My beautiful and wonderful reviewers, I love you all
Just a quick note, Shizune for the purposes of my story is a shop-o-holic, while I can't prove this based on the manga or anime, can you disprove it, other than the whole "Tsunade-sama, please don't gamble our money" thing, unless she doesn't want her to gamble it away so she could buy things with it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, although if I did, I'd kill off Sasuke and turn him into Sasuke skin shoes, with a matching Sakura skin bag (This is not a good chapter for people who like Sasuke and Sakura, unless you like to not like them in which case, go for it)
--------Master of the House-------
Chapter 3
Naruto rubbed his eyes as he opened the door to let in Tsunade and Shizune. After pleasantries, both Tsunade and Shizune examined Naruto's wrappings and bandages to reveal all of his skin had re-grown and left not even a scar, but he did take on some interesting changes. His hair had grown out long, as most of his hair had been gone, his finger and toenails had developed a red tint as well as a slight point to them. The lines on his checks resembled the face painting of the Inuzuka clan, more so then the simple wire thin lines that were there before. These thicker lines went down his face and around the back of his neck to connect to a central marking down his spine. At the base of this line split off eight more such markings of which four wrapped around his arms and legs, while two went over his shoulders down the front, and the remaining two went up his sides just before meeting above his abdominal muscles. The markings splint off at the wrist and ankle to each individual digit, ending at the nail. The last of the new markings we're two red lines that started on either side of the bottom of his nose and went up to surround his eyes to go off around the side of his face to travel around the inner part of each ear (a/n: for a better idea think something like what Orochimaru has on his face that just continues off to his ears). Something not so new to Naruto, but didn't seem to be disappearing anytime soon was his seal; it seems to be drawn, like the rest of the markings, in blood, his own. Of all the changes, the most disconcerting was his left eye, fully restored, but no longer blue, but the whole eyeball was a solid blood red with a black slit down the center. Just the sight made both Shizune and even the legendary Tsunade shudder slightly.
"Alright, now that we are done with the examination, I want you to tell me what happened after you separated from Rock Lee and went after Uchiha- san.", Tsunade asked.
"I remember chasing after him and catching up, then we fought, it kind of goes cloudy after that, and then I remember taking him back to the group and eventually leaving for Konoha. After awhile, Kiba said he smelled something, so I said I'd stay behind and distract them, but I don't remember much after that, just a man with blond hair and yellow eyes", Naruto said
"Anything else"
"Then Jiraiya found me at sunset and took me to the hospital, but also is kinda fuzzy"
"Alright then", Tsunade said warily, "well first we have to deal with your um, new look"
"HEY!!, what's wrong with it, I look awesome, no way Sakura-chan won't thin I rock now", Naruto protested
"Well that may be the case, but remember what's inside you, you and others your age may like it, but you seem to have taken on some more of the fox's looks, if you don't cover up, you may start a panic"
"Fine, I guess", he pouted
"Ah come on Naruto-san, we'll make you look good, I can get you some clothing right now", Shizune chimed in
"Good, anything is better than that awful orange jumpsuit you wear", Tsunade say slyly
"Hey what's wrong with it!!", Naruto argued
"Nothing.....if you want every ninja in the world to spot you"
"Grrrrrr, you're just jealous of my great ninja skills, an old lady like you can't be that good of a ninja, O-Ba-CHAN!!"
"Why you little Brat", Tsunade said as she picked him up by his collar
"Now, now, Naruto-san, Tsunade-sama is a very powerful and very busy ninja, she has work to do, and I need to go get you some clothes", Shizune said trying to diffuse the situation, "now stay here and I will be back in a few hours with some new clothes for you"
"But I can't afford new clothes, money is tight", Naruto said solemnly
"That's ok brat", Tsunade said putting him down, "you and your teammates did such a good job on the mission, I'll give you a bonus, some new clothes and some spending money"
"Can't I just have the money, or OH!!, better yet, some ramen!!"
"NO!!!", both Tsunade and Shizune said at the same time
"Jeez", Naruto pouted
A few hours later Shizune returned with a bunch of clothing and wraps for Naruto to wear, all black and red. At first Naruto looked skeptical, but when he tried them on, he liked what he saw, all the clothing was loose enough to easily move in, but not so baggy to get in the way. He wore black pants like Jiraiya's but with red leg wrappings all the way down to his black sandals. On his chest he wore a black t-shirt with no sleeves, and a black vest with red trim overtop. His arms were wrapped, in the same black cloth as his calves, up to his wrists, along with a black arm-guard like Jiraiya's with black open finger gloves on each hand. Lastly, he wore a black cloth mask over the lower half of his face, with a special mask to cover the top half of his face that allowed him to see out, but other not to see in, that had the leaf emblem etched into the forehead. Since the mask was slightly armored, Shizune got Naruto a black hitae (spelling?, it's that armored headband they all wear) to wear around his waist as a belt. All in all, Naruto thought he looked cool, and Shizune was just glad to get him something he liked.
