Naruto: Alone...
Hey hey everyone, Arganaut here with the latest chapter of Naruto: Alone. Some of you wonder, why am I not doing some of my other stories. Well for the Love Hina one.. its hard to type out 10,000 words with everything else I do. As for the other two... well, of course, there's originality I have to worry about... but there's one more. I only right when I'm inspired, when I have plenty of ideas coming to me. Right now, I'm at a block with those two, most of which is caused by the difficulty of coming up with an original part for those stories.
I'm not going to ask you all to be patient, you have been patient for a long time. But what I will ask is that while you're pissed off for me not updating those, to understand that I have a life, and I have more than one story, and that I do not schedule myself for writing, I do what I do when I can do it.
Now, with that out of the way, I can get on with the reviews, which I have to say are a lot;
obliviandragon- It may be coldblooded, but it was funny.
Intelligo- Yeah, thanks. Hinata has possibilities in the fiture.
MissNaye- True, true. With all of the plans I have for the future Naruto needs all the help he can get. As for Neji... hehehe... wait and see, I'm going to rock your socks.
VFSnake- Well at this point its more like hero worship, or admiration, however you want to look at it, it'll take a while before it goes too far (maybe a year or two... I have some pretty big events planned out).
Artemis Ignitan- Well... I suppose that was predicatble in way of it being NaruxHina, I just thought it was a cute idea.
Silver Warrior- Neji... I have some ideas.
Dragon Man 180- KILL FROSTY! And good idea, at first I didn't plan on more snowball fights, but that's a hilarious idea. And that was incredibely cute.
Ninja Wolf 25- Actually that omake was inspired by the new movie 'Hot Fuzz'.
FictionReader98- Well think of it like this, if you heard of someone who lived a shittier life then you, but still managed to overcome it, and become even more abundantly cheerful then yourself, wouldn't that give you a new prospect on life? But... I do have as twist that will come around during the Chunin Exams. And... yeah that does foreshadow something rather large in the future... its an idea that I dreamt up for beyond the time skip... its big trust me. Unfortunetly... the largest attacks on Naruto have yet to come...
Matt-kun- I am very funny. That is what I have been told many times before, many, many, many times before now.
ZoneshifterD- No not really, it was easy to put myself into the thing, after all I had always wanted to kill Frosty. And I'm glad you thought that Hinata was cute.
Nosomo- Me.
shika-kun49- Hey man, I haven't heard you for a long while either. But hey, its good to here from you now. Anyway, glad you like this story, as for me not updating the others, just look above. I loved the Omake too man. And as for your story, I'll probably take a look at it later, but don't really count on it, I'm so busy with everything... I barely have enough time to type this all out...
PaulRap Raptor- Well trust me pal, its gonna be a while... a long while.
Now that those reviews are out of the way, time for the next chapter of Naruto: Alone!
Chapter 8: The Uchiha Massacre! Clash with Itachi!
Close To A Year Later
Konoha Streets
It was close to a year after the snowball fight between Naruto and his 'Street Fox Fan Club'. Many people in Konoha would tell you that during that time... well not only the amount of items being stolen by the Street Fox have increased, but also his rate of escape was reaching new hieghts. This was for two reasons, first off he was seemingly getting faster, though not to the point which he could escape the best Chunin or low-ranked Jonin. There was a second reason, that reason slowly but surely playing out right on the very streets of Konoha.
We go down to the local market area, to the butcher shop, a common place for the Street Fox to steal from, and see a little girl, looking to be about four years in age, with blonde hair going down to her shoulders, walking into the butcher shop, wearing just rags and a blanket over her shoulder. She was crying, and many of the customers, and even the managers and employees, walked up to her. The manager stepped up to the girl and kneed down to her level. "Now little girl, why are you crying?" He said as the girl sniffled and looked up to his level, many tears in her eyes.
"M-my-my mommy and da-da-daddy left me-he-he!" She said as she began sobbing again, and many of the customers began tearing up. "Th-th-they said that th-th-they didn't want me!" She cried out as many of the women in the shop began crying openly.
"Th-then why don't you go to the orphanage little girl?" The manager said as he began tearing up.
"Th-th-they said that they couldn't ta-ta-take care of m-m-me... they said that th-they couldn't support my ne-ne-needs! So they left me out in the rain!" She shouted sobbing and sniffing with each word, many of the customers both male and female openly crying at this point. The little girl took off the blanket and spread it out. "Wou-wou-would you please give me so-some food... I'm s-so hungry..." She said with tears as the manager began wiping the tears coming out of his eyes.
