Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto… I own my possible original characters, though…
I don't know why I started writing this story… No, I do know why. I was reading the story "The reaper organization" from floridarocks0091, and when I read chapter 5 I felt so angry that I decided that Konoha deserved pain and terror. And so, welcome my first Dark-Naruto fic. In this fic, Naruto's past was even harsher than the normal story. That because… Naruto had a friend when he was little. You say, shouldn't this be a good thing? Read and see for yourself. Enjoy.
Prologue
Naruto was always alone since he could remember. The whole village shunned him for thing he hadn't done. They beat him up. They called him names. They even tried to kill him, if they were drunk or stupid enough. And many times they got away with it. But then… A little ray of light appeared in his life when he was five. In the shape of a girl around his age. The girl had black hair, blue stunning eyes and pale skin. Maybe that was why her name was Yuki. Snow… The girl was crying because her cat wasn't coming down from the tree. Naruto helped her, trying to get the cat to climb down from the tree… Yes, trying. Because after a twenty minutes of fight he fell from the tree with scratches all over his face… This doubled the happiness of the girl, since she was happy for gaining back her cat and because the boy made her laugh.
"Thanks… Neko wasn't coming down."
"Eheheh… I'm a man… And ojisan always says that men must be gentle with girls."
"My name's Yuki (1). And you?"
"Naruto!"
This was the beginning of the end that came after three years from that event. The two children became friends, and the adults began to notice the thing. They started to think that the demon brainwashed Yuki, that the girl was her mate in a human form, or maybe his own spawn. But, that was a problem. A treat. And if the demon was protected from the Hokage, the girl wasn't. So, there was an easy way to solve the problem… Killing. So, when Naruto walked to Yuki's home to meet her in secret, he found a shocking scene in front of his eyes when he passed above a garbage can. Yuki. Covered in blood. Her own blood, coming from many gushes. One of her legs was bended in an unnatural way. Her clothes were all thorn and ripped, and her cat… Her cat was beside her, dead as well. Neko probably tried to defend his owner, and got killed as well. But what shocked Naruto the most was… The message. Yes. The message wrote in her flesh, probably with a Kunai. The message was…
Your bitch came first, demon. But soon you will follow her!
"… No… They… No… It was… All my fault…"
Naruto approached the poor girl, and he took one of her hands, holding it between his ones, tears streaming down his cheeks. If only she hadn't befriended him… She would still be alive. Maybe she would hate her… But she would still be alive. Then, he felt it. Her pulse. On her wrist. He was gripping so tight that he felt her pulse. She was still alive! The thing hadn't happened much time before!
"Yuki! Yuki!"
"…"
"Please, don't die! Don't go away! I'll… I'll bring you to an hospital!"
"… Na… Ru…"
"Yuki…" "What am I thinking? Even if I bring her to the hospital, they'll just… Hurt her more… No one will help her…"
"But you want… And you can."
"! What!"
"Shut up, brat. And listen to what I say. We don't have much time, if you want to save your friend. Just do as I tell you, and follow my every order."
"… Why should I trust you, whoever you are? You could just be some Genjutsu…"
"Because you have no other choice."
"… What I have to do?"
"Using your index and middle fingers, press both her temples. Then channel all the chakra that you can trough them."
"Y-Yes…"
Naruto did as told. He pressed Yuki's temples, her breath rapidly fading. He then channelled all the chakra that he had in his body trough them. Suddenly, Yuki's body arched like she had convulsions, than she fell limply, her breath no more.
"NO! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!"
"SHUT UP! THINK YOUR WORDS WHEN TALKING TO ME, DAMMIT! YOUR FRIEND IS NOT DEAD, SHE'S JUST HYPOTHERMIC!"
"… Hy… Hypo…"
"THINK YOUR THOUGHTS!"
"R-Right. What… What does hypothermic mean?"
"It means that since your friend was so damaged that she couldn't be saved by any medic, I put her in a state that will make her last longer."
