A/N: Author's Note: I'm glad that so many people enjoyed my first chapter. So far I have gotten positive reviews but I was at least expecting some negative reviews… But I'm happy that I got positive reviews even more.

Disclaimer: I don't anything related to Masashi Kishimoto's anime/manage series Naruto

Legend:

"A Human being is talking."

'A Human being is thinking.'

"A Tailed Beast or Summon talking."

'A Tailed Beast or Summon thinking.'

"A Jutsu is being performed."

Chapter Two:

-Land of Fire: The Village Hidden in the Leaves-

The seven year-old boy known as Naruto Uzumaki walked through one of the Hidden Leaf Village's many parks with tears running down his whiskered face and onto the ground beneath him.

"Why?" Naruto questioned, "Why can't they treat me like the other kids? Why don't they treat me like the others?"

Why did most of the people within the village view him with such cold and anger in their eyes? Why did the parents of other children forbid them from playing from him?

The blonde-haired boy had tried to find out the answers to these questions by asking the Third Hokage but the man had given him no answers. The Third Hokage had just smiled sadly before he told Naruto that people feared what they couldn't understand. But even as the Third told the blonde-haired boy this, Naruto could tell the man wasn't telling him anything.

The blonde-haired boy stopped walking and sat down on an outcropping of rock that was nearby one of his favorite rock-skipping ponds.

As Naruto looked into the pond's pure, crystal-clear water, he saw the tears that continued to fall from his swollen eyes. The blonde-haired boy immediately looked away from his reflection and wrapped his arms around himself, slowly rocking back and forth.

"I wish that I could know why they treat me like this," Naruto sobbed, "I wish that I could make someone proud of me… I wish…"

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-The Village Hidden in the Leaves: Terasu's Saltwater Pond-

At the bottom of his pond, the shark summon known as Terasu listened to Naruto's cries. He felt his heart clench at the sight of the blonde-haired boy's tears and swollen blue eyes. The shark summon's usually stern eyes softened while his slit-like pupils expanded.

It was then that Terasu heard Kisame Hoshigaki's last order.

"… Terasu… I don't have that much time to explain things… I summoned you because I need you to take this scroll… along with the Shark Summoning Contract and give both objects... to a strong person who has been shunned like I was."

'My choice is clear… This child will become Kisame's heir.' The shark summon thought.

As soon as Terasu had finished his thought, he began to swim towards the surface of his pond.

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-Land of Fire: The Village Hidden in the Leaves-

Naruto was broken out of his mumbling when he heard a splash coming from the pond and was covered in a fair amount of saltwater. The blonde-haired boy turned his head to see what had caused the disturbance in the pond.

Floating directly in front of Naruto was a long, slender shark with glossy, silver-colored skin and eyes directly above its mouth. The blonde-haired boy's first instinct was to get up and start running away but before he had the chance to get up he looked into the shark's eyes.

Inside of the silver shark's eyes Naruto saw kindness and felt a warm, calming sensation begin to travel through his body. The blonde-haired boy's body relaxed and his earlier fear disappeared.

"It's a good thing that you decided not to leave boy… We have a lot to talk about." The silver shark said.

Naruto's eyes widened at the sound of the shark's voice but before he could panic he suddenly remembered Iruka's lecture about the three legendary Sanin and their summons.

"So… you are like one of the Sanin's summons?" The blonde-haired boy questioned, "And what do you mean "we have a lot to talk about"? I just met you today!"

"I will answer your questions in the order that you asked them. Yes, I am like of the three Sanin's summons-" The shark replied.

"Wait a minute!" Naruto interrupted, "If you're a summon, who is your summoner?"

"… My last summoner was a ninja from the Land of Water. He was known as Kisame Hoshigaki the feared "Monster of the Hidden Mist". Kisame was injured during a battle with a powerful man and sent me here after that battle," The shark answered, "Now, before I can take that topic any farther, I would like to ask you a couple of questions."

The blonde-haired boy gave a small nod to show that he understood before he waited for the silver shark to begin questioning him.

"What is your dream?" The shark summon questioned.

"I want to become a powerful ninja so that I can become the next Hokage, the leader of the Hidden Leaf Village." Naruto answered with a small smile.

