Yo...
I'm back with a new arc of this story...Thanks for the reviews, but they could have been a bit more.
Now some major twists will be occurring, and I have planned out the next 25 chapters of this story, they have been divided into 5 parts.
No, every arc will not have equal chapters...some may have more and some may have less. Regardless, each and every arc, is connected to Operation Ghost...and with each chapter the mystery will start to unveil itself.
The arcs will be totally opposite from Cannon...my aim here is to show, how a shinobi behind enemy lines works. There will be deaths, and many of the things will seem as anti-heroic, because this is the world of ninjas, not everything should look good. Its a dark world.
There will be drama too.
Word of advice, things are different in this fic in comparison to Cannon, and some of the things I show are my own ideas. But every thing I write will have a logic behind it.
Enjoy the story...
Chapter 26
New Faces
He ran as fast as his legs could take him.
His vision was hazy, and blood was continuously dripping like a river from his mouth, every cell in his body was burning; and it was taking all of his energy not to scream.
This person was none other than Naruto Uchiha.
The last Root Anbu Captain, one of the three biggest traitors of the Hidden Leaf Village, and an S-rank criminal.
For the past 3 days he had ran without stopping for even a second, the damage he had suffered during the mission was catastrophic.
His comrade and best friend Sai Satou was killed in action, and Naruto's own body looked to be damaged beyond repair, he had overused his Mangekyo Sharingan so much that his vision was just a blur most of the time.
It was fair to say...Operation Ghost had a very bad start.
Danzo and Root were neutralized, but Naruto knew if he continued further, his chances of dying were very high.
The fact that...after tonight he would be the primary target of the Hunters Of Konoha...and the entire shinobi world would be after his head. He could certainly take on many shinobi...but if an S-class shinobi showed up, in his current condition he would lose.
One thing was clear, he would have to watch his back for the rest of his remaining life.
That was his destiny.
"Where are we going?" asked Kurama curiously
"(cough) (cough)...There is only one place right now, where we can rest safely...and there is only one person who I trust completely right now...and she can probably save me," said Naruto tiredly as more blood dropped from his mouth
"Your body is damaged at a cellular level, since Danzo has been killed the seal has been destroyed...but the damage has already been done. It looks as if this virus is destroying your cells...if your mother was not an Uzumaki, you would be dead in a few days." explained Kurama briefly
"Ha...Ha...I know," said Naruto tiredly, his breathing was becoming more hard.
"This person...who is she?" asked Kurama simply,
"Have you already forgotten her?" asked Naruto stoically,
Kurama frowned, it was not his habit of remembering pitiful human beings; but more than that he was quite frustrated with Naruto too.
The boy had become so quite that he barely talked with the tailed beast; Naruto only talked when Kurama asked him a question...and whenever Kurama asked anything related to Sai; Naruto would become so quite that Kurama could feel the despair the boy felt.
Kurama's respect for Naruto had increased since that night, the things the boy had done...the things he had seen, losing a close friend and still Naruto was going on.
But Kurama wondered how much longer could Naruto survive like this, his humanity was at risk of being destroyed.
"I don't know who this person is," said Kurama flatly
"She is the world's best scientist after Orochimaru...and one of the best medics and infiltrator I have ever known," said Naruto seriously
Kurama now realized who this person was, how could he forget that woman,
"Nono Yakushi...was it?" asked Kurama quickly
"Yes...the ex-medic chief of the Root Anbu black ops. She was the one who taught me infiltration and medical ninjutsu...and is the only Root Anbu left in the world apart from me," explained Naruto flatly
For once Kurama felt relived, if there was anyone who understood Naruto, then it was this woman. Not only did she train him to be one of the best infiltration expert, but she kept giving Naruto mental support.
If not for her, he would have lost his soul years back.
Kurama still remembered those horrible boot camp days of Root...the things they put young children through was unbearable.
And Naruto had watched many of his comrades die one after the other in the training, Root training was the most brutal training in the world.
A shinobi would either pass the training camp, or would die in the process. If you got injured, your injuries won't be healed, you have to survive for days and accomplish your objective.
