Ayo, this yo boy, NarutoPlug. Yall really like my story don't ya? The reviews I have gotten from chapter 16 have been really good, except from one bitch, but we still cool
The first part of the story shall end in a good 2-3 chapters, so I'ma have to finish strong.
Let's get back to the story..
The Corrupted Mind
Chapter 17
His Birthday
A Month Later…..
Things in the village have been going great. Word has spread around that Minato finally locked the demon back up, just like he did six years ago. Minato stared to build up on the respect that he lost by Naruto revealing some of his family secrets. Parties went on for days in the streets as the people finally thought that they could sleep peacefully.
Menma and Mito reacted terribly to the news. They couldn't believe their parents would agree to this. First they found out what they did to Naruto when he was younger, and now this? It was to much to take in. The children and the adults in the Namikaze family didn't talk like they used to.
Sasuke and Sakura took the news even worse. Sakura actually cried when she heard what happened to Naruto. She couldn't believe that the Hokage locked Naruto up again! Sakura hasn't cried in a while, and if she did, she would have never thought that it would be over Naruto. She actually grew onto Naruto, even if he acted like a dick all the time. This was the person that taught her who to live in the shinobi world, teaching her jutsu and survival techniques, getting her far in to the Chunin Exams, saving her life on missions. How could she ever repay Naruto? She couldn't now, since he was finally locked up to never return.
Sasuke, on the other hand, took it worse. He went so far as to even jump at the Hokage. The ANBU apprehended Sasuke, but Minato told them to let him go. Minato would just look at the last loyal Uchiha with a sad face before leaving to go finish his work.
Sasuke talked to no one other than Sakura ever since Naruto has been locked up. He threw himself into his own training program, only letting Sakura to come inside the Uchiha Compound to train. If someone were to talk to him, he wouldn't even recognize their existence. The only people he actually should emotion, other than Sakura ,was to the Namikaze family, and that emotion was hate.
Sasuke blamed them for everything that has happened recently, and almost beat down Menma when he saw him. Mito avoided the Uchiha, but when Sasuke saw her, he cursed her out like a sailor. Sasuke even cursed out Kushina, and when Kushina threaten him, he told her that Mikoto would be ashamed of her, stopping Kushina in her tracks. She couldn't believe Sasuke would pull out something like that.
Kakashi felt bad for Naruto as well. He sometimes was with the group that guarded his cell, so he saw Naruto sometimes. When he would try to talk to the chained up boy, he didn't receive a answer back, Naruto choosing to look down at the ground, not saying a word.
The others in the rookie 12 took the situation differently as well. Kiba was glad that Naruto was locked up, still mad at what Naruto did to him in the Chunin Exams. Shino, Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino felt bad about the situation that Naruto was in. They should have befriended him while in the Academy. He should've had some type of friends to be with while growing up. Sai was actually another person that guarded Naruto in his cell. He did work for Danzo after all and he was in charge of watching Naruto at all times.
Hinata, on the other hand, was a special case. She never liked Naruto, and while they grew up, she didn't like him because Menma didn't like him, trying to get closer to her crush. Now, when her and Menma would go out, he would be spaced out and she knew what he was thinking about. She actually found the boy close to tears as he was looking at a family picture of the Uzu-Namikaze family, but Naruto wasn't in it. Hinata didn't hate Naruto anymore, but she didn't like him as well. He was scary and a demon, to things that she didn't like. But seeing her fiancé like this over his brother hurt her heart. He really did feel bad about how things were going.
Jiraiya left Konoha for a while, saying that he had to get back on his spy network, but promised to come back soon. He had to make sure that Konoha was protected from any of her secrets getting out to the world.
Tsunade was shocked how things were in Konoha. She felt bad when she remembered what Naruto told her about running away from her past. She saw that Naruto was taking on his past head on, but has lost the battle in it, even if his goal was destroying Konoha. She felt even worse when she had a look at the prison he was staying in, seeing his body lumped over, his arms being held to the sides by chains made her eyes water.
Konoha, overall, was going through a time of peace, even though their was a demon boy in a prison a mile underground, the same ground the people of Konoha walked on everyday. Children were playing in the streets, people were buying goods from the street vendors, and everyone had a smile one their face.
The day that a certain group of people waited for has finally approached.
October 10.
Menma, Mito, and Naruto's birthday…
Uchiha Compound- Head House
Sasuke opened his eyes and yawned. He really had a good slumber. He, Kakashi, and Sakura came back form a B-rank mission yesterday. They had to rid of a bandit camp that had some ninjas in it, but they were quickly removed by Sasuke and Sakura. Sakura has gotten a bit more ruthless, seeing as she killed a good 10 people yesterday. Sasuke didn't care though, he actually thought that she looked good showing off her strength. She looked pretty cute…
Sasuke cut those thoughts off and looked at the clock. 8:30 a.m., October 10.
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Wait a second!
Sasuke instantly jumped out of his bed and put on his cloths.
Today was the day!
The day that he and Sakura could see Naruto!
Haruno Residence
Sasuke knocked on the front door. He and Sakura had plans for today. They had the day off, and she asked if they could have the day with each other, which he agreed to. Yes, yes, Sasuke wasn't afraid to admit it…
He started to catch feelings for one Sakura Haruno.
He would never say it out loud though, so no one would ever know.
The door swung open and Sakura appeared in the doorway. She had a smile so bright that it almost hurt Sasuke's eyes. She looked pretty excited, which she was. Sasuke Uchiha finally said yes to one of her date request!
" Hey, Sasuke-kun!" she said with a smile as she hugged him, making him blush.
" G-good morning, Sakura." Said Sasuke as he just stood there, enjoying the hug as much as he could.
She let go and gave him another beaming smile.