"Longer… Longer for what?"
"Not yet. First, we need to have a talk."
"What talk! Hurry! She's dying!"
"Shut up! It's about your friend as well! You know who did this to her, right!"
"… The same… The same people who did bad things to me…"
"WHO, BRAT! WHO! I WANT THE NAMES!"
"… The whole village…"
"And… What would you want to do to them?"
"…"
Naruto then remembered about all the times when he longed for bad things to happen to his assailants. Wounds, amputations of limbs, even death… That since he entered the academy and the students joined the adults. Since he knew what was death and blood and wounds… That was what being a ninja consisted of. But he restrained himself from reacting… Because he didn't want to appear as a bad guy to Yuki. He didn't want to become… The same as them. But now… Now he couldn't restrain himself. He wanted them to die. To burn in the flames of hell.
"Good, kit. Keeping strain those emotions is not healthy for a demon, figures for a human. You reacted exactly how I thought."
"… How can you read my thoughts? Who are you?"
"I'll explain this later… But now we have to go. We have to leave this village, if we want to save your friend… And yourself. Do you trust me? Will you do as I tell you?"
"… Yes. I'll do as you tell me but I want to know your name."
"… I have another name, but for now just call me Kitsu."
"Ok."
Naruto slowly and gently wrapped his shirt around Yuki's fragile body and then even more carefully he picked her up. Then, he started walking towards the village's gates, as Kitsu was telling him. The guards noticed him.
"Oh, look. It's the demon."
"It seems that he found out our little present…"
"…"
Naruto felt anger and pain increasing, but he did not let it overflow him. They were Chunins, maybe even Jonins. He didn't stand a chance. Then, Kitsu told him to tell them what they wanted to hear. He suggested every word.
"So, where are you going, demon?"
"… I'm going to bury her. Then, I'll commit suicide. You won, damn humans."
"… Really! Ahahah! Then we should have killed the little bitch a lot of time ago!"
"Open the gate!"
"…" "… I hate them…"
"Calm down. Emotions must not overflow you. They're a weapon. Calm down, and walk out."
Naruto walked trough the now opened gates, still holding Yuki in his arms. Then, suddenly, he felt a boot pushing him hard in the back. He almost fell, but since he feared for Yuki's health, he just fell on one knee, and restrained himself to react, hearing the laughs of the gatekeepers.
"Good, brat. Good. Continue on walking. I'll tell you about the directions to take."
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In the end, Kitsu brought Naruto to a clearing half a mile away from Konoha. It was surrounded by petrified trees, a consequence of Kyuubi's attack, probably. Then, Naruto began to do what Kitsu told him to do. He began to write something on the ground using stones. A complex pattern of a seal. It took Naruto at least four hours, and a lot of work, but Kitsu told him that Yuki could survive just for other five hours, so he kept on trying. And in the end, he did it all right.
"I've… I've finished…"
"Good. Now, brat, do the last thing I told you to do."
"Yes…"
Naruto brought Yuki and himself in the centre of the pattern of the seal. Then, he did the last thing Kitsu told him to do. He cut his arm, letting blood flow on the seal. The inscription began to glow blood red.
"I… I still don't understand why I needed to do this…"
"Because trough your blood, my chakra will activate the seal."
"Trough my blood… Your chakra?"
"Yes, brat. Try to reason. It's not that difficult. I can hear your thoughts and talk to you in your mind, and my chakra flows trough your blood. So, where am I?"
"… Inside me?"
"Exactly."
Suddenly, a wave of red chakra burst from the seal, and began to form a dome around and above the kids.
"W-What! What's happening! Who are you!"
"Calm down, brat. We'll have a lot to do, during these six years. First thing, my real name."
"S-Six years!"
"My name is Abunai Masaru (2), brat. Otherwise know as the Kyuubi no Kitsune."
And with that, it was born the strange dome-rock in the middle of the petrified forest. A mythical rock… That only lasted six years.
