Warning - Dark chapter
Flashback - 12 years ago
Everything was quiet in Konohagakure no Sato, or the Village Hidden in the Leaves. After all, it was the dead of night. Villagers and shinobi alike were sleeping soundly, save for the few ANBU who patrolled the village. Yes, it was all quiet, except for one boy screaming into the night.
The boy was five-year-old Uzumaki Naruto, who was currently running for his life. Once again, for an unknown reason, a small mob of Konoha residents decided to take their anger out on him. He would have made it out fine, had it not been for the few shinobi who joined them.
Naruto winced as several shuriken imbedded themselves in his back and legs. He merely tore them out and kept running. A few shuriken would be the least of his problems if he allowed himself to be caught.
"DEMON!" A voice screamed from the crowd. Others joined him, calling the boy a "devil" or "demon spawn." Finally, an old lady's voice called out. "Die you fucking MONSTER!"
Naruto felt rocks begin to pelt him, as the few shinobi had run out of shuriken to bombard him with. 'Ah,' Naruto thought bitterly, 'there's my favorite name. Idiots, why can't they leave me alone?'
The boy continued running, turning into an alley. Much to his misfortune, a chunin in the mob blurred through hand seals.
"Doton: Doryuheki!" The small boy didn't see as mud flew out of the chunin's mouth, flowing rapidly past him and forming a wall of earth that created a dead end. Naruto ran to the newly-formed obstacle and started pounding on it in vain, praying it would break.
"Come on you stupid wall, you're gonna get me killed," the boy yelled, pounding on the hardened mud wall. Naruto jumped as he felt something massive brush by his head, missing his left ear by inches. He stepped back and saw a fuma shuriken.
Naruto looked at the mob not 20 feet from him. "What is wrong with you people," he yelled angrily.
Some people in the crowd had the nerve to laugh. Their laughs were hollow and evil, doing nothing to quell his fear. "Oh, there's nothing wrong with us, demon. You see, you've been allowed to live for far too long. We've stabbed you, burned you, bludgeoned you, and even poisoned you. But you keep living."
A man with a butcher's smock and large knife stepped up. "You've managed to survive us this long, monster. Now you're gonna die. I don't think even a demon can live without his head!"
Several chunin threw their remaining shuriken at him. The bloodied and cut boy knew he would survive them, until they formed a cross-shaped seal. "Kage shuriken no jutsu!"
Naruto could only watch as the few shuriken became hundreds, filling any empty space in the alley. He was as good as a human dartboard. The Uzumaki crouched down, bringing his knees to his chest and shielding his head with his forearms.
"AHHHHHH!" Naruto yelled as he felt metal slice into his body. Miraculously, his torso and head were fine, but his arms and legs looked more like pincushions.
He cried while tearing the shuriken out, causing him to bleed profusely. Red chakra began to seep out, healing his wounds quickly. After a few seconds, the boy looked unharmed. Completely exhausted, but unharmed.
The mob looked at him in horror. "You see," a chunin yelled, "he truly is a demon! No human could heal themselves that quickly, not even the Slug Sannin, Tsunade!"
More cries echoed out for the boy's blood. "Kill him!"
"Sandaime's law be damned!"
"We'll be heroes!" The mob advanced on him, ready to kill. Naruto tried to move, but found himself bound.
By a shadow.
Shikoka Nara, member of the shadow-manipulating Nara clan, had his hands in a seal. His Kage mane no jutsu made anything his shadow touched mimic his actions. Unfortunately for Naruto, he was the target. The Nara spread his arms out, forcing Naruto to mimic him. Naruto stood as if attached to an invisible crucifix.
"Good work Shikoka," a large, round man said, patting his shoulder with a beefy paw. The man had a wild mane of hair and wore samurai-esque armor. The man's tiny, hateful eyes glared daggers into the boy. "This is for the Akimichi clan, monster!"
"Bubun baika no jutsu!" Chocho Akimichi's fist began to grow the size of the boy's chest and began delivering vicious blows to the defenseless boy's torso.
Naruto screamed out in pain as he felt his ribs being broken and mended just as quickly. His red chakra was working overtime to keep the boy in stable condition.
After what felt like an eternity, the giant ceased his pummeling, pleased with himself. As the Akimichi left, a man with long blonde hair passed him.
"Hello gaki, my name is Inosuko Yamanaka. My clan specialized in jutsu involving the mind. Let's see how much a demon like you can take!"
More pain flooded the already beat boy, this time in his head. He tried to grab his head but his body was still stuck due to the Nara.
"Does it hurt boy? Does it hurt like all those people you killed," the man yelled.
"AHHHH, stop it! I didn't kill anyone! I'm just a kid," Naruto pleaded.
Inosuko frowned. "Of course you did demon, you destroyed half the village!" He focused more killing intent on the boy, magnifying the mental torture he was going through.
"I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE! I SWEAR!"
"LIES," a woman screeched. Naruto vaguely saw a flash of dark blond hair before the woman began stabbing him rapidly.
"This. Is. For. My. Brother. And. My. SON!" With each word, she stabbed him harder. She finally grabbed the boy by the hair and slashed his throat.
Blood spilled out from the boy's chest and throat. Pain flooded the Uzumaki. Naruto used the last of the air in his lungs to scream in agony.
"I've done it," the woman yelled, her eyes wide like a lunatic, "I've killed the Kyuubi! The Haruno clan will be famous once again! Everyone will love me and my Sakura! I WIN KUSHINA! NOT YOU! ME! YOU UZU WHORE I WON!" The woman fell to her knees, hugging herself and smiling an insane grin.
The crowd erupted in cheers. The boy felt his consciousness slip away. When he awoke, he was in a sewer, standing next to giant metal bars that sealed part of the room off and shrouded it from view.
"Back again, Kit?" A demonic voice shook the room. A four-story tall demon slowly made itself visible.
"It's not my fault, there was a Nara and that bitch Haruno killed me."
"You aren't dead, merely unconscious. You'll awaken soon, much to the mortals' displeasure."
