Naruto Fanfiction
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto
Author's Note: At the end of the Chapter.
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"To see this Village as something precious... comes naturally to you." The old man whispered as he sat in a crouched form on top of his own head... The Hokage Monuments.
He rose and let the wind soar through his Hokage hat. "But you should change your lifestyle, Naruto-kun."
The blonde little kid next to the great Sandaime turned to him with a frown on his face. "Who are you?"
"I'm the one person who thinks you are a true hero." Was the reply the old man gave him.
Naruto frowned at him, before turning back to let his gaze run over the Village below him. "What is a hero?"
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Melancholy's Smile
- Goals
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They had been walking around town all day, separately, not together. Sakura was shopping without any money, Sasuke was jumping from tree to tree, even trying to jump over trees to reach a tree simply out of reach for him.
Naruto simply woke up as soon as he sensed Kakashi's Chakra Signature.
And now they were there, all three of them, standing in front of Hatake Kakashi. "Good to see you three on time." Kakashi greeted.
"Perhaps next time you could tell us what time we're supposed to meet?" Sakura suggested, a slight frown on her face.
Kakashi shrugged. "As you can see and perhaps even hear, I have two bells here." The Jounin said, tapping the bells strapped to his waist once. "I will give you half a day to get these bells from me, and then we'll eat lunch... or dinner?" He shrugged again. "If you get a bell, you become Genin."
They all tensed, staring at the bells intensely, even Naruto.
"If you don't come at me with intent to kill, you'll fail for sure." Kakashi informed. "Now, go!"
Sasuke and Sakura were gone in a second, but Naruto remained.
Kakashi narrowed his eyes at the blonde brat before him. The boy remained silent as Kakashi slowly grabbed a book from his pouch and started reading. He started thinking about his students and about what the Third had said about them.
Uchiha Sasuke from the Uchiha Clan. The boy had not yet activated his Sharingan, but he was well on his way with Fire Techniques. Driven by hate and revenge for his brother, the kid had already turned out to be quite strong. He was also the rookie Genin of the year. 'Even though they're not even Genin yet.' Kakashi deadpanned.
Haruno Sakura was your average Academy Student. With very little Chakra in her system, her Chakra Control was absurdly high. Being the genius that he is, he already figured out Genjutsu was probably something she was most compatible with. Other than that, he didn't see lots of special features for her in the future. But he had been proven wrong several times in his life.
Uzumaki Naruto was the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki. Although he didn't know much about him through experience, the Third had already told him a little. The boy simply wanted to die... Kakashi had narrowed his eyes at this pathetic character, but realized Naruto's reasoning. He felt a bit sorry for him, even. Other than that fact, the Third told Kakashi he would find out the rest during this Test.
"You're a bit off, you know?" Kakashi started, flipping the third page of the Come Come Paradise book in his hands. "Shouldn't you be hiding like the others?"
"It is useless." Naruto replied. "To hide against a Jounin. You are more powerful than a Chuunin. I've fought a Chuunin once."
Kakashi nodded. 'The traitor Mizuki. Beaten to a pulp by this kid... If he thinks he can do the same to me, he's got quite a few other things coming...'
"But you're Jounin, perhaps five times more powerful than Mizuki-sensei." Naruto said. "I need to become Genin. So I HAVE to get one of those bells."
"Think you have what it takes, kid?" Kakashi asked, still reading.
Naruto shook his head. "No." Surprising Kakashi. "But if I do nothing, I accomplish nothing."
Kakashi nodded at the logic.
"Perhaps you'll kill me while I get those bells..." Naruto started. "But one can only hope so much."
Kakashi frowned and shook his head. "I already told you to start, Naruto."
"I have to become Genin, so..."
Kakashi's book flew out of his hands as Naruto did the unthinkable.
The entire area was engulfed with great forces of winds. 'He's...' Kakashi immediately revealed his Sharingan as the winds around him threatened the trees to be ripped out of the grounds and be sent towards the Sand Village.
Sasuke, in one of the trees that were shaking uncontrollably, couldn't keep his eyes open as sand and stones were flying around. 'What's happening?!'
Sakura was hanging onto a sturdy tree branch, scared she would be sent far away because of the massive wind force.
Kakashi's Sharingan eye saw it all. 'He's actually doing it! He's opening the Gates!!'
Naruto's face had turned completely red and his pupils, his irises in his eyes, they were no longer there. "It hurts a lot" Naruto gritted his teeth. "But it doesn't kill me."
