Hello everyone I'm back again with a brand new story that will be shorter than the rest because I don't want to be one of those guys who just neglects their other stories. I hope y'all like this story and this one will take off.
Loyalty and Lies: Chapter 1
A 4-year-old Naruto was walking through Konoha aimlessly; his whole life he had no one, no parents, no siblings, nobody. As the glares of his 'fellow' Konoha citizens focused on him he only looked down as he didn't want to meet their hateful gazes. He was then brought out of his self-loathing by a bottle being broken over his head knocking him to the ground as an angry looking man down at the boy.
"You fucking brat" he hissed as he looked at a bleeding and crying Naruto "why did you have to be born; why couldn't you just die and leave us decent folk in peace" he snarled as the other citizens in the area began to shout and throw objects at Naruto. Naruto hurt and afraid ran from the scene as fast as he could; unbeknownst to him he had a pair of red eyes with 3 tomoe locked on to him.
Naruto stopped running as he entered a forest as he finally lost the group of people who were harassing him; as far as he could remember he was insulted, spat on and even hit by the occasional fist or kick. He hated it; he hated them. As he was crying about his horrible situation, he heard the sound of someone landing in front of him. Naruto was frightened at first as he looked at the man who just appeared; he was a older looking man with shoulder length brown hair and onyx-colored eyes with a stern looking face. He was wearing a Ninja flak jacket and had a weird symbol on the left sleeve of his black long sleeve shirt.
"Bunch of fools" the man said in a deep commanding voice which made Naruto shudder.
"Who're you" Naruto said in a shaky voice and became scared as the man reached behind his back. He was about to run until he saw the man pull out a small medical kit.
"Don't be afraid boy" the man said as he approached Naruto and began to clean and bandage the wound on his head. As he finished, he stood back up and looked at Naruto "it's a damn shame" he began "you're like me and my clan; feared and hated because of ignorance and bigotry" he said a Naruto looked at him with wide eyes.
"What do you mean" Naruto said as he was no longer fearing the man but still on edge "why am I hated? I asked the old man so many times and he never gave me a answer" Naruto said as the man sighed.
"That hokage of ours is a naive fool" he said as he once again knelt down and looked Naruto in the eyes "I can tell you why you're hated; but you must promise to keep it a secret otherwise I'll be killed" the man said to which Naruto shivered.
Naruto was quite for a minute contemplating whether he should listen to the man or not; he then came to a decision and with a look of determination spoke only 2 words "tell me".
The man's eyes turned red and had a strange pattern in the middle; the man and Naruto locked eyes as the man spoke a single word "Tsukuyomi". 3 second past until both Naruto and the man blinked as the jutsu ended just as soon as it began; but for Naruto and the man it was hours as the man told him the truth within the genjutsu he created.
Naruto sat down wide eyed; he was the container of the 9 tails? He was the son of the fourth Hokage? He then became angry as he clenched his fists; why was he living in a rundown apartment, why did everyone hate him even though he was keeping a destructive monster prisoner, why did his father choose to sacrifice his own son for a village that grew to hate him. Naruto began to cry and sob at the revelations; he was then grabbed by the man and held. Naruto was silenced; he has never been held before he has never been shown sympathy or caring before.
As the man broke contact, he looked at Naruto "Naruto" he began "go to the Hokage and ask him one more time why you're hated. If he lies to you again then I leave it to your judgement" he said as he turned around and began to walk away. He then stopped and turned around "I'll be waiting here tomorrow for you and we can discuss your next action" he said as he vanished in a swirl of leaves.
Hokage's office
Hiruzen was doing paper work as per usual until he heard a knock at the door "come in" he said as he was in no mood for guests; his attitude changed as he saw young Naruto walk in. "Naruto my boy" Hiruzen said with happiness in his voice "what bring you here" he finished with a smile. His smile faded as he saw a angry looking Naruto he was then alarmed when he didn't call him old man or say something about taking his seat as Hokage.
"Lord Hokage" Naruto said which made Hiruzen nervous as Naruto has never called him by his title before "why am I hated and who are my parents" he asked straight and to the point.
Hiruzen sighed as he knew why Naruto was asking these questions "Naruto I've told you before I can't tell you who your parents were and I- "he began until he saw Naruto turn around and walk to the door. Naruto stopped for a second and looked at Hiruzen with ice cold eyes completely different from his warm blue ones.
"Lord Hokage" Naruto began "I believe we are done here; don't come to see me anymore, don't give me any help and stay out of my life" he said as he walked out of the room. Hiruzen was frozen as he never expected Naruto to do something like that; he then closed his eyes and held his head in hands.
