The poll for the pairings are going well, only six more chapters till the poll ends. The results so far are:
Naruto x Umi: IIIII
Naruto x Harem: IIIII
Naruto x Canon Character: II
Naruto x Random: I
No Pairing: I
Remember, these are not guaranteed, If you would like to vote, just say what you would like in a review.
Blackroselover: The reason their all offensive is largely due to his inheritance. His father had a very strong wind elemental chakra, in which was passed down. His mother, who was an Uchiha, was naturally a fire user. Also, because of the Kyuubi, whose element is also fire, allows for Naruto to have extremely powerful control over his fire chakra. Finally, Lightning came when the Kyuubi was sealed within him. The demonic chakra altered his chakra a tiny bit, and integrated lightning into his elements, although not as strong as the other two.
Haku Yuukinari: The reason he says 'Nee-chan' instead of imouto is because neither her or Naruto knows how old Umi is. So he assumes her to be a bigger sister, as she's somewhat helping Naruto mentally. He's somewhat really lonely due to his burden, and Umi is filling in his role for a family and vice-versa.
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Sorry for the late chapter, My computer had to go to the shop for two weeks, then I had school-work, and I haven't had very much time to write, so thank you for being patient.
Anyways, hope you enjoy this chapter! Ja ne! *vanishes in poof*
Chapter Fourteen: Academy - Part I
BEEP BEEP BEEP BE - CRASH
'Geez, how many have I broken in the last year, hundreds? Stupid ninja reflexes…' said the blond, cursing himself for having the reflexes of a paranoid ninja. Shifting to his left, he noticed that Umi was still sound asleep. "Oi! Umi, time to wake up!" said the blond in a loud but hushed voice while shaking her.
"Just five more minutes… Mmmm." the said girl mumbled half-asleep.
"No, it's time to get up sleepyhead." replied the blond.
"I don' wanna!" she mumbled louder into the pillow.
Getting out of bed, he grabbed a glass of water and walked up to the bed. "You asked for it." said the blond, mischievousness glinting in his words and eyes. He splashed the freezing water on the sleeping brunette eliciting the desired effect.
"AHHH! COLD!" she shouted as she quickly got out of bed. She was shivering, while glaring at her brother. "Onii-chan! That wasn't nice!" she said the her brother angrily.
Naruto walked up the girl, and hugged her, trying to warm her up. "There is that better? I told you, you should've gotten up when I asked." he said softly but somewhat scolding her for disobeying him.
"Sorry Onii-chan, I was just tired from excitement." said the brunette honestly.
"Next time you do that, Their won't be no sandwiches that day." said the blond seriously, but playfully. He started laughing at her expression. Her eyes became saucers, and she looked like she was about to cry.
"Ok, ok, ok, I won't ever do it again, don't take away the sandwiches!" said Umi in a rushed and pleading tone.
Naruto laughed harder. He stopped after about half of a minute. "I was only kidding, but remember, we have to get up at this time everyday." said the blond.
"Hai, now can we get some sandwiches. I haven't had any of yours in a year." said the brunette dragging him to the kitchen.
"Hai, let me make a Kage Bushin so he can study classroom rules and expectations for the class. He will help you understand them while you wait." he said, as he put his fingers in a cross, and a clone poofed into existence. "You, make the sandwiches that I give you."
"Hai, boss!" the clone saluted and prepared to make sandwiches.
"Umi, follow me to the bed." the blond said in a teacher-type voice. She want to the bed with a nod, and sat down. Naruto grabbed the book called 'Academy Guidelines and Ninja Expectations.' "The life of a ninja…" Naruto started as he explained each of the Guidelines. He was about half-way done when the clone yelled.
"Oi, boss, breakfast is ready!"
"Alright Umi, I'll explain the rest tonight." the blond said before looking at the sandwiches and smirked.
"DIG IN!" they shouted in unison as they gobbled sandwich after sandwich.
"HA! I win Onii-chan!" she said as she finished the last sandwich.
Naruto grumbled something that sounded like 'annoying nee-chan's with big stomachs…' and laughed. "That you did Nee-chan. Now lets get to the Academy." he said as he got up.
As they were strolling along to the academy, Umi suddenly got curious. "Hey Onii-chan, what did you do while I was away?"
