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Chapter 3- The Good Life; The Bad Life; The Real life
Song- Good Life
6 Months Later
Hell.
That's what the past 6 months have been for Naruto. Well maybe not exactly.
Walking down to the market he thought about his life since these new changes affected him.
After the initial introductions between him and his sensei, whose name he found out was Kento, the man immediately put Naruto to work. Learning the most basic, yet complex theories behind the jutsus that he would be learning.
He was taught every single thing about chakra, what it was, how it make it your own, how to master it.
In this amount of time he thought he would learn so many new techniques that he could use to get back at the villagers. Okay so maybe it wasn't realistic to believe that he would be taught all that but still at least to katas to an awesome new taijutsu style, Right?
Wrong.
He had learned three jutsus; BunshinnoJutsu, Kawarimi no jutsu, and HengenoJutsu.
He was in the process of learning another one, ShunshinnoJutsu.
AS for his taijutsu he hadn't even learned as katas. He had greatly improved his physical strength, speed, endurance, the whole nine yards. Kento-sensei was unrelenting in his training. He always wanted Naruto to be better, to move quicker, think faster, not react to the unexpected, but to react to the expected.
Looking at the crowd around him he did notice a greater change with them as well. They still looked at him with hate, and disgust but now there was something else in their eyes, fear.
Apparently the incident a few weeks ago got his point across to them.
Flashback
Naruto was walking down the street. Kento-sensei had just given him a book on the great ninja in the five nations. He had yet to get to the Leaf's ninja as he had just started on Suna's.
He tucked the book into his back pocket as he entered a store. He needed to pick up some groceries for the week with the money the Hokage gave him.
Grimacing at the thought of the Hokage he still didn't forgive the old man for not telling him the truth.
He saw out of the corner of his eye a man approaching him. The man was obviously under then influence, even though it wasn't even 3 pm. The man was heading straight to him.
He stood a little more stiffly, even though he had been training for a little under 5 months he believed that he would be able to handle the one man.
AS the man neared Naruto braced himself, it was subtle but it was there the man bumped into him.
"What the hell are you doing, you damn demon. Knocking into me like that." The man's voice started to carry. "Do you think that you can just bump into me like that? You've grown too bold."
Backing up into the street, not wanting to damage the store as he knew that he would be blamed. "I don't know what you are talking about, you are the one who bumped into me."
"Damn Demon don't lie, everyone one saw you." There was a crowd growing around them. Chants came from them, "Show the demon whose boss!", "Avenge my family" "Death to the demon"
Cheering came rushing to Naruto's ear as he was bombarded by it all. The man took lunging punch at him. But Naruto was too quick and was able to dodge out of the way.
"Please sir, I am asking you once again, don't try to hurt me or else I will be forced to retaliate." Naruto gave the warning only to make sure he gave the drunken man a chance.
"Soo the demon is making treats? Burn in hell!" Taking another strike at the boy he didn't even notice the foot coming straight for his face.
Taking the chance Naruto struck with a kick to the man's face, coming in closer he gave a chop to the man's throat, and finished with a punch to the man's temple.
The fight was over before it been started. The man was down on the ground and Naruto was still in the same position where he struck the man.
"The demon is striking again, get him!" The crowd began to close in on him, but were stopped.
Naruto was releasing a massive amount of killing intent. Okay maybe not massive, but enough to scare the civilians.
"He attacked me first, so I defended myself. If anyone attempts to do the same I will act in a similar fashion." His eyes gave every indication that he was being serious.
End of Flashback
That had been nearly a month ago. Since then there were no more attacks on his life, there was still biasness toward him but he solved all that by just ignoring them.
Thinking on it a lot had changed since then.
First and foremost Kento refused to allow the boy to wear rags around him. Now Naruto was donned in tight compression shorts that came down to his knees, a tight black tee, and on both arms were bandages from his fingers up to his elbows. On top of it all was a waterproof amour that was lightweight. Finishing it off were a pair of leather boots that just barely reached his shins.
He of course looked so bad ass in it, when he first caught a look of himself in the mirror he had to say he looked like a real ninja
He was forbade not to wear the outfit in public until he became a gennin.
So for now while he was in public he just wore a black tee and tan shorts.
Another change was that he now had a stalker. She was one crazy bitch. She followed him around wherever he went and unless he was well hidden he couldn't even read the books that Kento gave to him.
