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" Naruto Nii-chan... "
Natsumi looked at her eldest brother standing before her. Happiness could be described of her right now but that happiness turned into sadness when Naruto slowly turned around and stared at her with eyes filled of,
Disappointment.
She flinched with tears slowly coming out from her as Naruto walked towards Zabuza's Mizu Bunshin while radiating his killer intent that caused even the jōnins to sweat especially Kushina and Kakashi who never expected the dead last of the academy could release a terrifying killer intent. The person that slowly walking towards the clone of former member of Seven Swordsmen of the Mist is not a mere genin but a merciless warrior to his enemy.
" You got some terrifying killer intent gaki. What's your name? "
" Naruto.. And may I know what's my first true opponent name? "
" Momochi Zabuza of Kirigakure no Kijin ( Demon of the Hidden Mist ). "
Naruto only looked at the clone with a blank expression before charged at it so fast that it appeared he disappeared from thin air. They then saw Naruto stood behind the clone as it dissolved into a burst of water.
Zabuza reacted first as he nearly dropped his Kubikiribōchō. He never seen someone move that fast especially a genin who's still fresh from academy. The nuke-nin for the first time after many years felt excited as the genin that destroyed his clone is not just an ordinary genin.
Kushina widened her eyes and absolutely shocked at her son's ability. She never expected that he could be this amazing and started to question herself ; who trained Naruto? There's no way he trained by himself until he reached the speed of low-level Kage.
Kakashi too like Kushina, absolutely shocked at Naruto's ability. Despite he not really close to Naruto as he favours more Menma, he believed Naruto is someone with mysterious yet amazing powers and ability but he never expected that he will be that amazing, cutting down a Mizu Bunshin less than a second. Not even his genin capable of doing that.
Obito could only grin at what he saw which both Kushina and Kakashi noticed with the red head woman going to ask several questions about her Naru-chan from him.
Menma clenched his fist tightly as he gritted his teeth. This is the reason why he hates his brother and wish to make everyone hates him. It will always be him. No matter how many times Menma strive to be the best and attempt to do something that will make everyone shocking and amaze, it will be always Naruto who is one- no, ten steps ahead of him. The second eldest swore that he will be more better than Naruto and will show him his true place even if the Gods blessed his elder brother.
Mito only widened her eyes as she couldn't feel anything but amaze and jealous over her eldest brother. He was abandoned at the young age and has no one yet he proved himself to everyone that he's better than any of them. Mito clenched her fist tightly and swore that she will be the same level of Naruto and then she will fix their relationship.
Natsumi who's been crying just now only silent at Naruto's gaze upon her. She couldn't believe that despite being trained by her father, her mother and her Orochimaru-jiji, Naruto still better than her. She promised herself she will be the same level or perhaps more higher than him so that he won't look at her with disappointment anymore.
Satsuki gawked at the dead last of the academy. She then scowled as this is one of the reason why her parents prefer Naruto over her and even her brother told her how amazing Naruto is. She stared at Naruto with hatred which the wielder of Hakai could sense it but ignores it, and promised that she will awaken her Sharingan and show to her family which one is better. Naruto or her.
Yakumo only stunned and started to feel regret for calling him dead last. Perhaps he's truly strong and concealed his strength due to not having lots of friends like her, Satsuki or the Saviours of Konoha. She promised to herself that she will fix her relationship with Naruto and hopes he could forgive her.
Their thoughts were broken when Naruto took a fighting stance that the jōnins and Zabuza to widen their eyes ; right leg forward with two hands tightening the grip of the weapon while raising the weapon at their side.
The Blue Flash Style ( Aoi Senko ).
The one of the most dangerous Kenjutsu style that created by Senju Tobirama.
If Naruto knew the Blue Flash Style then it means Tobirama is the one who trained him. That means, Naruto is Tobirama's apprentice, the same man who rejected hundreds if not thousands of Konoha's Shinobi to be trained under him.
