A/N: Well here's the latest chapter. This chapter will focusing on Naruto's birthday and he'll learn a bit about his mother as well has getting his mother belongings. He'll have a tiny breakdown, or rather freak out a bit but Raiden's will calm him down and tell him about his past, in which he'll learn about Raiden's Mokuton and Souton. Also, I'll be introducing couple of important OC's who will be important to the story, as well as Mage-ship.
Just want to address Kat1316's comment: No, I didn't made up Souton. It was actually my friend was the one who suggested I should use Souton for Plant Release and it kinda stuck. I was trying to come up with something but nothing really worked so I just took his suggestion and used it.
I was going to use hana(ton) since hana means flower in Japanese... but it just seems awkward and lame. Then I tried using Shokubutsusou(ton), because Skokubutsusou means flora in japanese, but it's way too long. I later used katakana and came up with Furoura(ton), but it sounds weird and just gave up and used Souton and called it a day.
The only things I made up were some of the Mokuton, Raiton and most of the Souton jutsus I used in this story, with the exceptions the ones that have an (*) next to them, those I borrowed from somewhere else that aren't in Naruto.
As for your second comment, Lily was the child of Uzumaki Mito and Senju Hashirama. She carries both the Senju blood and Uzumaki blood. James carried the Ryuusuke blood and Potter blood via the blood adoption ritual. Sirius carried the Kuro blood which later transferred to Raiden via the blood adoption ritual. I hope that answers your question.
Now for the current poll:
Naruto:
1.) Itachi -54
2.) Gaara - 51
3.) Konohamaru - 27
4.) Kimimaro - 16
5.) Shikamaru - 10
6.) Kiba - 9
7.) Haku - 6
8.) Juugo - 6
9.) Yukimaru - 6
10.) Ranmaru - 5
11.) Neji - 2
12.) Choji - 1
HP:
1.) Viktor Krum - 34
2.) Cedric Diggory - 28
3.) Draco Malfoy - 22
4.) Theodore Nott - 18
5.) Oliver Wood - 10
6.)Blaise Zabini - 7
7.) Seamus Finnigan - 6
8.) Colin Creevey - 4
9.) HP OMC: 1
Familiar:
1.) Dragon - 36
2.) Phoenix - 25
3.) Lunar Wolf - 25
4.) Shadow Wolf - 21
5.) Basilisk - 12
6.) Wyvern - 3
Jutsu discussed in this chapter:
1.) Oiroke no Jutsu - Sexy Technique
Chapter Seven: Aftermath
October 10th, 1988, 6:00 am
Konoha's Hosptial, Konohagakure no Sato, Hi no Kuni
Naruto was having the best dream ever.
He was named the new Hokage after he beat Sarutobi in a legendary epic battle. The whole village was chanting his name in celebration for his victory. Sakura stood next to him, declaring her undying love to him while she moaned how foolish she was for liking Sasuke. She threw herself at him and he caught her in his arms smiling widely. Right next to him was his best friend and the one person whom believed him, Raiden. The emerald eyed teen was smiling at him as he patted his back and congratulated him on his amazing fight. Meanwhile, Sasuke was apologizing to him for being such a brooding brat and vowed his allegiance to him.
Naruto smiled brightly, he declared everyday was Ramen Day and everyone was forced to eat at least one bowl of ramen from Ichiraku's. He giggled in his dream as Sakura was trying to feed him. "Ohh, Sakura you don't have to." He says coyly, his cheeks heat up as the pink haired Kunoichi leaned towards him offering to feed him.
Just as he was about to bite onto the food, he felt a sharp kick to his shin and he woke up with a loud yelp. He cradled his injured leg and exclaimed, "Oi! What was that for!?" He glared at the raven haired boy who shrugged impassively, yawning widely.
The blonde pouted, he looking around the room and noticed the white sterile walls that only the hospital has. He tilts his head, "what are we doing in the hospital Rai?" He asked the taller boy. He watched as Raiden's frame tenses up by his question and he frowns again.
Raiden gulped heavily, "you mean you don't remember?" He asked softly, starring right at the blonde who looks utterly confused.
"Err. . . No?" Naruto replied hesitantly, trying to remember what happened yesterday. He remembered he was getting ready to go over to Raiden's house as they planned to have a sleepover, but just as he was about to leave he heard his window scatter and something hit him on the back of his head. He heard two gruff voices demanding to hold him down. He struggled to free himself but the men kicked him in the stomach before he passes out.
The next thing he remembered was being held against his will as five men nailed his hands and feet onto the wall and he screams for Raiden. He remembers pain, lots and lots of pain as the men whip him, burn cigarettes against his bare skin and threaten to rape him. He remembers call out for Raiden to save him and shortly after he passes out when he saw Raiden staring at him stunned.
His body started to shake uncontrollably as the memories of yesterday's events become clearer to him. He curled into a tight ball and felt hot, wet tears run down his face. Raiden wasted no time to comfort the distraught blonde and wrapped his arms around him. He felt Naruto cling onto him like a lifeline and nuzzled his neck inhaling his scent which seems to calm him down.
The two boys lay in each other's arms in utter silence; Raiden rubs soothing circles onto the blonde's back. "Shh, it's alright. They're gone. . . They're not going to hurt you anymore." He whispered into the blonde's ear.
"How. . . How do you know?" He asked the taller boy, his voice was broken which Raiden hated how broken it sounded.
Raiden holds the blonde tighter, "because I killed three of them, broke the forth one's mind, and beat the shit out of the fifth and left him for the T&I department to deal with him." He said blandly, no emotion behind his voice. Taken back by Raiden's lack of emotion as he just declared he killed three men, he asked, "why? . . . Why did you kill them?"
