Naruto
Behind Blue Eyes
Chapter I
Naruto was walking the streets of Konoha on his way to the Hokage Tower on his way to talk to Sarutobi Hiruzen, Sandaime Hokage. Naruto knew exactly why he was being summoned to the Hokage's Office, the Kyubi. Naruto found out last night that the thing that nearly destroyed his home and robbed him of his parents was sealed inside him and that he was the Kyubi. Naruto arrived at the tower and climbed the steps to the top floor to the old man's office and knocked on the door.
"Enter." came the raspy voice of the Hiruzen from the other side of the door.
Naruto opened the door and walked in taking a seat in the chair in front of the large desk in the office.
"You have questions. And I only have a handful of answers, ask what you want and I will answer what I can." Hiruzen said.
"Is it true, am I really the Kyubi?" Naruto asked.
"No Naruto. You are not the Kyubi itself. The Kyubi was sealed inside you. But since you were only an infant at the time most assumed the Kyubi took over and thus thought you became the Kyubi. When Minato sealed the Kyubi inside you he used Fuinjutsu, a complex and hard to understand practice of the shinobi arts so most tend to do as humans do and fear what they don't understand and that fear leads to hatred." Hiruzen explained.
"Why was I chosen?" Naruto asked.
"Because you were the only one strong enough to be able to hold back the Kyubi. You see as an Uzumaki you have a strong life force and are stubborn beyond belief. The First Hokage's wife Uzumaki Mito was the first Jinnchuriki of the Kyubi, then your mother was the second and you the third." Hiruzen replied. "Your incredible life force makes the Uzumaki uniquely suited to hold the Kyubi's chakra."
"Who were my parents?" Naruto asked half heartedly.
Hiruzen let out a sigh he knew this was coming but was Naruto ready for that burden?
"Naruto, what I'm about to tell you must never be spoken of outside of this room." Hiruzen said. "Anbu, leave us."
Four figures unveiled themselves and left the room, Naruto knew they were there he had known from the start of the conversation. As the last Anbu left the room Hiruzen activated a privacy seal to make sure no one could hear what was being talked about inside the room from outside of it.
"I'll start with your mother. Her name was Uzumaki Kushina. She was a gifted swordswoman and a master of the sealing arts. In fact it was your mother who taught your father how to use seals including the seal he used to seal the Kyubi inside your body." Hiruzen explained. "Back during the third shinobi world war she took on each of the seven swordsmen of the mist to a standstill with only a katana."
"She was a Kunoichi?" Naruto asked. He hadn't expected his mother to be a kunoichi of the leaf let alone a famous one.
"Hai one of the best she could give your father a run for his money in a spar. Which brings me to your father." Hiruzen said before taking a breath. "Your father was Namikaze Minato, the Yondaime Hokage. Now your father had many enemies enough to earn a flee on sight order in the bingo books. Minato turned the very tide of the war in Konoha's favor with his skills as a shinobi; those skills are what ultimately got him the role of Hokage and also what doomed him."
"What do you mean?" Naruto asked.
"It was the seal that he used to seal the Kyubi inside you that doomed him. He used the Shiki Fujin, a forbidden seal that takes the user's life to seal something away. He sealed the Kyubi into you at the cost of his own life, a seal with certain failsafes that prevent the seal from being tampered with or undone." Hirzen explained.
"How did my mother die?" Naruto asked. He just heard the seal killed his father to seal away the Kyubi but nothing was said about his mother.
"Honestly we don't know her body was found at the sealing site where you were found. The only wound she had was a single stab wound through her chest." Hiruzen replied.
"So the Kyubi killed both my parents." Naruto said he didn't need confirmation thus why he didn't ask the question he just heard the truth of the matter.
"I'm sorry Naruto." Hiruzen said.
Naruto stood up and walked out of the office. Everything made sense: the glares, the hate, the scorn, everything was tied up in him being the container of the Kyubi and it was his own father, his idol the Yondaime that put this burden on him. Naruto jumped up onto a nearby rooftop and made his way to the training grounds. He needed something but he wasn't sure what, he just wanted to hit something.