"Ahh, I did many things such as training, but let me tell you about this time I met…"
Flashback no Jutsu
Naruto was slowly but surely heading towards the land of lightning. after his short visit to Wave. He was riding on a small passenger boat headed north. The boat wasn't very big lengthwise, but in height, it was enormous. Their were about six floors not counting the area beneath the lowest floor. Noticing that their were quite a few people emptying their lunches into the ocean, he chuckled softly as they looked like the tough type. Turning back out at sea, he just couldn't believe how bland the ocean seemed. Just endless amounts of water, occasional birds and waves.
'How do fishermen do it. It's way too boring for me.' the blond thought. Naruto turned around ready to turn in for the day, and ran into something soft. 'Mmm… So soft… wait… what are these…' he said he began squeezing said soft things. He ignored what the soft things were attached to.
"Eh, brat, watch were you are grabbing…" a feminine voice said with noticeable embarrassment and anger.
Snapping out of his daze, he detached his hands, looked up, and gave a nervous chuckle. "Uh.. Umm… S-sorry! I really didn't mean it!" he exclaimed, bowing to the woman.
She sweat dropped at the scene. Then she took in his features. 'He looks a lot like Minato when he was younger…' she thought, as she noticed the whisker marks. Then she remembers something.
"I have to do this Miashi! The village will be decimated if the Kyuubi reaches the village!" he shouted at the person dubbed as Miashi.
"No, you can't! He doesn't deserve this fate Minato-kun!" yelled Miashi as she yelled at her significant other.
"I know that, but we will all die if it reaches us. I really hate to do this to my son, but we will have nothing to live for if Naruto or the village perishes. I'm sorry Miashi, and remember, I l - " he was interrupted by a ear-shattering feral roar… "I have to go, and keep Naruto safe…" he said as he disappeared in a flash of yellow.
'Could he be Minato's son?' she pondered, ignoring the hand waving in front of her.
"Oi! Lady! Lady! Earth to Lady!" Naruto exclaimed. Naruto then got a mischievous glint in his eyes. He grabbed her breast and gave a quick squeeze. This got the desired effect.
A vein bulged on her forehead, and her face turned red from anger. "HENTAI!" she shouted, and pushed him down.
Outside a unknown bathhouse
"Ehehe, I think a certain blond-hair brat is following my ways!" a certain man whispered with pride. Little did he know, he said it a little to loudly.
"Oi, Ladies, we have a pervert amongst us. Battle Formatin: Pervert Annilation!" a women screamed.
"YEAH! LETS GET HIM!" the other's shouted in unison, as they swarmed the white haired man. Screams could be heard from all the way to Kumogakure.
Back at the boat en route to Lightning Country
"Did you hear something?" the red-head asked, taking a complete 180 in her attitude.
Naruto sweat dropped, "No, why?" he replied.
"Oh… nothing…" then she remembered what he did a minute ago. "Oi brat, you think you're gonna get away for doing that!" taking another 180 in her attitude, as the sweat drop increased in size.
"Uh… Yeah?" he asked more then he stated.
"Oh no you don't, at least tell me your name before I beat you." she replied, getting ready to launch a punch at the short blond.
"Uh… Um… Naruto Uzumaki…" he replied nervously.
'So it is him, he did survive the night, the council lied to me then… bastards!' she mentally shouted. 'Wait, Uzumaki, wasn't he a Namikaze or Uchiha?' the red-head pondered.
"Oi, tell me your's, you look awfully familiar…" he thought, whispering the last part. 'She looks awfully familiar.'
"It's Kushina Uzumaki brat." she replied arrogantly, but in a playful way.
His eyes widened. 'My mother's best friend! I need to ask about her.'
"We need to talk…" he said seriously.
"What? Why?" she replied.
"It's a personal matter that cannot be heard by eavesdroppers." he said, but in a whisper.
"Fine, Fine, show me to your room…" she replied, reluctantly.
"Follow me." he said, as he walked off towards the housing part of the ship. He walked down a flight of stairs and took a left towards a hallway. It started at 1A, and stopped at a reddish-brown door labeled 15A. Grabbing a silver keychain from his pockets he stumbled with it until he found a worn-out brass key. Inserting it inside the keyhole, he twisted till he hear a familiar 'click.' Taking the key, he shoved the door open, and let the woman inside.
