Chapter 2 : A New Brother

"People Talking"

"People Thinking"

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

The first thing Naruto noticed was that it was wet and that he was being pulled up. He stupidly tried to take a deep breath only to start choking. Whatever pulling him up went faster and tossed him up. Naruto flew out of the lake and landed beside it. He choked and spurted out water. He groaned as he looked around only to see Kyuubi's chakra head glaring at him.

"You're an idiot." Kyuubi growled before fading into Naruto. Naruto slowly stood up examined his surroundings.

He plucked some grass and said, "I don't care. As long I'm out of my mind." He played with the grass and tossed it into the air. "I've never been so happy to see green grass before." He said with a smile. Letting himself fall backwards and giving a sigh, he started to make a grass angel. Kyuubi reappeared and began to float around him. The two stayed there in silence, basking in their completed mission.

After some minutes Naruto turned to the head and asked, "Shouldn't we have a look around?" kyuubi was about to answer when a large explosion rocked the distance. Naruto could hear screaming and screeching. He looked at kyuubi and the two nodded in sync. Kyuubi faded as Naruto dashed towards the explosion. As he dashed, the sky slowly turned dark. He stopped and looked up in confusion. Naruto closed his eyes and read the air. It was harder now that he was out of him mind.

The air told him that there was a village being attacked by demons, but it also told him that there was someone powerful on their way to help. Naruto continued to dash towards the village with increased gusto. He reached the village in time to see a little boy running up a hill. The boy was crying and Naruto could see why. At the base of the hill were three monsters chasing the boy and behind them was a man frozen in stone. Naruto watched the boy stop when he reached an unconscious body of a blond haired woman. The boy looked at the girl before turning to the monsters. He held up the wand and tried casting a spell in hopes of protecting the girl. A small light appeared from the wand before snuffing out. Naruto couldn't help but smile at the boy's bravery, but it was time for him to intervene.

Negi watched as the demons charged at him. He saw a bright light in the distance. Negi could only shield his eyes as the light engulfed the monsters. When the light disappeared there was no trace of the monsters. Negi gasped when two figures landed in front of him. One was a small kid wearing a white mask that scared him and the other was an older looking wizard. The wizard turned to Negi and smiled before turning to Naruto.

Naruto looked up at the hooded figure then to Negi. He smiled although it couldn't be seen and turned his attention back to the village. He could hear more screams coming from it. Negi watched, scared as a bolt of light shot at them from the sky. Naruto created 5 giant totem poles and blocked the shot. He pushed at the sky and the sections of the pole shot to the sky. He activated Chidori in his right hand and shot at the village. The hooded figure and Negi watched as Naruto defeated every monster remaining in the village. Naruto's mask cracked as he finished the last monster. He pulled his scarf up and walked back to the other two. He froze when the ground began to shake. The earth split under him and he jumped to avoid the gaping hole. The three watched in shock as a gigantic monster rose from the ground. Its body was made of pearl white scales and it had the head of a dragon. Its body slowly slithered out of the ground as it roared at Naruto. He barely had time to react when the mage jumped over Naruto chanting a spell. He waved the air in front of him and a giant bolt of lighting flew towards the monster. Naruto watched with awe as it was completely incinerated.

The sky slowly turned back to normal only to reveal that it was night. Naruto walked through the village in silence as kyuubi floated around him. He closed his eyes as he read the air. The villagers were all frozen in stone. There wasn't a single survivor, except for that kid and his sister. Naruto found the little boy talking to the hooded figure. The man dropped down on one knee and ruffled the boy's hair. He said some things that Naruto didn't feel like intruding on. He handed the boy his staff and turned to Naruto.

"Who are you?" the man silently asked. Naruto looked at the man in silence. Kyuubi started to float around him in a menacing way, but the man ignored it. Naruto smirked and held out his hand.

"Naruto," He said introducing himself. The man took the hand and shook.

"So Naruto, just what are you? You can't be more than ten years old and yet you seem to have the same if not more power than me. How is that possible?" Naruto regarded the man with suspicion.

"Do you know about the nine-tailed fox?" Naruto asked. The man nodded.

"I guessing that the floating head is him?" he asked. Naruto smiled and nodded.

"My name is Naruto and I am one with the nine-tailed fox." Naruto said in a monotone voice. He waited for a reaction from the man. He didn't expect the man to burst out laughing. The man removed his hood to reveal his red and black hair. Negi who was watching in silence gasped at the man.

"Father," Negi whispered. Naruto looked at Negi then to the man he realized that the man looked like an older version of the boy. The man grabbed Naruto's face and began to make faces with it.

"You should smile more. How old are you anyway?" he asked through his smile as he pinched Naruto's cheeks. Naruto tried to push the man off only to find that he couldn't. "So how old are you?" Nagi asked again.

