Summary: (AU) What if Naruto had the power to back up that mouth of his. This fanfic explores this possibility. Soon after the sealing of Kyuubi to give Naruto a good life free from the hate and prejudice of being a Jinchuuriki the 4th Hokage gives Jiraiya Naruto so he can raise him to be powerful enough to take care of himself.
I do not own Naruto.
Mizuki ran swiftly thru the forest tightly clutching the large scroll on his back. He smiled faintly when he thought about the rewards he would receive when he gave this to Orochimaru. He had wasted 5 years of his life in that stupid village seeing shinobi after shinobi move up in ranks whilst he had to remain a lowly Chunin. Although he had the skill to advance to the next level of shinobi the best way for him to fulfill his duties for Orochimaru was to remain a Chunin.
"It's all because of that Uchiha brat" he thought "Orochimaru values that kid so much he has me remain a Chunin so that I could keep and eye on him."
"Well Sasuke has graduated and he's now a Genin assigned to Kakashi, with the Forbidden Scrolls, I should be able to become stronger and easily rise thru the ranks. As soon as I am out of Fire country I will memorize those scrolls before I give them to Orochimaru"
With that thought Mizuki added more chakra to his legs and ran quickly thru the forest. He bounced from tree to tree making sure that he avoided any traps and trying to leave as little trace of his passage as possible. If all else fails he thought I can tell Orochimaru of Jiraiya's latest plot in Konoha. Mizuki knew that the two Senin hated each other with a passion. Jiraiya thought that Orochimaru was an idiot for betraying the village and Orochimaru just thought that Jiraiya was an idiot.
Both had developed their own extensive web of spies to monitor the other but Orochimaru had not been able to gather much information on what Jiraiya had been doing the past few years. Orochimaru was especially interested in information about the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki after he had left Akatsuki. But all attempts to locate the Frog Senin and his charge were fruitless. Mizuki believed that was because Orochimaru had sent too many of his best spies into Konoha while the spies he sent after Jiraiya were clueless on how to deal with him.
Mizuki could not believe his luck when he and Iruka had been asked personally by the Hokage to allows Jiraiya's brat to not only enroll in the Academy but to also be put on any squad that Sasuke was in.
FLASHBACK BEGINS
Mizuki was watching the Academy students perform their daily routines and felt utterly bored. Being stuck babysitting these Konoha brats was a great personal insult for him. He had always felt utter contempt for shinobi who had to take care of children and for Orochimaru to place him in such an assignment showed his typical lack empathy towards his subordinates. Mizuki hated working for the Snake Senin as he knew Orochimaru saw his subordinates as tools to cast aside when necessary. But he could not stomach the beliefs that those who deemed themselves "good" followed. Life was harsh and the only way to survive was to rely on yourself and your own power and take what you wanted.
As he watched an Academy student fall from the climbing wall he inwardly smirked. Before Mizuki could get up from where he sat to help the young girl an ANBU Nin with a bear face plate appeared before him.
"Mizuki-sensei the Hokage would like to see you and Iruka-Sensei in Room 3"
For a second Mizuki was nervous as he wondered if the Hokage suspected something but he quickly relaxed. The village was so used to peace and tranquility that the old man would never doubt how many spies of Orochimaru had infiltrated the village.
"He probably wants to ask me and Iruka about the recent Genin graduates and inquire about their particular traits in person. The Hokage really dotes on these brats like an old man" Mizuki thought as he entered the room where Sandaime was. Inside the classroom Iruka stood at attention eyes directly ahead.
"Always the boy scout in front of the Hokage" Mizuki thought. "It's hard to imagine in his Academy days Iruka was a wild boy who listened to no one."
The Hokage sat quietly in front of the teacher station and a young boy in an orange jumpsuit about 12 years old stood next to him. Mizuki looked at the boy for second and stepped back. In the instant that he had stepped into the room he had felt the boy size him up and peer into his soul. The boy smiled at him but the smile did not make him feel any better as those blue eyes looked cold and hard and timeless. Something cold and terrible lived beyond those eyes and Mizuki felt like he was in the presence of Orochimaru.