The first thing that he noticed when he went out in public for the first time was that while people were definitely looking at him, it was more out of curiosity or suspicion, at least until they saw the Konoha headband, and not with the usual disgust and hatred. Even for Naruto, it wasn't hard for him to realize that people wouldn't treat him like dirt if they didn't know it was him, so for once, he kept his voice down and stayed quiet. This went on for several weeks, every day he would dress in his new clothes, blend into the surrounding and train, either on his own or with Jiraiya when he was available, occasionally stopping to visit his teammates in the hospital. For Naruto this was a much needed vacation, as well as one of the loneliest times in his life. But as lonely as he was he also began to strengthen his relationships with Shikamaru, Kiba, Chouji, Rock Lee and yes, even Neji. While they were weirded out by Naruto's new appearance, they didn't pry. This went on for two months as many of the rookie nine found that Naruto was a far more complex creature then they initially realized. For Naruto, it looked as if his psychological troubles were over.
About this time, Kakashi returned to the village with a supposedly better Sasuke. It was kept a secret so very few knew of it, it wasn't until lights were spotted as being on in the Uchiha estate did the rumors of his return start to circulate. Naruto, like any other day had completed his training for the day as was going to visit his friends in the recovery/physical therapy wing of the hospital, when suddenly one very disgruntled Uchiha bumped into him in the street.
"Excuse me, I wasn't looking where I was go....Sasuke?", Naruto said surprised
"You!!! You though you could hide from me dobe, you got lucky in the forest, there's no way you could ever beat me." Sasuke said with a voice full of venom and loud enough for everyone in the market place to hear him, "I will KILL YOU, NARUTO!!!"
"I don't want to fight you, Sasuke, we're friends", Naruto said, but it was too late, Sasuke began attacking him, and Naruto didn't want to attack his friend, so he desperately defended himself, trying to think up away to defeat him quickly. His thoughts were drowned out by the screams of the people in the market place, now aware of his identity, they wanted blood. Screams of kill the monster, destroy the beast, murder the demon could be heard, people blaming him for every bad thing in his life, including Sasuke's defection. These things were all bearable, until Naruto saw her, the one he liked, loved with all his heart cheering for his defeat and Sasuke's victory. He couldn't take it, it was too much, his mind began to cascade with every dark image, every dark memory he had acquired in his short life, and it was all consuming. Soon the very of fabric of Naruto's world collapsed, ending in total darkness.
It was at this time that Naruto, his true self, absorbed in fantasy and satisfied with the mental state of his fabrication over these two months had memories jammed right into his mind, this instantaneous pain was far too much for him to bear and stop his world from collapsing. He felt a great pull on his, he was going back, his world had collapsed, and the only person in this world that he cared for dead, Naruto felt one thing and one thing only, Rage, blood thirsty, all consuming rage.
"Had enough DOBE!!", Sasuke smirked as he stopped pummeling on Naruto
"mu-d—r", Naruto said mottled, drowned out by the cheers of the crowd
"I'm sorry, what did you say do-be-kun"
"MURDERER!!!" Naruto responded in an otherworldly voice, deep and full of rage
At this moment the crowd died down and Sasuke went to punch Naruto one last time to finish it, Sasuke was blown back by a wave of dark and rage consumed chakra. Getting up, and glowing red, Naruto walked over to Sasuke and picked him up by his neck and off the ground.
"Murderer!!, He wanted your friendship, he wanted nothing more than to be your friend and how do you repay him, oblivion, your arrogance is your weakness, a weakness to yourself, a weakness to your clan and to this village. I will make you PAY!! For what you've done" Naruto said with utter anger and rage filling every word as he began to squeeze Sasuke's throat. Sakura, at this point decided to try and save the boy she loved by attacking Naruto, but failed as her kick did nothing but cause her to fall on her ass.
"And YOU!!! You are the other reason for his pain, you are just as responsible as he is.", Naruto said as he reached down and picked her up by her throat as well, "All he wanted was your love, or at the very least friendship, but you were to obsessed with this murderer to see him. Every hit, every unkind word was a nail in his coffin till you help drive him to the breaking point, sealing his fate.", Naruto turned to face the crowd, holding both his teammates by their necks, "You call me a monster, yet what have I ever done to you, I defend this village with my life every day, I sweat blood and tears to defend this place, for what reason, for you trash, you insignificant ants who have the nerve to tell me I don't have the right to exist", before the crowd could respond, two kunai hit Naruto in the arms causing him to drop both the unconscious forms of Sasuke and Sakura
"I think we should discuss this in private Naruto", said a voice from behind Naruto
"Well if it isn't the other piece to the puzzle", said Naruto as he ripped the Kunai from his arms, "Come to protect your prized student and his mindless follower"
"You know I can't let you hurt them Naruto, just back away from them and we can go discuss this in a more private location", Kakashi said, a little disturbed by how Naruto's chakra felt different, angry but still in full control, unlike the horrible control he usually shows
"Why, so you can let them get away with murder again, you never seemed to mind when they hurt me time and time again", Naruto said, then spat, "you're as bad as the rest of them Kakashi-san"
"NOW!!", Kakashi yelled as three other Jounin jumped out of nowhere and attacked Naruto in hopes of disabling him enough to calm down
"NO!!! DON'T TOUCH ME!!!", Naruto screamed as the Jounin attack and restrained him, listening to the bloodthirsty screams of the crowd in the market place.
"NOOOO!!!!!!!" was the last thing the three Jounin heard before they were thrown clear by Naruto, only to watch him be covered by living fire that was chakra that seemed to surround and protect him, until in completely covered him, solidifying, leaving a blood red crystal in the middle of the market place that was quickly surrounded by ANBU, as other ANBU caused the crowd to disperse as they grabbed the crystal and headed for the Hokage's office.