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Chapter Three
Naruto was completely lost in thought at the moment. "How...why...". Naruto was fighting the tears that began to well up in his eyes.
"Why Itachi-Sensei...why would you kill your family and abandon Konoha." Naruto yelled out into the night, as the tears he held back were now flowing from his eyes.
As Naruto broke down the Hokage looked down at the broken little boy. He himself already understood what it was like being betrayed by someone who was close to his heart. The Hokage did something Naruto din't expect, he bent down and gave him a heartwarming hug.
"It is okay to let it all out Naruto, I am here for you. It's fine Naruto." The Sadaime said rubbing his back slightly to calm him down.
"Hokage-Sama why would Itachi-Sensei do something this...this horrible, why would he hurt and murder his entire family. TELL ME WHY?!?" Naruto was sobbing profusely at this point and began slamming his fists into the ground, not knowing what else to do or think at the moment.
"Naruto.." the Old man said trying to calm him down once again. "That is something, I am afraid, I don't even know."
'Well I may not know entirely what happened but he is my sensei. I will get him to come back' Naruto thought to himself as his tears slowly came to a stop.
"That just means that I will have to get him to come back, I will not stop until I find him." Naruto told the Hokage as his eyes were burning with a new passion while he made his vow.
Naruto did not notice, but subconsciously chakra began to channel into his eyes. The Sadaime noticed this and was shocked as Naruto seemed to have a new and completely original form of the Sharingan.
"Na...Naruto...what happened to your eye?" The Hokage asked. He was not entirely sure what to make of this situation just yet.
"Oh, I almost forgot old man, Itachi gave me one of his Sharingan but he sealed most of its power with the same seal he used on my strength. For some reason it warped from its original colors of red and black make blue and white. I still need to figure out what all its powers are, if it is anything like Itachi-Sensei told me then each time that I unlock a Tomoe then I gain a new Sharingan ability. As far as I know now when I have it active it just slows everything down like the original. I will have to think of a new name in the future, as it has a diffrent color and all. Hehe..." Naruto said rubbing the back of his head.
"Well Naruto at least Konoha din't lose all its Sharingan,after all Sasuke is still alive. Perhaps your training with the boy today somehow managed to save his life. After all if you never offered to train Sasuke would have been near enough to the clan house that Itachi could have killed him. Now you have your own style of Sharingan that just adds to the strength." The Hokage sounded impressed as he took a closer look at Naruto's new eye, and then looked up at the stars.
"Naruto sorry to have to say this but I am going to have to leave you for the evening as I still need to fill out some details of the events that took place today." The Sadaime then took his leave as Naruto was still lost in deep thought.
As Naruto came back to his senses, he noticed the Hokage was no longer around, and apparently left for the evening.
'I guess I better head inside for the night' Naruto thought when he noticed the slight downpour of rain.
Naruto flicked on the lights to his room when he noticed how messy it was, but at the moment it was the least of his worries as he was still exausted from all the information of the days events. 'could anything else happen today' Naruto thought before stretching.
As if fate had cursed him yet again that is when he noticed there was a paper folded on his pillow. Naruto picked it up and carefully unfolded it, wary that it could possibly be a trap. When it was finally unfolded, he noticed that it was just a note and began to read.
Dear Naruto,
If you are reading this note then you now know that I have failed... Naruto there is something that you first need to know about the Uchiha Bloodline. It unleashes a vast amount of power for a ninja to yield with all of the variety in abilities, but along with this power it also unleashs a curse. This curses main ability is to seperate a persons soul in two, splitting it between good and evil. While these two entities in your body are seperated they are in a constant struggle to maintain the power over your body and being the dominating factor in your soul. As I write this letter, I feel the darkness slowly winning over my mind and body. It's the known 'Uchiha Madness' but is just the darkness of ones soul completely taking over.
Naruto...over the past three years the better part of myself that is now losing the battle has become to see you as a brother. Should the darkness completely consume me, I believe that only you and your untainted Sharingan can defeat me. When I gave you the Sharingan I merely wanted you to have power to protect yourself, now that you seemed to have a purified version it may be able to fix my soul as well as my brothers should he ever awaken this curse. There is a legend in the Uchiha clan files that one day a new power of light shall appear and banish the darkness forever. You are that power Naruto. Even if your new eye is weak intially in time it will grow and conquer even my own. You must beat me at all costs with it that is the only way to release this evil...please save me Naruto.
Signed,
Itachi-Sensei
Naruto could not believe what he had just read. This could mean a chance for him to save his sensei and free him from his crimes committed against Konoha, he did kill his family but maybe it wasn't him at all. Naruto then reread the letter and began to wonder exactly what he meant by calling him a 'legend' . He din't understand why so much power like the Kyuubi and now a purified sharingan would fall into his responsibility. Naruto did have one thought on his mind as to what he would do with this power.