Suddenly the boy stopped staring and Mizuki and gave a sheepish grin as he introduced himself to his new sensei. Mizuki could not believe his ears, Jiraiya's charge the Kyuubi brat was coming to Konoha to take the test to become a Genin. The Hokage also asked that the boy be placed in the same troop that Uchiha Sasuke was in and that troop be placed in the charge of Hyate Kakashi. Inside Mizuki writhed and he realized that something was going on.
"They know something" he thought "they suspect something is up as that brat of Jiraiya's could easily be a Chunin if he spent years training with the legendary Senin."
"They're also putting him with Uchiha Sasuke and also they're putting one of Konoha's best Jounin as his teacher."
Mizuki clamed himself inwardly and was about to speak when Iruka spoke.
"Ano…… Hokage-sama is the young boy skilled enough to pass the exam without any formal training."
Inwardly Mizuki groaned as he wanted to say "You idiot this boy is the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki and he has spent his entire life training with one of the three Legendary Senin of Konoha."
But he could not say that as not many in Konoha new the exact details of how Yondaime sealed the nine tailed fox demon. All of Orochimaru's spies in Konoha knew about the incident and they were told to keep a lookout for such information as Jiraiya kept in frequent communication with Sarutobi.
"Yes Iruka his sensei is highly skilled and is one of my former students" Sandaime replied.
"That doesn't say much" Mizuki thought "Sandaime has taught allot of students over the years. Hmm so they are keeping who this brat really is a secret. Damn that means that my task of keeping close to Uchiha Sasuke is over. I'll have to think of something else I can do to make myself useful to Orochimaru."
Mizuki sat quietly in the corner as Naruto showed some of his skills. He tossed a kunai to the target dummy at the other end of the room at lightening fast speed. But before the kunai could hit its mark a Kage Bunshin appeared and grasped the kunai deftly out of the air. Mizuki looked on shocked as the boy showed skills beyond what someone of his age should have.
"He can perform the Kage Bunshin like it was nothing and he has great timing and accuracy." he thought.
Before he could collect his thoughts a third Kage Bunshin appeared in front of Mizuki and gave him the same kunai he had just tossed. The two other clones disappeared in a puff of smoke making everyone aware that Naruto had just moved across the room himself and had not in fact made another clone.
"Here Mizuki- sensei for you" the boy said as he stared up at Mizuki with those same cold blue eyes.
They looked cold, lifeless and again Mizuki felt as if he was being judged. Mizuki took the kunai and placed it absently into his pouch as the boy continued to stare at Mizuki. Before the boy's gaze unnerved Mizuki any more Iruka asked the boy if he knew the laws of being a shinobi and the boy replied yes. From there on the wonder and amazement of the boys skills became groans and sighs as the boy recited what at first seemed to be the laws of shinobi but ended up being the laws of good peeping.
Always be careful to survey the surroundings for possible law enforcement. When spying from a distance always bring the proper equipment and plenty of paper. When caught claim that the panties in question were your sisters.
Even Mizuki groaned, what in Kami's name had Jiraiya been teaching the boy. It was then the boy unveiled the coupe de grace by asking the Hokage if he wanted to see the new jutsu he had created. He told the Hokage that it was his first jutsu he had made and that his sensei liked it allot.
"Orioke no jutsu (sexy no jutsu)" the boy exclaimed and a young well endowed girl appeared and teased the Hokage and Iruka.
Both Iruka and the Hokage were blown back with huge nosebleeds and fell onto the floor. The Hokage quickly recovered and told the boy that he was never to use that jutsu while he was in Konoha. It was as Mizuki was leaving the room he realized that the brat had performed all his Jutsu's without any hand seals.
FLASHBACK ENDS
Mizuki paused for a second and rested against a tree to catch his breath and recover some of his energy. He would never admit it to himself but deep down meeting the Kyuubi brat had really unnerved him. The reason he had made such a rash decision to take the Forbidden Scrolls was that he wanted to leave Konoha badly. He did not want to be anywhere near that kid and the only way he could return to the Hidden Sound Village which Orochimaru recently created was to bring him something of great value.
The scrolls would take care of that and they would also allow him to gain strength. For some reason right now he wasn't as strong as he thought he was. He sighed softly and rested his head against the tree and wondered how cruel fate been to him recently. Two kunai landed accurately to the left and right sides of his head and a voice spoke softly.
