Yo. Yeah I'm not dead, just went through a massive faze where I couldn't be bothered to write again. Maybe for whatever reason it would be my attempt at writing my own novel… Which I will post the prologue in the bottom of the chapter, after the main and actual story. Don't worry, the prologue is only 1k, and I aim to hit at least 4/6k worth of words for the actual story. I would live to get feedback for my prologue of my own novel, but reviews on the story itself would also be great. Thanks for sticking around for my work, hope I continue to write like I used to. Anyway, laters, happy New Year!
"Speaking"
"Thinking"
"Summons/ bijuu speaking"
"Summons/ bijuu thinking"
"Fire style: Great fireball technique"
"You do know why you are in here don't you Naruto?" Questioned a tense Minato Namikaze as he watched his son sit across from him in his office with his now crimson eyes, something Naruto himself could apparently change whenever as he mentioned a few moments ago, stared towards him with a bored gaze.
"Jeez. I dunno? Maybe because I was caught putting itching powder in all the anbu units' pants?" Remarked Naruto in an obviously fake happy tone, resulting in the hokage of konoha giving him a dead stare.
"You not only managed to utilise many high ranking techniques, which should have been impossible without chakra as we had been told you had not had, some of said techniques aren't even documented in the hokage archives, such as your used of a certain fire jutsu that I know we don't have, aka the jutsu the legendary Madara Uchiha used for a majority of his life, and then, when I thought you couldn't top that. It seems you have done something that not even I have come close to doing… Perfecting the rasengan by adding an elemental affinity to it. So tell me… How in the world had you done that?" Questioned Minato in a serious tone, watching as Naruto gained a small twitch in his eye as he placed his elbow onto the oak hokage desk before propping his chin up on his open palm.
"I guess I should have thought of also making it that hokage-sama could also not question my abilities rather than just Kushina-sama… San…" Grumbled out Naruto as he realised his mental lapse in judgement, before giving his father a small smile.
"I guess it's fair, I screwed up so I might as well comply, since you are the hokage and all." Groaned out Naruto as he pushed himself back up into his seat before rolling his shoulders against the wooden chair before staring at his father with his crimson eyes boring into his father's own cerulean blue ones.
Clapping his hands together, the teen let out a small breath.
"The doctors were right. I did not have access to my chakra… Rather than not having any in the first place, my chakra seemed… Stuck in my body. It couldn't move and or flow, it was just still and unmoving in my coils. Because of that, the chakra I had held didn't register as anything other than me having enough chakra to keep myself alive and that was it." Replied Naruto for a moment, watching as the hokage seemed immersed in his story before rolling his eyes a bit.
"It was safe to say, that I was pissed off when I found out I had chakra. And before you ask, I found out when I went into my mindscape." Finished off Naruto, putting his hand up to block his father from speaking.
"As you can guess… I met Kyuubi "Sorry Kurama, gotta make him comfortable first by calling you that."" Thought Naruto midway through his speech, gaining a small huff from his mind before coughing into his hand.
"Anyway, so I met the fur ball in all his mighty glory behind a massive cage… Which I then may have annoyed him for a couple of minutes, before going off to explore the rest of my mindscape. During my time there, I had done a few certain things, which had affected my chakra in a positive way. Basically, my chakra, is in its own league. It has all the benefits of being a more potent form of chakra, while also being more fluid and control able in its form. Allowing me to utilise high level techniques with little to no waste of my chakra." Spoke Naruto, briefly lifting his left hand up from the table, showing his hand coated in a white flame like energy, before lowering it back down towards the table.
Nodding his head, Minato then decided to interrupt Naruto's story.
"I see… Was there any form of side effects and what process you used to gain this more… Potent and control-able chakra?" Questioned Minato, getting a small smile from Naruto as he shook his head.
"No disadvantages… Aside from now being invisible to chakra sensors, since my chakra is different from everyone else. And as for getting my chakra in the way it is…" Chatted Naruto happily for a few moments… Before narrowing his crimson eyes in a dark way.
"I'm never revealing how I had gained my new form of chakra. It is way too powerful for someone else to gain access to. And I will prevent that from ever happening. So in no way or form will anyone get that information from me. Is that clear hokage-sama?" Replied Naruto in a dark and serious tone, getting a small glare from the hokage before he hung his head a bit before letting out a small sigh.
