I will start(not actually that I stopped) referring to an individual Anbu as 'Anbu' and use the word "ANBU" (all upper-case) as a whole unit/ANBU in general.
Hope you catch on to what I'm trying to say.
Also, I have to apologize for real this time for not uploading for so long. There isn't really an excuse why I didn't write.
beta: biginferno
The Legend of Uchiha Naruto
The forest was not a forest anymore... it was a bloodbath. Every square inch of the forest was strewn with corpses and limbs. The smell of death and decay was overwhelming, and the sight of corpses in various states of decay was enough to make Naruto feel a little bit of pity for them. Blood had spilled everywhere, every inch of the battlefield that you could see was bathed in blood and black flames. This forest was a grave... a graveyard. A place of no love, no happiness, and no life. This forest was a testament to the brutality of man and a reminder of the futility of life.
As Naruto walked to the only man that made it through this "hell", he grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up to his eye level. The look on the Anbu showed no signs of life at least mentally. He didn't seem bothered by the scene around him at all. Naruto's EMS flared dangerously at his eyes.
"Report to Danzo this; If he wants to meet me so bad, then tell him to do it in person, understood?" asked Naruto without a hint of emotion in his voice.
The Anbu simply replied, "Yes, Naruto-sama". Naruto released him and the Anbu started running away as Naruto stood his ground without moving a muscle. The wonders of Kotoamatsukami.
He then sensed a few Konoha units coming their way, so he thought it would be best to shoo while he can. He quickly put the Forbbiden scroll into Iruka's hands, who was still unconscious and with a quick kunai through Mizuki's skull, he fled the scene.
Upon Konoha's squads' arrival, they were stunned. There was so much... death. The Third Hokage quickly recognized the bodies of the fallen soldiers; ROOT ANBU.
He saw Iruka laying on the ground holding the Forbbiden Scroll. He also noticed a legless, dead Mizuki laying not too far away from Iruka.
Hiruzen immediately ordered some medic-nins to examine Iruka and if they can, wake him up. He noticed some of his ninjas asking each other, who could have possibly done this genocide.
They were all brought out of their thoughts, when one of the medics shouted, "He's waking up!". They all rushed towards them. Iruka was stirring into consciousness as they surrounded him in a circle. When he was wide awake, he looked around him and noted all the corpses and blood. His eyes widened as sweat dripped from his eyebrows.
"Are you okay Iruka?" asked The Third kindly, to which Iruka simply nodded.
"Do you know who did this?" asked Hiruzen again.
"It was Naruto..." replied Iruka while still looking around. Many were shocked, Hiruzen included. How in the hell did Naruto kill so many Anbus, no, that was the wrong the question, why did he kill those Anbus was the right question.
"How did this happen?" The Hokage asked.
"I came to capture Mizuki, and when I caught up to him, I saw that Naruto was here first. Naruto seemed to have cut one of Mizuki's legs off and was about to end his life when someone knocked me conscious," explained Iruka.
"Take Iruka to the hospital. And call an emergency meeting," stated Sarutobi Hiruzen firmly. Everyone nodded as they went on their way.
(2 hours later: council chambers)
"Everybody, calm down!" shouted Hiruzen. The room was full of shouts and screams, some were shouting Naruto's execution, the civilian council of course, while others were trying to get it through their head. However, they didn't stop at the Hokage's comment.
"Troublesome." sighed out Nara Shikaku to no one in particular.
"Troublesome indeed," commented Yamanaka Inoichi with a grim face. They had just heard what happened and it was safe to say they weren't taking it very well.
"CALM DOWN!" shouted Hiruzen leaking not so tiny portion of KI. Everybody stopped in their tracks to look at him. The civilians had a very hard time breathing and the clan heads had a little bit of sweat rolling on their foreheads. "Get me Uzumaki Naruto," he added. Two Anbus Shunshined into view and bowed before leaving the room. Not long after, Naruto came into the room with the Anbus Hiruzen ordered.
The Council immediately started spiraling out of control upon his arrival. There were shouts, screams, and cries even. Naruto looked around without a care in the world and asked the Hokage, "What for do you need me, Hokage-sama?"
The Hokage sighed, Naruto. Both of them knew exactly why he called for his presence. But let's see anyway, first of all, how did Naruto take out this number of Anbus, secondly, why did he kill them, and let's not forget the fact that he still wasn't officially a shinobi either. It raised too many questions for The Third, that he didn't have the answers for.
"Care to explain what happened?" asked the Hokage.
"Explain what?" Naruto shot back with a question.
"You know about what." the Hokage replied.
"I just served my village as a shinobi. That's what happened," stated Naruto without emotion and with a blank face, a face that awfully reminded Hiruzen of Uchiha Itachi.
"You are still not technically a shinobi," replied Hiruzen. It was true since they haven't checked the exams. But it wouldn't be a surprise if Naruto passed with flying colors.