Raiden growled bitterly, surprising Naruto, "Because they deserve what they got. Because they hurt you and nobody hurts my friends and get away with it." He leans back and tilts Naruto's head a bit so they can meet each other's eyes, "and I'll do it again if they dare to hurt you again, little lion." He said solemnly, making the blonde blush lightly. He feels his stomach tighten and his chest expand by Raiden's assurance.
Naruto looked away. He can't stand Raiden intense green gaze, it felt as if Raiden was looked right through, staring directly into his soul. "Why?" He asked again softly, not understanding why someone would risk their life to safe him. Raiden's eyes soften, "because, you're worth it, Naruto. I wouldn't hesitate killing another if it meant saving your life. You're worth it Naru, you're worth so much. . ."
Stunned by Raiden's declaration, Naruto broke down. He couldn't stop crying as he felt loved for the first time in his life, something he has never felt in his life with the exception of the Hokage.
"Shh, it's okay Naru. I'll always be there for you. Now rest up, you need to collect you're strength before we head back home to celebrate you're birthday." He coax the blonde to sleep some more and the blonde complies.
He jumped off Naruto's bed with ease, but as he was about to leave a hand clutched his hand tightly. "Please, stay?" The blonde asked timidly. Raiden pulled the chair closer to him and sat down, holding Naruto's hand. "Okay, but you go to sleep. You're body and mind needs the rest." He gave a tiny squeeze and Naruto nodded weakly before he falls asleep again.
Raiden leaned down towards the blonde. He whispered into his ear, "happy birthday, little lion."
October 10th, 1988, 9:00 am
Konoha's Hosptial, Konohagakure no Sato, Hi no Kuni
Hours later, Sarutobi found Naruto sitting on his bed pouting at the hospital food, pushing it around on his plate while Raiden was trying to coax the blonde to eat some of it, but the blonde shook his head, glaring at the slop as if he could melt with his gaze.
Exasperated, Raiden threw his hands up in the air in defeat, "Ugh! Fine, don't eat the food then. And here I thought I was going to take you to Ichiraku's once you're released from here, but apparently you're not hungry."
He watched as the blonde's eyes widen at the mention of his favorite ramen shop. He could see the blonde was salivating mentally, looking determined to finish the slop, he asked, "and I can order as much ramen as I want?"
Sarutobi watched the small upturned smirked on Raiden's face and applaud Raiden; "only if you eat ALL of your vegetables." Naruto scowled at the steam broccoli and carrots on his plate and sighed. He slowly grabbed his chopsticks and ate the hospital really fast; trying to devour all as fast as he could without tasting it.
Once it was all gone, he made gagging noises and shivered. "Ohh the things I do for ramen," he mumble to himself. Sarutobi choose that moment to knocked and enter the room. Naruto's eyes brighten as he saw his surrogate grandfather enter. His smile broaden, "Jiji!" The blonde exclaimed happily.
Sarutobi smiled fondly at the blonde boy, "great to see you're doing better, Naruto. I got something for you." He said taking out a present handing it to the blonde, "happy birthday, Naruto-kun."
Naruto opened the gift slowly with upmost care ensuring he doesn't rip the gift wrap in order to save it as a reminder. He rarely receives any gifts and the ones he gets he saves them. He uncovered a medium sized wooden picture frame, he could tell it hand carved by the amount of detail it had. It was absolutely beautiful. When he flipped it over he gasped loudly, his eyes widen drastically as he took in the photograph.
It was a picture of a beautiful woman with long crimson hair that framed her heart shaped face; her eyes were a pale green filled with life and love. She wore a long white dress and a green apron over it. She was cradling her very pregnant stomach lovingly, beaming brightly as she smiled at the camera. She looked exactly like the woman he's dreamed about. He caressed the picture lovingly, he felt a wet tear roll down his cheek, "mom. . ." He whispered softly.
Sarutobi sat down by Naruto's bed. "Raiden made the picture frame for you and I searched for a picture of your mother. In fact, if I recall correctly your father was the one who took that picture." He smiled fondly at the picture. "Both of them were ecstatic when they discovered they were having you, they both doted before you were before born." Sarutobi got misty eyed as memories of the past assaulted his mind.
Raiden got up and left the two of them to talk. He felt uncomfortable listening into something so personal without permission. He saw how Naruto was going to protest him leaving but he shook his head.
"I'll be back later. I kinda need a shower and a new change of clothes and so do you. See you later, Naru. Lord Hokage." He bowed towards the elder man and jumped out of the window surprising Naruto and Sarutobi.
The Hokage shook his head, he's eyes filled with mirth as the raven haired boy left in a very ' Kakashi' fashion.
"What's so funny Jijii?" The blonde boy asked confused
Sarutobi shook his head, "he's quite special isn't he, Naruto?" Naruto frowns, "err what do you mean Jijii?"
"Well," Sarutobi starts off, "he's not really afraid to speak his mind. He often helps those who are weaker if he sees it's appropriate even if it means he'll get injured." Naruto nodded, understanding what Sarutobi meant. "He also protects his loves ones fiercely from anything and will unleash his anger which is quite scary, if I'm honest. His chakra manifests outside his body as if he's surround by a black dense cloud of cracking like electricity in the air. His hair moves like snakes or like tentacles and his eyes glow ominously like green flames."
"Actually, the only other person who can match Raiden's temper would be your mother. Whenever she got angry people ran over the hills." He chuckled, remembering Kushina's legendary temper.
Naruto perked up, "really?" He asked interested to know more about his mother.
Sarutobi nodded. "Yes, she was called Konoha's Red Hot Habanero because of her famous temper." He said fondly, "She was a strong Kunoichi as well, extremely deadly with her chakra chains . . . Which, speaking of," he retrieves a storage scroll from his pocket and opens it taking out a pair of black chakra chains.