The game
Konoha1: Let's play a game
Nobody knew how that rock appeared. It just appeared in the same day of when the demon of Konoha died after witnessing the death of his bitch. A lot of ninjas of Konoha tried to uncover its secrets, but no one had success. That… Till the 23th of march, six years after that day. A traveller was resting from his long travel, what else, in the same clearing.
"Uff… What a hot place… Practically no shade… And this rock… The result of the death of a demon. Ah, to think that he tried to trick an entire village disguising himself as a child… Hn?"
Suddenly, the traveller turned around after he heard a sound. Like of a egg cracking. But there was no egg to crack, he told to himself, so he kept on resting. That before… The egg, no the dome-rock, cracked, exploded, sending gust of winds everywhere and filling with red light the whole clearing. Then, the traveller turned around. In the middle of the clearing were now standing three figures, shadowed by the red light.
"After six years, the first words that we hear are the same that we heard when we last saw the outside world… I'm soooo hurt…"
"Aren't you always on everyone's mouth…"
"So, who takes the first kill?"
"…"
"I think it would be right to let Masaru this honour, since he has been trapped inside my body for 10 years."
"Much obliged…"
"…"
So, the life of a traveller ended by the hands of a certain Masaru. And he couldn't help but think that the demon who died in that place had something to do with that.
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In the meanwhile, in the village of Konoha, everything was going on for the best. The children were happy, because there was no school that day. It was the anniversary of the death of the demon of Konoha, so there was going to be a party and the whole village was preparing it. Too bad that a few days after they would have to commemorate the death of one of the Hokages, the Sandaime, who dyed four years after the death of the demon, by the hands of Orochimaru. The village was nearly wiped out, that day, by the joined forces of sound and sand, but thanks to the return of both the other Sannins, the village could be saved. The current Hokage was the same Tsunade, and Jiraya as well decided to stay in the village. After all, a lot of beautiful women resided there. So, all the people were so focused on the upcoming party that the Jonins at the village's gates didn't notice three figures jumping over them, and landing on the rooftops of Konoha.
"Not much changed… A part the portrait of that Tsunade's woman on the Hokage's mountain."
"… Well, do we want to start?"
"Ok. I'll head to the Hokage's office, as planned. You two do your 'chores'. There's only one rule, of course."
"We know, we know…"
"Cause as much noise and mayhem possible."
"Exactly. Now, go."
"Of course."
Masaru got away, in the direction of the Hokage's office, leaving alone his two companions.
"Are you sure you want to be alone?"
"Yes. It's something that I must do alone. But thanks for concerning."
"… You're welcome."
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All the males of Konohagakure no sato were asking themselves the same thing. Where the hell did the girl they were now drooling over come. The girl was an incredible sight for male eyes. She had jet black waist-length black hair, pale skin and blue eyes. She seemed around fifteen years old, but the blue kimono with a golden dragon pattern held by a cream sash and the sandals made her look like a mature woman. A HOT mature woman. The girl stopped in front of a certain house, knocking at the door with her beautiful right hand. To the door answered a couple of people around their middle thirties.
"Yes, young lady? What can we do for you?"
"Hello. I was searching for Keppaku (3) Yuki."
The couple seemed a little startled, from that request. But they got back their calm in a few seconds, holding each other hands.
"If you're… If you're searching for the demon's whore, she died six years ago. If you're searching for our daughter… She died ten years ago."
"Oh! Yes! How stupid of me!"
The young girl giggled, and then smiled. The smile was so beautiful that it was almost blinding. But the smile couldn't make the two whips the girl summoned in her arms invisible to the couple.
"I forgot you almost let them kill me!"
"…"
"Sayonara, kaa-san and tou-san (4)."
