Compound. Make sure you keep an eye on anyone going in and out of the Compound. We need to get in there eventually so this is important."
One of the clones turned into a Squirrel and crawled away. Naruto could sense him Scurring away from his apartment and hurrying to the Yamanakas. The Squirriel clone was supressing his chakra as much as it could, which was more then he normally could thanks to the clone only having a portion of his normal chakra levels. That would majorly help them from being detected.
Turning to the rest of his clones, Naruto continued with giving orders " Alright, I need one of you to sneak into the Library. I want to find books or scrolls on chakra control and memorize them. This is absolutley vital." Another clone turned into a Mouse and scurried away to the Library.
" I need another of you to break into one of the academy and see if you can figure out who we will be placed on a team with. I am pretty sure it is going to Be Sakura and Sasuke, But Ino could be the " Best Kunoichi" this year. Also check up on all of the other teams. We need to know what we have to work with here. "
As a clone left to do just that, a thought came to Naruto.
" Sasuke. He is skilled, some what intelligent and willing to do anything for power. Plus he has access to his family Library and would more then likley have somewhere hidden... the Uchiha were always very seceretive. He could be a Minion... or ally. Same thing really... I want you to go and see if anyone is watching Sasuke. We might be able to recruit him."
The last clone left, leaving Naruto to his thoughts.
" If I can get Sasuke under my control... then Sakura and Ino might just follow. They are major fangirls after all...They would do just about anything for Sasuke. Shikamaru and Choji are major no's... Shino is a genuine Maybe... Neji is more of a yes then a no though I would have to truly intimidate him. Lee and Ten-ten are easily no's... as is Kiba.
Anko Mitarashi is a maybe with what I have heard about her... still I would have to watch her for a while first. Mmmmmmm, who else... actually that might just be it for a while. I dont know enough people to assume differently. This might take a while, but if I play my cards It will all work out. Still, I need a few back ups..."
Creating three more clones, Naruto started his back ups. " I need you three to act as my spies. Keep an eye on the temperature of the village, keep an eye out for ROOT and stay hidden. Find possible avenues to escape, or people to use. People talk when their drunk so go to brothels and Bars... we need to get some understanding of who is a possible target, minion or enemy in the village... go."
The clone's each changed into a different Animal, then left his house.
Satisfied with his work, Naruto finished his shower and went to bed. He had a busy few months ahead of him.
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