What if Neglected Naruto Had wood Release | PART 1

so hey guys welcome back to the channel this is story about what if Naruto neglected and had wood release part one if you guys enjoy this what if and want next part let me know before starting the video comment down below please support for more awesome what-if content and leave a like and don't forget to subscribe to my channel and also share this video with your friends and check out the description and check out my playlist so without wasting time let's start the video prologue the date is October 10th and it is an Autumn evening in the village hidden in the leaves a figure stands Atop The Hokage Monument he is wearing blue Shinobi pants tape on his legs and blue Shinobi sandals he is also wearing a matching top with baggy long sleeves over this he is wearing a wide ankle length short sleeve cloak with a red flame Motif design along the bottom that is moving in the wind he has Shaggy blonde hair with sideburns that frame his hair chipped face he is also wearing a hidden Leaf headband which is keeping his bangs back this is none other than the fourth Hokage monodynamic is The Man known and feared throughout the entire Shinobi world as the yellow Flash armed with his flying rage and many believed him to be the fastest Shinobi who ever lived with the fourth rakage being the only person who could rival him in this respect lenato was reported to have single-handedly faced and killed ten zero zero zero hidden stone Shinobi at the Battle of kanabi bridge and ended the third Shinobi world war bonado is standing on his Stone head on the Hokage Monument overlooking a scene of absolute chaos smoke is rising into the sky and smothering the light of the full moon and the stars screams of fear can be heard clearly even from where he is the giant creature with red fur Crimson blood thirsty eyes and nine swinging Tales can be seen below destroying the hidden leaf with Shinobi desperately trying to stop it and failing the nine-tailed fox the most powerful of all the nine-tailed beasts Legend has it could level mountains and raised tsunamis with a swing of its tails right now it is proving its Legend to have some truth to it venado is thinking about the events that led to this very moment it all began with the pregnancy 9 months ago he and kashina had found out she was pregnant with quadruplets they were ecstatic the two were in disbelief over how they were going to be parents however there was a slight issue kashina's seal kashina was of the nine-tailed fox and the jinchuriki's life there was one time where the seal holding his or her tailed beast weakened considerably this was during childbirth the chakra usually used for maintaining the seal was directed towards the maintenance of the fetus or in kashina's case fetuses thus when the third found out he demanded the matter be handled with the utmost secrecy and that was what was done the pregnancy was kept a secret when the time came the children were to be delivered in a secret location where the barrier erected and the Ambu Black Ops who were part of the third security detail on guard the deliveries were a success Narito their firstborn son had come first he had Tufts of blonde hair atop his head and whisker-like markings on his cheeks an hour later their first daughter was born she had been named into she had kashina's red hair not long after this their second son came memah had Tufts of black and red hair atop his head just 15 minutes after this yayoi their youngest and second daughter were welcomed into the world she had monado's blonde hair only a shade lighter it was only then that really sunk in he had really become a father just as he was about to rebuild the seal he turned around to see bawaco and the other Midwife dropped to the ground dead the cloaked hooded man wearing an orange mask with a tiger stripe-like design with one eye hole and the fully developed three Tomo Sharingan of the achiha visible through it was standing there with a kunai in hand in front of the cradle that held the children he told him to step away from kashiner they would die vonado didn't know what to do and the man attempted to follow through on his promise Minado saved the children but he had been forced to use his teleportation and left kishina in the hands of the enemy whose plan he realized was to separate them from the beginning he used the flying rage and seal that he had incorporated into her seal to get to her but he was too late the masked man had ripped the nine tails out of her body and she informed him of his intention to use it to destroy the village Minato was devastated he knew the consequences of a tailed beast being ripped from its tinchuriki's body like that of course the masked man had infiltrated the village and summoned the nine tails right in the middle of it that was all that led to the current situation bonado inhales and exhales deeply he had already found sunaid and taken her to kashina's location he hoped that by some miracle she would be able to save her I've allowed myself enough selfishness as he says internally it's time to protect the village meanwhile below the nine tails must have sensed his presence because the fox