"I will save you Itachi-Sensei, with this eye and everything else I have ever gained, I swear on it." Naruto finished.
Now that he was completely exausted from and even higher amount of information overload, Naruto fell into a deep dreamless slumber.
----------------------Next Day-----------------------------
Naruto woke early the next morning when he suddenly remembered the events that had transpired the previous evening.
"Yawn... Oh right I better get started training, then I can show the old man this letter to back up Sensei's case when I bring him back." Naruto said to himself.
He then went to his drawer to put on some clothes for the day. That was when he noticed a bunch of new outfits that the Hokage must have brought over and left there from last night.
Naruto jumped out of the window in his room to find a training area. It was still hard adjusting to the reduction in his strength overall, this training itself now was a true hell for him. Not being able to use even half of his original strength he would never know where his power was truely at. However, Naruto knew this was for the best and would not undo the seal placed on him unless he was in dire need. His power was far from weak, as he was only back to the strength he had after one year of training with his sensei, so he was still at least chuunin level overall. The thing that got him the most was that none of his skill would improve as they would just suck up into the seal until released, knowing this was his limit for the next three years is what got to him more than having the seal itself. The trade itself was worth it though as the power in the seal would gain over time and also gain power from everything around him as well so the trade was worth the effort.
Naruto finally found a decent place to train not too far from his house and began by doing a small workout. He activated his Sharingan trying to feel out its power for strengths and weaknesses but wasn't quite sure how it worked yet. Naruto decided to have a group activity with his Kage Bushins and began a fight with them. He was a little surprised to see that he could still manage two hundred of them. That was decided on his side strictly Taijutsu and Sharingan, on the Kage Bushin side, any jutsu avaliable to them.
The clones began to attack Naruto after he managed to dodge and tap many of them until they just poofed out of existence. They began with an attack plan as Naruto began to dodge and became live bombs as they used bushin dabuha. Naruto hated when he used this move against himself due to the sheer amount of pain it caused, but he quickly adapted and managed to dodge a little further til one clone accidentally got to close. As it blew up the explosion slammed Naruto against a tree knocking him unconscious.
-----------------------------Naruto's Mindscape-------------------------------
"Hey where the hell am I" Naruto yelled out and began to look around when he noticed the familiar surroundings.
"Hey Kyuubi-Baka wake up!" Naruto yelled at the top of his lungs at the demon fox. From what he could see he just thought the fox was sleeping.
The Kyuubi woke up,although he wasn't in the greatest of moods.
"Annoying little brat what do you want !?!" the Kyuubi roared, but by now Naruto no longer feared his Killing Intent.
"Hey fox why am I here?" Naruto asked in an innocent manner.
"Brat do not ask such stupid and idiotic questions. Your here because you are unconscious out there not hard to figure out. Don't talk again unless you have something important to say." Kyuubi said now beyond annoyed.
"Um...Kyuubi is there anything that you happen to know about my Sharingan?" Naruto asked hoping the demon lord had some sort of answer.
The Kyuubi just stood there and stared 'the kit actually asked a good question' the fox began thinking to himself trying to come up with a suitable answer.
"Well kit, I don't know to tell you the truth. The best way to find out about its powers is just to try it out yourself and discover them along the way." Kyuubi then finished his statement and went back to his nap.
'Well that was a little less than expected, I thought maybe he would at least know something. I guess I will just have to find out for myself.' Naruto then got up and left the confines of his mind.
---------------------The Real World----------------------------
Naruto ran home to change out of his training clothes into ones more comfortable while he was at the academy. When he went in to grab his new set of clothes he noticed the clock and just bolted for the door. After all he only had three minutes until class was supposed to begin.
He kept running and got to his seat at the academy just as the bell rang. That was when he noticed who he was sitting next to. It was the blonde girl from the day before. She was the one whose name escaped him at the moment.
"Hey Naruto" Ino said while sporting a slight blush on her cheeks. She still remembered the fight between him and Sasuke the previous day. She then thought about what happened afterwards.
-----------------------Flashback-----------------------------
The fight between Naruto and Sasuke had just completed and both were on the ground laughing.
"Sakura!" Ino said to get the pink haired girls attention.
"Yes" Sakura said back waiting to see what Ino had to say.
"What do you say we get out of here before those two notice us spying." Ino said
"Hai." Sakura agreed not wanting to be caught by "Sasuke-Kun" or his blonde companion.
