For now the poll is gone, whatever pairings that will occur will happen as I write, as I often go with the flow.
Max The Demon Wolf: Yeah I know, but if you lived like him, you'd probably be a lot more suicidal and dark. This was more of an experimental story, and I am just trying to improve my writing skills.
Ero-sennin56: Yeh, I do huh? Eh, this story was merely an experiment. I might make a better one later.
Blackroselover: The Land of Lighting experiences will come soon, don't worry.
Mtziggorot: Well yeah, what do you expect from your first story from an inexperienced author. This story was purely experimental, so I can gain some experience. I know it may be a bit confusing, and the character development isn't going that fast as this is how his life starts. As for the training trip. Let me ask you this, who would let a six year old become a chunin. That's what happened with Kakashi, so their really isn't much of a reason that Naruto couldn't leave the village to train. If you truly want to assist me, give me some tips on how to improve the storyline better.
Anways, sorry about the late story in Chapter 14, I had a computer malfunction. Now lets get this story started.
*Oh, and all jutsu's/techniques are going to be in English from now on. Translating them and remembering them are becoming too troublesome to make. Rasengan and some other's are going to still be in Japanese.
Chapter 15: SS-Rank Mission - Decisions.
'This is going to be a long six years,' Naruto thought sadly to himself…
Naruto's first year was, in his own words. 'A complete pain in the ass.' Now, it wasn't because he was stupid, nor was it because he was untalented. It was the class itself. His biggest pain was the kid from the first row with a hairstyle of a ducks ass. He found out that his name was Sasuke Uchiha, and unfortunately, Itachi's little brother. He wouldn't have minded him if it wasn't for the fact that he acted superior to everyone just because of his blood. However, he enjoyed getting a rise out of him every time he made a reference to his hair.
He'd just retort saying that the hairstyle was awesome and he was jealous. Pfft. His fan girls agreed as well…
Which leads to his second biggest. The girls seemingly flocked Sasuke in an attempt to 'win his heart' all because of his looks and heritage. It's sickening how much parents must have coerced their children to make relations to the boy. However, it's funny how much he ignored the attention. Any normal male would have loved to be in his spot. He must not be any normal male then. He he he…
And his third biggest pain was the teacher. Hauko Ikita was currently in charge of both periods of his class. Hauko seemingly had an undying, yet ignorant grudge against the blond haired kid. You can probably guess why. Sadly, he still doesn't understand that it was 'sealed' not 'reincarnated' into the poor boy. Naruto made every attempt that was legal to humiliate the teacher. Pranks ranging from 'bucket-of-glue-on-top-of-door' trick, to his own invention. The stink-paper bomb. He messed a bit with the explosive tag, resulting in new furniture and clothes for both Umi and himself. He eventually came up with this, which it releases a mix of stenches that can be good for eliminating a persons sense of smell for a short while, or for good ol' pranks. The Hokage has tried to prevent both the pranks and the prejudice to stop. However because the latter hasn't stopped, the former will not either.
Naruto noticed that the teacher had intentionally sabotaged his training. These include giving him faulty kunai and shuriken, giving him harder tests, teaching him the wrong hand-seals for the three main jutsus. However the teacher did not know that Naruto already knew the hand seals and could do the jutsu perfectly. Naruto attempted to tell the Hokage about the incidents, but he gave the same excuse.
'Sorry Naruto, I believe you, but the other people in the council may not.' Pfft. Naruto wanted to yell at the man. You see, the Shinobi villagers are all ruled by Kage's, and because of this, they fall under a military leadership. A military leadership is almost as similar as a dictator. The Hokage has the decision on everything, and is able to do as he/she pleases. The Hokage could've had the man sent to prison, or his teaching license stripped. However, it seems that the Hokage must be getting soft, as the council now has more control over the village then he does.
Anyways, he endured the stress. However, with every bad thing came a good thing. Some of the people in the class have become pretty good friends with Naruto. The first boy he met at the beginning, Shikamaru. The two become almost best friends. They often played Shogi with each other, even though each match was one-sided. For a seven year old boy, He was extremely smart. Naruto's intelligence increased a bit during the years, making him a bit more calm, but more calculating in every action.
His friendship with Shikamaru eventually led to a friendship with Choji Akimichi. Naruto and Choji both had similar interests, Food. This led to Naruto learning more in the culinary arts, as well as some in herbs. He found out that Choji's parents held absolutely no hatred towards the boy, and Naruto was joyful. Every once in a while Choza, Chojis father would invite Naruto in for a meal, in which made both Choji and Naruto happy, for the same reasons as well.