turned its head and looked straight at the Hokage Monument it opens its mouth revealing its fangs small bowls of blue and red chakra begin to form and converge on the spot at its mouth until a giant purple ball of chakra has formed the tailed beast bomb and attack only a tailed beast is capable of one that could destroy entire armies and leave the scar upon the very face of the Earth in a second the nine tails takes aim before releasing the bomb sending it flying at the Hokage Monument you won't have to find your way here he definitely declares he begins weaving through hand signs before shouting flying region guiding Thunder Jutsu a complex ceiling formula appears in the air in front of the monument when the bomb reaches its momentum it stops it begins to sink into the ceiling array until it can be seen venado then holds up a flying rage in kunai and an explosion is seen in the distance monado has no time to examine his handiwork he whips around a kunai in hand and an attempt to behead the masked man who had tried to sneak up on him his attack goes right through the man as if he isn't there when his hand comes out on the other side the man grabs his wrist the swirling Distortion formed in the air with the masked man's only visible eye being the epicenter monado suddenly sees himself being pulled into the man acting fast he activates the flying region venado finds himself laying on the ground next to one of his kunai in front of another one of his safe houses this being the one destroyed earlier my attack slipped through him as if he wasn't even there he thought the same Distortion from before appears and out of it the masked man materializes so he can use space-time ninjatsu as well as EST monado monado begins to analyze is the situation why did you attack the leaf he questions The Masked Man simply stares at monado I could say I did it on a whim and I could say I did it for a purpose I could say I did it for peace and I could say I did it for war venado begins to assess the situation he was able to get past a top secret barrier kill all the anbu Black Ops on guard who were assigned to the third security detail and he knew about the seal weakening during childbirth he was also able to break it tame the nine tails and get past the hidden Leaf's main barrier undetected could it be are you madaricha no it's impossible he's dead I wonder about that replied the masked man taking out what appeared to be a pair of shackles and putting them on but I guess it doesn't matter who he is he's still not an ordinary Shinobi his space-time Ninjutsu surpasses mine in Lord seconds and he's got a dangerous ideology I'll have to take him down here and now or he'll cause problems in the future Minado said internally the two run at each other monado attempts to stab his opponent only for his attack to pass right through him when he he passes through him Madara uses the chain of his shackles to stop monado and bind him monado quickly disappears and reappears kneeling next to one of his kunai he's trying to use that chain as an effective method of attack for whenever he materializes which is the only time he can attack he can pull objects in but only when touching them with the nine-tailed summoning time limit on his mind he'll want to end this as quickly as possible he gets up in the two run at one another again monado with a flying rage in kunai in hand whoever is faster wins this battle monado throws his kunai at the mask Ninja and like before it goes through him a Rasengan suddenly forms in his right hand while the enemy is using his to try to touch monado's left shoulder and end the battle it looks as if the masked man has the upper hand his hand is less than a millisecond away from touching monado by when he internally voices lenato appears above the enemy the kunai he threw in hand he brings his Rasengan down drilling it into the masked man's back causing cracks to form in the ground and dirt to be kicked up ah he teleported himself to his kunai when dissipates there is a flying rage and Mark on the spot he hit on his back ah the masked man's hand begins to melt and fall off somehow you really are a flash I let my guard down for a second and he doesn't get to finish as monado appears in front of him with his hand on his stomach the contract seal the masked man says seeing a complex ceiling formula spread across his body the nine tails is no longer yours Minato declares he jumps back to the enemy having been defeated that doesn't matter you winning this battle is only prolonging the inevitable I plan to rule the world there's plenty of ways to go about doing that he says in a serious tone disappearing leaving monado worried meanwhile in the hidden Leaf the battle rages on several Shinobi are trying to subdue the nine tails but are unsuccessful so far none notice but the nine tails eyes revert from the normal pupil with three dots at the very edge of the iris to an eye with just a slit for a pupil will push the nine tails out of the village Advance the third order the Shinobi all comply running forward to occupy the demon Fox the third meanwhile bites his thumb weaves through some hand signs before slamming his hand down a poof of smoke follows