She never directly interfered with him so he had the suspicion that the Hokage used her to watch over him. 'A little too late for that old man.'
Naruto arrived back at his small apartment. Closing the door and going into his room he curled up and took out a book that he had taken from the library, Elemental Jutsu.
Pausing from the book for a moment he thought to himself, 'I should see Kabuto tomorrow.'
West Section of Konoha
As he locked the door to is house Kabuto went on his way to the hospital. It certainly had been a very interesting few moths with Naruto, the boy was an absolute sponge when it came to anything that Kabuto taught him.
He could learn by instruction, by the book, hell he could even earn learn some of the concepts on his own. It was certainly not a mistake in choosing to train the boy. He turned into an excellent student. Even more so, he found out valuable information from the boy.
He of course found out that Danzo was training the boy, in what, where, who, or why he was not sure. But at least he knew that the boy was going to be well beyond those idiotic ids his own age.
Entering the hospital he immediately set to work on what he could teach the boy. 'Hmmm he has already learned most of the human body and its functions. In addition to that he also knew basic medical care. No jutsu of course, but he new how to dress, and clean a wound by himself.'
Shifting his thought over to his own workload he tried to figure out what exactly the Hokage would be doing with the boy in the future. 'The Hokage might not even worry about me teaching Naruto if he finds out about Danzo. But why doesn't the old fool train or have someone more competent than Anko-chan looking out for him.
'If he is not careful he might lose the boy to Danzo, myself, or even others that creep in the dark.'
Shivering he didn't even want to believe what Orochimaru would do if he found out bout such a gem. He might want to take Naruto for himself. That man had a creepy fixation on little boys.
Pushing those nightmares from his mind he went back to the paper work on his desk.
Looking he saw a very particular case. Giving himself a small smirk he knew this would be a perfect chance to test Naruto. And in some other hopes, a way for the boy to prove himself also.
Hokage's Tower, Hokage's Office
Sighing Sarutobi looked at the typical reports in front of him. Not much new was happening in the village. He leaned back in the chair as his thoughts drifted onto Naruto. The boy seemed to be growing even more distant from him.
Even though Anko was watching over him, there was still a disheartening that he knew less about the boy than every before.
There were changes that he was not approving of. He couldn't track the boy through his crystal boy at some times, it is as if he disappears from the village, which was impossible.
He knew that the boy was learning from a nurse at the hospital, Kabuto. The boy seemed to take to the medical aspects very well. 'Hmm we may have another Tsunade on our hands.'
He shook his head, with his heritage there was little else that he thought the boy was going to be; a first class shinobi.
The boy still had another six months before he would join the academy. Somehow he thought that the foreboding feeling in his mind was not from any type of war that Konoha might be involved in. He knew that the council would not willingly let Naruto go into the academy, there were too many who still feared him. And he could only prolong there wishes for so long.
'I fear Naruto, what I will have to do to sate them. I can only hope that you will be forgiving no matter the outcome.'
For now the Hokage would wait, try to intercept any plans to hinder Naruto. But there was only so much that one man can do, or is willing to do.
A few days later
Naruto was walking through the halls of the hospital, trying to find out where Kabuto could have gone. He said that he had something important for him to do.
Turning the corner he saw his four eyed friend. Smiling he walked over to Kabuto. "Yo Kabuto, how's it going here? Busy?"
Kabuto looked up to grace him with a small smile, "Ah you know, the usual. People are sick and injured, who am I to deny them my magical talents."
Rolling his eyes Naruto looked at the chart that Kabuto was examining intently. "Who's that on?"
Turning his back to Naruto he gave a little smirk, "It's a chart on a girl, about ten years old, she not willing to let any adult on the medical staff attempt to heal her. Her wounds, while minor, may escalade if not treated correctly."
Naruto frowned a little at that, "Well why don't you just order her family to allow you to heal her, her family must want her to be healed right?" He always got testy when it came to adults hurting children. Indirectly or directly.
"Well it isn't that easy. Every patient no matter how small or how old, if they do not wish to be healed by any of our staff have the right to not be touched. Sorry Naruto that's the way it is."
Turning to give Naruto a sad smile he walked away, "I didn't know you would care about someone else."
Naruto might act as though he didn't really care abot anyone since his fight with the Hokage, but he did. Just really deep down.
'If I remember, her room was on this floor 206. I can just stop by, maybe try to cheer her up. No harm in that."
