Mar's Maelstrom

By The Obsidian Blade

Chapter four-memories and the fight with the Rogelu Brothers

"Kaa-san! Kaa-san! I made it! I am an official ANBU!" yelled an over active eight year old Naruto. In front of him was a red haired woman. She was in her mid-twenties but still was beautiful to many. By the way she carried herself you could tell that she was once a ninja. She wore a simple red dress and had green eyes. The woman had great big smile on her lips as she looked at her son.

I remember now, but I still have my doubts
I think it's gonna be today
Everybody came, but it's just not the same
Why did it have to be today?

"Who is your captain?" she asked. Naruto smiled turned completely vulpine as his tail swished in happiness.

"Kakashi-taichou!" the blonde yelled in excitement only a kid his age could have.

Now my chest is tight - no, I am not all right
It doesn't have to be this way
Why does it have to be this way?

"So what's your mask?" Naruto looked at his kaa-san as his tail started to swish faster.

"Kitsune!" The kit's excitement was contagious as his prisoner and his kaa-san started to well up with pride that they had a part in his progress.

"I bet Kyuu-chan is happy?" the redhead said to her son.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG,
IT'S LIKE I'M TO FAR GONE
IT DOESN'T MATTER, ANYWAY
FEAR IS IN MY HEART - JUST WHEN I STOP IT STARTS
AND I CAN NEVER LIVE THIS WAY

"You bet she is!" Kushina smiled at her sons antics. He still managed to act like a kid. Even after what he was put through to reach his rank. "And the mask fits perfectly. It doesn't even bother my ears!"

Kushina giggled. "Alright Naru-chan, it's time for bed. Remember you have a lot ahead of you and you want to learn lots from Kakashi-kun right?" The blonde kit nodded enthusiastically. "Then get some sleep." The blonde rushed off to his room so he would have enough energy of the morning.

Freedom in a cage - no sun and too much rage
I don't know how much I can take
Push it down inside, but it knows just where to hide
I know that "normal" is hard to fake

Two years came and go. Naruto learned a lot form being an ANBU. He was getting better and better. He got good enough to be in second-in-command. Right now how ever was one of his days off and he was enjoying it with his kaa-san. What he didn't know was this was the day that would almost send him over the edge of despair.

Bleeding into life - it's like a thousand knives
Are slowly turning me into this
Why does it have to be like this?

The door bell rang. "I got it!" Naruto yelled as he blurred towards the door. He opened the door and smiled. On the other side was an ANBU with a hawk mask. "What can I do you for Hawk-san." Before Naruto could make a move a repression seal was placed on his forehead and he was pushed into the wall. Hawk quickly rushed in as two other ANBU rushed in and grabbed Naruto, making sure that he couldn't use any limbs to escape form what they were going to do. Naruto couldn't see it but he knew that they were smiling a vicious smile, one that would make the devil jealous.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG,
IT'S LIKE I'M TO FAR GONE
IT DOESN'T MATTER, ANYWAY
FEAR IS IN MY HEART - JUST WHEN I STOP IT STARTS
AND I CAN NEVER LIVE THIS WAY

They tugged him into he kitchen where Kushina was. She looked mortified. How could they do this to a child?! Why were they doing this to her child?! Who gave them this order or were they acting on there own accord?! She looked at the masks carefully and then realized what was going on. Danzo finally gave them the order to kidnap Naruto and kill her. She learned about the plan form Kakashi as he over heard one of his men. They planed to break the poor child so he could be molded into a soldier who would help them win a war that he would start. After Naruto's use was gone they would kill him before he could mate.

The redhead growled. "What d you want!"

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG,
IT'S LIKE I'M TO FAR GONE
IT DOESN'T MATTER, ANYWAY
FEAR IS IN MY HEART - JUST WHEN I STOP IT STARTS
AND I CAN NEVER LIVE THIS WAY

"I think you know exactly why I came here for Kushina-san," the ANBU replied as he reached for the sword strapped to his back. Kushina's hand twitched for her kunai holster. In a blur of red and black the both were at each other's neck. They blurred out of sight again only to clang near the sink. Kushina smirked as there was some scolding hot water in both the sink and the four pots on the stove. She jumped back and ran through a string of hand seals. "Suiton-Suiryuudan-no-jutsu!"A small skinny dragon of water with glowing yellow eyes lashed out of the sink and rushed the ANBU.

