Chapter 4:
Naruto walked inside and saw the classroom was the same as before he left it. He still remembered the day of the Uchiha massacre. It was normal, somewhat. He had finished the day's classes and had gone to the orphanage to find out he had been kicked. Because of that Naruto had gone out for food, and found Sasuke and learnt of this power of his.
Naruto smiled as he saw the kids behave the same way as before. Ino and Sakura were still gossiping while Shikamaru and Choji ignored them and tried to sleep and eat respectively. Hinata, the strange girl, was looking at Naruto and gave a small wave, to which Naruto waved back.
Shino was quiet, as always and Kiba and his pet, no wait it was a nin-dog, Akamaru was it? Anyway Naruto smiled as he walked up and sat in his usual seat.
The class suddenly became quiet as a new person walked in, Sasuke. Naruto saw the boy and smiled, "hey Sasuke!" Naruto said waving at the boy.
The Uchiha looked at Naruto and smiled he sat down next to him and the two began talking, much to the wonder and amazement of the students there.
"So when you did get out of the hospital?" Naruto asked.
"Yesterday. I went back home and found the entire Uchiha compound had been wiped clean."
"The Hokage must have seen to it."
Sasuke nodded, "yes. But it was almost like it didn't happen. Like what happened there wasn't worth the trouble of looking at the mess," Sasuke's fists tightened until his knuckles were white.
Naruto was about to say something when a familiar voice called out, "alright everyone settle down!"
Naruto quickly turned and saw Recca there in front of the teachers desk, "Recca? What are you doing here?"
The man smiled, "that's Recca-sensie to you brat. And I am your new teacher for the rest of your acadamy years!"
Naruto's jaw dropped as slowly Recca finished taking attendance. The day was filled with Recca going on and on about the history of Konoha and then finally they were made to practise the different types of seals that were commonly used in ninjutsus.
After school Naruto walked along with Sasuke to the Uchiha compound. The place brought bad memories to Naruto. Every shadow he saw he expected a body to be hidden. When Naruto reached Sasuke's house the two sat down and ate some snacks while they talked.
"So what have you been up to lately?" Sasuke asked sipping his green tea and taking a bite out of some store bought cookies.
"Oh nothing much really," Naruto replied eating the cookies faster than Sasuke, "I have been mainly practising chakra control exercises."
"Chakra control? I heard about that, it's some leaf balancing exercise right?"
"Yeah, but the leaf thing is just the basic one. There are so many steps in the chakra control it's ridiculous. Anyway I'm doing all this in order to get better chakra control."
"And why would you need to do that?"
"Simple, I have to much chakra, so I would need better control over the thing if I don't want to faint after one or two jutsu's because I wasted to much chakra." Naruto then too a long sip of his tea, "so what is your training plan?"
Sasuke's eyes narrowed and his jaw clenched as he became serious. "I raided the Uchiha library yesterday and found several scrolls. Most involved techniques involving the Sharingan, so for right now I am very much limited in what I can learn here."
"Hmm, if you want I have some scrolls on taijutsu and several other ninjutsu, I would be alright in sharing them with you."
"No," Sasuke shook his head, "thank you, but no. I will get this power on me own."
"Sasuke we agreed on helping one another get stronger."
"And while I am with you on that, I will not let myself be controlled. Not by anyone. Even you."
"So what you're saying is you want to become stronger on your own?"
"Yes."
"You do realise there is no shame in asking for help."
"I know, and though we can still help each other, like we can spar or even help develop new techniques, let me be clear Naruto, I want the power to kill Itachi. And I want to obtain this power on me own. You have shown me that I don't have to be alone, I know that, but this...this is something I have to do."
Naruto looked at Sasuke for a moment and nodded, "okay Sasuke, I get it."
Soon the two the talked about lighter subjects, "so half the girls were staring at you." Naruto began.
"Really?" Sasuke said, "I didn't notice."
"Yeah well maybe your dark and brooding atmosphere attracts all the girls. Maybe I should be dark and moody."
Sasuke smirked, "neah, you are too stupid to be broding."
"Hey take that back!"
The two laughed and slowly Sasuke's smile faded, "I honestly think the girls simply want to get close to me because I am now the last Uchiha. They are probably expecting to become royalty if they marry me or something."
Naruto smiled sadly, "yeah. They are so focused on that they don't care what you want."
Sasuke nodded and the two friends spent the rest of the afternoon talking about random subjects. So it was time to leave and Naruto got up to say goodbye, but just before he left Naruto spoke up, "Sasuke," he said, "listen well."
