Keeper of the Crimson Path

By The Obsidian Blade

Chapter two-the rise of the skull

Naruto sighed as he began playing notes on his guitar in the living room. Every so often he would stop to write down some occasional notes. The place that he got was actually pretty cool. The people were funny to watch. Apparently Rika had three younger sisters that were violent to say the least.

The second oldest was Mikan. She was the most violent out of all of them. She was about five foot five and around his age. Hell, Rika made it so they then go to the same school, saying that education can lead to better options in the future. At first Naruto was against that but the thought of losing a place to stay was not something that he liked hanging over his head. Mikan was not busty but curvier and she kept her light pink hair short. And her eyes seemed to be a dark grey.

The third oldest was Ringo. She was about five foot two and was fourteen if he remembered correctly her eyes were a dark blue and hr long brown hair was usually kept up in two pig tails. She was the calmer one. And the funny thing was that she had an obsession with a boy that lived in the house named Minami Itsuki or Ikki for memories sake. The kid was the same age as Ringo and in the same school. He was about five foot six with black spiky hair and brown eyes. The kid reminded him somewhat of a crow. The problem was that he was an idiot. His grades were deplorable and his tests showed the results. His study habits were not good and he only did things that interested him. Besides that, he was a major hothead and very aggregative. He was allowed to live at the house do to a family friend. And the funny thing was that he was constantly in trouble with everyone in the house so it provided a show for Naruto.

The last sister was a little girl named Shiraume or Ume for short. She was ten years old and pretty short. Naruto found her the easiest to get along with besides Rika. She was kind of like him but the blonde was not into making dolls. She generally wore long sleeved clothes as a result of hand me downs. She had sarcastic tendencies and was more of the technical support in the family.

All in all, the place always had something going on. It was actually entertaining to see how much trouble Ikki could get himself in. the funny thing was that the young teen deserved it to. A lot of the things he did were just plain out stupid. But he did have to admit that he did have drive.

The blonde sighed as he looked at the clock. It was seven o' clock and he had to be at work in about an hour. He could not afford to be late at all. If he was late one more time he was sure that he would be fired. The man that he worked for was just so damned strict for his own damned good. Naruto sighed to himself as he raised himself from his seat before walking to his room. Strangely enough; his was right across the hall from the Ringo's room. He also got his own room due to the fact that he is paying a higher rent and all the room was used for was storage. He set down the guitar before grabbing his jacket and walking off, announcing that he was leaving for work.

The ex Konoha shinobi raised his hands to cover his eyes from the setting sun in the west. He always had that problem when he was heading out to work. The place that he worked at was across town westward and when he left the sun was always setting. His hand delved into his jacket pocket before taking out his usual pair of sunglasses and sliding them over his pupil-less eyes. His hands were in his coat pockets as he started to walk, heading towards an ally that he knew was abandoned. This was a faster way of getting to his destination and it gave him more free time to eat and other stuff like that.

His pale eyes looked at the narrow walls before sighing. His legs crouched slightly before he looked backwards. H had to make sure that no one was keeping a close eye on him. He started to feel watched when he came to the city. Everywhere he went, or just about, he could feel eyes on him, watching his movements and trying to decipher something. It was starting to get on his nerves to be honest. His eyes focused upwards before jumping upwards, seeing no one watching him. His feet stuck to the brick walls with ease before he started to run upwards, wind blowing his golden locks as he did so.

It was about five minutes till he had to be there as he entered the door. It was a sports shop called Mamurasaki Sports. The shop was a general sports seller really. It had the basic equipment to get you started on what you could do and shit like that. They even sold basic ATs and the basic parts for it. The fact that they were positioned right in front of the cash register so he often had to see them often.

It was not that he did not want to have a pair. No, he wanted a set. It was the fact that he could not afford them at all. The job that he had paid for rent and he put money aside for other things in case of an emergency. Half of the money went to rent about three eights went to emergency funds. The other eighth went to his ATs fund as he would like to call it. He had delved into it for a deck of cards to play poker with. And he had found a bunch of idiots that he could play but he had yet to play them as he had no time recently.