"So if I'm not dead now, probably a Hyuga or someone will finish me with a jyuuken to the heart."
The fox let out a laugh. "I think not, Kit. After all, whether they know it or not, that clan is still in the debt of my father. Without him or his llineage, there would be no Byakugan."
"Just like how without the Sage, there would also be no Sharingan," Naruto stated.
"It looks like you aren't as dumb as I thought, excellent. I will not tolerate a weak vessel!"
"So, while we are waiting for me to wake up, I have a few questions for you...Kyuubi-sama."
Kyuubi once again roared is laughter. "Such humility is unlike you and your kind, Kit."
The Uzumaki just looked at him, stoic. "You have lived for thousands of years and are the most feared entity in existence. You have my respect for that, and my thanks for healing me, Kyuubi-sama."
"Very well. However, what happened to the loud dobe? Always spouting that he wanted to be Hokage and other senseless babble?"
Naruto looked sad at this, and hung his head. "It was an act. I thought that if I failed and acted weak, the beatings would stop. Instead they've gotten worse. They think I can't defend myself. They think I'm weak."
"Illusion is a necessity to the shinobi, kit. You should embrace that fact."
Naruto shook his head. "Its not that I don't, but I don't have anything to back that up. Yugao-nee is barely around anymore because of her missions and Nii-san has been out of the village for some time... No! I won't be weak. I won't give up. I will become strong! So strong that no one will in this village will be able to hurt me again!"
"How, kit? They hate you and will try to erase your existence. They will make you more than just a bad memory."
"I will NEVER be a memory! Their hatred will not stop me from living my life! I will choose my own way, not what this village believes I am."
"So what, you want to be the Hokage?," the Kyuubi asked, chuckling to itself, observing the boy's actions, inwardly delighted as he saw the boy visibly blanch at the thought.
"This village can rot for all I care. I will forge my own path, become the strongest and greatest shino... no WARRIOR alive!" he proclaimed with a strong determination in his eyes, causing the ancient fox to chuckle. The up coming years will certainly be interesting indeed.
"Kit," the demon said seriously, "You've made an oath, something we bijuu and demons, especially kitsune, do not take lightly. Protect them with your life." The Kyuubi looked toward the ceiling. "Ah, you'll be leaving soon."
Naruto looked livid. "But I didn't even get to ask you a question," he yelled. Naruto could feel his presence dissipating. He had maybe a minute.
"You may ask one thing, and I swear on my honor I will answer truthfully."
After looking at the fox and seeing no trace of deception, Naruto eased. "Thank you. I want to know why you attacked Konoha and who my parents were, if you have the information."
"You are in luck, Kit, I know both. To answer the first, I was ripped from your mothers seal, as I resided inside of her as my second Jinchuuriki, and controlled by a man who claimed to be Uchiha Madara." the fox spat the name with so much hatred that Naruto could of practically tasted it. "Second, your father was Namikaze Minato, the Yondaime Hokage, and your mother was Uzumaki Kushina."
"How do you know," the blonde asked, his body slowly fading away.
"Simple, when one so powerful is defeated, one wishes to know the name of their opponent... besides I practically raised your mother." With that, Naruto faded away.
The first thing Naruto felt was the antagonizing pain he was in. He checked his body for wounds, but found none. That didn't help the blinding agony he felt. He stood up, seeing the mob walking away with their backs turned. Naruto figured that his conversation had taken up maybe a minute of real time.
'I'll remember my promise, Kyuubi-sama. And I'll no longer be the dobe.'
The last known Uzumaki stood up, tearing the remains of his blue shirt off. It would only hinder him. The boy was clad in nothing but black shinobi pants and black sandals. Naruto felt oddly calm. It was as if he knew, for the first time in his life, he would be safe from harm. He stared at the mob, his eyes focusing on their retreating forms.
"Hey," Naruto said in a deathly calm voice, causing the mob to freeze, "aren't you forgetting about me?"
The mob stood in shock, seeing the boy standing alive and well.
"How are you still alive, you fucking monster," Inosuka spat, advancing on him. "You obviously need some more of my technique." The Yamanaka made a hand seal. Naruto's eyes flashed open for a moment, before retaining their determined expression, never noticing the red tint his eyes and hair started to take.
The Yamanaka felt the familiar feeling of his soul being drawn into another's mind, where he could destroy it. There was a brilliant flash of white light, and then, shockingly, a demonic laugh.
The mob smirked in sadistic glee waiting for the screams of pain to come from the blonde only for their blood to run cold when a dark smile appeared on Naruto's face.
?
Inosuka landed with a small splash in an unknown area and looked around his mind, not remembering this. It was dark, impossibly dark, and it stunk, almost as bad as the Inuzuka kennels. Not being deterred from justice (in his mind), he continued walking through the darkness.
"I've never seen a mind this dark in all my years, nothing less from a demon." The Yamanaka walked blindly before walking into a metal pole. He looked up from the ground, only to see giant steel bars. On the outside, he could see torches lining Naruto's sewer-like mind.
"It looks like I'm in some kind of cage. Perhaps it's a mental precaution," he asked himself. He attempted to walk through the wide openings in the bars, only to find himself being thrown back by an invisible force.
"This doesn't make any sense. There's no reason to keep me locked in here." Then it hit him like a sledgehammer. "Unless….I'm not the one being….kept….in."
He slowly turned around, only to meet a cold nose.
Inosuka felt his stomach drop and filled with absolute terror. "I'm in the Kyuubi's cage."
Red eyes opened in front of him and rows of giant white teeth began visible as the creature grinned. "Very good, mortal, you are indeed as brilliant as your clan presents itself to be,"Kyuubi said sarcastically. "I would have never believed the kit to be so intelligent. And to think," Kyuubi put on a fake touched voice, "he even remembered it's been so long since I had a meal. You might be all skin and bones, but you're better than nothing."
The man trembled. "Please don't eat me! I'll be good! I promise! I won't do anymore to him!"
