SevenKings with the second chapter of the Wolf of seems that some of you liked it. I don't want to make this long so I'll keep things brief, this is slight Naruto AU where Danzo got his hands on Naruto and that's all I'm willing to give.
I also want to give a warning that the summary may change a little since I'm not good at summaries.
Eternity is my name
Trapped in darkness after I
shed my skin tonight
Written by SevenKings for this chapter.
Chapter 2:The Ninth Fist
I can feel everything that once made Uzumaki Naruto drifting from me in this Kami-forsaken darkness. Personality,skills,preferences,etc; but in return I gain new appreciation for my senses other than sight.
I can hear the heartbeats of those who watch me, I can taste the dryness in the air, I can smell and feel my own feces and urine on me. Each and every one of these senses were on hyperdrive to compensate for my lost sight.
I can hear footsteps;about thirty feet away, one of the footsteps is slightly lighter than the other along with a cane. The only person I know with a cane is the old man who put me here.
Will he free me from this place? Haven't I suffered enough? I do not care what the cost is, I want out of this darkness even if it means Uzumaki Naruto must die.
In an abandoned warehouse, seven shadowed figures stood in a circle as they discussed current events.
"Alright,why the hell would Loki assembled a Fist meeting?" A feminine shadow asked while sitting on a wooden box,"I'm pretty sure of the fact that only Odin can summon us like this."
Another feminine voice responded,"Any Fist can order an emergency meeting if the situation requires our attention. You should have known this,Valkyrie."
Another shadow was spinning in random speeds and making strange poses,"La-Laa-La, I can feel another song engulfing my head."
'Valkyrie' turned her entire body to the spinning shadow,"Dammit Siegfried, won't you just shut up?"
As 'Siegfried' was about to respond, Loki had shown up along with a grin on his face. As he pushed his bug-like goggles up his nose,he greeted everyone,"Sorry,I'm late. Traffic and all that, you know how it goes."
The clouds shifted a bit allowing a bit of sun to entered through the windows to reveal the identities of the seven shadows. The first was a girl with hair and green eyes, she had a red shirt with the words 'Valkyrie' on it and holed jeans with one of it's ripped out right at the hip. On top of her was a green beret and two fingerless black gloves with the inscription of the Roman Numeral VIII. This was the Eighth Fist,Valkyrie.
The second was a large man with short brown hair. He was a wearing a dark blue Gi and sandals with a black sash tied at his hips. He also wore black gloves with the inscription off the Roman Numeral VII. This was the Seventh Fist,Thor.
The third person was also a man with his facial features covered. He was wearing a black trench coat with a hood that had a pentagram on his left shoulders. Like the other people,he was also wearing black gloves with the inscription of the Roman Numeral VI. This was the Sixth Fist,Hermit.
The fourth person was once again a man but he was dressed in a dark red coat with a similar hat with a white feather in it and had long silvered hair that reached down until his back. The inscription to his gloves was the Roman Numeral V. This was the Fifth Fist,Siegfried.
The fifth person was finally a female although it would be for the last was darkskinned with blue eyes and messy brown hair. She was dressed in a sleeveless blue spandex shirt that hid little of her well-endowed chest and dark spandex pants. She was also wearing a orange jacket that was unzipped. Her gloves were inscribed with the Roman Numeral III. This was the third Fist,Freya.
The sixth person was spiky blonde male with a lazy expression who was wearing a white sleeveless shirt with a red jacket with it's sleeves ripped off and black markings on it He wore jeans and had the gloves with the Roman Numeral II on it. This was the second Fist,Berserker.
The final person was a purple-haired man who wears a frameless glasses. He was dressed in a white tuxedo and a yellow cravat. The man appeared to be thinking something and a serious expression on his face. His gloves were inscribed with the Roman Numeral I. This was the First Fist,Odin.
"Speak Loki,I grow tired of your games," Odin ordered while pushing his glasses up his nose,"What is it that you had to call of the Fists?"