The room was fairly traditional, the walls with a gay white, with multiple cracks and indents scattered on them. The room was also very simple, a shogi board, a table for two, a white blanketed bed with a single pillow, and a window that shows the visage of the sea. A small refrigerator nailed to the ground resides on it's left. A small, worn, wooden chest stood at the feet of the bed.
Naruto performed three hand seals, somewhat startling the woman, and placed his palm on the wall. A bit a luminescent covered the walls for two seconds before returning to normal. He grabbed his key and locked the door.
"I'm guessing you know Miashi Uchiha right?" he asked seriously.
"Hai, she was my best friend…" she said sadly.
His eyes softened, "Yeah, Kyu-chan told me about you as well."
He eyes widened, "The Kyuubi?" she said/shouted.
"Hai, she's been helping me with my training, and telling me a bit about her previous host." he replied softly.
"Previous host? Are you saying Miashi was a Jinchuriki?" she said, completely shocked.
"Yes, she was the second after her step-mother Mito Uzumaki died and gave the burden to her." he said sadly.
She stood their stupefied. "She never told me that she was a Jinchuriki, not even her family…" she said somewhat mad that she wouldn't trust her.
"I don't blame her…" he whispered.
"What? Why?" she asked.
"The life of a Jinchuriki means you're a living sacrifice. The pain you take on day-after-day is a living testament to what sacrifice means." he said.
"Whaa… What do you mean?" she asked.
"Jinchuriki, based on my knowledge are hated universally. The majority of the population in this world believe the Jinchuriki are the demons in human form. They take their anger and sorrow out on them." he said, somewhat angrily.
"You're… saying that Jinchurikis not only have a demon in their gut, but they are hated by the people they protect?" she asked, angry as well.
"Hai, I know from experience. If you find someone who doesn't hate you for it, such as the old man, you cherish it like a life-line, wishing for it to never let go because you are essentially alone in the world, with only eight other people like you." he replied sadly. A lone tear streamed down his face.
Kushina, her maternal instincts kicking in, went up and embraced the boy. He stiffened from the contact, then relaxed. "Now, let it all out, everybody cries." she said softly into his ear. Tears broke the dam in his eyes. All the pent up sorrow and anger was released in streams, crying on her purple shirt.
"It's just unfair! I never wanted this! I.. I.. just want somebody to love me, respect me like a human instead of a god-damned demon!" he cryed harder. Kushina just replied by rubbing the distressed boys back slowly, making small circles. This continued for about ten minutes. "Thank you Kushina-chan, this really helped me." he said as he pulled away from the embrace.
"You're welcome Naruto." she said motherly, then slapped him on the back of his head.
"Ow! What was that for!" he said as he mock-glared at the woman who giggled softly.
"Don't call me Kushina-chan until you get to know me better." she said at the blond, who pouted cutely.
"Awww, please Kushina! PWEEEASE!" he said innocently, putting on the Puppy Eyes no Jutsu.
'Must resist… Must… DAMN IT' she mentally yelled for falling for such a trick. "Fine! You can call me Kushina-chan…" she mumbled annoyed that the boy got her so easily.
"Yatta!" he shouted and pumped his fist in the air. "So Kushina-chan, why are you heading to Lightning Country?" he asked as curiosity got the better of him.
"Uh, I'm just traveling around, helping a old pervert with something." she said.
"Now that you mention it, I did notice a guy in white hair peeping on the bathhouses a month ago." he said, trying to place the memory. "I dunno what the town was called, didn't spend to much time in it for me to know."
"Yeh, that's most likely him, he's always trying to get 'research' material for his god damn book." she said angrily.
"What book?" he asked.
"The book is called 'Icha Icha,' and it's an adult rated book." she said embarrassedly.
Naruto's eye's widened. "That's what the old man reads each time I catch him slacking off. So he's a pervert as well…" he said. Even though he was 5 and a half, he hated perverts and anyone who didn't respect females. "… I have a book-burning to do when I get back to the village…" he cackled evilly.
"So Naruto, what are you doing, going to Lightning Country? Aren't you little bit too young to be traveling alone brat?" she said, teasing him.
Naruto fumed a bit at the 'too young' part. People always underestimated him when he went against some bandits. " I am not too young, I'll let you know that I've already killed." he said somewhat angry.