" You ready for the day! I have it all planned out!" she said and opened a scroll. The scroll hit the ground and continued to roll off. On the top of the list it said: A list of to-do things with Sasuke-kun on October 10.
Sasuke just looked at he list with wide eyes. Maybe he should just cancel….
" Come on! Times a wasting, and we have to see Naruto today at the end!" she said and grabbed hold of his arm, linking them together. The two blushed at Sakura's move and the physical contact between each other. Sakura was the first to recover and pulled Sasuke with her to town.
" It's going to be a longggggg day.." whispered Sasuke as he was dragged off.
Uzu-Namikaze Estate
Menma opened his eyes and yawned. He really had a good sleep. He had a dream that him and Hinata finally… heh heh, you get what I mean…
His eyes snapped open as he looked at the clock on his night stand.
" It's my birthday!" he yelled and jumped out of bed. He opened his door to see that the door adjacent to his opened up as well. Mito was wearing a big red shirt with black sweat pants on, while Menma was wearing a muscle shirt and black shorts.
" It's our birthday!" the two yelled to each other and hugged. They did this every year, waking at the same time and opening the door at he same time. They just had that twin magic. They ran downstairs to see that their mother and father were already downstairs. Minato sitting at the dinner table drinking a coffee and reading the newspaper, and Kushina was cooking up a storm in the kitchen.
" Happy birthday, you two!" they both said, getting smile from their children.
" Who wants ramen!" said Kushina from the kitchen. Even though the family had some tension, this day had to be special.
" Meeee!" the young Uzu-Namikaze kids said.
Ahhhh…. Today was going to be a good day.
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Yeah, right….
Underground
Naruto opened his crimson eyes. He looked around to see that he was still chained up in this cursed seal. So far he has tried to collect some of his yokai and break the seals on him, but he has only made 3 out of the hundreds of thousands of seals surrounding him. He didn't know what day it was, feeling like he had been in the damn cell forever.
" Kurama-chan.." Naruto whispered out, but got no reply.
Ever since he was locked up, he couldn't communicate with Kurama at all. It was killing him inside. The only reason he was living for was gone. He couldn't even try to kill himself, since he was stuck in these damn chains. His tails were trapped behind him, and every time he moved, it hurt a little because they were held down so tight.
Naruto was wearing no shirt at all, showing that his stomach was small and skinny. The seals really did a number on his body. He had on some black sweatpants on and no shoes at all. He felt like the weakest thing alive in the cell. He couldn't move, his confidence was getting lower and lower everyday, and he couldn't even talk to the one that meant everything to him. He was worried at what was happening with Kurama right now.
The lights then cut on, blinding Naruto. He hated when they did that. They always came in at random times, so he could never be prepared for the lights flashing on.
" Moring time." Said a masked ANBU. Naruto has found out that some of the people that guard him were Danzo's men. He would make sure that he would have his top ninja to watch Naruto, 24/7. Naruto was never alone in his prison.
" Time to eat." Said the masked ninja and put a bowl of Oatmeal in front of him. This was another thing that he hated about this place. The damn food. Who ever made this shit needed to retire. He keep telling them that he only ate meat and oranges, but they wouldn't have it. The ANBU lifted a spoon from the bowl and put it to Naruto's mouth.
" Eat." Was all the ninja said. Naruto open his mouth and started eating the slop that was called food. The first couple of days they did this he didn't eat at all. By the fourth, he had to eat. He was to hungry and not eating was only killing him.
When he was finished, he was surprised that the ANBU put a piece of meat in front of his face.
" What is this?" asked Naruto. This never happened.
" Today's a special day, now eat up." Said the masked ninja. He had an extra bowl with cut pieces of ham. Naruto instantly devoured the meat. It tasted so good…
When he was finished with his food, the ANBU grabbed the bowls and left the prison area. A little while later, he came back with a bucket of soap water, towels, and a brush, making Naruto groan.
" Bath time." Said the ANBU. Naruto hated this. The man would use this hard ass brush against his thin skin. He wouldn't even clean his tails. And when he was cleaned, he was cleaned Everywhere..
The man took off Naruto's sweatpants, leaving him completely nude, another thing that he hated. Couldn't they have a damn female do this instead of a man? I mean, Naruto was 100% faithful to Kurama, but a man washing a little boy didn't sound right at all. The man poured some water on top of Naruto and went to scrubbing. Naruto was grunting in pain as the man made sure to get Naruto squeaky clean.
The man would do Naruto so wrong. He would use the brush and scrub underneath Naruto's nuts, and then use the same brush and clean his face! I mean come on! Couldn't the man put the brush back in the water before going to his face. And he would do it every time! Naruto was re-thinking about killing Minato first and killing this man before everyone.
The man finished cleaning Naruto and put his cloths back on, making Naruto thank whatever god that was up there. He hated his caretaker. The man put his supplies away and looked at Naruto.
" Happy birthday." He said before leaving Naruto to himself.
" Todays….. my birthday.." he said to himself. He didn't care. If Kurama-chan wasn't here to celebrate it, then it didn't mean anything to him.
" I don't care. Today is just another day." Said Naruto.
How wrong he was….
With Menma and Hinata
The young couple were walking together in the street hand in hand. People moved out their way, recognizing who they were. The two were smiling and talking to each other, proving they were having a good time.
The two went to a restaurant and got a private booth, Menma wanting his fiancé to have the best seat in the house.
" So, what are your other plans today, birthday boy?" asked Hinata as she drank from her straw.
" I don't know honestly." Said Menma as he leaned back. " I have to go back home in a couple hours to meet up with everyone." He said.
" Why?" she asked.
" Today's the day we go see my older brother." Said Menma, making Hinata stop drinking and give him her total attention.