Sasuke became stiff as he listened to Naruto's words.
"What is your training plan Sasuke?" Naruto asked with his chakra laced voice.
"I am learning the Uchiha taijutsu style. I am also perfecting my great fireball no jutsu. I am learning several ninja strategy scrolls and am trying but failing to awaken my sharingan."
Naruto nodded as he soaked all this in, "alright this is what you are going to do. Forget you told me all this. Just remember that I left and you went to bed and took a nap. Now go and take a nap and don't wake up until tomorrow."
Sasuke nodded and walked to his room shutting the door behind him. Naruto then walked to the library section of the house and saw several scrolls lying everywhere. Naruto looked at the opened ones and saw several of them focused on ninja strategy. Deciding he needed quite a few scrolls from the library Naruto created a clone for each and tasked them to start to copy down a scroll into a blank scroll.
Naruto then finally left the Uchiha compound, frankly glad to be out. By the time Sasuke woke up the clones would be done and they would deliver the scrolls back home.
And the best part is that because they would be copying from the scrolls by reading them, by the time they were done they would also have learned something from them already, which Naruto would then learn. Meaning less work for him.
Naruto then got back home and walked to the basement and saw inside several of his clones still sitting there holding up leaves to their foreheads. It had been at least 6 hours since they began and Naruto decided they were finally prepared enough to go to the next step.
Dispelling all the clones and gathering all their experiences Naruto sat down with the chakra control scroll and looked at what he had to do next. It seemed the next step was to try and get the leaf to stick on every part of his body, meaning Naruto would have to be covered in leaves.
Sighing at the task ahead Naruto quickly walked out to the local park and summoned enough clones to gather more leaves. As they were doing that Naruto realised he was getting odd looks from people. But it wasn't the 'demon brat' look, it was the look of respect.
Naruto soon realised what was going on as he realised he was now near yakuza town, meaning the looks of respect he had gotten were from people he controlled. The people he had several of his clones control a few nights ago.
Soon Naruto had a plan for the night and it involved gathering all the people he controlled under one roof. After the leaves were collected in a big bag, Naruto sent his clones into yakuza town telling to to find the people they had previously controlled and bring them all together to the abandoned warehouse on the edge of town at around 10:30
Later in the night after dinner Naruto summoned 30 clones, just enough to do the chakra control exercises and still have enough chakra to use, just incase it was an emergency. He left the clone to slowly cover themselves in leaves and stand still as they tried, and failed to hold the leaves on their skin. Mostly big patches of leaves fell down, but Naruto had faith his clones would have it down by morning.
Quickly Naruto snuck out and he walked to Yakuza town under the shadows. As he was walking a shadowy figure appeared in front of him. The figure pulled out a kunai and growled out, "give me all your money."
Naruto sighed, "I don't have time for this. Look," Naruto applied chakra to his voice, "just go to the tallest building and jump off it okay?"
The man nodded and walked away. Naruto didn't give a second thought to the criminal as he simply walked to the warehouse. Inside the ceiling light illuminated the scene Naruto walked up to.
Almost the entirety of the warehouse was filled with people from yakuza town that Naruto controlled. If he was to guess there were around 350 or so there. 50 were missing because his clones probably could not have found them.
The entier warehouse was noisy as people were talking about thier day to day activity like it ws just a normal day. As Naruto walked to the center of the group everyone slowly became silent as they moved away from the Uzumaki wanting to hear him speak.
Naruto then stood in the center. He cleared his throat and laced his voice with chakra, "listen well, as of right now, you all work for me, yes?"
"Yes." the collected group said out at once, which was frighting in all honesty.
"Then listen well. Tell me, how many people are there in yakuza town?"
An elderly man who Naruto knew was a loan shark spoke up, "there are 6,000 people living in the yakuza town."
Naruto nodded, "who own the most of this place?"
"The yakuza group, the Nagasaka family!" shouted a young woman who owned a bakery in the district one of the few business still there.
"Why are they still in power?"
"Because every time we try and ask the hokage for help they get their men to hurt our families and silence us! And even then, if we try and get a complaint in, then one of the council members they own help them get rid of it," said a yakuza member that was now working for Naruto.
Naruto nodded to this. "If they own so much of this place why don't they try and make it better?"
"Because they wish to buy everything," said a man in a weird dress which was a mix of a yukata and a ninja uniform underneath it, the only thing he didn't have was a jacket. "For years they have tried to buy all the land from us at cheap prices. When the have it all, only then would they improve the living conditions of this place."