"I wouldn't move again if I were you Mizuki-sensei because next time you will find their brothers in you"
Naruto rested idly on a tree limb his orange jumpsuit opened and a sword clung across his back. In his hands he had two more kunai twirling idly and he looked again at Mizuki with those cold eyes.
"Oooooooh and if I do move you think that a brat like you could actually hit me"
Naruto ignored the taunt and looked around as if he was searching for something. Suddenly a Kage Bunshin appeared and handed him a message before disappearing in a cloud of smoke.
"What was that the Kage Bunshin gave you brat" Mizuki asked as he quietly assessed his surroundings and tried to come up with a plan on attack.
The boy was 30 feet away from him and was sitting idly on a tree limb about 20 feet high, while Mizuki was on the ground. Given the distance if Mizuki threw a few smoke bombs and disguised himself with Bunshins he might be able to buy himself some time to escape. Even though the brat could use Kage Bunshin, that jutsu divided his chakra among the clones and Mizuki could use all of his chakra to speed up his running and would be able to escape. There was no way any brat no matter how skilled could keep up with his speed.
He should have done this he knew but he didn't as he wanted to kill the fear that had arisen in him since meeting the boy. The only way to do that however would be to kill the boy. Mizuki had always wanted to rise to the next rank and to be praised for his skills. He always thought that he could have easily become a Jounin if he was given the chance and he knew that his chakra was at that level thanks to training he had received at the Hidden Sound Village. If he ran from this fight now he would never be respected in the Sound village.
His chakra reserves had not diminished too much from his flight and he had years of experience that this brat no matter how skilled did not have. With that thought he dropped the large scroll and assumed a TaiJutsu stance.
"Oh so you're going to fight then" Naruto said as he slowly got up from his tree perch.
"Hmm, well it is probably your best bet as I haven't met a shinobi yet who could outrun me"
"What did you get from that Kage Bunshin a note from your mommy "Mizuki said sarcastically knowing the boy had no family to speak of.
"No it was orders not to kill you and to bring you in alive if possible. The old man really has a soft heart just like Jiraiya said." Naruto sighed for a moment and looked up in thought.
He turned his head slowly and looked straight at Mizuki and it was then that Mizuki was faced with a strong wave of killer intent that had him shaking in fear.
"What the hell are you brat, you radiate hate and anger like they are your favorite companions yet you act the fool in front of others forgoing your pride." Mizuki gasped as he formed the hand seals to protect himself from Naruto's saki.
"Uzumaki Naruto, Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, Future Hokage of Konoha & the one who will be sending you to the next world."
"Let's begin this shall we Mizuki-sensei we both know that you won't give in without a fight"
With those words Naruto idly tossed the two kunai that were in his hand and dashed straight towards Mizuki. Mizuki smirked as he expected the brat to do just that.
"Kids always think in straight lines" Mizuki smiled and he used Kawarimi no jutsu to switch places with the Bunshin that he had made behind Naruto's earlier position.
The two kunai passed through the Bunshin that Mizuki had made but Naruto vanished for a split second only to appear exactly where Mizuki was and deliver a roundhouse kick to his solar plexus. Mizuki felt the air knocked out of him and he clutched his chest in pain. "Damn that brat is fast; too damn fast for someone his age I'm going to have to limit his movements."
"You're fast kid I'll give you that you didn't even use any jutsu to catch up to me did you?" Mizuki said stalling for time has he reassessed Naruto and came up with another plan of attack. Did Jiraiya give you some special training that helped you gain that speed. Or did he teach you how Yondaime became Konoha's Yellow Flash".
"That kick was perfectly timed too, it hit me squarely on my solar plexus and it did some damage brat"
"Whatever Mizuki-sensei, if you want to keep on stalling for time go right ahead but I am not going to stop my attack."
With that Naruto leapt from the branch he was standing on and jumped towards Mizuki again. Mizuki created several more Bunshins and then started the hand seals once again to use the Kawarimi no jutsu to switch to one of them. "This time I'll switch as soon as he approaches the first Bunshin" he thought.