Once the silver shark had heard the blonde-haired boy's declaration, it gave a predatory smirk.

"Why would you want to work for the village that treats you so badly…? Don't look to surprised Naruto; I have been in this pond for many years, looking for something that Kisame sent me here to find… I just don't understand why you would stay in this village, let alone want to protect them." The shark summon replied.

Naruto frowned at the silver shark's words before he lifted his head and revealed eyes burning with determination.

"I'm going to prove that everyone is wrong about me! I am going to prove that I am not the dobe. I am going to show them that they can't push me around whenever they want!" The blonde-haired boy declared.

The shark summon's smirk grew wider at Naruto's declaration before he schooled his features into a blank, emotionless mask.

"Naruto… You said that you want to become a strong ninja?" The silver shark questioned.

"Yes." The blonde-haired boy replied.

"Good," The shark summon responded, "I want to make a deal with you Naruto."

Naruto titled his head in slight confusion before he nodded his head hesitantly, wanting to hear the sliver shark's deal before he would speak.

It was then that the silver shark opened his mouth at a perfect 90 degree angle, revealing two scrolls lying upon the shark's tongue. After a moment of hesitation, Naruto removed the two scrolls from the shark summon's mouth and laid them on the ground near his feet. Once the scrolls had been removed, the silver shark closed its mouth and gave a faint smile.

"I would like for you to do two things with these scrolls Naruto. The first thing that I would like you to do is to sign the Shark Summoning Contract. The second thing I would like you to do is to take the second scroll… and become Kisame Hoshigaki's heir." The shark summon said.

"But why? I mean no disrespect, but why would you offer me these two scrolls?" Naruto questioned.

"I will have to tell you a little bit about my last summoner before I can answer those questions," The silver shark responded, "For as long as I was with Kisame, he was always being shunned by everyone around himself because of his unusual shark-like appearance and blue-colored skin. Kisame had a reputation for being a cruel and merciless ninja that loved to cause pain for his own enjoyment. Kisame was never like that… Sure he acted like that when he was battling someone but in reality he was just a sad man that constantly called out for someone to accept him… Kisame's last wish was for me to find someone like him and to give that person the Shark Summoning Contract and the scroll that contained all of his techniques and his large, sentient sword known as Samehada."

As the blonde-haired boy thought over the shark summon's offer, the silver shark waited patiently for Naruto to digest everything he said before he spoke again.

"So, Naruto, will you accept these two gifts? I will not pressure you into taking them. I will not force you to do anything that you do not wish to do yourself." The shark summon said.

After twenty minutes of pure silence, quite impressive for a seven year-old child, Naruto lifted his head and looked into the silver shark's eyes. Naruto then said two words that would not only change his future, but the future of his world, completely.

"I accept." The blonde-haired boy whispered.

The shark summon grinned at Naruto's answer before he pointed towards the Shark Summoning Contract with his snout.

"Then unroll the Shark Summoning Contract Naruto. Bite your thumb until you have drawn blood… Write your name on the scroll with your blood," The silver shark said encouragingly, "Now wet the hand that you would like to summon sharks with your blood and press it beneath your signature."

Immediately after the blonde-haired boy had finished following the shark summon's instructions, he watched the scroll glow a brilliant shade of blue before fading back to normal. Naruto stared at the Shark Summoning Contract with a shocked expression plastered on his face.

"… Is that supposed to happen?" The blonde-haired boy questioned.

"Yes. When a Summoning Contract glows it means that the Summons have accepted their new summoner," The silver shark answered, "Now you will need to channel a little bit of chakra into the second scroll."

Naruto followed the shark summon's instructions and watched, in awe, as 15 scrolls appeared ontop of the scroll within a cloud of smoke. The other thing that appeared within the cloud of smoke was a large sword wrapped in white bandages.

"May I present to you, Naruto Uzumaki, the "Most terrible of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's blades" the living sword known as Samehada," The shark summon introduced, "The 15 scrolls contain all of Kisame's techniques."

Naruto nodded at this information, a look of wonder on his face as he stared at the 17 objects in front of him.

A/N: Author's Note:

Well that's the end of chapter two. So what did you think? Let me know in you're reviews and messages.