"Very well. Truth be told, I hadn't exactly thought of the outcome of someone of Orochimaru's calibre gaining access to chakra that made you on par with Kakashi at such a young age." Murmured Minato for a moment before lifting his head up once more.
"Continue with your story then." Finished off the hokage before falling silent once more, giving Naruto the lead.
Nodding, the teen continued.
"Now that I had access to chakra, it allowed me to train, which should be obvious. However, it wasn't till the next day, just after I had fallen asleep that I realised the potential I had before me as I awoke in my mindscape once again. Time obviously flows slower inside of a mindscape, for mine, its 1 hour equals to that of a full 24 hour day. Using this, whenever I fell asleep in and appeared in my mindscape, I would then go over any form of knowledge I had, while also using my time in my mindscape to train in muscle memory, chakra control, technique creation and everything in-between. And considering the mind remembers everything you read, similar to the way the sharingan does, once I had read a book I was able to re-read the book word for word, allowing me to enhance myself further." Rambled on Naruto before crossing his arms across his chest.
Shutting his eyes, the teen let out a small yawn.
"So, while I trained for over 10/14 hours a day, with the remaining two/four hours to rest and do whatever I desired at that point in time, I would practice what I learned in the real world while also strengthening my body using seals that I had learnt from my mindscape. And as I went to sleep, I always had 8 hours to train, so I had, in total 8 additional days in my mindscape per night, to train in theory." Groaned out Naruto as he watched the hokage nod along to his story, making sure to memorise everything that Naruto spoke of.
Of course, Naruto didn't say that he basically knew that you couldn't reach your own mindscape without being a bijuu container and or a Yamanaka, who of which couldn't sustain their own mindscape longer than a single minute.
But, he also didn't mention that hadn't it been his Yin/Yang energy pools he couldn't have originally reached and sustained his mindscape in his own reality.
Shrugging, Naruto decided to finish off his story.
"Flash forwards a few months, and eventually the old fox decided that he was getting annoyed watching me train in silence and started to talk to me. Of course it was originally a whole lot of "I'll eat you pathetic meat-bag." And "I will slaughter your village weakling." Before me and the fox eventually started to have actual conversations and all. Eventually, we formed a friendly connection and the fox decided that he wouldn't mind helping me out by sharing his memories of techniques he had seen, such as Madara's infamous jutsu. And yeah, that's my story." Finished off Naruto with a small smile as he could simply see the small twitch Kurama had within his mindscape before diverting his attention to Minato, who shut his eyes for a moment.
"From what I understand… You have been training since you were 8, utilising your new mindscape abilities and chakra till your current age, which gives me the impression that, due to your time in your mindscape, you are mentally older than most kids your age, or even above your age." Returned Minato, getting a small nod from Naruto who gave him a wide grin.
"That you are correct young man." Replied Naruto in an over exaggerated old man like tone, getting a small twitch from Minato before shaking his head.
"However, while being mentally older, I guess this only revolves around you being older and wiser in shinobi skills, like tactics and formations. Meaning you are still at your own age, only with wisdom and power behind yourself… I must say, I'm very proud of you Naruto." Smiled out Minato as he watched Naruto himself return the smile with one of his own, alongside a tiny nod.
"Thank you for the compliment Hokage-sama… But now, regarding the question I know you are wanting to ask, no. I will not teach you how to add an elemental affinity to the rasengan. It had taken me years within my mindscape to formulate the formula to safely create the technique, which I had shown in its lowest level. However, if you would like, I can demonstrate the stronger variant of the futon: Rasengan in favour of gaining the notes of the second hokage regarding his Hiraishin technique." Spoke Naruto, getting a curious stare from Minato.
"Oh? And why would I give something akin the likes of Tobirama-sama's Hiraishin notes to simply view a stronger rasengan?" Asked Minato innocently, gaining a blank look from Naruto as he let out a cheeky grin.
"Please, this is an opportunity for you to see the complete form of the rasengan, well at least one of its variants, which would allow you some insight on how to complete the technique. And I'm not asking for the Hiraishin technique itself, just the notes so that I could study them and possibly try my hand at creating my own Hiraishin seal later on." Replied Naruto, getting a small nod from Minato as he stood himself up before extending his hand towards his son, of which had copied his movement and soon grasped his father's hand in an agreement.
