Chapter 7- Paranormal waves part I

Team 7 had been a team for a little over three months now, and If the team had any word to describe said months said word would be boring, very very boring. "I swear I'm going to skin this cat the next time we have to catch it. Also what the hell is that lady doing to make it run away so much!" Complained Naruto.

The rest of the team said nothing but silently agreed with him, as Sasuke found said missions to be a waste of his time preventing him from growing stronger so he could challenge his brother. Sakura was annoyed because Sasuke was annoyed, and Kakashi was actually fine with the missions as he saw them as mini-vacations so he could read his 'book'. The past couple of months had also led to Sasuke learning to acknowledge Naruto and his strengths but his ego could not accept the glaring reality that Naruto was indeed stronger than him and by a large margin.

##Flashback one month ago##

"Naruto… fight me" demanded Sasuke

"I really don't feel like it man, and besides we just got done with training and missions for the day and I wanna study up more on seals" Naruto said in a dismissing tone.

"I said fight me!" Sasuke said trying to grab Naruto's shoulder and much to the shock of Sasuke before he could make contact with Naruto his hand would stop just before making contact no matter how hard he pushed.

Naruto in response took his headband off from his eyes and looked Sasuke straight in his own eyes, shaking Sasuke to his core due to the domineering aura Naruto pressed onto him and the power his eyes radiated. As Naruto did this he spoke "Listen Sasuke I wanna make two things clear, one don't test me as the outcome from doing so would not go in your favor. Two I want this team to work so if you respect my boundaries I promise to help you achieve your goals." Naruto explained.

This caused Sasuke to grit his teeth but remained calm and replied with "fine" and left the training ground in anger. Sasuke just couldn't accept the strength Naruto possessed the first reason was because he went completely against the image of him already established in his mind and it now became evident the treatment Naruto received from the teachers in the academy were not because Naruto was a waste but because they were deliberately sabotaging him but he did not know why. The second reason was his talent for his age reminded him too much of Itachi which was unfair but it was in a way making Sasuke despise Naruto as much as he tried not to. Lastly something about Naruto's ability felt familiar to Sasuke as what made Naruto truly powerful was not his chakra, and while his chakra was nothing to scoff at that energy Sasuke sensed from him was oppressive yet familiar, like he knew it for a long time as Sasuke felt that same power within himself as it was a mere fractions of Naruto's but it was the same. However Sasuke felt as if he knew this energy in Naruto and his technique for longer than they had been alive which he knew to be impossible right? So Sasuke vowed he would learn more about this other energy source to better understand Naruto and himself and hopefully attain another means to defeat his brother and become the strongest.

##Back to present##

The team had made their way to hokage tower to submit their mission report and when they arrived they found Hiruzen mumbling under his breath about how much he hated paperwork and going through mission reports.

"Old man you're gonna put yourself in an early grave if you keep stressing." said Naruto as he chuckled at the aged hokages misfortune.

"NARUTO! Show some respect he is the hokage" Iruka said, baffled at his lack of respect for their leader.

Hiruzen sighed and said "It's quite alright Iruka, Naruto has addressed me as such since he was a mere toddler.

This surprised both Sakura and Sasuke as they wondered why Naruto was so close to the hokage. Kakashi, ignoring them as he just wanted to get on with the mission report walked up to the hokage and handed him the necessary paperwork. "Hmhm… well good work team 7, now as for your next mission we ha…"

Before Hiruzen could finish Naruto cut him off saying "Old man before you go on I feel no know we can take on a harder mission, I know I and I'm sure the others are getting fed up doing glorified chores.

Iruka responded before Hirzen could provide a response of his own and said "Naruto you and your team are strong but you are fresh genin and harder missions means putting all of your lives on the line you should not rush something like this." Iruka lectured.

While Iruka was doing this Hiruzen stopped him, knowing Naruto's strength and that he could handle himself he looked to Kakashi and asked "Kakashi, what do you think, is your team ready?"

"Hmm… they are quite talented If I say so myself. Teamwork could be a bit better but it's improved enough that I think they could handle a C rank." explained Kakashi.

Hiruzen nodded at this and looked to the genin and asked for their opinions saying " I know where Naruto stands, how about the rest of you do you think you're ready for a C rank?"