"I'm sorry little girl... I can't give out free food!" He said as the girl began crying again. Then suddenly one of the customers dropped a piece of meat into the blanket.
"Then we'll pay for it!" The customer shouted as many agreed with her, tears in all of their eyes. One buy one, each customer dropped a piece of meat into the girl's blanket. As each piece of meet entered the blanket, the little girl's eyes began glowing. When it was full the little girl tied it up, and slung it over her shoulder, and gave a soft, tear filled smile going out to all the people who had given her food, causing their tears to come out some more.
"Th-thank you everyone." She said as she began walking out. "Th-thank you for your ki-kindness." She said as she left the butcher shop and entered an alleyway as she walked she kept on smiling that soft smile. "What kind people, what generous people, what nice people, what..." She said as she looked over her shoulder to see how far back the streets were. When she saw she was far away enough her small small turned into a familiar foxy grin. "WHAT SAPS!" She shouted as a cloud of smoke surrounded her.
As the smoke cleared we see a familiar blonde, wiley, sneaky ninja in training standing there. His fox grin plastered over his face as he stood there. Naruto's attire had been the same as close to a year ago, however he had grown into it a bit, but it was still baggy on him. His blonde hair was a bit long and untamed, but Naruto thought that just added to his image as 'Street Fox'. And the blanket that had been flung over his shoulder, was now a full burlap sack.
Naruto snicked as he walked down the alleys, ever since he had gotten down that transformation jutsu he had been able to steal more easily then ever. In fact, it all started the day after the snowball fight... well he could tell you about it, but let me show you instead...
Flashback
Naruto was sitting in his place in class as he did every single day. Today his teachers were a bit late showing up so he and his classmates just sat there, some of them talking amongst themselves. They all talked, and or waited, for several minutes before Iruka and Mizuki showed up, smirks plastered on their face. They began taking role, and when they were finished they looked up at the class. "Good morning class." They said with the smirks on their faces.
"Good morning Iruka-sensei, Mizuki-sensei." The entire class said, albeit in different tones, in unison.
"Alright then class, we want you to get your books out." Iruka said as the entire class groaned and got out their books.
"And now we want you to throw them into the center of the room." Mizuki said as everyone just stared at him with a suprised look. "Go ahead do it!" He said with excitement as much of the class began throwing their books into the center of the room, some enjoying it more then others. "Now do you all know why we had you do this?" Mizuki asked as the entire class shook their heads no.
"Because the reading and writing parts of the class are, mostly, over." Iruka said as the entire class looked at him with a shocked look. "From now on, most of what we're going to be doing will be practical, and hands on learning!" Iruka shouted as many of the children jumped up in celebration. "Now then, for a couple days we're going to go over you're FIRST seal." Iruka said making many of the kids, save for a few of the clan kids, gasp. "Now then, let's begin studying the Ram seal!" Iruka said as he began drawing a picture of the Ram seal on the board.
"You see class, the Ram seal is the primary seal in many jutsu, you see what it does is activate the chakra that is located in the Sea of Chakra." Iruka said as he say many kids watching intently. "Which if you have indeed been keeping up with your studies you would know that it is located at the stomach... though the Akimichi's sea would probably be an ocean." Iruka said as he began chuckling, as did others, but Chouji simply began shaking as he looked up.
"WE'RE NOT FAT!" Chouji shouted as many looked at him with a wierded out look. "WE'RE CHUBBY!" He shouted as he punched his fist into the air.
"... Are you done Akimichi-san?" Mizuki said as Chouji just sat in his desk and mummbled something about chubby people.
"... Anyway." Iruka said as everyone's attention went back to the front. "Like I said the Ram seal stimulates the chakra in the Sea of Chakra, and then allows the user, granted they have enough chakra control, to use it in any part of the body, or in any jutsu. In fact every jutsu we'll be teaching you over the next few years will involve the Ram seal." Iruka said as everyone nodded. "Now then, we're going to be going over this for a couple days before we actually try the seal so let's get to work." Iruka said as much of the class moaned, should have known that the stupid reading and writing wasn't completely over yet...
A Couple Boring Days Later
It was two days later, and the first thing the kids did after role was called was go out into the training field of the Academy, where trees with targets and rings could be seen around the entire field. Iruka and Mizuki stood in front of the group with smirks on their faces. "Alright now class, we're going to see if these past two days have been fruitful for you all." Iruka said as Mizuki nodded. "We're going to call you up, one by one, and see if you can get to your chakra." Iruka said as Mizuki nodded again.