Smiling, Naruto nodded to himself before turning his head towards the corner of the room.
"Jiraiya-san. You can come as well if you want in return for teaching me the earth jutsu swamp of the underworld… I can even give you notes of my fire style earth scorcher." Spoke Naruto out loud, getting a small smile as he watched the white haired pervert appear from the corner with a small glint within his eye.
"Very well then. I have to admit that fire jutsu was quite the technique. So I think I would be a fair trade." Replied Jiraiya with a thumbs up, getting a mental smile from Naruto whose eyes softened slightly at the man who had taken him under his wing in a few missions back in his reality.
Nodding to himself once more, Naruto returned his gaze towards the door that allowed someone into the hokage office.
"Kushina-san, Kasumi-san and Mito-san you can also come along… And yeah, don't breathe too loud when you hear something all that shocking. Gives your position away ya know." Remarked Naruto with a shit eating grin as he watched the door slowly open with Kushina walking through with a small embarrassed smile on her face, along with his two sisters, of who had different reactions to his story.
One, Mito, was having a smile on her face with her eyes being slightly shut as she stared at Naruto's form with some idea's playing through her head, while Kasumi…
Well, she strode up towards Naruto before standing no more than a single inch away from him with a glare before reaching up and grasping the front of his attire.
The room fell silent for a few moments as Naruto gazed down into his "sisters" eyes, before gaining a grin as he watched her open her mouth.
"I will surpass you. From now on, you are my goal until I reach a strength that even you yourself cannot attain… Mark my words Naruto. I will beat you, no matter how hard I have to train. Understand that?" Questioned Kasumi, causing a similar glint that Jiraiya had in his eyes to appear within Naruto's as he softly patted the blond girls head in a mocking gesture before winking.
"Sure. Good luck with that Kasumi-san, I can't wait to see the day that happens." Replied Naruto as he moved his eyes over towards Minato once more, who had fallen silent as he watched the interaction between Naruto and Kasumi with a small hidden smirk.
Kushina however, had a fire within her eyes as she started to let out a small giggle as she threw her fist up.
"Yosh! Kasumi-chan! Mito-chan! I'm going to train you along with your father so that you can surpass your brother! Watch out Naru-chan! Your sisters are going to blow you out of the water in no time flat!" Shouted Kushina in a happy and excited tone as she watched Naruto smirk at her while giving a small nod towards her.
"We'll see Kushina-san." Remarked Naruto briefly before rolled his neck briefly.
"Well for this demonstration I suppose training ground seven would work... But I would rather destroy hokage-sama's personal training ground with my technique so… See you all there!" Shouted Naruto happily as he disappeared in a burst of wind, causing Kasumi's hair to flutter a bit before both she and Mito latched onto their parents.
Minato, giving Kushina and Jiraiya a nod, also disappeared in a burst of smoke…
Which had caused the paperwork that had neatly been stacked to flutter onto the ground forgotten…
(Hokage personal training grounds, just above the hokage monument.)
With a puff of smoke, the three adults and two teen soon appeared in the training ground with looks of either pure excitement, Kushina, or looks of eagerness as they bore witness to Naruto standing a few feet away from them with his arms crossed.
Detaching his arms and giving a small wave, the teen rolled his shoulders slightly before looking towards the opposite side of the lush green training ground before returning his eyes over towards his audience.
"Ok. So the technique I'm going to show you is something that I had created I think… 4 years ago after having my elemental affinity's, yes affinities plural, training to a very high level. Something that I doubt many could attempt without the use of shadow clones and hours of training. This jutsu… is called Wind style: Rasenshuriken and is the first ever S- rank jutsu I had created… A few months after beginning my training." Replied Naruto with a shit eating grin as he turned his attention towards the end of the training field before holding his palm out in front of him.
"Now watch and learn." Spoke out Naruto, summoning a white coloured rasengan within a single blink of the eye.
"Now the normal form of my rasengan… Now let's get onto creating its wind variant." Grinned out Naruto as he began to pump wind natured chakra into the orb…
Before suddenly moving his hand up above his head as torrents of wind chakra entered the spiralling orb, causing it to shift slightly as its form suddenly changed.