" Naruto? Why see him?" she asked. She really did think that family put him in the cell to just forget about their past mistakes.
" Because, it is also his birthday today as well. He is my older brother and I must go see him." Said Menma.
" Even after he tried to kill you?" she asked.
" Yes. Naruto hasn't felt real love all his life. He doesn't trust anyone. The chances of him ever being a family with us is slim to none. Even after all this he is my family and what he did to us, we deserved." Said Menma.
" But aren't you scared of him? This boy has the strength stronger than Biju and then has the strongest Biju inside him that will lend him power whenever. Even knowing all that, you still would pursue in your brother's love?" she asked him.
" Yes. I mean, wouldn't you do the same for your sister?" asked Menma. Hinata did think about it and he was right. Her sister meant the world to her. She would do anything to save her if something went wrong.
" Yes, I understand." She said with a smile as she nibbled on her food.
" Good! Cause I wanted to ask you something." Said Menma.
" Ask away." Said Hinata.
" I want you to come with us to see Naruto." He said with a smile, surprising her.
" Are you sure? I mean, I don't want to intrude." Said Hinata.
" You won't. I'm sure Tou-san and Kaa-san will let you come with us." Said Menma. Hinata thought about the proposition she has been given. She really didn't want to see Naruto, but if it made Menma happy…..
" Alright, I'll go." She said, making Menma smile.
" Alright! Thank you, Hinata-chan." He said making her giggle.
" Anything for you." She said and the two shared a quick kiss.
Night time- The Start of the Kyuubi Festival
The Kyuubi Festival was a big thing in Konoha. It was the one day that everyone celebrated the Kyuubi being defeated by the Third and Fourth Hokage. The chakra was sealed into the two gifted children, Menma and Mito, while the soul was sealed into the demon boy, Naruto. But things were different this year.
Now that the public knows what happened that night 13 years ago, they wondered if they should even praise Minato, Menma, and Mito. Granted, the parties were still going on, but the theme of it all was messed up.
Kushina, Minato, Menma, Mito, and Hinata walked down in the middle of the festival with royal like kimonos on. They all looked like royalty. People made a path way for them when they walked, but they didn't receive as much praise like they usually did. Some people clapped and cheered, some just watched, while others just ignored them completely.
The family wasn't worried about that. They were only worried about one thing and one person only. They were walking their way to the Hokage Building.
It was time to see Naruto.
Underground
Naruto heard his cell door open, but he didn't look up from his position. He already had a feeling who it was. Naruto just closed his eyes and keep his head down.
The group approached Naruto's downed form. The had the protective sealing tags placed on them, so they were alright to go inside. Hinata, Mito, and Menma looked around the cell in awe. The whole structure was just amazing, even if it held a deadly person. The group finally made it to Naruto, seeing as he wasn't going to talk, Minato made start of a conversation.
" Hello, Naruto." Said the man.
"….."
" Are the ANBU treating you right here?" asked Minato.
"….."
" Naruto, please talk to us. I know it has been a while, but please talk." Pleaded Minato.
"….."
Kushina knelt down to her son and put her soft hands on his shoulders.
" Naruto, do you want something for your birthday?" she asked.
" To see Kurama-chan." Said Naruto, making Kushina frown.
" You know we can't let you do that." She said.
" ….."
Mito then leaned down next to her oldest brother.
" Naruto, I just wanted to let you know how things were going ever since you got down here. I have really been training hard and my water jutsu has gone up a whole bunch." She said. " I still can't do a one handed Rasengan, but I will one day. I've started to pick up on Kenjutsu, Kaa-san has started to teach me and…and.." tears started pouring down her eyes.
" I just want to let you know that I really missed you! Even though we don't get along, I just want to let you know that I'm sorry for everything! I want to get to know my big brother more! Please, just talk to us!" she wailed.
"…"
" Naruto…can't you talk to your little sister?" asked Kushina, tears threating to come out her eyes as well.
"…"
Kushina hugged her daughter as she cried into her mother's shoulder. Menma then knelt next to his mother and sister, facing his brother.
" Hey, Naruto, Menma here. I brought Hinata-chan with me so she could see you. She's going to be apart of the family one day so I thought it would be a good idea to bring her here." He said.
"…"
" I know you don't want to hear it, but I've been training as well. I've been trying to get faster without my Haraishin, because you never know what situation you can get in, ya know? I have been getting better at my shurikenjutsu and that-"
" I'm telling you, there's nothing dangerous in the damn bag, so get off me!" yelled a familiar voice, making Naruto's eyes snap open.
The door open and through it came Sasuke and Sakura. Sakura had a little shopping bag she brought with her, knowing that Naruto was going to need some stuff. The two walked inside in their regular ninja cloths, looking around the cell in awe, just like their ex-classmates were earlier.
" Wow, this place is big!" said Sakura.
" It is.." said Sasuke, as he looked around, getting a little scared when he saw the narrow walkway and the spikes that surrounded them. He saw the Uzu-Namikaze family and growled.
" Sakura, there are people already here." Said Sasuke. Sakura looked up to the family, and her look of awe turned into a frown.
" Oh! I didn't know they were here. No matter, we shall still do what we came here for." Said Sakura as she dragged Sasuke to Naruto. The family scooted to the side as Sakura and Sasuke came up to Naruto.
" Hey, Naruto. How you've been?" asked Sakura.
"…."
" Now don't be like that. We got a surprise for you. I just know your going to like it." She said with a grin.
The group heard Naruto take a deep breath and lift up his head.
" Why did you come?" asked Naruto, surprising the Namikaze family a lot. He doesn't talk to them, but he talks to these two?
" To see you, of course. We else would we? You told us before not to ask dumb questions." Said Sasuke with a smirk.
" Watch you mouth, Uchiha. I don't care if I am in these chains, I will still find a way to kill you." Said Naruto.