'I'll talk to him in a few days' Hiruzen thought as he looked back up to the door Naruto exited 'I'm sure he'll calm down enough for me to explain it to him' he thought. But unbeknownst to him this would be the last time he would see Naruto for years.
The next day
Naruto walked back to the spot he met the man the day before; a few second later the man came out of from the shadows and spoke "did you speak to him" he asked to which Naruto nodded "and what do you think of him now" he asked as Naruto looked at him with cold eyes.
"I hate him, I hate him for lying to me; he could die for all I care" Naruto said as the man nodded "I also hate this village, I don't belong here and I'll never belong here" he said as he began to shake with rage until the man put his hand on his shoulder.
"I can hide you from them" he said to which Naruto started looking hopeful "I can make you strong, I can give you a reason to exist; all you have to do is pledge your loyalty to me and become my apprentice" he finished as Naruto looked stunned.
All his life Naruto had no one; but now he had some one who wanted him, who was honest to him and why was willing to help him, all he had to do was say yes.
"I accept" Naruto said as the man smirked at the determined looking boy; he stood up straight and activated his sharingan and spoke with a tone of authority.
"My name is Fugaku Uchiha; but you will call me Master Fugaku or Master. Understood" Fugaku said as the boy scowlded and bowed.
"Yes, master" Naruto said; Fugaku then put his hand on his shoulder and the 2 disappeared in a swirl of leaves.
4 years later
Danzo Shimura was walking with his 2 body guards Fu and Torune as they were going back to their root base just outside Konoha. Danzo was happy as everything was going to plan; his seeds of mistrust were taking root as the Uchiha clan was growing more and more distrusted by the day and were getting closer to launch their coup. Danzo saw his as a double win; he can get rid of bothersome clan and obtain the Sharingan to further his goals.
"Lord Danzo" Fu spoke up catching the Warhawks attention "we should- "he was cut off by a kunai embedding itself into his temple as he fell forward dead. Danzo and Torune both got into fighting stances as they prepared to fight off their ambusher. Torune was then decapitated to which Danzo decided to not hold back; stripping off the bandages on his right arm he revealed a prosthetic arm with 10 sharingan's implanted in it.
Just then a small masked figure appeared in front of Danzo "So it was you Shimura" the figure said as Danzo looked at him with a focused gaze "you are the one who has been killing and robbing the Uchiha clan" the figure said as he took a fighting stance holding his ninjato in front of him.
"I don't know who you are but you're a fool for trying to fight me" Danzo said as he began to charge at the figure and threw a fire jutsu at him; he then canceled the jutsu to see the figure still there and unmoving. 'A after image' Danzo thought as he was then stabbed in the back by the figure; he then pulled his sword out of Danzo and stepped back only to see Danzo perfectly fine with one sharingan now closed.
"Izanagi" the figure said which caught Danzo off guard "a forbidden jutsu even among Uchiha; how despicable" the figure said as he began to create multiple after images of himself. Danzo was unable to keep track of his opponent; he then felt his right arm be hit as he looked down and saw 2 of his sharingan be destroyed. "3 down" the figure said behind Danzo "6 more to go" the figure said as he then went through handsigns 'Fire style: fir ball jutsu' the figure then blew a stream of fire thorugh the mouth slit of his mask at Danzo.
Danzo then created a mud wall to protect him from the fire attack; Danzo then felt his feet get grabbed as he was pulled down into the ground waist deep. The figure then came over the wall at the trapped Danzo; he then slashed with his sword destroying one more of Danzo's sharingan following up with a decapitation before jumping away. The figure then turned around and saw an infuriated Danzo "5 down" the figure said "4 more to go" he said before he was hit from underneath by a sharp wooden creation. He was thrown back with a terrible gash to his stomach as he groaned in pain as Danzo approached him.
"Foolish boy" Danzo taunted "you should- "he began until he was rushed from both his left and right being stabbed on his left as the figure on his right was a after image; he was then kicked away by the figure who was holding is stomach showing that it was healing at an alarming rate.
"If your gonna kill someone" the figure began to say "don't stand over him and gloat" he said as he hunched over slightly in pain "if it wasn't for my condition, I would defiantly be dead right now" he said as a now nervous looking Danzo was wondering what was going on.
'Who is he' Danzo thought 'he made me use Izanagi 3 times and destroyed 3 of my sharingan' he then got into a fighting stance and prepared for another assault 'I better capture or kill him; he cannot be free after all he's seen'. Danzo began to create more and more wooden creations to which his masked ambusher dodged. Danzo began to feel fatigued as the use of wood style was very draining to his chakra.