Kyuubi gave a harsh, barking laugh. "HAHAHA, ignorant whelp, you bastards are even worse than some demons and devils I know. Now, I suppose I should tenderize my meat first."
Kyubi brought a paw down on the man about a dozen time, his screams of pain and agony was like music to the giant fox's ears. Inosuka laid broken on the wet jail floor. "Still alive? How perfect! I always like my meals to scream." Kyuubi licked his muzzle, before devouring his prey from the feet up.
Slowly.
Outside of Naruto's mind, a few seconds after Inosuka had finished his jutsu, he let out a blood-curdling scream. Naruto watched in indifference as a loud snapping noise was heard as he fell to the ground, never to move again.
Naruto raised his right hand. "No." A wild wind began to form in the alley as a dark red energy, unlike any chakra ever felt and for some of the shinobi, more insidious than Kyuubi's own lightly funneled around Naruto's body. "I am not the dobe you believe me to be. I won't be your fool, nor your punching bag any more."
The wind picked up, causing the villagers in the mob to be pushed slowly backwards. The shuriken that were stuck in the mud wall were shaking. The rocks in the alley slowly began to move. A dull roar of harsh wind echoed in the alley.
"What is this wind," a random chunin cried. "The hell with it!" He grabbed a large shuriken on his back and threw it. He watched in triumph as it flew towards the boy. "Die demon!"
The boy merely kept his palm out and concentrated, causing a the dark energy to stop it. The shuriken hovered, the points facing away from the blonde. With a flick of his wrist, the shuriken flew back, hitting the man sideways and throwing him and several others out of the alley. The blonde looked in shock as his body acted on instinct.
'It's like my body's acting on its own.' The wind picked up to such a degree that even the sparse shinobi in the remaining crowd had to focus chakra into their feet to keep standing.
The mob looked at the boy in fear. "RUN," the Haruno yelled, having stuck around by holding onto Akimichi Chocho., "THE DEMON WILL MURDER US ALL!"
The shinobi around them seemed to share her sentiment, and even the Nara and Akimichi left in a poof of smoke.
The wind in the alley died down. Naruto felt dizzy and exhausted. He felt darkness overcome him, but not before asking himself one question.
'How did I do that?'
If he would of listened carefully, he would of heard the words of the Kyuubi.
"Hmm, the Satsui No Hado burns bright in you young one. Will you run from the power like so many others? Will you let the power warp your mind and destroy it like so many others? Or will you rise up and do what not even your own mother could not fully do? Master the intent and retain your humanity? Only time will tell me if you will be worthy of being my TRUE successor and give me the challenge I've waited Millenniums for. I've invested alot of time in you kit...don't disapoint me." The fox mused before settling himself back down to take a nap.
He would need his rest, he had a kit to break in the wonders of training.
Present Day/Day 2 of Konoha return
"Kit."
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"KIT!"
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"KIT! OFF YOUR ASS AND ON YOUR FEET!" boomed a older, deeper voice attempting to wake the Namikaze boy. Said boy groaned as lifted his head off his pillow wiping the small line of drool from his lips and turned his head towards the little dark red fox that was sitting on its hinds at the end of his bed.
"You know that I sometimes suffer with insomnia... Its still dark outside, the academy doesn't start until ten, and yet yoU WAKE ME UP AT FOUR THIRTY!" he whispered in annoyance, voice getting higher the more words he say.
"Oh I'm so sorry Naru-hime I didn't know you were in need of more beauty rest." the red fox sneered telepathically with more of an insult than sarcasm. Naruto scowled at the insult the said nothing as of now. He was woke up every morning the same way and he grown use to it but still he loved to make fun of his tenant.
"The Kyuubi No Youko. Known to be powerful enough to destroy mountains with a flick of one of his tails, reduced to nothing but being an annoying mother-hen" he said with a smirk knowing it would piss the fox off, and piss off it did if the dozen tick marks appeared on its head.
"And just for that you can wear triple the weights today." Kyuubi countered with a grin growing as the boys smirk vanished instantly. "Now move so we can be done in at least four hours then we'll spar with the kittens until we have fun at the Academy"as he smiled evilly.
A light sigh left the Jinchuuriki's mouth as he remembered his old days at the academy as dobe Naruto Uzumaki. The small obnoxious child who always craved for even the smallest bit of attention and even went as far as to pull pranks and be a loud hyperactive idiot in an orange jumpsuit. Then his choice in girls was fawning over a pink haired fan girl who fawned over a pampered raven haired prick with a superiority and inferiority complex. He shuddered at the memory when he use to ask her for dates all the time and try to gain her approval when all she did was belittle him and discourage him.
He looked the other way and watched the two sleeping women that also occupied his bed.
One was the lightly snoring Yugito, whose head rested on his left shoulder as she only slept in an oversized t-shirt that belonged to him and a pair of black boy shorts that showed little to the imagination.
The other was a woman who was tall, though nowhere near as tall as him with chocolate colored skin, and dark purple hair. He then noticed she was naked and his eye widened a little taking in her near flawless skin, large breasts with dark nipples a neatly trimmed patch of hair above her womanhood.
The purpled haired woman's eyes fluttered open showing him her beautiful yellow colored slitted orbs and she spotted him staring, she gave him one of those saucy grins of hers she knew he loved so much.
Naruto was everything she had ever wanted in a man; brave, strong, and good in the bedroom. Something that she thoroughly enjoyed during her second trip around the sun.
She had been greatly disliked by most of her clan in her past life, her mother being the only exception. The elder woman had practically given birth to a clone of herself, they were so alike in personality. A woman who was wild and rebellious in a clan that was generally calm peaceful and unassuming, due to this she had not been able to find a man that fit exactly what she was searching for until now.
A powerful and strong willed warrior who was also kind and caring and compassionate, she had expected to never find the man she was looking for. A man of opposites; caring and compassionate to those precious to him, indifferent to most of the normal populous, yet ruthless and utterly unforgiving to those who truly could not be redeemed while playful and serious when appropriate. Dominating yet submissive when it called for it, she couldn't help but smirk at that last thought.