The Blue Flash Style is considered to be one of the most dangerous because its attack consisted of quick slashes follow by parry and rapid thrust that aiming the vital points. Unlike Uzumaki's Spiral Whirlwind Style ( Rasen Senpuu ) that focus on only attacking or Uchiha's Eternal Flame ( Eien Honoo ) that focus on defending and counterattack, Tobirama's Blue Flash Style focus on attacking and avoiding within second. This is the reason he is considered to be one of the God of Shinobi as well as the reason why he survived from Kinkaku's unit decades ago.
" What're you waiting for old man? Come and get me. " said Naruto with a smirk and mock tone to Zabuza who's tightening his grip on the handle of Kubikiribōchō.
" You're having a death wish aren't you? " asked Zabuza as he noticed that Kushina and Kakashi ready to attack him while Obito only looked at Naruto and smiled. " Looks like Obito no Sharingan ( Obito the Sharingan ) has faith in you. "
" He is. My senseis always have faith in me unlike Kakashi no Sharingan ( Kakashi the Sharingan ) or Red Hot-Blooded Habanero ( Akai Chisio no Habanero ). " said Naruto as he watched Zabuza slowly walking towards him. " Zabuza-san, why don't you call your five friends to stop hiding and instead block my teammates from interfere our duel. "
Zabuza widened his eyes and stared at the smiling Naruto with amaze and excited. He signalled his friends to stop hiding and attack the Konoha's shinobis if any of them decide to help Naruto.
" You're an amazing kid but to bad this will be the last time you wield Hakai. I'm going to take that sword and sell to Iwa or Kumo. "
" You want this? Come and get me. "
Both of them charged at each other and delivered a strike that caused their blades to lock against each other with sparks showering. They jumped away before disappeared from everyone's sight and engaged in a high-speed Kenjutsu match.
" Kaa-chan! Shouldn't we help Naru-nii? " asked Natsumi to Kushina who was about to answer but one of Zabuza's friends interrupted her.
" You little tomato if you move one step ahead, we all will cut the head of your senseis for interfering the battle between the swordsmen. "
" Don't you dare threatening my child, Hōzuki Mangetsu. " said Kushina to the man shoulder-length white hair and wears dark, high-collared buttoned shirt. " You and your brother, Hōzuki Suigetsu, will be dead before you even notice if you harm my daughter. "
Suigetsu, the brother to Mangetsu only chuckled and said, " Looks like she cares more of her daughter who do nothing instead of her son who's fighting against the most powerful of Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. "
Their attention shifted to the loud sound blade colliding against blade, they watched Naruto and Zabuza tradings attack that either one of them parry or block. Both swordsmen jumped away and stared at each other before dashed towards their opponent and delivered a swing that collided their blade against each other with sparks showering.
" Not bad kid. You're not just a mere genin. "
" You're not bad too old man. "
Enraged by what Naruto called him, Zabuza freed his blade and delivered several monstrous strength that Naruto blocked all of it. Seeing that he's getting exhaust on defending himself due to how heavy the Kubikiribōchō is with how powerful his attack, Zabuza tightened his grip onto the handle of the blade and swung it as strong as he could, aiming Naruto's neck which the genin blocked it but thrown away due to the brute strength. Quickly recovered, Naruto slowly rose up from his knees and stared at his right forearm that has a deep medium-sized cut.
" You're truly a gifted swordsman. If you're born at Kiri, I already take you as my apprentice. "
" No thanks. I rather stick to the old man Nidaime, he's more better than you. " said Naruto to Zabuza who grinned and charged at Naruto before brought down his Kubikiribōchō which Naruto blocked it. " You shouldn't underestimate me. "
Zabuza raised his eyebrow as Naruto shifted his Hakai to free from the blade colliding and delivered a lightning speed slash that Zabuza could barely avoided it by jumping away. The nuke-nin hissed in pain and gazed at the deep wound on his abdomen with his blood spilling out.
" Damn you fucking brat... NOW YOU WILL DIE!! " said Zabuza as he charged towards Naruto and delivered several monstrous strikes at the genin.