"I think it's time for you to have it. I'm sure you're mother would've wanted you to have it as well as all of her possession. Inside this storage scroll, you'll find books on your heritage as well techniques which you clan was famous for, weapons, armors, and some photo albums."
Naruto stared down at the beautiful chakra chains with awe, it felt natural in his hands, albeit they feels kind of heavy and a little big for him, thanks to his small frame, but once he'll undergo his grow spurt he'll be able to use them properly.
He decided to set the chains down in favor of checking this mother's possession from the storage scroll Sarutobi gave him. He sorted through the scroll and found an assortment of kunai, shurikens, ninja spikes, senbon, and explosive tags which were pretty dated. Sarutobi noticed them and took the expired tags to deactivate them.
Naruto thanked him, aged explosive tags were often deployed at random tines and could be dangerous to use. Instead, he took out chakra chain mail armor which was heavier than he expected. He set the chain mail aside as soon as he noticed he had a large pile of books on different subjects, such as: chakra control techniques, mediation techniques, Uzumaki Taijutsu style handbook, couple Fuuinjutsu techniques books which were for beginners up to mastery.
There were also some history books about Uzushiogakure no Sato and the history of the Uzumaki clan. He spotted couple of scrolls on special techniques from his clan which he'll learn someday. Everything he had just received was too much for him to handle. All of his life he's never truly known who were his parents and on his tenth birthday he just got a glimpse of who his mother was. From the way Sarutobi spoke about his mother, Naruto guessed he must've known her. Perhaps, they were close.
He felt a pang of betrayal knowing that the man who he looked up to as a grandfather has been hiding his heritage from him, especially considering he had asked and begged the man to tell him about his parents, but he always refused.
"Why tell me this now?" He asked the old man.
Sarutobi sighed heavily. He knew this was going to happen someday. He gazed into Naruto's blue eyes and breathed in, it was no or never. "Because," he said slowly, "it's time for you to know who your parents were. Or at least one of them" He started off slowly, "I know I've always brushed you off whenever you asked me to tell you who were your parents, but it was because you were too young to understand and I didn't want to burden you." He said wistfully.
"You're already ten years old and you're determined to become a ninja just like you're parents and you need to know how to protect yourself from the enemies your parents have acquired. Both of your parents were powerful ninjas in their own right and were feared by many. Your mother was the princess of Uzushiogakure no Sato. A brilliant Kunoichi: who wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty and packed a mean punch. She was a Fuuinjutsu Mistress as well as a Taijutsu powerhouse especially with her chakra chained scythe. . ."
October 10th, 1988, 11:00 am
Senju'a Training Field, Konohagakure no Sato, Hi no Kuni
After he left Naruto and the Hokage alone to talk in the hospital, Raiden decided to train for a while before he would return to the hospital to pick up the blonde. He quickly tossed of his shirt to the side as he entered his compound. He stretched out his limbs properly before he jogged lightly around his compound; after his fifth lap around his compound, he increased his speed and ran fifty laps.
As he finished his last lap, he dropped to the ground and did 100 sit-ups before he flip over and did 100 pushups. His light, tanned skin glistens, thanks to the sweat he has accumulated during his warm up. He picks up his shirt toweling off the excess sweat from his face and corded chest. He has developed a tighter body thanks to all of the hard work he's put into his training and healthy diet.
Closing his eyes, Raiden could feel the heated rays of the sun strike his bare skin. He concentrates on evening out his breathing before he started working on his kata he's learn to improve his own fighting style he's created, which was meant to deliver some strong blows to incapacitate his opponents, hitting their weak spots as fast as possible before taking out his weapon: which surprisingly was an wakizashi, and finish the job.
Of course, that was the objective. He's still developing it and trying to incorporate the Senju Taijutsu style into it as well. After thirty minutes of working out his series of kata, he took out his wakizashi, practicing the exercises Kakashi taught him during their last session they had, apparently Raiden was a natural with a sword compared to other weapons, like chains, scythes, or senbon. However, his archery skills aren't too shabby, with proper training he'll become a decent Kyuujutsu user, there aren't any archer masters in Hi no Kuni.
Another thirty minutes have passed and his body was beginning to protest, he could feel his body was going to feel quite sore tomorrow; however, he didn't regret it. He felt much lighter as if he's tension melted away as he worked it off with his training. And the only thing he wanted right now was a long warm shower to remove all of the sweat, grime and scent of blood off his body.
Raiden sighed contently as he walked towards his room with only a towel wrapped around his waist and freshly bathed. His normally, gravity defying hair was plastered against his forehead still dripping water as he walked.
He grabbed himself of pair of black colored boxers with red flames from his drawer and simple light brown trousers. He picked out a white plain shirt alongside an orange and black striped jacket from his closet, which Naruto forced him to buy with his adorable puppy eyes which are extremely deadly, by the way. The jacket wasn't as obnoxious as Naruto's own orange jumpsuit, it was a tamer side of orange and the black stripes certainly help toning out the orange.
Hastily, he changed into his fresh clothes and makes a detour to pick some clothes for Naruto since the blonde only had a hospital gown to cover him up. He checks his pockets before he was about to leave his house. He pats his left pocket and feels his hefty wallet which will soon be empty after visiting Ichiraku's. He felt his keys on his back pockets.
Satisfied, he tucked Naruto's clothes under his arm and heads over to the hospital to check if Naruto and the Hokage have finished their heart to heart felt moment. When he arrives, Naruto was sitting on his bed looking extremely bored as he stared off into space, not noticing as he jumped through the window. He coughed loudly to attract the blonde's attention which seemed to snap the blonde back to reality.