The ANBU noticed this and dodged the dragon. The fact that he didn't pay attention to Kushina was something that would almost cost him his life. She ran through another set of hand seals. "Suiton- Suigadan-no-jutsu!"Four spiraling drills of water emerged from the pots and made there way to the ANBU. He wasn't lucky. They hit him. The pain he felt was immense. The burns on his skin went deep, deep enough to cripple him for life.

I lost again, today...

However years of inactivity crippled the redhead. Today her life would end. She fell to her hands and knees panting at the chakra exhaustion she was feeling. Before she could do anything four more NE ANBU appeared in the kitchen with their blades drawn. The woman reached for her kunai and blocked and attack form the right. She flipped over another ANBU and made a deep gash in the man's shoulder. He howled in pain as he reached out for the wound and dropped his weapon.

She landed and was forced to jump backwards as and ANBU used a Katon jutsu at the spot she was in. She didn't notice Hawk crawl to her and stab her foot in place. Blood pooled around her foot. She cringed in pain. It was unreal. She knew that today was going to be the day that she died. But she would be damned if she didn't go out swinging. She locked an incoming attack from the left with her kunai and grabbed the sword that was sweeping on her right. She wasn't able to be blocked being skewered by the other two blades. This pain was out of mind. It was enough to make anyone cry. She guessed that this was the kind of pain all face. She closed her eyes and waited for the Shinigami to take her to Minato so she could beat his ass for not evacuating the village.

NOW I KNOW WHAT'S WRONG,
IT'S LIKE I'M TO FAR GONE
IT DOESN'T MATTER, ANYWAY
FEAR IS IN MY HEART - JUST WHEN I STOP IT STARTS

Naruto watched in horror as his kaa-san was murdered in front of him. He could see the pain in her eyes as she felt the blades enter her delicate skin. Tears welled up in his eyes and streamed down his face. The hot liquid felt so good on his cold skin. He bowed his head as the ANBU talked. "Take the demon to Danzo-sama. He wishes to see him immediately. I will stay here to burn the house and say that it was an arson that killed the demon wench of a mother. Yeah, some mother. She couldn't even protect her own son!" at the last part they all laughed.

Red swirling chakra started to sweep the area as Naruto growled. His red and white fur frizzled as his hair became wilder. His canines and claws sharpened and elongated. His eyes became crimson with rage. These fools dare insult his kaa-san. These fools dare insult HIS kaa-san! The bastards were going to pay with their lives. The repression seal on his forehead shattered and all hell broke out.

He pulled in his arms and slammed them into the ANBU that were holding him. The two flew back and hit the wall. Naruto blurred out of sight and reappeared behind the one with the neko mask. His red spiraling sphere of chakra formed in is clawed hand. With a quick motion he slammed the sphere into the man's back. "Rasengan." He looked to the side and saw a man with a rabbit mask rush after him. Naruto grinned viciously and disappeared form view. His blood lust was leaking out of him like crazy.

AND I CAN NEVER LIVE THIS WAY
LIVING WITH A CURSE, SOMETIMES IT'S EVEN WORSE
IT SLOWLY KILLS ME EVERYDAY
SOMETHING I DESPISE IS GONNA TAKE MY LIFE
I GUESS I'LL TRY AGAIN TODAY

Rabbit was lucky to be able to block one of the enraged kitsune's clawed hand. Naruto's free hand ran through several hand signs before raising it to his mouth for a steady aim. "Suiton-Mizurappa-no-jutsu!" A jet of water shot out of his mouth and killed Rabbit. He looked behind him and noticed that a man with a toad mask was rushing in.

That was all Naruto could get in his dream before he woke up in the spare bed that Jack and his mother had. His body was hot and covered in sweat. The kitsune combed his slick blonde hair with his hands. He looked at the window and noticed that it was already midday. He looked over to see Babbo was still sleeping and then sighed. The way she died just wasn't fair. He didn't remember much about the battle as he was unconscious for most of the battle so to speak. All he really knows is what Kyuubi told him. The day after Kushina's death was the funeral and one of the most influential days in the leaf. The day he quit ANBU and had the Yamanaka's seal off his memories and implant new ones. He also had Jiraiya place a few seals to hide his foxy accessories and mess up his perfect chakra control. All of the seals he had placed had a two year time limit. They would destroy their selves on the exact day they were placed, the day he fought Haku in Nami-no-kuni.

Naruto slammed his fist into the bed and let a single tear shed from his eye before getting up. He reached for one of the pockets in his pants and pulled out a red scroll labeled ANBU gear. On his departure they gave him all of his stuff he had when he was in ANBU. They knew that he was never coming back but told him to tell them all of what he has done. He knew he had to find away to get in contact with them. He looked around the room and found Kubukiri resting on the wall near the door. He sighed heavily.