Naruto looked at him amused. What was he trying to say? That he was committing crimes? Or maybe that he should've just let Mizuki run away. It was clear that he murdered Konoha shinobi, but only because they started attacking another Konoha shinob-... Naruto sighed, hardly. Hiruzen followed his sigh. But even with this, They were attacking a citizen. It was also true that he attacked Mizuki first, but he did give him a warning beforehand.
"Uzumaki Naruto, I herbally promote you to genin rank in the village Konohagakure. What happened last night is to be classified information and marked as an S-class mission." said The Third, handing Naruto a headband and shocking anyone present except Naruto.
It was around then when Naruto shot Danzo a glance that wasn't an angry glance nor a glance of fury, but a glance that was dark and sinister, screaming: 'I will have so much fun with you...' Danzo merely narrowed his eyes at Naruto.
"Any objections?" asked The Third.
Unsurprisingly the civilian council started enraging and outbursting. "Hokage-sama! You can't be in the right mind to promote the Demon to a shinobi!" Yes, such screams could be heard.
And Naruto didn't take it very well. He leaked twice of KI the amount The Hokage did. The civilians fell to their knees from their chairs while the clan heads were trying their best to breathe normally while sweating. Hiruzen looked at Naruto in surprise. And another thing only Naruto noticed was that Danzo was smiling.
"Dare to repeat what you said?" asked Naruto as a sick smile crept its way onto his face.
"I-I d-didn't-t s-say anything! I-I swear!" screamed the civilian while he cried. Naruto stopped releasing KI and said, "You are no fun." as he returned to his stoic features.
"Naruto, do not try such thing again, understood?" said The Third.
"Understood."
"You may go now." Naruto shunshined out of the room without further comment.
"Now, onto more important matters..."
As Nara Shikaku opened the door to his house he could clearly hear his son muttering the word "Troublesome." and he couldn't blame him. He looked and saw his wife supervising Shikamaru as he ate while holding a... stick? Where did she get that from? It was always good to hear both sides of the story before acting.
"What happened..?" asked Shikaku.
"I'll tell you what happened, Dad. This crazy woman is forcing me to eat," said Shikamaru. Rookie mistake; never call a woman crazy. Shikamaru got smacked in the back of the head... hard. He winced in pain as Shikaku chuckled. It was not uncommon for such things to happen in the Nara household. It was amusing, to say the least.
"Hey Dad, do you know that kid, Uzumaki Naruto I think his name was?" asked Shikamaru.
"I know him, why?" replied Shikaku wiht a question.
"He's so strange, one day he's a complete idiot, next day he's calm, collected, serious even. Do you know why?" stated Shikamaru. His father started laughing as he poured himself a drink.
"You wouldn't imagine. He's one hell of a kid, surprised me a handful of times already." chuckled out Shikaku. His son looked at him dumbfounded.
"What did he do to surprise you?" asked Shikamaru.
"I'll tell you when you get older." Shikamaru looked at his father unknowingly while muttering another
"Troublesome".
"What do you want, Danzo?" asked Naruto as he got out of his bed. It seemed that the council meeting for Danzo was over and decided to pay Naruto a visit. It wasn't surprising to Naruto at all. He did send one of his men to kindly inform him to meet in person.
"I want the same as you want, Naruto" replied Danzo. He was careful not to call him "Kyuubi" as he saw what would happen. He had to play his cards right. He was still hiding his ace from him though.
"Continue," replied Naruto, face stoic as ever.
"We both want the safety of the village. As the two of us know, I have an underground organization that's doing Konoha's dirty work under everyone's noses. Join me, work together with me, and Konoha shall rule over the Elemental Nations."
"And why exactly would I do that? I know everything about the Uchiha massacre, Shisui's death, and most importantly, that you are behind it all. Why would I join you?" asked Naruto.
Danzo seemed to stop for a moment to think. His ace would have to come into play if he wanted Naruto on his side. It didn't matter anyway, he would've used it sooner or later.
"If you join me, I will tell you everything about your parents," said Danzo. He smiled inwardly as he saw Naruto actually considering his decision. It was best to sweeten up the deal at this moment.
"You don't have to worry about your team. I'll show you how to make a blood clone. It can last for years, and it lives and dies as a real human." said Danzo.
Naruto stopped and thought for a while, before answering, "Fine, Danzo. I'll play your game for now."
"And one last thing, I know about your Sharingan so don't try to hide it." Naruto didn't look surprised at all. It was like as if he knew that he knew. and it didn't bother him in the slightest.
"I'll drop you a visit tomorrow." was the last thing Naruto said before Danzo left.
Okay. Sorry again for not uploading for so long, I'll try to keep up I promise. 2 chapters a week will be my goal for now. Starting from
Monday, the first chapter should be up around Wednesday, and the second, around Friday or Saturday.
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And with that,
bye
