Naruto: Fullmetal
Chapter 2: Meetings
AN: What up folk, and welcome to the second chapter of NFM. Like always i want to thank everyone who reviewed in the introductory chapter. Other than that I have nothing to say so here's the long awaited second chapter.
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Naruto stared at the towering form of the Shinigami his previous fear quickly leaving him to be replaced by pure curiosity. Upon seeing he had the child's attention the Death God condensed his stature until he stood at the height of 5'10", still more than enough to tower over the boy.
"Now then I believe I should tell you the reason for my visit. Four years ago I was summoned to this plain by your Yondaime Hokage during the battle against the Kyuubi no Kitsune. The Yondaime had summoned me in order to defeat the fox. The end result of the battle however was that the fox was sealed within you. Now the normal course of action is that I take both the souls of the summoner and the target. However Kyuubi had in the course of his life accumulated far too much power for me to devour at one time.
Because of this I was forced to split the fox's power into two halves, yin and yang chakra. The yin chakra was then sealed within you along with the fox's spirit while I took the yang chakra. This however was to be only temporary as I told your Yondaime I'd return for the remaining half after dealing with the yang chakra.
This brings us to now, as at this moment I am preparing to remove both the fox's spirit and the remainder of its chakra from your body. Now this will kill you, but seeing as to how I'm the Shinigami you have nothing to worry about as I can bring you right back to life." The deity paused here and chuckled at the look of horror hat had crossed the boy's face before continuing once more.
"Now contrary to popular belief I am not without feeling. As I stated before I have watched over you all of your life and I believe that you deserve some form of compensation for the trouble that has befallen you because of our actions on that night. As such I will gift you with three things. The first is something you have been seeking all of your life, the knowledge of your family.
Your true full name is Senju Uzumaki Naruto. You are the last heir of both the Uzumaki and Senju clans. The Uzumaki were at one point the royal family of Uzu no Kuni and your mother was its princess, her name was Uzumaki Kushina. Your father went by the name Namikaze Minato, however like you he was an orphan, his true name is Senju Minato. He was the son of Senju Tsunade and Jiraiya two of your villages Sannin. Tsunade is also known to be the granddaughter of your Shodai Hokage, Senju Hashirama and the great niece of the Nidaime, Senju Tobirama.
The Senju clan dates back to the time before shinobi when alchemy was the practiced arts. In fact you are descendant of one of the greatest alchemist to ever live the Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward Elric. Now then I need you to stand right here." Finished the Death God as he positioned the boy in front of the gates.
"By the way this will hurt, a lot."
Just as the God finished speaking the black gates sung open allowing the boy to see within them. Within the gates small dark bodied, purple eyed creatures could barely be seen. Before he could look within too much however his eyes dulled as countless images began to race through his mind. Just as this happened several of the creatures within began to grin darkly before their arms shot out from the gate.
From his position the Shinigami watched impassively as his children's arms reached through the boy's body and into the seal before pulling away carrying with them the roaring fiery orange form of the Kyuubi along with all its knowledge. Suddenly the gates slammed closed cutting of the fox's roars and causing the boy's screams to die down before he passed out. Absently the Shinigami wondered how things would work out now that he'd thrown this little monkey wrench into Fate's plans for the boy. With that thought the God waved his hand causing Naruto's still form to disappear and stepped into the gates himself before they closed once more behind him.
Tsunade sighed as she looked down at the sleeping face of her newly discovered grandson. It had been three days since the boy's heart attack. Three days in which she knew the boy should've awakened. The only reason anyone could even tell the boy still lived was due to the high amount of brain activity the monitor had been showing for the last few days. On the plus side Jiraiya had looked over the boy in this time and had discovered that the seal had indeed run its course and finished off the Kyuubi, though it was about 18 years early.
Despite the positive feelings this discovery brought Tsunade couldn't help but worry. According to what Jiraiya had told her the seal was supposed to last exactly 22 years. It was common knowledge that the human body could not handle demonic chakra. In fact even a jinchuuriki's body could only handle so much of it before it began to affect them. Because of this Minato had designed the seal so that the seal would slowly purify the demons chakra and allow Naruto's body to absorb it.
Due to this latest situation however that isn't what happened. While it was true the boy's body held far more chakra than a child his age should it was nowhere near the amount he should have inherited with the Kyuubi's departure. Instead it was as if the chakra had disappeared altogether. Her thoughts on that matter where broken however as a groan brought her back to the living world. Looking up her breath caught in her throat as she was just in time to see a pair of bright sky blue eyes open and grace the world once more. Tears tickled the corners of her eyes yet for the life of her she couldn't speak a word.