Naruto's face brightens as he saw a smirking Raiden in front of him. He's been waiting thirty minutes since the Hokage left him and the doctors discharge him. His injuries have healed and his scars are almost nonexistent.
He was glad. He wanted to leave the hospital as soon as possible, he hates the sterile walls and the stale scent in the air, and he associated with illness or death. Also he didn't have fond memories of the hospital, many of his visits were caused because of the villagers beating the crap out of him to the point he passes out from pain.
He was glad he could leave, and Raiden promised they'll have ramen if he ate the vile hospital and the evil steamed vegetables. He shivered at the thought, vegetables aren't meant to be steamed and then eaten. "Have you been cleared to leave?" The raven haired boy asked the blonde. The blonde nodded, "yup. I was just waiting for you to return? What took you so long?" The blonde asked his friend as he caught the clothes Raiden gave him.
Raiden turned around to give the blonde some privacy to change which the blonde appreciated. "I was training for a while and lost track of time." He shrugged, "I thought I'll give you some alone time to talk with the Hokage." Naruto finished zipping up his orange jumpsuit; he ran across the room and jumped onto Raiden back.
Raiden oomph-ed by the suddenly weight of Naruto as the blonde clung to his back like a monkey hugging onto the trunk of a tree. He felt as Naruto nuzzled into his neck whispering softly into his ear. "Thank you, Rai. Thank you for everything." Raiden blushed brightly, he was thankful the blonde couldn't see his flustered cheeks.
He chuckled awkwardly. "Hehehe, it's no problem Naru," he said sincerely. He clears his throat, clapping his hands together, "there's some ramen bowls with our names on. Shall we go?"
The blonde yelped happily, he gently nudged Raiden's ribs with his left leg, "ride like the wind, Shadow!" The blonde exclaimed from Raiden's back.
The raven haired boy shook his head at his goofy friend. "You're lucky it's your birthday Naruto, or else this buckaroo would've kicked you off, chibi." He said jokingly, poking fun at Naruto's short stature. Kicking in-between Raiden's ribs with more force needed, the blonde glared at his taller friend pouting. "Oi, just because I have had my grow spurt yet doesn't mean I'll always be short." He declared matter-of-factly, Raiden rolled his eyes but remained silent on the matter.
He balanced Naruto on his back, ensuring the blonde was secured; he angled his head to check on the blonde, "ready?" He asked as he felt Naruto tightening his arms around his neck. "Yeah, let's go eat some RAMEN!" Naruto exclaimed enthusiastically making Raiden wince by the sudden loud yelp from the blonde.
Naruto chuckled sheepishly," sorry Rai," he apologized. Raiden snorted, "yeah, yeah, whatever. . . Hold on tight." He warned the blonde before he jumped out the window; they jumped from rooftop to rooftop feeling the cold October breeze caress their faces.
Naruto couldn't help but giggle at the speed they were going. Out of both of them, Naruto had to admit, much to his dismay, that despite being a year younger than him, Raiden was physically stronger than him and most other academy students with the exception of Kiba, Sasuke, and Lee. Those three were at the same level as Raiden if not stronger than Raiden.
So it didn't wear Raiden out carrying Naruto around the village, in fact it has become a habit. Whenever Naruto is too worn out; to the point of exhaustion, Raiden would carry him home. Or if Naruto is feeling extremely lazy, which usually was on Mondays, which according to Naruto were evil.
As the duo got closer to the famous ramen bar, the savory aroma of ramen intensified making their stomachs growl with hunger. They wasted no time in entering Ichiraku's and were greeted by a perky Ayame and stoic Teuchi. The father and daughter team brighten as their two favorite customers entered their shop and glared at some of the customers who sneered about the 'demon freak.
"Naruto, Raiden! It's great to see you both!" Ayame exclaimed as she hugged each both to death and almost suffocated both boys with her cleavage. Both boys blushed embarrassingly at the sudden contact of a woman's boobs. They were so soft, yet perky as they were accidentally rubbed on their faces.
Raiden saw the seething looks of jealousy they were receiving from the men inside the shop. He couldn't help but feel slightly smug.
While he is young, Raiden can certainly appreciate a woman beauty, as well the beauty of a man's body. He may find Naruto cute and adorable, but Ayame was quite the catch as well. If only he was older, he might ask her out. He heard Matsu snickering in his mind. ["Be careful cub; wouldn't want you bleeding everywhere, would we now?"]
Raiden shot him a mocking dark glare at the laughing wolf demon. 'Oh shush, at least I'm not a pervert like Kakashi-sensei! He's literally reading a porn book filled with smut everywhere he goes!' He points out.
["Ehh, while he's publicly announcing his pervert-ness to the whole world, he's an amazing shinobi in his own right. Plus, you however, aren't of age to be reading such book. What would your parents think if they caught you reading it?"]
Raiden scratched his nose meekly, 'err my mom would've freak out while my dad would've gone to Padfoot. Padfoot would've congratulated me from the stories you've told about him.'
Matsu nodded, [" yeah your dogfather would've given you some more behind your mother's back.'] He laughed, [" however of you manage to pull of Naruto's Oiroke no Jutsu he would faint from blood loss."]
'Not only would Padfoot; but Moony and my dad faint as well and my mom from shock. . . I still can't believe Naruto created such an intricate Jutsu; despite being pervy, it's a complete transformation'
Matsu hummed knowingly, [" it's a perfect transformation, when Naruto is in that form, and he physically becomes a woman. . . Considering he's the jailer of the Kyuubi no Kitsune, I'm not surprise. Fox demons are known for their trickery, some fox demons would transform themselves into beautiful woman to lure men into their traps and kill them. . ."] He paused for a second, [" They were also known to use magic, if I remember correctly. Perhaps they'll be able to teach you how to use you're magic or at least a form of magic."]