Sasuke replied with an affirmative nod and Sakura just followed Sakuke's lead even though she was a bit nervous. With that Hiruzen made a decision "Your request is granted and I have just the mission for you. Tazuna you may enter" and with that a drunken old man wearing glasses and a straw hat entered the room.

Said man analyzed the team and said in a disapproving tone "You're gonna assign some brats who just got out of diapers to look after me".

This irritated the team and Naruto responded to the old man by speed blitzing behind him releasing a wave of cursed energy and killing intent and said "Who are you calling brat" in a cold tone. This succeeded in getting a scare out of the man who was now frozen in place out of fear.

"Naruto please don't intimidate our client," said Kakashi in an exhausted tone.

"Oh I'm just teasing sensei," Naruto said, patting the man's back with a goofy smile.

"Y-You little psycho!" replied Tazuna with a cracked voice still shaken by whatever Naruro had just done to him.

Kakashi sighed at this and simply said "We accept lord third. All of you pack for a month's travel and meet me at the village gate Tomorrow morning at 9am sharp." With that Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke.

The others Also left to make their preparations with Naruto staying behind with the hokage as Iruka had also left for the day. "I have something to talk with you about old man." said Naruto as he blurred away to Hiruzen's office. This puzzled Hiruzen wondering what Naruto could want to talk to him about but made his way to his office knowing that's where Naruto would be.

Hiruzen soon made his way to his office and when he entered he found Naruto sitting with his arms folded. Hiruzen then decided to sit at his desk and asked "What can I do for you Naruto".

Naruto was silent for a moment but then said " I thank you for telling me about my mother, but even with that I was angry for a while with you for not telling me who my father was when you obviously knew. However after growing older and taking who he was in consideration I understand as the other major villages especially Kumo and Iwa would be after my head, as who wouldn't revenge on the yellow flash by taking out his son."

Hiruzen's eyes widened at this but soon he regained his composure and said "So… you figured it out.

"I'm surprised others don't have my hair and eyes might be a slightly different complexion but that aside I look exactly like him, but hey idiots will always be idiots also who else knows?" Naruto said in a mocking tone.

"It isn't that simple Naruto hate and fear can cloud the mind, making one blind to what's in front of them. And to answer your question Just Kakashi and Jiraiya Know to my knowledge, but I'm sure there are a few in the council who have come to that conclusion or speculate on it due to him selecting you as jinchuriki and your uncanny resemblance as you noticed yourself." he explained.

Naruto looked at the old man digesting all he said and finally spoke with a somber tone and said "What can you tell me about him, and isn't it ironic that they treat the son of the village's so-called greatest hero the way they do".

Hiruzen's eyes softened at the statement, obviously saddened by the fact that if things were different Naruto would have lived a life most kids would have dreamed of however fate decided it had other plans for the boy. "Naruto… Firstly, I'm sorry for keeping such information from you as your maturity was not something I could foresee and could not risk you exposing that information for your own safety. And I will say that your godfather should be the one who tells you about your father as he was like a father to him, but I will say he was a great man, husband, and I have no doubt he would have been a great father as well."

Naruto felt tears begin to form mourning for what could've been, but he resisted the urge to cry and responded to Hiruzen simply saying "Thanks old man…I guess and I'll hold my 'Godfather' to that promise you made on his behalf."

"Of course Naruto and please do it be good for you two to meet, as even if you two don't share blood you both are the only true family each other have. Also Now that you know I was put in charge of your fathers and mothers estate and assets and now that you know I will start to slowly release their assets into your account and put them in your name if you like you could even move into their home as it is by all definition yours." explained Hiruzen as he pulled out a key to hand to Naruto.

Naruto froze at this, he didn't know if he was ready for that to not only see but live in the home that was ripped from him at birth "I- I can't do that old man… not yet. I still need to come to terms with what all I lost first and Understand where I come from better.

" I understand Naruto. I will hold on to the key for you and as we said Jiriya can give you far better details of your father than I ever could. And while Jiriya will give you details on your father I think the mission I assigned you will be great in discovering more about your mother and her clan the Uzumaki. Said Hiruzen.

"Why is that?" questioned Naruto.