Starving for days, travelling through the most dangerous terrains.
The causality rate of this training was catastrophic...it was as high as 90%, which meant that out of 100 recruits, only 10 would pass Boot camp while the rest would die.
The main objective behind this was to get the best shinobi...and get rid of the weaklings. A harsh truth but this was the reality of the shinobi world.
While the rest of the world lived in light, Naruto lived in darkness, he was the last of an elite group of soldiers...and his struggle was just beginning.
Looking at the long forest of trees ahead made Kurama sigh,
They still had to travel for 2 more hours.
(Konoha)
It was midnight in Konoha...and the village was having a peaceful night, but everything was going to change tomorrow morning when the news would become public.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sat in his office, and he was holding a small book which had a new picture added in it.
There was an entire page which had information about the boy...no man, who was now the third biggest traitor of Konoha.
Name: Naruto Hatake
Age: 14-15
Gender: Male
Origin: Konohagakure
Shinobi Rank: Chunin
Calibre Rank: S
Known Clan Affiliation: Uzumaki Clan
Known Element Affinities: Fuuton, Katon, Suiton and Raiton.
Skill List
Taijutsu: 3
Ninjutsu: 5
Genjutsu: 5
Intelligence: 4
Strength: 3
Speed: 5
Stamina: 5
Hand Seals: 5
Weapons: Sword made of black metal with a red guard and black sheath
Physical Description: Stands five foot six and weights one hundred and fifty five pounds. Golden blonde hair and blue eyes; tanned skin and is known to wear traditional Leaf Shinobi attire.
Special Abilities: A skilled sensor
Known Family: Hatake Kakashi (Adoptive Brother)
Crime: Slaughtered more than 300 Anbu blackops, stole the forbidden scroll and caused great destruction of property.
Bounty: 50 Million Ryo- Dead or Alive stationed by Konoha
"Is this information appropriate, Hokage-sama?" asked the Anbu commander who was standing beside Hiruzen
Ever since that night, the Anbu commander had worked continuously in order to hide this incident, and give Naruto the required time to escape to his hideout.
"Yes...we cannot disclose his identity as an Uchiha, but with this much information he would at least be considered a formidable threat which is required for his undercover operation," said Hiruzen seriously
The Anbu commander decided to ask a question which had been bugging him since the past 3 days.
"Hokage-sama, can I ask you something?" requested the Anbu commander
"Speak freely, commander," said Hiruzen flatly
"With all due respect, I don't know if you have made the right choice by sending the young boy on such a suicidal mission," said the Anbu commander truthfully
Hiruzen's head dropped in shame, but he knew this had to be done.
"You think I like this? Not a single second passes when I'm not thinking about Naruto...I watched the boy grow up and took care of him as best as I could. Do you think being a Hokage is a good job, where you only do paperwork, give speeches to young academy kids, and assign missions?" asked Hiruzen harshly
"I didn't mean it like-" said the Anbu commander quickly, but was stopped when Hiruzen raised his hand.
"This position is bloody...it is corrupt, believe me if someone more capable than me was available I would hand him this position, but the fact is there is no one. You have to send young kids to their deaths, this is not a fairy tail, this is the shinobi world where the strong survive and the weak perish. The fact that Konoha is facing another war is a more serious matter," explained Hiruzen sternly
The Anbu commander just sighed, every word his leader has said was the truth.
"What intel have we got from Jiraiya-sama's spy network?" asked the Anbu commander quickly, as he didn't want to anger the Hokage more.
Hiruzen took in a deep breath, he had to calm down, the enemy had started playing their cards and he had to think his strategy too.
