Insert smartass remark about why this took so long- here
Naruto was at his secret training ground, this was his first time coming here since he got out of the hospital and his family just had to try to get in on it, he sensed Naruko and Narumi trailing him, but he managed to lose them though it was difficult having to use his normal abilities without chakra but he managed. Now he finally made it to the training ground and was ready to roll, being cooped up in the house with a now overprotective family made him stir crazy, plus it was a total one-eighty from what he's use to and is creeping Naruto out.
"Alright let's see if this seal screwed anything up!" he exclaimed and began channeling lighting chakra to his feet, and like his fight with Orochimaru he disappeared in a blue flash and reappeared a different location but instead of landing on his feet Naruto tripped and tumbled clutching his chest in pain, he felt a intense burning he quickly took off his shirt and found that the seal was now glowing and ominous dark purple color with a sinister aura radiating off of it. "…yeah…" he said in a strained voice "that seal… definitely screwed something up"
"Naruto!" yelled a girls voice, he looked to the side and saw Sastuki running towards him. She must have came here to train to, he could tell she came here regularly, because he saw a few new scorch marks when he arrived.
"Hey Satsuki" he said in his lying position
"Are you alright?" She asked concerned
"Other than the intense pain and glowing seal which is creeping me out, I'm doing great" replied Naruto bluntly
"What happened?"
"Well I tried using a jutsu and ended up in pain while the seal lit up"
"What would Orochimaru gain by putting this on you?" she asked, worried for who is probably the only person she can truly consider a friend outside her family.
"Well it was actually for my sister" said Naruto
"The younger one?"
"Yeah" answered Naruto "Because she has the Kyuubi and is or eventually will be the most powerful ninja on the planet, he decided to take her out early."
"Why would he put a seal on her instead of just killing her outright?"
"Probably to cause as much mental and emotional trauma to the family as possible" said Naruto "The freak had a reputation for being twisted… well anyways before he put it on my sister I did a substitution with her so I could hit him with a Rasengan inadvertently hitting me."
"But why did you use the substitution?" asked Satsuki both amazed and concerned at what her friend did "why not let her take blow so you can finish him off" Naruto thought about it a bit.
"Don't know" he said plainly "maybe I wanted to make him not succeed at what he wanted to do, or maybe something in me still gives a damn and wants to be part of the family, probably the only reason I don't have an intense amount of rage at them"
"You're too nice" said Sastuki, 'But I guess that's one of your good features' she thought that last part.
"Maybe I am, but there's not much we can do about it now" said Naruto sighing as he got up "Because there is a extremely good chance that I'll die in a few months"
"You say that like you have an alternative" said Satsuki with hidden hopefulness that she covered with her normal serious expression.
"Well Jiro says that I'll find some way to get through this…alive" he explained "that guy has never steered me wrong before so if he says there's a chance then I'll believe there's a chance! Plus he told me about the Stone of the spirits and I figure if I can get my parents help we could find it!" after that they got to training, well more like Naruto attempting a few more jutsu's and all of them ending up in pain for him this went on until Sastuki forcibly made him stop by pinning him to the ground and twisting his arm around his back until he surrendered after that she helped him home due to his pain and exhaustion.
"I don't get why you should get your parents involved" said Satsuki "I thought you didn't really care for them, also what's the stone of the spirits"
"It's more like if I don't I die, plus Jiro said I should give them a chance" Deadpanned Naruto "and the stone of the spirits is basically a super medicine it can heal or cure anything it can also had on years to your life"
"Sounds like everyone would be after it or in a museum"
"Well supposedly it doesn't exist" said Naruto "But no one has found proof that it doesn't!"
"Is this what Jiro told you?" asked Satsuki incredulously
"Hey" protested Naruto "I trust that guy more than most of the village"
"Considering it's you, that's not saying much" said Satsuki "you have a lack of experience when trusting people"
"I trust you…" countered Naruto
"Maybe…Maybe you do have a decent sense of judging people" said Satsuki looking away with a blush
"Right?" said Naruto with a cheeky grin, Satsuki helped to the door at the point he was able to walk…well limp inside and was walking down to the living room 'This is probably going be the hardest thing I've ever done' he thought with a sigh and was about to walk in when he heard voices
"Did we do the right thing Minato?" said Kushina in an anxious voice, totally unaware Naruto was just outside.
"Like I've told you before" said Minato in a dead serious voice "it's better have him convinced of something than to give him false hope"
"But if it exists the Stone of the Spirits could save him!" Protested Kushina
"And if it doesn't then he will die in more despair than before!" the two went silent "plus if I send people out they could die for nothing!"