" Even though I believe you would, it's kind of hard to believe since your like this." He said with a smirk, knowing he got Naruto.
" I can't wait to kill you.. You know I don't forget things." Whispered Naruto, making Sasuke actually afraid.
" Alright now, we have somethings for you." Said Sakura and put her hand in the bag she brought. The two swore they saw Naruto's eyes sparkle and light up when she pulled out a couple oranges.
" Oranges… You brought… Oranges.." whispered Naruto in disbelief. It felt so long since he saw the only fruit he would eat. It was his favorite food over everything, and for her to bring him this…
" That's not all!" She said and brought a hair brush from out the bag. " This is for your tails." She said.
Naruto just looked at the items they brought with a blank face. They did all this. For him?
" Why are you doing this?" asked Naruto, catching their attention.
" What do you mean? We're doing this cause we're friends." Said Sakura, Sasuke nodding his head in agreement.
Naruto's eyes widen and his head snapped up when he heard the word 'friends.' He never heard some one in his life call him that. Not even Kurama did, only calling him 'beloved' or 'mate' but never 'friend.' Hearing that was a new experiences for him.
" You trained us, Naruto, we have to repay you somehow. Your almost like a sensei to us, even though Sasuke-kun and I are older than you. Even though you don't have many feelings, you are important to us." Said Sakura.
" Naruto, even though you probably hate us just for being Konoha ninja, you really did change my life." Said Sasuke. " You made be become the shinobi I once dreamt about, and I know that I can get better. But I had to start somewhere, and you gave me the right push in my ninja training. You are my rival, but are my friend even more. My best friend." Finished Sasuke.
" Best….friend.." Naruto repeated. He couldn't believe it. This was to much. He never had this before. Naruto then looked at his shackles and the seals around him. He saw the seals on the wall, the same ones that suppressed his power. He then looked at the Namikaze family that were just looking at Team 7.
Trust no one… Kurama's words rang through his head.. Trust no one other than yourself and me. Trust me more than anything else, even yourself. I am always right, no one loves you but me. All those humans out there hate you because you are a demon. They will never love you. And you shall never love them. You shall hate them because they were the one's that put you down for so long, thinking that you were weak, but you are strong. You can handle all the hate they throw at you and throw it back a hundred times stronger. You are better than them. If you trust a human, they will only stab you in the back later on…..
Those words rang through Naruto's head. Kurama told him this when he was about to graduate the Academy. She wanted to make sure that he only stayed loyal to her, and no one else.
" I don't believe you." Said Naruto, shocking everyone in the prison. The Namikaze family, Hinata, Sakura, and Sasuke eyes widen as they looked at Naruto put his head down and closed his eyes.
" Humans shall never understand me. The pain that I have gone through was caused by you all. I don't care that you came here trying to get on my good side, I shall continue to hate Konoha and everything in it forever, until I take my last breath. Konoha is not a good place, the people even worse. I have been lied to and betrayed before, and it only ended up with me being beaten to an inch of my life because of my status growing up. I now no that trust you all is the wrong thing to do." Said Naruto, as he remembered Teuchi and Ayame, the two ramen shop owners, lying and betraying him years ago. He never forgot about that. He thought those two would be his first friends, but they sold him off for cash..
" My goal is to destroy Konoha, and anything in it. Get in my way and your dead. No exceptions." He finished.
Sasuke and Sakura looked at Naruto with frowns on their faces. They should have expected this. Naruto has told them the same exact words one day in their training. He was determine to finish off their home village.
Naruto had his eyes closed and was leaning down, the position he has been in for a month. He was surprised when he felt something against his lips. He opened his eyes to see an orange slice in front of his lips.
" You've told us this before, Naruto. I know that you don't believe us, but that doesn't mean that to us, your our friend. So eat up! It is your birthday after all." Said Sakura with a smile.
Naruto looked at the orange slice, before biting it whole.
" Damn, I've missed this." Said Naruto as he keep eating the slices that were put in front of him.
" Sasuke-kun! Brush Naruto's tails! They don't look as smooth as they used to." Said Sakura.
" Uh… Can't I just feed him the oranges? Brushing another man's hair just sounds wrong, even if that so called part is tails." Said Sasuke. Sakura sighed and gave the bag of oranges to Sasuke, while she took the brush and went to tend to his tails.
Naruto now really felt good. Having you tails brushed for you while eating oranges?! Heaven couldn't get better than this.
The door to the prison slammed open and Jiraiya came through.
" Here, I've brought you here! So quick you nagging!" yelled Jiraiya to someone.
" About time! Your slow ass had to go talk to females! They didn't even like you!" yelled Gamakichi as he jumped off of Jiraiya's right shoulder.
" Heyyyyyy! Big Brotherrrrrr! Wait for meeeee!" said Gamatatsu.
The two young toads jumped towards Naruto who was looking at the frogs in surprise.
" Gamakichi, Gamatatsu. What are you doing here?" asked Naruto as he went for another slice.
" We came to see you, of course!" said Gamakichi. " I told you that your my buddy, and I meant it." He said and jumped on his shoulder.
" Yeah! Plus you were nice to me when we had that guys night so you good with meeeeee!" said Gamatatsu as he jumped on Naruto's other shoulder.
The Namikaze family watched as Sasuke, Sakura, Gamakichi, Gamatatsu talk to Naruto as they have been friends for the longest time. They couldn't do anything to jump in the conversation. They felt outmatched by the two genin, and two frogs.
Minato then stepped up to Naruto, cutting the conversation the group had about what Kakashi's real face looked like.
" Umhh, Naruto." He started. " We're about to go. Happy birthday son. Do you want anything else?" he asked, trying to get close to his son.
