Hey here you have another new chapter.
Before I start I have to clarify a couple of things and changes, in this timeline Jiraya sent Naruto to train long before he went to face Nagato, so he did not tell him about who his parents were. I also have to warn that for the moment Itachi is alive (If I have plans for him) I also have to say that the Pain saga will be very different from what happened at Canon, I hope you like it and don't forget to comment.
Naruto Uzumaki
It had been 3 days since Naruto received a visit from the Sage of the Six Paths. Three days since he discovered harsh truths, he was Nauto Uzumaki son of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. From that moment his life turned upside down, if that was enough he learned that he was the reincarnation of the son of the Sage of the six paths Ashura Ootkusuki, ancestor and founder of his clan the Uzumaki Clan and his blood relatives the Senju clan.
Naruto did not know what to think of all this, all his life he had wanted to know who his parents were and he found out in the worst possible way. He felt betrayed somehow, Jiraya Sensei knew it, Kakashi Sensei knew it, the third Hokage knew it. Everyone knew it, he couldn't help but be bitter at the Leaf Village, his entire childhood despised for nothing more than being an orphan when he was the son the greatest hero in the history of the village.
If only they had told me earlier, I wouldn't feel so betrayed.
His teacher shortly before leaving had promised to tell him about his parents.
Naruto was in his mental space, ready to have a chat with the Fox. He had a lot of questions and wanted answers.
The Fox noticed his presence, but decided to ignore it, that the old man asked him to work with Naruto does not mean that he would do it willingly.
"Fox we have to talk" the blonde's voice echoed all over the place.
"We have nothing to talk about brat" replied the enormous mass of Chakra.
"I think so, I have many questions and I want answers" demanded the blonde. The Fox snorted but turned to look at him "Fox, you were the one who killed my parents? Right?" He asked with a hint of fear, he already knew the answer but wanted to hear it from him.
The Fox was surprised by the answer "I think you already know the answer." Naruto was stunned for a few seconds before taking a deep breath and looking at the Fox, he had a murderous look "Why did you do it? They hadn't done anything to you" Anger leaked into his voice.
The Fox laughter echoed all over the place "Boy, you don't know anything, I never wanted to be locked up inside you, I just didn't want to be locked up again, not when I got my freedom thanks to that damn guy."
Naruto narrowed his eyes "What do you mean?"
"During the day you were born a person freed me from your mother's body and put me under her control, that cursed Uchiha controlled me like Madara did in the past" Fox's Wrath leaked into the place before knocking on the door of the I seal roughly.
Naruto was momentarily stunned.
Uchiha? Control? What's going on?.
"What do you mean? Are you saying that someone controlled you to attack the village?"
The Fox huffed "Yes Boy, since you are looking for answers it is better than if I show you" The Fox stretched out his hand "when you touch my hand show you everything that happened you will see everything through your eyes".
Naruto looked at the Fox suspiciously "How do I know you are not lying to me?" He asked.
"I don't have a reason to lie to you."
Naruto hesitated for a few seconds before touching Fox's giant hand. Then he saw it all. He saw how on the day of his birth a mysterious man wearing a mask burst into the birthing bed attacking his mother and kidnapping him. He saw how shortly after they extracted the Fox from his mother, he saw how the masked man attacked the village with the Kyubi at his command.
He saw how his father faced the masked man. He saw how the Fox once freed from mind control was chained by his mother. In an act of last desperation the Fox attempted to kill him, only to kill his parents on the spot who died defending him.
When he finished Naruto was crying uncontrollably. It was all too much for him, it was one thing for them to tell you things, but see for yourself ... He no longer knew what to think, he no longer knew who to blame for his suffering now.
"And that's what happened Naruto" said the Fox cutting the connection.
Naruto gasped, the Shock was too much for him "I have to go" Naruto cut the mental link.
Naruto spent the next few days meditating, he no longer knew what to think. He should hate Fox for what he did, he killed his parents! He wanted to kill him !, but he also knew that he was controlled by a masked man who had the sharingan. Everything that happened to him was his fault, if he was an orphan and had no parents it was that man's fault. It is true that fox wanted to kill him, but could he blame me? The Fox was locked up all his life, it was obvious that he did not want to be locked up in the body of a child.
Now that he understood what happened he didn't have the heart to hate the Fox. He spent the next several days meditating before returning to his mental plane.
"You know it took less time than I supposed" said the Fox.
"You know Fox, I should hate you for everything that happened, but you know I don't have the heart to do it" the blonde sat down "I've been reflecting and thinking things over, and I don't blame you for what happened" this caught the attention of the Fox. "I can't blame you at all, it wasn't your fault you were controlled, but I can't forgive you for killing my parents." His eyes darkened.