Loki had a Cheshire's grin on his face as pointed to the TV's that he had installed in case he had to show taped evidence,"Watch," with that he played the videos of Naruto as he faced off various gangs. The Fists had different impressions of the man...
'So what, bet he's an another human pig that looks down on females.'
"'I wonder how my Sumo will handle against this person.'
'Hmmph, doesn't look so tough.'
'La-la-lala-lalalalaLA! I feel inspiration hitting me. I must meet this person and see if we can create the most wonderful of music.'
'He's strong, I'll have to give him that.'
'*Bubblegum chewing noises.* *Pop*'
'Hmmm, this person appears to be holding back, whether it's because he's strong or an unwillingness to go all out has yet to be decided. Where did Loki find this person?'
When the videos ended, Loki still had that grin on his face,"So, what did you think?"
While most of the Fists were arguing over what to do, it was agreed that the person in the videos was to be recruited at all costs or made sure to never join their enemies. Loki clapped his hands to get their attention,once he had it, he told them,"There's no need to worry cause I've already recruited him and here he is," Loki pointed as Naruto walked in with his hands in his pockets as he slouched a bit. When Naruto saw the Fists, he smiled and gave a lazy wave,"Yo."
Valkyrie jumped off her box seat and walked over to where Naruto was and looked at him in the eye,"So if he's already in, I still don't know where we were called."
Loki sniffed a little in Valkyrie,"I was getting to that, I believe that this person is worthy of a Fist position."
Valkyrie didn't like this at all,"What the hell? It took me two years to join the Fists and this guy just come in and gets a spot;not a chance in hell!" She pointed to Naruto but he wasn't there.
"Nice beret,"Naruto was standing at Valkyrie's side as he poked her beret.
The Fists were surprised that he was able to move without them knowing. This had earned Naruto some respect points in Thor,Siegfried,Odin,Berserker,Freya and Hermit although he would deny it. Valkyrie was so pissed that she was going to attempt a kick but the voice of Odin stopped her,"Stop, there will be no fighting at our meetings."
Odin looked at Loki,"Although I must admit that he has some potential but he hasn't even gone through initiation yet. There's reasons why we have procedures."
Naruto tilted his head as he looked at Odin,"Oh and what's this 'initiation' I'm supposed to go through?"
Odin answered him,"We'll have you fight some of our lower-level members and if you can still stand or beat them all, you finished your initiation then."
Naruto frowned, he wasn't here to fight some grunts, he was promised tough fights and that was what he was going to get,"That's boring,why can't we do something harder?"
Odin lifted a hand to his face and started playing withy the cuffs,"Oh, harder, you say? Then how about a little bet, for your initiation you'll have to face 'The Demon Parade' then," Odin stated much to shock of the other Fists,"They are a gang that while low-level make it up with their numbers and dangerous actions. Most of the police are afraid of them and they rule the abandoned sector of the city. I intended to bring all the Fists and wiped them out tonight but you'll get to fight them alone.
If you managed to beat them all, not only are you in but you'll get the chance to fight any of the Fists for their spot. If you managed to take out a reasonable number, you're in but as a regular member. If you lose before the required amount, then you serve as my man-servant fetching me what I want when I want,Deal?"
Naruto had only two question,"How many and what's the required amount?"
"There are a fifty members the last time I checked and half is the amount you need, sounds challenging enough yet?"
Naruto grinned, perhaps it was right for him to join if he got these fights once in a while.
With my chakra still sealed, I began to learn the taijutsu that ROOT had for all it's members. The seal on me that sealed my chakra is a variation for a Jinchuriki, of a standard chakra seal that was used for prisoners. ROOT did this to those who had already unlocked their chakra in order to teach them to not always rely on it. It was the reason why ROOT was so essential for the Third Shinobi World War but since they were in the shadows, they didn't get any recognition.
Is this supposed to be my life from now on? Has my dream already died and if so where? Was it when I was captured, or perhaps when I fought Sasuke, or was it a futile dream from the beginning?