"Not only that, but if you can summon up you're chakra, I'll be measuring it." Mizuki said as many of the kids were bouncing about with excitement. "Alright then... Shino Aburame please step forth." Mizuki said as Shino came up. The rest of the class went in the same direction, the children coming up in alphabetical order. All of the clan kids that went were able to draw out their chakra, taking major ones like the Sasuke Uchiha and Hinata Hyuga only a few seconds to gather it, while taking Shino Aburame, Shikamaru Nara, and Chouji Akimichi about a half of a minute.
It took other clan and house members like Kiba Inuzuka, and Sakura Haruno a few minutes to get their chakra out, due to chakra training not exactly being on their clan''s to do list. Ino Yamanaka had not gone, but they expected for her to do very well. But right now.. it was a certain Street Fox's turn. "Naruto Uzumaki." Iruka said dryly as Naruto stepped foward with a nervous look on his face. "Please make the Ram seal and get your chakra out." Iruka said, yet again in a dry tone.
Naruto nodded as he made the Ram seal and began focusing on his stomach. He stood there, in the same position... for ten whole minutes. He could hear many of the kids snickering behind his back, not only that but he could also hear his teachers doing the same right in front of him. After another five minutes Iruka stepped foward with an amused look on his face. "Alright Uzumaki, you can stop now, don't worry about it..." Iruka said as Mizuki grasped his shoulder. "What is it Mizuki-sensei?" Iruka asked as Mizuki simply pointed towards the ground Naruto was standing on.
Iruka looked, and his eyes widened at what he saw... there were small circles of dust going around Naruto's feat, and there were also rocks, jumping around on the ground. Naruto ground his teeth together, and tensed his body up as he began focusing even harder on his stomach... and then it happened. Wisps of blue chakra, larger then all of the other kid's began surrounding and encircling Naruto, causing dust to kick up into some of the other's eyes.
Naruto eventually opened his own eyes, and looked on with great excitement at the chakra that was encirling him. While Mizuki and Iruka stood off to the side staring at the wisps of chakra. "Mizuki, what chakra level is he?" Iruka asked as Mizuki swallowed a lump in his throat.
"... Its at least mid-Chunin..." He said as Iruka just stared at Naruto.
"... Oh..." Iruka said as he began feeling like he was going to faint.
Flashback End
Since then Naruto's been doing laps at the Academy, he's been practicing using his throwing weapons, and he's been learning more about chakra. Now then, one may wonder 'why doesn't Naruto do this all of the time' well you see, despite the crimes Naruto could get away with using the transformation jutsu, he finds that he still likes the thrill of the chase. So, every now and again, Naruto will not use the transformation jutsu, and just plain old out manuever his would be catchers like the old days. After all, he needed his exercise.
It was the weekend now, Saturday to be precise, and that meant that there was no Academy today. However kids could come to the Academy and use some of the facilities around there for practice. Naruto chose not to, for two very obvious reasons. One, he had better things to do with his time, like get food and water. And two... they would keep him from getting within twenty feet of it. 'I guess they're already embarrassed enough by me, they don't need me getting any better.' Naruto thought as a boastful smirk came onto his face.
Naruto finally arrived at his hideout, which over the years had not changed too much, barely even at all. The only noticeable things were the rotting pile of meat in one corner, which had rats picking at it. "Too bad, that pile went bad already... oh well." Naruto said as he walked over to a clean corner and place the meat there, and also put some mouse traps (stolen from a store) around the meat, which he would let the rats eat as soon as it went bad.
"Hmm... I guess I'll eat some... beef.. with chicken... and fish." Naruto said as he pointed to each item, the beef in the pile he just got, the chicken that was roasting over the fire (remember 'Fox in the hen house'?... hehehe) and the fish he had yet to clean and gut. Naruto went over to the tent, and off to one side was piles of shuriken, kunai, and nin wire. He picked up a nice sharp kunai and walked over to the fish. You see, ever since Naruto first 'bought' from Tenten, he's been going there ever since.
Though the weapons weren't cheap though, to get some of them he would have to give Tenten... a tale of one of his most recent robberies, hunts, or chases. Alright, maybe they were cheap, but Naruto wasn't complaining, and whenever Tenten's dad got home... it seemed as though he didn't notice, according to Tenten. Also, Tenten says that things in her class are going well too, saying that everyone loves the stories he gives her, and that everyone can't wait for snow to come so they can have another whack at him.