" Leave, no one wants any of you here." Said Naruto with a glare. Minato huffed and left the prison area, his family giving Naruto looks of sorrow before leaving.
" I hope that you two don't give me warts from sitting on my shoulders." Said Naruto, making Gamakichi mad.
" Hey! I heard that! Time to face punishment!" he yelled and started to hit Naruto on top of his head. It didn't hurt, and just the sight made everyone there, except Naruto of course, laugh.
The group spent hours talking until the day was up and they all had to leave.
" Alright, time to go. It's October 11 now. Come see him when ever the Hokage allows." Said a new person. It was a Jonin instead of a ANBU.
" Alright, Naruto-buddy, I'll see you some other time." Said the frog.
" Byeeeeee!" said Gamatatsu, and the two disappeared in a plum of smoke.
" We'll see you later, Naruto." Said Sasuke.
" Yeah, whenever we can." Said Sakura. She hugged Naruto while Sasuke patted his back. They both started to walk away.
" Alright, lights out." Said the Jonin as he started to walk towards the door. Naruto closing his eyes, getting ready to sleep another night alo-
Wait!
Naruto eyes shot back up as he looked on the back of the Jonin's outfit. He had on the regular attire, but what was attached to the back of his uniform was what caught his attention.
On the back of the Jonin's jacket was a piece of paper, but not any regular piece of paper. It was the anti-sealing array that blocked off all the chakra absorption and suppression seals in the prison.
Naruto examined it the seal quickly and carefully. He had to make sure that he would burn the seal array to his memory. Every detail, curve of the ink, everything.
When the Jonin closed the door behind him, it was already to late.
Naruto had a smile on his face as the lights in the prison went off. The only thing you could see in the darkness was a pair of red eyes.
" Finally… I way to get out." Said Naruto, as he closed his eyes, making plans for his escape.
Haruno Residence
Sasuke and Sakura approached Sakura's door step. Their was a peaceful silence between the two, just enjoying the walk they had with each other.
Once they made it to the door, Sakura stepped up and turned around to Sasuke.
" Thank you, Sasuke-kun. I really had a good time." She said.
" Yeah, me too." He said with a smile.
The two stared into the other's eyes, not noticing that they were getting closer and closer. Finally, their lips met and the two shared their first kiss together. It was a simple kiss, but was backed up with a flood of emotions behind it. When they pulled back, they turned their heads and blushed.
" So… uh… I'll see you tomorrow? I mean… earlier on today?" he asked, switching what he said since it was past midnight.
" Yeah, I'll see you later." She said with a smile as she entered her house and closed it.
Sasuke walked off the lot with a smile on his face. After a while, when he was far enough from the Haruno Residence, he started to check his surroundings. When he noticed that he was alone, he pumped his hand in the air.
" Yessssss….." he said as he continued his walk home.
When he was about to walk to his property, he instantly fell down as a wave of pain rushed up his body. He put his hand on his unprotected curse mark, the pain increasing every second.
" Damn it, maybe I should tell Kakashi about this." He said as he trudged home. He has been ignoring the pain from the mark for a while now. Sasuke made it to his bed and instantly fell asleep.
A Week Later..
Sasuke was at training ground 7 doing a light exercises, getting ready for a solo training session. Team 7 had another off day and he was going to put it to good use. He didn't want to get rusty from all the off time they were getting.
Sasuke was about to start training, but then he felt someone's presence coming his way. Someone he didn't want to talk to.
Menma came from the bushes to find Sasuke glaring at him.
" Why are you here?" asked Sasuke.
" I came to ask you somethings about my brother." Said Menma with a serious voice.
" No." said Sasuke and turned his head away from the other Genin.
" And why not?!" yelled Menma. " I know that we aren't on the best terms, but at least stop being so stubborn for once!"
" I can do whatever I feel like. I don't take orders from you." Said Sasuke.
" I'll make you if I have to.." growled Menma.
" What are you going to do, hmmm? Go tell your father to make me talk? I don't have to, seeing I've told the man everything about Naruto." Said Sasuke.
" No, there has to be more. When you and Sakura were talking to him, you all sounded the best of friends. If I were to do what you all did, then maybe I'll have a better chance at being a good brother." Replied Menma.
" Get lost, I don't talk to arrogant fools like you." Said Sasuke.
" I'm arrogant!? Then what are you?" yelled Menma at Sasuke.
" Superior then you." Said Sasuke.
" You wish you were! I am the Hokage's son! I will-"
" In the Chunin Exams," said Sasuke, cutting Menma off, " You faced Neji Hyuga. You would of lost but you used the Kyuubi's chakra in you at the time to win. Your battle with Shino you used to Kyuubi's chakra to deflect all of Shino's bugs. In your battle with Dosu, if he hadn't hesitated at the last second, you would have lost. Your past wins haven't been from your own skill, but the Kyuubi's. You are weak, and I don't wish to be around you. You were born with a spoon in your mouth while I struggled."
" You were born in a rich clan as well!" yelled Menma, mad that Sasuke said that he won off of someone's else skill, " So what's the difference between you and me!"
" Because that spoon of wealth and family was ripped out at a young age when your father order my brother to kill the Uchiha Clan!" yelled Sasuke, starting to get mad at the boy who invaded on his training session.
" I don't care! All I came here for was more information on my brother!" yelled Menma, then grabbing a three-pronged kunai, " And I'll beat it out of you if I need to!"
" You shall lose." Said Sasuke, activating his Sharingan.
" Please, against you?" mocked Menma.
" I beat you sister, how much different could you be?" asked Sasuke with a smirk.
Menma, with a yell of anger, threw a couple of kunai towards Sasuke.
Sasuke jumped away from the kunai and went through some hand signs.
