Hello everyone! This is kind of a heart-to-heart chapter btwn Naruto and Misaki, and I like I said, this story has a really different take than the anime. I personally hate Naruto's father, the guy's a dick for what he did to son, just putting that our there. Anyways, I posted this chapter because I'm trying to make the next chapter (where everyone confronts Naruto) as awesome as possible. I'm just not sure how to to do it, there's an art that just has to be followed. I really don't want to seperate Naruto and Misaki for the next chapter (people confront them individaully), but it sounds like it would make the chapter a lot stronger. What do you think? What do you guys want to see in the next chapter?
Ever since her talk with Hinata, Misaki felt a lot braver, and she was going to do whatever she had to in order to make sure Naruto wasn't alone. But that didn't mean the girl wasn't nervous, Naruto held her hand in his tightly, reassuring the girl he wasn't going to leave her behind, or make her leave this room. As they sat on the floor waiting, there were no words between them, just understanding. Naruto turned to Misaki when he sure no one was eavesdropping, even going to extent of putting up a genjutsu. Noticing the flow of chakra from her friend, Misaki turned to him.
"I told you a lot about my past, but I never told you about my family." Naruto said before she said anything. "Kazama Arashi, or Kazama Minato, is indeed my biological father, the man who sealed Kyuubi inside me, the man who brought Kyuubi to Konoha, the man who killed the Uchiha clan and framed Itachi, the man who framed Orochimaru, and the man who wants me dead. I don't know when he developed his hunger for power, but his absolute goal is to become a God in this world. And all I know is that it started a little after Jiraya-san, or Pervy Sage, started to train him and his team. That blue-haired woman I killed was a former member of that very team. Anyways, he was a genius, and put on the façade of being a loyal, concerned, Konoha-nin, but in reality, he was as worse as Orochimaru. As he worked through the ranks, gaining everyone's trust, he naturally got his name in to be the next Hokage, and with this trust, came access. He gained permission to study different scrolls and jutsus from different clans, vaults, but when he came across the legend of the tailed-demons, he knew what he wanted. He had been developing a departing plan for years, but he didn't realize it'd be so easy. As you can guess, Orochimaru wasn't exactly well-liked among Konoha citizens, the council outright detested him. Using this as an opportunity, Arashi gained Orochimaru's trust and started assisting on the illegal experiments he was doing. Arashi was responsible for luring most of the children into Orochimaru's lair. Then eventually, he met my mother, Uzumaki Kushina." Naruto took out a picture and showed it to Misaki.
Misaki gapped. This woman had ruby-red hair, piericing emerald eyes, and a super-model figure. "She's gorgeous!"
Smiling, Naruto handed the picture to her and continued. "It's the only picture I have of her, so be careful with it." He smiled as the girl nodded. "After he met my mother, they had sex, and of course, had me. Whether or not Arashi loved her is up for debate, but I seriously doubt it."
"Why is that?" Misaki asked sadly.
"He probably would've used a different baby if he hadn't impregnated her, but it worked out better for him in the long run. His plan was indeed to get her pregnant with me; he even used a fertilization jutsu to insure it. But he did it exactly nine months before Kyuubi appeared. With the village council worrying about Orochimaru stealing village secrets, and as well as using him as a scapegoat, no one noticed what Arashi planned. So, using the same seal he used to bring you and Kyuubi into this world, he pinned down Kyuubi's mate and slaughtered her, while she was pregnant with his kits." Naruto paused and checked Misaki's state. Swallowing some of the vomit, she nodded at Naruto to continue. "Kyuubi flew into a rage, and followed Arashi into Konoha, killing many, destroying everything in its path. Inducing labor on my mother, I was born that night, and Kyuubi was sealed in me, using that forbidden jutsu that is now long-forgotten. To do this jutsu, he had to make a sacrifice, and you can guess who it was, since Arashi and I are still here."
"It was your mother?" Misaki asked, no longer able to hold her tears.
"Yeah, it was." Naruto squeezed her hand tighter and continued. "The village thought, and still thinks, my mother died of childbirth, and hat Arashi died using that jutsu, Kyuubi told me the truth when I was two or three. And you want to know the funniest part?" Misaki had his attention. "He told the village to look at me with respect, as a hero, when he knew the people's ignorance would overcloud their judgement."
"…You told me about the Akatsuki, but there's more to that as well, isn't there?" Misaki asked.
Nodding, Naruto continued. "Two years after Arashi left, the Akatsuki made their first appearance, that's how long it took to start up the organization. I feel the most sorrow for Uchiha Itachi. I have an immense amount of respect for him. When Arashi recruited him at first, Itachi rejected naturally. But when the second letter came in, Itachi was forced to make a terrible choice, either his family dies or his little brother dies."
"I-It's too cruel." Misaki hiccupped.
"I know." Naruto replied. "While Itachi was away on his last mission, Arashi came in, disguised as Itachi and slaughtered the Uchiha clan. When Itachi came home, he was shocked, repulsed, and heartbroken, and Arashi told him, that he could either welcome Sasuke come, or Itachi could do it himself. Itachi naturally chose the second one. I never felt more ashamed to be associated with Konoha, an innocent man was lynched for a crime, if a little investigation, went into it, that could've easily been avoided."
"Itachi-san's going to be all right, right?" Misaki asked nervously.
"Yeah. He is." Naruto smiled. Then he pulled Misaki into his lap and held her close. "When Arashi killed my mother, the Death God told Arashi that he had broken his law, 'A shinobi cannot sacrifice the mother of a child'. So the Death God gave him sixteen years to live, and as that date grows nearer, Arashi must feel himself losing to the Abyss. However, Arashi found a loophole in the contract."
Misaki was afraid to ask, but she did anyways. "What was that?"
"If he managed to kill me in a one-on-one fight on my sixteenth birthday, then I take his place as the sacrifice, and he gains control over Kyuubi." Naruto finished.
Pulling away to look at him, Misaki shrieked, "What?!"
Pulling her back down, Naruto shushed her. "It's not something I control, I've been aware of this almost my whole life, and to be honest, I was about ready to just go to him prematurely. But then I met you." Misaki's eyes widened. "I swear to you that I won't die in that fight and I'll come back to you. As corny as this sounds, you're my reason to exist, I'm not letting anything happen to you. This is why I didn't bring you here sooner."
"What do you mean?" Misaki asked.
"I thought if I told you all this, you'd not only leave, but you'd also be in danger, and I didn't want you to get involved in this." Naruto answered. Naruto continued before Misaki could protest. "But if you're going to be my mate, then I need to start getting used to telling you absolutely everything, including the bad stuff, like this."
"I want to know all of it." Looking down at Misaki, he couldn't help but smile. She gave him the most determined, bravest look she could muster, and he knew she meant every bit of it. Smiling, he undid the genjutsu, and placed Misaki back in her spot. The door opened, ugly business was about to begin.
