Fate Lines Twisted
Author's Note: Ok I'm back with the second chapter in tow. Some of the questions that you may have in mind might be answered in this chapter. Btw does anyone know what kind of tailed demons there are? It will be quite awhile till I get up to that arc, but I'm thinking of putting them in as OC so I might need that info for future reference.
Another issue I should address is the pairings. I know that I had said that you guys can choose the pairings, but unfortunately I'm more or less aiming for Naruto to be with a girl on the same age or near his age as he is. So to all those fans of Naruto with all those older woman like Shizune, Kurenei and even Koyuki from the movie, I am deeply sorry that I can't make your wish come true but I won't be considering them as choices for pairings with Naruto, However, if you want to see them with someone else feel free to let me know.
Oh yeah any ideas and turns for the story will be considered. So don't be afraid to tell me.
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"Speech"
Thought
2: Plans for the future.
"Don't let the fourth's sacrifice go in vain."
"That baby must be killed."
"Finish the Kyuubi off."
"We have to end it here."
Sarutobi rubbed his temples trying to keep himself calm, because currently he was with the council members who were unanimous in their decision for the execution of Uzumaki Naruto, who they believed was the Kyuubi.
"We are speaking on the people's behalf. This Baby must die."
Looks like my plan backfired. Sarutobi thought grimly.
And indeed it had…
Flash Back
When the presence of Kyuubi had disappeared, Sarutobi and a team of Anbu had returned to the site of where the battle had been fought. What they saw made them break down in tears.
Yondaime was dead.
Even Sarutobi, who had expected this couldn't keep the tears in his eyes.
Regaining his senses, he ordered the Anbu to go forward and bring Arashi's body back to Konoha on a stretcher. He himself moved forward and picked up a bundle of white that was baby Naruto, amidst the confused glances of the surrounding Anbu, who were wondering 'what is a baby doing out here?'. Nevertheless they obeyed orders without a word, more or less in shock that their Hokage has died.
When they got back to the village, everyone crowded around awaiting news on what had happened out there. However their questions were soon answered as soon as they laid eyes on Yondaime's lifeless body being brought in by the Anbu in a very somber motion.
Everyone started to mourn right away, knowing that their leader had sacrificed his life to save them all.
After a moment of mourning somebody noticed that Sarutobi was carrying a baby in his arms.
"Sandaime, why do you have a baby in your arms?"
Sarutobi, who had more or less been expecting the question decided to answer truthfully to start off with.
"May I please have everyone's attention for a moment." He waited for everyone's attention to be on him.
"The reason I have a baby in my arms is because it was a key part of the technique that was used to defeat Kyuubi." He cleared his throat.
"As you may have guessed, Yondaime has indeed sacrificed his life so that we may live; he did that in the form of a technique that kills the user in guaranteeing the death of the enemy, basically a kamikaze attack." looked around and saw people crying again.
"However." He continued "The power of the Kyuubi is so vast, that it would not have been possible for it to be killed by the Shinigami. So Yondaime deduced that if it wasn't possible to kill it, he would just seal it instead. In order for that to happen he needed the body of a newborn child--"
"Whose child is that?" someone interrupted.
"This baby is an orphan. His parents were unfortunately killed by the Kyuubi. I've…decided to name him Uzumaki Naruto because…he is the last legacy of the fourth."
Good thinking Sarutobi. He patted himself on the back
"Anyhow the body of a newborn child was needed because the chakra lines inside a newborn's body is not fully formed yet and would adapt easier to having the Kyuubi's chakra inside of it."
After a moment of silent contemplation over what has just been said one villager spoke up.
"So that baby has the Kyuubi inside of him?"
"Yes. And it is thanks to this baby what we are still here." Sarutobi concluded, closing his eyes in deep thought.
There. Now Naruto shall be know as a her—
"The Kyuubi is still alive!"
"Quick! kill the baby! Kill the baby!"
"Kill the monster!"
Sarutobi immediately opened his eyes in shock.
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What the F&!
Hey- Even a Hokage has to swear sometimes.
What he saw before him now was widespread hysteria and panic.
"No! Listen to me! This child is a hero!" he shouted, trying to calm everyone down. But his words fell on deaf ears.
In fact, the crowd just got louder and louder.
Damn it! I really suck at breaking news to people…
He was just glad that Anko wasn't here to witness this spectacle.
End Flashback
Getting his mind back to the present he started tuning again to the elder's words. But what he heard made him wish he hadn't.