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Tsunade finally got over another long morning of hard work. The preparations for the festival for the death of the demon of Konoha were much more tiring than anyone could think. Especially for the Hokage. So, the first thing that she did, once in her office, was to slump into her chair, letting her head rest a little. But it wasn't so bad. Days like that were calm and quiet, unlike many others… Then, something caught her attention. Like a little shadow of something passing in front of her window. She got back on her feet and checked out of the window. Nothing. Strange… Must have been a bird. When she turned around, however, he found someone else seated on her chair, who was leaning his feet on her desk. He wore a grey shirt and a black pair of pants under a long black cloak with a single button, which covered his mouth. He wore also a pair of boots and a pair of sheathed katanas were hanging from his side. The stranger had long light brown hair and a pair of deep… Red eyes. Like the Uchiha clan, but without the dots that marked their bloodline, and much more brilliant. He seemed in his mid twenties.
"… Who are you? Do you know you are in the office of a Hokage?"
"Of course. Otherwise I wouldn't be here."
"… So, you're looking for me?"
"No. Just for the Hokage."
"… What are you saying?"
"I say that I don't care about your real name. You're the Hokage…"
The strange man got back on his feet, and then, in a swift move, he unsheathed both his katanas, revealing white pearl blades and black handles.
"And that's all that matters to me."
"…"
So much for the calm day…
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All of the villagers who saw him were thinking the same thing: who the hell was this boy? He was around fifteen years old. He was wearing an opened red vest that looked very similar to a Jonin one, a pair of large blue pants with a white patter on each tight, a pair of jade coloured sandals. Also, he was wearing a strange scarf that first crossed on his forehead, then around his neck then it fell down behind his back, and at his ears, a pair of black pearl earrings. But what stunned the villagers weren't his clothes, nor was his body or his mesmerizing blue eye, since the other one was covered by a strand of his blonde hair. It was his appetite. He stopped at Ichiraku ramen and ordered three bowls of miso ramen, but it did not end there. He ate forty bowls of ramen, and all in few minutes.
"Ahhh! Now, I'm full! This ramen is the best!"
"Well, thanks, young lad."
"Here's the payment…"
Old man Ichiraku found strange that the blonde boy used the word 'payment' instead of 'money', but he understood when he saw what he put on the counter in front of his daughter. A bag full of precious stones: rubies, emeralds, diamonds and a big red pearl that stood among the others.
"But… This…"
"With this you will probably live as rich people for… Four lives! Enjoy yourselves in the new village!"
"New village? What…"
Suddenly, the red pearl flashed, and old man Ichiraku along with his daughter Ayame and the bag of precious stones disappeared. Naruto did a back flip and got on his feet. Suddenly, he snapped his fingers, and both his bracers became big white claws that covered his hands, which he grabbed in a swift move.
"Good. Now, let's start this little thing called destruction."
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Tsunade was not so having a good day. She was no fighting a mysterious guy who was probably at her same level. The destruction she could make with her fists, he did with his Katanas, cutting entire pieces of buildings with one swing. After five minutes of fighting, she had cuts on her left arm and her right tight, while she hit her opponent in the ribs and the in the leg, but he was jumping and cutting like before, like nothing happened.
"Very, very strange… Or he has some kind of absolute defence, or he heals really fast… Since I saw his leg bend, before going back to normal, I assume that he has a high speed healing factor…"
"It's useless to try to exit the village. You'll just waste your energy."
"He's right. I have no choice but to fight him here." "Ah!"
"Katuryoku ha (5)."
Suddenly, the man cross-swung the katanas in front of him, summoning a cross of energy that connected with one of Tsunade's enhanced punches. The explosion made Tsunade fall back while the stranger charged, since she was the only one near the explosion.
"Damn…"
"Submit."
"The hell with it!"
Tsunade covered both her hands with chakra and tried to grab both the katanas of his opponent, and she managed to shatter one of it. However, the other one her right shoulder.
"Ngh!"
"… You're a powerful ninja. You managed to destroy one of my katanas."
"Hmph. I don't give a damn about your compliments."
"I'd have the same behaviour."