Minato, from where he was standing, along with just about everyone there, couldn't help but widen their eyes in shock as the massive spiralling shuriken above Naruto's head continued to grow in size before each of the wind blades surrounding the white chakra orb lengthened out to the size of an average human before stopping.
"The sheer chakra amount… And the control…" Thought Minato, mentally gaping at the raw power he could feel from just looking at the technique.
However, before he could continue his thought, Naruto sent another grin towards them.
"Now normally, a jutsu of this calibre cannot be used aside from shoving the technique directly at the opponent… But with enough training and skill…" Murmured off Naruto towards the end as he started to cock his arm back for a second.
"The powerful jutsu you see… Can be thrown!" Shouted the teen over the tormenting winds generated from his technique as he threw his arm forward, sending his Rasenshuriken forward towards the end of the training field… Which then soon exploded in a combination of powerful and slicing winds and a spiralling formation.
Minato and the others had in fact had to shield their eyes from the winds that had managed to even reach them at gale like strengths, just implementing how powerful the technique was even from a distance.
And within a couple of seconds, the technique slowly began to die down, leaving a perfectly round crater on the opposite end of the training field with the trees around the epicentre of the blast being snapped and torn out of place.
Turning his head back towards Minato and the rest of the group, Naruto gave a small smirk as he once again crossed his arms.
"And that, ladies and gentlemen… Was the general Rasenshuriken. There are also many variants such as massive Rasenshuriken, tiny Rasenshuriken, Rasenshuriken barrage etc.… So… What do you think? I think it's a bit over the top but what works, works." Laughed out Naruto rhetorically as he watched his father, mother and siblings drop their mouths in shock.
Jiraiya however, simply threw a scroll at him before giving him a thumbs up.
"Good job their Gaki! Not even an "official" Genin and already you have what appears to be a multitude of S-ranks underneath your belt!" Shouted Jiraiya in a proud tone, getting a small wink in return from Naruto alongside a separate scroll which contained his fire jutsu.
"Thanks Jiraiya-san from the ego boost. I'm sure I'll not turn into an overconfident asshole with praises like that." Remarked Naruto as he shook his head before looking over towards his father.
"Hey hokage-sama, Jiraiya did raise a good point… Have I gained the title of Genin?" Asked Naruto in an obviously fake curious tone, getting a blank look from the man as he shook his head.
"Honestly. With what I've heard I'm tempted to give you a chunin rank straight off the bat… In fact-" "Don't do that hokage-sama… After all, the chunin exams aren't too far away right? Don't you want to show off the strength of your Genin?" Questioned Naruto, an evil grin spread across his face as Minato understood what Naruto was implying… Alongside just about everyone else there.
Nodding his head, Minato let out a small sigh before bring out a single scroll from his chunin vest hidden beneath his hokage haori before throwing it towards Naruto.
"Genin Naruto Hayabusa… You are now officially the first Genin team consisting of yourself. I will try find a sensei for you later on. As of now, I am permitting you to take D to C rank missions for experience. However, I will probably send someone out with you to monitor your progress. Is that ok?" Questioned Minato, getting a nod from Naruto as he turned away from the group and gave an over the shoulder wave.
"That's fine hokage-sama… Thank you for the opportunity, now if you will excuse me… I have two new techniques to learn." Spoke out Naruto as he briefly turned his head back to give a large smile before disappearing in the wind, leaving behind a small group of shinobi.
Jiraiya, looking over to Minato gave out a small grin.
"Hey Minato… About a sensei for the young kid. How about me? I mean sure I can't be here all the time, but I can easily pop in every couple of weeks and monitor the brat. Maybe even take him out with me on missions. What do you say?" Asked Jiraiya, getting a small smile from Minato as he let out a nod.
"That… Doesn't sound too bad of an idea. Thank you sensei." Replied Minato, getting a small smile from Jiraiya as he too began to walk off.
"No problem Minato… Who knows! Maybe I might be able to teach the brat a thing or two." Finished off the man as he too disappeared in a plump of smoke, leaving the Namikaze family behind to talk.
Looking over towards his wife, Minato let out a small smile.