"Hokage sama this child is a threat to Konoha and should be exterminated immediately."
After that last statement had been made. Sarutobi just lost it.
"Silence!" he roared
The council chamber quieted down straight away.
He turned to look at the elder who had made that last comment in the eye.
"And how is a baby supposed to be a threat? If you think that a baby is a threat then you are even more of a coward than I thought and are not worthy of holding a seat in this chamber. Anbu, escort him out."
The Anbu came and dragged the elder out, who was giving out shouts of protest at his indictment.
Once the commotion was over, Sarutobi returned his attention to the rest of the elders.
"You have made yourselves very clear on what you want to be done, however I am not able to, nor want to comply with your demands. As of now I am Hokage again and I am going to pull my rank on all of you: This baby will not be killed. I'm also passing a law that forbids anyone ever speaking of the boy as the Kyuubi, failure to comply will result in immediate extradition from the village."
He eyed the elders dangerously, as if daring them to challenge his authority.
The council members however had seen the dangerous glint in Sarutobi's eyes and knew that it would not be wise to oppose him. So they stayed silent and nodded their heads in agreement.
Seeing that everything was finalized he ordered them to give out an announcement to the people regarding the new law, then excused himself.
Walking down the hall way of the Hokage Tower he contemplated what he was going to tell the person who was going to be the most affected: Anko.
Looking at the baby in his arms he wondered where things had gone wrong. This child was supposed to be a hero dammit!
When he got to Anko's door, he took a deep breath and walked in; what he saw made him dread telling her what had taken place even more.
Anko was curled up on the bed crying her heart out. When she heard the door open she lifted her head up showing Sarutobi her eyes which were all puffy and red. It looked like she hadn't stopped since her and Arashi said goodbye.
Seeing her baby Anko tried to rush over, but Sarutobi dashed to her side.
"Anko don't move, your body is still extremely weak. Naruto is fine." He gave her the bundle.
Anko hugged the baby close to her chest, and then looked back at Sarutobi.
"And Arashi?" she questioned hoping beyond hope that he had somehow survived the effects of the technique.
But one look into Sandaime's saddened eyes, and she knew that he hadn't, and with that a fresh new wave of tears burst forth.
Sarutobi watched the pathetic sight before him and he was about to make it worse.
"Anko….I'm afraid that there's bad news."
She stopped her sobs for a moment as if not comprehending what he just said.
"What did you say? How can there be more bad news?"
"…..I'm afraid that my plan didn't go as well as I had hoped. Instead of being viewed as a hero the people now view Naruto as the Kyuubi and wish for him to be dead."
Anko just sat there stunned at this sudden turn of events.
"B..B..But he's not! My baby's not a monster!" she started blubbering.
"I know that Anko, but the people won't be dissuaded from their opinions."
"So what's going to happen now?" Then she brightened up a bit. "That means me and Naruto won't have to be separated! No one will take care of him so I can keep him." She stated hopefully.
Sarutobi however just shook his head.
"I'm sorry Anko but just because the people don't view him as a hero doesn't mean you can look after him. Your reputation throughout the village may push the people's anger so far, that not even I can stop them from murdering the baby, not only that, but in your current condition you won't be able to take care of anybody."
He watched as Anko's form crumbled back down in despair.
"So what is to be done?" She asked tearfully.
Sarutobi thought for a moment trying to come up with the answer in his Hokage level brain.
Finally he spoke up.
"Anko I think that it will be best if Naruto be put into an orphanage. Then when he becomes of age I'll set up a small apartment for him with an allowance each week, then he shall be put through the Ninja Academy to be trained as a Shinobi. Does that sit well with you?"
Anko thought it over, looked at Naruto then slowly nodded. Then she thought about herself.
"Then what about me Sandaime?" What am I supposed to do? I'm no longer capable of being a ninja and I can't look after my baby. What am I supposed to do!" she asked desperately.
"Hmmmm….I think that you will have to work as a normal civilian but you can't do anything strenuous since your body can't handle it. And you'll also need somebody to look after you…But that somebody has to bear no malice towards you…hmmmmm" Sarutobi pondered more to himself than Anko.
Who would hold no malice towards the apprentice of the most evil criminal in the history of Konoha?
"Well, we'll think of that later, but I think that I can probably place you near Naruto's orphanage so you can keep an eye on him, but, under no circumstances are you to interact with him in any way lest the secret be revealed."
Hearing this Anko brightened up a bit. At least it was better than nothing.