and When the Smoke Clears standing next to him is none other than Monkey King Emma did the seal fail he questions the former Hokage nods we have to push the nine tails out of the village there is a puff of smoke and when it clears a large black staff stands in his place here is and grabs it places it under his arm and yells adamantine staff extend it complies as it suddenly extends its length the tip rushing out to meet the nine tails it hits the nine tails in the chest pushing the Beats back until it is out of the village it's out don't stop advance and attack orders the third bonado appears Atop The Hokage Monument once again this time on the third's head just in time to see another tailed beast bomb being gathered he weaves through hand signs a ceiling formula appears in the air above the nine tails there is a giant poof and a giant toad falls on top of the nine tails gamma bun to the chief Toady boss summon of all toads lenato teleports him himself at top gamabunta just as the nine tails begins forming another tailed beast bomb I'm sorry kashina monado says Gathering chakra he needs to get this as far away from the village as possible the third realizes what monado is gathering chakra for and runs towards him Lord third protests the Shinobi Harrison jumps onto the nine tails and before anyone can do anything the nine tails Minato and hears and are gone an explosion is seen in the distance over there let's hurry scene of explosion a safe house monado teleported to with the nine tails and Harrison at the last moment is destroyed crying can be clearly heard lenato what's going on kashina asked she looked a bit better I'm sorry kashina it was the only way the nine tails was going to destroy the village Harrison and sunaid run up towards them too soon Aid holding menma and Mido while Harrison is holding Narito and yayoi the growl is hurt by the group they turn to see the nine tails getting up the Sheena claps her hands together adamantine ceiling chains yellow chains are made of a special kind of chakra the chains drill into the ground before coming up and wrapping around the nine tails listen to all of you I'm going to use what little strength I have left to seal the nine tails inside of myself and take it with me into the Afterlife no kashina the man who did this this wasn't the last The Village we'll see of him he said confusing soon mate and here's an the Ninetails power will be needed to fight against him when he returns if I seal half the nine tails in myself and the other half in one of there's no need for either of you to do that they turn to see Harrison with Naruto and yayoi in his arms I will seal the nine tails using the reaper death seal in conjunction with the eight trigram seal he says in a tone of finality I don't know what's the cause of the events that have transpired tonight but I know the fate of the Hidden leaf and perhaps the world is on the line and that's all I need to know Lord third no monado my time has come and gone you on the other hand have just become Hokage you achieving this at such an age is symbolic of the Next Generation stepping in and you're a father now your children will need you to be there for them it is time the Baton was passed very well or 30 relented meanwhile the nine tails is thrashing about desperately attempting to free itself but to no avail he knows he is strong enough but his chakra isn't gathering this feeling my chakra won't gather I feel paralyzed it's not kashina's adamantine Chains It's he looks ahead and his eyes fall on Narita that Brad his chakra with it he's unconsciously suppressing mine his chakra feels just like the nine tails thinks of a certain Shinobi who lived ages ago he had the ability to subdue tailed beasts and was a leaf ninja could it be that he has the same ability the group has finished setting up the ritual altar the nine tails is much too large to seal in one child so I will split it amongst them its chakrai will divide into three equal parts and seal into three of them while the Beast itself I will seal into one of them monado besides Naruto he's the eldest here is in nods he weaves through hand signs and the reaper is summoned from his realm the reaper puts his hand through his in making him feel an Indescribable cold no the nine tails protests but to Avail as its chakra is ripped from it then the nine tails itself is sealed in Naruto here is in feels himself beginning to fade he falls to the ground the three gather around him with sunaid carrying two of the children and monado the other two soonaid I want you to know I'm proud of you and tell orajimaru and jurea the same he says making her tear up and sunaid I know it's hard but I want you to open your heart again I want you to learn to love once more he turns to kashina kashina from that little I welcome to the leaf years ago you've grown into a splendid strong woman lady Mito would be proud he says as she struggles to hold back the tears he finally turns to monado well done my boy you've done me proud I leave the village in your hands he says handing him four Scrolls each holding the key to each seal Minato nods I won't let you down he says determined pirizine looks up at the Moon he hasn't