At the sidelines, the Konoha Shinobi were all worried about Naruto with the exception of Obito who believed Naruto could defeat Zabuza and Menma who wished Zabuza killed his elder brother although he silently prayed for the safety of Naruto.
For Zabuza's allies, neither of them show any worries until a young girl took off her Anbu mask, revealing her angelic face.
" Raiga-san, Kushimaru-san, shouldn't we help Zabuza-sama? "
Both tan man and masked man stared at the woman before returned their attention to Zabuza who stabbed Naruto's right thigh and knocked him away.
" This is the duel between the swordsmen Haku. It is not just a simple duel but also about the honour of a swordsman. This match means a lot to Zabuza because I've never seen he so happy like this. " said Raiga as he witnessed Naruto cut Zabuza's back and slashed at his neck but missed at hit his chest instead.
" Not only that but also this match shows that we need to be at our prime level like years ago. " Kushimaru watched Naruto received a deep slash across his back and stopped Kushina from helping his son with his Nuibari. " I've told you, if you help him, I will kill you before you even notice it. "
' Naru-chan, just give up! You can't win this match! He's a jōnin and you're just a genin!! ' Kushina tensed up when Naruto received another slash on his back before returned it by stabbing Zabuza's thigh.
" Kaa-chan! We should just help Naruto-nii than standing here doing nothing!! "
" Don't interfere Mito!! " Mito eyed Menma with a face telling him are you fucking kidding me?, " As much as I hate to admit it, Naruto going to win this match.
" I don't think so. " said Kakashi as he heard a sickening sound of bone crushed, he watched Naruto fell to his knee and holding his broken left arm that had been broke by the flat surface of Zabuza's Kubikiribōchō. " Naruto's losing his stamina and his wounds slowing him down. "
" Obito-sensei- " Yakumo was interrupted by Obito who raised his hand.
" I know Yakumo but we can't do anything. Even if I teleported to him, any of you could be killed the moment I touch Naruto. Kushimaru is extremely fast swordsman with his Nuibari and Raiga can directly stun any of us with his Kiba. Not only that but Mangetsu and his brother Suigetsu capable converting their bodies into liquid. "
Their attention shifted to Naruto's loud scream due to receive a deep slash by Zabuza on his back again, causing them to horrify at the amount of the blood spilling out with how deep the wound is and could see his spine.
Staring at Zabuza with his sapphirine eyes, Naruto dashed towards Zabuza and flipped over him at the last minute to avoid a fast swing and slashed his back twice, jumping away Naruto watched Zabuza turned around and glared at him as he tightened his grip onto the handle of the blade.
" Looks like I'm going to end your life with this one attack. " said Zabuza as he flared up his chakra which caused everyone to see a silhouette of dark purplish demon. " Any last wish? "
" I don't have any last wish Zabuza-san. " said Naruto as he too flared up his chakra, revealing everyone a silhouette of man in metallic dark armour with a platinum blade in his right hand. " Because I'm going to survive from you. "
Zabuza grinned at the panting heavily Naruto and waited for the right timing. They took a deep breath and charged at each other as they raised their blade,
" Enbu Mikazuki!! (Crescent Moon Dance) "
" Oni no Ikari!! (Demon's Wrath) "
Their strikes were so fast that not even Kakashi's Sharingan could perceive it. When they ended their attack, the water underneath them ripped 10ft long as Naruto fell to his knee and coughed up an enormous amount of blood, hissing at the pain of deep slash that could see his ribs.
As for Zabuza, he grinned before coughed up blood and gazed at the deep stab below his right side of ribcage. Gazing at Haku, he and the others disappeared as Obito lifted the badly injured Naruto and asked Yakumo to heal him.
" Tazuna-san, please lead the way to your home. We need to move now as quickly as possible. "
Tazuna nodded his head at Kakashi and led the way. The worry Kushina kept gazing at the unconscious Naruto and promised to herself that she's going to fix their relationship no matter whether he like it or not.
