A/N: Hey guys, Box Whisker here with my first story. This story will most likely follow some of the cannon, but will also have my own plot into the mix. As far as parings go (I know you guys love this), Naruto will have more than one partner. The only one I can confirm is Mikoto, I haven't decided on the others yet.
Those who are worried if Naruto will be OP, don't worry he wont be. He will be strong but not OP.
I have finally found some time to start writing my story, I have been planning on writing one for a while now. Some of my original ideas may have been taken by other writers, so I will try to edit my ideas to be original as possible. If you see something similar in another story don't hate on me. This is my first story so don't be too harsh. But I don't mind constructive criticism (and compliments) Don't be afraid to give your opinion, I could take it I won't cry...okay maybe a little.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, or anything by Kishomoto
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Chapter 2 Uchiha Tussle
Naruto got up before sunrise like he always did, a habit that his Uncle drilled into him. He headed towards a secluded training ground deep in Konoha's forest. Technically only shinobi had access to official training grounds, but something trivial like that wouldn't stop him.
It's been a year since his uncles death and Naruto continued his training on his own. At the age of seven he is strong for his age. His uncle had taught him how to draw his chakra and control it to a level that was better than those in the academy. Chakra control was difficult for Naruto, as it was for most jinkuriki. Despite this he learned to control his chakra at a impressive rate considering his jinchuuriki status.
He learned the basics of all forms of the shinobi arts. Musashi had taught him shurikenjustu, ninjutsu, taijutsu, stealth, survival skills, and shinobi tactics & strategies. Naruto would easily be called a genius by any standard. He was always calm and attentive, traits fitting of a true shinobi. But he also had a playful and competitive side to him, that only Musashi could seem to bring out. His uncles death has made him more secluded and a distant person.
Naruto pushed forward determined to become stronger . What was truly a shocking revelation was Naruto's ability to awaken the sharingan despite having recessive genes for it. He remembered the day he awakened it.
Flashback
Naruto was training with Musashi in taijutsu and Naruto was desperately trying to avoid Musahi's lighting quick strikes. Naruto ducked under a punch and barely avoided a quick follow up kick towards his mid section. Musashi quickly appeared behind Naruto and kicked his back, sending him forward. Naruto staggered but quickly regained his footing and lashed out with a series of combos that Musashi easily dodged.
"Your going have to do better than that Naruto, don't think I'm going to go easy on you" Musashi taunted.
Musahi increased his speed and appeared on Naruto's left side, and landed a punch in his face. Naruto tried to retaliate but Musashi quickly appeared on his right and sent another punch to his face. Naruto was getting pounded he couldn't keep up with Musashi speed.
Musashi then sent an upper cut towards Naruto's jaw. Naruto suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his eyes and saw Musashi's fist coming at him at a slower motion. He saw it perfectly and tilted his head away from the punch and also dodged a follow up right hook.
Musashi gasped when Naruto dodged his punch and saw a pair of single tome sharingan staring back at him."The sharingan" Musashi whispered.
Flashback end
Naruto checked if there was anyone in the area. After feeling no other presence he stepped into the open field, then looked at his right forearm. There was a very elaborate seal on his arm with the Uzumaki swirl in the center. His uncle had placed this elaborate seal on his arm, right before he breathed his last breaths.
Looking at the seal it was bitter sweet it reminded him to much of Musashi that hurt just looking at it. At the same time he knew couldn't ignore it...it was his uncles dying gift.
Even in death he was still guiding him.
He never got the chance to explain what the seal was for, saying in time all would be revealed. Musashi worked in mysterious ways and even though he was perceptive, at times he couldn't figure his uncle out.
Naruto had only basic knowledge in seals from what Musashi was beginning to teach him, but from what he could tell the seal had many compartments. The only one he could figure out thus far was a blood sealing scroll. In it, it held scrolls for all forms of the shinobi arts from ninjutsu to kenjutsu. Musashi left some of his teachings for Naruto in these scrolls. For that Naruto was grateful.
Naruto ran his hand over the seal and unsealed his most prized possession, his uncle's sword. Whirling Tides, his uncle called it. He had seen Musahi wield it so many times in their training. He remembered the first time he unsealed it from his seal he was brought to tears. Musahi lived on through this sword and he would cherish it.
The sword was a broadsword, a type of weapon that was not commonly used. It had a golden hilt with Uzuamki crest engraved into the pommel. The blade itself was pitch black and center fuller of the sword was blood red. The guard was made of two silver dragon heads parallel two each other.
The hilt had small seals running along it that were used to store iron and used a unique fuinjutsu formula to repair itself. The blade left off an elegant shine when it moved through the light, and was a true masterpiece.
Naruto griped the sword with both hands and went through the katas that Musashi had shown him. He couldn't swing the sword with the same grace that he had seen his uncle did countless times. But he wasn't deterred, he would get better in time. He swore he would, he felt he needed to in order to honor his deceased uncle.