He also gained a bit of a friendship with the dog boy. He found out his name was Kiba Inuzuka. The boy may have been seven, but he had an ego almost as big as the duck-ass. However, he did not have a superiority complex, in which Naruto was eternally grateful. The two had somewhat of a one-sided rivalry. Kiba was always trying to surpass Naruto in everything. Not to brag however, Naruto was far ahead of Kiba, and it would take a lot of work in order to even get close the him.
He gained a kind of brother-sister bond with the timid midnight-haired girl. He found out she was named Hinata Hyuuga. The two have gotten close, even closer then she does with her father. Naruto believes her to be a little sister, while Hinata believes him to be a bigger brother. Hinata's confidence problem has long since vanished and she became quite strong, surprising her father. Naruto remembers the talk he had with the patriarch.
Flashback no Jutsu!
Six Months since the start of the Academy…
"…" Two boys looked at the board with complete concentration, their faces scrunched up like a wrinkly pug. One was a blond with spiky golden hair, while the other with a dark black color with his hair tied up into a ponytail. It made him look a bit like a pineapple. Suddenly the black haired boy grabbed a game piece and…
"Uzumaki-san." A man said from behind the blond haired kid, initially knocking the two out from their trance.
"Damnit!" the brunette cursed. "I almost had you there…"
"Yeah I know…" he replied, before he turned around in the chair, and looked at the man with a glare. "…What do you want?" he said. The man was at 5'6 with a grayish-white robe. He had a Leaf headband on his head. The most intriguing about his appearance was his eyes. They were completely white with no pupils. They had a light grayish-teal gradient at the edge of the eyes, signifying that he was a Hyuuga.
"Our master wishes to see you." he said monotonously.
'What does he want with me?' the blond thought. 'It's probably about his daughter's recent change in attitude.' he finished. "Alright, take me to the compound." Naruto finally said.
"Grab my shoulder." the Hyuuga said. I did as followed. "Prepare yourself." he said as both he and Naruto vanished in a plume of smoke.
"Ah, Damnit, I wanted to finish the game. How troublesome." the pineappled-haired kid muttered.
Outside the Hyuuga complex…
"Here we are." the white-eyed man said as he looked at me. 'Hmm, most people who haven't used the Shunshin before feel a bit nauseous.' he said. He shook his head before replying. "Follow me." he said as he walked ahead into the compound.
"Alright, here we go." Naruto said, jogging up the man before falling in step with him. He noticed that the compound was fairly bland. It was mostly colored white and grey, with the dark wood color appearing often. It seemed that many of the walls were made from white screens.
"Here we are," he said before knocking on the screen door.
"Come in," said a voice from inside the walls. They slide open the door, revealing a spacious room, with book cases on both sides, and a desk in the middle. The room was a lot more interesting then anything in the compound. The floor had extremely simple red and brown rugs. "Akimi, you may leave." he said, as the man left and slid shut the door. "Please, sit down." the man said pointing to the chair. "Now I know you're wondering who I-"
"You're Hiashi aren't you?" he said calmly, but inwardly he wanted to kick his ass for his abuse against his friend.
"Yes, I am, and I'm here to ask why Hinata has gone through such a change when she befriended you." he asked.
"You don't know do you?" he asked, receiving a 'no.' "Hiashi, training somebody to be strong does not stem from being harsh and cruel to them. Harming them because they fail at something is also not right. Giving them advice when they have trouble, being an active role model, and believing that they can do it makes them truly strong. Your way of doing it is wrong and unmoral." he said.
"How dare you say that my methods are wrong and unmoral!" he somewhat shouted at the boy.
"What makes them right and moral? HUH?" he shouted back, a bit more angry at him.
"Because she is supposed to be the next heir to the clan!" he shouted again. "She needs to be fearless and strong, not some damn weakling!" he shouted as he sat back down. "…and I don't want her to be branded with the Caged Bird seal." he said whispering to himself.
Naruto heard it, and his face softened. "So you do care about your child." he said to the man softly. "Listen Hiashi, your way is wrong. She can get strong the way she wants too. Trust me, she wants to be strong, but you belittling her has almost killed her confidence and her will. To be honest, she was extremely strong at the start of the academy, so why is she weak?" Naruto asked.
"Because she keeps losing to her opponents, especially her cousins." he said.
"That's because she doesn't want to fight her family. Pit her against someone she doesn't know well." he said.