Naruto walked off, not noticing the glint in Kabuto's eyes. 'Naruto, that hero complex might kill you one day. But for now, it ay just advance you.'
Reaching the girl's room he snuck a peak inside of it. Looking down at the bed he saw a small girl, no older than ten years old. She was staring out the window with a painful look on her face. He took in her features, she had black hair tied into a ponytail, pale green eyes staring out the window, and her skin seemed very pale. Much more so than anyone else's he had ever seen.
Snapping out of his trance he took a few steps forward drawing the girl's attention to him.
"Um hi, my name is Naruto." Walking over to her bed he held out his hand.
She looked at his hand with a judging eye before looking back at him, "What do you want? Are you here to try to make those doctors perform on me?" She looked at him accusingly.
Shaking his head he waved her off, "No no. I had just heard one of the nurses talk about you and wondered what was wrong with you."
"Are you implying that just because I don't want some stranger touching me that I am weird. That something is wrong with me?" She was barely holding the anger within her.
Sputtering out he tried to correct the misunderstanding, "What? No I was just wondering what your injuries were, that's all."
"Oh." She blushed a small bit before laying back down, "Sorry about that. My leg is broke. I fell out of a tree."
"Ouch I bet that hurt." He moved over into the seat that was next to her bed. "Yeah it did, but I didn't even cry." She said without hiding the pride in her voice.
A few moments of awkward silence passed by. "Why are you here?"
He looked a little startled at the blunt question, "Well I was wondering if you wanted me to heal it for you?"
She looked at him with no small amount of surprise, "You can do that?" He nodded his head.
"Well," She gave the boy an uncertain glance, "I guess yeah."
Naruto moved over to her right leg and closed his eyes in concentration.
True he had never actually preformed this on anyone else, but after months of studying he thought that he was ready. It couldn't make things any worst could it?
Focusing the chakra to his hands a green hue of charka started to cover them. He placed them over her leg and willed for the bones to bend back together. He felt a slight strain on his charka for seconds, then minutes. Until finally he didn't feel it any more. Opening his eyes he looked down at the girl's leg. It was completely mended.
"That's so cool! How could you do that, you don't even look my age?" She bombarded him with questions.
"Whoa hold on there. It was just a simple healing jutsu, nothing special…um."
Blushing a little she forgot, "Oh I'm sorry; my name is Mari, Mari Hyuga."
Giving her a small smile of his own he responded kindly, "Nice to meet you."
Nearly a year later (Naruto is about 7)
Since that day together the two had been practically inseparable. The only time they weren't together was when Naruto was training, or when Mari was training.
As a member of the Branch House it was her duty to safeguard and protect her little cousins, Hinata, and Hanabi. Both of them were Naruto's age. Between her and her brother, Neji, they were never left alone.
Naruto met the girls once, lets just say he wont be off to the races to see them again.
Mari had just become a gennin, she was one of the top ranked in her class despite the fact that she was in the Branch House. The day after tomorrow she would find out her teams and take another step forward.
Naruto on the other hand seemed to have taken a step back, or so most people thought. He was not allowed to enter the academy due to the threat that he might pose for the other children. Or in their terms, "The rosters were already filled."
The council was against him for joining the academy ever since his birth. But now, with the death of the Uchiha clan, all except for Sasuke, and some eyes pointing to Naruto for some involvement, it delayed his entrance into the school even farther.
That didn't really matter to Naruto. If anything it allowed for him o begin the serious training with both Kento and Kabuto. The only thing that he would learn in the academic based institution would be history, that would not benefit him on the field, and how to throw some kunai, which he barely even carried with him.
He preferred to use other thing than the usual ninja.
Kento started to teach him ninjutsu, nothing major Some C-ranked and D-ranked. But what Naruto did with them was what was special. He could use the most basic techniques to beat opponents, out think people, and he was crafty.
His taijutsu was quite advanced. His early conditioning allowed his body to easily take the burden of the katas. He was studying a style that was based on quick hits aimed at the opponent's vital organs and weak spots. Meant more for a quick takedown rather than overpowering someone wit brute strength.
He had never been able to come close to besting Kento in a spar, or even come close to hurting one of his clones, but he was getting better. With each spar he learned more and more. One day he would be able to wield a sword like Kento-sensei.