"This history book should explain everything in better detail, but to make things short Your mothers clan and village before it's destruction by the hands of Iwa, Kumo, and Kiri resided in the land of waves formerly known as the land of whirpools not to far from the Village you are being assigned to escort I think exploring its ruins can provide you a lot of much needed info maybe even explain what your abilities are." Hiruzen explained while handing Naruto a book called 'The Fall Uzushiogakure'.

Naruto took the book, planning to finish reading it either that night or before they arrive at Tazuna's village. " Thanks, I'll be on my way then I have to get ready", and with that Naruto once again left in a blur that even Hiruzen found hard to track.

"Naruto is truly growing at a remarkable rate. I have no doubt he will be an even greater shinobi than his father." Thought Hiruzen as he once again sat amazed by Naruto's unique capabilities.

##Next day Konoha gates##

Team 7 along with Tazuna stood at the village gates ready to embark on their journey to the land of waves. Well all of them appeared ready aside from Naruto who stood with nothing aside from the clothes on his back. "Dobe, I know you may not have much but you should've at least brought rations and weapons" Sasuke said not even mocking Naruto, but simply wondering why he came so unprepared.

Naruto responded by simply pulling two scrolls from his pocket saying "I got all I need in here".

Kakashi chuckled simply saying "That's an Uzumaki for you"

This comment didn't go unnoticed by Tazuna, Sasuke, and Sakura, the former going "AN UZUMAKI! This brat no way.

"Okay what the hell is an Uzumaki and what makes them so special?" questioned Sasuke as his curiosity towards Naruto continued to grow.

"The academy should have covered this But for now it is not my place to say as it is Naruto's clan and you of all people should understand Sasuke that clan secrets should be respected." Kakashi explained.

"YOU HAVE A CLAN" Said a surprised Sasuke and Sakura.

Naruto Sighed and said "Yes… I do and right now I don't trust you two enough to disclose more than that." While it was true they did not have the bond to disclose such information to each other as Sasuke would likely not disclose info of his clan either, it was also the fact Naruto seemed to know less of his clan than the Hokage, something he hoped to change.

Sakura, knowing how clans are with their secrets, quickly dropped the subject as she was growing to realize how she perceived Naruto was not entirely accurate and gave him more slack as an unspoken apology. Sasuke on the other hand vowed to get to the bottom of the mystery of Naruro, especially regarding his clan and that strange source of energy he sensed in abundance from Naruto now that he had been around it long enough. There was also the fact the name Uzumaki sounded familiar to him like he remembered it but it wasn't his mind that remembered but something deep inside him…his soul maybe, which perplexed him and it wasn't a clan his soul remembered that name belonged to but something else he couldn't recall. That being said Sasuke quickly snapped out of his thoughts and the Team left the village gates on their first C rank to the lands of waves.

The team had been traveling for a few hours and were making good pace to the land of waves, and soon on their journey they came across a puddle. This raised red flags in Kakashi and Sasuke who knew it hadn't rained, However while Naruto's eyes did not use chakra they were much like the byakugan and much like the dojutsu nothing could hide from his six eyes as he could see clear as day what resided within said 'puddle' as he gave knowing glances to Kakashi who nodded in agreement.

As they passed the puddle two men jumped wearing identical cloaks and linked chain gauntlets connecting the two which they then used to wrap around Kakashi 'dismembering' the man much to the horror of Tazuna and Sakura. "One down, four more to go," said the two men in unison.

Sakura and Tazuna were shaking in fear due to the situation, Sasuke stood prepared ready for battle, and Naruto stood there lacking any care as he stared off in the forest seemingly noticing something the others hadn't well all except Sasuke. "Focus dobe" said Sasuke in a serious tone as he also was not too concerned about the ninja in front of them noticing Kakashi substitute himself away from danger, but he still felt Naruto should take things seriously as these are still shinobi who are obviously skilled in the art of killing.

Naruto snapped back into reality and simply smiled at Sasuke and began to speak "Oh don't be so sour Sasuke besides…" and mid sentence before anyone could react Naruto suddenly appeared behind the two men with his arms wrapped draped over the two mens shoulders shocking everyone there as Naruto finished his sentence saying "these guys are of no concern".

