Sup you guys! The Magic Man here! I was really surprised that no one thought of this story before. Naruto MirrorsEdge should have been a big one. Looks like I'm going to have to start something.
I don't want to use MirrorsEdge characters or anything because they're to bland for my taste. I will use the concepts though. Good idea or what?
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"Yeah, Upside." Shikamaru replied. Naruto looked at his lazy friend in confusion. Why would he be asked to go Upside?
"We thought at first it was for your athletic performance in Track." Shikamaru started.
Naruto smirked at this. He was probably one of the fastest mid distance runners in the E.N.
"Unfortunately they don't have any legitimate track coaches to care in all honesty. It's also illegal to recruit High School athletes to other High Schools." He explained, making Naruto's ego shatter almost immediately.
Shikamaru pulled a cigarette out of his pants pocket and took a lighter off of the table next to him and lit it. He put it in his mouth and took a long, hard drag of smoke into his system. Then he released the noxious fumes into the air.
"The principle at Upside used to run… Like us." It was deathly silent as Shikamaru allowed the information to sink in.
To say Naruto was shocked was an understatement. A runner like them?
"Choji looked him up. Took us a long time to dig up the dirt, but Choji's a pro on the laptop." Shikamaru said simply.
"What's his name?"
"Hiruzen Sarutobi." Naruto was pretty sure he had heard that name before.
"There's info that there's an organization hunting people like you."
"People like me?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah. All nine of the runners that trained under that old man Sage guy you used to talk about so fondly are being hunted." Naruto's eyes widened.
"By who?"
"Whom." Choji said smiling.
"Whatever…"
"I think this Hiruzen guy want's to watch you or something."
"So I shouldn't go?" Naruto asked, crossing his fingers.
He didn't want to go. They were all rich snobs and he didn't care if he was closer to Upside then he was to South-central.
"You're going." He should have guessed that.
"We need to know everything we can about why he would be so interested in you." Shikamaru said. Naruto sighed. This was going to suck.
The door burst open and a boy with two tattoos on his cheeks came bursting into the room.
"Time!" He shouted.
"Aww… Twelve Minutes. Naruto got it in Nine. Sorry Kiba." Choji said, making the now named Kiba fall into a stupor.
Naruto took a step forward and placed his hands on a now sulking Kiba's shoulders.
"Don't worry Kiba-chan. Sometimes we don't get it!" Naruto said smiling.
He perked up almost immediately.
"Next time Naruto-baka!"
Naruto took his hand off of Kiba's shoulder and looked back at Shikamaru and Choji. Time to get back to work.
"Here" Shikamaru said, pulling out a letter.
"This goes to Jiriaya. You know the rules." Shikamaru said, throwing the envelope to Naruto.
"Hai." He said catching it.
Naruto already knew it was a 'questionable' novel. But rules were rules. Can't look at the clients mail, even if you know them.
"Gotcha!" He said bolting out the door and back on the rooftops.
He began to pump his arms as the wind blew his hair back. He jumped over to another building and rolled to soften the landing. He was stopped by a fence, but wouldn't let that slow him down as he climbed over it with a simple jump and throw.
He landed on the other side and saw a cable line above him. He jumped up, letting his gloves protect his hands as he slid down to a particularly colored one.
It was the South-central graffiti building. Naruto bent down and placed his hands on a particular peace of graffiti that read 'The Best Road to progress is Freedom's Road.'
He didn't know who wrote it. The only thing he had ever written on the building was YOLO, just like almost everyone else without an imagination.
But whoever wrote this one understood. He liked to rub it to remember why he had to deliver messages in the first place.
He ran off the building while reminiscing about what happened in the E.N. eighteen years back. The 'Man' put a crack down on everything right. They read their mail and checked their phones. They had curfews at Nine everynight and they made sure everyone ate a balanced diet.
Ichiraku kept the good stuff in the back. Now that he thought about it.
He landed on a box and used the momentum to spring himself over a fence.
Where was he going to go to work now? He would be so far away from work after school. Who would look after Ayame? Who would mooch off the old man and eat his ramen? Looked like he was going to get an exercise to get to work.
He landed atop the last building toward his destination and went down the fire escape to a particular window.
He knocked thrice.
He waited an agonizing five minutes before the window opened.
"Whatsup Naruto-chan."
"Ero-sennin…" Naruto said dropping the package on the now opened window seal and facing up the fire escape.
"Don't leave now Naruto-chan. We've got to talk about this new school your going to."
'Damn it! How does everyone know about this before me?' Naruto asked himself.
"Come in and take a seat."
Jiriaya's home was small and the only things notable were the many frog ornaments decorating his abode. Also the very large poster with an almost nude, busty girl posing above his television. It was shaming.
"Have a seat." Naruto did exactly as he was told. He placed his bosom on a comfy looking chair in the corner as Jiriaya went to go fetch some water for Naruto and some Sake for himself.
He soon came back to find Naruto passed out in his chair.
He dumped the cold water on Naruto's head, making him jump out oj his chair in surprise and land on the floor.
"Shouldn't fall asleep on me…" Jiriaya said simply.
"Stupid bastard."
"Whatever brat." Jiriaya replied and went to his own seat.
"So I hear your going to Upside huh?"
"Yeah… What about it."
"Well I used to go to that school too. And I happened to be one of the students of your new principle." Jiriaya said, making Naruto lean forward.
It was as if he didn't understand the statement. He probably didn't in all honesty.
"You heard me right brat. I used to run for Hiruzen Sarutobi. And I was pretty damn good too." He bragged.
Naruto knew Jiriaya used to be a runner like him. Although he was around during a time when it was just for fun and didn't really mean anything. Now it was everything.
"Upside isn't anything like South-central, and it sure as hell isn't any easier in class."
"I figured that much."
"But since you're being invited behind the counter… You may have some leeway." Jiriaya said rubbing his chin.
Now that Naruto thought about it. He was never really good in any of the classes he was in. In fact… He hated school.
He generally skipped classes at South-central because the teachers only got paid when kids where in class. South Konoha was pretty corrupt. They generally passed their kids for the extra pay the Gov. would give them when their kids got good grades.
Now that he was going to Upside… He would think of something.
"Why did you really want to talk to me?" Naruto asked.
Jiriaya sighed and leaned back into his seat.
"Your old man used to go to Upside." Jiriaya said.
Naruto didn't look it, but he was surprised.
"Minato was a big influence up their and people respected him. When you get up their, I want you to take this with you." Jiriaya pulled out a stone.
It was a shiny red ruby. He placed it into Naruto's hand.
"Now I'm not going to pay you or anything; and you don't have to do this if you don't want to but…" He took one last breath, clearly attempting to hold in tears.
"Take this to sensei will you. This was a promise that your dad made me keep and I think it would be better with sensei." Jiriaya choked.
Naruto nodded and took it from his hand. He went to the window and pulled it up.
"Thanks Jiriaya." Was Naruto's last words before he climbed up the balcony and disappeared into the skyline.
Now he had something to sleep on when he went to bed that night.
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Sorry for the short chapter guys. I'm so hype for my Naruto Revolution Story that I forgot about writing this. It's hard to write two stories. Tell me what you think!