Naruto nodded, "is anyone here familiar with the law?" There was silence as nobody spoke up, "does anybody here know somebody who know the law?"
A hand went up way in the back. The crowd parted revealing the person who put their hand up was a girl around the age of 14 or so. "My uncle works at the Konoha funds bank. He is a pretty good lawyer and helps the bank with money problems and the law."
Naruto nodded, "where is he now?"
"Probably asleep at his home."
Naruto made a clone and sent the clone to the girl, "take my clone and show him where your uncle is." The girl nodded as the two left.
Naruto then turned to his crowd of people still there, "now listen up, I have a plan to save this district. We can save this place, together. But to do that I need information," Naruto then pulled out a scroll and pen and summoned a clone and gave the items to the clone, "now if any of you are aware of somebody you know who owns land here and has still not sold to the Nagasakas then approach my clone and give the information here."
"Those of you who are fighters please approach me," and with that everyone moved moved. The members of the yakuza came to Naruto and slowly together they made a plan to assault the main Nagasaka household. Lucky among one of the people Naruto controls was a high level member of the Nagasaka family, so he could get Naruto in no problem.
Just as soon as Naruto was done forming his plan of attack the clone Naruto had sent earlier for the banker came back with the girl and the banker who had been put under Naruto's control by the clone.
"So you are a banker?" Naruto asked with his chakra laced voice.
"Yes."
"And you are familiar with the laws?"
"Yes."
"Then you are going to help me make a contract between all these people, the Nagasakas and me. Do you understand."
"Yes."
"Is this possible legally?"
"Yes."
"Good," Naruto then turned to the warehouse in general and spoke up, "by this time tomorrow I want each and everyone to gather in the center of Yakuza town and start beating up Nagasakas' men. Don't kill them, but hurt them. Make it seem like you all had enough of the yakuza and are retaliating. Under no circumstances are you to tell them about me, if you have to kill to protect this secret."
All the people in the warehouse nodded, "good, now go back home and get ready for tomorrow."
Naruto then watched as all the people slowly left the warehouse. He then dispelled all two clones he had there and picked up the scroll with the names and addresses of the people who owned land in Yakuza town. Naruto then turned to the banker and gave him specific instructions on what to do tomorrow.
Sighing Naruto decided to call it a day, tomorrow would be really important. As Naruto went to bed that night plans upon plans formed in his head as sleep slowly overtook him.
The next morning Naruto woke up to find the 30 clones he had left last night was now reduced to 5. But on those 5 not a single spot of empty, every single part of the clone's body was covered in leaves. Naruto smiled as he dispelled the remaining clones absorbing their knowledge. It was exciting, he could now hold a leaf on any part of his body.
The clone from the uchiha compound had also returned with 10 new scrolls for NAruto to learn from. As the dispelled Naruto recalled everything they read when copying the scrolls, he smirked as he had already known half of what was written in each of the scrolls.
As Naruto was drinking his glass of milk that day his stared at his now empty glass of milk and suddenly an idea came to him. Naruto held the cup on the palm of his hand as he slowly began to charm chakra into on the base. He then slowly turned the cup upside down and watched in wonder as the glass remained there stuck, but then in a moment of distraction the glass fell down breaking.
After clearing up the mess and getting ready for the academy Naruto summoned several clones and sent them off to visit each and every member that owned land in yakuza town whose names he gathered last night. With that done Naruto ran to class, because as usual, he was late. Along the way as he was running he heard people talking about a man committing suicide by jumping off the Hokage monument. Naruto then remembered the man who tried to mug him yesterday, but he didn't have time to think for long because he was getting later by the second.
Naruto arrived just in the nick of time as he slide into the class just as the bell rang. He got up with a grin of his face just as a book smacked him right on his face.
"You're late!" Recca screamed out as Naruto's face slowly gained a red impression of a book.
"I arrived just on time!" Naruto said throwing the book back at Recca who caught it with one hand.
"No you are just lucky the bell rang after you stepped in here, now sit down before I mark you absent."
Naruto grumbled under his breath about unfair teacher as he sat down next to a smirking Sasuke.
The day went on as usual, the only difference was that today they were practising throwing techniques. Naruto was average, well he sucked but with Recca's help and him teaching him the proper way to throwing Naruto quickly became better. Sasuke however got nearly all of them dead on making Naruto realise he still had a lot to cover in order to become a ninja.
As the two boys ate lunch together under a tree Sasuke spoke up, "you suck at throwing."
Naruto really fell into his food as the statement came out of nowhere, "ah, yeah. I know. I still have a lot to do if I want to catch up to you."