"S-So Fast!" Exclaimed Sakura and Tazuna. Sakura had come to realize Naruto was strong but if he could move like that she had realized he had definitely been holding back a lot, but in her delusional mind he was still no match to Sasuke to her. Tazuna on the other hand was dumb struck that a mere child could perform such a feat as it appeared as if the child had teleported. Lastly Sasuke gritted his teeth as once again Naruto had performed a feat he knew he couldn't at that moment.

The two men quickly regained their composure and disconnected their chains leaping away with one re-engaging to attack Naruto and the other aiming for Tazuna with Sasuke intercepting his path. The battle had begun with Sasuke using high level acrobatics to perform leaping kicks and round houses, many of those blows landing overwhelming the man who attempted to counter with strikes of his own with little success. At the same time the other man began to attack Naruto who simply stood in place the man thinking he had him gave a cocky smile not that anyone could see it due to his mask and preformed a downward strike with his gauntlet, however much to his surprise his attack stopped just before making contact with Naruto. Naruto now bored as the two men would obviously give him no challenge decided to end the fight by using his gravity manipulation to levitate the man who was now confused and horrified by how he was being lifted off the ground and slammed him hard in the ground making a small crater knocking the man out.

Sasuke was about to finish off his combatant when he got distracted by sound of earth shattering caused by Naruto's attack which the man exploited by kicking Sasuke away and rushing directly towards Tazuna who was guarded by a now shaking Sakura as the man charged at her. Sasuke tried to rush over in panic due to what his lapse in focus caused and it became evident he would make it as he screamed "NOOO!"Naruto was about to speed blitz over noticing what was going on but before he could Kakashi reapered grabbing the man in a choke hold with so much force it knocked him out.

Kakashi had been watching his team overall satisfied with their individual strength but as expected they still were working together as they should. He saw Naruto easily dispatch his opponent as if he were a fly, while Sasuke Didn't have as easy a time as he definitely wasn't struggling. However Sasuke appeared to be focused on Naruto while engaged in singular combat and when Kakashi noticed Sasuke lost too much focus he decided to step in. "Well good job team you handled yourselves well against two chunin. Color me impressed, but you all still need to work on discipline and teamwork" he said while eyeing Naruto and Sasuke.

Naruto simply shrugged while Sasuke glared at him, still finding it hard to accept how strong Naruto was. Kakashi sighed as tension between the two only seemed to grow but he had more pressing matters to address as he turned towards Tazuna and spoke, "Now Tazuna why don't you tell us why these ninja are after you as at every opportunity they attempted to go after you which didn't appear to be much of a surprise to you."

Tazuna put his head down in shame but decided to confess the true gravity of the situation " I-Im sorry, to be honest it is not just bandits I need protection from but Gato as the bridge I plan to build will make him lose his grip on our village."

"Gato, one of the richest men in the elemental nations, what Gain could he attain from stopping your bridge being built?" Kakashi wondered.

"Yes that Gato and many know him in the way you describe but he is a crook who obtained his wealth by exploiting those who don't have the means to stand up for themselves using thugs and the now Shinobi to keep those who oppresses weak and docile. Our village used to be a major exporter thanks to our docks and sea life, and Gato took control of our trade and charges us unreasonable taxes and due to him having control of the docks we can't trade without his say so keeping us dependent on him. I'm sorry I lied but this was all our village could afford." explained Tazuna.

"While I do sympathize, you still lied and should have informed the Hokage who would have worked with you and made some contract which you could pay the necessary amount on a later date and would've been assigned the proper team. For now we will return to the village as the mission is at least B grade in rank now and will discuss what to do with the hokage." Kakashi scolded.

Sakura was somewhat grateful as she was terrified and knew they were genin going into something way above their pay grade, Sasuke was annoyed as he felt they could handle the mission and wanted the challenge. And Naruto, well Naruto was pissed as he absolutely loathed when the 'Strong' used their power to crush the weak as it reminded him too much of his childhood. Before the team could make their way back to the village Naruto spoke up and said "No… we continue the mission".

This stunned the group as kakashi responded to him saying "This is not a mission for mere genin Naruto"

"And we are no mere genin, as you said it yourself we can handle chunin."

Kakashi continued to stare at Naruto but soon looked to the rest of the team and asked "What do you all think?"

Sasuke was actually grateful to Naruto's arrogant nature as he smiled glad to continue the mission and said "Dobe is right, we can definitely take whatever is thrown at us."