'Well they blew that chance quickly' thought Naruto with scowl 'okay, new plan go out there and search for the damn thing myself' when humans get down to the wire they will make plans out of desperation and those plans may not be the best but more often than not they work to some degree. 'it's probably better to have them think I just got home' and he walked back to the door "I'm home." He called out in his annoyed tone he usually uses around his family.
"Welcome back…" said Kushina from the living room in a solemn tone, probably due to the conversation earlier.
"What's with you?" asked Naruto faking his confusion
"It's nothing" she replied "dinner will be ready in a few minutes"
"Alright" said Naruto walking pass the door and looking in "Hey, Minato" the two flinched at him and he moved on, this isn't the first time he used their names instead of the mother/father label but it still made them flinch.
Later at dinner
Everyone (excluding Naruto) was back to their normal happy-ish mood as they sat around the dinner table "So Naruto" started Minato "I'm curious of when and how you learned the Rasengan"
"What? They haven't told you yet?" he asked pointing at his sisters who stopped eating to look up
"Um, No" said Minato "No they did not"
"We figured you should tell him" said Narumi with a guilty look on her face.
"I figured they would have told you by now…" said Naruto in pondering stance "Anyways, you know how my room's window is right above the training ground? Well I saw you demonstrating it too Naruko, and simplified it to just being a swirling ball of chakra worked from there and had it down in a week, a week after that I could do it under a second" Minato's jaw drop
"That's incredible it took your older sister twice that long to even complete one" Said Minato amazed "and she had step by step instruction from me"
"Told you chakra reserves had nothing to do with intelligence" said Naruto getting up from the table "Now if you'll excuse me I have some crap I need to deal with" and walked away.
"Wait!" said Minato "What about the completed version? How did you do that"
"Tenacity" said Naruto "Jiro taught me that if I'm tenacious enough I can come over anything" He learned this during his first win a against Jiro in a spar, although had it been a real fight he'd be dead and missing all his limbs.
"That samurai again…" said Minato gritting his teeth 'it's like he took my son away from me' baseless jealously plays a great part in these types of stories and occasionally along with incest…(breaking the fourth wall again trololololo) "Can you show us" asked Minato getting back his composure
"No" said Naruto "and for two reasons one is that when I use chakra the seal on my chest lights up and causes me a great deal of pain" the rest of the Namikazes had horrified looks on their faces "and two, I don't want too" and with that he left
The Next Day
The Academy day ended and Naruto was quick to get out and not because of unwanted attention, he had a purpose and in his case it was life and death. He ran to Jiro's shack and opened the door " hey old man I need your help!"
"What do you need" replied Jiro with his ever friendly expression
"I need to know where the stone of the spirits is"
"Well I can't tell you where it is exactly or else its existence wouldn't be controversial" said Jiro "But I can tell you where the town where the legends origin is" then he paused "weren't you going to try to get your parents help"
"I was…" said Naruto "then I overheard a conversation that I probably shouldn't have and I'll just say I lost all faith in them"
"I see" said Jiro "Well then here's a map I have a route from here to the town marked, but I must warn even that place has largely stopped believing in the legend"
"You're the one who trained me for my stubbornness" rebutted Naruto, Jiro laughed at this.
"True, true" said while laughing but then turned serious "Would you like me to come with you?"
"I would like you to" said Naruto "But I think it's time for the student to go out on his own"
"I've taught you well" said Jiro with smile
"I'm leaving tonight, thanks for everything old man" said Naruto with a smile of his own, and he left.
Hokage tower
'It's really come down to this' thought Minato looking at a document 'The Uchiha are really going through with this rebellion' The document in front of him was an order and once signed and stamped would order the mass killing of the Uchiha clan 'it's something that must be done' he said while signing it. Things have deteriorated rapidly with Uchiha clan, the general population could see the tension but they don't know the depth.
The Uchiha's themselves were actually rather angry about something that the village would forcibly marry off clan members to improve relations between villages, this gives Fugaku the Uchiha clan head a justifiable reason to start a coup and put him in charge. He has been bitter ever since he lost the position to him all those years ago, and has been wanting to take power for himself ever since.
ANBU agents are meant to undertake this mission one agent in particular, Itachi Uchiha, he was young just barely into adult hood, he volunteered to take mission himself, he did so with a straight face but anyone could tell it tore him up on the inside. If he was to take the mission is brother Sasuke would be spared, he wanted to save his sister too but was denied this as it being too big of a risk. Unknown to anyone he told his mother who though saddened understood his reasons and respected his loyalty towards the village.