I can feel the whip of the instructor as he wailed on me for day-dreaming. I gritted my teeth and continued to practice.
When practice was over, I dragged my body over as far as I could before I dropped. A pair of hands grabbed me and shoulder my weight. I turned my head to see that it was Saya, a kind-hearted girl who's was helping a dead-last like me.
She was everything I wished I could be;strong in both mind and body,funny without even trying and compassionate with a big heart to love. She took it upon herself to be my Onee-Chan;she was my light in the darkness.
But all light eventually dim and die and Saya was no exception.
Abandoned Sector of the City
Naruto had spent the time remaining talking to the other Fists with them getting used to his presence. Naruto seemed to hit it off quite well with Thor,Siegfried and Valkyrie after she took a closer look at his face and realized he had whiskers. Her obsession with cats was revealed much to her horror and to the other's amusement.
Hermit and Berserker didn't seem to care about him and told him right in his face to leave them alone as they walked out of the meeting room. Loki went back to his place for more reconnaissance on some group called 'Shipaki' or something, he wasn't paying attention as Valkeyrie was still next to him trying to pet the whiskers even through she knew those were fox whiskers instead of a cat's, Freya headed back to her group and Odin left without saying a word.
Finally, the moment had come and they were all meeting 'The Demon Parade'. It was a stereotypical sight with punks wielding spike bats and cigarettes in their mouth. The leader was even more of a stereotype as he was black-skinned with piercings all over his face with a snarl as he looked at the Fists with contempt,"Seriously, nine people with two of them chicks. Are you people really as strong as you all say you are or was it all talk?"
Odin gave a smirk as he snorted,"Eight of us are more than enough for taking you and your gang out but I had a little bet riding on this fight,"motioning for Naruto to come forth he explained,"This is our new recruit, he has a bet with me that he can take out at least half of your gang by himself. So you'll be fighting him all by his lonesome. When he's down, that's when the rest of us will fight."
The Demon Parade's leader took it as an insult,"Are you seriously believing that this punk can take out..." He was interrupted when a fist was in front of his face, the leader looked at the Ragnarok's fighter and saw cold lifeless eyes and shivered, he couldn't believe such eyes existed.
Naruto blinked and the eyes were gone; he smiled while still holding his fist out,"Talk is cheap, let's have a great fight." He returned his hand as he smiled,"Good Luck, you'll need it."
The leader didn't take it well as he aimed his baseball bat at Naruto's head. Naruto used the bat as vaulting pad to jump into the air so he could front-flip and then drop-kicked the leader in the head so hard that he was knocked out. The Demon Parade gang didn't take that so well and rushed together with their intent of beating Naruto to the ground clear.
The ex-ninja merely smiled as he also rushed forward right in the middle of the horde where he jumped and twirl in midair and goombah-jumped one of them with one hand on his head as if he was holding a hat and continued to do until he reached seven bodies that were knocked unconscious. Eventually, they got smart enough to try and aim for him with their weapons but the Ragnarok fighter was more than prepared as he grabbed the nearest bat that was aimed at him and used it as a stabilizer as he swept forward kicking the other bats and makeshift weapons away from him before using sweeping both legs in a manner similar to break-dancing.
The Eight Deadly Fists
The other Fists were shocked at the level of skill that was being shown including Loki. Nowhere in his data was Naruto actually that strong, he was glad that he was the one to invite him Ragnarok before any of the others could get their hands on him. Siegfried was the only one moving as he was scribbling down music notes down on a notepad to a melody he was humming.
Valkyrie was the first to speak,"Any of you guys know what kind of fighting style that is?"
"It's looks like Street Brawling to me," Thor answered her.
"I would have thought the same too but look at him again," Freya told both Thor and Valkyrie.
The two did look once more but didn't see what Freya was talking about until a few moments later,"The guy's only using kicks and is in the air the whole time,"Valkyrie's eyes were wide and Thor continued the thought,"Almost as if he wanted to be in the air."