Finally after only five seconds of struggle she lost her hold on her composure, her maternal side kicking in gear for the fist time in over twenty years as Senju Tsunade, the Legendary Medic and Slug Sannin cried as she held onto her grandson.
Barely an hour after his awakening Naruto could be found leaning back in his bed a contented smile on his face and several plates of food surrounding his form. In that time the Sandaime, and Jiraiya, as well as Hyuga's Hiashi and Hizashi had entered the room.
It had taken him a while but he had quickly adjusted himself so that he could eat using his remaining arm. However the thing that both surprised and saddened the Sandaime was the boy's silence as other than the sound of chewing and swallowing not a sound came from the boy. Finally having grown tired of the silence Sarutobi spoke up.
"How are you feeling Naruto-kun?"
"Ne jiji, how come you never told me, tou-san sealed Kyuubi in me? Why couldn't you tell me that instead of letting me be told by the Shinigami while I'm standing in front of death's door?" asked the boy suddenly causing everyone to go quiet.
Sarutobi himself had gone completely still and deathly pale at the boy's question. There was no way the boy should no that, he shouldn't have even known the Kyuubi had existed, let alone that it had been sealed within him. Things such as the Kyuubi weren't even brought up in conversation unless it was being told to the fourth year students at the academy. Hearing nothing but silence from his surrogate grandfather the child continued speaking.
"All this time you've known why it was that everyone hated me and no matter how many times I asked, how much I cried, or how many times I ended up laid up in this bed you refused to tell me. You couldn't even have my grandparents come get me, instead you were fine with me suffering for the sins of my foolish father and pretending that everything was going to work out, that those idiots would actually wake up and see the difference between a jailer and a prisoner."
As the boy said this he glared at the old man startling him as his eyes began to flash between blue and gold. Finally the boy's eyes stopped flashing settling on gold with animalistic slit pupils. Almost as soon as this happened a wave of blue energy burst out from him causing the machine that had been monitoring him to explode. Suddenly as quickly as it came the energy vanished being sucked back into the boy. As the energy cleared it revealed the child sobbing as he was wrapped within Tsunade's arms the woman slowly rocking the boy back and forth.
Seeing the Sarutobi sighed before sitting on the boy's bed and placing him on his lap, the small boy easily curling into him and clinging as if his very existence relied upon him.
"It was your father's wish that you not be told of your parents until you had reached the rank of chuunin. Like you and his father before him your father grew up an orphan, though he searched for clues his whole life he didn't discover who his parents were until I told him of his mother on the day that he died." Said the man quietly causing the boy to look up at him through his tears.
"It was also his wish that you not be told of the Kyuubi until the day you made gennin. I never wanted your father to die that night. I had begged him not to go, told him I'd go in his place, I even broke my word to his mother and told him who she was before she could do it herself. Despite what anyone else says he didn't die as the Yondaime Hokage that night, nor did he die for this village. Instead he died as Senju Minato, he gave his life to ensure that you would live on.
As far as calling for your grandparents I had been calling for them since even before you were born. Despite them having once been my students I find they are incredibly difficult to track down. However they are here now and I promise you that nothing like this will ever happen to you again."
As he said this Sarutobi noticed that the boy's eyes had returned to the brilliant blue they had always been, though he did make a mental note that the boy could have gained a new doujutsu from the Kyuubi's departure.
"Now then can you explain to me what you meant about talking to the Shinigami?" asked Sarutobi.
For the next hour the five in the room would discuss the child's meeting with the Shinigami and his discoveries because of it.
One day later found the small blonde fidgeting as he stood in the hall of the Hokage Tower directly in front of the massive double doors that the council chamber was behind. He was currently clad in dark blue kimono and hakama. Over this he wore a haori of the same color, on the back of which was a picture of a golden furred Kitsune sleeping under a full moon in a grassy plane nine tails wrapped around itself. On the front both Senju clan crest and the Uzumaki crest could be seen one on each side of his chest. Both his kimono and his haori however had been customized to compensate for his missing right arm. On his feet he wore a pair of tabi sandals with white socks.
Behind him stood both Tsunade and Jiraiya, Tsunade wearing a green kimono with the Senju clan crest on its back, while Jiraiya wore a grey kimono and hakama with a white haori the kanji for 'Gama' on his back. Finally the doors opened allowing the family of three to enter the room. As they entered they noticed the full council was in attendance, as were the Daimyo's of both Fire and Lightning Country along with the Sandaime Raikage.
Like Sarutobi the Sandaime Raikage was an old man maybe only two years younger than Hizuren. He wore the ceremonial robes of his office but whereas the Hokage's was white and red the Raikage's was white and yellow.
