This chapter is a filler of sorts it will explain other characters and explain Naruto in greater detail
disclaimer- I am not in the ownership of Naruto or any other ideas I use
warning- though this isn't as violent as my other fic it still contains scenes that warrent readers to be over 15 years of age, for those concerned this fic has no yaoi pairings as I'm not very comfortable writing them and it will be unlikely that naruto will be paired with anyone for a long while, most likely a sound nin
Bio- Sasaki Koujiro (Uzumaki Naruto), Koujiro has a very short memory and tends to forget things when he's bored and will tend to go off without warning to pursue something he deems 'fun', Koujiro enjoys violence and base lusts such as gluttony, binge drinking and things not normally allowed for someone his age
Koujiro has a very anarlytical attitude to life he respects power and those who wield it but doesn't understand concepts such as peace and kindness, both a sadist and a masicist he feels alive only when experiencing things of the flesh
the closest Koujiro has to testing his mental stamina is rationing out sulplies and counting ryou when selling or buying, Impulsive he tends to buy what he wants first along with what he needs
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Chapter 2 unexpected events
the disorganised group made their way up the seventh tower naruto's each step jingling slightly from the bells tied into his hair until they made it to the top turning his head to look at zaku, kin and tayuya the last looking quite pissed "so where are living" Naruto asked
"where do you think dumbarse, where living right here jeeze if you're our leader we're really screwed" tayuya said throwing her arms up in exasperation, a twitch developed just under Naruto's left eye
calming himself down Naruto waited silently for her to continue "we live in the first four rooms as we are the most trusted of Orochimaru-teme, when we're not on missions or training we have to take time to instruct gennins in the finer arts of being a ninja, the most promising of the gennin live here"
nodding his head Naruto decided to make his first decision as a team captain "then we will meet tomorrow at noon until then I want the records of the gennin staying here" 'Orochimaru-sama has placed alot of faith in me I have to show I'm worthy of it'
kin looked surprised for a second before nodding and running off turning back from tayuya and zaku he entered his room a quick "i'll be in my room if anyone needs me" was said as he shut the door
the interior was quite simply decorated in purple and white a bed in the corner and a cupboard and dresser, a table with four chairs was in the center of the room deciding that he was too tired to look around anymore he made his way to his bed and collapsed ontop of it and felt unconciousness take him
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Sandaime hokage rubbed his temples tiredly, the reason for his tiredness was because he had just gotten out of a meeting with the council
"sigh I'm getting too old for this" not expecting an answer he was surprised to the point of throwing a kunai when a voice answered "your probabaly right there old friend" Jiraiya moving slightly from his perch on the window sill to avoid the kunai with wild white hair swaying as he did so
"Jiraiya my old student for what reason did you return, the book you sent quite good by the way" the tense atmosphere was brought back with Jiraiya's next words "its about Orochimaru"
Sarutobi's eyes widened he had heard from a letter the year before that Orochimaru had left Akatsuki but what infomation did jiraiya have this time "Orochimaru recently procured a new student, another kaguya but this one seems off, the boy goes by the name of assassin"
Sarutobi looked jiraiya right in the eye to see if he was lyingt then let out another sigh, he had heard remours of a boy running around killing people in multiple countries and many of his couriers recently died as a result, even a courier he sent months ago with a group of gennin didn't make it out unscathed claiming a boy around ten had ripped apart two of the gennin and severly wounded a third before escaping with everything the courier had
"Jiraiya what you said who exactly is the boy" Jiraiya shook his head " I don't know who he is, he recently popped up out of nowhere, not even my spies have been able to find out much about him" looking out the window of the hokage's office he continued "but what I have heard from is that he is in great health, odd is that kaguya are meant to have a deteriorating disease and he has not shown a single sign of needing any form of medication to offset it"
"A new bloodline perhaps" Sarutobi inquired inclining his head "maybe, and if so we need to get him away from Orochimaru He's going to change bodies in a few months and he will have the ultimate person to change into" steepling his hands in front of his face Sarutobi leaned forward in thought
abruptly turning around Jiraiya made the hokage lose his train of thought on the supposed kaguya and his traitorous student "and what of Naruto" the question made Sarutobi sigh shoulders sagging and making him look a hundred years older if anyone had walked in at that moment they wouldn't of recognised the man in front of him
"-sigh- I don't know whats happened, its been 4 years since he was seen last, I know I couldn't of done anything and from the report he was missing for at least a week before anyone noticed" shaking his head he let out another long sigh "I'm unsure what happened, my first asumption was that the cloud had captured him during the raid but nothing came up"