Elsewhere in Konoha, Rin and Kakashi were seeking comfort on each other's arms trying to cope with the fact that their sensei is really gone.
"Kaka kun, I don't think I can go on…" she cried
"What do you mean Rin?"
"Obito's dead, my parents are dead and now Sensei is dead. I don't think I want to live anymore."
"Don't say stuff like that." Kakashi reprimanded.
"Everything here reminds me of them. It's too painful." She cried some more.
"If you leave then I will lose all my precious people too." Kakashi returned back just as painfully.
"I'm … sorry, but I can't it." She looked down.
"Rin…I love you."
Snapping her head back in shock she just stared at him dumbfounded.
"What!"
"Obito's last words to me were to return your feelings for me, I didn't understand what he meant then, but I do now." He grabbed her hand.
Rin just looked at his hand on hers then slowly removed it.
"You're just saying that."
Kakashi just shook his head.
"I'm not, after last night I realized that the people I care about are dieing so fast, I wanted to tell you just in case anything happened." He cried. "So don't you dare think that you're alone in this; we'll get through sensei's death together."
Seeing that he was not leaving any room for argument, she just nodded and laid her head in his chest.
They stayed like that all night.
The Next Day
The morning sun rose up signifying the start of a new day, but the death and destruction from the night before still weighed heavily in everyone's hearts making it impossible for anyone to get on with their daily lives. People were walking with their heads low, nobody was talking much, people were mourning their losses. In other words, you'd find more life in a ghost town.
At the Hokage tower, Sarutobi was contemplating the sudden turn of events of the previous night.
How did it come to this? Arashi I'm sorry but things didn't go as well as I had hoped. Your son is now known as a monster throughout the village.
Whilst he was deep in thought, a shadow flew in and placed itself in front of Sarutobi's desk.
Shaken out of his thoughts but nevertheless unfazed by the sudden appearance of the person in front of him.
"Glad you could make it back fast."
Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin, former pupil of the third and master to the fourth, now stood before him.
Jiraiya looked to the ground.
"Judging by all the mourning I'm guessing I didn't make it back fast enough."
Sarutobi just sighed.
"Yes, Arashi is dead, but he succeeded in sealing the Kyuubi."
Jiraiya raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Kyuubi isn't dead?"
Sarutobi shook his head.
"No. the demon was too powerful to be completely destroyed, but Arashi managed to seal it in a newborn child."
"Whose child is it?" Jiraiya questioned.
"Arashi's"
As soon as that word was said Jiraiya started spluttering in disbelief.
"What! Since when did Arashi have a child! Scratch that! When did he even have a girlfriend? That brat! If he had a wedding and he didn't invite me I'll…." Jiraiya started ranting.
Sarutobi silenced him with a wave of his hand.
"As I was saying, the baby is Arashi's and he used his son to seal the Kyuubi, but his technique also required him to sacrifice himself."
Jiraiya nodded thoughtfully a tear at the end of his eye.
"That's just like him; I knew that he would make this village proud. Damn it! If only I had made it back sooner!" He slammed his hand on the table in a moment of self anger.
Sarutobi just sighed again.
"What's done is done Jiraiya; we just have to look forward to the future now, which in any case looks grim enough as it is…"
Jiraiya however just interrupted him with a raised hand and eyes closed.
"Before you go on sensei there's one thing I absolutely positively must know."
Sarutobi nodded waiting for him to continue, if Jiraiya was this serious then it must be a serious matter.
"Did Arashi get together with a hot babe?"
Sarutobi face faulted.
Jiraiya opened his eyes showing that he wasdead serious.
"Because if he hooked up with an ugly broad even after all of my great how-to-get-girl lessons than I'll kill him…" He blinked for a moment. "…If he wasn't dead already." He added as an after thought.
Sarutobi got back up and whacked him with his stick.
"Jiraiya! You idiot! Is that all you can think about!" he screamed.
Jiraiya nursed the now swollen bump on his head.
"Well I didn't hear you complaining back when I did the genin test!"
Sarutobi blushed.
"Hey now keep that quiet! You don't want anyone else to hear do you?"
He recomposed himself.
"Anyhow, to answer your question the mother of the baby is Anko, she was an apprentice to your old team mate if you remember."
He paused to check Jiraiya reaction.
Jiraiya was stunned; he just sat there frozen in shock at the revelation.
"Look Jiraiya, I understand how you must feel about your apprentice getting together with Orochimaru's but…" Sarutobi continued.