" Katon: Fireball Jutsu!" he yelled and shot a large fireball at Menma. Menma jumped over the flaming hot ball and threw some more kunai at Sasuke.
" Katon: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!" he yelled and sent the fireballs at the kunai and at Menma.
Menma substituted with a log in the forest and ran up from behind Sasuke.
"Raiton: Twitching Limb Technique!" he said and lightning danced around Menma's palms. He went to touch Sasuke's arm, but was surprised when it was a log he ended up touching.
" Katon: Dragon Fire Technique!" yelled Sasuke from behind Menma, and sent a stream of fire to Menma. Menma quickly flashed away towards on of his kunai.
" If you keep running then you won't win." Said Sasuke as he looked at the blonde-haired opponent.
Menma gritted his teeth in anger before charging at Sasuke with kuani in hand. Sasuke readied himself and his Sharingan spun in his eyes as he predicated Menma's moves.
Menma went to stab at Sasuke, but the Uchiha circled around the boy and kicked him in his back. Menma grunted in pain as he was pushed forward. He twisted his body and threw one of his kuani at Sasuke. Sasuke caught the kunai with his left hand and punched at the space in front of him with his right. Just then, Menma appeared and wasn't ready to block the punch that hit his face, sending him back were he came from.
Sasuke smirked and threw the kunai at Menma's downed form. Menma had to push off the ground with his hands as the kunai landed right were he used to be. Menma made some Kage Bushins and they all rushed at him. Sasuke went a Taijutsu match with them all and used their moves against them to dispel them. Once cleared, Sasuke looked at Menma with a blank face.
" That's it? Just kunai play, huh?" said Sasuke, making Menma even more angry than earlier. He made two clones and they rushed at him. Sasuke was about to take them out, but saw that a lot of chakra was concentrated in them. He instantly knew what they were and smirk. He grabbed both of the clones arms and threw them back at Menma, making him widen his eyes in shock, knowing what would happen if the clones exploded.
Sasuke sent some kunai towards Menma, trying to hit the clones. Menma instantly used his Haraishin and disappeared in a yellow flash. He was confused when he ended up right behind the clones that were about to hit the ground. He looked at the kunai and his eyes widen again.
He used my own kuani to hit the clones, knowing that I would use Haraishin to dodge!... thought a surprised Menma. The clones behind him hit the ground and dispel, and a great explosion came from the two. Menma received some of the explosion and making him fly off into the tree line of the forest, the force of the blast being to much for him.
" See! Weak! Your backed up in a corner, Menma! But this time you don't have the Kyuubi's chakra and I won't hesitate to defeat you!" Sasuke yelled out to Menma.
Menma groaned as the burn marks on his back began to sting. He had to win! He couldn't let Sasuke talk about him this way and not get back at him.
Sasuke waited for Menma to come out, and when he did, he came rushing with a full charged Rasengan in his hands.
" Heh, that's how you want to go? Fine then!" he yelled and put his left arm on the wrist of his right. He charged up his lightning chakra in his hand until a fully made Chidori appeared.
Sasuke started running towards Menma, but noticed that the Menma in front of him was a clone. He smirked and sped up, making his body look like a blur. The clone Menma couldn't react as the blur appeared in front of him and sent a lightning enhanced palm threw him. Sasuke continued towards trees, looking for Menma.
Menma came from the woods with a Rasengan also in his hand. The two rushed at each other, getting ready for the final blow.
When the two was about to make contact, they were both grabbed by the wrist and slung away from each other. Menma landed on the ground hard, his Rasengan tearing through the ground underneath it. Sasuke straightened himself up in the air and landed on his feet, and looked up at the person that stopped them.
Kakashi looked at the two with anger in his eyes. That really was close. If he hadn't have came, then someone here would have died.
" What is going on here!" yelled Kakashi.
Sasuke pointed his finger to the still recovering Menma and spoke. " That fool attacked me when I denied his request to give him more information about Naruto." Said Sasuke.
" Menma, is that true?" asked Kakashi.
" Yeah, so what!? I need that information to get closer to Naruto!" he yelled.
" I told you, there's no helping it. You won't get closer to you because he won't ever accept anyone in Konoha. So stop giving people trouble and go back home!" yelled Sasuke, his anger starting to get to him.
" Shut up!" yelled Menma as he tried to charge at Sasuke again, but Kakashi held him back.
" Menma! Stop right now! I'm telling your father about this!" yelled Kakahshi. Menma just grunted and turned his head.
" I'm sorry, Sasuke, that this has happened. Please carry about your business." Said Kakashi as he disappeared with Menma in a puff of smoke.
Sasuke waited until he was sure that he was alone, and then put his hand on his shoulder, almost yelling in pain. It was getting unbearable. He had to do something about the mark. He then walked home, making sure no one saw his mark.
Uchiha Compound
Sasuke was walking home, the mark fully taking over his left side. He didn't feel any pain now, once he gave up to the mark, then he didn't feel any at all. He had to hide this, though. He didn't need people thinking that he was one of Orochimaru's subordinates.
Sasuke was walking home, but noticed four chakra signals coming towards him. He instantly suppressed the mark and stood his guard. Then, four people jumped around him.
" So this is Sasuke Uchiha? The person we're supposed to take with us? Doesn't seem like much to us." Said a boy with six arms, three on each side.
" Who are you?" asked Sasuke, but it was more of a demand. He was getting itchy, the mark was telling him to fight all these un-named shinobi.
" We are of Otogakure. We have come to give you an opportunity to come with us to Orochimaru-sama to receive training from him?" said a boy with a hump on his back.
" Huh, so he finally made his move?" said Sasuke.
" He wants you special because of your Sharingan, and if you do, then you will surely get closer to the end of your brother, the person that killed off your whole family." Sakon said.