Naruto walked to the counter before pulling out the standard jacket that they required all personnel to wear. It was a white jacket that had no zipper on it, just the store's logo. On the back of the neck was a hood. The owner gave it to him as Naruto liked it but the blonde rarely ever brought it home as it would get stained. His regular black jacket was hung in the back.

Then his eyes landed on a girl that wore a large military styled green hat as she walked in. the clothes that she wore were rather skimpy really. She wore a large long sleeved shirt that looked like a modified school girl outfit. The collar of it was green with white pin striping on it. The shirt barely passed as legal dress wear, just barely covering some vital parts. Under it she wore a pair of slick green short shorts that never made it passed mid thigh. She also wore a pair of ATs that looked more like sleek green boots. She was moving slowly across the store. Around her shoulder was a duffle bag containing some of her personal stuff. Her large green eyes were locked onto the blonde as she maneuvered to the back of the store. The teen had long pink hair that moved slowly as she rolled across the floor. She seemed around his age. The generous curves and ample C-cup breasts gave it away.

The girl's name was Simca if his memory served right. The girl was his coworker in the place. She was a pretty hot girl; even he had to admit that one. She was also a shameless flirt. Or that was directed towards him at least. Any other guys that tried to hit on her she denied them big time. She almost crushed every guy that came her way.

But when it came to him she was completely different. It was almost like she was trying to get him to like her; to love her. It was a funny to think about it but it did not stop him from thinking about it. So what, he found two women highly attractive and fun to be around? Was that a crime or something of the sort?

"Hey Simca," Naruto greeted with the casual wave of the hand like his old sensei used to do.

The pink haired teen smiled brightly at him before hugging him, making sure that his face was smashed against her breasts "High Foxy-kun!" she said with enthusiasm. Naruto's body flailed around wildly as he could not breathe. The blood rushed to his face, reddening it with a quickness.

Naruto broth deeply as Simca walked into the back to change into work clothes as what she wore would actually cause more problems than anything else. He had no idea what he felt for Simca but it felt like the same he felt with Rika. It was just the same god damned warm feeling that he got when he was around the two. He could not even hope to explain what he felt for the two girls.

Speaking of Rika, things were going great with their friendship. The two of them got along great and never really fought. Of course the blonde demon container never really fought with most of the occupants besides Ikki but that was normally playing around. The funny thing is that he got along better with Rika. He could not tell why but he guessed that it was just that way.

Naruto sighed as he watched Simca come from out of the back wearing an apron with the shop logo printed on it and a pair of blue skinny jeans. Her hat was discarded into her duffle bag as well as tucked her shirt into her pants. She looked at Naruto with a warm smile before speaking up.

"Why don't you get into ATs?" she asked, her eyes twinkling with something that hinted more than just a mere question. "I mean you seem like the type that would get into them. If money is the problem then I would gladly lend you a hand."

Naruto looked at her with a strange look from behind his shades before chuckling slightly and pulling out a book and starting to read it. "It is more than that Simca," the pale eyed blonde spoke out. "I want it to be something more than the basics that we sell here. I want it to be my own and parts that I chose. I do not want any starter bullshit."

The pink haired girl was about to say something before she was slapped on the ass by a really tall guy. The man seemed like a dick if Naruto could tell anything. He was bald, having no hair at all and seemed slightly cocky. A large purple skull was tattooed to his forehead while he seemed to have a set of ATs on as well as a purple trench coat with a white cross. Under his left arm was a white helmet with black eye sockets and a set of horizontal red eyes, resembling something like a cartoonish skull.

"So what are you doing after work little lady?" he asked with lust twinkling in his eyes.

Simca smiled at him before turning away and walking to the back to unpack some stuff. "Not you," she said in a chirp.

But the skull man would not have any of it. His hand reached out to grip her wrist before it was caught by Naruto. The blonde's shielded eyes focused on the man with an angry stare. The blonde container's killing intent seemed to skyrocket out of control. "The lady said no," Naruto said, venom leaking into every one of his words. "So I would suggest that you leave before I make you leave before I make you leave."

The bald man looked at Naruto with anger in his eyes before ripping his arm out of the blondes grip. "Stay out of this!" the man bellowed. "This is between me and her!" The man raised his foist to hit Naruto, trying to get the blonde in the face.