rubbing his temples he closed his eyes and continued his speech "the Anbu couldn't come up with anything either and it is certain that despite the predudice to naruto no one had killed him as trace elements of such activity would of been found"
Jiraiya decided to speak up "so you think he was kidnapped by someone other then cloud" the old man shook his head graying hair moving back and forth as he did so "no I think what happened was that during the cloud raid he may of been caught in the crossfire and ran off as a result, during that time he may of starved to death or had been taken in by a civilan"
"lets just hope for the latter then" both caught each others eyes it ended the conversation until Sarutobi got a perverted look in his eyes and held up a book labeled ichi ichi silence
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"another dream huh" was Naruto's first words as he looked around a sparse empty room parts of it hazed out of focus, it was a one bedroom flat with a bed table and a single chair a small boy was curled up in the fetal position shivering and covered in bruises a man walked over to the boy his face and most of his body was out of focus like much of the room
the boy stopped shivering and stood up standing next to the unfocused man blonde bangs covering most of his face "do you remember me Naruto" the young boy asked in a childish voice not even bothering to lift his head
"I think I do, Yes, yes you were me when I was young, before I left somewhere but... I, I can't remember where I lived that made me leave" shaking his head Naruto decided to listen to the man he couldn't make out clearly
"so do you remember me Naruto-kun, do you remember what I was to you" the man said in a warm barratone voice he couldn't make him out but he sounded in his early thirties
squinting a little Naruto felt a soreness in his head "you helped me once when someone had attacked me except that I can't make out who you were, I don't think you were that important to me you helped me once and I never saw you again"
another man walkedd into his sight wearing an apron his eyes were half closed age lines made him look like he was permenently frowning "you have to remember me though you are my best customer" Naruto didn't understand what he meant by best customer but answered him anyway "You should be familar to me but I can't place from where" a salty taste asulted his senses but he still couldn't think where the man was from or what connection he had with him
an oppressive feeling made him turn where he saw an ally way a small boy was layng face first in a puddle signs of resistance showed that the boy was forcfully drowned, several meters away was a mutalated corpse of a man and a woman, the woman looked to be about three months pregnant and had multiple large gashes covering the extent of her upper frame
looking to his left Naruto saw a a girl who looked to be just entering puberty stabbed into a wall with multiple bone spikes, a boy with white hair and green eyes was hunched over on his knees coughing up blood the expensive kimono torn to shreads as little over twenty sharp bones were protuding from his upper torso and arms
the sight reminded him of something forgot that happened "I remember this, I killed them... I think thats what happened anyway"
abruptly he felt himself waking the dream fading with each second that passed
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Kin waited a minute before knocking on the door again, as like the last three times no answer so reaching for the door with her left hand and juggling the mounds of folders in her arms she opened the door and hesitantly walked in
looking around she saw the person she was meant to deliver the reports to, sound asleep in an orcward position one hand splayed upwards and over his face the other lying underneath him
'damn' she thought watching as his white locks jingled when he twisted slightly leaving his face unobscured, the face was pale unmarred by any scars or blemishs 'he looks so young, not like the serious face when he's awake'
sitting down in a chair Kin watched as he slept letting the folders spill onto the table haphazardly, hours past and just as Kin was herself dozing off 'Koujiro' started to stir moaning slightly he sat up eyes bleary, cracking his joints he fell out of bed kimono coming half off as he got up and made his way to a fridge without even looking
only after drinking a large dose of what looked like liquid caffine did he take notice of Kin who appeared slightly shocked at the fact he was almost naked except for a sash that was keeping the rest of his kimono up
"hmm surprising I would of taken you as quite used to seeing men like this" the statement had the desired effect as Kin snapped out of her shock only to blush and hide her face in the bangs of her hair
quirking an eyebrow 'Koujiro' said nothing but sat down opposite her and begun to sift through files stopping occasionly to take a bite of what looked to be an energy bar stopping what he was doing when Kin started to make her way out he decided to play with the poor girls head "but you know, my beds always open if you want to learn"
he smirked when the girl tripped over her own feet mumbling something akin to an appology she closed the door, he didn't need to see her face to know that she would be blushing red again