Hermit was surprisingly chatty,"I'm seeing bits of Chinese Martial Arts, it's as if the bastard took pieces of different fighting styles and just pounded them together in ways no one should be able to make them work."
Odin nodded,"I'm seeing Capoeira, Karate, Taekwondo and those are the only ones I know for certain," he turned to Loki,"I suppose I must congratulate you for bringing someone like this into our fold."
Freya pointed to the ensuring fight,"It seems he's reached the half-mark."
The rest of the Fists looked to see that Freya had spoken true, where there were once a horde had now become a small group as the gang members finally smartened up and spread themselves out.
Back to the Fight
Naruto frowned, it seemed they had thought to spread themselves out and he could no longer bounce around. Taking the time to look, Naruto saw there was still a wide space left to fight without stepping on any of those who were unconscious.
When Naruto touched the ground, he saw that the remaining thugs had stepped on their own friends without a single care about their well-being. Where Naruto didn't care about any of those he fights, he still lived by one single rule and they just broke it.
(Those who break the rules are trash...)
An image of Saya ran through Naruto's mind as he rushed and punched his opponents without any regards to the wounds they were now inflicting on him. Saya was tied to a pole as she was executed by Danzo for trying to escape. Before that,she mouthed that she didn't blame him and to keep on living for the both of them.
(But those who abandoned their friends and comrades are worse than trash, they're scum not worth living.)
The day before Saya's execution, she had begged him to escape with her, but he had convinced her to stay and wait for a better opportunity to present itself or he thought he had convinced her but she ran when he had his back turned.
The guilt of this event ate at his heart deeply. He took every lesson he could get his hands on,not caring about the consequences and when he wasn't on training; he would either spar with other agents or do his best to imitate Saya but it was never the same, she was one-of-a-kind and he missed her so much.
Naruto felt himself lurch to the side as he flew a few feet. He stood up to see it was Odin with his hand in a weird position. The First Fist removed his stance as he pushed his glasses up with his middle finger,"That's enough,anymore than they might die."
Odin didn't really care about the condition of 'The Demon Parade' but some of his Fists were didn't want to fight to the edge and until he could find some like himself,Berserker and now this recruit with the possibility of Hermit; he had to make due.
The ex-ROOT looked around to see the destruction he caused. Some of the members were beaten so thoroughly that it was difficult to see their faces. Others had limbs dislocated where you could see bone from their skin. He looked at himself to see his shirt and pants were ripped and he would have to find new ones to wear.
He looked at the other Fists to see that they were also wary of him like he was going to attack. He smiled hoping to convince them,"Sorry about that,guess I got a little carried away."
Odin spoke out loud enough that the Fists could hear,"Nonetheless, you won our bet and have earned the right to challenge any Fist for their spot."
Most of the Fists with the exception of Hermit,Siegfried and Berserker were slightly scared at having been challenged by such an opponent and were relieved at the next sentence,"Let them have their spots,I want the ninth Fist position, I have a special connection with that number."
Odin raised an eyebrow,"Oh, are you sure you don't want to challenge them? They're the best of the gang we have."
"Of course,friends and groupmates shouldn't fight each other unless it's a friendly spar."
Hearing that,Odin chuckled,"Our rules stated that there there could only be eight Fists but I supposed I could rewrite them just for this one time. Welcome Ninth Fist, now all you need is a code name, preferably something of Norse mythology."
Just as Naruto was about to comment on how he didn't know anything of that mythology,Loki stepped up,"I have just the name for him, what do you think about Fenrir?"
Odin placed a hand to chin,"Fenrir,born to the god Loki and a giantess. He was a wolf chained by the gods for his unnatural strength,how about it?"
Naruto shrugged, he didn't care what they called him only that his life was no longer just surviving.
Loki looked at the now-named Fenrir,"I have some bad news for you. The abandoned building you were living in was destroyed by the government to make room for some construction. They also took your stuff when they found it among the rubble."
Well, that was just great. It took him awhile to earn,find,loot or steal that money and equipment,but more importantly to him, where was he going to sleep?
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