had a bad life he regrets a few things like not being able to be with his wife in the afterlife and letting his best friend slip into darkness he closes his eyes breathes his final breath and allows the reaper to claim his soul dying with a smile on his face days later venado is sitting in his office thinking a lot has happened in the past few days the council had demanded answers on the nine tails breaking loose Minado had decided against revealing what had happened and branded the seal breaking an accident if the possibility of a Shinobi such as madaricha being alive became common knowledge Panic would erupt throughout the village in Shinobi world this unfortunately meant the acheha were facing suspicion from certain council members he had had to notify the elders however who were not pleased with the information he had however gone public with the information of the nine tails and its chakra being sealed away the villagers had praised medo menma and yayoi as the village Heroes who stripped the demon Fox of its power they did seem a bit apprehensive about Naruto but he is sure it will pass it is still early days after the attack the Sheena by some miracle was still alive and no permanent damage was done he had thought it was Tsunade s doing but she was perplexed by it as well it was put down to her user lucky blood in the end right now monado is waiting for jurea who he summoned to the Village he hears someone enter through his window he turns to see his Sensei hey Brad you're a greets walking into the office monado smiles and immediately activates privacy seals on the room so none outside can hear anything he proceeds to explain everything to jurea from beginning to end when he has finished the sand and has a frown on his face I think this is its Sensei what you spoke about monado says a Shinobi world will face great danger in the coming days a child of Prophecy will be born he or she will hold a great power within and will either save the world or bring about its end jerea had said to monado and kashina I believe one of our children is the child of Prophecy says monado durea adopts a thinking pose I believe so too it's got to be either menma Mido or yayoi as they hold a great power just as the prophecy said so what will we do train them of course prepare them to save the world he shouts in an overly peppy manner Minado Smiles at this come on then take me to my God children they both get up and leave heading for minato's home unaware of the events they've set into motion events that will lead to the birth of a lion that will either save the world or destroy it just as the prophecy said chapter one hello all so this is the first official chapter of King of the Forest you will notice I drew some inspiration from Dom Yang's son forgotten which if you haven't read I recommend you check it out I had wanted to keep the third alive and use him later on but too large a plot hole would have been the result I've seen your reviews and want to say pairings will be discussed later on so I'm not too much concerned with that right now so on with the story time skip seven years after the nine tails attack the Uzumaki Namek is a state on the Southwest end of the Hidden Leaf lies the residence of the fourth Hokage it is here in the training ground in the backyard of the village Leader's home that we find two adults watching over three children the first adult is monotonamicus himself the second is kashina Uzumaki the first child is the fourth's first born daughter she has red hair that reaches just past her shoulders that she ties up in in a ponytail and dark blue or navy eyes she stands at four feet tall this is Mito the second is a boy that also stands at four feet tall he has a head of red and black Shaggy spiky hair and deep purple eyes this is the fourth's third child meme the third is a girl who has a head of blonde hair tied in pigtails she has a round face and has green eyes she is as tall as her siblings this is the youngest of the Uzumaki name of his children yayoi currently Minado and kashina are watching over their kids practicing their tajutsukatas a decision had been taken by the parents to train Mema Mito and yayoi as much as possible so that when the masked man finally emerged from the Shadows the one out of the three of them who was the prophesied Savior would be ready to face him bonado had attempted to track the man down using his flying rage and seal which never disappears from anything it's marked all he found was a piece of Flesh buried in the ground it was taken back to the Village to see if a positive DNA match with any Shinobi could be found for it but nothing came up the trouble was conclusive proof of whether it was Madar or na couldn't be found as as the village only started keeping DNA samples from Shinobi in the hospital archives under the second's reign all right that's enough for now says Minato Yaya you're very strong but try to be faster with your attacks Mito you move with a lot of Grace and control when you attack but try to exert a bit more Force men may you have good speed and strength but try to have more control and Grace when you attack monado assessors they all nodded this let's head in for lunch