Kakashi could barely dodge as Naruto rushed forward, taking three trees with him. 'Shit! He's fast and powerful now! Opening those gates could very well give him the ability to catch these bells. And without the after-effects, Naruto really is dangerous...'
Crate after crate appeared as Naruto missed Kakashi just barely with every attack he threw at the Jounin. 'How many Gates did he open?! To think I need my Sharingan for this... a Genin.' Kakashi thought. 'With the area in such chaos, Sasuke and Sakura won't be able to see a thing...' He gazed at the attacking Naruto. 'But he won't let his eyes run astray, he's got me in his sight constantly...'
Suddenly, the area was completely calm again and Kakashi frowned. 'Why did he stop?'
In Naruto's hands, were two bells. "I am now Genin, as you stated." There was no smile on his face at all. He threw one of them back at Kakashi. "I only need one. Perhaps one of those other two can still become Genin. From what I know, a Genin Team has three members and one Jounin Instructor. If they pass, there will be more Genin Teams." Was his logic.
Kakashi caught the bell. 'He thinks that he will be put in another Genin Team if Sasuke and Sakura don't pass this test...' Kakashi shrugged. 'Perhaps Sasuke and Sakura will cooperate to get this one bell after they heard Naruto's speech about Genin Teams.' He sighed and hung the bell back on his waist. "Very well, you can have your lunch."
Naruto walked away.
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Naruto was slowly eating his food, while Sasuke and Sakura were both tied to stumps. Kakashi stood in front of them.
"You two don't get to eat since you didn't get the bell." Kakashi said, with his hands in his pockets, before turning to Naruto. "Naruto, don't give them any food."
Naruto simply shrugged.
"We'll continue this test for another three hours after this dinner break." The Jounin explained. "I'll be back in half an hour." With that, the senior was gone.
Naruto sighed as the stomachs of the other two Academy Students grumbled. Naruto threw two Kunais at the ropes that had bound them. "Eat. I've had enough." Naruto said as he rose from the ground and left the food on the ground.
"Why?" Sakura asked quietly. Since yesterday, where Naruto had beaten Sasuke to a pulp, Sakura had been very cautious around the blonde boy. "Kakashi told you not to-"
"It's not sure whether he will be my Sensei." Naruto interrupted. "Genin Teams consist of three members. You two are skilled, more so than the other Students in our class, if you ask me. If you two don't become Genin, I don't think many others will." He sighed. "If I want to be Genin, I need two others to be Genin as well to be put in a team..."
Sasuke suddenly frowned. "The Genin Teams have already been formed, remember? We are already a Genin Team. We just need to..." He suddenly realized something, but Sakura cut him short.
"I get it! Kakashi-sensei's test!!"
"Naruto." A voice suddenly came from behind Sakura and Sasuke.
Both turned to see Kakashi standing there.
Naruto regarded Kakashi with a non-caring look. "What is it?"
"Why did you give them food while I told you not to?" He calmly, but deadly, asked.
Naruto sighed, sitting down again. He was not at all intimidated by Kakashi's demeanour. "They hold higher chances of becoming Genin than the other Students I know..." He reasoned. "Except for maybe Aburame Shino..."
Kakashi frowned, before turning to a grinning Sakura and a ticked off Sasuke. "Kakashi-sensei... We are a team already!!!"
Kakashi sighed. The smart girl figured out his test...
Well shit, now he had to pass this ridiculous team...
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The Third turned to Naruto. "Uzumaki Naruto. YOU are a hero."
"So, heroes need to be killed?" Naruto questioned.
The old Sarutobi sighed sadly. "A hero is someone everyone respects, everyone looks up to. He will give his life for the Village."
"Give his life." Naruto repeated. "I don't know why, but I love this Village. And I would give my life for it."
The Third looked a bit disturbed as he realized Naruto didn't get the meaning behind the words he had spoken. "You don't understand."
"Who are you? You are the first person...No, the second person who speaks to me in this... strange way."
"Strange way?" The old man asked. "What do you mean?"
"Usually, when people talk to me, they yell, scream or talk in this... angry way." Naruto explained. "They also look at me angry. But you and Iruka-sensei, you two don't do this..." Naruto sighed. "You don't try and beat me up either. You don't try to kill me."
The Third almost turned angry, but it would be unreasonable to do so against a kid who didn't know any better.