Sasuke narrowed his eyes, "your goal should not be to get as strong as I am. Your goal should be getting strong enough to defeat Itachi, who at our age was chunin."
Naruto glared at Sasuke, "well I haven't just been sitting on my ass you know, I have been getting things done. I mastered the first step to chakra control in just two day I'll have you know."
Sasuke shrugged, "and how does that help?"
Naruto held out one of his chopsticks, he slowly gathered chakra under it and then turned his hand upside down. The chopsticks remained where they were and unlike in the morning Naruto didn't lose focus and so it didn't fall down.
"Impressive," Sasuke said.
"You have no idea," Naruto said as the two began eating their lunch again.
When the returned to class for the rest of the day Sasuke went away to the washroom leaving Naruto alone in the nearly empty class. Nearly empty if it wasn't for one Ino Yamanaka. The moment Sasuke left, she got up and sat next to Naruto.
"Heya Naruto," Ino said winking at him.
"Hey Ino. What can I do for you?"
"Well, I see you and Sasuke are getting along very well, I was hoping you could introduce me to him. You know, just do me a small favour," Ino said as she tried to make Naruto into a mindless drone.
Naruto just smirked, "and what would I get in return?"
Ino looked shocked at this but quickly recovered, "I I'm willing to talk to you in public."
"And what do you mean by that?"
"Well I know you don't have much friends," she said smiling at Naruto, "so what I am saying is that, I'm willing to be your friend."
Naruto looked at the girl in wonder. She was willing to be his friend? Sure she wanted something, but this was the first time someone his age wanted to do anything with him. Naruto knew he could just make here his friend, but there was something about her wanting to be his friend of her own free will that felt right to Naruto.
Naruto agreed to Ino's deal to which the girl grinned. When Sasuke came back Naruto took this as his chance.
"Hey Sasuke," Naruto called out.
"What is it Naruto?" The Uchiha asked.
Naruto pointed to Ino, "this is Ino Yamanaka, she wanted to talk to you."
"Hey I'm Ino!" Ino said as she held her hand out. Sasuke looked at it and simply walked away taking a seat next to Naruto and away from Ino.
"Ah, okay, see you then Naruto," Ino said as she walked away embarrassed.
After the girl left Sasuke turned to Naruto, "what was that all about?"
Naruto shrugged, "she said she wanted to talk to you. She even offered to be my friend if I said yes."
Sasuke frowned, "Naruto you shouldn't be friends with someone just because they owe you a favour."
"Why not?"
"Because that is not a friend," Sasuke said, "I may not have many friends Naruto, but I have you for the one friend I do have."
"Sasuke, I...I don't have many friends ether. I just want people to like me."
"I get that Naruto, but remember. Friendship is giving help to your friend even if they don't want it. Not because they asked you a favour."
Naruto grinned, "you sure know a lot about friendship for a guy with only one friend."
"That's because before...we meet I had a lot of friends. They all never visited me in the hospital though. Most didn't care. Now when I came back all they see is the last Uchiha, nothing else. So yeah Naruto, I do know a little about friendships."
The day went on for the two boys. At the end Naruto walked back home and on the way received the memories from the clones he had sent that morning. Most managed to successfully sneak and charm the people they had set out to charm. Some of the villagers however did see Naruto's clones walk around the village, but they just thought he was skipping classes. Luckily no one noticed a large amount of Naruto's walking around the village. Once more Naruto was reminded that he had to learn a lot more ninjutsus.
Just then Naruto was confronted by Ino who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.
"Hey Naruto," Ino said as she smiled at him.
"Hey Ino," Naruto said now a little weary of the girl. After listing to Sasuke Naruto realised he was right. He didn't have many friends and that made him desperate for getting friends. It was his one weakness that he needed to learn how to control. That and his love of ramen.
"Look Naruto I know what I said earlier about being friends…."
"Yes..."
"And, well... it's just I...well I'm sorry but my mom told me not to talk to you."
Ino looked down at the ground trying to copy the emotion of regret, but Naruto knew she was lying. He smirked as he laced his voice with chakra, "it's okay Ino. Why don't' you follow me." Naruto said as he lead the girl down an alley away from the bright streets.
"Does anyone know you are here?" Naruto asked.
"No," Ino replied.
"Good, when are you expected home?"
"In an hours time."
"Okay then," Naruto said nodding his head, "I want you to answer my questions truthfully okay?"
"Yes."
"Did you ever want to be my friend?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because you are not that cool. You are loud and obnoxious."