Raiden perked up, 'really!?' He asked the wolf demon excitedly in prospects of learning to advance his magical skills. They've been sorting through some of the memories Matsu had of magic, but they weren't making too much progress.
Raiden has learned how to do simple things such as: unlocking various locks, levitating small objects, conjuring fire, and creating a small ball of light appear on the palm of his head. He has also, been able to change the length of his hair or even change his eye and hair color if he concentrates hard enough or if he expresses drastic emotions; such as, genuine joy, shock, or hatred.
["You'll have to acquire their animal contract, pass their trial to gain their respect, and sign it making you a Kitsune Sage if you master what they teach you. . . Of course, since I'm with you, you'll be able to get the Okami contract and become an Okami Sage as well. But first, you must become a Genin before I give you the Okami contract. It's been ages since there's been a Kitsune, much less an Okami sage roaming around."]
Raiden's eyes widen. 'Are you serious!?'
Matsu laughed, [" of course, cub. You deserve it. More than deserve it for all of the hard work you've put in. I'm sure the Okami sages will be thrilled to have such a powerful ninja hold their contract."]
Raiden grinned wolfishly, pumping his fists into the air. 'Awesome, I can't wait!'
Matsu shook his head as he watched the excited emerald eyed boy. He notice Naruto finished telling Ayame how they were doing in school. He nudged Raiden's shoulder lightly, ["you should go back to your blonde before he devours another twenty bowls."] The wolf demon chortled as Raiden sweat dropped heavily.
Raiden wasn't surprise anymore on how much ramen Naruto could eat. He bid his farewell to Matsu and blinked slowly. He felt slightly disoriented as he settled into his body and inhaled the tantalizing aroma of the Chatsu ramen in front of him
He noticed Naruto was looking at him strangely; he raised an eyebrow at the blonde and asked, "What's the matter Naruto?" He grabbed his chopsticks digging right into his ramen. He finished his bowl in seconds before he ordered another three bowls and a bowl of rice with a plate of gyoza. He was feeling slightly peckish after his workout session.
Naruto wiped his mouth with the back of his sleeve, not caring about getting his clothes dirty. "I said what are we going to do after we finish eating?" The blonde asked timidly as this was his first birthday he's ever celebrated.
Raiden slurped up his third bowl of ramen with much gusto. He sighed contently as he put the bowl down. "We'll, I was thinking of showing you something I've never showed anyone else yet, but you must promise me you won't tell anyone." He says seriously, the blonde nods vigorously.
"I promise, Rai," the blonde promises fiercely. "I won't tell anyone."
Raiden nods, knowing the blonde would keep his promise. He knew it was time for him to tell Naruto about his Kekkei Genkai, just his Mokuton and Souton. Naruto wasn't ready to know about his magic.
Thirty minutes later, Naruto and Raiden excuse themselves. Raiden took out his Kitsune wallet, a wallet similar to Naruto's frog wallet, and paid the hefty bill. Luckily, Ayame and Teuchi decided to give them a fifty percent discount as Naruto's gift as well as a custom ramen bowl and chopsticks for Naruto which were personalized for the blonde.
Naruto smiled radiantly at the pair and gave each one a huge hug, thanking them for getting him a birthday present. The pair smiled at their favorite blonde customer. Teuchi waved it off, "it's you're eleventh birthday Naruto and you deserve something special. Now go on and enjoy it!" Naruto thank them once again and promised he would take great care of his ramen bowl and chopsticks.
Once the duo arrived at Senju compound, Raiden led the smaller boy towards the garden section of the compound and sat down.
The blonde didn't know what was going on with his raven haired friend. Raiden looked too serious and it scared him. 'What if he doesn't want to be my friend anymore? Has he realized how weak I really am? Is. . . . Is he disappointed in me because I'm weak!? No! He can't. . . He's all I have. . . He's the only person whom talked to me and stand up for me when I couldn't. . . He's the only person who believes in me. . . He can't leave me!? I-I don't want to be alone again. . . I don't want to be forgotten, despised, or pushed aside!' Millions of doubts began to cloud Naruto's mind and suddenly everything felt too tight especially his chest.
Panic struck him, immobilizing him from the fear of being alone again that he never noticed when two arms wrap around his waist tightly, not letting go as Raiden whispered sweet nothings into Naruto's ear.
"Shh, calm down my little lion. . . Breathe in. . . . And out. . . That's it, just relax." He nuzzled the blonde's neck instinctively and felt the Naruto's heart rate stabilize languidly, until it was normal. "I'm not going to leave you, silly. I made a promise to you and I'm going to kept it. I'm going to help you become the Hokage and be you're second hand, remember?"
Naruto nodded weakly. "A-Ah yeah... You're right, Rai. I just freaked out. I thought you were going to stop being my friend in favor of Hinata, and Kiba."
"After all why would you want to hang out with someone who's weak, stupid, and a freak like me?" Naruto smiled deprecatingly.
He never saw Raiden's fist coming his way until pain flared from his cheek as he fell onto the ground, knocked down by Raiden's strong blow. Naruto stared at his best friend dazedly, by the unexpected blow. He brought his hand to his injured cheek and winced as pain flared when he touched it. Never has he been hit intentionally by Raiden, not counting the times they've spared together.
Raiden picked Naruto up by his collar with ease, growling like a rabid dog or an Inuzuka nin-dog who was ready to tear their opponent to shreds. The raven haired boy barred his sharp fangs glaring at the blonde with his venomous gaze. "Don't You Ever. Say. That. Again! You hear Naruto!" He stressed every single word with a soft, deadly tone.