"It's called being kind, Naruto-kun. And I am the Hokage, leader of this Village." He then smiled. "You can call me Sarutobi."
"Sarutobi." Naruto tested the name out. "Alright. I now know Sarutobi, Iruka-sensei and... I forgot the names of the people in my Genin Team."
"Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura." The Third helped.
"How come you know?" Naruto asked.
"As the Hokage, I know everything."
Naruto nodded his head, understanding. "You are the leader of this Village, the strongest in this Village. Can you kill me, Sarutobi-san?"
The Third almost glared at Naruto, but refrained in doing so. "No, I could never."
Naruto turned disappointed. "I see." His eyes had narrowed a great deal. 'If even the leader of this Village can not kill me, then becoming Genin was a good choice. Maybe a leader of another Village can kill me...' Naruto thought, misunderstanding the Sandaime once again.
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"This is soooooo ANNOYING!!" Sakura yelled as she chased after a cat, failing miserably in catching it.
Sasuke simply watched her with a disapproving gaze on his face. 'How difficult can it be catching a cat?' The Uchiha thought as his gaze landed on his blonde teammate next to it?
"It seems he doesn't want to go home." Naruto said, knowing he had the Uchiha's attention. "Perhaps ending its life would be more appropriate?"
Sasuke shrugged. "Perhaps."
"No." Came the static reply through their earpieces. "You will bring the cat back alive as these are the orders." Kakashi commanded from a distance, reading his favourite book once again.
Sasuke sighed and Naruto nodded. "Even if we kill it, I can bring it back to live anyway." Naruto almost seemed bored, Sasuke read. It was the first time Sasuke saw an emotion on the blonde's face other than anger when he had 'lied' to him a week ago.
Something he wouldn't do again.
And what did he mean with 'I can bring it back to live anyway?'
After an hour, the four were eating in the forest, after Kakashi had ordered Naruto and Sasuke to fetch some rabbits.
Naruto was eating a rabbit's head calmly as he stared at the reading Kakashi. 'I wonder when we're allowed to leave the Village for higher missions... Although it isn't such a waste to spend my time with these people... compared to what I usually get.' Naruto thought as he knew that at this time of the day the people living an apartment above his would come down and give him a beating for three hours.
Ultimately not killing him... But they never said they would kill him, so they weren't liars.
Unlike some of them.
"Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura suddenly piped up. "Will we always get missions like the ones we got today?"
Naruto was interested in the answer, as was Sasuke.
"No, eventually, we'll get bigger missions." Was the simple reply.
"More dangerous?" Naruto asked, earning a gaze from all three of his comrades.
Kakashi nodded. "Eventually."
"Naruto." Sasuke suddenly rose from the ground. "Let's spar."
Naruto sent him a bored look, remaining on the ground. "Why? Will you try and kill me again? If so, then no, because you can't."
"No, to become stronger." Was Sasuke's reply.
Naruto frowned. "Strong enough to kill me?"
Sakura frowned at the question, while Kakashi sighed.
Sasuke was careful with his answer as it came after half a minute. "If I can."
"I will help you, then." Naruto rose as well. He then turned to Kakashi. "How can I help Sasuke become strong enough to kill me, Kakashi-sensei?"
Kakashi regarded the Uchiha and the Uzumaki with a cool gaze. "Learn as many techniques as you can and try to outsmart each other." He said. "The more techniques you learn, the more vicious techniques your opponent has to use to be able to kill you."
Sakura nodded at the logic, but simply didn't understand Naruto. 'He always talks about wanting people to kill him... And Sasuke-kun... he can't kill him because...' She was hesitant in admitting it. 'Naruto is stronger than him.'
"So if I learn more Jutsus, my opponent will use more dangerous techniques that have a higher chance of killing me?" Naruto reasoned.
Kakashi nodded, while Sasuke smirked. This way, the Uchiha will get more Techniques added to his arsenal. And with Naruto's Regeneration Skill, he will have the perfect training partner.
Kakashi threw both Naruto and Sasuke a scroll and told them to leave and train.
"Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked as the other two had left. "Sasuke-kun and Naruto... They are so difficult to understand."
Kakashi looked up from his book. "No, they're not. One seeks for power and the other seeks for power strong enough to destroy him."
Sakura hesitated in continuing to speak. "But... What about me?"
Kakashi flipped a page. "You need to find out what you want still."
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"Katon, Housenka no Jutsu!!" Sasuke yelled, letting a dozen fireballs bounce on Naruto's figure.