Kushina was shocked. 'Already killed, and he's only what? Six?' she thought. "Yeah right brat, you couldn't kill a fly." she mused.
Naruto grabbed a scroll from his pocket, opened it, bit his thumb and opened the scroll. It revealed a decapitated head of a ninja, a missing-nin to be exact. The hitai-ate was from Kumo. "I was going to return this for the bounty, then travel some in the cities."
Kushina was shocked for what seemed like tenth time that day. She met her best friends son, that her best friend was a jinchuriki, what it meant to be one, and now that the said son has already killed. 'This day is too troublesome…'
Kushina left the building for the night, leaving her godson for the night…
Flashback no Jutsu END!
"Oi, Onii-chan, We're here!" she exclaimed stopping her brother from walking into the wall.
"Oh, right…" he said as he scratched his head.
"What are you waiting for, LETS GO!" she said as she dragged her brother into the academy. Naruto examined the place. It was mostly made of wood, in a traditional dojo style architecture. The wood was left unpainted. Doors lined each side of the hall, with a small sign that signified the room number. It started from 100. He walked down the hall, to the staircase that led upstairs. Taking one flight, he spotted the designated room. Smiling at his sister, he decided to make an entrance. Performing a half-tiger seal, he sucked up air, opened the door slowly and blew out.
White smoke emanated from his mouth, and poured into the class room. He grabbed his adoptive sister, and shunshined to the back of the room. The class looked at the door, only to find that no-one was there.
"Eh, must be some stupid trouble-maker…" the teacher said.
'Hehe, lets see how long it takes for him to notice me.' Naruto mused as he sat at the back of the class, surprised that not even the teacher noticed his presence. An excruciating hour passed, and the teacher has yet to detect him.
The teacher decided to take a look at the class, his brown eyes gazed at the back, and he noticed someone different. A blond-haired, blue-eyed whiskered kid, sleeping in the back. The teacher shouted at the boy. "Oi, you, back behind Shikamaru, who are you!"
Said boy looked up at the teacher, then to his classmates, "Huh, you say something?" the blond. Somewhere else in the village, a man with gravity-defying silver hair sneezed. The class then erupted in giggles as the teacher gained a bulged vein on his forehead.
"Don't play stupid with me kid, who the hell are you, and what are you doing in here?" he asked angrily.
"You don't know, this is the class I'm supposed to be in, duh…" he said, "…plus I've been here for an hour, and you haven't notice me." he said, getting louder giggles and chuckles from his peers.
This proved to enrage the teacher more. "STOP PLAYING AROUND, WHO ARE YOU!" he asked as his fist slammed into the desk, scaring some of the civilian kids.
"The names Naruto Uzumaki, and don't you forget!" he exclaimed.
Somewhere far, far away…
"AHH-AHH-CHOOO!" sneezed a figure in a orange and blue jumpsuit eating noodles from a bowl. "Somebody must be talking about me!" he responded.
"Naruto, you idiot, you sneezed all over your food!" a figure with pink hair and red clothing shouted as he bopped the blond on the head.
"Aye, Sakura-chan, that was soooo mean!" he whined at the girl named Sakura.
"Shut up idiot, I'm trying to eat here." a new figure with raven colored hair in the shape of a ducks ass said to the blond.
"Why does everyone hate me!" the blond cried anime tears.
Back at the Academy…
"Oh… it's you…" the teacher responded with a sneer. "Go back to your seat, sit down, and shut up."
Naruto frowned at the sneer that the teacher radiated. He sat down in his chair, and decided to examine the class. He ignored the civilians as they usually quit after the first year. The first boy he noticed was a kid in a blue sweatshirt with an Uchiha symbol stitched on the back. He wore dark colored pants and his hair was raven colored. To Naruto, his hair resembled a duck's ass, and he chuckled softly at that.
Next person was a female with midnight-colored hair, and a baggy jacket. On her left arm held the stitched emblem of the Hyuuga clan. She wore dark blue pants with standard ninja sandals. Her eyes were white in the middle, with hints of violet at the edges of the iris. 'Wonder how well she is with the Byakugan.' He noticed that she has a timid posture. 'She needs to work on her confidence and self-esteem, maybe I could help her.'