Later that night
Naruto finished writing the note to his family that would be left there whenever they would come up, it was after dinner so he probably had until morning. He had his gear packed up and ready, Naruto then escaped through the window and landed as quietly as he could quickly hiding behind the tree as his family was still in the living room he snuck over to the more shaded part of the training ground and climbed up a post to get to the roof, the reason this is impressive is that he isn't using chakra he's using his pure physical skill to get this done. He then moved to front of the house and dropped down just outside a window briefly glancing at his family who did seem to be enjoying themselves 'out of sight out of mind' thought Naruto, before running and jumping the outer wall 'one last thing to do' and moved to the Uchiha district which eerily quiet even for night time and stopped at main house and knocked on the door. A Woman came to the door who Naruto recognized as Mikoto. Behind her he could hear a great deal of commotion.
"Hm? Is that you Naruto? What are you doing here?" she asked honestly surprised
"Yeah" he replied 'that was a nicer reception than I thought' "is Satsuki here, I need to talk to her."
"Yes one moment" she went back inside and soon Satsuki came to the door.
"Naruto what are you doing here?" she asked
"come out here I need to tell you something" she did and they walked a good distance away from the house "listen I'm leaving the village tonight to look for the stone and since you're one of two people I can trust here I figure you have the right to know"
"You're leaving? I thought your family was going to help you" surprise broke her composure "wait did they screw that up?"
"Seconds after entering the house" replied Naruto
"I don't know whether to be impressed or disappointed" said Satsuki
"So this what you kids were talking about" said a voice they both turned toward the direction while Naruto took out his katana in preparation of trouble, out of the shadows walked Mikoto.
"Mom?" said Satsuki "what are you doing"
"I came to listen to what a boy had to say to my girl so late at night, although I was expecting something else" she said "Satsuki I want you to go with him"
"WHAT!?" they both exclaimed "why?" asked Satsuki
"I'm sure both of you know about the tension between the Uchiha and the rest of the village" they both nodded "well the Uchiha are going to make a move tonight, and the Hokage is going to have us all wiped out save for Sasuke, the one do this is going to do this going to be Itachi"
"Now that's just messed up…" said Naruto, while Satsuki had an absolutely stunned look on her face "I can't believe they're actually going through with this."
"Why is Itachi doing this?" asked Satsuki
"He was trying to protect you and Sasuke but the village council only wants him to live for breeding reasons" Mikoto looked uncomfortable as she said the last part.
"Once again, that's messed up" said Naruto
"So Naruto" started Mikoto gaining their attention "I'm begging please bring my daughter with you when you go"
"Alright" said Naruto
"Seriously?" said Satsuki
"Yes"
"Wouldn't your parents be after you considering the way they've acted so far" said Satsuki
"Usually I don't have to deal with them after dinner" said Naruto "but just in case you might want to hurry and get your things" Satsuki quickly rushed inside and a few minutes later she returned with a bag "You ready?" she nodded
"Good luck on your journey" said Mikoto as they ran off.
The streets were mostly empty as most of everyone was inside sleeping or doing other things… if you don't get what I'm saying get the hell off the internet. Anyways Naruto and Satsuki stuck to the walls as much as possible trying to keep a low profile until they turned and met an ANBU agent head on, not just any ANBU agent it was Itachi. "Ah shit!" said Naruto jumping back and drawing his sword in a defensive stance in front of Satsuki who pulled out a kunai of her own. Itachi just eyed the two he noticed the bags they were carrying were meant for long distance travels, he was aware of Naruto's friction of with his parents and being as smart as he was figured out what was happening.
"Thank you" he said and walked past them without another word
"Wow…" said Naruto when they got out of earshot "he really does not want to do what he's about to do, speaking of which how are you holding up"
"I…am okay" replied Satsuki "I'm trying not to think about it but I'll have accept it sooner or later"
The Hokage mansion
Naruko was walking up to her brothers room as her family was trying to make another attempt to reconnect with him which probably would of failed even if he didn't overhear the conversation last night. She goes into his room and finding no one there, thinking he was in the bathroom she waited in the room until she noticed a folded piece of paper she picked it up, unfolded it, read it, and in shock ran downstairs "What this mean!?" she asked urgently holding out the note
"What does what mean?" asked Kushina taking the note and froze when she read it
"What is it" said Minato coming up also freezing when he saw the note. This is what it read
Overheard you guys last night
Going to go find Stone of the Spirits
Later bitches!
-Naruto
"Is he seriously leaving?" asked Kushina a little stunned
"What's going on" asked Narumi confused but also concerned due to everyone's reaction
"Naruto made a mistake" said Minato "he's looking for something that isn't there"
"We have to get him back!" said Kushina
"I'm already on it" said Minato "I just called ANBU those who are on duty have already dispatched"
With Naruto
"Ah crap" said Naruto with his sword out, Satsuki was in a similar stance with a kunai "they caught on fast" they were currently surrounded by five ANBU agents all of them with their weapons drawn.
"Naruto Namikaze" said the squad leader "you are here by ordered to return to the village or we will take you by force"
"Screw you!" retorted Naruto
"And the Uchiha is to return for execution"
"Fuck you" said Naruto "that just gives another reason to leave"
"So it's force then?"