Naruto snorted as he continued reading the scroll in his hands, not at all affected by the fireballs. "This technique is powerful..." He spoke out loud. "Sasuke-san. Can you explain this to me?" he asked in a calm voice.
Sasuke, panting slightly, stopped with doing handseals and walked over to Naruto, taking a look at the scroll. "A Doton Scroll. Five Earth Techniques. So Kakashi wants you to try the Earth Element, hm?"
Naruto didn't respond to the question. "I already know the first four. The last one is difficult."
Sasuke didn't want to show his amazement. He himself had just learned the Housenka no Jutsu. Naruto had already learned four techniques in the same time he learned one. "It's a Fire and Earth Technique in one." He grabbed his own Scroll. "You'll have to master this Scroll first."
Naruto took a look at the scroll in Sasuke's hands. "You haven't mastered it yet?"
Sasuke grinned. "This isn't the scroll Kakashi gave to me. I mastered this one a long time ago, as it only has the basic techniques of the Fire Element. Kakashi gave me the second Volume of the Fire Element, so to say."
Naruto nodded as he took the scroll form Sasuke's hands. "This Earth Scroll Kakashi-sensei gave me is the First Volume of the Earth Element, then?"
Sasuke shook his head. "No, it's also the second Volume..." Which was why Sasuke was a bit irked. Naruto had basically skipped the first volume of an element that was difficult to master. Unless Naruto had the Chakra Affinity for Earth...
"Continue what you were doing..." Naruto said as he unravelled the Fire Scroll. "Even though you were not inflicting damage on my body, your Chakra Amount will increase."
Sasuke nodded, ready to learn the Katon; Ryuuka no Jutsu now...
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Kakashi and Sakura had already gone home, but Sasuke and Naruto were still at it.
Well, only Naruto, but Sasuke was resting against a tree trunk, panting his lungs out. 'Man, doing this all day tires you out... But how come Naruto still looks so... fresh? He must have a greater stamina than I have.'
Naruto had mastered the basic Techniques of the Fire Element and had learned the combination technique of the Fire and Earth Element. He was now just walking vertically on trees, as Kakashi had instructed them do a few hours ago.
They both weren't really good at it, Kakashi had remarked after watching them try.
"Hey, Naruto?" Sasuke said as Naruto jumped down from the tree, failing to get higher than four meters. Naruto looked up at the Kunai mark before turning to Sasuke.
"What is it, Sasuke-san?" Naruto asked. "Have you learned a new technique capable of killing me?"
Sasuke winced. "No."
Naruto turned back to the tree, almost annoyed. "Then why have you called for my attention?"
"I just wanted to know... Why do you want to die so badly?" He then narrowed his eyes. "And what do you have against liars, anyway?"
Naruto walked up the tree calmly. He never ran, as he was not a person to go hastily through life. If anything, he come close to Shikamaru's laziness.
Landing again after reaching his last Kunai mark, he turned to Sasuke. "I live for this Village. It is the Village's wish that wants me dead. All Villagers want me to die." He reasoned, picking up the Kunai he had dropped. "They are unable to kill me because they are too weak. As I live for this Village, I can only abide by their wishes. I need to search for a way to be killed."
He then turned to Sasuke. "I am in search for someone who can kill me."
Sasuke swallowed nervously, although he didn't know why. Why would the Village want him dead? This useless dead-last?
"If you can grow strong enough to kill me, then you are important to my goal." Naruto said. "As for liars..."
Sasuke listened intently.
"People, hundreds of them, have claimed to take my life countless times. They fail to accomplish the Village's wishes... They claim they will kill me, acting on the Village's orders on my death, and yet... they fail miserably as I am still alive every night they try and kill me." He glared at nothing. "These foolish people, who ignore what the Village wants, who think they can kill me but can't, they are liars!! They don't respect the Village!"
Sasuke gulped as he saw Naruto's eyes turn red.
"Liars deserve to die." Naruto exclaimed. "I will not lie when I say I will kill someone. I will accomplish everything I announce for my Village!"
Sasuke nodded his head in understanding, but really was lost on how Naruto developed this character he owned. 'He will do everything for a Village that wants him dead?'
"What about you?" Naruto said, suddenly interested. "Your ambition in life is to kill a person. Can I join that list?"
Sasuke sighed, rising to his feet, using the tree for support. "I have to kill my older brother, Uchiha Itachi."