"I think… Even if Naruto is technically out of our family, there is still a chance to get him back… But maybe later on. Let's now just try to get as close as we can as people first. With the way Naruto is, being older mentally he can understand how we feel… I noticed it, but he's been friendlier towards us, trying to form a stable connection between us as people… So… For now I think that's the right way to go about bringing our son back." Spoke Minato as he stared into his wives eyes, getting a nod from Kushina as she let out a small, but happy smile.
"Yeah… At least this way… We still have him somewhat close. And who knows… Maybe later on we can be a complete family once again. But for the time being… This is fine. It's good to know he has given us a small chance." Replied Kushina, a small tear building in the corner of her eye as she hugged her husband, who also let out a small smile as he held his wife before looking over towards his two daughters.
"Kasumi-chan. Mito-chan. From this point on, your training in the kyuubi's chakra will accelerate, alongside your training. Starting tomorrow. I will be pushing the two of you in just about everything both myself and your mother can do. So, we're going to need you two to try your hardest if you want to catch up to your brother. Is that fine?" Asked Minato, getting two nods from his determined daughters.
"Hai Tou-san!" Shouted the two, more so Mito than Kasumi, who was stealing brief glances towards the massive crater across the training ground.
"I won't lose to you Naruto…" Thought Kasumi with a determined fire within her eyes.
(With Naruto)
"Not bad… I'm pretty sure I can get the jutsu Jiraiya had given me in a day in the mindscape, and as for the Hiraishin… It shouldn't take me longer than a month of mindscape time with numerous amounts of Kage bunshin helping me create my own variant of the Hiraishin." Muttered Naruto softly as he made his way through the village, ignoring all the stares he gained as he strode through the crowds with his white jacket fluttering slightly in its unzipped form as he glanced down towards the scroll in his hand…
A small scroll that held three gifts for a certain trio of Uchiha who had burrowed their way into his heart.
"Hope they enjoy the gifts I got them." Muttered Naruto softly with a smile as he glanced up before greeting an Uchiha gate guard, of which gave him a returning wave and smile.
"Morning Ichiro, How's the family?" Questioned Naruto, getting a smile from the man as he gave a small shrug.
"As well as most these days I guess… But… Ever since the Uchiha massacre, I can honestly tell that things have been getting better and better for us. Not instantly, but it's been changing over the last couple of years… I could have only wished some of the other members were here to witness it themselves." Replied the man as he opened the gate for Naruto to enter, giving another friendly nod, Naruto continued on his way. Muttering a quick "I'm glad things are looking up." While moving past the man and into the complex.
Looking at the pearl coloured walls and dirt path, Naruto couldn't help but smile as he watched two Uchiha kids run past him, playing tag before glancing up forwards to the sight of Satsuki, Sasuke and Mikoto Standing there waiting for him.
Widening his smile, Naruto couldn't help but lower his head for a moment before raising it upwards, showing a small tear in his eye as he let out a small shout.
"I'm home."
(A few hours later)
After having arrived "home" as Naruto called it, the Hayabusa spent the majority of the night partying with the Uchiha family, sharing both laughs and embarrassing stories whilst also loosing himself to the atmosphere the party had left off on him, making him relax around the Uchiha family as he shared moments with all three Uchiha, whether it was helping Mikoto with the cooking, Giving Sasuke a few personal C-rank fire jutsu, along with a chakra conducting sword, which had confused him for a bit, and then giving Satsuki a couple of clothes, jutsu scrolls and his very own custom made wire launcher he had created for the girl.
As for Mikoto? Well, a multitude of clothing, a few specialised fuinjutsu seals to help her at home, and a photo of her, her children, and Naruto himself.
No one could have prepared Naruto for the smothering hug and kiss on the cheek Mikoto had given him while Satsuki's similar kiss to the cheek was seen coming from a mile away.
Naruto, at that point, made a comment about Sasuke doing it too, only to get a punch to the face from said teen, who later hugged Naruto in a brother-like manner.