"You, Uzumaki Naruto are not weak, nor stupid, nor a freak! You, Uzumaki Naruto are one of the strongest persons I've known and don't you dare interrupt me! You've been alone most of your life and have experience great pain whether it was physically, emotionally, or mentally and yet, you can still smile and see the best in people. Sure, sometimes you put on your mask in order to mask away your pain and make others believe you're okay, but you still find reasons to smile.
It's clear to me that you love this village and you'll protect this village with your life even after how heinous they've treated you at times, because you have precious people you want to protect. And one day this village will realize the mistake they've done and will welcome you with open arms and apologize to you." He says passionately.
"You, Uzumaki Naruto aren't stupid, not by a long shot. You've come up with some amazing pranks which have managed to stump and impressed a couple of the ANBU agents. They've still haven't figured out who was responsible for those timed sludge explosive that were set off all over the village at the same time.
Not to mention you've manage to create a jutsu at the age of eight! Not many people can claim they've created a jutsu at such a young age. No matter how pervy the jutsu may be, it's an incredible jutsu which can be used for espionage if used correctly and you'll have to teach it to me sometime. We can perhaps discover some of it secrets and used it for our advantage."
Taking a deep breath, Raiden's eyes soften as he looks into the watery blue eyes. "And you, Uzumaki Naruto are not a freak! You're the same easy going, goofy, loud mouth, ramen obsessed, orange obsessed, boy I've met and there's nothing you can do to get rid of me. So you better suck it up and man up, Naruto, because I'm not going anywhere until you tell me to beat it!" He smirked, proudly showing off his fangs making him look more, wolf- like.
Raiden carefully wiped off the tears that have escape from the blonde with his sleeve. Naruto looked up at his best friend looking at him with awe, love, and happiness. Something which he has never truly felt and immediately he beats himself for ever doubting Raiden's friendship. Instead he tilts his head slightly to the left, "why is it you always know what to say?" He asked quietly with a searching look in his eyes.
Raiden sighed, "Because Naruto, you and I have experienced the same experiences. We know the pain of losing our parents and not being able to get to know them. We've both experience pain inflicted by others both physically and emotionally. And we both know how it feels to be truly alone, without a friend or someone to talk to. However, I had someone who helped me countless times and taught me how to survive. You unfortunately, you had nobody in your corner to help; bar a few people, like the Hokage."
"I guess it's time you learn about my past. I know you've seen the scars I have and wanted to ask how I got them but you were too afraid to ask." He smirked as the blonde looks admonished; his sun- kissed cheeks heat up ever so slightly, turning a rosy pink.
"You don't have to tell me, Rai." The blonde said meekly, lowering his gaze slightly away from his raven haired friend.
"I know, but I think you should know how and why I came here. . . They are some things which I can't tell you because the Lord Hokage declared them Rank S secrets." Naruto frowns, "why would Jijii declare them secrets?" He scratched the back of his head mystified, yet curious.
Raiden shook his head, "I'm not at liberty to tell you. . . YET," he adds quickly, not liking how gloomy and betrayed Naruto looked for a second. "Believe, I would love to tell you, but unless the Lord Hokage gives me permission I cannot tell you."
"However, once the Lord Hokage gives me permission, you'll be the first to know. I promise." He told the blonde earnestly, which seems to comfort Naruto. "Okay," the blonde meet Raiden's emerald gaze.
"You better get comfortable because this may take a while." The raven haired boy warned as he starts his life story. Detailing everything he personally remember from his life with the Dursley's; omitting his magic as a whole, keeping Matsu presence a secret for now, and him coming from a different dimension.
Raiden told Naruto that he was an orphan as well, that his parents were killed protecting him from the man who tried to kill him. He explained how he was sent to his aunt's house and how they treated him as he grew up in their care and all of the abuse he had to live through. He told Naruto how they hated him and used to belittle him everything chance they got and called him different names; such as "demon", "freak", "devil spawn", and many other names. He told him how his aunt would allow his uncle and cousin to beat him up just to release some stress or if they just felt like it. He showed him the scars he received from them and explained how he got them.
For example, he told him how he got the crisscross scar on his backs; which were caused by a leather whip his uncle loved to use on him whenever he got drunk. Or the slash scar Raiden had on his chest where his aunt tried to kill him but failed.
Naruto gasped in horror as he remembered the "X" like scar on the back of Raiden's back. He always found it strange, but he never thought that his families were the ones who gave it to him. He thought that families were supposed to watch out for each other and protect each other, not hurt them as Raiden's family hurt Raiden. He was so confused. He wondered if his parents would call him a "demon", or a "freak" as the villagers did, but Raiden quickly nipped it on the bud. He explained the reason his family hated him. Raiden explained how his aunt didn't possess the chakra needed to become a ninja and hated that her little sister did; therefore, she took out her jealousy, anger, and frustration on him.
Raiden explained how some people were born with low chakra reserves and they couldn't become a ninja, unless they dedicated all of their efforts in Taijutsu or perhaps Kenjutsu; much like Rock Lee.
Naruto surprised Raiden by sitting on Raiden lap and hugged him tightly. He nuzzled his face into Raiden neck and hummed quietly, inhaling Raiden's comforting scent. They stayed in each other's arms until Raiden asked if he wanted to watch some cool. Naruto nodded rapidly as moved away from Raiden's lap.
Raiden revealed his Kekkei Genkai to Naruto, demonstrating his Mokuton by creating a set of wooden shuriken from tree roots and throws them at a training dummy couple meters away from them. Raiden took out the set of shurikens he made for Naruto from his weapon pouch and hands them him with a hesitant smile.
Naruto quickly inspects the shurikens and tests their sharpness by pricking his finger causing him to draw blood. The blonde sucked on his injured finger before he hugged Raiden to death raving on about how awesome the wooden shurikens were. Raiden let out a sigh of relief knowing he made the right decision when he made that set of shuriken for the blonde boy. He added a great portion of his chakra to make the wood strong enough to withstand the force of steel to prevent the wooden shurikens from breaking easily.