As he continued to train, he suddenly felt a rise of chakra signatures moving at a fast pace. He turned and looked towards the direction of the chakra signatures. They felt strong, "defiantly jonin level" Naruto thought.
He decided to investigate and slowly made his way out of the training ground. Naruto suddenly heard a scream "Ahhh you bastards you...you got my arm!" Naruto quicken his pace, once he heard the scream. Naruto made his way towards a clearing and crouched down besides a bush. He concealed his chakra to the best of his ability, which was not easy given his large reserves.
He suddenly saw a man wearing what he recognized as a jonin vest, crashing through the trees and hit the ground hard. The man looked young, and had shoulder length brown hair, and brown eyes. He was panting heavily and looked to be in pain. The source of his pain was fairly obvious, as the left side of his vest was ripped, revealing his burnt torso. His left arm also burnt and bleeding.
Naruto narrowed his eyes "a strong katon jutsu" he thought. Suddenly three more figures leaped out of the trees. Naruto eyes widen when he realized who they were. The three figures a similar distinguishing features. They were all male, and had dark eyes. Two of them had dark hair, while one had gray hair. Each of them wore a green konoha flack jacket.
But what made Naruto recognize who these men were, was the crest on their shoulder of their vest. Instead of the Uzumaki swirl, there was a blue four-point star with the Uchiha crest in the middle. These men were members of the Konoha military police force. Naruto closed his eyes and clenched fist.
"Uchiha" he whispered.
Flashback
The Uchiha are my clansman uncle why can't I be with them as well? Musashi sighed and looked Naruto right in the eyes."Look Naruto the Uchiha are your clansman as well, but it's for your best interest and wellbeing that you stay away" said Musashi seriously.
Naruto narrowed his eyes but said nothing. Musashi gaze soften "I know you've been lonely Naruto and you wish to try to reconcile with your...cousins" Musashi said slowly. "Now would be a bad time to reveal your Uchiha heritage to them, said Musashi. "You see, the Uchiha are showing more signs of aggression as of late. They are seeking to increase their power and influence in the village."
"You think they will do something dangerous" Naruto said with a frown. Musashi sighed, "honestly I'm not sure my boy." "But what I do know is that the Uchiha have always been power hungry, and extremely prideful" Musashi said a little heatedly.
"But I can see some of that Uchiha pride in you already Naruto. Always trying to perfect your skills in training, and you become moody when you can't land a hit on me" Musashi said with a small smirk. Naruto scratched the back of his head embarrassingly, but gave a small smile. "The Uchiha didn't treat you any better than any of the rest of the village did they?, and you still haven't gotten over it have you?" Musashi asked.
Naruto lowered his head and closed his eyes. "You think that if you reveal your heritage to them they will accept you?" Musashi asked.
Naruto clenched his fist, he knew that it was superficial, but they were still his family right? Musashi face turned serious, "The Uchiha will not give you the love of a family you desire" said Musashi seriously. Naruto's eyes widen and he looked up at Musashi. "They are aware of what you contain, and once you reveal your Uchiha heritage, Fugaku, the clan head will no doubt claim you.A jinchuriki with the Uchiha kekkei genkai will no doubt be seen as a powerful asset,"Musashi lectured.
"I'm sorry Naruto, but the truth is that your freedom will be taken from you, they will train you like a tool and watch your every move to make sure no harm comes to you and that you stay loyal. We won't be able to see each other anymore" Musashi said sadly.
Naruto shook his head and clenched his fist "that's not what I want" he said harshly. Musashi smiled "I know" he said softly, "but you have me...I'm your family." Naruto let a single tear fall from his eye and said "I know."
End Flashback
Naruto sighed and closed his eyes "I know" he thought, then continued to look on at the scene in front of him. The three Uchiha quickly landed on the ground, and surrounded the injured jonin. "Kashma Rojin, for assaulting a leaf shinobi and trying to access the restricted jutsu arsenal, you are to be detained under the order of the military police force" said the tallest of the three Uchihas.
The jonin had a look of fear in his eyes as the three Uchihas approached him. "How...how did find me? I covered all my tracks, I was perfect!" yelled the chunin. The three police force members glanced at each other, then smirked. "Fool, do you really think you could outsmart the police force?, we are elites!" said one of the Uchihas.
"We've been tracking your movements for a week now, we just needed to wait to catch you in the act", said the third Uchiha. Naruto looked on in interest at the scene unfolding in front of him. The jonin shakily stood up and glared at the Uchiha. "You don't have me yet" the jonin yelled, and threw 3 kuani at them. Then quickly went through a series of hand seals, "Water style water bullet" he yelled.