Sakura wasn't as enthusiastic but didn't want to be the one person to say no and said "If Sasuke is good im good."

Kakashi accepted their answers happy they could all agree for once and said "We will discuss payment later Tazuna, for now let's continue our journey". Tazuna beamed at this as he doubted he had time to delay the bridge any longer to not return immediately to his village. Thus Kakashi tied the two chunin to a tree, sending one of his summoned dogs to the village with a note on what to do with the missing nin and their mission's current status.

##Sometime later land of waves##

The team had finally made it to the land of waves and was not too far from the Village, During their Journey Tazuna had provided more details as to the current state of affairs in the country and how desperate the village is. As they neared the village they noticed A bunny with a white fur coat and they thought nothing of aside from Kakashi, however before he could think further on it both he and Naruto screamed "GET DOWN" as a huge blade flew towards them. The whole team ducked with Naruto grabbing Tazuna and moving him at insane speeds out of the blade's path, disorienting the man not being accustomed to said speed.

The blade embedded itself within a tree and soon a large man with bandages covering his lower face appeared standing on said blade. The man looked to the team and said "The builder, three runts, and… oh if it isn't the famous Kakashi of the sharingan"

This statement caught Sasuke off guard but he knew it was not the time to start asking questions. Kakashi analyzed the man and soon came to realize who his opponent was "Zabuza momochi… the demon of the hidden mist, former anbu, and missing nin. You're a foe I can't take lightly" with that Kakashi raised his headband revealing his sharingan much to the surprise of everyone but Naruto who could see behind the headband with his six eyes.

"Ahh, I'm honored that you consider me worthy enough to reveal the infamous sharingan." Zabuza said mockingly while still being honest about feeling honored.

"All of you stay back and guard Tazuna this is not a foe any of you can handle" Kakashi said as he prepared for battle as Zabuza performed a Jutsu.

"Hidden mist jutsu" Said Zabuza as a thick mist enveloped the area as everyone raised their guard. "Larynx, spine, lungs, liver, jugular, subclavian veins, kidney, and heart are all vital spots on the body I can use to kill a person instantly.. Now which one of those would you like to die by?" explained Zabuza as he prepared to slaughter Tazuna and the genin that surrounded him, releasing so much killing intent that Tazuna, Sakura, and Sasuke were shaking uncontrollable. However as this happened Zabuza noticed his jutsu did not enter their immediate area as the mist seemed to stop a few meters away from them. This surprised him however what really caught his eye was the blond genin wearing his forehead protector over his eyes, he observed said genin as he seemed calm too calm for his taste and what shook him was even in this thick mist the blonde brat lifted his head and looked right at Zabuza. This put the man instantly in attack mode as he rushed right for the genin and Kakashi panicked realizing what was happening and that he wouldn't make it in time to save him.

Zabuza was instantly on Naruto and everyone froze as the man swiped his blade at him, however much to the shock of everyone Zabuza's blade stopped inches away from his face. "Man you're supposed to be a Jonin? I thought you would be a challenge as even sensei over there got the drop on me one time. Oh well." Said Naruto as he threw a fist that Zabuza barely dodged that if connected would have done major damage.

Zabuza immediately backed off analyzing Naruto intensely now as Kakashi quickly stood beside him. "What the hell! What Jutsu was that? It seems the leaf isn't all talk and they have someone like me among… a child who has been forced to kill" Zabuza knew the look of a killer this child had definitely taken a life before as the punch Naruto threw definitely had enough power to kill Zabuza if it connected properly. Zabuza now knew that Kakashi wasn't the only threat as the child next to him also had the power to challenge him.

"Naruto doesn't antagonize him, he isn't someone to take lightly," said Kakashi with concern in his voice.

Naruto gave him a blank stare but didn't feel like arguing as Kakshi obviously underestimated him as from what Naruto could tell the man wouldn't be much of a threat as long as he didn't let his guard down. "Alright sensei if you wanna take him yourself by all means be my guest." Naruto said with a hint of sarcasm.

Kakashi accepted the resignation and went on to challenge Zabuza. The battle between the two elite jonin was a near stalemate with Kakashi having the advantage however Zabuza soon caught Kakashi off guard with a clone and trapped him in a water prison. "No! All of you take Tazuna and run!" ordered Kakashi.