Naruto kicked the first Bunshin and landed in front of Mizuki who had just replaced himself with one of Bunshins. Mizuki raised his fist and felt a kick land on ribs cracking several of them.
"How the hell did he know where I was going to appear" he thought as he quickly jumped away from Naruto.
"You used Bunshin no jutsu and then the Kawarimi no jutsu. From that combination of jutsu the best place for you to attack me would be from the back Mizuki-sensei. I just increased my speed after my first kick landed to catch you when you used the Kawarimi no Jutsu. Just to let you know you should stop using such tactics to get the drop on me. No jutsu made with hand seals is going to catch me unawares in a fight."
"Thanks for the information brat, you've been awfully helpful". Damn Mizuki thought if that's the case then I will just show this brat the difference in our levels and beat him in an old fashioned TaiJutsu battle.
"Anything for you Mizuki-Sensei" Naruto said smiling even as he vanished once again and reappeared in front of Mizuki.
Instead of running Mizuki smirked and blocked his right side raising his speed at the crucial moment to protect himself from Naruto's kick. He felt the heavy kick to his right which confirmed what he suspected the kid was fast but his kicks although powerful if deflected did only minor damage.
"After all a brat is just a brat there's no way he could have the power of an adult." Mizuki thought. As he prepared to launch a punch at Naruto's face he felt a kick land accurately on his left side and looked down to see Naruto's foot.
"I think I cracked some ribs with that one Mizuki-sensei and like I said before no shinobi can catch up to my speed. I don't think you'll be able to block my next roundhouse combo on the first kick though" Naruto grinned as he looked on at Mizuki.
"Damn that brat just might be right where the hell he is getting that speed from. Calm down Mizuki if the kid wants a high speed battle then all you have to do is concentrate" Mizuki took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a second.
He opened his eyes and slowly concentrated his chakra to his arms and legs and assumed a fighting stance.
"Come on brat you think you can defeat me just because you have some speed, I may have a Chunin rank in Konoha but my level is really that of a Jounin."
"Oh so you are finally going to fight seriously huh."
"Well let's see if you can back that statement up huh Mizuki-sensei" Naruto replied as he disappeared for a second and reappeared in front Mizuki and thrust a punch at his face. Mizuki calmly dodged the punch and then used his left leg to try to trip Naruto and aimed a punch at Naruto's chest. Naruto easily blocked the trip maneuver as well as the return punch Mizuki aimed at his chest. He spun around his opponent and delivered a punch and kick to his back.
Mizuki tried to turn in time but he found himself receiving a pinpoint precision punch to ribs again followed by a swift kick to the back of his neck which threw him to the ground. As he lay in pain on the forest floor he silently cursed himself. He had allowed himself to be lured into the brat's plan.
"That brat is to fast and precise at close combat for me to damage him. Although his hits are relatively weak he is aiming for all the vital points on my body." Mizuki thought as he began performing the hand seals for his plan. Suddenly there were 10 copies of Mizuki as he used the Bunshin no jutsu to spread out in different locations while Naruto stood in the same area. Mizuki quickly used the Kawarimi no jutsu to switch places with a clone that was hidden behind a tree close to Naruto.
"I know that you are hiding, Mizuki-sensei and that these are all simple Bunshins, why don't you come out from where you are hiding and fight like a man"
Mizuki cursed and preformed the hand seals and called out Kaze no Shuriken (Wind Shuriken) Kasai no Shuriken (Fire Shuriken) imbuing his large twin shurikens with different elements. Properly armed Mizuki appeared from the behind the tree.
"How the hell did you know that brat some kind of Bloodline limit ability" He said as he assumed a TaiJutsu stance with the Fire Shuriken in front of him as a shield whilst the Wind Shuriken was in a throwing position at his side
"Blood line limit ability" Naruto sneered "That really is all that Orochimaru's and his lackeys believe in huh. If you must know it's a skill directly related to why I don't need to use hand seals on any jutsu I perform and why I will know whenever a jutsu is performed in font of me. Bloodline limit abilities aren't everything to a shinobi; you should know that, skills are everything. "
"Whatever brat this has been fun but it's time you die so I can leave this place' Mizuki jeered as he launched the Wind Shuriken.