The first Uchiha was the first to move and step forward and deflected the kunai with his own. The second Uchiha quickly went through a set of hand seals "Katon Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire Style Fireball Jutsu)."The two jutsus collided and a heavy steam cloud was formed. The third Uchiha used the steam as cover and appeared behind the jonin, armed with ninja wire.
Before the jonin could use a substitution jutsu , he found himself bound by the metal wire. The Uchiha then unleashed a low level fire jutsu down the wire, making sure not to kill the jonin. "AHHHH" the jonin screamed as he was engulfed by the flames.
The shock of the attack caused him to become unconscious. The three Uchiha smirked and the Uchiha named Inabi Uchiha spoke and summarized what they were all thinking, "Tch, stupid fool trying to take on the Uchiha clan, what a joke."
Naruto was amazed by the quickness and efficiency of his clansman. He had to admit it was a impressive display. "Yashiro, take this one back to headquarters" said Inabi. "Hm, yea..yea you lazy bastards" Yashiro mumbled. Yashiro like the other two Uchihas, was a veteran member of the police force.
Yashiro walked over to the bound and unconscious jonin and picked him up, putting him over his shoulder. He then let out a grunt and shunshined away. Naruto saw that the tussle was over and slowly stood up and begin to walk away. Inabi suddenly heard movement to his far left and smirked. "Ha, you hear that Yakumi, someone thinks they can spy on the police force."
The other Uchiha named Yakumi, motioned his head towards the area the noise came from. Inabi nodded his head in response and they both quickly made their way towards the location of the noise.
Naruto sensed their movements and inwardly cursed, how did he make sound?, he was sure to be careful. He looked down and found his answer. A small trip wire that was thinner then usually, and well hidden. Though it seemed not to be armed, "left over from a field exercise" Naruto thought.
Just as he finished that thought the two Uchihas appeared in front of him. "Look what we have here, it's the kyubi kid" said Inabi. "The kyubi kid huh?, wonder what he's doing here" said Yakumi in curiosity. Naruto remained silent and kept his calm, but inside he was worried. "I'll tell you what this brat is doing here, he was trying to meddle in official Uchiha police force business" said Inabi with a sneer.
Naruto continued to stay silent hiding his panic. "Well aren't you going to say something!" yelled Inabi.
Naruto then decided to speak up, "I was just in the area, you'd best continue on with your police work, rather than standing here wasting air" Naruto said calmly.
The Uchiha sneered, "You hear that Yakumi, this brat thinks he can tell an Uchiha what to do, I say we should teach him a lesson the hard way" Inabi said with a smirk. "Psh this is a waste of time I have better things to do then play with this brat" said Yakumi dismissively. "Shut up, nobody insults the Uchiha and gets away with it, especially some clans-less brat" Inabi cried.
Naruto had to inwardly smirk at this, "If only this fool knew" he thought before he was forced to dodge a punch and kick by Inabi. The strikes weren't at full strength and speed, as Inabi didn't think he needed to put much effort to land a hit on the blonde. He thought the blonde had no talent.
Inabi noticed his strikes didn't connect and, chuckled. "Well well looks like this little brat does have some fight in him after all" said Inabi. Yakumi stepped forward and raised an eyebrow.
"This is bad, if he decides not to hold back there is no way I will win against a jonin, and if the other one got involved as well..." Naruto thought. Inabi suddenly appeared in front of Naruto and kicked him in the chest, sending him flying back. Naruto got back up and blocked a follow up punch with his forearms crossed, but force broke through his guard.
Naruto felt the wind get knocked out him and he fell to his knees. Naruto slowly got up and sent a kick towards Inabi's chest. Inabi grabbed the leg with amusement and pulled Naruto towards him, then punched him in the nose. Naruto hit the ground, his nose bloody from the force of the punch.
"Damn, he won't give me the chance to escape, and there is no way I can beat him" Naruto thought. "Heh I'll admit your pretty good for a young brat, but your still just trash compared to an elite. Now I will finish you, and show you what happens to those who mess with the Uchiha!" yelled Inabi. Naruto knew he wasn't going to win this fight, he thought over his options and he realized that fighting was his only option.
He didn't want to reveal his secret, but he felt as his life was in danger now if Inabi was serious with his threat to finish him. Consequences be damn, he won't hold back.
Inabi charged forward and was at Naruto's side in an instant. Naruto closed his eyes and when Inabi appeared in front of him he opened his eyes revealing his red sharingan eyes.
Inabi saw Naruto's eyes and was so shocked he froze mid strike, allowing Naruto to land a punch in Inabi stomach. Inabi stumbled back slighlty, but he didn't even register the punch due to his shock. Yakumi was in a similar state as he too was frozen stiff with both his eyes widen.
"T-th-th-the sharingan" Inabi whispered while stuttering.