Hiashi's eyes widened. 'Is that why she never truly wants to fight her cousins?' he asked in his mind. He then remembers the hesitation in fighting, and came to a revelation. 'Yes, that's why, so this boy has helped my daughter become stronger more then I have all my life.' Hiashi started tearing up. "… I have made a horrible mistake… Oh Hazah, please forgive me…" he said, crying into his hands. "…Hinata, forgive me please… Uzumaki-san, please go home…" he said retiring into his bedroom.
"Hai, Hiashi-sama." he said as he shunshined off…
Flashback no Jutsu! END!
The next day, Hinata's smile outshone the sun. The rest of the people in the classroom just shook her off, and paid no attention to her. Now Naruto was walking towards the Academy along with Umi. Him and Umi have gotten closer, they truly believe each other to be siblings, and care deeply for each other. Umi's skill in kunai and shuriken have increased four-fold. With both Naruto and some help from the Hokage has increased her skills. Her chakra levels are still quite low, however it almost hovers to around Sasuke's level.
Her kenjutsu is also going really well, her progress was outstanding, making her hover around Naruto's level. Naruto's jaw hit the ground when she brought skills that even he had trouble with flawlessly. Now, this may not be that great, but it took Naruto two years to gain his skill, and that's with shadow clones. It took Umi half the time, without shadow clones.
Umi would constantly tease her brother about him being jealous while he always denied it. However, deep down they both knew it was true. The only thing Umi lacked now was experience, in which Naruto gained plenty on his training trip.
Naruto's skills have increased the most out of the class. His sealing is at about the turning point of beginning to intermediate, making him the fourth most experienced seal user in the village, behind Sarutobi, Kakashi, and Taki, the shop owner of 'Shinobi Express.' He has also finished the intermediate book of his kenjutsu training, making him on about par with most rookie-ANBU. He developed a couple techniques based on his experiences on his training trip. His first was a technique co-ensigns with his sword. He named it Ninpo: Crescent Chakra Blade. The idea is fairly simple. You channel chakra into the blade, just enough so that it creates a visible layer over the blade, somewhat like a sheath. You then swing, while pushing the chakra away from the blade, making the chakra arc out in a dangerous crescent-shaped chakra blade. This is less effective then using wind chakra, however it allows a person without the necessary alignment to create a ranged-kenjutsu technique.
Other then is comedic stink tag, he also developed a tag that goes perfect with his lifestyle. He developed a type of resistance seal for material objects. By placing these on an object. For this example, a door. The door gains added strength to its wood, while keeping the door from wearing down over time. However, the person needs to periodically insert more chakra into the seal to replenish it's initial stores. It occurs because it works like this. When something hit's the door, chakra from the seal goes into the exact location of the hit to lessen the impact while keeping the door from moving. However, the chakra that was used cannot be completely recycled, meaning the more the seal goes on without being recharged, the weaker and less effective the seal will protect. Also, if the chakra were to deplete itself completely, the seal will vanish. Naruto, being the chakra monster that he is, reinforced the entire house, therefore making his house extremely hard to damage, and making he and Umi safer.
He also developed a new type of blood seal. It is more closely related to a trap, but it can also be used for defense. The user places the seal on a object, and for this example, a chest. The user has his most valuable items in it. The normal blood seal prevents the user from opening the box, however, it doesn't give the intruder any type of counter. This allows the intruder to find other ways of breaking the mechanism. This one however allows you to store excess chakra into the seal for immediate release after the first try, and combined with elemental seals, it can be the perfect trap for burglars. Naruto has yet to learn elemental seals, however he made it so it fires needles of chakra at the enemy. His kenjutsu has increased as well, mastering all styles of his Golden Fox Style except the elemental aspect, as he has yet to undergo training.
He developed another style that works with Kunai and short swords. Striking Serpent is a style, as said above to make use of short weapons such as kunai, tanto's, and wakizashi's. There is only one style to this, as it's made for assassinations and quick kills. It makes use of the users speed and stealth while wielding the swords in a backwards position.
The rest of the academy students, save Hinata, have really improved. Sasuke still has his egotistical superiority complex, only for it to be boosted by his fan girls. Speaking of Sasuke, him and Itachi have been working together on surveying the Uchiha clan. Sadly, the clan is still resuming the plans, even after some protests from his Itachi and his mother. Sasuke is still as clueless to the situation.
Itachi was promoted to ANBU Captain about a month ago on a request of the Sandaime. In reality, he was given a double agent mission to infiltrate the Uchiha clan to provide information on any suspicious activities. They have been given a SS-Rank mission inside the city walls, both Itachi and Naruto were extremely surprised to the objective.
Flashback no Jutsu - One Month Ago
"Please… Come in Itachi and Naruto," a kind voice said from the other side of the door. Said people opened the double doors into the office. Inside was the Hokage, and the two village elders, Koharu and Homura.