"Thinking of old friends, kit?" Kyuubi asked from the confines of her seal.

'Yeah,' the blonde kitsune replied. 'I got to find a way to get in contact with the village.'

"Hai, kit. But for now, enjoy the journey. This one is for something worth wile." Naruto nodded and unfurled the scroll. In it was a few storage seal. With a quick hand motion and a puff of smoke there were a bunch of clothes and a roll of black tape lying on the floor. Naruto picked up the first item and slipped it on. It was a pair of black baggy pants with many pockets and storage seals for concealing weapons. Next to go on was a mesh long sleeved shirt. Then he strapped on the ANBU armor. It was completely different from the ones the others used. Instead of leather it was made of thin steal plates that overlapped each other so he could move without any limitations. The last things to go on were a pair of black leather gloves with metal plates on the back and hi s head band that went around his neck like a choker. The metal slab that fit around his neck snugly had the rough impression of a spiraling leaf. Naruto looked at the floor and saw a few belts, scroll slots and his black and red fox mask that he wore when he was an ANBU. Naruto put on the belts and attached his kunai holster and his weapons pouch while he was at tit. He picked up the mask and looked at it sadly.

"This journey is for those of my fallen comrades and my fallen family, May the find peace in where they are now," the blonde ex-shinobi said out loud. He let a tear fall on to the painted wooden mask before attaching it to hid belt and butting on his. He gripped the roll of tape and taped of f the ends of his pants before sealing away all of his clothes and items that he did not need out at the moment. He slipped the scroll into one of the empty slots before walking over to Babbo and waking him up.

The strange Arm grumbled but didn't make any protest Naruto walked towards the door before looking at Babbo. "Come on, we got to repay our debt."

"But the woman of the house said that she didn't want our money," Babbo protested.

Naruto shook his head. "I know that but I don't like being a free loader so we are going to help out. Besides it's un-gentlemanly to be a free loader." The sphere looked aghast before bouncing of the pillow.

"Well what are we waiting for?! We got a farm to help out!" Naruto smiled slightly

"Yeah, know, just hold on. I need to make sure that Kubukiri is safe." Naruto walked over to the large blade before strapping it to his back and turning to the sphere. "Well, let's go and see what we could do to help repay our debt." Babbo gleamed a b little before bouncing out the door with happiness. Naruto shook his head while chuckling a bit before walking out the door.

The two came back. Naruto was furious. "The kid can't fight!" he yelled at the top of his lungs. "He's going to get killed if we don't do anything like he says we should do. I don't need another death that I could have prevented on my conscious. I have enough shit on it already!" Babbo shook his head.

"What do you expect us to do about of it? I say let the kid fight. He's trying to become a man after all!" Naruto growled at the Arm.

"I don't care about your input right now you lame excuse for a hammer! And what do you mean 'what can we do'? I'm a ninja, a master of deception. And I think I can disguise you pretty good as well." Naruto held up two buckets of different color paints.

"No, you aren't going to pint over me. A gentleman doesn't weir paint!" the Arm huffed before turning away form the blonde.

The blonde cursed under his breath. Naruto knew he could paint him by force by using a genjutsu to make him sleep. But he didn't want to go through the headache that would ensure if he painted the great Babbo with out his permission. Then the idea struck him. "But Babbo, you don't weir clothes. Form what I could tell all gentlemen weir clothes." That seemed to get Babbo's attention real quick.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Paint some rather nice clothes on me! Make me look dasher!" Naruto smirked. Hook line and sinker.

"Nightfall quickly fell and Naruto already place Babbo out in the garden. He heard jack come in his room once already so he played passim so to speak. He was glad that the kid didn't pay close attention to what he was wearing. When he heard the door closed Naruto griped the hilt of Kubukiri and hopped out the window to watch the fight.

Naruto was right; the kid would get thrashed like no one else's business. The kid did put up a good fight though. He did have what it takes to be a great soldier. However when they threatened Jack's mom Naruto got furious. They were going to take her life because her son put up a fight! The flea bags were going to die today!

Naruto threw a kunai at the werewolf that was beating Jack into the dirt. The kunai knife grazed the fleabag's cheek lightly but deep enough to draw the hot crimson liquid. "Don't' even think about it," Naruto voiced out in a bone chilling voice. His eyes were like glacier filled lakes. The werewolves looked at him as if he grew a second head before laughing.

"Yeah right what is a weakling like you going to do?" fleabag a, or as Naruto liked to call him, questioned mockingly. Naruto growled and his eyes, if possible, hardened even more.