"Suna is acting very suspicious, the Kazekage assures me that they have no problem with Konoha and want peace; but I'm not a senile old man, I know what Suna is up to. The Wind Damiyo has already cut their funding in favor of handing us more missions, so we are soon going to have a war with them. We still don't have any word on Orochimaru and his activities; even after all these years that brat is sneaky as ever," said Hiruzen bitterly
"What about Iwa and Kumo?" asked the Anbu commander
"I have an operative who has been keeping an eye on Iwa since the past few years...Onoki is a mad man who still hates us for his shameful defeat in the third Great Ninja war, but even he knows the world is not ready for another great ninja war...so he has not taken any official action. But if Jiraiya's reports are true..then he has been secretly funding many criminal organizations, who have hundreds of missing ninjas under their nose. Kumo is still the wild card here, either they are staying neutral or are planning something big. You know where this is heading..." said Hiruzen suggestively
"Understood...my soldiers have got some disturbing news too," said the Anbu commander seriously
"What is it?" asked Hiruzen quickly
"There have been rumors about Sky country ninja...my operatives have been getting sketchy reports that some of them have survived, it seems we have failed to destroy them totally in the previous war," explained the commander
"Shit...just keeps getting worse," said Hiruzen angrily
Sky country, was a small village who waged war against all five great nations, but were ultimately defeated by Konoha in the Third Great Ninja war, with the help of Minato Namikaze.
The Sky shinobi, specialized in aerial combat and advanced weapons, if not for Minato and his Hirashin, Konoha would have been pushed to the edge of defeat. Even if they were rumors, if the sky ninja had survived then Konoha just got added on another enemy's hit list.
"I want your Anbu...to keep searching for those idiots...find them, hunt them and kill them. I don't want any survivors!" ordered Hiruzen firmly
"As you wish," said the Anbu commander seriously
Hiruzen looked at the shinobi world map in his office, and his village which was right in the middle of it. He had lived through three wars, all his friends were now dead except for Homura.
He knew countless shinobi had sacrificed their lives to protect their home, so many young kids had died in the shadows just so the people of Konoha and Fire country could live peacefully.
This was the price that every soldier had to pay.
And Naruto was no exception either, he wasn't the first soldier who was callously being used and sacrificed for Konoha, and he won't be the last either.
"Yamato...do you know my father, my brother, my elder son, all of them died for this village. None of the people of this village remembers their names, but still they died in order to give this village a better future. You think Naruto is the only one suffering in this world?" asked Hiruzen sadly
"No...each one of us have suffered pain," said the now named Yamato, a.k.a the Anbu commander, as he remembered how his life had turned out.
"My younger son Asuma, does not understand me; my daughter in law is living as a widow, my grandson is growing up without a father...right now Konoha is facing a great danger, our enemies are uniting, even Jiraiya cannot get all the information we want, he cannot reach everywhere at the same time, he is just one man," explained Hiruzen briefly
"That is why you needed someone on the inside, didn't you Sandaime-sama?" asked Yamato sharply
"Yes, I need to know every single thing about our enemies...I want their plans, their strength, their weapons...I need every goddamn information there is to know, I won't endanger Konoha at any costs...even if I will be known as a cruel leader who sent a young boy to his death, I have done that in the past, I am doing it now...and if situation calls for it...I will do this again in the future," said Hiruzen harshly
Yamato nodded, the Hokage was right...thousands of innocent lives were at stake here.
Hiruzen knew this, Yamato knew, Sai Satou knew it...and Naruto knew it too. And despite all of this, they were doing what was the right thing, regardless of their personal feelings, they were doing their duty.
They were soldiers...but still,
"Do you think Naruto can do this all alone? He lost his friend and comrade...and Hokage-sama, it has shaken him up, He is already suffering from PTSD (Post traumatic stress disorder), that is why I strongly recommend giving him backup," said Yamato firmly
Hiruzen thought about the idea, even he knew what Naruto had gone through...and he felt sorry for the poor boy; Yamato was right.
Sai was not only Naruto's friend, but also a skilled spy and tactical fighter. He was the one who had kept Naruto sane till now, and with him dying while saving Naruto would have severely broken Naruto's morale.
Naruto needed someone, a shinobi who was not only strong but one who could endure as much pain as Naruto had endured; and help keep him sane through the mission.
Hiruzen made a decision, he had to send help in order to protect his surrogate grandson.