Hmmmm, so Orochimaru doesn't know the truth about the Uchiha Massacre? Maybe I could use this to my advantage…. Thought Sasuke, already forming a plan in his head.
" How do I know I can trust him in my training?" asked Sasuke.
" Because, we are the Sound Four, personal bodyguards of Orochimaru. He has personally oversee our training and we are well above High-Chunin level." Said the boy.
" Really now?" said Sasuke, a smile getting to his face. The curse mark was getting to him. Even though it didn't spread out. " How about a demonstration?"
" Are you sure?" asked Sakon, the other members laughing. Who did this boy think he was?
" Oh, I'm pretty sure." Said Sasuke as he disappeared, surprising everyone at he speed. He then appeared in front of Jirobo and kicked him right in his belly, forcing him away and into a building.
Kidomaru sent his spider webs at Sasuke, but he easily dodged them all. Sakon jumped at him and tried to go for a punch, but Sasuke caught him and threw Sakon over his shoulder, then rushing at Kidomaru. He heard music and stopped a couple feet of Kidomaru. He turned his head to the red head of the group, seeing her play her flute. He instaly understood that she was trying to put him in a Genjutsu and smiled.
He Shunshined next to her and lifted her head, making them have eye contact. He turned on his Sharingan and readied his Genjutstu.
" Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes." He whispered and Tayuya was immobile. He knew that it wouldn't hold her down for long, but it would be long enough.
Sasuke put his sites on Kidomaru and went through some hand signs.
" Katon: Dragon Flame Technique!" he yelled and sent a stream of flames towards the six-armed boy.
Kidomaru jumped over the flames and readied his spider webs, but he was kicked to the ground by Sasuke.
How did he get up there so fast! Thought the boy as he hit the ground.
The Sound Four all recovered and go into their Taijutsu stances. They all started to grow marks on their skin. Sasuke saw that their chakra was rising a lot.
" You got lucky, but this time is for real." Said Sakon.
" No. I don't wish to continue. I can tell by your chakra levels that if I were to continue fighting, I would lose." Wisely stated Sasuke. The Sound Four looked at each other for a while, before loosening up and their curse mark receding back to normal.
" So, what now?" asked Sasuke.
" We meet up outside the village, on the northern side. We meet at late night, make sure no one follows you." Said Sakon. Sasuke nodded his head and the Sound Four disappeared.
" Time to go see that man.." whispered Sasuke as he trudged back to the village.
Hokage's Office
Minato was having a good day. He didn't have a lot of paperwork and he was reading some of his sensei's…..(cough) amazing work (cough). He really did have a good day.
Granted, there was that thing with Menma attacking Sasuke, but he handled that quickly, putting the boy on punishment and sent him out. He didn't want to hear his son's mouth right now. He was having a good time by himself, his feet kicked up on his desk, and he was leaning back in his chair.
" Ohhh….. That's one dirty girl….. I wish Kushina would do that. But nooo! She doesn't swallow!" yelled Minato as he read the little red book.
" Oh… what's happening next? ….. Oh no she didn't! Whoop her ass you dirty-"
Minato's office door swung open, scaring the shit out of him. He instantly put his book underneath him and put his feet on the floor.
" Who dares comes in my office and-"
" Shut up and listen!" yelled Sasuke as he was huffing and puffing. He really needed to explain his plan to the Hokage and quick.
" I need your help. And I need you to co-operate." Said Sasuke.
Nara Compound- the next morning
" Zzzzzzzzzzzz….*snore*….'clouds' zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"
Shikamaru's door was kicked open as he mother came in.
" Shikamaru, wake up! Minato-sama has requested your assistance!" his mother yelled.
" zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…..marriage…bad…..zzzzzzzzzzzzz"
" I said wake up!" she yelled and hit him in the head with a skillet.
" Ah! What the hell! Mom! What do you want!" yelled Shikamaru.
" Go to the Hokage's office. You have been called for an emergency meeting!" she yelled at him.
" Yeah, yeah.. Maybe I could get just another couple of minutes of sleep….."
" NOW!" she yelled, making him get up and change cloths.
Hokage's Office
" uhh… You called, *yawn*, Hokage-sama?" said Shikamaru.
" Yes, I shall get straight to the point, Sasuke Uchiha needs to be rescued." Said Minato, getting Shikamaru's attention.
" What happened?" he asked.
" Sasuke was branded by Orochimaru's curse mark in the Forest of Death during the Chunin Exams. He didn't tell anybody about it because he didn't want to cause problems for anyone. Now, he told me last night that the curse mark was getting to strong for him to no longer ignore. He would soon give in to it's influence." Said Minato.
" So why is this a rescue mission? Shouldn't be a retrieval mission instead?" asked the Nara.
" No, Sasuke doesn't want to leave the village, so he has devised a plan." Said Minato. " He said that he would go to the Sound Four and that I should send ninja behind him. When Sasuke has found a way to relive himself of the curse mark, he would turn right back around and come back to Konoha. To make sure that this goes well, I need to send a team of ninja, with you being the leader, and to go track him down and make sure he comes back. We don't need to kill the enemy, just wait at the right time. Understood?" said Minato, and got a nod from Shikamaru.
" Good, you have 30 minutes to go get a team and meet on the northern gates of the village. You shall leave immediately. I have one request from Sasuke and it was not to choose Sakura for the team. She would be to emotionally blind and would attack without consult, risking the success rate of the mission. Now go!" commanded Minato, and Shikamaru ran from the room.
30 minutes later- northern gates of the village
" Alright, we're all set." Said Shikamaru as he looked over his team.
Choji, Neji, Kiba and Akamaru, himself, and Menma were all in front of the gates, ready to face the challenge coming for them.