"he he he" turning back to the numerous folders his merth quickly disapated to a long sigh it was going to be a long night
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Zaku awoke early his hands were still slightly sore from the operation he had three days ago when he was given the air cannon he thoughts slowly came to yesterday when it was announced that Sasaki Koujiro would be their leader and most likely the head of all of tower seven
tower seven was where most of the reletivly normal ninja lived, normal in the term that they either had little to no distinguising traits or bloodlines, it was the place for those who were unscathed by experiments either mentally or physically
clenching his fist he felt the dull throb from the implants turn into a spike of pain which he winched at, getting out of bed he opted for a shower and got dressed quickly, going through some basic excercises he finished by moving into several basic taijutsu katas
after finishing he sat down for a good breakfast only to be interupted by a knock on the door getting up he brushed himself down and swollowed the mouthful of food he had been eating before opening the door where he came face to face with a flustered Kin
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Kin sttod outside the door only for a second before pushing past zaku ignoring an indignent outburst that followed turning she said six words that send zaku for a loop "I need to talk to you"
zaku blinked then came to the first conclusion "I didn't do it" then his second conclusion when Kin looked at him blankly "ok I admit I set fire to the rabbit but it was for a good cause" the slightly irritated stare made him go for conclusion number three "don't judge me, he was always leering at me like he was about to attack and rip out my throat"
staring for a few more seconds Kin shook her head "so you did kill tower eight's mascot, nevermind it isn't about your phobia for the cute and furry, its about... koujiro, don't you think he's a bit odd" the vacant stare that was returned unnerved her "what"
zaku stared at her before releasing an uncharacteristic giggle behind his hand "he he you've taken to him quickly then hmm"
Kin looked shocked her mouth hanging open before hanging her head, "soooo" zaku slurred out "if you want to talk about him why didn't you just visit Tayuya..., wait a minute I know that look you did try to visit her but she was still asleep or something" the look he recived told him all he needed to know
"sigh, yeah I went to her first but she kicked me out saying that she needed more sleep, but back to the matter at hand what should I do" zaku stared long and hard before answering "nothing, you're too young, he's too young and you don't know whats going to happen for all you know he could be a mass murdering psycho and knowing Orochimaru-sama's taste its very well likely"
Kin sagged her shoulders but the next thing zaku said cheered her up "Chocolate ice cream fixes all problems where duct tape doesn't"
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'Koujiro' stood outside the rooms looking at the three subordinates that were lined up the first Tayuya looked either extremly tired or hungover the second Zaku twitched occasionally as if high on some form of upper or too much sugar and Kin the third looked sick groaning every now and then and smelt strongly of chocolate
"weeeell, seeing as this is the first time I've been in the position I'm willing to take suggestions as to what I have to do" Tayuya snorted "feh we've got an incompitant for a captain" Naruto glared at Tayuya fighting down the urge to kill her
"glad to know you've volunteered for my first task Tayuya-san, you get my most important task as you have to devise new fighting statergies against varied forms of oppenents under certain conditions, You" pointing to Kin with a slender hand he smirked lecherously "have to develop a training regime that will both enhance our strengths and allow us to compensate against weaknesses and zaku..." 'Koujiro' paused lingering on the dramatic effect
"I have no idea what to do with you so you're going to manage finances and stuff like that" zaku hung his head in depression mumbling about it was always him
Looking at them for a second he straightened "Dismissed" before walking down the steps and out of the tower
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Naruto's feet crunched on the dirt ground a few of the ninja mulling about bowed or saluted to him as he walked past while others looked at him distrustingly
moving at a slow gait he made his way to the central complex where several people dressed in medical outfits and labcoats looked at him with shock and some with greedy eyes as they thought about the experiments they could perform
ignoring everyone he stepped down the cold stone steps and the dimly lit corridors the candle light flickering as he walked past, his dark kimono absorbing most of the light a stark contrast to his pale skin and hair, his movements made the bells attached in his hair jingle melodicly as he twisted his neck to figure out which way to go in the unground labyrinth
a sickly malformed boy tried to move past him but naruto caught him by the scruff of his off white medical shirt "you, You will show me the direction to Orochimaru-sama or I will visit unspeakable horrors upon you" intimidation had always worked before and it seemed to work again