"Ohaio, Old man, Honorable Geezers," Naruto joked as he bowed to the men respectively.
The 'Honorable Geezers' smiled while the Hokage chuckled at his surrogates grandson's perspective for respect of higher-ups. "I'm sorry about the meeting on such small notice, things have come up," the Hokage smiled sadly, "…It relates especially to Itachi… and your clan."
With the words, Itachi looked at Sarutobi, removing his mask of indifference, showing his rare emotions. "What is it, Hokage-sama?" he asked desperately.
The Hokage gazed at Itachi with a sad smile and sighed. "Your father… is moving up the date of the coup…" he said as he brought out a scroll and motioned for Itachi to retrieve it. "…We have intercepted multiple letters that have been sent to some of the higher-ups to the council… Many of them have denied the request, however we fear that some have." he said as Itachi claimed the scroll and read it.
Itachi gazed at the print of the scroll, it was a compilation of the many requests. "…Inuzuka, Akimichi, Yamanaka, Aburame? Why would he send these to some of the most loyal clans in this villages… Something's not right…" he said as he brought his head up in a thinking matter.
Homura responded. "…That's what we are wondering as well, it's almost as if they are purposely trying to get caught."
The other elder put in his opinion. "We believe there is someone attempting to cause a early uprising inside the clan…" the woman said as she leaned back into her chair.
Sarutobi coughed, "… This is not the only reason I have called you down here. As of today, me and the elders have deemed it appropriate to promote you, Itachi, to ANBU Captain…" he said proudly.
As said before, with a rare show of emotion, Itachi's eyes widened as his jaw dropped. "…but Hokage-sama, are you sure about this… I mean I am still only a chunin… I don't know if I am ready…" he said.
"Ohohoho, don't you worry Itachi. This is merely a disguise to divert attention from you… I've overheard some talks that you have been becoming increasingly distant from the clan… this being a perfect excuse…" he said as he diverted his attention to Naruto. "Naruto, along with the elders and some of the council has deemed you fit to be a temporary ANBU under Itachi until this situation is dealt with…" he shifted back to Itachi, "I expect you train him for the responsibility."
"Hai, Hokage-sama." he said.
"…but Old man, I have the same worries as Itachi, whether or not I'm ready for such a responsibility." he said nervously, still shocked.
"…As I said before, you are under Itachi's wing, and he will teach you the ropes… As for the rank, Temp. ANBU have authority over anyone Chunin or lower, and you have special access to some equipment in the armory… and because you are undercover, you will be payed a A-ranked mission every two months as well as an guaranteed promotion to Genin after the academy, with a better chance of getting Chunin after the exams…" he said as he took a break. "…Now you two will be given a SS-Rank mission, the involves the entire safety of the village. If you would like to back out… feel free to raise your hand, but remember you will still be under the consequences of death if you are the reveal any information regarding the situation or the mission, Understood?" he finished sternly while gazing at the two.
"Hai…" they both responded nervously.
His eyes softened to a sad look as he took two scrolls out from the drawer. "Sadly, me and the elders have devised a plan if the coup will still happen…" he said as handed each one. "…because they have disregarded any peace talks, we will have to go with a very extreme approach seeing as any negotiations have failed. Itachi, on the day of the coup…" he said extremely sadly filled with remorse, "…you will have to exterminate the clan." he finished.
To his surprise, Itachi maintained his indifference. Naruto however gasped. 'Exterminate an entire clan? Even if I don't give a rat's-ass about the clan… they're still innocents…'
Itachi, even with his façade, was extremely disturbed, thoughts similar to Naruto, except they were about his brother and his mother. 'Mother, Brother… what should I do.' he thought. "Excuse me Hokage-sama, but I only ask for one thing…" he said, as he went onto his knees and bowed deeply. "…I beg of you, allow me to spare my mother and brother, as they are the only people within the clan that I truly care about…" he begged the three adults.
The three adults turned towards each other, and nodded. "We will have to think this over… Onto the next part of the plan. Jiraya has obtained information on a criminal organization that has been in hiding for a very long time… Not much is known about the group, other then that it is comprised of multiple S-ranked missing-nin… the identities of them are yet known…" Homura said the people in the room. "…because the consequences of the objective require you to become a missing-nin… which for us was a decision of extreme sadness… the Akatsuki will probably request for you to join their ranks… You will join when requested, and become the only spy within their ranks… For this deed, you will be given immunity to hunter-ninja's and given an generous sum of money to live… We did not want a type of life for you Itachi, and if you would prefer to decline, we will not hold it against you… If you -…"
Itachi interrupted quickly, "…I'll do it…"
Naruto gasped yet again. "Itachi, a-are you sure?"