Naruto could utterly dominate her in all things even in a fight if it truly came down to it, yet when she wanted him to submit he would simply submit because that's what she wanted.
The one thing she had always looked for but never found in any of her past lovers was the ability to keep up with her. Naruto had blown her out of the water with that one; he could fuck her till she passed out. He'd done so on one occasion when she'd mocked him about it.
She couldn't find the will in her to regret it. Although she was livid about it, while he didn't seem to mind, much to her annoyance.
There however was one quality that the reincarnated bijuu had never looked for but found in Naruto that made her believe she could very well fall in love with him. He approached everything with an almost child like wonder, it didn't matter if he'd done it before everything was fun and exciting to him. This added a whole new aspect to her sex life with the young blond. She knew as a woman, especially of Bijuu status, who could live for thousands of years that sex lives where non existent among older beings, as there was nothing new they could do.
Naruto was different though. Everything even if they had done the same before he approached with a passion interest and dedication as if it where their first time. The woman suddenly realized one thing above all else, even if she didn't love him she knew that she would never have nor ever want another lover than her blonde haired fox.
Naruto cocked his head to the side as the woman spaced out. It was odd for her. He shook his head to help clear his thoughts; he had to get ready.
Naruto tried to get up but the woman was holding him down. "I need to get up you know Nibi-chan" she smiled and curled up on him much like a cat.
"No you don't since I'm very comfortable here. And I told you to not to call me that anymore." she murmured only to feel his weight vanished from under her gaining a small whine from the neko woman.
Yugito simply slept on.
"I gotta go Yoruichi, I'll see you later." he shot a look at the second, still sleeping Yugito "She was really tired so let her sleep for another three hours then have her meet me on the roof!"
Yoruichi sighed with a bit of frustration and amusement "Boss Lady wants some help with the newest crackpot scheme she came up with later, so I don't know when I'll be back."
"Hmm…" Naruto mumbled in thought, wondering what "Boss Lady" had in mind "Ok, I'll see you whenever then." he pouted a bit before it brightened in a mischievous grin "Have fun! Bye!"
"Bye!"
Naruto left and began to leisurely stroll towards a training ground. While walking he decided to devote some time to think about what happened yesterday. He smirked as he remember the meeting with the council.
Flashback Location: Hokage Tower Time:6:45pm
Naruto and his entourage were being escorted to the room where all of Konoha's Clan heads and civilian council were having a meeting. It seems after Naruto's little stunt with the villager pissed off and scared a lot of people and they were immediately asking for his execution. The Hokage denied the notion and said it was on a count of self defense and that the man didn't have the right to attempt to attack a boy who wasn't even a ninja, stating it was a dispute between two civilians. Many tried to argue but was instantly silenced when the old Hokage starting emitting killer intent that would make a herd of elephants piss on themselves.
Yelling and screaming could still be heard down the hall as they walked up but was stopped abruptly by the impressive amount of killer intent they were feeling behind the door but none were affected by pressure.
'Well well the old man has a set afterall. That or he is making a show in order to prove to me that he is looking out for my best interest, in thus Konoha's interest.' Naruto thought with a barely noticeable smirk.
The door opened to the room and was amused how many hidden and visible Anbu guards and Jounin were in the room.
'So I presume Naruto's little demonstration got some of the populous nervous. It may get a little messy hear after all' Cloud thought as his eyes put on a little edge to the crowd like a lion staring at his prey.
They were directed to stand in the middle of the room were they would stand in the center of all the council podiums. Naruto looked at most of the different people in the room to his head to analyze everyone and gauge their facial expressions. From what he was seeing he could tell that most of the civilians still looked at him with hatred and disgust in their eyes and faces. The Clan heads were either impassive, sleeping (Guess who), or all smiles on their faces, especially the woman with the two red marks running down her cheeks which was more of a seductive smile.
Tsume Inuzuka. Clan head of the Inuzuka and at once was a love interest of his father. But thats another story for another time.
She winked once to confirm his assumption as he winked back causing her to slightly blush.
Aerith turned her head to stare at Cloud who had the decency to look away.
Naruto stopped his fun and his gaze drifted to a man who gave him an emotionless stare. His white robe as well as his pupiless eyes reminded him of an old classmate so the blond knew for a fact that this man was a Hyuga. Hiashi Hyuga if he remembered correctly as he was told and read about him. He stares back just as impassive as the clan head as both of their eyes slightly narrowed as a small amount of KI could be felt in the room.
His gaze or the KI didn't go unnoticed by Yugito so she slowly started to step in front of Aerith only to get a kunai placed by her neck by a bearded Jounin with a cigarette in his mouth.
"DON'T YOU DARE MOVE BITCH!" the Jounin barked "OR I"LL...!"
"Or you'll what?" a feminine voice said the side of him. He slowly glanced over to notice the same girl he held the kunai against now at the side of him with a curved kunai at his crotch. Most of the other participants in the room could not even follow her moment at all. Movement like that hasn't been seen since the days of the Yondaime.
'Amazing. I could barely follow her movement' Sarutobi thought in surprise as he glanced over at another corner of the room and notice that one of his elite Jounin has put his orange book away and lifted his headband from over his left side of his face showing his crimson colored left eye with three tomoes in it and started swirling.
'That speed! That power! With her and the Kyuubi brat under my influence I can take over this village and next the world' a bandaged old man thought with an evil glint in his eye.
"Now I would suggest you don't make any more moves like that or I might flinch. Then your going to need a needle and thread to so sow up those peas you call balls." Yugito purred which made the man sweat and fear for his manhood.
'I like this girl' a purple haired woman in a tan trench coat thought with a warped smile.
'She's as scary as Anko.' many of the men in the room thought in unison and sweat dropped when they looked at said woman's smile.