Naruto chuckled whenever Tenten told him that, saying that if he ever got hit by a snowball again, Hell would freeze over... he'd make sure of that. But anyway that's not what was currently running through Naruto's head. What was running through his head was yesterday at the Academy. It was one of the worst days Naruto's had in.. well a a few days... First off, he was late... damn him and his appetite... then there was Taijutsu practice. Now the reason why this would be bad for Naruto was because he had no formal Taijutsu training. So basically whoever he fought... would basically kick his ass... if only he were allowed to use kunai...
But anyways, that's besides the point. Today, his partner was Sasuke Uchiha... and once again no matter how hard Naruto tried to punch him, he would just use something he called his 'clan Taijutsu' and woop his ass... and of course Naruto get's laughed at for being beaten... so yeah he was pretty pissed off today. But Naruto was not one to just sit still, oh no, he was gonna do something about this... he was gonna kick his ass next time. But... then again... why wait? Naruto looked up at the sky, it was getting late, and Sasuke would be heading back to his clan's place soon. Naruto smirked as he got up and began running through the alleys leading to the Uchiha District.
By the time naruto navigated his way around the clan district it was really late. It had been a long while since Naruto went down that path with that Itachi guy, so the details of how to get around were sketchy, and he got lost a few times. Naruto began walking, and was not three steps into the clan district when he smelt something... something that by now was so familiar to him that he could pick it out of anything... something that he himself was saturated with because of beating upon beating upon beating...
Blood... and lots of it...
Naruto glanced around the area before picking a kunai out of one of his pockets. He ran against a wall and began sneaking around the area, something that became instinct to him whenever he could just feel something was wrong. Naruto kept on sneaking till he saw a figure, running a bit wearily from a house. Naruto got away from the wall and quickly began following that figure. He followed it for about five blocks, trying his best not to be noticed by it, when the figure ran into a alley. Naruto followed the figure into the alley, and was suprised to see it slumped up against the wall taking deep breaths.
"Dammit... it takes so much chakra to use it... I would've never believed it unless it tried... it for myself..." The figure said as Naruto began approaching. But what Naruto didn't notice was the can he was about to step on.
CRUNCH
The crushed can sounded as the figured instantly turned to face Naruto.. and the face of the figure was one that Naruto was not quite expecting to see. It was Itachi Uchiha, the guy who caught him a year ago, and he was covered in blood. "You..." He said under his deep breaths as his eyes narrowed. Naruto glared at him as he got a second kunai out.
"What the hell are you doing?" Naruto asked as Itachi let out a slightly amused chuckle.
"I could very well ask you the same thing... raising a weapon to me." He said as Naruto snarled at him. "But, to answer your question... just look around you... all this, was my doing." Itachi murmered, Naruto's eyes flashing wide as he looked around at the immediate area, seeing all the corpses, sliced open, bleeding profusely all around him.
"WHAT? Are you crazy or something!" Naruto shouted as Itachi looked at him, with Sharingan eyes.. that appeared to be fading fast.
"I was simply testing myself. I wanted to see what I could really do..." Itachi said as he looked at Naruto with a calm look, a look that was betrayed by his eyes which showed only pure insanity. "I wonder, though... given what you are... if you could provide me with a better test?" Itachi said as he put his sword back into its sheath.
Naruto looked at Itachi with a feined look of courage, but on the inside he was beginning to panic. But he wouldn't let this crazy prick know it. "Heh, what makes you think you can do too much better against me then last time... boxer boy." Naruto said, his voice only quivering slightly. Itachi sent Naruto a grimace, not wishing to recall that memory. But the grimace went away as he replaced it with his normal calm look.
"Last time... I was on orders..." Itachi said as he pulled out a small pill out of his pouch. "This time, it doesn't matter." Itachi said as he popped the pill into his mouth and chewed it up, and swallowed it. Then suddenly Itachi's body just seemed to expand a bit, and the fading Sharingan was brought to full force in his eyes. Itachi closed his eyes as he smirked. "Now get ready Street Fox, be ready for the power of the..." Itachi said as his eyes snapped open, revealing a shuriken like spiral in his eyes. "Mangekyo Sharingan: Tsukuyomi!" Itachi shouted as suddenly Naruto felt like he was leaving his body.
Tsukuyomi
In once instant Naruto was still at the clan district, but in the next he was strapped to a cross in some sort of red place, with red everywhere. Then all of a sudden Itachi appeared in front of him, his sword drawn and ready to strike. "For the next 72 hours, I will be stabbing you in liver, I hope you're ready for this Street Fox." Itachi said Naruto closed his eyes, too afraid to see what was going to happen. But when the pain never came he saw that Itachi was just standing there, fear in his eyes as he looked at something behind Naruto.