Naruto freed himself and answered, "Ten." The man put on a thoughtful face.

"Six years older than my son." He said to himself. "I owe you my thanks. You saved my son Negi and helped me defeat those monsters. Those actions have already told me the kind of person you are." He finished with a smile. Naruto looked at the man as though he had been slapped in the face.

"Is he's right in the head?" Naruto thought to himself. He looked up at the man who was waiting for a reaction.

"So what do you plan on doing now?" Nagi asked. Naruto had a feeling that the man knew what he was thinking about.

"I never thought about it." Naruto answered.

The man smiled and clapped his hands together, "Why don't you help me out? I have another favor I need to ask you." Naruto looked at the man in confusion. Kyuubi who was still floating around the man disappeared.

"Help you out how?" Naruto asked raising an eyebrow. He felt Kyuubi's presence trying to warn him. Naruto agreed to be cautious and turned his attention to the mage.

"My son is a four year old boy. He has no mother or father that can be with him." the man started. Naruto noticed the drop in his happy expression, but Naruto felt as though he knew what the man would ask. "He only has his cousin who although a kind girl isn't strong enough to protect him from dangers like this. I need someone to watch over Negi and act as his guardian." He stopped and looked at Naruto who was smiling.

"So you want me to be his brother?" Naruto asked before bursting into a laughing fit. The man looked down as Naruto continued to laugh. Naruto stopped laughing and pumped chakra into his black and white hair. The man watched in fascination as Naruto's hair became an exact copy of his own hair except it was white and black instead of red and black.

"Normally I would call you crazy or something less nice, but right now I got nothing better to do." Naruto said with a smirk. "I can't let the boy grow up like I did, alone and scared." he thought with a frown. "Who are you anyway and what's my payment for watching your son?" Naruto asked with another smirk. The man smiled and struck a pose.

"They call me the Thousand Master." He crossed his arms in thought, "and as for your payment, how about I give you this?" Nagi reached into his pocket and pulled out a small package. He unraveled it revealing a deck of cards. Naruto took the cards and examined them. His confusion rose as he looked at every card. Each card was blank.

"What is this?" Naruto asked holding up the deck.

Nagi smiled and gave Naruto the deck box, "That my friend is the Deck of All. It is said that who ever controls the deck can control everything."

Naruto looked at Nagi as if he was stupid, "If it's so powerful then why haven't you used it and instead giving it to a ten year old boy?" Nagi smiled as if he were expecting the question.

He said, "My friends and I found it a while back. None of us could make it work so they said I should keep it for protection. I believe that you might be able to use it. After all you are the nine- tailed fox." Naruto nodded and accepted the answer. He looked through the deck again.

"So what is it supposed to do exactly?"

"It's said to grant the user any power he wants and place it on the card. The reason it's called the Deck of All is because the number of cards never seems to run out." Naruto understood what he was talking about: He had counted fifty cards the first time but counted seventy-seven the second time. Naruto could feel kyuubi telling him that the deck was important and decided to accept the deal.

He looked up at Nagi and said, "Alright mage, you've got yourself a new son."

Negi sat by his cousin waiting for her to awake. The entire village was under watched by magic soldiers and he and his cousin were in the medical ward waiting for something to happen. He turned to his left to see the same kid from before looking through a deck of cards.

Negi fiddled with his fingers and turned to the boy, "Are you my brother now?" Naruto stopped flipping through the deck and turned to Negi. He stood up and walked to him.

He ruffled Negi's head and said, "Where family now." Naruto's eyes widened and he turned away. He had said that a bit too happy.

"Are you ok?" Negi asked. Naruto was surprised at how easily the boy had taken to him. Naruto guessed that he wasn't the only one who wanted someone to talk to.

"Hey lets go explorer the village." Naruto said to Negi. The village was completely empty and void of life. Tears stung Negi's eyes as he recalled what had taken place a few hours ago. Naruto saw the tears and grabbed the boy's shoulders. Negi turned and hugged Naruto. Today was not his day, the only good thing was that he had seen his father and got a new brother. The two stood there as the day passed. Naruto watched Negi as he made a resolution to become stronger like his father and his new brother. Naruto decided that he would help take care of Negi. Surprisingly the boy had grown on him.

The next six years had been blurs for both Naruto and Negi. After Naruto showed Negi and his cousin Nekane the letter writing by Nagi, Naruto was accepted into the family, especially by Nekane. The three moved to a magicians village in Whales, were both Naruto and Negi enrolled in the Magic school that Nekane was currently attending. Naruto and Negi were labeled as geniuses and Naruto was labeled as a prodigy that graduated in one year. Negi even met a childhood friend of his who used to live in his previous village. Naruto who became known as a prodigy of the century graduated in less than a year. He would have graduated faster but the headmaster said that he'd to actually have to look like he was in school. It wasn't bad though because the head master let him go on small missions for the school and even let him teach some classes. Naruto and kyuubi had studied the cards giving to the by Nagi and realized something.