Oh Kushina, you abandoned your son for so many years and even forgot his birthday several times and you expect he can forgive you and start a new relationship after what you and Minato did to him? Fool.
When they arrived at Tazuna's home, they were greeted by a woman with long blue hair who immediately hugged Tazuna.
" Tou-san! You made me worried!! I thought you were kidnapped by some bandits because you told me you will be back at home by few hours ago! "
" It's alright Tsunami! I was attacked by several people that worked for Gatō and saved by these Konoha brave shinobis! Let's talk inside, one of the shinobis need medical attention. "
Tsunami nodded her head and allowed the Konoha shinobis entered her house before she closed and locked the door. She then gestured them to follow her to the guest rooms and informed them she's going to prepare the dinner.
" Alright, we have four rooms, two rooms for women and another two for men okay? " said Kushina which everyone nodded. " Obito, I have something to ask you. "
Obito nodded his head and ordered Yakumo to follow him to his room to heal the unconscious' Naruto's wounds, Kakashi only shrugged his shoulders and followed Menma to another room while the girls went to their room to rest, leaving only Kushina who stood outside of Obito's room to watch her son.
Naruto's Mindscape
Naruto opened his eyes and found himself in a void. He looked around and tried to move but couldn't before saw someone stood before him with a blank face.
He has long dark wavy hair that tied into ponytail with short bangs with red tips and strange flame mark at the top of his forehead. He wears a red haori over an orange kimono with black hakama and a katana carried at the waist. He also wears a pair of hanafuda earrings.
Naruto then found himself seeing everything from the perspective of the man with strange mark. Naruto realised that that he's watching the man's memories with his Divination. He believed that he's witnessing the person's memories which made quite shock cause according to Shisui, Divination allows someone to receive visions from the future but unpredictable not seeing someone's past. He casted away the thoughts and focused on the person's memory
From what he knew, the man with strange flame mark was born at the dawn of humanity. His name is Yoriichi and known by everyone as the Founder King.
He lives in the era where there's no chakra and only certain people possesses supernatural powers by the blessing of Yoriichi. From what Naruto could understand from Yoriichi's memories and the conversation he had, Yoriichi was blessed by the Gods with the power of Light to purge the Eternal Darkness from the world
Naruto only chuckled and continued witnessing Yoriichi's memories from he summoning phantom crystalline weapons from thin air to fight against legions of Demons to the battle between him and a white haired woman with golden eyes.
At Yoriichi's final strike to the mysterious woman, Naruto was ejected out of his own mindscape.
Naruto slowly opened his sapphirine eyes and get up gently. The genin looked at his body that wrapped in bandages and looked around before noticed Obito's belongings, he walked downstairs and saw Obito reading a scroll. After finished reading the scroll, Obito kept it and noticed his student coming towards him slowly.
" Ah, Naruto. How do you feel? " asked Obito as Naruto sat down on the floor and yawned.
" How long was I out? " Naruto unwrapped his bandages and smirked at the scars that he received from Zabuza and burnt the bandages with a simple Katon jutsu.
" A week. "
Naruto only released a heavy sigh and looked at his body that have countless of scars. For him, this is the body of a true Shinobi unlike his siblings aka the Saviours of Konoha who doesn't have any single scar.
Well he can't blame them though because the Kyuubi will instantly heal their injuries and leave no scars.
" Anything interesting happened? "
Obito placed his fingers on his chin and snapped his finger as a lightbulb suddenly appeared out of nowhere above his head. " Kushina-sama try to know about your training. So I told her... "
Flashback : A week ago
" Obito-kun, I want to ask you several questions. " said Kushina with a stoic face to Obito released a sigh as he knew what she's going to ask. " Who trained Naruto? Is it true that Tobirama oji-san took him as his apprentice? "
" Information classified. " said Obito to Kushina.
" WHAT!? I'M HIS MOTHER AND HOW COULD YOU CLASSIFIED THE INFORMATION FROM HIS MOTHER! " screamed Kushina to Obito as everyone came out from their room and gazed at Kushina.