"Fuck your… Uh?"
Suddenly, Tsunade noticed that mayhem was coming from two other zones of the village. One was a building of the civilian area, which got engulfed by flames in few seconds, and right after it got covered by ice, then it shattered. The other one was a road in the market area, that got covered by a cloud of dust because of an explosion.
"What the…"
"It seems they have started as well. Good." "Remember. Keep in contact with each other and remember the math lessons. Arrived at 50, stop."
"No problem!"
"Yes, Masaru-san!"
"They're… They're with you? How many of you bastards have entered this village?"
"It's just me and my two friends. Yuki-chan and Naruto-kun."
"Na… Naruto? Isn't it…"
"Yes. The so called 'demon of Konoha' is back… Angry and longing for revenge."
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Since Yuki was in the civilian area, she managed to kill 23 people. All civilians. Naruto, since he was in the market, managed to kill just 7 people when the first ninjas arrived. Two chunins, one holding a katana and the other one was doing hand seals.
"Stop right now!"
"You're under arrest!"
"Uhmmm… Ok, let's try that brand new trick."
Naruto trusted forward his right punch, covered with that strange white knuckle, in the direction of one of the chunin, the one with the Katana… from his punch erupted like an enormous ray of what seemed white chakra, that disintegrated the upper half of the chunin, emitting like the sound of a screeching girl. The other one immediately finished the hand seal, and used a mid-level Katon jutsu. Naruto disappeared in a flash of white light, and reappeared behind him.
"Uhm… I think I'll call it Sora-iro no Siroi no Taba (6)."
Then… He just broke his neck, turning his head of 360°. The chunin fell to the ground, foam and blood coming out from his mouth.
"This… I don't think I'll need a name for this. I just broke your neck."
"Naru, I'm at 31!"
"Good. Too bad I'm just at 9. Two chunins took a bit of my time. Masaru?"
"I'm occupied with the Hokage, at the moment. A pretty good fighter. She destroyed one of my katanas. Kill the last ten people. Then, we'll meet in the central plaza of the village."
"Ok. I'll take care of the last ten people with my new move that I've just named Sora-iro no Siroi no…"
"Naru…"
"What?"
"He cut off the connection."
"… He knows that it pisses me off. HE KNOWS IT!"
And with another pair of Sora-iro no Siroi no Taba, a pretty pissed off Naruto killed the last ten people. Konoha was now down for the count.
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"Hmph. Well, I think we'll conclude this fight another time, Hokage-sama."
"!"
With that, Masaru teleported away. Then one more time. And one more time. And more. Tsunade guessed that he was headed for the central plaza of Konoha. She followed him, and he found himself behind a barrier of red chakra along with a blonde haired boy and a black haired girl, around fifteen years old. From what her opponent said… The blonde was probably the demon of Konoha, Naruto.
"…" "He was supposed to be dead… But he isn't, it seems. So, the girl is probably his 'whore', as the story says. But who is the young man?"
The Hokage approached the barrier, but didn't dare to touch it, judging from the amount of chakra coming from it. She just wanted to look at her opponent in the eyes. Soon, almost all the ninjas of Konoha were in the main plaza, surrounding the barrier.
"… Who are you? And what do you want?"
"My name is Aburai Masaru. And they're Naruto and Yuki. But you probably know them as the 'demon of Konoha' and his whore."
This made the whole audience gasp, even a certain broody Uchiha. The demon was back… No… He never died. The outburst of chakra that the entire fire country felt that day was him using his powers to save his mate, it seemed. Tsunade narrowed her eyes, looking angrily at the trio.
"… The Kyuubi…"
"Nonono! Correction!"
The attention of the whole audience turned to Naruto, who was crossing his arms in a denying sign, shaking his head.
"For the last time, I wasn't and I'm not the Kyuubi! I was just his jailer! Kyuubi is Aburai Masaru here!"