"He gave me blank pactio cards!" Naruto exclaimed in outrage. Kyuubi told Naruto to calm down and said that they weren't pactio cards although they did have the outlines. He also told Naruto that the cards actually did what they were said to do, but he had to unlock their powers. Naruto then trained like there was no tomorrow and was finally able to use on of the cards. He decided to create a card that augmented his thirteen totem poles. He called the card The Replica, on the basis that it could change for into any weapon he wanted. It might have been a waste of a good wish, but Naruto decided that he would eventually unlock the ability to make cards at will.

"Apparently training with you has its up sides." Naruto joked to kyuubi as he created another card. Naruto had created his second card and was going to make the wish count.

"Aren't you going to be late for your brother's graduation?" Kyuubi asked as he disappeared. Naruto cursed and grabbed the card. He wished for an ability that allowed him to travel as fast as he wanted. He seemed faze away into air. He gaped at the card when he reappeared in front of the graduation hall building.

Naruto walked into the hall and groaned, "Thanks a lot." He said as the card disappeared.

He quickly found his seat as the opening ceremony began. Negi walked up to receive his diploma. He turned to the audience who were applauding, but his eyes didn't catch any of them. He saw Naruto who was smirking at him and his smile widened. His brother had made it after all.

Overall the six years that had passed were good for Naruto, but his past scars had not been erased. Naruto had become a little cold and more serious about life. He was quite and would always be found sleeping or alone meditating. Negi on the other hand had thrived at the space Naruto filled in. having a brother made all the difference in the world for him. Whenever Naruto did something Negi would always try and mimic it. This was funny at first but then Negi tried to copy the dangerous things Naruto had to set him straight. The two had become close over the years, almost as close as Naruto and kyuubi, but that was impossible. Six years had passed since their first meeting.

"You did well, Negi." Naruto said ruffling his hair. He, Negi were walking trough the halls of the school when they heard someone calling them. Naruto who could easily sense them continued to walk. Negi turned to see his sister and his childhood friend running to catch up with them.

"So Negi," Anya asked, "What does your diploma say? Mine said fortune telling in London." Negi looked at his diploma while Naruto talked to Nekane.

Nekane clung to Naruto's arm and said, "Haven't seen you in a while Naruto. How did you make it? I thought you were training far away. So where have you been?" Naruto felt kyuubi snicker and glared at thin air.

"It's a long story, "he answered. Negi's diploma began to glow.

"It says a teacher in Japan?" Negi exclaimed. The three quickly rushed to find the headmaster while Naruto walked away with a smile. He called the card from thin air and his smile disappeared.

"What a waste." He sighed, "Oh well at least it will help me in battle." Kyuubi appeared and began to float around with a smirk on his face. Naruto tried to slap the head only for his hand to go through the chakra. Kyuubi started to laugh at him and Naruto glared.

A few days later

"So you're leaving now?" Naruto asked. He and Nekane were saying goodbye to Negi and Anya. Negi nodded and tried to put on a tough face before he burst into tears. Nekane ran and hugged Negi. She pulled Anya into the hug and the three all cried. Naruto watched with a raised eyebrow as Negi ran up and tried to hug him. Naruto smirked and flicked Negi in the forehead. Negi fell back with a thump and glared at Naruto.

"What was that for?" he yelled.

Naruto ruffled Negi's hair and said, "You'll do fine Negi, you too Anya." He began to walk away when he stopped. "Oh yeah, I'll visit you soon." He waved once and walked away. He was followed by a waving Nekane. Negi stood up and nodded to Anya.

"What's his problem? He's always so mean." Anya asked with a huff. Negi shook his head and smiled as he and Anya boarded the magical train.

"So what do you plan to do now?" Nekane asked. Naruto looked at the girl before pulling her into a one armed hug as they walked. He pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket.

"I never did show you my diploma." He said as he unfolded the paper. Nekane took it and read it.

She smiled at him and asked, "When are you going?" Naruto took back the paper and let her go from the hug.

"I'm going tomorrow," He answered. Nekane's smile faltered.

"When will you be back?"

Naruto shook his head and shrugged, "Don't know."

"Well just be careful."

Naruto smiled and nodded. He turned to walk away when Nekane grabbed him. She kissed him before running away. Naruto stood there with his mouth agape. The only sound that could be heard was Kyuubi's laughter and whistling, but only Naruto could hear it.

TBC

So where does Naruto have to go and what does his diploma

This chapter is basically to explain how Naruto and Negi become family