Itachi looked sadly at the blond, "Yes Naruto, I must… If I weren't able to do it, then who else?" he inquired.
Naruto responded quickly, "I would, I don't have much in this village anyway, while you have a mother and brother." Naruto said sadly.
Sarutobi was about to interrupt, but was stopped by the look of Naruto, it was of pure determination. "Itachi doesn't deserve this fate, as he has too much to live for… I'll do it Hokage-sama." he said, finally giving the man the respect.
Sarutobi gave him a stern look, "Naruto, look he-…" he was interrupted.
"No, I want to do it, no, I must do it. I have a strange feeling that this Akatsuki may be related to the attack six years ago." Naruto said sadly, but again with a look of determination.
"Naruto, even if you believe that, I don't believe you are even powerful enough to eliminate the clan…" he said.
"Then I'll get stronger… I'll get stronger for the village, for myself, and more importantly, for Umi…" Naruto responded.
Sarutobi sighed as he swiveled around to the Hokage faces. Going from left to right. 'Hashirama, Tobirama, Minato, what should I do?' he thought sadly. 'His Will of Fire burns strongly, however even those with the strongest flames can be extinguished by the evil forces of the worlds… I'm afraid that if Naruto were to join the Akatsuki, he may change for the worst… and become our strongest enemy.'
Turning around, Sarutobi gazed at the blond in the room, "I'll give you a month Naruto to truly decide what you wish to do…" he said softly. "Now, the other scroll provides the joint-operation with Itachi's mission… because of your fox-like mind, Naruto… I wish for you place explosive traps in rooms of those who are actively involved with the coup… Itachi has a rather extensive list and location of those…"
"If I weren't to take the elimination and go through with the traps… How would I get inside the compound, especially with a clan filled with doujutsu users?" Naruto inquired,
"…That's why it's perfect, every year between July and August, a majority of the clan goes to annual meeting outside of the village… in which a majority of the active Sharingan users are gone… leaving the adolescents and off-duty clansmen…"
"I understand that, Itachi told me… but I mean the Sharingan, even though much more limited then the Byakugan, can see a representation of chakra… and because most of my traps rely on chakra… I'd think that they would be able to discover them…" Naruto said.
"We understand, that's why we are using less conventional methods, rarely used nowadays due to explosive tags… We are using explosive powder… A fine dust placed inside a box-like structure attached to a wick… The wick uses such a small amount of chakra that it's undetectable by any sensors or eye techniques… and it allows for remote explosion…"
"I… I see…" Naruto said thinking. 'Should I really sacrifice my bonds with the village for someone else… Umi, The old man, the Librarian, my friends…' his mind wanders to those that he cares for. 'Itachi has his mother and brother, his co-workers, his friends… Augh, I need time to think about this.'
"Now that we have briefed you on your objectives… you two are now dismissed… Remember Naruto…" he said looking sadly at the boy. "You have one month to set your mind, Good night."
"Hai…" Naruto replied leaving the room.
Flashback no Jutsu - Kai
Naruto was laying in bed, with Umi by his side, unconsciously snuggling into his chest. Naruto blushed a bit, but returned to his thinking. 'What should I do, tomorrow is the deadline… With this decision, I will change the entire foundation of life… If I don't do it, I'll still live a somewhat comfortable life in the village, while Itachi takes the guilt of murdering his clan and destroying his bonds with the ones he loves… while living the strenuous life of a missing-nin… If I do it, I will break the bonds with Umi, Shikamaru, Choji… Kiba… as well as the Old man, while ensuring that Itachi keeps his bonds… but I will also be living the life of a missing-nin… and joining a corporation that I bet had something to do with how my life turned out…' He thought sadly. 'What should I do… What should I do…'
'Whatever I do… Life is going to be troublesome from now on…'
I am extremely sorry guys about being so late. I have three Accelerated classes in school, as well as getting a new PS3 not too long ago. If you have a PSN account, add me by the username "Bazooka1337"
Now onto the poll, this poll will change the entirety of what will happen next in the story. Does he proceed with the elimination, while joining the Akatsuki as a spy. Or will he leave that burden to Itachi, while staying in the village with Umi and the others. If you have something else that may be done, please voice your ideas
Naruto Eliminates clan - Joins Akatsuki: 0
Itachi Eliminates clan: 0
Other ideas:
Once again, sorry for the delay, been busy. This chapter isn't the great as I haven't had much inspiration to write, next chapters will contain much more plot and action.