The two girls left the training area and were heading around town to find a place to eat and "discuss" what was going on. They eventually found a nice little sushi place towards the middle of town
"So...what did you think of the boy's fight?" Ino asked Sakura striking up a conversation
"Actually I was impressed by Naruto-Kun, I wish those two would of used their jutsus though." Sakura said still looking satisified with the fight.
"Yeah Naruto-Kun impressed me as well, I din't think anyone in the academy could stand up to Sasuke-Kun on such even ground." Ino finished with stars in her eyes.
"Well do you know which one you want" Sakura asked getting straight to the point.
"Actually I have a better Idea than deciding right now. How about we see which one we both like more, that way we won't miss something we could want." Ino said trying to make her point.
"Alright yeah but who gets Sasuke-Kun first and who gets Naruto-Kun first." Sakura asked anxiously, while blushing madly at the same time.
"How about we leave this up to luck on a game of Jenken." Ino said holding out her hand. "Ready?"
"Rock...Paper...scissors...GO!" both girls yelled in unison.
It turned out that Sakura's hand was a firm rock. However Ino's hand was flat to determine paper.
"I guess I win Sakura, don't worry I will not fight with you over Sasuke-Kun while this plan is going on." Ino said not noticing the look on Sakura's face
'I really wanted to go first, I need to know why he seems so familiar.' Sakura thought but cheered up knowing she would have her chance soon enough,
"Hey Sakura I can find out more about him tomorrow then tell you later if you like, OK?" Ino said trying to cheer the poor girl up.
Her face instantly brightened at hearing that remark. "Okay Ino thanks!"
With the conversation over, the girls got up and left the shop, again as friends before Sasuke came between them.
----------------------End Flashback--------------------------------
Ino then looked back at Naruto and noticed he was asleep. Asleep... this gave the girl an idea she could use her jutsu for a second time that day.
"Seishin Kadoguchi no jutsu (Mind Entrance Jutsu)" Ino said while aiming at Naruto.
----------------------Naruto's Mindscape------------------------
Ino woke up inside a sewer and accidentally stepped in the flow of water which went halfway up her calfs. She then began running through the sewer wondering if something had gone wrong with her jutsu. She heard from her father that the condition of the mind determined what kind of scenery and backround was there when entering someones mind.
Ino continued to run until she began to see a dim light up ahead. As she went through the hall with the light she came to see a large cage sitting with a Kanji for Seal placed upon it.
"Hmm...do you mind explaining what your doing here?" Kyuubi questioned as he began to step out of the shadows.
Ino froze in place as the fox began to speak to her.
"Don't worry human I cannot kill you in here, as much as I wish that were possible. Now tell me what are you doing in the kit's mind?" Kyuubi finished a malicious grin still on his face.
"I..I..I was justtryingtolearnaboutNaruto-Kun!" Ino screamed out, way to fast to be coherent to any normal person.
Ino then tried to dispel her jutsu but found it futile to do so.
"Hehehe...can't get out, well you cannot leave until you get what you came for." Kyuubi commented after blocking her from leaving, though he would never admit it he stopped her so she was forced to understand so that Naruto had someone who understood him. He deserved it with everything he ever went through.
"So where exactly am I at. I din't screw up the jutsu or something did I?" Ino now questioned the giant fox.
"No, we are in the kit's mind or as you know him as, your Naruto-Kun." Kyuubi noticed the small blush that appeared on the girls cheeks.
"So if this is his mind, why are you here and..." Ino stopped mid-sentence as the Kyuubi began to speak.
"I must first tell you the story of the night of October 10th exactly nine years ago." Kyuubi stopped and began telling her of the Yodaime's Sacrifice as well as the one made by Naruto.
"That means your sealed in him but, he isn't a demon because of you. Jeez I knew he was mysterious, but not to this extent." Ino finished she knew it was alot to take in and she was nearly at her limit, so she did not know if she was ready for what was supposed to happen next.
"Would you like to see the memories you came here for, after all it is the only way to get out." Kyuubi finished, satisified she din't resent his vessel.
"Yeah I am prepared for anything now." Ino said, confidence filling her again.
"Step into that circle to your right." she did as told and suddenly a light surrounded her.
Then the memories appeared around her and she picked one at a time and decided to start with the earliest on up.
Ino seen a memory when he was three years old at the orphanage anjd got beat up by other kids just because he asked to play with them. As soon as they finished the head of the orphanage would whip naruto on the back with his leather whip for "disturbing and bullying others."
She seen another time when he was four and was forced to sleep on the side walk with no cover except that of a small newspaper. As he got ready for sleep, two adults noticed him and took him to an alley to beat him within an inch of his life.
The last memories she seen during his stay in Konoha was the day he was nearly killed just for wanting to buy some ninja equipment.