the boy looked scared and replied in a shaky voice his one biological eye and mechanical conterpart not meeting his gaze "ye-yes master, right a-away ma-ma-master" following the boy as he hobbled along he came upon the same room he had the night before dismissing the slave with an absent arm movement he opened the large wooden double door and strided inside
the room like the rest of the place had an errie half glow from candles and a low ceiling lamp he found it comforting as it played on his nerves as well as giving him a false sense of danger in the dark corners of the damp undergrond enviroment, he could faintly hear an aggonised scream and a drip-drip of water in the distance
"Orochimaru-sama, You wished for my presence" an hour before a courier with a message had delivered an order that 'Koujiro' was to report to his Otokage-sama within two hours, a slither of movement and a curse as a scroll fell onto the floor told Naruto that Orochimaru had not anticipated his entrance
picking up a scroll labeling it as a Ninjutsu meant that Orochimaru was breaking down a technique for use scanning the contents and not particurly understanding what any of it meant he placed it in the awaiting hand of his kage "Koujiro-kun" the raspy voice sounded out like fingernails on a blackboard "I wanted to inform you that in three months I will give you a very special boon that will alow us to become one and gain an unmeasurable strength to acomplish my goal, it will test your loyalty to both me and your purpose of existance"
that sparked something inside Naruto "purpose of my existance huh" he whispered and stared at Orochimaru "what is your goal Orochimaru-sama" he asked his voice still bearly above a whisper "my goal Koujiro-kun, my goal is four fold ku ku ku, I will tell you the first part of my goal in a month when I posses you body and give it a true purpose until then, how is your team working out"
smiling slightly Naruto sat in a seat opposite Orochimaru and decided to start off with Kin "he he he Kins cute, the way she blushes when she saw me almost naked was to die for, she was so red I thought she was going to pass out and then theres Tayuya-san every time she tries to mouth off I give her something that will both annoy the hell out of her and be useful in the long run"
Orochimaru and Naruto laughed both sharing it as a good experience "I'm not sure about Zaku though he seems to be rather twitchy and a bit odd" although the fact that zaku was more normal then he was elluded his conscious thought, the old man opposite him chuckled for a minute before opening his mouth to speak "I can explain his twitching ku ku ku, he was only recently involved in an opperation and the long term sedatives are slowly wearing off as his body adapts to his implant"
nodding Naruto accepted the excuse and continued when he was sure the kage had finished "it feels odd to be ordering people around though, especially someone who is years older then me" Orochimaru shook his head allowing raven locks to flow back and forth as he did so "you should get used to it the powerful have the right to order those below them if they wish for power"
the two lapsed into silence both slightly in their own worlds as they reminesed about small things
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a week had past with little impact, Naruto had begun to learn about chakra and its uses, he had taken to it pretty quickly and found it a step up from using ki his first skill he learned was a basic bunshin but had advanced in a fast pace learning to stick to things with his body and to concerntrate and hear even the faintest of sounds with a sound based jutsu
tayuya despite her rough demeanor was a good statergist and battle planner if somewhat lacking in witty comebacks when insulting she had bought a new slection of genjutsu saying that it would help the team in the long run
Kin taking a new approach to her technique had attached bells to each of her needles and begun to specialize in long range attacks
Naruto had bought something for Zaku, chakra absorbers which worked by leeching off the bodies ambient energy and forcing him to work harder when training in turn it increased muscle mass and thickening chakra reserves enormiously
it continued until a full month had passed when Orochimaru had summoned 'Koujiro' to him so their riual could take place
Naruto looked at Orochimaru waiting patiently for once in his life "so Koujiro-kun I'm going to tell you my first objective it is to destroy the greatest of the elemental countries Konoha" with this said he looked Naruto straight into the eyes and uttered a single word "Metampsychosis"
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end chapter
heh a cliffhanger tune in for the next chapter
author's notes
You know I've read a whole heap of fanfiction and the most common characteristic of them is that Orochimaru has absolutly no redeming qualities and that all of his acts are unjustified and baseless
I appologize if this update seems late I've been swamped and tired all week and had to do this chapter in parts
another thing I've noticed is that the sound vilage is almost always percieved as a terrible place to live where townspeople are oppressed and that every sound nin is a brainwashed weakling, you have to step back and look at how Orochimaru is, when he does something he just doesn't do it half assed and leave it to chance so he would have alot of help mostly those who want for better, some with promises of power and others because they just agree with him
I wanted to shock everyone with characters that while portrayed as psychotic souless demons actually have humanity more to do with that stuff next chapter