Naruto easily jumped up and avoided the Wind Shuriken only to realize that the shuriken was coming back at him at a faster pace than when it was launched.
"How do you like that brat my Kaze no Shuriken uses the air to gain speed, and while you are dealing with that try this on for size" Mizuki taunted as he tossed his Fire Shuriken at Naruto.
"Better be careful brat my Kasai no Shuriken can burn thru anything" Mizuki smiled as he watched Naruto barely dodge his Wind Shuriken and jump behind a tree for some cover.
As soon as he retrieved his Wind Shuriken Mizuki launched it again at Naruto who had abandoned the tree he was behind. The Fire Shuriken cut straight thru the tree burning thru several trees and barely missing Naruto as he leapt away and jumped up from branch to branch.
"Now that his movements are sealed by my Shuriken attack I can predict how he will dodge and kill him in one blow." Mizuki thought as he retrieved his Fire Shuriken and tossed it at Naruto again.
Naruto watched idly as the Wind Shuriken approached and smiled. "You know you really should not underestimate me Mizuki-sensei"
With that Naruto slowly pulled out the sword he had at his back and smiled. "Since you are going all-out I guess I would have to use some of my strength huh Mizuki-sensei"
"Stop calling me sensei brat I hate dealing with kids, if it wasn't for my mission to keep an eye that Uchiha brat I would be a well known shinobi."
"Well as a Chunin you are strong, stronger than most but you are still not as great as my sensei."
"Don't look down on me just because I am a Chunin" Mizuki raged he re-launched his shuriken on Naruto's position up in the trees.
"Don't you know Mizuki-sensei when shinobi meet to fight to the death there is no such thing as Genin, Chunin or Jounin just who is more powerful?" Naruto said as he looked lazily at the various shuriken approaching and sighed.
It's always like this he guessed they never believed how fast he was. Oh well at least he was able to see how strong one of Orochimaru's lackey's are. According to Jiraiya they were all obsessed with ranks as for some perverse reason Orochimaru liked to keep them at low shinobi ranks. If they were all like this then his mission in Konoha would not be a problem.
Naruto drew his sword from his back and yelled out "Tenrai katana (Heavenly Sword) First Skill Tenshu sokuryoku do (God Speed)."
Suddenly Naruto was an orange blur as his speed increased and Mizuki stared at his hands only to find them lying on the floor. They had been neatly severed from his arms.
"At least now you won't be able to form hand seals and you won't be a nuisance anymore. "
"So Mizuki-sensei why not tell me all that you know about Orochimaru and who his spies in Konoha are? Maybe then I will bring you back to the village and they can help you out with your little problem hmm."
"Never you bastard without a family" Mizuki coughed as he began to feel the effects of the blood loss.
"Petty words again Mizuki-sensei I did hope that you would talk to me. I even went out of my way to call you sensei but I guess all that you can tell me is thru your death huh sensei."
Naruto smiled a cold smile and he held Mizuki's face tightly and had him focus on his eyes. A red shadow flickered from Naruto and passed thru Mizuki only to return back into Naruto.
"All done and still with time to spare"
With that statement Naruto dropped Mizuki's lifeless corpse and retrieved the tracking kunai he had given him earlier that day. He then walked over to the Forbidden Scrolls and picked them up and he began his journey back to the Hidden Village of Konoha. As he looked up at the night sky he wondered if Konoha had any good Ramen shops as he was feeling very hungry.
CHAPTER TWO END
(Author's Note):- In this fanfic Naruto is skilled but likes to act just like he did in the Anime. While the reason in the anime was the fact that he grew up alone and wanted attention the reasons are slightly different in my fanfic mainly because of Jiraiya's influence.
Naruto likes to act like the fool in public because it makes people underestimate him and gives him and edge in battle as he prefers TaiJutsu battle's to weaken the enemies speed and also replying on his phenomenal speed and eliminating the enemy with one move.
I wanted to post this chapter earlier but was swamped with work and wasn't able to. This is the two sides of Naruto that I want to portray within my fanfic and I hope to mix and match then when the situation needs it. I hope you guys liked the fight scene and if you see any errors or know of anyway I can improve it please say so.
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