"Now I believe that won't be necessary Yugito-san. Asuma if you all please stand down and return to your post for I know they will mean no harm." Hiruzen Sarutobi said in more of a commanding tone.
The man scowled but nodded and walk toward the wall while all the Anbu members disappeared swirls of leaves, sticking to the shadows.
Naruto started to really observe and identify the people in the room. He had studied the ninja and civilian I.D. books of every major and minor village from the Shodai era to the latest bingo books so he had vivid knowledge of every person from name, rank, who belonged to what clan and which ninja was considered a threat to him if it ever was a possibility. To his knowledge, their needed to be at least thirteen members in the council excluding the Hokage who had the final word in any issue.
His turned his head to notice that the elders of the council (minus Sarutobi) were staring at him contempt. The one with the cane and bandaged eye was staring with an evil aura that brought a flash of anger in him but buried it as fast as it came. Kyuubi suggested killing him but that would bring more problems.
For now at least. He was a patient man.
His vision turned back to the civilian members of the council who looked at him with utter disgust and hatred. He stared back with indifference intentionally which made a few snarls be heard until he narrowed his eyes dangerously on one of them (in which wasn't missed by any of the other occupants in the chamber) who he couldn't help but shoot her a large concentrated blast of KI that she only felt, which in turned made her take a sharp breath and stare back at him with pure terror.
He didn't care if they hated him. If they were too ignorant to know the difference from the jailed and jailer than that was them. He will never forget that night until the day he dies. Actually he should thank them for they made him who he was now. But that one council woman who vowed on it the day that he left.
She WILL die.
Finally there were the shinobi council that consisted of the major clan heads. Their was Tsume Inuzuka (who was still flirting with him with her eyes) of the Iznuzuka clan, Inoichi Yamanaka of the Yamanaka clan, Hiashi Hyuuga(who was still staring intently at him) of the Hyuuga clan, Chouza Akimichi of the Ackimichi clan, Shikaku Nara (who looked half asleep) of the Nara clan, and Shibi Aburame of the Aburame clan( who looked... like an Aburame). They all seemed to acknowledge him and his entourage one way or another.
His musing was stopped when he heard the old kage's voice. "I called this meeting today to discuss something of great importance that will effect the village in the future."
"Before that Hokage-sama we need to kill that monster now before he can repeat his crime ten years ago" said the rather upset civilian council member who Naruto just shot the KI to, not remebering the feeling she just felt.
"And what would that crime be?" responded a annoyed slowly turning furious Sarutobi.
"That vile demon-spawn caused the imprisonment of more than fifty innocent villagers and Shinobi" a dark blond haired woman almost shouted. "And he manipulated Itachi Uchiha to massacre the entire clan in retaliation. Also he attacked an innocent civilian."
"You know perfectly well that it was the people who started it. BECAUSE AS I REMEMBER IT CORRECTLY YOU HAD A FRONT ROW SEAT HARUNO AND I DARE YOU TO CALL HIM A DEMON ONE MORE TIME OR I WILL SEE TO YOUR PUBLIC EXECUTION PERSONALLY BECAUSE OF YOU BREAKING MY LAW!" thundered Sarutobi all the while emitting a massive amount of killer intent that even scared his former team mates.
Shikaku Nara actually sat up straight, eyes wide, 'Oh fuck, he's pissed.'
In the world of Shinobi, there are several little facts that anyone learns quickly; One is that one doesn't become a Kage without being the strongest, most powerful ninja in the village, and secondly, that being in the same room as an angered Kate meant one of few things: Someone was either going to be demoted, killed, spending the next few years either performing D-ranked missions or recovering from the most severe beating of their life in intensive care.
From the look on the Sandaime's face, it looked like all of the above was about to be added to the ever growing list.
After taking some deep breaths and calming down the Hokage continued "As far as the innocent villager I have reports from Anbu that he attacked first and his very disturbing defeat was brought down upon himself." This brought a few snickers from various people in the room.
"Yea he was being troublesome and he was turned into a lollipop as the reports say " Skikaku Nara adding his two cents in which brought more chuckles to from the shinobi side of the council while the civilians glared at the Nara.
"And while the intentions of the Uchiha massacre are still unknown til this day, there is no way he could influence anyone if he wasn't even in the village at the time and hasn't been in the village since the incident that involved him."
"Where has the Uzumaki child been then for the past decade then?" question the elderly council man named Homura.
"Away with his family." Sarutobi replied with many of the civilian council were in a uproar. "And before anyone ask anymore details, I've labeled the detailed of S-class importance that will not be talked about as well as what the rest of what we will be talking about. Failure to comply will be looked at as an act of treason and the offender will be executed immediately." which shut them up immediately.
With that said it seemed like the atmosphere in the room was getting thicker with every passing second.
"Hokage-sama can I ask something?" the bandaged advisor asked.
"Yes whats is it Danzo?"
"Who are these other three individuals?" he asked while pointing towards Cloud, Aerith, and Yugito.
"Ah yes where are my manners these three are actually relatives of Naruto and before any more questions are asked I'll explain it all real soon." Sarutobi said.
Danzo didn't like how the Hokage tried to dodge fully answering the question completely but reluctantly nodded his head in acknowledgement.
"First I would like to fully welcome the Uzumaki clan to the Leaf Village as a active clan". This set another major uproar in the council.
"Why should we let that thing and his pack of misfits join the like of the Leaf, especially as a Clan?" The elder council advisor said known as Koharu.
"Because unlike you we have much value and much to contribute to this village rather than being a figure head with no actual political power you old tree humping bitch." Aerith countered with venom laced in her voice which surprised everyone in the room, due to her kind looking features.
'That was mild compared to what I thought she was going to say !' Cloud thought with wide eyes.
'And I thought I was bold. I might have to get to know her a little better and make her my new drinking buddy. Kurenai can be a light weight sometimes.' Anko thought with a smirk.
"Bitch show some respect to the council. The only thing I see you useful for is breeding material." A civilian councilman said with a leer. Not a second later he was lifted off the ground by the throat and was face to face with a frowning Cloud.