"HA your brats won't even make it out of the forest before I slaughter them" Mocked Zabuza.

Sakura and Tazuna were ready to follow Kakashi orders, however Sasuke was reluctant and Naruto was given a look that he felt insulted by the command. "Sasuke we can take him work with so we can help sensei." said Naruto

Sasuke would typically argue but knew Naruto was strong and that it would only hurt them to argue as much as it hurt his pride and simply nodded in understanding. With that Naruto decided to focus on using chakra in this battle unless circumstances forced otherwise and used a transformation jutsu after throwing down a smoke bomb to obscure their actions and morphed into a giant shuriken which Sasuke threw at Zabuza who swiftly jumped over it. After Zabuza thought he had dodged he noticed the shiruken morph back into Naruto who Said "Shadow Shuriken Jutsu" and released a flurry of shuriken at Zabuza who had no choice but to not only release the water prison but also leap far from his original position due to the shear amount of shuriken.

When Zabuza released the justu and leaped away he quickly raised his sword to block a kunai coming down on him from the now free Kakashi. "You definitely have some talented brats on your hand huh copy ninja?" said Zabuza.

"Indeed" Kakashi simply said.

Thus the two engaged in mortal combat once again with Kakashi thanks to his sharingan predicting and copying everyone of Zabuza's moves. In a last ditch effort of victory Zabuza released one of his most powerful jutsu which Kakashi also knew and mimicked. "Water style water dragon jutsu '' Said both men as their jutsu clashed with Kakshi's winning the tug of war of power.

Zabuza was knocked back heavily injured and weakened, the team soon surrounded him as he prepared for a last stand three senbon pierced his neck seemingly Killing him. The team was startled by the sudden events and even Naruto due to being focused on Zabuza missed the person coming into his peripheral. "I thank you for your aid as I have hunted this man for a while for his treachery to his former home" This was said by a skinny shinobi with long black hair and a white anbu mask. "Now if you excuse me I will take Zabuza's body back to the mist village for proper disposal.

Kakshi accepted this too tired to argue, however this raised red flags for Naruto as he knew anbu protocol to destroy the body upon death and his eyes could also see a slight pulse in Zabuza's veins. However before he could stop the supposed hunter Ninja Kakshi fell over due to chakra exhaustion. The team quickly scrambled with Naruto lifting Kakashi up and Tazuna guiding them to his home so they could treat Kakashi.

##somewhere in the forest near the battle##

Three figures stood watching the events that unfolded, and said figures were Hanami, Dagon, and another cursed observing the strength of 'Satoru Gojo'. "Hanami, he seems different. Are you sure that is Gojo?" Said Dagon.

"Yes Dagon I am sure, his body is different but the potency of his cursed energy is the same. However he seems to lack the experiences and knowledge of our world before this one. I also don't know how HE was also reborn into this world alongside Gojo as his cursed energy levels are pathetic compared to when he stood beside us almost as if all of his soul didn't completely transfer to this world" Said Hanami.

"It matters not as you know who will also be reborn into this world soon and we must be there with him upon his birth to welcome him." Said Dagon.

Hanami nodded agreeing with Dagon and looked to the third spirit standing beside them and said "Keep an eye on Gojo and… Geto. let us know of their development and if you are given the chance… end them as they will be our greatest obstacle in making a world ruled by curses."

The spirit standing beside them was a spirit born from the hopelessness and despair from lack of resources the people of the land of waves held. This spirit has a tall, skinny, and sickly body with long white hair, no eyes, and a face in the shape of a whirlpool. This was the semi special grade famine curse and it simply responded with a distorted voice "Understood."

Authors Note-

That's another chapter y'all, thank you for yall's patience as work has been hectic and I had a lot of projects and tasks to work on forcing me to work overtime not giving me much time to write. Please read over the chapter and critique whatever you find as I was a zombie writing this chapter due to lack of sleep but hope you enjoy none the less. And to answer a few questions, no Naruto does not know RCT yet or even blue but he will learn what CE/RCT is really soon so stay tuned. Also I agree that I do overuse flashbacks as they are easy ways to explain the plot but this will be the end of them being in every chapter as the need for them won't be as necessary. Again thank you for the support and see you in the next chapter as I work will hopefully not be as hectic. :)