Naruto sighed as he raised his hand and blocked the blow with two fingers held sturdy. The two fingers were soon replaced by a whole hand before the ex Konoha shinobi started to actually clutch down on the hand. "You know that attacking the employees is not the wisest of decisions that you can make right?" his arm quickly tugged on the man's arm before flinging the Skull guy out. "IF you got nothing to buy then do not bother coming. This is not a library."

Magaki looked at the blonde with anger in his eyes. The idiot had nothing to do with his business and yet the blonde idiot kept on trying to get in his way of gaining a prize? Oh, there would be consequences to the actions that have been committed today. The man's right arm, the arm that he tried to hit Naruto with, slammed down to hoist him up. Pain shot through the arm as if it was broken on many different angles.

The bald ma's eyes traveled down to is arm before inspecting it. There were no broken bones at all. The arm just hurt. It was as if a parasite had seeped its way into the arm and started to wreck the nerves. The man looked at Naruto as the blonde looked back through his shielded eyes, light reflecting off of the shades. "This is not over kid!" Magaki yelled as he rolled away.

Naruto sighed as he watched the coward skate away from the scene. The day would only get better and better from then on. Before he could walk back to the counter, Simca rushed in and gave him a big hug, mashing her breasts against his back. "My hero," she said in a purr before kissing his cheek and rushing off again, grinning at her deeds. Soon enough the blonde would be hers.

Naruto blushed heavily at the kiss before shaking his head, trying to get rid of the nasty thoughts. He could not be thinking that way at all. She was his coworker damn it and if they had any relationship they would both get the boot. That was not something he needed. He actually wanted to keep his job as it did pay off rent fairly easily.

The day went and passed before ten thirty passed around. The day was eventful for the most part. A lot of idiots came in with complaints about broken parts. The problem was that they were smashed and Naruto remembered them from the three days before. When he sold them the parts, they were neat and fixed. He knew that none of the parts were defected. Yet a few people came in with complaints saying that the part was smashed. The person lost the fight though as the owner came in with a recording.

Naruto was now walking down the streets. He knew that he was being watched but it did not feel the same. It did not have the same curious intent that it normally had. The feeling was more malicious and ill willed. And the fact that he could point out who was following him made him take the low roads as well. He did not want the idiots to see what he could do and blab about it to everyone else.

When Naruto reached the waterfront he stopped, looking over the place, looking at every spot that his pursuers could hide. There were many places to be honest. There were houses over on the top of the levy, trees and then there was the water itself which he highly doubted. But he knew that everyone was there. "Alright boys!" Naruto yelled out, taking off his jacket and placing it on the floor. "Come on out and fight!"

The people came out one by one. All of them were wearing the same thing, black pants, a closed purple trench coat, a set of ATs and a helmet much like the skull man's from earlier. Naruto mentally growled at the people before raising his hands in a steady taijutsu stance, the Juuken Ryuu.

Naruto's eyes narrowed slightly. He knew that something like this would happen. The man was a team leader and he knew that he would send people after him. But he also knew that the leader would not be there himself. He knew that the leader was a coward. It was just a given by the way the man carried himself around.

"What do you freaks want," Naruto growled out, knowing that blood was going to be spilt today. And the sad part was that his hands were going to be stained with the crimson liquid that gave life. He just hoped that curious set of eyes that were always on him was not watching right now.

"We are here for your head kid," one of the AT riders said. A few of the team members brandished a black cross with several spikes on the ends of it while others had chains and other blunt objects. Naruto could count ten of the thugs in total, each one brandishing some sort of weapon.

"It's your funeral boys," the blonde Jinchurki said with the slight shrug of the shoulders before looking at the group. His eyes closed completely in a calm manner before he started to focus chakra to his eyes, sealing his attackers' fates.

The one that spoke first attacked from behind. Naruto's eyes snapped open before he quickly spun around and jabbed his finger on the poor AT rider's heart, knocking the man. The blonde kitsune then ducked under a cross like weapon before clenching his fist, changing his stance slightly to resemble that of the Goken Ryuu. His fist slammed into the attacker's gut, knocking him up slightly. Naruto then started to unleash a volley of attacks at the man before killing him from mental trauma.