He answers couple of questions the blonde has and demonstrates more of his Mokuton by creating trees around them, blending into trees and disappearing from sight, and create couple of wooden figurines for the blonde. He spends about thirty minutes creating exact replicas of the Hokage smoking his pipe , Iruka holding a book as if he was about to lecture, Teuchi and Ayame cooking ramen, of Naruto in his heroic pose, and himself holding his sword as if he was about to attack. Naruto was overjoyed with the wooden figurines and hold them against his chest marveling at the craftsmanship Raiden put into them and how life like they seemed to look.
Raiden asked the blonde if he wanted a wooden case for his new figurines to be displayed. Naruto looked thoughtful at first, debating if he wanted one. He declined the offer, informing Raiden he wished to put them on his desk. Raiden nodded understanding the Naruto's reasoning; instead, he showed Naruto his second Kekkei Genkai and made Naruto a vine basket just like the one he made for the Hokage.
Naruto accepted the vine basket and placed his gifts inside it. He asked Raiden how he made the basket out of vines. Raiden explained his Souton to Naruto and how it worked.
He grew out some roses around them and made the petals scatter around them, encircling them. They watched as the rose petals danced gracefully in the air before Raiden made the petals fly towards the trees around them and destroy the trees Raiden made earlier with his Mokuton.
Naruto watched in awe how something so beautiful could be just as deadly. After he showed Naruto his hidden skills, he asked Naruto to keep them a secret especially his Souton. Naruto agreed adamantly and vowed to never tell another soul of Raiden's Kekkei Genkai
The rest of the story went by really fast. Raiden told him how there was a man, (who was Matsu and was an actual wolf demon living inside of him), whom helped him to survive; how to hunt for food, how to protect himself, how to heal himself using salves made from plants, and most importantly, how to use his chakra and embrace his gifts.
"It's because of him I am who I've become. It's because of him I'm this strong and want to make him proud for believing in me. If it weren't for him, I would be stuck in my aunt's house and most likely die by their hands or worse, become their slave. I promised myself I will no longer let anyone else try to decide my fate. I won't allow anyone to control me and manipulate me because they think I'm just a child who doesn't know how the world works."
"I've had to kill another man who tried to rape me when I was just five years old and thought I was easy pickings. He realized how wrong he once when I stabbed him through the heart with a wooden spear before he could touch me."
"I vowed to myself to become strong in order to protect myself, but also to protect those who are weaker. I want to be strong and train until I'm exhausted; in order protect my love ones, the people I cherish who've become important to me. That's my Nindo way. While this village filled with bigots, this village became my home and I will fight to the death to protect it." Raiden stated fiercely.
Looking at Naruto carefully, he came up with a brilliant idea. He wasn't going to allow Naruto to move back to his apartment, not after he was kidnapped. "Hey Naru, what do you say if you move into my house?" He asked the blonde, "you practically already live there and it's quite big. What do you say?"
Naruto's eyed widen, "really!?" He practically yellsed
Raiden chuckled, "Of course, why wouldn't I want my best friend living with me? Why don't we head over and pick anything you want to bring over. You can take which ever room you want." He watched as the blonde grinned madly and hugs him tightly. "Thank you Rai, Thank you for everything."
"No problem, Naru. I'll do anything for you."
October 10th, 1988, 7:00 pm
Kitsune Den, Kitsune Forest, Mt. Ryuuichi
Far, far away within a hidden forest in the Elemental Nation which has long been forgotten, an elder man reverted back into his true form. Eight long, white furry tails waved carelessly in the air as he stood on his legs and called for his family and friends to join him.
In matter of seconds, more foxes appeared before the whited furred fox, ranging from black furred foxes to fiery orange ones, from young kits to full grown kitsune. They all bowed to him showing their respect to their Chief.
A slender, gray kitsune with six tails approached the Chief and nuzzled into his neck lovingly as a lover would. "What's the matter, Shinzo?" A feminine voice asked.
Shinzo, the Chief Kitsune inhaled his mate's lovely scent and nuzzled into her neck, "don't worry Akikyo, it's nothing serious." He whispered into his mate's ear before he moved back and addressed why he summoned everyone. He stood up tall and proud, showing off his well-muscled build and scars he's earn through battles he's fought.
"Thank you all for coming at such short notice. I'm sure you're all wondering why I called you here, but I'm sure you all felt the intense magical spike somewhere in Hi no Kuni last night."
He received many nods from the other foxes. One peculiar fox stepped forwards; his pelt was a rich crimson red coloring and had stunning icy blue eyes. Behind the crimson fox were five long tails waving in the air. Shinzo acknowledge his right hand man, and best friend Tetsuo. One of the fiercest fire elemental Kitsune he has ever met. Tetsuo alone can unleash a Hellfire, powerful enough destroy an entire village without batting an eye.
Unlike Tetsuo, Shinzo had stunning blonde, almost sun bleached pelt and golden eyes. He was one of the last lighting elemental Kitsune, and he was well known for his devastating lighting powers and incredible speed. Tetsuo stared into Shinzo's golden gaze with ease, not intimated by his friend but he did respect him.
A low baritone voice came from the crimson Kitsune recounting his observations on the unknown magical spike. He was playing with his three kits: Gyuden, his oldest son who inherited his crimson pelt and his mother's green eyes. Ryuden was their middle child, who inherited his mother's pelt a shiny snow- white and his father's eyes as well as his father's temperament. Lastly, but certainly not least was their youngest child and their precious little princess, Kirara. She had a lovely strawberry blonde pelt and green eyes. She was the smallest of the three and very timid, but quite vicious if she's angered.