Though Naruto didn't know it, so he just figured he was afraid of him. "Oh look at this, are you afraid of me! Well you should be, I mop the floor with you if I wasn't strapped to this freaking cross thing..." Naruto kept on talking, though Itachi wasn't paying attention. What Itachi was paying attention to was the chakra that was leaking into the dimension. It was an orangish-red, in fact it was its color that kept him from noticing it sooner.
Eventually the chakra began taking shape, and it shaped itself till it was in the shape of a giant gate... then the chakra began solidifying, turning into the giant gate it was shaped after. The gate had eight bars, and in the middle of all of the bars was a piece of paper with the kanji for 'seal' on it. But that isn't what is currently causing Itachi so much distress... what was causing him distress was the giant pair of red eyes that were staring at him, and a giant, toothy smile that was being licked by a tongue.
Suddenly a 'rope' of the chakra shot out of the cage, and grasped onto Itachi's leg, pulling him onto the ground and then pulling him past the cross that Naruto was stuck to... much to Naruto's chagrine. "OH COME ON! You dragged me here and now you're just going to run away! You're a wuss!" Naruto shouted as Itachi tried to dig his hands into something, and when he couldn't he was dragged all the way into the cage... and was let go?
Itachi, though, didn't take a moment to think about this, and made a mad dash for the gate's opening... only to be stomped on by a giant hand-like claw. Itachi screamed as he felt most of the bones in his body be crushed, and then screamed as he felt himself being picked up by said claw. He was lifted all the way till... he was face to... snout with the Kyuubi.
"You Uchiha truly are an impudent lot... did you, a sprite in comparison, truly think you could wonder into this plain of existence, drag my feeble host's mind here... and then proceed to destroy it..." The Kyubi said, the Nine-Tailed Fox darkly chuckling as he did. "Hate to inform you... but if anyone is destroying this brat's mind... its me..." The fox said in truly venomous tone... before licking its chops. "Though... I must say... six years without a single interaction with another thing... its made me hungry... for more than just... 'company...'" The fox said as Itachi's eyes greatly widened with a great fear, already the Uchiha bringing his hands together, trying to refocus his chakra despite the pain.
"And now... be honored... as you will serve as MY FIRST MEAL IN YEARS!" The great demon fox said as its jaws flew open, the demon fox merely tossing Itachi's body towards his gullet.
"Dispel!" Itachi shouted all the way into the Kyuubi's jaws, that in the next moment clamped shut.
Real World
Naruto and Itachi snapped back into the real world in the next instant. Naruto falling on his butt thanks to the... well wierd ride is all he could say about it, and Itachi... Itachi stummbled backwards, fell onto his knees, and threw up blood and digested food all over the ground. Itachi looked up at Naruto, and glared at him with his normal eyes, his Sharingan deactivating due to the stress of the situation. Itachi shakily stood up onto one leg, keeping his glare on Naruto.
"I swear... I will get you for this insult one day..." Itachi said as he used the remaining chakra given to him by the pill he took, and ran off.
Naruto looked around, he began sensing ninja in the distant coming towards the district. "Hmmm.. could they blame me for all of this..." Naruto said out loud as he thought. "Hmmm... they hate me, I'm techincally a criminal, I have a reputation, they hate me, there's a pile of throw up and blood next to me, they hate me..." Naruto said as he began sweating. "I'm getting the hell out of here." Naruto shouted as he ran down the alley he was in, escaping for the night.
Omake 1
Naruto was spending fifteen minutes trying to gather his chakra, and Iruka just looked at Naruto with an amused look. "Come on! I haven't got all day! I wanna see what the great Street Fox's made of!" Iruka said as Naruto cracked his eyes open.
"You want me? YOU GOT ME!" Naruto shouted as he began tensing up, and an aura of chakra began engulfing him, and rocks began raising off up the ground. Eventually full wisps of chakra began flying around Naruto, to the point where dust covered the entire area. When the dust cleared the kids looked on to see Naruto standing up straight, looking in the direction of Iruka and Mizuki... who were not wearing their normal clothes...
Iruka and Mizuki were wearing this wierd armor, with these large shoulder pads on them (I don't need to go any further), and Mizuki was wearing this strange device that was over his left eye. "Mizuki..." Iruka said as he turned to Mizuki. "What does the scouter say about his power level!" Iruka shouted as Mizuki took the scouter off of his eye and held it in his left hand
"ITS OVER 9,000!" Mizuki shouted as he crushed the scouter into pieces.
"WHAT 9,000?" Iruka shouted.
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