"Let me make this clear and listen carefully because I'm only going to repeat this once." he growled out while tightening his grip on the mans throat rewarding him with the sounds of the man choking. "If you or anyone else in this village ever disrespects my wife again... I'll show you this trick I know with a spoon, a paperclip, and a mouse." he spat darkly with murder in his eyes, emitting even more killing intent than the Hokage was earlier.
The councilmen pissed himself and fainted from the lack of air. All of the shonobi were in awe of the amount of killing intent he emitted while the civilians were in fear for there lives hoping he didn't decide to make one of them another example. Cloud dropped the limp body back in his chair disgusted and stepped back beside Aerith who had a warm smile.
"Wife? Here?" she leaned and whispered in his ear.
He glanced at her and with a light blushed he scratched the back of his head that told her automatically that he was nervous. The sound of Hiruzen clearing his throat snapped everyone out of their stupor as he wanted to get down to business.
"As I was saying before the interruption we are here today to inform the council that the old Uzumaki clan will be re-establishing itself in Konoha. For those who do may not know the Uzumaki's were recognized as the world's best Kenjutsu masters, Fuin masters as well as living longer lives than your average person. They were so skilled with the arts that even the legendary Hanzo of the Salamander commended then and hired them as personal guards for some time.
He now had everyone's full attention so he continued.
"The clan originated in the Country of Whirlpool and were considered royalty as they ran the entire country even before Konoha was ever formed."
"Yes now that I think about I did hear of the clan from a friend long ago. It was said that the Uzumaki's had very large chakra reserves four or five times larger than a normal shinobi and genetically were considered the perfect weapons once they learned to harness it" Hiashi Hyuuga added.
'Why is he trying to defend me? He wants something and its only a matter of what.' thought Naruto.
'Seems like your making allies already Naruto-kun' the old Hokage thought inwardly smiling. "That is correct Hiashi. The Uzumaki's were formidable opponents to go up against because they would never the ones to get tired as easily as a regular shinobi would so they could battle for days and not be completely wiped out from exhaustion.
"But during the war they were said to had been whipped out along with the entire country by the joint efforts of Iwa, Kumo, and Kiri during a frontal assault. Unknown to anyone a sole Uzumaki was residing here in Konoha since she was a genin oblivious to the fact she was the last living Uzumaki. As time progressed she becamed one of the most talented kunoichi in the Leaf since the day of Tsunade Sunju of the Legendary Sannin. Her name was Kushina Uzumaki which many of you knew her as "The Red Death" or "Red Hot-Blooded Habanero".
Involuntarily every male in the room shuddered a little bit at the second nickname.
A few audible gasp from many of the room while others had contemplative looks on their faces while one in particular thought the whole meeting would be just too troublesome. Hiruzen inwardly smirked at the many of the council men's facial expression, especially the elder advisor Danzo who had a looked like he just swallowed a lemon.
He would note that for later but hell, he was on a role and so he continued:
"News came later of the destruction of the Whirlpool and she was devastated and became an even powerful force as vengeance and sorrow consumed her entire being. At times she would be able to slaughter a thirty man squad by herself without so much as a scratch. Within her sorrow she actually was saved by a man who she soon fell in love with. With his knowledge he advised that she should rebuild her clan and lay the foundation for the Uzumaki in Konoha for further generations".
"Hokage-sama" interrupted Danzo.
Sarutobi continued intentionally ignoring Danzo. "Before she married the man she got an approval from the council to re-establish the clan but it was notioned that it would take five years as tradition to the leaf that any clan can establish so that loyalty is proved and no possibility of an early coup deat. One year later The Kyuubi attacked Konoha she was injured early in the attack. Unknown to many she was actually pregnant in the attack and was forced into premature labor".
He glanced over at Naruto and seen that his head was slightly down. It pained him to see the sadness in him but this was what needed to be done in order to secure Konoha's future.
Naruto was reliving the actual visions of that night. Kyuubi had given him access to his earliest memories of the night of his birth.
He knew that he was used to separated his father from his mother by that bastard puppet Uchiha.
He knew that both his parents helped each other with the sealing.
He knew his father was ok with dying but his mother wasn't having it. She wasn't leaving him alone!
He knew that his parents loved him unconditionally and made plans should any of the villagers find out of his status.
Who his father gave Sarutobi instructions to not let the village know he was a Jinchurriki!
He cleared his head of those thoughts and continued to listen to Sarutobi.
"Though she gave birth to a healthy baby boy known now to be one Naruto Uzumaki she decided to go back into battle despite her condition. She was said to have died an hour later due to the wound and blood loss from also the child birthing as it proved too much even for her body to handle. Her body was not found as it was said that the Kyuubi may have trampled it. Her husband was utterly destroyed of the loss of his wife but could not dwell in the sorrow as he had to protect the village from the demon."
'W-What! How could I have not seen it sooner.' thought an angry and guilty Anko.
Danzo tried again "Hokage-sama if you would listen to me."
"In a moment Danzo. Many do not know but Bijuu cant be killed, only contained in the body of a newborn so in order to save the village, the man made a pact with The Shinigami or "Death God" to seal the beast into his only son, at the cost of his own life. Can any of you guess who the man was?" asked a smirking Sarutobi.
Mostly every person, except for the obvious few were wearing shocked expressions as revelations were now setting themselves in.
"Thats right the man, who is also Naruto's birth father was Minato Namikaze of who many knew as The Yondaime Hokage which also make him his sole heir as well."
"ABSURD! You expect us to believe that this creature is the heir of Minato Namikaze?" shouted an enraged Danzo who was now tired of being ignored. He was tossed a closed scroll by Sarutobi.
"You should learn to hold your tongue Danzo." countered Naruto.
"Oh and why is that dem-" he tried to say before he was lifted a good two feet off the floor and began to grab at his neck and choke and behave like somebody was suffocating him.