A sword. It had become Naruto's choice of weapon. Without it he was very easily taken down, but with it, he stood a much better chance at winning, or at least stood a chance to prolong his defeat.
All the styles that Naruto learned, taijutsu, and kenjutsu, the way he used his techniques all involved three defining aspects. Speed, grace, and accuracy. He leaned less on power and force, but more on precision and quickness. Overpowering the opposite force with quick rapid strikes, not filled with power but each one striking a lethal spot.
Kabuto had taken to teaching the boy chakra scalpels, and other techniques that while yes they could heal, hey could also harm someone. Gravely.
But besides that nothing else changed. He had gotten back on talking terms with the Hokage. The old man was surprised that he would even talk to him since he wasn't admitted into the Academy.
For the first time in his life he was happy. He was becoming better and better each day, he had people that he genuinely cared about, and most of all no one had dared attack him. Waking up he decided to head over to Mari's family compound.
He spent a lot of time there, but only when Hiashi wasn't there. While the boy wasn't certain that the man might not like him, he didn't want to take any chances. It was better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
Naruto, while he didn't break a lot of rules, he didn't feel hesitant to bend them quite often. For example, it was said that you couldn't take the items of a ninja, that all of his possessions on him were his own. However they didn't say that the items they left behind weren't up for grabs.
Many ninja would leave kunai, shuriken, even some other useful items behind, whether it be in their haste or their uncaring nature, it gave Naruto a means to live. Sure he could live off the Hokage's allowance, but he knew that he could do better than that.
He sold some of the metals to the local blacksmith. Depending on what he needed, the boy might be paid in new kunai, or in currency. The only reason why the blacksmith would even trade with him is probably due to his lack of a social life so he might not have know who Naruto was, or maybe he just didn't care.
Naruto heard someone knock on his door, knowing who it was he took his time going to the door. Upon answering it he was wrapped into a tackle, or maybe it was a hug.
Looking at the person who had fallen on top of him he figured that it was the latter. "Yo Mari. Excited for any reason?"
Looking down at Naruto she realized that they were in a slightly compromising position. Jumping off him she quickly replied with a blush on her face, "What? Of course. See," she said pointing at the headband hanging from her neck, "You are looking at the newest Leaf ninja."
Her smile was wide enough to break her face. Deciding to have a little fun with her Naruto asked her, "Were you the last person to be tested?"
With a slightly confused look on her face she answered, "Of course not. They went in alphabetical order. Some other kid went last."
Seeing the look on Naruto's face he knew some smart ass comment was coming, "Well then I don't believe you are the newest ninja."
Giving a huff of anger she bit back a retort, "Wow. Your jokes are horrible."
Giving a small frown as he picked himself up from the ground, he thought that his jokes were very good. He voiced his thoughts.
"Haha Naruto, your idea of a joke is to trip an old lady down a hill and watch her crash."
Naruto gave her a blank look, "Exactly. How is that not funny?"
Mari sweat dropped at his comment. She took a look at her best friend's bare apartment as something caught her eye. There was a small cake with green icing on it, the same color as her eyes.
"Oh Naruto-kun." She felt his arms wrap around her waist from behind her.
"Congrats Mari-chan, I knew you could do it."
She fought back tears, this as the good life.
Life was good for Naruto Uzumaki. However he would soon learn that not all good things could stay. There was a balance that had to be kept.
It all started when she graduated. Her family was holding a celebration, not for her, but for the treaty that Leaf was going to be making with Cloud on this day the lives of everyone in the village could change forever. A forgotten hero would rise.
A/N
Yo third chapter. Sorry if it seemed a little rushed but I was just on a roll.
OC as introduced. Will probably be the only one for a long time, and the only major one at that.
Naruto is, what can I say a riddle. It will take some time to see where I will be going with him but in the end I hope you get it. Before someone goes asking what level is Naruto at, you will have to wait for the next chapter I promise you it wont disappoint…. Hopefully.
Um so yeah, Neji has a sister. No I did not make a mistake I made Hanabi and Hinata the same age in my story. My reasons will be explained more into detail later.
Thanks for the reviews everyone. Keep on helping me out. Gonna be looking for a beta to help look over my work as I am sure it is horrible.
Team 7 fans sorry but Naruto will not be with Sasuke or Sakura. I don't see him with any of the girls his age, but that doesn't mean he's going be end up with some old woman like Tsunade.
Next Chapter- First fight, broken bonds, and lightning blade?