Moving onto the next person who was sleeping. He had hair that seemingly imitated a pineapple. He chuckled at that as well. He wore a grey T-shirt, with a emblem of a circle, with a hole in the middle. He wore dark pants as well. He had the posture of a extremely lazy person. He noticed he said 'Troublesome' every time he was wakened by the class happening.
The next person was a male brunette with a grayish jacket. He wore black pants, and as with all the people, ninja sandals. On top of his head was a pure white dog. On both of his cheeks held two crimson fangs, while his eyes were slitted. 'He's apart of the Inuzuka clan, interesting. I wonder if there are fox familiars, it'd be awesome to have one.' the blond though grinning. He noticed the way he talked and interacted with the classmates. 'He's too arrogant and boastful, but not egotistical like the duck-ass.' he thought with a soft chuckle.
He turned his head to another male, with light-brownish hair. His stature was a bit larger then most of the people of the class. The distinguishing swirls adorned his cheeks. 'Akimichi clan, huh, so far that's five clan heirs in this class.' he thought. 'Based on his talking and posture, he doesn't have much confidence as well as a nasty temper when people call him 'fat.' which happened twice so far.
He turned to the next person, a female with a light-shade of blond, as well as a light cyan-colored eyes without pupils. She wore her hair in a ponytail, and most of her outfit consisted of purple and grey. They're were no distinguishing marks, but he found out shortly that she was part of the 'mind-walking' Yamanaka clan based on her name 'Ino'. 'Her physique is really lacking, like she's trying to stay skinny. Pfft, if she'd know that training helps you lose weight, she'd be a much better off then now.' he thought bitterly. 'I have to get her out of the 'fan-girl' mode that many of the kunoichi are currently in, trying to get the 'precious' Uchiha as their own. Pathetic…'
He turned to a brunette with a large blue-grayish trench coat. He wore sunglasses that covered his eyes. The top part of his trench coat covered some of his face, while his face showed no emotions. Naruto noticed the occasional bug that seemly came out from his hands and body. There wasn't much else to gain from examining him.
The last person was another female with pink hair. She wore a pink shirt as well as bottoms (1). She, as well as the blond were apart of the 'fan girls' that seemingly stalked and swooned every time the Uchiha did something that was seemingly nothing. Now that Naruto noticed it, their were a lot of females who seemingly 'wanted' the duck-assed Uchiha. 'Must be the parent's attempting to gain power by 'befriending' the Uchiha clan. The only thing that interested Naruto to Sakura was her larger chakra reserves then most of his peers. 'I thought clans that do not have ninja origins, don't usually have anywhere close to this 'amount of chakra…' he thought. 'Or, she received training before the academy.
He brought his head back down onto the desk, and closed his eyes. He wondered whether the academy would truly be worth it. The teacher seemingly hated him just by saying his name. He sighed sadly until he felt a poke on his shoulder. Lifting his head and turning around, he saw Umi poking him like he was dead. "Yes?" he said.
"Oi, Onii-chan, why are you all alone, don't you want to talk to some of the other classmates?" she questioned the blond.
"Hmmm… Good idea, lets go over to the lazy guy." he said, whispering the last part. Umi giggled as they walked towards the pineapple-haired brunette who was currently sleeping. "Oi, lazy bones, get up." he said, nudging the kid.
"Wah…" he said looking at the offender. "Troublesome, what do you want blondie." he said tiredly.
"I was just trying to get to know some of the classmates that I will have for the next six years. Anyways, My name's Naruto Uzumaki, and this is my step-sister Umi." he said, and pointing to the brunette to his left.
"My name is Shikamaru Nara, and the rest about me is too troublesome to say." he said.
'That proves me right, he is a Nara. Wonder how his father is doing.' Naruto thought remembering the time his father helped him from a possibly fatal incident.
Flashback no Jutsu - Two Years Ago
"Get away from me!" a four-year old Naruto yelled at the cluster of people behind him.
"Like we'd do that brat, we'll give you what you deserve for killing our comrades four years ago!" a man yelled drunkenly while running after the kid.
'They still believe I am the Kyuubi. Damn, I need to get out of here.' he mentally panicked at the dire situation. He decided to give one last attempt, he inhaled as much air as possible, and yelled. "HEEEEELLLLLPPPPP!" he yelled at the top of his lungs.