"This," the blonde mumbled before he disappeared in a swirl of leaves. He reappeared behind fleabag a. his hand was quick. With a quick motion he stabbed him in the left shoulder blade, making sure that it can never be used again. The beast howled in pain as his clawed hand reached for the knife to tug it out. Blood dirtied his mangy fur as he pulled out the edge. He whipped around only to find the blonde already gone.

His wolf like eyes scanned the garden for anything unusual. Then he heard it. "Suiton-Suiryuudan-no-jutsu!" Before the mongrel had a chance to run he was bashed into a tree by a dragon of water. He started to get up but before he could an edge of a very large sword was pressed up against his neck. "Leave before I kill you and your brother." the voice was bone chilling and fearless. The killing intent was immense. The tension was so thick that it could be cut with a knife. He felt a light trickle of blood from his neck travel to his chest. What have they got them selves into this time?

Naruto raised his blade before walking towards some random vegetable that fleabag b picked up. Naruto grabbed it and the through it in the air. In a quick motion a chain and a small novelty like hammer fallowed the 'vegetable'. Before it could g any further in the air Naruto gripped the hammer's handle. The hammer grew to the size of a battle hammer and then was brought down on the top of fleabag b's head. He howled in pain as the large thing crushed his skull.

"That is for trying to eat Babbo," Naruto said in a serious tone. He turned around and began to walk away in silence. The werewolf got up and rushed towards the blonde, intent on bringing his death. How dare he humiliate him and his brother?! How dare he?!

His claws dug into his back with ease and ripped through the blonde's body like it was wet paper. The beast let out a mad cackle. "You act like you were big and bad but you were really weak! I can't believe that I could be afraid of you!" Jack paled considerably. These things were willing to kill.

"Is that so," Naruto's voice came from on top the roof. The fleabags eyes widened. He just killed the whelp. How could he still be alive?! "Incase your wandering how I survived, you have bad aim. You hit a vegetable, not me." To prove his point he motioned towards the mangled vegetable on the floor.

The blonde jumped off the roof and walked towards Jack and smiled. "You did well gaki."

"You became a man!" Babbo yelled out as Naruto continued to walk.

"But for now rest up and let me handle these fleabags. Might want to close your eyes." Jack was confused. Why would Naruto say for the kid to close his eyes? Naruto's face became serious again. "I am not going to let you survive." He took the mask of his belt and slipped it on his head, making sure it wouldn't move by applying chakra to the inside of it.

The flea ridden mongrels laughed. "You are going to kill us?! Yeah right!" Naruto's gaze landed on Babbo.

"Ready?" the blonde asked.

"Yes," Babbo replied. "Rude men like these things don't deserve the life they are given." Naruto nodded before disappearing to avoid the crippled werewolf's strike. He reappeared behind the fleabag and crushed him in the ribs. The bones cracked as they were broken. Naruto quickly whipped around and slammed Babbo in the second werewolf's head. The blonde flipped, dodging another strike form the beast. His feet softly landed on the floor. His gloved hand quickly reached for Kubukiri. With a quick movement, the werewolf's head rolled onto the floor and the body flopped lifeless onto the ground. Blood pooled, dirtying the garden with tainted blood.

Naruto looked at the other werewolf, the one that didn't get stabbed in the shoulder blade. The blonde readied Kubukiri and Babbo in a stance that he knew would work. His chakra swirled around violently. The beast rushed the blonde. His yes narrowed, waiting for the right time to kill the beast. When he was close enough Naruto's body quickly spun. "Demon's Hurricane!" The wolf's blood spilled from the lethal wounds he received. The pain was immense. Was this what it felt like to die? Was this what it was like to stare death in the face and cower do its awesome might.

Naruto sighed as he put Kubukiri back on his back. "Forgive me Kami for I have sinned," he mutters to the wind. Naruto looked to the direction he thought he felt an evil presence. There was nothing. The blonde shook his head. He knew he wasn't seeing things so the person who found him might be one of the people after Babbo. He looked at the hammer and smiled. They were going to have to take the strange talking Arm form his cold dead hands.

A/N There you guys go. The next installment of Mars Maelstrom. I have people sending pms or reviews giving me ideas about what one of Babbo's transformations should be and that's good. So yeah, keep sending me them reviews and if you don't I still have my fat ninja man to rape you in your sleep. Well at least we figured some back story about Naruto though and with a kick ass song called Socio by Stone Sour. I don't own that unfortunately so yeah, bye and review or I WILL send my but raping ninja to haunt you in you sleep.