What's up? Time for a brand new chapter!...I really don't have anything else to say so...HAJIME!

Chapter 3: Settling in

Naruto Uzumaki was both extremely happy and extremely angry. Extremely angry because he just learned that the one person in this entire hellhole that he fully trusted lied to him his entire life. But he was extremely happy that he finally had the chance of actual family. Still, Rorschach didn't show much emotion and the only person he saw as family just betrayed him. He had to be careful to not fall for the same shit again.

Right now the two were walking side-by-side down one of the paths in the village, to their new home. Naruto really wasn't focusing on anything and just glanced around the village, looking at the various signs of the stores he wasn't allowed in, while ignoring the ever persistent glaring villagers. Rorschach on the other hand, had his attention focused on a small leather journal with a strap. He was writing something down with a pen and was internally narrating.

"Rorschach's journal: Date unknown. Today has been more of my more "interesting" days. In one day I have discovered a long time comrade has killed millions of innocents. The fool claims it was for the good of the world by preventing yet another World War. The people had the right to know. Never compromise. Another comrade sent me away from Earth to prevent me from revealing the truth. Then I met a small boy being beaten to near death, I saved him and discovered a conspiracy involving some sort of demon attacking this city or "village" as they like to call it. Now I'm taking care of him. I don't care about him no matter how terrible his life is but I can see that this place has a lot of criminals, whether they're in the street or part of a council. This place needs to be cleaned up, and I know just what to do. There is bound to be more children being discriminated against, seeing as they focus solely on power. I'll take them in and train them to be the new Watchmen...Konoha's Watchmen. They will all follow the same principles and with the strange abilities that Naruto keeps mentioning they will be unstoppable."

He finished his inner monologue and closed the book up and put it back in his coat along with the pen. They eventually reached the apartment, which happened to be the red light district, and boy was it in bad shape. The whole thing looked like it would collapse in just a few years. Chunks of wood were missing from the roof and foundation. Naruto had the whole apartment to himself, seeing as no one would want to live with a demon. Rorschach was only here for one day and he was already getting sick of hearing the villagers spew the same shit over again. Demon this, demon that, its like these idiots didn't have anything else better to do except make his life miserable. They can hold one hell of a grudge. The two walked inside to the 3rd of the 6 floor apartment, which Naruto used primary for living. Surprisingly, the interior wasn't nearly as bad as the exterior. It was fairly clean, at least for a 9-year old boy, with a couch and table with three nice wooden chairs. None of the walls were painted so you could clearly see the worn down boards used to form the building. There was also an average looking twin sized bed and a fridge that was stocked full of near rotten food. All of this was in the same room but they were arranged in separate corners to give the feel of a kitchen, bed, and living room.

Rorschach asked the child about all of this and he casually stated that he would sneak around the civilian district and scrounge through garbage cans. That district had very picky and spoiled rich civilians that would throw away furniture and food at the first sign of aging. The food was thrown out normally and the furniture was sealed in scrolls. Naruto explained that you can unravel a scroll, place whatever you want to seal in the center, and pump a miniscule amount of chakra that even civilians were able to do with minimal effort (A/N Once again, making it up) to seal it. Since they were thrown away it wasn't stealing, merely scavenging.

The vigilante was taken aback by this, then it hit him. This kid has been living off the streets for so long he had to know how to survive. He had street smarts instead of book smarts. Rorschach of course saw potential in someone like Naruto, whom would definitely be the leader of the Watchmen.

They agreed that Rorschach would sleep on the couch and Naruto would still have his bed. There was plenty of food for the both of them and the apartment had indoor plumbing, which the boy set up and fixed. If Naruto lived on Earth, he would be a millionaire with all the knowledge of house keeping he posses. Sadly he wasn't and isn't, but there was no time to mope about something like that. Deciding to establish a form of trust, he called Naruto over to sit at the table. Once he did he began.

"Naruto, I know we just barely met but I think we should establish a form of trust. I'll explain my past and you'll explain yours. Agreed?" The blonde nodded. "Good, I'll start and don't interrupt. (A/N I'm not going to explain Rorschach's entire life but if you're curious then MadHat886's The Watchman has a very detailed history of Rorschach's life up until the end of the movie.)

By the end of his explanation, Naruto was in a mix of respect, horror, and awe at this man before him. His life was incredibly similar to his in terms of pain and misery. The sheer hatred and of his mother and contempt of her death spoke volumes, memories of his "Kaa-san" filled his head for a brief instant. He was willing to die and stand by his ideals and principles then change or form some sort of comprimise. Naruto may have seen a lot of things his entire short life but the graphicness of what this man did and witnessed chilled him to the bone. Finally breaking the uncomfortable silence, the boy spoke.

"W-Well my name is Naruto Uzumaki, my entire life has been filled to the brim with torture, beatings, and glares...all because of something I had no control over. The only people that have actually tried their best to take care of me is a dolphin and snake masked ANBU, two store owners and their daughters, and a few clan heads. My parents died the day I was born, or at least I was told that...they probably just abandoned me. I lived under the care of abusive woman named Rin Inuzuka for about 5 years. The Sandaime eventually caught wind of my treatment and separated me from her and sent me at the orphanage. My treatment was a bit better but it was still nightmarish. I was still beaten by the caretakers and the older orphans because they were promised extra food if they did. They kicked me out after a year and I've been given this apartment by the Hokage and I've lived here ever since. I've just learned the reason I'm hated and the only person I can fully trust has lied to me my entire life." You couldn't really tell, but Rorschach was deep in thought. He took in all the information he was given and planned things out. After a lengthy pause the older of the two said.

"Alright Naruto here's what I'm going to do. As promised, I will look after you for the next few years, but I will train you in my own style of fighting. You will learn the "jutsus" you go on about at the academy and remember this, chances are most of the instructors will see you as the demon so they will try to sabotage your training so you can either A: Never become a ninja or B: Get killed on your first mission. If that's the case then let me know, I will make sure they see things in a different light. Tomorrow we will go to the library to get books on law, just law. There will be no need for your own fighting style other than mine at this moment, and I do not know how to perform jutsus. We'll do this to prevent any higher ups from screwing us over and find a few loop-holes for some of my future plans. I don't want to explain everything tonight, you need your rest. We'll go over everything else in the morning. Now go to sleep." The former Watchmen ordered as he stood up from his seat. Naruto nodded his head and walked toward his bed. He lied down on it and pulled up the covers just in time to see Rorschach about to exit the room. He turned around and said

"I'm going out to take care of a few things. I'll be back soon, don't go anywhere." He turned back and walked through the door before closing it. Naruto lied his head back down and closed his eyes. He didn't fall asleep for quite some time, he had a hectic and eventful day. He needed to decide who was an enemy and who was an ally.

And...done! I know, I know. Long time since update, short filler chapter, but I suffering a bit of writers block with most of my stories (Including this one) but I think this helped explained a lot. The next chapter will be longer and will focuse on recruiting and training some of the village's outcast. All I can think of right now would be Rock Lee and Hinata, so if you can think of someone around Naruto's age that you want to see in the group say so in the review. Remember you need a valid excuse and the person needs to be around Naruto's age. If no one suggest anything, I have OCs as back up. Well I hoped you enjoyed the chapter.

Next time: Recruiting!

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