Naruto gritted his teeth, "o-okay. Well then Ino from this day forward till the day you die and beyond you will be my slave. You will obey every command I give you without complaint. You will never tell anyone this however, you will do your best to protect me and my ability to control people. You will also tell me any useful information that might harm me, or might make me stronger. Do you understand?"
"Yes Naruto."
"Good, now is there something I should know about your family that might put me in danger?"
"My father is an interrogation expert. He can read minds and gather information. This might cause some harm to you in the future."
"I see," Naruto said thinking on his feet, "if your father ever suspects me of anything, or even suspects somebody out there controlling people's minds then do your best to either tell me or get rid of the thought, by any means necessary. And if he suspects you, I order you to kill him or yourself."
"There is also the matter of my clan jutsus Naruto."
"What off them?"
"Almost all of the jutsus there are mind based, they might be useful for you to learn them."
Naruto nodded a slowly he saw himself becoming stronger in his special ability. "Good. Can you copy down these techniques and give them to me?"
"I can get you a few Naruto but the rest my father will only allow me to have once I'm older or stronger."
"I see, then get me what you can, and make sure you are not caught. Got it?" Ino nodded "Good, now go home. Forget ever talking to me and replace the memories of you walking around the park. But never forget your orders."
As Ino walked away Naruto prepared for the evening. When it became dark Naruto walked into the warehouse from last night and saw around 4,000 people filling the place up. His clones really did outdo themselves this time.
Naruto walked to the banker from last night whose name was Kasuka. "Is the document ready?"
The man nodded, "I stayed up all night and worked all day as you said master Naruto. Please sign here."
Naruto took out a pen and signed on the front of the 100 paged document. Kasuka ripped the paper off and put it inside a folder and sealed it with wax.
"As you said master Naruto," the man said, "with that signature you have officially become the head to the neo-frost lane community. Now if you get everyone who own property to pledge their property on these papers," he pointed to the remaining papers, "you will become the partial owner to all of their lands."
Naruto nodded, he turned to the group and ordered them to sign the sheet, those ones who owned pieces of Yakuza town anyway. After all 4000 signatures were collected Naruto went to Kasuka again.
"Is everything ready?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, you know own 60% of yakuza town, or neo-frost lane, whatever you wish to call it. The bank will file all the paperwork and the original documents of the properties has already been submitted by the people. All you need now is the property documents of the yakuza and their heads signature on these files."
"Will people know I own this all?"
"No," Kasuka shook his head and pointed at the folder in which the document Naruto signed rested, "the only tangible proof you own all of this is in that folder." Naruto nodded as he gathered the important document and gave it to a clone to keep it safely in his home. He took the main documents with him to get the signature from the yakuza head and then turned to the people gathered.
"People of Frost lane, tonight you gain back your area! Wait for half an hour after I leave and then start your attack on the Nagasakas!" The people all cheered for Naruto, all the men, women and children.
Naruto soon left the warehouse with the yakuza member he controlled. The two walked up to the Nagasaka main compound and soon got it. After the yakuza manber Naruto controlled chatted up a few guards Naruto managed to sneak away unnoticed into the main building.
Just then Naruto heard several footsteps come toward him. Quickly thinking Naruto hide in the closest closet and waited for the footsteps to pass by him.
"What happened?!" Naruto heard a voice say.
"There are people attacking out guys on the road!" Another voice said.
"Does the boss know?!"
"I'm going to tell him right now!"
Naruto stepped out of the closet and the two men turned around. They drew their swords which was hanging off their side, "who the hell are you kid?!" They asked pointing her sword tip towards Naruto.
Naruto smiled as he gathered chakra into his throat.
Hattori Nagasaka sat in the middle of his main conference room. He sat in front of several of his men all gathered around him telling him the same story, that the people of yakuza town all gathered together and decided to revolt against the Nagasaka family. There were honestly too many of them for Hattori to even consider a frontal assault. He would have to get some of his contacts in the council to send some ninja's down here to bring some peace to this place. It was honestly getting to much trouble.
Suddenly the door slide open and two more of his men walked in, their eyes were blank. "What do you two want?" Hattori asked.
"We were asked to show where you were boss."
"You were? By who?" Instead of answering the two men parted ways and there standing between them was a young man with blond hair and blue eyes.
"Listen well head of the Nagasakas. I just need a signature," the boy said as he grinned a devilish grin sending shivers down everyone's spine and fear into their hearts.
I have written till my hands hurt. It's 1 o clock right now. I can't see straight. Forgive the small mistakes. I promise from the nest chapter onwards I'll get a Beta. I already have one, he and I are just ironing out the kinks.
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