Ino was crying profusely as the images forever ingraved themselves into her mind and she made her silent vow to be there for Naruto no matter what. That was when she noticed a change in the memory.
Naruto was beating up on a couple of boys older than him because he was protecting a pink-haired girl.
Ino began to think back then it clicked and she remembered something.
-----------------------Flashback Three Years Ago----------------------------------------------
(Day after Naruto Left)
Ino was walking down the street from her parents shop when they told her that she could go to the park today by herself.
When Ino got there she noticed a pink-haired girl on a swing, apparently playing by herself. Ino decided to go ask the other girl if she wanted to play.
"Hi my name is Ino would you like to play with me?" Ino asked the girl as she stopped swinging and had a bright smile on her face.
"Sure! I was just swinging hoping that a friend from yesterday would show up, but I would like to play with you too. By the way my Name is Sakura." The pink haired girl had said as both began to walk towards the sand box, all the while they were talking.
"So Sakura who exactly were you waiting for?" Ino asked trying to get to know her new friend.
"Oh this boy, he was really nice and stopped these one kids from pickin on me. His name was Naruto I think, but I cannot quite remember." Sakura finished and was done building her first sand castle.
The two girls decided to let the conversation go while playing the rest of the day. When Ino had to head home for dinner both girls decided to be best friends as both went their seperate ways.
------------------------End Flashback-----------------------------------
Ino then realized Naruto was the one who protected Sakura three years ago, he was the boy she was talking about.
Over time Sakura began to believe it was the Uchiha who had saved her and it was what drove her to become a ninja, and also began her crush.
'Wait until she finds out, boy will she be surprised.'
By the time she was done thinking she realized Naruto's memories were done playing over for her. Instead of seeing them again Ino decided to leave it at that with the information she had thus far. With that Ino dispelled her jutsu and left Naruto's Mind.
Kyuubi was pround now. "Naruto you will thank me when those that are close you you protects you."
---------------------------- The Real World------------------------------------
Ino awoke to find that only a couple of minutes had passed since she had used her jutsu. Apparently time slowed way down while in Naruto's mind.
As Ino was lost in thought, Naruto slowly began to wake from his slumber.
Naruto had seen what happened when Ino entered his mind. He wanted to stop her but the powers of the Kyuubi held him back while she was looking through his memories and the fox told his secret. After she learned the truth he was shocked that she had actually accepted him. When she started crying during his memories he decided to let it play through so she knew the whole story just not bits and pieces.
"Um...Ino?" Naruto asked quietly and noticed Ino jump slightly
"Ye...Yes...N...Na...Naruto." She blushed as butterflies were floating in her stomach because of the blonde haired blue eyed boy.
"So you accept me even though "HE" is inside me, thank you Ino." Naruto said so quietly only she could hear now.
"Yes I do and the hard life you live I respect how you turned out... Naruto your a good guy I hope you end up fulfilling your dreams and being happy." Ino said smiling at the blonde
"Arigato Ino-Chan." Naruto said showing he cared by adding the Chan to her name.
Class seemed to move by slowly as the clock was ticking by. All the students seemed lost in their own thoughts as the history lesson Iruka was presenting seemed to go on forever until the bell rang and it was time to leave.
Ino and Sakura met outside of the academy to discuss what happened during Ino's trip.
"So...how did it go anything good about him?" Sakura asked excited about the answers.
"Yeah alot more seemed to happen to him than to Sasuke-Kun" Ino said but was cut off
"You mean what he went through was worse than having your family killed?" Sakura gasped
"He never had a family, and when he was at the orphanage he was beaten by everyone there kids and adults alike," Ino began to tear up again and noticed Sakura do the same, but she knew she had to finish. " I also seen a memory where he was nearly killed twice in the same day but somehow was training the same night. The next morning he went to a park and was just running by when he seen a girl who was being picked on by some bullies. Tell me Sakura, who saved you right before we met." Ino hinted at the situation.
"It was Sasuke-Kun of course." Sakura answered almost second nature not knowing what that had to do with it.
"Sakura ...since when did Sasuke have blonde hair and blue eyes." Ino then projected the memory she had from Naruto and made Sakura see it to understand. Sakura stayed quiet until the entire memory was done playing through.
"I can't believe it...he was the one who protected me,and on top of that everything else he went through." Sakura began crying to herself.
Ino went to confort the girl, understanding the pain she was going through.
"So what now Sakura?" Ino asked already knowing what to expect.
"Do you like him too?" Sakura asked almost like deja vu.
"Yeah I think so, lets try and see who he chooses." Ino said with fire burning in her eyes.
The girls then shook hands on their bet of love.
That way this time they could be friends, as well as rivals.
(To be continued...)
(Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto it is the property of Kishimoto-Sensei)