The figure seeing Danzo begin to falter took a chance and charged at Danzo swinging his sword; he was then rewarded by hearing Danzo scream as his right arm was severed at the point where prosthetic met flesh. As Danzo was on the ground screaming the figure sealed the severed arm in a scroll before putting his foot on Danzo's chest.
"You are only the beginning" the figure said as he raised his sword ready to stab downwards; Danzo raised his left arm in a futile gesture.
"Wait" was all he said as the sword was driven into his skull as it went through and stuck in the ground. The ambusher then waited to see if Danzo was truly dead be staying alert and scanning the area; once he was positive it was over he left leaving 3 dead bodies for the scavengers.
Uchiha compound outskirts
Fugaku just got done with another clan meeting about the upcoming coup that will be taking place in a month; as he was walking alone, he stumbled on a small house on the edge of Uchiha compound that seemed out of the way. As he entered, he saw the fire in the fire place was lit and sat down in the adjacent chair.
"Report" he said to the shadows until a masked figure came out and bowed in front of him.
"Danzo is eliminated" the figure said "along with his 2 body guards; I also found info that proves your suspicions that Itachi and Shisui are spying on the clan. They intend to side with Konoha to prevent the coup" he said as Fugaku sighed.
"I'd hoped that wouldn't be true" Fugaku said as he wished Itachi and Shisui were loyal to the clan not to a village that seemed to ostracize them "we will deal with them soon enough; did you retrieve the lost Sharingan" Fugaku asked as the masked figure nodded and handed him the scroll containing Danzo's arm and 3 remaining Sharingan. "Good job" he said to the figure.
"If that is all Master Fugaku I'll be going" the figure said as he turned around only to be stopped by Fugaku putting his hand on his shoulder.
"Naruto" he said in a voice of compassion only his wife has ever heard "take off your mask" he said as Naruto did.
Naruto didn't have a face of a child no more; his face was cold and blank; he hasn't smiled in years as his life over the past few years has been a blur of intense training, off the book missions, and eliminating those who are a threat to the Uchiha clan. His blond hair was long and tied in a pony tail and his cloths now consisted of a black body suit, a chest plate and a blank anbu mask.
"Naruto" Fugaku began "you have been loyal to me ever since I began to train you all those years ago. You never disobeyed me or questioned my orders; you are everything I wished Itachi was or what Sasuke could be" he said as Naruto continued to look at him with his usual blank stare. "I hope once all this is over and we bring the Uchiha clan to its rightful glory you will join the Uchiha clan and become my son. My true son" Fugaku said. Over the years Fugaku started seeing Naruto less as a tool or an apprentice but more as a surrogate son; Itachi had grown distant from him and the clan and Sasuke wasn't living up to his expectations. Naruto however was his pride and joy; he trained the boy from nothing up to a level of almost equivalent of a anbu, while he was a secret to all but a certain few once the coup was successful the clan would welcome him with open arms.
Naruto struggled as he tried to hold back the tears; he first saw Fugaku as a master, then as a role model, then finally as a father figure. He never voiced his feeling to Fugaku because he thought the man wouldn't care; but upon hearing his master say those words he nearly broke down. But he steeled himself and spoke in his usual monotone voice.
"We still have a long way to the end Master" Naruto said "but once this is over, I would be honored to call you father" he finished as he put on his mask.
"Very well" Fugaku said "come to the secret chamber tomorrow morning I will have Tetsuo transplant one of those sharingan into your right eye; to give you more of a advantage. I'll also give you some material to use to learn how to use it as well" he stated as Naruto bowed.
"Yes Master" Naruto said as he disappeared in a swirl of leaves.
As Fugaku put out the fire in the fireplace and walked out of the house he closed his eyes 'be safe my son' he thought as he put on his mask of indifference as he made his way back to the center of the compound.
Ok done with this chapter hope you like it. First, I'd like to say that Naruto and Fugaku's relationship is like Haku and Zabuza; a man who saved his apprentice and an apprentice who cares about his master more than anything. Second, I frankly find Hiruzen kinda an asshole as he really didn't do much for Naruto in general, I mean come on at least tell the kid why he's hated or who his parents were. Lastly Danzo was easy for Naruto to beat because not only did he had insight on Danzo and his Sharingan but also because Danzo didn't know who he was fighting, not to mention the best way to beat him is to just repeatedly kill him until he's out of Izanagi uses. And Lastly if Hashirama, Tobirama, Madara, Itachi, and Kakashi could all kill adult shinobi at a young age (between 5-12), I'm pretty damn sure that Naruto could've to if he was given intense training for a good portion of his life. Ok then I'll be posting again sometime soon so until next time bye.