Naruto looked at Sasuke. "Can Uchiha Itachi kill me?"
For one of the first times in Sasuke's life, for seeing Naruto's healing capabilities, Sasuke wasn't so sure. "I think he can."
Naruto nodded his head. "Then he is worth chasing after."
Up in the trees, Kakashi couldn't help but shudder. 'These two... have developed a strange friendship...'
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The next day, Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto stood in front of the Third Hokage, with Kakashi standing behind him. It was custom for the former teacher of the rookie Genins to be aware of the missions the Genins were having.
As fate would have it, Umino Iruka was present as Team 7 walked in.
The teacher still didn't know how to act towards the awkward Naruto and merely focused on concentrating his gaze on Sasuke and Sakura. 'Odd, there doesn't seem to be any bad blood between Naruto and Sasuke.'
"Hokage-sama." Kakashi started. "You have any missions for us today?"
"Yes, your client from yesterday wasn't satisfied with the works of your subordinates, Kakashi." The old man responded. "Pulling weeds form the garden, can't be that difficult, right?"
Kakashi scratched the back of his head nervously. "Well, Naruto created a few Shadow Clones and performed Henge to transform into this team. So, my team could train."
"Train? This gives me the impression you three don't like these missions?" The Third asked the members of team 7.
Naruto didn't give any response, but Sakura shook her head violently, while Sasuke shook his head once.
"Too bad, guys. But D-Ranked missions is what you will be-"
The Third cut Iruka off. "Actually, I have this one mission. An escort mission, to bring back a bridge-builder to the Country of the Wave. I assume your team is ready for the task, Kakashi?"
Kakashi nodded his head. "I suppose."
"You can come in." The Third's head turned to the door right of him. Team 7 and Iruka turned their heads as well to see an old man entering the room, with a bottle of sake to his mouth.
"So these guys are going to protect me, hm?" Tazuna spoke. "They don't look like much."
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"Sasuke-kun!!" Sakura yelled, once again.
Naruto almost felt sorry for Sasuke, but he didn't as he did not know how to.
Kakashi was walking in the front, with Tazuna beside him. Sasuke and Sakura were in the middle. Naruto was walking at the end, knowing Shinobis would usually get ambushed from behind. Perhaps there would be competent Shinobis who could kill him this way...
"No." Sasuke replied to the 'Want to go shopping in Wave once we get there?' question coming from Sakura.
"You wouldn't do much shopping in Wave, anyway." Tazuna grumbled, but it was only heard by Kakashi.
"Naruto." Sasuke turned his head to Naruto, who was walking behind him. "Did you master it?"
Naruto shook his head, with a frown on his face, not understanding why Sasuke always wanted to talk to him at times like this.
Times where Sakura annoyed him.
He didn't bother asking the question back whether the Uchiha had mastered his new Scroll.
Kakashi, after their tree climbing exercise yesterday night, had given both of them new Scrolls. But before he gave them, he made the two Genins pour Chakra into this weird piece of paper.
Sasuke's crumbled up a bit and Kakashi called his Electricity.
Naruto was split in half, so his was Wind.
With that, Kakashi gave them scrolls with techniques of Wind and Electricity. Once done, they had to switch. Kakashi had given them three Scrolls each.
Though both of them didn't know, Kakashi was teaching Sakura new techniques as well. Genjutsu particularly and also techniques that affected the body, like poison-techniques and sleep-techniques.
Techniques Shinobis should know, after all.
"I didn't either." Sasuke informed Naruto. "But I'm close. Soon enough, we'll be able to beat Kakashi."
"You misunderstand." Naruto regarded Sasuke with a bored gaze. "I learn techniques for the purpose of facing strong opponents. But not for the same reason as you. I don't train to be able to beat them." He simply had a neutral look on his face again. "You go ahead and beat Kakashi by yourself."
Sasuke glared at him for a few seconds, but grinned a bit after. He'll be Naruto, a cold bastard who simply wants to die. He doesn't need friends, comrades or teamwork... Someone who doesn't get useless because of emotions. Sasuke could depend on him.
Suddenly in front of their eyes, their Jounin Instructor got ripped into shreds by chains.
Naruto's eyes widened in glee. "Interesting..." Even his voice was tainted with amusement at this sudden development.
Sasuke readied himself while Sakura was completely frozen, as was Tazuna.