"Yamato...send our fastest messenger Hawk to our secret hideout within Iwagakure," said Hiruzen quickly, and started writing instructions on a scroll
Yamato's eyes widened when he heard what the Hokage had said, there was only one operative there; was the Hokage really serious about this?
"Hokage-sama, are you sure about this?" asked a shocked Yamato,
"Yes, we are sending Operative Blackwolf to provide assistance in Operation Ghost..."
In a small room in a brothel sat a man, on both of his sides were two girls who were completely naked.
He was none other than Jiraiya, the legendary Sannin, and the most powerful shinobi of the ninja world.
"Man, these girls were wild!" thought Jiraiya perversely
His thoughts then drifted back to Konoha, it had been more than a decade since he had left the village. For these past few years, he had been constantly keeping an eye on Konoha's enemies, and he knew there were dark times ahead.
There was a very suspicious organization on the rise, and he had not found any information related to Orochimaru.
It was as if the Snake Sannin had vanished from the face of the earth, but Jiraiya knew his friend better.
"What are you up to, Orochi-teme?" thought Jiraiya with a frown
But most of all he was worried about his godson, Naruto. He had been in constant touch with Hiruzen, and he was sad and happy at the same time.
He was sad, that his godson had a troubled childhood, and many people hated him, but he was happy that Kakashi had taken care of the boy and had trained him well.
He felt extremely proud when Naruto awakened the sharingan, he so badly wished to see the boy when he was made chunin.
But his duties always got in the way, he had to run the spy network.
Suddenly there was a small puff of smoke, in the room and there was a small monkey now standing on Jiraiya's chest.
There was a small scroll strapped on the monkey's legs, Jiraiya understood it was his sensei's summons, and he had sent him a message.
Getting up from his bed, he put on his clothes and then slowly unsealed the scroll. He then started reading it, and his eyes widened in shock, and fear when he saw Naruto's picture in the bingo book,
And his surrogate godson, was now an S-RANK MISSING NIN!
He quickly jumped from the window of his room , and performed a set of hand seals quickly.
"Kuchiyose No Jutsu (Summoning Jutsu)"
A large toad appeared in the alley, it had battle armor on its chest, and a sword in its hand.
"Jiraiya...what do you need me for?" asked the toad curiously
"WE ARE GOING BACK HOME!"
In a small bar, sat a woman, she was wearing a green haori with gambler written on its back. Her tight grey pants, showed her well toned legs and her firm ass.
She had her silkly blonde haired tied in a long ponytail that reached up to her ass.
Beside her was a beautiful woman, she had short brunette hair and a small cute face. She was holding a small pig in her arms and had a worried expression on her face.
They were none other than Tsunade Senju and Shizune Kato.
Tsunade's life had been one sad story, she was born into the great Senju clan and was the granddaughter of Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki.
She grew up to become one of the strongest shinobi of Konoha, but still she could not save the ones she loved most.
Her parents died in the first great ninja war, shortly after her grandfather.
Her younger brother Nawaki, and her lover Dan were killed simultaneously in the successive world wars, she could never forget the pain when she saw the two people she loved the most die.
It still haunted her.
Her grandmother died too, but then Kushina and Minato came in her life. Kushina was her cousin, and her cheerful attitude had helped to ease Tsunade's pain.
But Kami again had to ruin her life, the Kyubi attack happened and Kushina and Minato died protecting the village, like every important person in her life had died.
But as some people say...where there was darkness there was light too.
She came to know that her cousin had a son born that night, and she had been asked by the Hokage to look after the child.
At first she was nervous, she didn't know what a mother was supposed to do, but she knew she had to take care of Kushina's son.
Quite frankly, the boy had became the joy of her life, he again brought the happiness in her life, she wanted to stay with him and provide the love of a mother.
But she could never stay in Konoha...that place only brought her more painful memories.
She wanted to take Naruto with her and raise him...but she was denied permission. Naruto was declared as the village's asset as he was a Jinchuriki, and was forbidden to leave the village.