" Mother? Tell me Kushina-sama since when you act like a mother to him? Have you ever act like a mother to him during those seven years? A period of time where you and your family abandoned him. Have you ever celebrate his birthday let alone remember it? Have you ever comfort him when he cry because the villagers who are so stupid attack and even try to kill him because they thought he has Kyuubi's demonic soul after one of the stupid civilian councilman spread the fake news. Have you ever comfort him when he lost his best friend and family? Have you ever been there and tell him ' I'm proud of you ' after he mastered a jutsu? Have you ever noticed his pain and loneliness? "
Kushina only stunned at what Obito told her. She never act like a mother to her eldest child who thirst the love of family and proudly call herself as Naruto's mom or my Naru-chan or my son. Then she snapped, a civilian councilman spread fake news about Naruto having Kyuubi's demonic soul? How come she never know that? How come her Minato never know about it?
" Let me tell you something Uzumaki-san, you're just someone who share the same blood with him. You're not his mother because he stopped considering you as his mother. Even Mikoto-san and Fugaku-sama act more like a parents to him. I'm not surprised if Satsuki hates Naruto. If you want to know so much about him, why don't you try ask Tobirama-sama? Oh wait, I forgot, he won't tell any single thing about his apprentice to you even if your husband ordered him because he hates what you and Minato-sensei did to Naruto. If that's all, then I need to take care of my student, have a good day Kushina-sama. "
Flashback End
" Then she bursted into tears and everyday will visit you, asking you for forgiveness for what she did to you. Surprisingly, Mito and Natsumi also did the same thing. "
Naruto only silent at what Obito told him and looked away, feeling annoying and disgust at their actions. For him, why will you need to give another chance to someone who hurt you before? He was busy with his thought that he didn't hear what Obito saying to him.
" Hello Naru-chan~ "
" Stop it ero-baka-sensei. What did you said just now? "
Obito fake cry at Naruto who only sweatdrop at his sensei's childish antic. The elder Uchiha stared at Naruto with a serious face and said, " Zabuza is still alive. "
" I see. " Obito arched his eyebrow at Naruto who only stared at him without any expression. " You don't seems to surprise at all. Right now, only Kakashi and Kushina-sama other than both of us know that Zabuza is still alive. Something's wrong? "
" I see... There's nothing wrong. I think I'm going to train for a while. I'll be right back before dinner, please excuse me. "
And so, Naruto left Tazuna's house and went to the deeper part of the forest, ignoring Natsumi who shouting at him to join her training session.
Timeskip : Dinner later
" Everyone. Zabuza is still alive. "
" WHAT!? "
Kushina glared at Menma who not only screamed but also slammed the table, nearly causing everyone's food to fly away. The second eldest of Minato and Kushina rubbed the back of his head sheepishly and said sorry to Tsunami who only chuckled.
" Kushina-sensei, but how's that possible? We saw he sustain serious injuries. " Yakumo said to Kushina who was about to answer the question but Naruto beat her up.
" Appearance can deceive your eyes. I sustained injuries that more worse than him yet I alive and besides the injuries that I inflict on him won't cause his death. " said Naruto as he finished his food and noticed that everyone looked at him like he's a ghost. " What? "
" O-Oh nothing at all!! Just what you said earlier, appearance can deceive your eyes. Who taught you that? " asked Kushina to Naruto, hoping that she will know some information about him.
" Mind your own business. " replied Naruto coldly that made everyone flinched especially Kushina. " Let's focus on the main mission, when will Zabuza come back? "
" Two weeks. He'll be back in two weeks with his friends to assault us. " Kakashi spoke to everyone. Kakashi was about to continue when suddenly Tsunami's only child, Tazuna, slammed his fist to the table.
" Why all of you bother to try?! You guys just waste your time and lives to stop Gatō! There's no way any of you can kill him and his men! Only strong will live while the weak will only end up suffering and die! " Inari screamed at the Konoha shinobis with the gaze fill with hatred.