All of a sudden Jiraiya came back to life. He grinned and put two thumbs up.
"100 points! Banzai! Arashi really did well for himself! Man to get such a high level chick! I knew my techniques would help him!"
Sarutobi face faulted.
"Then what the hell were you sitting there all silent for!" he screamed, when he got back up
Jiraiya just raised an eyebrow.
"Well I hadn't seen her in a real long time, so I was just thinking about what she'd look like all grown up." He replied like it was the most natural thing in the world to do.
Sarutobi's eye twitched. But then he just sighed. Even after knowing Jiraiya from a child to this man before him, he still couldn't comprehend what goes through his student's head sometimes.
Not that he would ever want to of course.
"Anyway, since you seem fine I'll get to the point. Anko's reputation is in a disputable situation at the moment since she only returned a year ago, and having the baby that contains the Kyuubi may put her character into further doubt in the people's mind, which will put both mother and child at risk."
Jiraiya nodded in agreement at that.
"I had planned on having them separated, so Anko would have an easier time in regaining her status as a Konoha citizen, but now I'm in a bit of a dilemma seeing that I've made a mistake concerning the village's feelings towards the baby."
Jiraiya frowned.
"And how do they view him sensei?" he asked dreading the answer.
Sarutobi glanced at the open view of the village with a little resentment.
"They view him not as the hero who saved them, but rather the monster that was sealed in him."
"What!" Jiraiya screamed in anger.
"All is not what it seems Jiraiya. The people are in mourning, they suffered a terrible ordeal last night, and it's only natural that they aren't thinking straight."
Jiraiya relaxed somewhat, but the anger was still evident in his eyes.
"I think I can understand a little bit on why Tsunade and Orochimaru left this damn village." He stated bitterly.
"So what is going to happen to the baby?" he inquired.
"Well I've decided to issue a decree that prevents anyone from speaking of the baby as Kyuubi. Anyone who doesn't know will stay ignorant. My original plan to place the baby in an orphanage still stands, though it may be a bit risky considering the people's feelings, but when he comes of age he will be trained as a Konoha ninja just like any other child."
Jiraiya thought for a moment.
"But what about Anko? Surely she would object at the prospect of being separated from her son?"
"Anko has given me her complete consent on this matter. She is not fit to take care of a baby in her current state anyway."
"What do you mean sensei?"
"Orochimaru has been using her body in a multitude of experiments in his pursuit to gain immortal life and as a result Anko's body had an unnatural reaction to the birth. In order to save her I had to stop her chakra circuitry system for a time, but in doing so it seems to have diminished her chakra capacity to the point where she is barely able to live, and in order to sustain that she will need chakra transfers at least once a day."
Jiraiya clenched his fists at this.
"That damn Orochimaru, if I ever get my hands on him…"
He let that sentence trail off, and then concentrated again on Sarutobi.
"May I have a look at her sensei?"
Sarutobi looked at him suspiciously.
"I mean to see if I can help her! Geez I'm not a pervert all the time you know!" Jiraiya raised his hands in defense.
Sarutobi nodded his head and the two of them made their way to Anko's room.
In Anko's room she was currently singing a sweet lullaby to Naruto all the while thinking of the fate that lay before her son.
Was it really fair to bring you into this world Naruto? You will never know your father and I won't be in your childhood. After what Hokage sama has told me, I can't trust anyone to look after you. I hope that you will be able to forgive me and your father when you know the truth…
She was startled out of her thoughts by the entrance if Sarutobi and surprisingly her husband's former sensei: Legendary Sannin Jiraiya.
"Hello Anko san how are you feeling this morning?" Sarutobi greeted her kindly.
"Not too bad, I feel really weak though. I can barely move."
Sarutobi nodded understandingly.
"I'm afraid that's to be expected. Anko you remember Jiraiya don't you?" he introduced.
Jiraiya walked up with a smile on his face.
However Anko reacted negatively.
"Stay back you pervert! Arashi's told me all about you! And I remember when I was a kid you tried to make him do perverted moves on me!"
Jiraiya just gaped and stuttered.
"No!..Wha..I mean…I'm not going to do anything perverted now!" he shouted exasperatedly.
"Don't lie! I can see it with that giant perverted smile on your face!" Anko retorted.
"What do you mean I was just being friendly! Sensei doesn't my smile look friendly?" he turned to Sarutobi and gave him a huge smile which unfortunately did look perverted.