"Can you blame me? I didn't want to be locked up again, do you think I wanted to join your mother or your ancestor Mito Uzumaki?" Fox raised his voice. "What do you mean?" Naruto asked.
"You know before the combat of Madara and Hashirama, I was in the country of the ancestors, taking care of the tomb of the Sage, that was my home, there I lived in peace without disturbing anyone. But Human greed has no limits, the damned Uchiha came to see me and control me, using me as a weapon against the other cocoon. Do you know what happened when the battle ended? His wife Mito Uzumaki sealed me? You know why? Why did he say I was a monster! And they couldn't leave a monster unsupervised! " The Fox roared.
"Do you think I wanted to join your unbearable mother? No Naruto I did not choose any of this! I did not want any of this! I was happy where I was. Do you know what it is to be locked up for more than 70 years, without having freedom or anything? ?. You also have the nerve to get angry with me for trying to kill you. I wanted to be free Naruto, I wanted my freedom, I am a Buji, a being created by the sage of the six paths, I am a force of nature, I deserve to be free, I regret about your parents but I wanted my freedom "said the Fox.
Naruto was silent without saying anything, part of what the Fox said was right, he had not wanted any of this, they were both forced to live a shitty situation due to certain events.
"I can't hate you" said the blonde "now I'm starting to understand you a bit, you wanted your freedom and I understand it, but I can't forgive you for killing my parents."
Fox's eyes softened "I don't hate you either Naruto, I've seen the life you've had since you were born, I can't help but feel sorry for you, but I don't regret trying to take my freedom."
The blonde sighed "I think this talk is over for today."
Naruto severed the mental link.
...
"You know you are visiting me a lot lately" said the Foxsarcastically. It had been two days since they last met.
Naruto slowly approached Zorro's cell "What were they like?"
The Fox raised an eyebrow "Who?"
"My parents".
The Fox looked at Naruto for a second before snorting and answering "Your mother was a screaming and crazy woman, she was always hitting people, especially because they called her Tomato" he said with a smile "Your father there is not much to say, apart from being a warm person with a good heart ".
"Your mother belonged to the Uzumaki Clan, a powerful ninja clan from a powerful village" Kurama added.
"Can you tell me about them, what happened to them?" Naruto asked excitedly.
"There is not much to say about them, they were a very powerful and feared clan, powerful but peaceful, they were so powerful and feared that the other villages joined together to exterminate most of your clan" Kurama replied.
Naruto got a lump in his throat he finally knew something about his clan and now he learns that the original Village and the clan were exterminated. "The Senjus and the Uzumakis were blood relatives, so that union carried over to both villages."
Naruto blinked "But if they were allies, why didn't they help them?"
The Fox smirked "Oh wow, finally you ask the right questions. You're getting better, now you're realizing how Konoha has kept you in the dark for so long."
Naruto narrowed his eyes "The Uzumaki Clan was the one providing high level Funjutsu to Konoha. Even Jinjurikis like your mother because their chakra was strong enough to hold me back. When the other villages joined to attack your home village Uzushiogakure, Konoha He didn't do anything "Kurama added.
"You're lying, Konoha would never let a valuable ally disappear" Naruto answered vehemently, earning a taunt from Kurama "hahaha, you are naive, Konoha already had his Jinchuriki, what more did they want from Uzushiogakure?"
Naruto blinked, he couldn't believe that, what Kurama was hinting at is that Konoha let a clan and his village die, his clan because they no longer needed them.
"That can't be true, the third party wouldn't let that happen."
The Fox laughed "The same man who let you suffer?".
Naruto's eyes darkened dangerously "Don't talk about what you don't know he was a good man."
"Naruto, think about this for a moment, doesn't it seem strange to you that they never told you anything about your parents or your clan? 17 years without telling you anything, everyone knew it, Kakashi, Jiraya, Tsunade, the third, but nobody told you nothing, they didn't do anything to protect you "Kurama replied. "They had no intention of telling you anything, if it weren't for the fact that the old man was forced by the resurrection of his crazy mother, you would surely never know who your parents were and where you came from."
Naruto's throat tightened. Part of Kurama's words were right. Why was the truth never told? Part of him wanted to believe it was for good reason.
"Look at it this way, nobody said anything to you because they were afraid of your reaction. Imagine that as a child you had found out that you were the son of the fourth Hokage. Knowing the truth about your parents, would you have loved the village the same and followed your fool? dream of being Hokage? Or would you have left the village in search of survivors of your family ?.