" Don't worry Inari! I'm going to free your country and make sure you live happily, dattebayo! " shouted Menma as he gave thumbs up at Inari.
" Fool! You're stupid to think if you can end Gatō's life! You guys- "
" Are you done brat? " asked Naruto to Inari who clenched his fist tightly and glared angrily at the blank expression genin.
" What did you just called me!? "
" Stupid brat. Why we even bother to try? Are you an idiot or a coward or both? " Naruto said in cold tone with his icy gaze made Inari flinched and shivered in fear. " We risk our life and leave our family behind to save innocent people like you and you called us fool? You should've grateful instead of stuck your stupid coward attitude up your ass and screamed at us, telling it's useless to stop Gatō and his men! "
" I-It's hopeless! My hero... Kaiza.. He was murdered by Gatō even though he promised me to free the country from Gatō and his men! " screamed back Inari who's crying.
" And by calling people who try to save your ass stupid, it means not only you disrespect our help but also disrespect Kaiza's promise and dream! " Naruto replied back angrily to Inari who flinched again and fell on his butt. " You should be lucky to have a family that cares about you! You have a mother who didn't abandon you! You weren't beaten and glared for your whole life! You never feel alone and you don't even experience great tragedy so do us a favour, shut up and stop complaining or whining like a bitch about we are not going to kill Gatō and his men! "
Naruto rose up and left the house to the jungle but not before gave a death glare at Inari who immediately cried and ran to his room which Tsunami chased after him.
" Sensei, what Naruto say is just to make Inari afraid isn't it? He never experience those what he said before right? " asked Yakumo to Obito, not noticing the Namikaze-Uzumaki family looked down in shame with the exception of Menma who continued eating his food although wondered has he elder brother experience those what he said earlier.
" It's not my place to say it but I will tell you that he never has a happy childhood. He stopped showing his emotion after he lost his only true friend. He already used up his tears to the point when he mentally hurt, he didn't give any shit nor express any feeling about it. " everyone gazed at Obito, wanting to know who is Naruto's only true friend. " I'm not going to tell you who is Naruto's true friend. It's not my place to say. Trust me, he experienced countless of hardships that will make anyone of us insane, how he kept his fortitude is still amazes me. His will is stronger than anyone in this world. "
The dinner went into silence after they heard what Obito said which they blamed themselves for not being there for Naruto especially Kushina and her daughters.
Naruto was fighting many of his clones and brutally defeated the last one by snapping its neck before he looked at the dark sky that have countless of stars as he clenched his fist tightly.
' Why I'm the one who suffer while everyone laugh and smile? ' thought Naruto as he summoned Hakai and infused it with his chakra, causing the blade to cover with flame. ' Just ignore it. No one cares about your emotion, pain and tears, Naruto. They are piles of trash that everyone disgust at it. '
Naruto then performed a dance consisted of twelve segments repeated throughout the night, if anyone watch his dance they will see Naruto as a spirit wielding flaming rather than a human. Unknown to him, five spirit that took the form of a gigantic person in different type of armour watching over him.
Glossary :
Blue Flash : One of the most dangerous Kenjutsu style created by Senju Tobirama during the Warring States Period (Sengoku Jidai), with this style, Tobirama claimed the life of Uchiha Madara's brother, Uchiha Izuna and survived from Kinkaku Force that nearly killed him when he acts as a decoy. Tobirama then taught Naruto the Blue Flash. It consisted of lightning-speed slashes with parry and rapid thrust aiming the vital points.
Crescent Moon Dance (Enbu Mikazuki) : An A-Rank Kenjutsu and Ninjutsu invented by Tobirama for Blue Flash. The user will infused their sword and limbs with Raiton chakra and charged at the opponent to deliver an unseen thrust.
Oni no Ikari (Demon's Wrath) : An A-Rank Kenjutsu. Zabuza will dashed towards his opponent and delivered an unseen horizontal slash that capable of slicing the opponent into two. If Zabuza is low energy or having multiple wounds, the technique will weaken to the point Zabuza only can deliver a deep slash.
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