This earned more gasps from the audience, and even a few screams. The Kyuubi… Was back. But why was he so… Quiet? And why was he in a human form.
"… I would have preferred to introduce myself personally, but Naruto has always been a little thick. However, I'm the Kyuubi, yes. And for what matters my human form and my unusual quiet attitudet… Let's say that changes were needed, if I wanted to come back to this world."
"Masaru-saaan… Enough chitty-chat! We're not here for make fans, you know."
"Yes, I know…"
"… So, what are you here for?"
"… A game."
"A game."
"Yes. In one year, Konoha will meet his end by our own hands."
"!"
"Yeah! One year starting from today!"
"… Naruto…"
"Yeees?"
"What did we say about letting me do all the talk?"
"…"
"Good. Now, one year starting from today, because otherwise it wouldn't be a game. This game will have a few rules. First: don't try to evacuate the village, or we'll just destroy it now. Second: Not all the villagers will be killed."
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"We'll spare 12 people out of all of you."
Then, silence fell over the entire audience. Just twelve people… Out of an entire village?
"We'll come to take one person each month. And on that day, we'll kill 50 people as well. Only one of them will be a ninja."
"…" "Sadist bastards…"
"Third rule: if you can guess who is the one who will be saved each month, we will spare the 50 people."
"… That's all?"
"No. The fourth rule, the one that could save your worthless lives… If you'll manage to fulfil a certain condition at the end of the year, we will spare Konoha for another year, giving you more time to prepare."
"… Which condition?"
"That, Hokage-sama, is yours to guess. Now we will take our leave. See you in a month, Konoha."
"Masaru…"
"Yes?"
"Can I talk, now?"
"… Yuki."
"Yes."
"OW! What did I do!"
And with that, the three strange people disappeared, along with the barrier, leaving a terrified or worried or angry village of Konoha. After what seemed like an year, the Hokage finally spoke.
"… Damn it."
"Hokage-sama, what will we do! The demon is back!"
"Yes… Along with his jailer and an innocent girl, it seems…"
"… Should we summon the council?"
"Yes… Uh?"
Tsunade noticed something on the ground, in the same place where the three new enemies of Konoha were standing a few minutes before. It was a small piece of paper. With something written on it.
Dear Hokage-sama, this is the hint for the 'saved' of this first month. Read carefully and guess… If you can.
Strong and weak
Beautiful and ugly
Like a flower waiting to bloom
A strong will yet signed by doom
"Now even the riddles…"
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"Eheheh… It went all like we studied in these years!"
"And it will only get better, Naru!"
"Calm down… This is only the beginning."
The trio was rocketing trough the trees, in the direction of the wind country. They had something to do.
"You know very well that we're not enough powerful to destroy Konoha alone. I'm just barely above Kage level, while you are mid-Jonin."
"Yes! But they don't know it! And that's the funny thing! Psychological warfare… I SOOO LIKE IT!"
"We'll put them trough all and more that you've been trough, Naru!"
"Yes… But you took a bit of pain too, Yuki-chan… You almost died…"
"… Naru… It wasn't your fault… You know it…"
"Lovebirds, do I have to remind you what we have to do?"
The two teens blushed at the remark from the older man, who sprinted in front of them, leading their way.
"We need allies, if we want to destroy Konoha. People like us."
"Yes… Our first target?"
"Sabaku no Gaara. Sunagakure no sato."
Continue…
In the next chapter…
Konoha. The game has began. And now Konoha must face his crimes and do everything possible to save itself. And to do it… They must do something no one has ever even tried to do. Research trough the demon's life. Stay tuned!
So? Do you love it? Do you hate it? Let me know! And try to guess the mysterious person!
Translations
(1) Yuki: Snow
(2) Aburai Masaru: Dangerous superior being
(3) Keppaku: Purity
(4) Kaa-san/Tou-san: Mom/Dad
(5) Katuryoku ha: Energy blade
(6) Sora-iro no Siroi no Taba: Celestial white beam