Naruto looked at the ground thinking about the answer. "Are you saying that there are more survivors of my clan, if so, where are they? Why didn't they go to Konoha who were allies?"
"Silly boy, would you go to the village that abandoned you and let you die? Or would you rather hide?" Replied the Fox.
The blonde felt a sinking in his stomach "Be honest Naruto, they have treated you like shit, you can admire Kakashi and the third Hokage all you want or the fool Jiraya, but the truth is that they did the least with you. And no you lie to yourself, they could have done many things, the Third could have provided you with a better place, he could have protected you better, but what did he do? He turned a blind eye to most of your misfortunes. "
"That… .." Naruto tried to protest.
"And let's not talk about Jiraya or Kakashi, one preferred not to take care of you when you needed it most and the other was never a true teacher for you, he was your father's student, he could have taught you better, but what did he do, he preferred to train emo Uchiha before training you "said the Fox.
Naruto was silent without being able to say anything.
"Now that you know everything, I ask you, do you really want to be the Hokage of a village that all they have done is abuse you and lie to you?"
"Of, of, of course…. That is my dream, Konoha is my home, they may have been mean to me but it is my home" replied the blonde.
Kurama gave a cruel laugh. "Naruto, a home is where one feels comfortable and happy, tell me the truth, do you really feel comfortable in Konoha? Have I really done something to earn your loyalty?"
"What do you mean?".
"You have always said that loyalty is achieved and earned, you have always tried hard for them to accept you, but have they done the same for you? Have they done anything to earn your loyalty? Be honest Naruto and look at me eyes, during 12 years of your life have they done anything for you? "asked the Fox.
"No" Naruto answered honestly. The weight of his words tightened his chest, they never did anything for him, except for 2 people who prepared Ramen for him and Master Iruka, no one cared about him, even they only treated him like that out of pity.
"There you have the answer boy, why give everything for others when they have hardly done anything for you?" Asked the Fox.
"And what do you want me to do? Let me abandon my dreams? I have never given up my dreams for anything, one of the things I want to be Hokage for is to be able to change things in the Village for the better" replied the blonde stubbornly.
Fox grumbled "I'm telling you to have a broader vision Naruto, I know deep down you don't feel comfortable, now you have a few friends, but most of those people still see you with disgust and hatred, even here I can feel their hypocrisy and hatred, those people will not put you Naruto ".
"And what do you want me to make me drop everything? Give up everything that matters to me?"
"You could rebuild your clan, you could travel the world and re-found your mother's village, you could be the Kage of that village, imagine yourself being the Uzukage and ruling your own village, ruling the village as you please, in a place without hatred, where people don't give you bad looks and insult you, in a place where people love you and most importantly where your real family is "Kurama explained.
Naruto was thinking about his words, the idea was really attractive, reuniting the surviving Uzumakis and rebuilding the village of his mother and ancestors and becoming their Kage was not a bad idea.
"It's not a bad idea you wouldn't be Hokage but fulfill your dream of being Kage and being the head of the village" Kurama added.
Naruto looked at the ground thinking about what he had just said, he knew he wanted to be Hokage, but the idea of rebuilding his clan and his village was not a bad idea. But if he did that, he would be destroying all his dreams and motivations and, most importantly, the village where he was born. Naruto was in conflict over the idea, on the one hand he would have to leave the village and look for his blood family, on the other hand he would have to stay in Konoha and fulfill his dreams. He also doubted that there were more survivors from the clan and the village, but the thought and hopes that there were more like him out there and that they would be alone and unprotected made his heart clench.
"Think about it Naruto, because I'm not going to lie to you, I know the old man asked me to help you but I refuse to help and defend the same people who hated and ridiculed me" added the Fox.
"I need to think" said this, he closed the mental channel.
Naruto spent the next four days debating what he should do. After much thought, I finally had the answer.
"It seems you have an answer" said the Fox lying down from his cage.
"Yes I have" he paused before continuing "My dream of being a Hokage will not abandon it, at least for now, but I want to go to Uzushiogakure, I want to see the ruins, I want to know more about my mother's Clan, I want to see if There are other survivors of my clan, and if I help them as much as I can "Naruto replied.
The Fox looked intently at Naruto for a few seconds before a half smile formed on his face "Very good Naruto, I hope you find the answers on your journey."
The next day he met the Sage toad telling him about his departure, he had learned and controlled the Senjutsu chakra and it was no longer needed, the Sage Toad asked him not to leave the place until Jiraya arrived, but Naruto refused, saying that this it was something he had to do alone and he also asked him not to contact him and say where he was unless strictly necessary.
And so once he left the mountain of toads, Naruto said goodbye with a smile, heading for a new adventure.