"No."
One word from Sarutobi and Jiraiya was hunched in the corner of the room twirling his finger muttering "It doesn't look perverted." Over and over.
Sarutobi just sighed and rubbed his head.
"Anko, I guess you know of Jiraiya's reputation as a pervert, but for this time he was telling the truth. I' brought him here since he may be able to help you with your condition."
Anko jut looked confused.
"But Hokage sama, If you can't help me then how can he?"
"Anko, I think you place me too highly. In truth my students are possibly more skilled than me. Even the technique that I used on you was derived from one of the scrolls of Tsunade. So please just let him check up on you."
Anko looked at Jiraiya, who had recovered and looked more serious now, then nodded.
Jiraiya then took charge.
"Ok Anko, give the baby to Sarutobi then lay back and try to relax."
She did so. Well…more the handing the baby over to Sarutobi. Relaxing was a bit more difficult to do when you have Jiraiya watching you.
Jiraiya gathered some chakra in his hand till it became a green glow then rubbed it across her tummy. This allowed him to view her chakra system.
"You're right sensei; her chakra capacity is very low indeed." He commented.
He then observed a bit more closely then gasped.
"There is something else sensei, her body…it doesn't seem to be…aging."
Anko opened her eyes in shock.
Sarutobi stared at Jiraiya.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean what I said sensei. There seems to be no activity within her cells signifying any change."
He observed a bit more.
"I think when her chakra capacity diminished to the point where she is barely able to live, it means just that. Chakra is the fundamental point of life, but it also holds other functions such as helping us grow. In other words...I think Anko is…somewhat immortal."
Anko gasped.
"Wh..Wh..What do you mean immortal?"
Jiraiya shook his head.
"Don't get me wrong. I'm just saying you're immortal in a hypothetical sense. You will need chakra transfers to live since we all burn up chakra everyday just by going about our daily lives, but for you your chakra capacity is only limited to keeping you alive, so your body doesn't have enough to support other functions like aging."
Sarutobi steeped in.
"So is there anything you can do for her Jiraiya?"
Jiraiya shook his head.
"Unfortunately, this is way out of my league. Tsunade might be able to come up with a cure though."
Sarutobi nodded grimly as the unspoken question passed though the air.
But where is she?
After a moment of silence, they saw that Anko had passed out from exhaustion. So they laid baby in her arm and quietly walked out.
On the way back to Sarutobi's office Jiraiya spoke up.
"Did you receive my latest report?"
Sarutobi nodded.
"Then you know that the baby's going to be in great danger. However I recently received information that they won't need Kyuubi for another 15 years, so we still have time." Jiraiya continued.
"Hmmm…Do you have any idea what they plan to do with all the jinchuuriki?"
"Not a clue, but while I'm traveling around digging for information I'll keep an eye out for the other containers as well. So you might not see me for a long while, but I'll keep you updated with reports. Then when the time comes I'll come back to train him. So until then keep him safe old man."
Sarutobi chuckled.
"Don't worry I will, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only old man here now eh?"
Jiraiya snorted in indignation.
"Don't put me on your level old man." He chuckled then asked. "What's the kid's name by the way?"
"Naruto."
"Naruto… He has a lot of potential, possibly more than his father." He chuckled again. "But than again he is the son of two students to the legendary Sannin. Goodbye sensei" And with that he disappeared in a swirl of leaves.
Now standing alone, Sarutobi sighed again, the current feelings of relaxation in the presence of his student were starting to wear off and in their place were the stress and anxiety for the future.
"Future…" he mused. "What will it hold for those that it concerns most?" and with that fleeting thought he made his way back to his office.
Preview
Next chapter: Tortured souls united.
Blood and dead bodies were strewn all over the compound as he walked through it. As Sasuke got closer to his destination, the sight of blood and the smell of rotting bodies of the relatives that he would see everyday seemed to overwhelm his innocent seven year old mind and he did the only thing he could do.
He vomited.
But now a new fear raced across his mind
What about my family!
With that though he started running to his house with only three concerns in mind
Father…
Mother…
Brother…
Please be alright!
After a minute he reached his destination and ran through the open door. The sight that beheld him was something that was unfathomable in his mind.
The body of his mother and father were both on the floor obviously dead.
But what appalled him the most was the solitary figure that stood before him.
His brother…
Uchiha Itachi
End preview
Author's note: well that's the second chapter done. Just another 50 or more so to go faints from shock
Till next time! Later!