His mate was a stunning ice elemental fox with snow white pelt: perfect to camouflage within the snowy terrain. Her name was Kira, and she was a fighter. She would stop at nothing to keep her family safe and was quite a scary den mother. Just like Tetsuo and her children, she had five tails.
"You're correct, the spike came from Hi no Kuni, specifically within Konohagakure no Sato. My family and I were traveling through the forest when we felt the immense magical outburst. Whatever caused the spike must be either a powerful magic user. . . Or a highly, unstable child who has been gifted magic and doesn't know how to use wield it. Whoever it was, we must investigate this anomaly further. Should we discover the magic user and check his magic core, we can finally have a kitsune Sage in our ranks and potentially cure our Lord's illness if we train him in the ways of Senjutsu and Manjutsu. Plus, we'll finally be able to shut the frogs and snakes from their constant babbling of their Sages."
Shinzo snorted. Of course Tetsuo wanted to show up the frogs and snakes up. For the past decades they wouldn't stop talking about their sages and belittle the foxes because they haven't found a sage of their own for quite a while. It wasn't their fault magic died out in the Elemental Nations and less people were born with magic.
It was one of their requirements for a Fox Sage, to have magic and chakra within them. Or be blessed by Lady Magic's blessing which was quite rare since the disappearance of magic.
A pitch black fox with brilliant violet colored eyes and three tails joined Tetsuo side. His slender body and small build was a huge contrast to Shinzo's and Tetsuo's powerful build; but whereas they were strong, he extremely fast and perfect in the forms of camouflaging in his surroundings. He was their elite assassin and curiously enough, their historian.
"While I agree with Tetsuo, we must keep are distance and watch from afar. We do not know if the human responsible for the outburst of magic is friendly or a foe. We cannot allow teaching a human who'll abuse our teaching and use their gifts for greed and corrupt magic in such a heinous way. We've seen how humans use their chakra to start wars with each other's for years and kill each other. Of course I'm not saying we should fault humans as a whole, but it is their fault we were all pushed off our land and went into hiding. Many of the other demons, spirits, sprites, fairies, and other magical creature fled and took their magic with them." The black Kitsune said truthfully as the other foxes agreed with him, nodding and muttering with each other's.
He cleared his throat loudly, and everyone stopped talking. He leaned his head and continued where he left off. He wasn't against humans, per say, he simply stated the facts and as his position as historian of the kitsune, he had to remain neutral.
"Mages are the keepers of peace between humans and the magical world and it was our job to teach them how to use their powers for balance. We taught them how to balance their chakra through the ways of Senjutsu, and how to balance their magic through Manjutsu, the long lost art of Sorcery Style.
The Kuro's from the West, the Ryuusuke's from the East, the Uzumaki's from the South, and the Senju's from the North: these four noble clans were gifted the use of magic in their blood as well as chakra; only they could become a Trueborn Mage. Most priest and monks were graced with magic, but cannot become a sage or a mage. They cannot bring our world back together. They're simply not powerful enough, only when the four noble houses rejoin can they purify the darkness from the Tailed demons."
"Unfortunately, all for clans were destroyed during war, but not before some were spirited away an heir to each clam, by magic herself to a different realm. Where they'll be able to grow up: without their clans, to prevent the four clans from dying out completely. It has been said; the four nobles clans will once again reunite where the fire burns the brightest and bring forth the magic once lost forgot to cleanse the nine tailed demons to stop the evil Jyuubi from acquiring his true form."
Shinzo's eyed widen, "do you believe the person responsible for the magical outburst can possible be a child from one of the nobles' clans, Akitoshi?"
His voice filled with hope at the possibility of getting their Lord back and stopping the resurrection of the evil Jyuubi who threaten to destroy the world before the Sage of Six Path stopped him, splitting his powers into nine different demons.
Akitoshi nodded slightly, "it certainly is possible, Shinzo. It's no mere coincidence the epicenter of the outburst was within Hi no Kuni, it is the land of fire, after all. And if I were to guess where exactly it originated from, I would say Konohagakure no Sato. Their willpower burns as bright as the golden sun."
Tetsuo's eyes widen at the mention of familiar village. "And, if you all remember correctly," he states quietly and feels everyone's eyes on him. He shakes it off and continues, "Konohagakure no Sato is the place where the last Uzumaki child is currently living and he hold our Lord within him."
Kira walks gracefully towards her mates and stands by his side as she leans towards his powerful, furry body. "It could be possible the Uzumaki child could have unlocked his magic, but I've heard from the hawks, a Senju heir has recently moved into the village, showing both of the Senju highly claimed Kekkei Genkai. Either child could be responsible for the outburst... and Akitoshi is correct; we should go and investigate before we act." Kira said rationally. Tetsuo and Shinzo both agree fully, neither of them would try to approach the heirs without assessing their magical cores.
If the magical core is dark, they couldn't teach them in good faith knowing the child will use their magic for selfish reason and most likely abuse it. If the core is light, then the child wouldn't be able to become a Trueborn Mage and couldn't reach his true potential. Only a grey core, a perfect balance between dark and light, can become a Trueborn Mage and harness the magic necessary to purify the evil from the tailed demons.
Shinzo hoped the children would be able to cure their Lord and the other tailed demons before it was too late. Things were looking rather grim if they fail.
E/N: Well, there you have it. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and make sure to leave comments on your thoughts, votes, and/or questions you might have for me and I'll try my best to answer them.
Next chapter will included three years time skip. It will talk about their improvements, as well their training under their teachers, whom I'm sure you figure out who they are. Hmm, aside from that, there's going to be a small glimpse into what's happening in Britain and all that good stuff.