The Fire Daimyo was also an older man who looked to be in his mid fifties like the two Kage's. Despite his age however his hair was still mostly black though there were a few grays to be seen. He wore a black kimono and hakama with a red haori over it. Finally she noticed the Lightning Daimyo. He was equally as younger with vibrant red and he had deep green eyes. Before the boy could look the man over more however his attention was pulled to an old woman who he recognized as Sarutobi's old teammate.
"While it is good to see you both again, why are here Tsunade, Jiraiya?"
Tsunade bristled at the old woman's tone her eyebrow twitching dangerously only for Jiraiya to place his hand her shoulder, step in front of her and speak up.
"If you are referring to our presence in the village or in this room the answer to both is simple Koharu. My wife and I returned because someone tried to kill our grandson and actually succeeded in cutting off his arm, despite the fact we were assured he would come to no harm. We feel it is only right we be here to ensure all those responsible are punished for this transgression."
Each and every adult in the room could practically taste the barely restrained killing intent coming from the Sannin. Tsunade herself nearly winced upon being reminded of the fact that she was married, as even though they were both heavily intoxicated she hadn't divorced him or gotten the marriage annulled. In fact she had simply taken the marriage certificate and put it away. In fact she had only told Jiraiya she had kept it because all of this had happened and she just knew he was still mad at her for keeping yet another life changing secret from him.
"I was unaware either of you had a child much less a grandchild together." Said Koharu.
"You'll find there is a lot that you don't know. Now the fact of the matter is we are here because not only was the heir of the Senju clan nearly killed but the Hyuga heiress was nearly abducted, on the same night, by the same man, and in the walls of our very village no less. I shouldn't have to remind you all but the last shinobi war started over less."
Everyone winced at the truth of that statement. The third war had been started because the Mizukage at the time had called the reigning Tsukage's wife a fat pig. Still the hidden message of Jiraiya statement was clear, unless things went well today they'd be facing war tomorrow.
In this time however no one had noticed that Naruto had gone to stand in front of the jounin that had cut off his arm. In fact if it wasn't for the boy speaking they'd have never noticed he moved his position. The man himself had gone wide eyed and had began shaking in fear almost as soon as the boy stood before him.
"Your lightning sword was pretty cool, now let me show you something cooler." Said Naruto as he held out his left hand showing that a white glove was covering it completely.
"Don't blink."
As he said this he pulled his arm back over his right shoulder before whipping it out snapping his fingers at the same time. As soon as he did a whip of fire appeared hitting the man across the chest and causing him to scream out in pain as the jounin that had surrounded him tried to put out the flames while Jiraiya quickly grabbed hold of the boy.
"Naruto-kun, how did you do that?" questioned Tsunade.
"It was cool huh obaa-chan? All I had to do was get the glove to create a spark and then adjust the density of the oxygen to create the flame. What's cool is it's only half done, when it's completely finished I'll be able to control the size of the fire so I can make big blast and not just fire whips." Finished the boy with a fox grin.
"Tell me what is your name little one." Asked the red head Tsunade recognized as the Lightning Daimyo.
"Senju Uzumaki Naruto, future Hokage and Konoha's Fullmetal Flame."
At the name Uzumaki man's eyes widened in surprise before they narrowed as he spoke up again.
"Uzumaki did you get the name from your father."
"No, my kaa-san was an Uzumaki, she was Uzu's 'Red Death' Uzumaki Kushina." Finished the boy causing the man to visibly fall back in surprise.
"Are you okay oji-san?" asked the boy getting the man to laugh.
"I'm fine Naruto-kun. But if what you say is true that would actually make me your oji-san, as Kushina is my sister."
As these words were said shock hit the faces of everyone in the room. Several members of the Konoha council paled along with the Raikage when they realized what that would mean. Immediately however everyone sobered up as the man's entire countenance changed to that of a veteran shinobi, meaning completely expressionless.
"As far as the matter to why we have gathered it is already settled. Hitokiri Soujiro I told you there would be no plays for the Byakugan. Instead you did the very opposite and look at the results, two mentally scarred four year olds, one missing an arm that could very well be my nephew." After saying this he turned towards one of the jounin standing behind the Raikage.
"Yotsuki Kaname, congratulations you've just been promoted to Yondaime Raikage status effective immediately. As for Soujiro you will be executed for treason upon our return to Rai no Kuni" Finished the man.
As what he said registered everyone blinked in astonishment before the Fire Daimyo spoke up.
"Well I'm satisfied, Sarutobi?"
Hearing the questioning tone he glanced over at Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hiashi seeing each of them nod.
"It appears we are as well."
AN: Well that's it for now. I just wanted to throw a few twist into the series and I still have a few left so look out for the next chapter. Thanks for reading and please review, till next time. LATER.