kashina says alright let's hurry the sooner we finish the sooner we can carry on with training and I can get stronger you'll just get left in my Dusty aoi challenges both of you are already in my dust Mito calculi States the trio begin arguing all right all right enough the three of you have still got a long way to go as far as I'm concerned he says suddenly grabbing Mito and yayoi and slinging them over his shoulders like sacks while kishina does the same with menma the kids protest but soon the whole family is laughing the figure watches this scene unfold from his bedroom window he has blonde spiky hair and Cerulean blue eyes he has strange like marks on his cheeks and has a hair chipped face this is Naruto the eldest of the Uzumaki Namek his children one might ask themselves why he is not training with his family the answer to this is he never does anything with his family things weren't as bad as before even from a young age Naruto could tell his siblings were receiving more attention than himself and not just from his parents the villagers were also very affectionate with the three dubbing them the saviors of the Hidden Leaf this was because they had the nine tails chakra sealed inside of them it was the opposite with Naruto the villagers would whisper behind his back and shoot him glares whenever he was around this was because he had the nine tails itself sealed inside of him in any event things only grew worse when he turned five years old his parents had explained to him then that they would be training Mema Mito and yayoi and preparing them to be Shinobi and that he wouldn't be receiving the same training as preparing his siblings to one day control the power they held took priority Naruto was saddened but understood contrary to popular belief he was quite intelligent the difference between him and his blings was he had the foundation of a civilian Academy student because of his parents neglecting to teach him the neglect Narito faced got worse and worse to a point where whenever his family went out they would leave him behind how did his siblings feel about this manma and yayoi would constantly make fun of him for being weak when he was older and convince the kids at the Academy not to go near him Mido simply behaved obliviously towards his existence Naruto is hoping things change soon the next day Naruto wakes up and heads downstairs to find the house empty he clenches his fist angrily as always he smiles realizing now is his chance he heads to his father's study and begins raiding the section the first he grabs is the shadow clone and some shuriken then just as he's about to go for another he hears laughter from outside he utters a curse before leaving the study he rushes up the stairs to his bedroom shuts the door jumps out of the window and is off to the nearest available training ground hours later Naruto sits on the ground panting since coming here he has been working on his shuriken into Jutsu he mastered the shadow clone quite fast it suits him well because of his large chakra reserves now he finally has someone to go to the academy for him while he puts in some meaningful training the academy is a waste of time in Naruto's opinion it does improperly equip one with the skills they will need when they go into the field a majority of the students in it will fail to graduate and for those who do it will be a question of will they survive a year in the field he gets up and heads home Naruto is walking through the village and begins to see a crowd forming around him Whispers And murmurs can be heard there he is ugh just look at him disgrace to his family how dare he call himself the fourth son demon burrito takes off running not being able to take any more and doesn't stop until he reaches his training ground he falls on the ground and curls himself in a ball the villagers always do this the villagers had treated him this way for as long as he could remember at first they weren't as Brazen but they quickly realized no one was going to stop them he begins to feel angry and unintentionally infuses his chakra Narito suddenly feels something rough wrapping around him he opens his eyes to see what appears to be branches that have sprouted from the ground out of nowhere and wrapped around him he quickly untangles himself what was that he says to himself aloud he closes his eyes and places his hands into the snake seal he infuses chakra and focuses hard he hears a sound and opens his eyes to see a tree this could only mean one thing the next day Naruto jumps out of his bed and wastes no time showering and getting dressed before anyone else is up intent on confirming his suspicions about what happened last night he jumps out of his window not wanting to run into anyone from his family and is off training ground burrito forms two Shadow clones one heads to the academy as is now routine and the other goes off to the library to collect notes on wood-based then he unfolds a scroll and starts reading the summoning is of that allows the user to transport a Target to their location before an animal can be summoned a prospective Summoner must first form a contract with the animal and or its species although in rare cases one