The councilors noticed that Naruto was moving his right hand as if he was squeezing something. Everyone that hasn't been around the boy lately were so shocked at this reaction they just sat there to watch it transpired. Some out of interest but many out of pure fear.
Here was a boy that was beaten all his life and never fought back was now holding one of the most influencial and respected men by his throat off the floor, not even touching him. His killing intent was so potent that it was nearly visible, the was higher than any of them ever felt, even the Hokage was a bit unnerved by the boy's intent.
But hey he wasn't going to stop it... Yet.
Naruto gave him a bored look before speaking. "Because that man is the only one that is keeping you breathing right now. You not only were about to brake the Sandaime's Law, with the punishment it takes, but you also made it in front of him. It is brushing treason against our leader. If I was an active shinobi of the Leaf I would had to right to execute you right here and right now but for starters...NOW!"
Before anyone could think, Yugito aimed her hands at two different corners of the room and shot giant red flames from her hands at those said corners. When they made contact, screams were heard as two bodies fell down from out the shadows and rolled around in a futile attempt to smother the flames out.
Out of the corners that weren't attacked two more figures came out with sword drawn in an attempt to take out the Kyuubi brat only to be struck with a yellow light which looked like electricity, inches before they could reach him. The shinobi council and even Sarutobi showed faces of awe, while the civilian council could only look in horror as they watched the bodies spasm and convulse from the electric currents until movement stopped and they became completely still. The current left the dead bodies and slowly levitated towards a smirking Cloud who had his left arm extended while said arm was glowing yellow. Before anyone could ask Naruto started talking again, as Danzo's floating form flew straight to him.
Danzo was so close to his face that he was spitting on him when he spoke.
"I've read about you Danzo. You use to run the ROOT division of Anbu but was supposedly (pointing his thumb at the dead bodies) disbanded per the Sandaime's Law after he found out that you were stripping them of their humanity, turning them into your heartless puppets, hoping to make another Itachi... before my mother helped him gain back most of his humanity you stripped from and the one that attempted to kidnap me while I was a baby so you could turn me in to your precious little weapon. Luckily I was saved by three Anbu officers who I will keep anonymous for my own reasons."
The old war hawk looked at the Third realizing the great mistake he made, the Hokage gave him an unpleasant look but he needed to end this and ask Naruto and his family more questions later. It seemed the young Namikaze could read his mind because at that time he brought the old man closer and whispered in his ear.
"Your death will be coming soon and when it comes, not even your secret ROOT weapons or your stolen Sharingan and Mokuton can save you, that I sware on my father's ashes." he said in a whisper that promised death, actually bringing a sense of foreboding to the man when he mentioned too many secrets that only he himself and Orochimaru knew. The aura of malicious intent radiating from Naruto was palpable; so thick it could almost be tasted in the air.
Naruto squeezed his hand with more strength, making the councilor's face turn purple and his visible eye start to roll to the back of his head.
"Naruto, that's enough! Release him!" ordered Sarutobi.
Naruto grunted and as he threw Danzo back to his seat. Silence filled the room until someone voiced a thought everyone was thinking other than just what had occurred.
"H-How were you able to do that?" asked a shocked Tsume.
"Now Now Tsume-chan you know it is very unethical for shinobi to reveal their clan secrets." Naruto answered in a mocking scolding tone which made Tsume scowl and also fight down a small blush due to him adding the suffix -chan to her first name.
A suffix that usually got men's balls ripped off when they addressed her in such a way.
"Well can we ask is their a name to what you have just done? Doing elemental attacks without hand signs is suppose to be unheard of. Even for the Ridokou Sennin" voice an astonished Hiashi.
"Pure Elemental Manipulation is all you need to know. Now why don't you look at the scroll" Cloud said gaining the councils attention.
No one liked his answer but didn't push the envelope any further so to say.
"What does the scroll say Hokage-sama?" Homura asked after getting over his stupor.
"That scroll is Naruto's official birth certificate that states his biological parents are one Minato Namikaze and one Kushina Uzumaki. If you look closely it has the seals of me, Minato, Kushina, Jaraiya, Tsunade, and even Hanzo of the Salamander. That alone is all the proof you need and by law of the Leaf without any argument even from the Hokage. Naruto has the right to two seats on the council when he becomes of age, both sets of his family's assets, and sealed Namikaze compound that will also be proof that he is an Namikaze, due to the simple fact that the only way to enter the compound is from FRESH Namikaze blood."
"Also before the Yondaime died he made a law that would be effective immediately once Naruto gained his heritage."
"What law?" demanded Danzo finally gaining his bearings on what just happened.
"The law states that Naruto and his family who are active ninja only will have to answer to the Hokage and get political immunity because of the crimes committed upon Naruto and his political status as last Namikaze. In exchange the family of them will have to stay with the forces of Konoha for the next seven generations with the same privileges and obligations. Unless certain circumstances may occur he is obligated to move both clans from Konoha as well as his inheritence."
The civilain council could only sit and stare as their Hokage took every chance of taking advantage of this situation. Now they could just see what they could do about the demon. Maybe they can find a way of at least exiling him.
At that moment Homaru wanted to know exactly that. "I would like to ask who this cousin of his you spoke of earlier and who are these people that acompanied him and what connection do they have with him?"
Again Sarutobi could only smirk" Well you see the three of them, Cloud Uzumaki Namikaze, his wife Aerith Uzumaki Namikaze, and Naruto's older sister Yugito Uzumaki Namikaze have performed a familia-blood-oath which gives them the newly earned privileges as Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze. Now if you would excuse me I have a lot of work to do and a village meeting to organize. Neko and Fox would you escort the Uzumaki's to their living quarters?"
With that one happy Sandaime Hokage left the chambers leaving behind one upset council.
'Your legacy lives on sensei' thought a certain Jounin after he puts his headband back over his crimson eye. 'And I promise to do all within my powers to protect him...even if it goes against Konoha.'
Flashback end
Yesterday had been so mentally exhausting that they didn't even fully check the house he was rented by the Sandaime, though notices quickly that the entire apartment was pratically laced with seals.