Getting a grip on herself, Sakura immediately jumped in front of Tazuna, while Sasuke took a look at the Shinobis who killed Kakashi. 'As if Kakashi's killed.' Sasuke thought. 'He's a Jounin, after all...' Sasuke thought as he assaulted one of the Demon Brothers and threw a Kunai to bind their chains to a tree.
Sasuke kicked one of them in the face as the other raced past him towards Sakura and Tazuna.
Naruto stopped the Demon Brother's right Claw with his chest. The blonde Shinobi first looked in his opponent's eyes, before he looked at the claw that had broken through his ribcage.
The Demon Brother didn't know what to do as the blonde brat in front of him frowned. Taking his claw out of chest, he saw how the poison dripped out of the wound over his chest, out of his system and the wound healed completely. 'What...!?'
"You have any more... powerful techniques?" Naruto asked. "Other than that chain of yours and this claw?"
The Demon Brother jumped backwards while Sasuke joined Sakura in front of Tazuna.
"It seems you don't." Naruto continued. "If you don't, then you don't deserve to even try killing me!"
Sakura's eyes widened as Naruto rammed a Kunai straight through one of the brother's head. "Naruto!!!"
Even Sasuke's eyes were widened.
"Everyone outside of my Village is my enemy." Naruto spoke as he approached the other Demon Brother. "If you are not strong enough to kill me, then you don't deserve to be here. Because you are a threat to my Village!" He said as he started performing handseals.
A hand on his shoulder stopped him.
"Kakashi-sensei."
"Enough, Naruto." Kakashi said. He was a bit disturbed to see that the Kunai had gone through the Demon Brother's head. 'He is pretty far with mastering his Wind Element...'
The other Demon Brother tried to turn and run, but Kakashi knocked him out before he could even turn. "There's one left. We'll interrogate him." He turned to his team. "Good job, team 7!"
Sasuke, Sakura and Tazuna were still all shaken up.
---
Kakashi and Sasuke started walking further in the lead, talking about Electricity Techniques, while Sakura, Naruto and Tazuna travelled behind them.
"Kid..." Tazuna started. "You... Have you killed before?"
Naruto didn't respond.
"Naruto! Tazuna-san asked you a question!" Sakura hollered, while still looking in front of her, at Sasuke and Kakashi.
"It's best not to involve yourself with the clients, or so I have heard." Naruto uttered, giving Sakura a mild glare.
"Have you killed before, Naruto?" Sakura asked for Tazuna again, this time focusing on him.
Naruto shrugged a bit out of character. "It was not really... my intention to kill. I expected him to heal, just as I always do... But no, I have not killed before."
Sakura didn't know what to say and she could almost sense a bit of sadness in Narutos voice. But this was Naruto, the dead-last of the class who didn't care about anything or anyone, right? The one who never spoke to anyone but was hated by everyone...
No one cared about him, they just hated him.
Tazuna nodded his head. "It's good if you didn't want to kill your opponent, kid. Taking lives is not something you should be doing on your age. Actually, it's something you never should be doing."
Naruto stared at Tazuna as he had grown four heads. "You don't understand. Killing is a part of living."
Tazuna was a bit disturbed at that. "Kid-"
"Everyone get down!!" Kakashi suddenly yelled.
---
Watching Kakashi get imprisoned by water, Naruto couldn't help but shudder a bit. 'To be held within a place like that, you won't die, but you're forever caught. True torture...'
The Kyuubi within him chuckled.
Once, a few years ago, Villagers had trapped Naruto in a small room without windows and with only one door. He didn't know where he was, but they never gave him food or water...
He had found out then, that he didn't even need food or water to survive... And even when Villagers had tried to suffocate him, he still lived.
The possibilities were endless.
The Kyuubi had made sure that Naruto was not dependable upon human limitations, such as the need to breathe, eat or drink. While not fully put to the test, Naruto found out he could survive for a whole hour without air. He could survive with any food or water for a month easily...
Where were his limits? And how strong was he, really?
A Water Clone had appeared on the surface, while the real Momochi Zabuza and Kakashi were on top of the water. Zabuza's Water Clone was approaching them.
"Do you think he can kill me, Sasuke-san?" Naruto whispered.
Sasuke thought about the way to answer his question as sharp as the genius could. 'If I say yes, he'll try and let Zabuza kill him and he'll call me a liar... If I say no, he'll say that this guy isn't worth his time...'
"I don't think so, but I believe he thinks he can." Was the answer the Uchiha gave the Uzumaki.
