Summary: Fighting Sasuke, Naruto nearly dies. However, the Mangekyou Sharingan isn't the only thing that gets awakened.
I'm doing this story for the fun of it. I've read a lot of stories. This is an idea I got from reading those. You know the 'what if Naruto has a bloodline' stories. However, as I wrote I went off to the direction of 'what if he had no influence from the Kyuubi' direction. But, I got bored and went in the direction of 'what if the impossible happens, "Kyuubi's killed," and is replaced with a more powerful creature who even the "Lord of the Bijuus" fears.'
I don't know where I'm going in this story. Don't care about direction. Just writing.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Naruto: Choosing 'To Be My Companion'
Chapter 7: Memories
An anbu barges into his office. He looks up from conversing with his former teammates who are now part of the village council and have also taken upon themselves to take the role of his two personal advisors. He turns a penetrating gaze on the anbu.
"I am in the middle of a meeting right now," he says.
The anbu gulps, "But sir this is in regards of one Yamanaka Inoichi."
The two advisors turn their attention to the anbu. The Hokage orders the anbu to go on.
"He has awakened again. But this time he is more calm and rational. He demands to see you. The medics will not let him leave so he requests your presence."
The Hokage dismisses the anbu and turns to Koharu and Homura.
"It seems we will have to end this earlier than I intended. Will you please talk to my secretary in order to reschedule this meeting?"
He gets up and as he reaches the door, "Sarutobi, I believe that we should also go. After all this does concern the village."
He turns to Koharu before replying, "No, I don't think so. It seems more of a military matter. It doesn't really have anything to do with the village."
Before he goes any further Homura interrupts, "Perhaps you may require our assistance." He smoothly replies. "After all, what would it hurt having your two teammates around just in case should the occasion arise."
He considers his words before frowning and shakes his head replying, "No, there will be no need for such a thing. You have more pressing matters to attend to than a debriefing of one of my shinobi. Good day."
He walks away leaving two displeased individuals.
He was once head of the Interrogation and Torture Division of Anbu. He has inflicted such pain on others, more than enough to acquire the necessary information ordered to obtain. He has suffered through a great deal in his life. He has seen and done things that most people would have taken a knife and be ready to just end it all. He thought he had probably done and seen it all before the time came that he was finally able to retire from his division. But he was wrong. DEFINITELY WRONG!!! Nothing could have prepared him for the boy's memories. There was no way Inoichi could have anticipated that it would be anything like that. He knew it would be pretty bad. But come on, there was just no way of preparing for that.
The Hokage walks into the room and watches the man on the bed. He sees how disturb he is and the trouble he has keeping himself from crossing the border into the world of insanity.
He clears his throat, "Inoichi."
No response from the pained look.
He clears his throat again a little louder, "Inoichi."
This time he's brought out of his perturbed state and realizes that he is no longer alone in the room. "Yes Hokage-sama," he replies with a questioning look.
The Hokage patiently inquires, "You wished to see me?"
He crinkles his brow in thought before whispering, "Oh, I remember now." He turns a serious gaze to the Hokage. "The boy has lived through things that there is just no way for me to be able to describe them. Hell I just can't even dare to describe it."
The Hokage becomes pensive and asks, "Exactly what is one of these things that he has had to suffer since his disappearance. Who and what did they do to him?"
He takes a deep breath and turns to his leader. "I don't know what has happened to him since his disappearance. For what I was talking about is during the time of his stay here in the village." He then turns his head away.
The Hokage takes a sharp deep breath. "What is the meaning of this? He has lived a perfectly normal life as far as he can in an orphanage. There is no way you know what you are talking about." He declares in denial.
He suddenly pierces the Hokage with a hardened glare full of Killing Intent. The Hokage's personal guards rush into the room and take up defensive positions around their leader. He accuses, "And just what would you know, you old fool?"
The guards inhale in surprise.
One of them warns, "Don't you dare say such a thing again Yamanaka."
The Hokage demands, "What do you mean by this?"
Inoichi glares, "I know that you don't bother with the kid at all except once a year. I know that he has been alone, abused, raped, and beaten all his life since he can remember in the orphanage." Seeing the shocked gazes he goes on, "When he was little he made his one and only friend. The people in that orphanage encouraged this relationship, especially the mistress. Then as they got older and the bond was strengthened between the two, the mistress took them to some place in the forest. There they met a group of angry villagers. The two boys were scared and turned to the mistress. She gave them a twisted smile and told them they were going to play a special game. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?" Hokage is shaken but doesn't say anything. "Well one villager blindfolded him, put a kunai in Naruto's hand, he tightened his hold over the boy's hand, and made him thrust forward into flesh. His blindfold was removed and he was left only to stare in horror at his best and only friend stabbed with a kunai bleeding to death, while everyone around him kept repeating 'Demon's can't have friends without killing them."
The Hokage is left in a daze and all he can say is, "No more."
He glares at the Hokage, "No more? But didn't you want to know why he disappeared? I'll tell you. He was attacked like he always is on his birthday after you leave him so that you will never know."
The Hokage turns to him with a frown. "If this is true I would have heard of this somehow. After all, this is a shinobi village one of them is bound to see this and stop it. There would have been a record of these incidents."
Inoichi looks at him, "This is what happened after the last time you visited him and this is why he doesn't trust you." The Hokage looks on in concern. "After you left, the mistress came back from the festivities earlier than usual and kicked him out of the orphanage." The old man's face turns to outrage. "Then he was attacked by a group of Anbu including all four of your personal guards."
One of the guards spoke out in outrage, "We never did such a thing."
Inoichi replies, "None of you were here a year ago, now were you?" They remain silent. "Isn't it funny Hokage how all four of your personal guards decided to suddenly transfer or retire throughout the last year? Oh! And the best part is that before they beat and left him for dead in the forest for the animals to eat his remains, they told him they were acting under your personal orders Hokage to see to his death."
The Hokage snaps out of his daze and leaves the room. One way or another he was going to get some answers even if it means taking on the whole Anbu Division. By Kami, he wants answers and he wants them NOW!!!!!!!!!
Sorry it took me so long to update. I have so many ideas and several directions to take this story in. I'm just not really sure which to follow. Plus it's easy to have an idea in what you want to do, but it's much harder to know how to write it. That's my greatest problem. I hope you like it. The chapter mainly speaks for itself so I won't write any notes.