Meanwhile at a shop not to far away…
"HEEEEEELLLLLPPPPPP!" a voice screamed through the streets in which a black haired man heard.
Even though the man was lazy, he was willing to drop the laziness in order to help somebody in dire need. The scream was loud, and very much in distress. 'What was that, this is so troublesome… but that person needs help.' the man thought, before blurring away.
Back to Naruto…
Naruto continued running. His adrenaline was pumping, as his instinct for survival. Even with that, he failed to notice a stray dog in the way, and collided with it.
OMMMPF!
Was the sound that they made when they landed on the cold pavement. 'Damn, I think I twisted my ankle when tumbling.' he thought. He looked at the dog, who seemed perfectly fine as it scampered away from the approaching sound.
"We got you, fucking demon!" said a man in the crowd, raising a metal object.
"I think it's time to take the demon out once and for all!" the leader shouted, as the rest yelled "Hell yea!"
'This is the end.' the blond thought bitterly and broken, ready to face his fate. The crowd approached, each raising their weapons as they swung down, time slowed. 'Old man, I'm sorry I couldn't be the Hokage after you, I'm sorry I never got to meet your grandson, I'm sorry for everything that I've caused…' he apologized sadly in his head, ready for his end. He closed his eyes. He waited, and waited, and waited.
There was no sound… just sounds of struggling.
"What the fuck! What's wrong with us, why can't we move!" were some of the questions yelled by the crowd.
"Kagemane no Jutsu, Success." said a new voice, much deeper and filled with experience. He coughed, then replied angrily. "Just what the fuck do you think you're doing beating up a helpless kid?" he yelled, completely uncharacteristically.
"We're killing the demon for what he did four years ago!' one man responded. Soon he found himself choking, and fell limp.
"Anyone else want to break the Third Hokage's laws?" the man threatened. Seeing that their were no more. "ANBU!" he yelled, as three figures arrived from the shadows. One was wearing a mask with the figure of a dog with grayish-silver hair that seemingly defied the law's of gravity. The next one was a figure with a image of a cat. She had purple hair and a feminine body shape. The final one was a figure with a image of a cat as well, but with more markings. His body shape determined that he was male. They all wore grayish-ANBU uniforms with a katana at their sides. "Get these scumbags to Ibiki, tell him that he's going to have some fun tonight." the man said a bit darkly towards the offenders.
"HAI!" they exclaimed in unison as the entire group shunshin'ed away.
The brunette walked up to the scared blond. "Are you alright Naruto?" the man asked.
Naruto's eyes widened. "How do you know my name!" he asked nervously, looking around for an escape route. He stiffened when a hand rested on his shoulder.
"Naruto, I am not going to hurt you. Relax." the man said trying to calm the kid.
"No.. N-no, that's what they a-all sa-say!" he shouted, pushing the man away. The man frowned.
'Only four years old and already having trouble trusting anyone. Troublesome villagers, they need to learn the difference between the kunai and the scroll.' he thought. "Seriously Naruto, I am not going to hurt you. I sent a small message to the Hokage and he should be here soon." he said to the blond, who seemed to have relaxed a bit.
"O-okay, wh-whats your name?" he asked, a little tense.
"Call me Shikaku Nara. Say are you joining the ninja academy?" he asked.
"Hai, when I turn six." he replied.
"Ahh, then when you join, I want you to meet my son Shikamaru, he's a troublesome pain in the ass, but he doesn't care whether you're a jinchuriki or not." he said proudly.
"Alright. A-ah, get-getting tired now… must… sleep." he said as everything went black.
Flashback no Jutsu, END!
"Why do you want to know about my father?" he asked the lazy boy lazily.
"He's helped me a bit over the years, but I haven't seen him in a couple years." the blond responded.
"Hey you two, Shikamaru and the d-Naruto, shut up and listen. It's time for today's lesson." the teacher said at the front, almost slipping on the demon part. Naruto initially frowned, but smiled to mock the idiot.
'This is going to be a long six years…' Naruto thought to himself sadly.
Sorry guys for the extremely late update. I've been extremely busy with my schoolwork and stuff. Anyways, I thinking of many ideas on how this story can progress from now. Whether he becomes a missing-nin, or becomes evil, etc. It might take a while for the next chapter to come out. Anyways, thank you for reading, JA NE!