And through the entire time, Naruto hadn't lost his smile that he had gained when he first saw the family. All he thought of was how it felt to feel like he had belonged…
And at that, he truly understood what it meant having something to die for… This connection he shared. Sure, in his own reality, he shared a similar connection with Satsuki and all, but… It felt different this time around. It felt… pure, it felt comforting beyond any doubt. And it made him feel safe…
And it was during mid-night that he decided it was time to bid farewell to the Uchiha family, knowing that Satsuki and Sasuke needed their rest for their team training tomorrow.
But, as he was leaving, he felt Mikoto drag him back through the door before shoving him into a spare room of theirs, saying it was too late at night for him to go to his new apartment across the village.
Deciding not to fight with the woman, Naruto fell asleep happily, his last thoughts of the night being.
"Tomorrow… I begin making a name for myself…"
Anyway, hope you enjoyed and yes. Two chapters in a single day, well, more one chapter for two stories each. But yeah, anyway, the story prologue is below this. Laters.
Prologue
Dark windy night, countless faces going by like a blur, not even a single detail gained as more and more people moved, one person replacing another as they walked, no one indistinguishable, nothing outstanding or worth noticing… Aside from the stench following those who hide within the alley ways of the city.
Standing among the streets of Manhattan was a single man standing at that of little under six foot, being around 5'10 or 5'11. Messy short black hair, crimson eyes and a light tan complexion.
Watching as the faces of many go by, the man couldn't help but snort as his crimson gaze settled upon the sight of a small group of teen's grinning at him from the alley, all looking like they were the kings of the world with nothing that could oppose them.
Walking forwards towards the small grinning group, the man didn't seem to care about the gazes of those around him, following his every movement as he walked past those without any faces.
"Watch it!" "Look where you're going!" "Idiot!" "Bastard!" "My coffee!" The comments didn't matter, neither did the wastes of space owners that complained in the first place.
And as the comments continued, more and more faces began to stare, their eyes being drawn into the lone figure as he glided down the pathway to his destination as they simply watched as the black haired man kept his crimson gaze focused on a single objective, a single goal… A single target. Moving past the crowd and into the darkened maroon coloured alleyway, the man continued moving forwards, following the trail of those who dared to challenge him as his face briefly became clear at the sight of a broken light flickering on and off as he continued his slow glide like walk through the alleyway.
Not long, a single turn of a corner and the sight of a small group of elder teenagers greeted the man. All giving him the same grins and looks of confidence that caused his eyes to glow ever so briefly within the darkness of the alleyway.
The sound of a chuckle rung throughout the alleyway as a single teenager moved in front of his comrads as he stood as menacing as he possibly could.
Blond hair, green eyes, school jacket slung over his shoulder, showing a student shirt beneath getting slightly wet from the light drizzle of rain that was slowly staring to pour down from up above.
The teenager grinned as he walked forwards. His hands safely lodged into his pockets as he raised his head up slightly, a confident smirk taking over his original grin as he did so.
"Ah! So you're the so-called devil! Funny how rather… Lacklustre you look!" Shouted the teen, his voice rallying his friends who stood up to support him.
Funny enough, they seemed to be perfect clones of the teen.
Giving a blank crimson stare, the man continued on his path forwards, not bothering with any comments as he moved ever so slowly towards his prey.
The teen continued, his voice booming around the alleyway as he stood confident with his pearly white teeth out on display for the crimson eyed man to see.
"Supposed devil is said to be the king! The projects prized possession! But you look like nothing more than a deadbeat loser!" Shouted the man, laughing as he did so as he moved his head around, making an audible crack run throughout the otherwise silent alley.
Not a single moment later did the man feel the cold texture of a black leather jacket brush past his neck before tightly surrounding his throat, the teen widened his eyes in utter shock as his gaze slowly drifted downwards towards his neck, or as much as he could move his head, before the sight of the same black leather jacket the red eyed man had was now securely wrapped around his neck.
A single moment of silence had pasted… Only to soon be replaced by a single loud snapping sound which then ran throughout the silent alleyway. However, as the original sound only lasted a single second, the aftershocks of the sound continued throughout the alleyway, being projected by its compact area.
Like the others, the man in his grasp didn't matter. He wasn't significant enough to get noticed or remembered.
Glaring down at the corpse now at his feet, the man stuffed his hands in his jean pockets before walking off, not bothering any longer with the corpse left behind.
After all, the devil didn't care much for anyone else. Let alone the fool who dared to challenge him.