can use the summoning prior to acquiring a contract to determine the summoning animal one has a natural Affinity this can have dire consequences however and is not advised burrito thinks about this what the hell he says what's the worst that can happen he says to himself he doesn't have to worry about chakra exhaustion he reads further for the instructions Narito bites his thumb while infusing a fair amount of chakra he slams his hand onto the ground summoning dot a poof of smoke engulf's Naruto When the Smoke Clears Naruto looks around in shock this is not the hidden Leaf he appears to be in the mountainous area with dense jungles Naruto Hears A growl and turns around to see standing only a few feet away a lion this one is no ordinary lion however it appears to be about the size of an adult horse the drawers causing Naruto to fall on his backside acting fast he jumps up and takes off with the Beast hot on his heels Narito jumps into a nearby tree thinking he's safe only for the lion to LEAP after him what how is that even possible he says shocked leaping to another tree the lion leaps after him the chase continues like this until Naruto jumps down onto the forest floor he forms a dozen Shadow clones who all run in different directions the lion looks around not knowing which one to go after it releases a roar that Echoes through the forest but Naruto Naruto has managed to get far enough from his Hunter what the hell was that that lion was coming for me with the moves of a Shinobi he says still trying to calm himself oh right now I need to get out of here and Naruto is stopped in his tracks as his Hunter jumps down from the trees in front of him he looks around to see other Lions emerging from the surrounding trees he sighs about your friends to help you take down the Clones huh he whips out a kunai if this is it and he's really going to die then he's going to die fighting the figure dressed in the white haori and black Shinobi pants and sandals jumps down next to Naruto he looks up to see a man who looks to be in his mid-50s he has gray short hair and a stubble on his face his eyes are black enough he says in a commanding tone you dare protect this Intruder growls Naruto's unidentified Hunter if he's here then that fact alone means he isn't one the man says in in a challenging tone the Lions growl slowly before they part to form a path for them to pass the man turns around and smiles at Naruto follow me Naruto frowns and gets into a fighting stance what makes you think I trust you would you rather stay here and face them the man says gesturing to the Lions burrito relents and follows him they walk in silence for a while so what's your name mind zakasada akasada Takahashi I'm Naruto Narito usemaki namikas akasada Chuckles that's a good name a Maelstrom ha burrito Smiles sorry about back there no problem you were right for not immediately coming with me he says I know how you ended up here so you're a Shinobi in training he says yes so what is this place Naruto asks this is Mount rain home of the lion summons and you are only the second human to set foot in this place akasada answered oh so where are we going Naruto asks did the ruler of this place Lord Helios in his Palace you'll be presented with a Summoning contract for the Lions and you'll sign it akasada explains they walk for a few kilometers Naruto sees more lions and lionesses this time he comes to the realization that they vary in size some are a normal size some are as large as Horses and some are the size of elephants they continue walking until they get to a large Rock two large Stone lines are at either side of a set of tall double doors akasada places his hand on the double doors and they open wide he walks in with Naruto trailing behind inside an incredibly large lion is seen sitting on the throne he has golden brown fur and his Mane is slightly darker than his fur his eyes are golden in color the lion is large enough so that he could crush Naruto easily with one of his fingers akasada who is this asks Helios in an intimidating tone boss this is a young man who winded up here after using the summoning without a contract it appears he has a natural affinity for your people akasada says I'll be the judge of that bring out the Summoning contract if it rejects his chakra you will pay akasada he says causing the man to gulp Allah line comes out from behind the throne with a scroll in his mouth and sets it down in front of Naruto akasada unfolds it sign your name and blood here put each of your fingerprints here and Infuse chakra and push it in here he says dust as akasada said his name is the only one on the contract Narito signs his name and marks the contract with his fingerprints he breathes in deep before pushing his chakra into the contract thought it appears you were right akasada human boy what is your name also Helios Naruto he replies deleos notices the determination and fire in his eyes and inwardly Chuckles you have now earned the right to summon the Lions it is an honor that you are only the second to have bestowed upon do not disappoint he nods right Naruto let's go they leave the chief Lions Abode when they get outside a lion slightly smaller than Helios