Naruto thought revealing his sharingan was bad, but he felt he didn't have any choice. He saw the state the other two Uchihas were in and decided that fleeing would be a better option than fighting.
His thoughts were broken when Inabi broke out of his shock and shouted
"The sharingan it can't be, you dare mock us? What kind of trick is this kyubi brat."
Inabi went to charge again but suddenly stopped as two kunai hit ground, inches in front of him. Inabi was going to start to go berserk on the person who dare interfere with the police force, when his eyes widen seeing two figures standing behind Naruto.
The first figure on the right had onyx eyes, and dark black hair that was in a ponytail tucked in his dark blue shirt. He wore blue bottoms and a konoha head band on his forehead. He had tear-troughs lines, under his eyes and his gaze was cold and fierce. The person next to him also had onyx colored eyes and black hair, but his hair was short. He wore a black high collared shirt, with blue bottoms. He wore a konoha headband, and had a tanto strapped on his back. His gaze was also fierce.
"It-Itachi...Sh-shisui " Inabi stuttered out. Itachi and Shisui looked at Inabi sternly then looked at Yakumi ,and narrowed their eyes. They noticed that he had yet to move from his position and still had a look of shock on his face. Naruto felt the presence of two people behind, he was also frozen at the feel of two shinobi slightly releasing their energy. Whoever these two were, they were in another league compared to the two Uchihas in front of him.
Itachi and Shisui followed Yakumi's gaze and found that it was not them he was staring at, but the young blond behind them. They were slightly surprised and turned around to face the blond. Naruto in his slightly frozen state failed to deactivate his sharingan, and looked up and met the Uchiha duo gaze. Itachi looked into Naruto's eyes, his own eyes widening at the sight of Naruto's sharingan, but they quickly narrowed. Instead of saying anything he settled for giving Naruto an intense stare. Shisui's eyes also widen to full mast and his mouth was slightly open upon seeing the blonde's sharingan.
Both Uchihas activated their sharingan to make sure it was not some sort of elaborated genjutsu. They both found no deception and found it to be the real deal. Yakumi Uchiha, being in a daze the entire time finally spoke up "Itachi, Shisui, W-what's going on here?"
Itachi and Shisui quickly composed themselves and assessed the situation. They gave each other a discrete signal, and moved into action.
Shisui looked into both the eyes of Yakumi and Inabi with both his sharingan eyes spinning. His sharingan quickly formed into a square shaped shuriken with a circle in the center, and a smaller circle within the first. Itachi then moved in a blur and appeared behind both Uchihas and knocked them out. It happened so fast Naruto couldn't track them.
Itachi laid both Yakumi and Inabi on the ground gently, while Shisui senesced for any incoming shinobi in the area. He felt the presence of two shinobi approaching quickly, their chakra felt familiar. He identified them as his clansman.
He glanced at Itachi who gave him a nod in return. Itachi quickly grasped Naruto shoulder and disappeared in a shunshined. Shisui followed Itachi, and did the same. They appeared on a small mountain cliff surrounded by larger and denser trees.
Naruto was still slightly dazed from moving so quickly. He regained his bearings and found Itachi and Shisui staring at him. Naruto's mind was racing "Okay I'm in the presence of two powerful Uchihas and they brought me to a secluded area. Does this mean they will try to harm me? No they would have done it already, plus they saved me" Naruto thought. Shisui saw Naruto's nervousness, and he couldn't blame him. "Relax we aren't here to hurt you, we just want to talk" Shisui said with a smile.
Naruto relaxed a little but still was still slightly on edge. Itachi noticed Naruto's nose was bleeding and spoke "your hurt, stand still for a moment" Itachi walked forward and placed his palm above Naruto's nose. Naruto tensed a little, but quickly calmed himself when he identified Itachi's green chakra as medical ninjutsu.
He had seen his uncle use this jutsu on him many times after a long training session.
Itachi being an ANBU, is required to learn basic medical ninjutsu.
Naruto felt his nose being healed he then started to think about the repercussions of his sharingan being revealed. "Thats four Uchihas who had seen my sharingan already, one of them will no doubt tell the clan head" Naruto thought.
"You don't need to worry about those two Uchihas knowing about your sharingan, because I erased their memory, of what transpired" Shisui said kindly. Naruto's eyes widen at this revelation, he was amazed at Shisui's ocular prowess. After a moment Naruto then narrowed his eyes, "What about the two of you" Naruto asked.
Shisui laughed and ruffled Naruto's hair, much to Naruto's annoyance. "Don't worry we won't tell anyone" Shisui said joyfully. "But we will need you to start explaining, Naruto" said Itachi stoically. Naruto sighed he knew there was no avoiding it now and it was best he tell them.
"Well to put it bluntly, I'm an Uchiha..."
And end, sorry had to stop it there, next chapter we will see Naruto's heritage revealed to Itachi and Shisui, don't forget to review.