Back n the Hokage's office Hiruzen was watching Naruto through his crystal ball he felt for the boy that's why he needed to be sure Iruka's faith in Naruto needed to be rewarded he needed a team that wouldn't treat him like the Kyubi sealed inside of him, but what team. Just then a knock came to the old man's door.
"Enter." Hiruzen said.
XxXTeam PlacementsXxX
One week passed since the graduation exam and now class 1-A was getting ready to learn who their genin squad was going to be. These teams would be their team for the foreseeable future; they would train together, fight together, and grow together. Naruto was sitting in the back of the classroom away from everyone he still hadn't come to terms with what he learned only a week ago. How would his classmates react if they knew?
Naruto also changed his attire. He ditched the kill me now orange jumpsuit in favor of something more fitting a shinobi. He now wore a skin tight two piece bodysuit that accented his toned body, he wore his hitai-ate around his waist like a belt or sash, over his body suit he wore a short sleeveless jacket with a single kanji on the back: Demon.
Naruto may not fully understand why he was chosen but if everyone was going to call him a demon he may as well own up to the title and become a demon. However Naruto wouldn't be the kind of demon that sought destruction, no he would be the demon that protected his village. If he was to be a demon then he would be a demon on his terms no one else's.
Just then the door to the classroom slid open and in walked Iruka with a clipboard in his hand, presumably with the team listing on it. Iruka walked to the front of the class and looked out over his class.
"I am proud of each and everyone of you for making it this far. As of today you are all full fledged shinobi of the Leaf Village. Now listen closely for your name and team and please no interruptions." Iruka spoke out in a loud voice. "Team One will be…"
Naruto was listening for his name and team he knew that whatever team he was placed on they would have to get used to him. He knew he wasn't very popular in his class most of the teen in his class disliked him and shunned him simply because that's what the adults did and they followed suit.
"Team Seven will be Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuga Hinata, and Inuzuka Kiba under Hatake Kakashi. Team Eight will be Aburame Shino, Nara Shikamaru, and Akimichi Choji under Yuhi Kurenai. Team Nine is still in rotation from last year. And lastly Team Ten will be Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Yamanaka Ino under Sarutobi Asuma." Iruka called out finishing the teams.
Naruto wasn't sure how to feel about his team Sakura abused him both physically and verbally whenever he got in her way or did something she didn't like, like when he used his Oiroke no Jutsu. Then there was Ino the most popular girl in their class and a clan Heiress. Neither Ino or Sakura like him very much so Naruto would have to learn to work with this team.
"You are all dismissed until one o'clock be back here by then to meet your Jonin Squad Leaders." Iruka called out.
Naruto rose from his seat and left the classroom, hell he left the academy all together opting for a more peaceful place to eat his lunch, the Hokage Monument. As Naruto got to the Hokage Monument a short kid wearing a blue scarf that was way too long for him came running up to him. Behind him were two other kids Udon and Moegi, together they made the Konohamaru Corps and they all looked up to Naruto.
"Hey Boss." Konohamaru greeted.
"Hey Konohamaru, hey Udon and Moegi." Naruto greeted back. "What brings you here?"
"Simple Boss, we wanted to see how your orientation and team placements went." Konohamaru replied to Naruto's question.
"Well Orientation wasn't too bad, I got my official picture taken. Team placements however are another story. I got teamed up with Sakura and Ino, neither of whom particularly like me very much." Naruto explained.
"Who's your squad leader?" Udon asked.
"Sarutobi Asuma." Naruto replied.
"Uncle Asuma? Man you got lucky, he's like one of the best jonin in Konoha boss he use to protect the Daimyo." Konohamaru said excitedly.
"Well I would love to stay and talk to you guys but I need to get back to the academy." Naruto said getting up off his seat.
"Ok boss." the three said in unison.
A/N: Hey everyone Azrael here with a new story hope you all like it. I had a lot of fun writing this one so please drop a review if you liked it or have tips on how i can improve my writing. As always have a good day and don't forget to take care of yourself. Ja~ne.