He'd handle those later.
Everyone just picked a vacant room and fell asleep. After Naruto was fully dressed, he figured not to bother the lovebirds on account that they may be still tired from last night. He snickered at the thought and was glad he put a silencing seal on the door so he didn't have to here there long "discussion" all night.
'I can assume that there will be much shock... Also I have to check on her and make sure to remove that seal. I miss my little Snips.' he thought as he stared at the still night sky. As he gaze at the moon he could of almost swore that it had a light lavender color in its glow. He smiled as it brought him memories of a certain girl that became a good friend before he all the craziness. She was one of the few people that he could be comfortable around and with time on his hand he started to feel something.
At the time he wasn't sure what this feeling was that made his heart race and his face hot but he knew she was the one of the only girls that made him feel that way.
'I can't wait to see you again either...'
She found her self standing in a nothingness. She frantically looked around for any form of life or even existence. Nothing but a void of emptiness as far as the eyes could take her even with her Kekkei Genkai activated. Tears welled up in her lavender pupil-less eyes and rolled freely down her face as realization finally took her she and she figured out where she was. This was where a certain blond filled her heart and made her feel hole. This place was nothing but a mirror of the feeling.
'Naruto-kun' was all that was on her mind and all she could think of for the past decade ever since that faithful night he was took from her. A decade since a piece of her soul was ripped out of here. Why did the village hate him? Sure he pulled pranks but was that the reason to shun him and hurt him like they did? She just couldn't figure it out and now she suffered for it. She would never see him again and she never would tell him how she felt for him.
"I love you."
The words sound nice to say but without the one she loved to hear it they were meaningless. Even though she was almost seventeen years old her heart did not tell her he was a simple crush or "puppy love". She, Hinata Hyuga, the heir of the Hyuga Clan fell in love with Naruto Uzumaki, the orphan enigma and told her self she would never fall in love again since he was gone from her life forever.
"Hinata."
She heard a voice from afar that snapped her out her misery. It was soft but it sound very familiar to her heart. She noticed that there was some light coming from the direction that the voice came from. She didn't even feel her body move as it went on auto-pilot and started to run in the direction of the light.
"Hinata".
The voice was louder and now she knew that the voice was that of her beloved.
"NARUTO-KUN!" she screamed as she started to run faster than she ever thought she would as light started to engulf the void.
"Hinata-chan listen." the voice said which made her stop instantly. She remembered him saying that to her once. It was the first time he use -Chan in her name. That first time made her heart flutter as hope in her heart was telling her that he was actually letting her into his life. Then all of a sudden the ground fell from under her and she started to fall deep into the unknown. She panicked at first but for some unknown reason to her she quickly became calm as she continued to descend into the unknown.
She felt a hand touch hers and turned her head to see the boy she dreamt about marrying one day. He gave her his signature grin that made him look like a fox at times which was so adorable she always thought. She felt her face getting hot as a blush crept up on her checks and her nervousness starting to take over trying her hardest not to faint. But wait; how could she faint if this is a dream.
Naruto's face turned from cheery to a genuine smile that she had only seen once in her life and that was...
Tears started to well up in he eyes as she remembered that dreadful night. Why did the villagers go that far? Why did they cause so much suffering to an innocent little boy. She wished she could of turned back the hands of time and saved him from the horror he had to go through.
"Don't cry Hinata-chan, its ok." he said in a soothing tone. They came to a screeching halt and started to levitate in mid-air. Naruto pulled Hinata close in a embrace as their foreheads touched. Cerulean pools met lavender moons as she ran her fingers through his spiky blond hair. Just as she was pulling back he gently place his hand in hers, entwining their fingers like intimate couple would do. The next three words shocked her to the very core and if she was awake she would had fainted from the overload...
"Wait for me."
The indigo haired future Kunoichi's eyes shot open, her breathing becoming heavy as she jerked upward suddenly, for a split second she couldn't perceive what was real and what wasn't, after a moment to compose herself she sighed as she remembered the contents of her dream. She didn't understand it at first but the end she understood and in her heart she felt that those three words were the truth.
'Naruto-kun.' she thought as she felt a whimsical feeling brush through her. She hasn't felt this way in over a decade and quite frankly; she missed the feeling that Naruto always gave her even if it wasn't intentional which it was her fault at that. Though a proud and strong soon-to-be ninja, her weakness is to talk to the boy of her dreams and actually stay conscious during the conversation.
She laid in bed a few more moments hugging the stuffed fox that reminded her of the blond haired Jinchuuriki. Her blond haired Jinchuuriki. Yes she was well aware that the enigma known as Naruto Uzumaki was the container of Kyuubi No Youko, the Nine Tailed Fox; but she didn't care. To her it just meant that he was a hero and very strong and more motivation be become stronger as well. She cared about him much and would want to protect him as he would her. His words, though a decade old still hung fresh in her mind.
"You only see me for who I am and also you are precious to me Hinata-chan. I promise that I will come back stronger so I can protect you and my precious people for that is my nindo."
She reminisced on that moment day before wondering how how much he has changed over the years like she has. Hinata had grown quite beautiful between the age of five and fifteen, her short idigo hair was now long and silky, trailing a little above her backside, her once non-existent chest were now so big she had to wear a light purple sweater jacket all the time to avoid being stared at with mindless lust for the boys her age and some a little bit older. As she sat up in bed she was currently dressed in a pair of comfortable, white silk panties and bra. When she was younger she was nowhere near as comfortable with her body as she was now, but she knew there was only one man she'd allow to touch her...
Though nobody knew when he would come back or if he would even come back at all, sometimes she hated herself for not being able to believe in him as much as she should but she wanted to see that he was okay with her own eyes. Hinata began to sob slightly, tears beginning to gather in her eyes.
"Forgive me for crying for your sake Naruto-kun but please come back to me... I miss you..." She said to herself as she couldn't help but smile slightly for his sake, her tears dripping off her eye lids and landing on top her beds sheets.