The team stared at the blonde with shock and awe. There was no way that a person like the scrawny teen could do anything like what he had just done. He killed one with just his fists and knocked out another with just a single jab of the fingers in the right place. Scratch that only a teen doing it. No one should be able to do that. The blows that the blonde delivered to the guy he killed were bone crushing. Blood leaked from the spots that Naruto landed blows and bones stuck out.

The man that got jabbed in the chest with a finger stood up to a crouched position before dropping to his hands and knees. The man opened the face mask of the skull like helmet before coughing out blood. The liquid splattered against the ground with a small splat. His eyes were wide at the sight. The blonde did major damage to him. There was no way that a kid could do that to him. There was just no fucking way. The kid was just that, a kid. And yet he made the man spit out blood.

"Everyone!" the man that spat out blood shouted, fixing his skull helmet back to its original state. "Attack on my count!"

Naruto sighed as he watched the entire skull like men tense in a ready attack. He knew that they did not stand a ghost of a chance at him. They were all going to die. Each and every last one of them was going to die and they did not know it. The blonde's body slowly slid into a battle ready Juuken Ryu stance, his eyes closing to remain calm.

"THREE!!!" Naruto's muscles slowly relaxed. "TWO!!!" The blonde ninja broth in before exhaling, calming his nerves down. "ONE, ATTACK!!!"

Naruto's body started to snap around, violet chakra whipping around him in a spherical pattern. "Hakkeshou Kaiten!" His body spun around, his arms out more, pushing chakra out into a sphere, repelling his attackers into the wall. A perfectly round crater formed below him as the chakra pushed outwards.

Naruto sighed as he landed on his feet, trying to get the place around him to stop spinning in his mind. That was the problem with the Hakkeshou Kaiten; it took a toll on his mind, making him dizzy. He numbed down the effect of it but the thing still made him slightly dizzy for a short but it still made him dizzy.

Three of the Skull Saders landed on their feet. Their weapons were in their hands. They looked at the blonde as he seemed to try to regain balance. The men had evil grins under their helmets before the sped off to Naruto, the intent to kill him leaking off of their bones.

Naruto's eyes widened before he tilted to the left, dodging the black spiked cross like weapon. The top spike of the thing scratched against his cheek slightly. The blonde's leg lifted before hitting the next one that was coming in the chest. Naruto could feel the bones collapse due to the force of the kick. The next person that was coming had a chain in his hands, twirling it with speed.

The chain lashed out at Naruto, making its path to the blonde's head. Naruto's head cocked to the side before he caught the chain. His body spun slightly, causing the man to spin as well before the blonde pulled back on the chain. The AT rider was pulled as well, not expecting death to come his way.

Blood leaked from Naruto's hand as he pulled it back from the cracked skull mask of the dead man. Naruto could see the person with the cross coming at him again. A single kunai dropped from his right sleeve before spinning around and throwing it at the person. The kunai made its mark, impaling the man in the jugular.

The man dropped like a fly. The team that was sent to kill Naruto looked at the bodies shocked. There was no way on earth that they could kill him. So they did the only thing logical to them. They ran away. They ran because they knew that it would be impossible to kill the blonde. It was just suicide to go after the blonde.

Naruto sighed as he deactivated the Byakugan. The men were cowards. And the sad fact was that they would die one way or another. He just knew that it would happen one way or another. He looked around the area before sighing, he could not stay long ads police would be everywhere. His body looked around before sighing. There was only one way he could leave faster then the cops could arrive and that was run at his fastest level. Before anyone could bat an eyelash, he was gone with out a trace.

Simca watched the destruction with a curious gaze. It was amazing what the blonde could do. Ever since she saw him on top of the building she knew that he was something special. But this was beyond what she could comprehend. Her lips quirked into a smile as her thoughts lightened up. She had to get her Foxy-kun onto her team one way or another. He was going to be hers and she would do everything that she had ever dreamed about to him.

A/N I know that this is a day late and I am sorry about that. It was just that I had other things on my mind but at it is only a little late then never there. So what do you think about Naruto having the Byakugan. I personally think that it is an advantage over the rest. And I do have a question, should Naruto join Ikki's team or Simca's team. If he joins Simca's then it is easier to pair them off. If he joins Ikki's then I am going to have to think more on how to pair them off in the future. There is one more person that you are going to have to guess on.