"No fircken duh!" at this they charged and Naruto managed to block one of them pushing him back and hitting another one in a gut with his hilt before hitting another one who was not expecting him to react so fast and got cut across the chest "and now I'm a criminal" he said dryly "well no choice now, I'm getting the hell out of here" after he said this his attacks increased in ferocity and ANBU being surprised at this were having trouble keeping up and several weapons and bones were broken but no deaths, Satsuki also managed to defeat an ANBU by keeping him distracted with various fire techniques and managed to get behind him and deliver the knockout punch. Soon the battle was finished and the ANBU defeated, their bodies damaged along with their pride due to being beaten by two thirteen year olds not even out of the academy. The victory was short lived however as twenty more ANBU along with Minato and Kushina arrived
"Naruto stop what you're doing" said Minato in a demanding voice "The stone of the spirits doesn't, exist"
"No one's proved that!" Yelled Naruto angrily "this is the one thing in the entire world that can cure me so I'm going with it, even if I don't make it at least I can get her out alive" he pointed to Satsuki, who looked at him in surprise.
"You could come home and we could be a family again during your last month's alive" said Kushina
"Screw that noise" said Naurto "when the hell have we been a family? All you did was pamper Narumi and Naruko while you hung me out to dry! You people only started caring was when killed Ororchimaru what went through your minds 'oh look Naruto doesn't suck now maybe we should start giving damn and not share a cure with him even though he's going to die!'" Naruto put on a mocking tone when he said this "There's a cure and when I find it I'm going to come right back here jump through your window and flip you all off!"
"So you won't come back willingly" said Minato in a cold tone
"Is it that obvious?" asked Naruto sarcastically
"ANBU I want my son alive the Uchiha is inconsequential" ordered Minato, then ten ANBU leapt forward swords drawn Naruto might be able to block most of them his only hope is to dodge but Satsuki was behind him and he didn't want her getting hurt, but before any of the swords hit blood and broken blades flew everywhere, while Naruto felt a familiar presence appear.
"What do we have here I come to see my student off on the journey of a lifetime and instead I find him trying to fight a bunch of people who are trying to impede his progress."
"Jiro!" said Naruto truly happy to see his sensei.
"Naruto my boy, what happened?" asked Jiro with his ever warm smile even though he had his sword drawn "I thought you would have been out of here by know"
"I got a little side tracked"
"I see that" he said "I'll hold them off while you escape" just then two more ANBU attacked but were easily cut down by the ex-ronin who's expression went from a kind and gentle to a cold and serious one "Naruto listen this is my final lesson to you, it's better to die right then to live wrong, try to survive but don't lose yourself in your quest for survival." Naruto nodded and ran off the rest of ANBU went after them but never made it past Jiro who had a cold look in his eyes facing the Hokage and his wife "Now, let's see if I've gotten rusty over the years"
With Naruto
Naruto and Satsuki were running through the forest as the sounds of fighting distanced "I've never seen Jiro like that before" said Naruto "He's dead serious and kind of scary"
"Do you think he'll be alright?" asked Satsuki
"You kidding it's the leaf nin I'm worried about" said Naruto jokingly "oh shit, feel that ANBU closing in"
"What do we do?"
"Grab onto me!" said Naruto
"What!?" asked Satsuki blushing
"I have a jutsu I can use" explained Naruto
"Won't that cause you pain" asked Satsuki
"it's worth it! Now hurry"
"Are you sure"
"We don't have time for this" Naruto wrapped his arms around Satsuki who blushed at the close encounter, the two then shot up in a flash of blue which shot up into the sky and away.
Jiro
Jiro saw the light shoot up into the sky and away, he knew what the light was and smiled before looking down at Minato who was panting heavily and had several serious injuries not life threatening but still pretty bad, Kushina was lying on the ground a few feet away and was unconscious.
Minato could not believe the man in front of him not only has he taken his best attacks he barely had a scratch to show for it, he even blocked the hirashin several times. "What are you?" asked Minato as Jiro squatted down in front of him
"Just an old man with a sword" replied Jiro his usually kind face returning "and you know what lord Hokage, I surrender" Minato looked at him in shock
"What!" asked Minato "you kill several of my ANBU knock out my wife and have me at your mercy and you surrender"
"Well your ninja aren't dead I just maimed them" explained Jiro standing up and sheathing his sword "my student escaped, and I have no reason to fight anymore so I surrender" Jiro held out his sheathed sword and ANBU just arrived quickly took while two more handcuffed him and began leading him away while an ANBU medic checked over Minato "And by the way I have no regrets"
Okay so things are picking up now Naruto is out and about with Satsuki looking for the stone
Also what does everyone think of Jiro?