She and her student Shizune had fought tooth and nail to take Naruto with them.
But they failed...and she was given a choice to either stay with Naruto or leave the village and do whatever she liked, but she could not take Naruto with her.
And she made a decision.
A choice, which she regretted now. She chose to abandon her nephew as she couldn't overcome her pain of staying in Konoha, she felt ashamed now.
After a few years, she realized her mistake but it was already too late.
Naruto had been adopted by Kakashi Hatake, and was living a normal life again.
She knew she would only cause him more pain, if he found out that she abandoned him, and so despite the pain in her heart, she chose to let go of Naruto, and let him live in peace.
Even after all these years, not a single day passed when she and Shizune never thought about the little blonde boy.
They had not kept any ties with the village, but Hiruzen had assured her that Naruto was happy and was living a good life. That was the only thing keeping her going.
She really wanted to meet the boy, she loved him very much.
There was suddenly a puff of smoke and a small monkey stood in front of her and Shizune. It had a small scroll strapped on its feet, and Tsunade realized it was her sensei's summons.
Shizune took the scroll and handed it over to Tsunade.
Tsunade unsealed the scroll, and both the women blushed a little when they saw a picture of a handsome blonde boy in a book.
"That Senile Old pervert!" thought Tsunade irritatingly, was her sensei joking with her?
But Shizune's eyes widened when she saw what the title of that book was.
"Tsunade-sama...its...the bingo book," said Shizune in surprise
Tsunade got curious, and then she looked closely at the picture of the handsome man, and her eyes widened in shock, as she read what was written on it.
That face!
Those blue eyes!
She could never forget who this person was, and her eyes started burning with feminine fury as she finished reading the scroll.
Her hands glowed with chakra, and she smashed the table in front of her to a million pieces, all the people around her collpased on the ground as she leaked all her KI.
Even Shizune was finding it difficult to breathe, despite being a shinobi and her student.
"Tsunade-sama, what happened?" asked Shizune with heavy breaths, Tsunade's KI was making it very hard to breathe.
"HIRUZEN SARUTOBI, I'M GONNA KILL YOU!"
Author's Notes: So that's a wrap.
This chapter was made in order to expand the plot, and show different scenarios and introduction of new characters.
Now don't complain about Hiruzen, he is a Kage, of a fucking shinobi village. Every kage has to make tough decisions, even today in our world leaders make hard choices.
And this is the world of Ninja, FOR CHIRST SAKE! Hiruzen is only doing his duty, and he bores no ill feelings for Naruto. He cares for him, but all of them are soldiers first.
Duty comes first for a soldier.
Stories I recommend:
"Masters of Genjutsu" by "Tsukune08" : Naruto is known as being hopeless in the case of Genjutsu. From the beginning he is told he could never become a Genjutsu user. What would happen if those people were wrong and he had friends and a sensei who helped him to achieve that goal? This is the biggest NarutoXKurenai story with more than 343k+ words, a decent plot and good romance and twists. Sadly it is abandoned by the author, but it will give you a good read. This story inspired me to write "The Sharingan Devil", and I strongly suggest you to read it. Genre: Drama/Romance
The Sannin are back, and let's just say Hiruzen is gonna shit his pants!
What is Nono and Naruto's history?
What is going on in the shinobi world?
Will Naruto survive? What about his Mangekyo Sharingan and his PTSD?
Who the hell is Operative Blackwolf?
Find out in the next exciting chapter of "The Sharingan Devil"
I am satisfied with the latest manga chapter. Kishi is finally showing what a war truly is...but SPOLIER! Shikamaru on the verge of death is sad, but understandable. There is no victory without sacrifice and death in war, Madara needs to show his trump card, he is just acting all high and mighty, So we are gonna get a Naruto and Sasuke combo attack (Like mini Hashi and Maddi), I just hope Kishi shows Naruto as the savior and not Sasuke, but considering how much Kishi loves Sasuke, I won't be surprised if he makes Naruto look like an idiot (which he shows all the time)
Until Next time,
Be happy and have a good life
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