" Listen," Shikamaru started, " I'll start by saying that some of you may not like Sasuke Uchiha. Personally, I never liked the boy either." He said, shocking the group.
" But either way, he is a Konoha ninja. He is my comrade and I'll do anything I need to get him back home. He hasn't betrayed the leaf, but trying to withstand the whispers in his head telling him to. When Sasuke has found away to get the mark off or suppressed, we keep up the act of him leaving the village to gain power from Orochimaru, understood?!" Shikamaru commanded, getting a nod from the group. After checking each others supplies, they all headed off to the forest.
Forest
The group were taking a break, trying to observe their enemies.
" Kiba, can you pin point what level our enemies are on?" asked Shikamaru. Kiba and Akamaru went to sniffing the air, and when they did they gained surprised faces.
" Their all Mid to High- Jonin levels! This is crazy! We can't handle them!?" yelled the dog boy.
" He is correct. They are all very powerful. It would be best to call in some reinforcements." Said Neji, his Byakugan activated.
" Hmm. His is right. Can anybody send a message to the Hokage?" asked Shikamaru.
Menma went through some hand sign and put his hand to the ground.
" Summoning!" he said, and in a poof of smoke, a toad with googles on his head appeared.
" Can you tell my father that the group perusing Sasuke Uchiha are facing shinobi of higher rank and to bring reinforcements?" asked Menma.
" No problem! I'll go to Minato-sama now!" said the frog and disappeared.
" Should we keep going?" asked Choji.
" Yes, the group is leaving their position now. It seems they are carrying some kind of coffin. We need to move out now!" said Neji.
" Alright then, lets go." Said Shikamaru said and they all went back to jumping after the ninja.
Hokage's Office
Minato just heard the message he got from the Sasuke Retrieval Team, and he was backed in a corner. He didn't have anyone to send to back them up. All the Jonin were off taking missions left and right, since Konoha still had some damages to pay for from the invasion. The only thing he had were Genin, but they couldn't do a thing against Jonin-level ninja.
" Damn it! What am I going to do! I can't be responsible for a whole team of deaths unless I do something now!" yelled Minato.
" Are you sure you have no one to send, Hokage-sama?" asked his assistant.
" Yes, I'm positive. Kushina and Mito went out on a mission two days ago and they still haven't returned.
" Who could I send?!" he yelled and hit his head on the desk. When he did, a name instantly came to his mind. He just sat there for a while, silently, his head still on the desk.
" Hokage-sama?" asked his assistant in worry.
" I..could send my son." Minato whispered.
" How come? Menma-sama has already left the…. Village…." Said the assistant, getting to who the Hokage was talking about.
" Are you sure that this is a wise decision, Hokage-sama?" asked the assistant.
" I don't know, but if we send Naruto, the mission is granted a success. I just hope that nothing happens… I can't be responsible for a whole fleet of Genin and one Chunin's death just to save one Genin. Get the new straightjacket ready. I getting Naruto." Said Minato as he got from his seat.
Under ground
Naruto was leaning down, his eyes cloths. He just had his 'bath time' and was able to use the bathroom. He wasn't expecting anything to happen, so he was surprised when his prison door opened. He looked up and saw the last person he wanted to see.
" What do you want?" asked Naruto.
" I need you to go out on a mission." Said Minato, getting Naruto's attention. " Sasuke needs to be rescued by Sound ninja.
" So the mark finally got to him…" said Naruto, surprising Minato that he knew about the mark.
" No, he made a plan to leave the Sound ninja when he found a way to get rid of the mark." Said Minato.
" Hmm.. So what do you want me for?" asked Naruto.
" I need you to be reinforcements to the team that originally went. They are facing Jonin-level ninja, and that's more than they can handle." Said Minato. The masked ANBU that usually took care of Naruto appeared with a black straightjacket.
" At least it's black this time." Said Naruto. The Anbu took him off his chains and put the straightjacket around him.
" Even though you are leaving, that jacket is like a mini cell, like the one you stay in. You won't get out of it. If you behave, you will be rewarded." Said Minato.
" hmm.. this is different." Said Naruto. He could only reach about a high-Jonin's worth of chakra. If he tried to break the seals on them, he would just be wasting his yokai. He couldn't force his way out this one. But he had his trump card.
" I shall escort you to the northern gates of Konoha, for that is the way they left. When you get there, assistant them in anyway they need, understood?" asked Minato, but all he got was a grunt in reply. Naruto got on his feet, a bit shakily, but got use to it. He and Minato walked out the cell, Naruto being free in a long while.
Konoha Gates
Naruto and Minato were facing the gates that lead to the outside of Konoha.
" Remember, you get the job done and you come back here with the team. Help them get Sasuke back. Now go!" said Minato. Naruto jumped in the air and flew off. Today was the day.
" I won't release the seals on the jacket until I'm far away from Konoha. When I do, I'll just keep traveling north, tricking Konoha into were I'm actually. When I pass the borders of Konoha, I'll flash away to Wave. Today's the day I'm finally free." Said Naruto to himself.
Yeah yo! Naruto's back in action. Sorry for the wait, but I really had a lot of stuff to catch up on, like sleep. But I made sure to give you all a good chapter before the final chapter of the first part of Naruto.
MY EDITING IS STILL MESSED UP, IT'S STARTING TO PISS ME OFF! but i'm still write the story, no matter if there are grammar mistakes.
I had to name this chapter his birthday because it just fit the story so well. And what does Naruto get for his birthday? Oranges and freedom.
I love the reviews I've been getting, on chapter sixteen I got a whole bunch, so do that for this chapter as well. Let's get my stats up people!
Also, let me know of any other good DARK NARUTO stories that you all have. Since you all read my story, I should read yawl's as well.
But yeah, that's it for me
NarutoPlug, sighing out,
Like a real nigga should