Sakura was shivering uncontrollably, not understanding how her two teammates could be so damn calm.
Naruto turned away from Sasuke and looked the Water Clone in the eye. "Do you really think you can kill me?"
The Water Clone chuckled madly. "Kid, I could so many more things, but I'm sure your empty mind wouldn't be able to handle the possibilities!" He raised his sword above his head and let it pierce Naruto's left shoulder deeply. Zabuza pulled out and swung the sword right into the right side of Naruto's neck.
"Idiot." Zabuza mumbled as Naruto was stuck on the sword through his neck. Zabuza flung the blonde boy away, but in the corner of his eye, he noticed to his shock that the boy landed on his feet.
Taking a look at the wounds he must have created, his eyes widened greatly at the absence of blood! 'What?'
Naruto simply glared. "Is that all that big sword can do?!" His eyes turned red, Zabuza noticed. Within a second, the Water Clone had been ripped apart by Naruto's claws and in awesome speed, Naruto was water running towards the real Zabuza.
"Shit, what the hell is that kid?!" Zabuza yelled to Kakashi, making more Water Clones appear between him and the fast approaching Naruto.
"I hate LIARS!!!" Naruto screamed, ripping through all the Water Clones with help from Sasuke, who released a "Katon, Housenka no Jutsu!!" from above.
Zabuza looked in slight amazement at how easily these Genins dealt with his Water Clones. 'Quite powerful, these brats...' His Water Clones were utterly defeated and Zabuza jumped backwards to avoid Naruto's attack.
While he was jumping, Sasuke had finished with some handseals. "Katon, Ryuuka no Jutsu!!"
Zabuza snorted. "You idiot. The water is my home... Suiton, Suijin Heki!!" The sword-wielder easily made Sasuke's Fire Attack useless.
His eyes widened though, as Naruto came jumping through Sasuke's fire and punched Zabuza hard in the face. On reflex, Zabuza grabbed the blonde by his neck and snapped it. "Fucking brat." He said as he threw the blonde to over his shoulder.
Kakashi was standing in front of him, as Zabuza chuckled shortly. "You just lost one of your students."
"Really?" Came the copy-nin's reply.
Zabuza heard movement from behind him and noticed Naruto standing there, completely fine.
"Many people have already tried breaking my neck... The way you did it was truly... pathetic." Naruto uttered. "I thought you were strong."
"Are you immortal?" Zabuza asked, a bit nervous that this boy was still alive.
Naruto shrugged. "You simply can't kill me."
Naruto jumped back to Tazuna, followed by Sasuke as the battle between Kakashi and Zabuza commenced once again.
After a short ten minutes, a Hunter-nin killed Zabuza just before Kakashi fainted because of Chakra exhaustion.
'Those two kids could deal with a fatigued Zabuza-san...' The Hunter-nin thought as he was well on his way to a hiding place, with Zabuza slung over his shoulder. 'And Hatake Kakashi was not tired yet...'
Haku could not help but wonder about the boy who got killed twice by Zabuza, but was still standing. 'That boy... it must be a Bloodline Limit.'
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TBC
Next Chapter, there will be some 'thoughts paragraphs,' as I like to call them.
Ok... as for important responses to reviews:
No, Naruto is not masochistic, he really just wants to die, He isn't interested in pain. He just doesn't want to live, because the Village doesn't want him to live. He won't kill himself, but he had tried to once, which will be revealed in a flashback in one of the coming chapters.
About Naruto and his regeneration skills... well, you'll just have to see for yourself whether he is immune to the Jyuuken, the Gatsuuga or Tsunade's awesome strength...
I hate Sasuke as much as all those other people who hate Sasuke, ahum, but I won't let it get in the way of the story, as I want it to be more realistic for the plot I have in mind. Sasuke and Naruto will become good friends. But don't worry, Sasuke won't ever be stronger than Naruto...
About the NaruSaku, SakuNaru? Sakura will come to find out about Naruto's biggest secrets very soon! And then things will change. But Sakura is not the only girl of course! This won't be a NarutoxHarem Fic, but I got one other girl who will like Naruto and be competition for Sakura. Telling me to change the pairing won't help, because I need it all for the plot!!
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And yeah, I admit the speech is childish, but Naruto was five years old, eight years old and twelve years old in the first chapter, so he can be a bit childish, right? Even though he has been through a lot. But I sometimes forget these kids are only twelve, and their speech can't be too mature either...
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