is sitting there akasada who is this brat questions the lion making Naruto a bit angry this is Naruto you're the new Summoner Naruto this is Lei shows the boss's brother and your new summons the new Summoner this little Cub no chance in hell burrito finally speaks up want to bet kitten Ley shows growls and gets up bowing his head to meet Naruto at eye level say that again he dares kitten Narito says there is silence ha Cubs got some Roar but as for your bite that remains to be seen he says getting up and stalking off leaving an irritated Naruto and an amused akasada don't mind him he's just testing you burrito size so I get to summon all the lions even the boss Narito asks no I'll accept the boss that privilege you will earn when you become a sage akasada says how does that work Naruto asks you'll find out soon he turns to akasada I need you to train me he says without beating around the bush akasada is taken aback a bit don't you have people in your village for that I'm going nowhere fast with them he replies plainly akka saw the Ponders this a bit when do you need my help every day Naruto says desise oh right may as well smirk sakasada burrito grins from ear tier alright see you tomorrow Sensei he turns around and is about to walk off when he remembers something um how do I get home he asks sheepishly akasada's eyes this kid is something else akasada shows Narito the hand signs he will need to weave when summoning a lion now weave those backwards and you'll be back home Naruto nods and weaves the hand signs backwards before slamming his hand on the ground a poof of smoke is the result When the Smoke Clears he is gone past learner akasada comments didn't Leaf the Smoke Clears and Naruto finds himself back in the leaf he is happy he finally has someone to train him he looks in front of himself to see a book must have gotten tired of waiting he says he picks it up the title is God of Shinobi he opens the book and starts reading ashirama senju was feigned for many things such as establishing the ninja Village system that the Shinobi World operates by and being the First Hokage many believe him to be the most powerful Shinobi who ever lived he practiced many but perhaps the most powerful in his extensive Arsenal was the wood style but that he could change entire landscapes in seconds bring down armies and even subdue tailed beasts burrito's eyes widened at this he reads on he could use the wood Style by combining an earth style change in Chakra nature and a water style change in the chakra nature Naruto takes out the piece of paper sticking out of the back Moment of Truth Narito pushes his chakra into the paper first it splits in half then one half turns into dirt and the other becomes wet there's no other explanation Naruto has the wood style of the First Hokage Heim skip three years later Uzumaki Namek is estate menma Mido and yayoi are in the family's private training ground they are balancing punai on their fingers a chakra control exercise now this is so boring menma complains when am I going to get the chance to learn some real-like dads for singing quiet down menma chakra control is essential if you don't have it then you won't be able to use a rasingen says medo yeah yeah manma board blows at yayoyas kunai hey gelsier I'm telling Mom Dad she says running to her parents who are sitting on the side watching Mom Dad menma blew my kunai off I did no such thing right medo they're both being a nuisance all right that's enough for today kashina says Mom Dad I'll turn to yayoi um when can Naruto start training with us she asks in recent years yayoi's feelings towards Naruto have changed she's realized how she's been towards him and is trying to change that immediately there is silence pashina and monado have sad looks on their faces they are aware of how for the past few years they've severely neglected Naruto they want to change that but don't know how to go about it why do you want to train with that loser said Mema visibly growing angry he despised naredo every time someone mentioned him the mood would grow sour he was weak Naruto was dead last at the Academy and all he knew how to do was cause trouble At The Mention Of His Name things would be spoiled as far as menma is concerned Naruto doesn't deserve to be called a member of this family memma don't say that about your brother kashina reprimanded Mema held back a scoff maybe that isn't a bad idea said monado who had been quiet up until this point from now on Narita will be training with us Minato says yay big brother will be so happy she exclaims jumping up the Sheena and monado chuckled her medo appears indifferent Mema is frustrated way to go yayoi Mount rain Naruto attempts to deliver a Claude akasada's stomach only for it to be blocked he jumps back avoiding akasada's leg sweep Naruto is forced to put his forearms up as akasada attempts to deliver a punch right at his face Naruto reacts by grabbing akasada's arm and attempts a judo throw but akka saw the lands on his feet and kicks Naruto in the stomach causing him to skip back Naruto jumps into the air and attempts a right hook at akasada but he catches Naruto's fist Naruto twists himself in the air and attempts a spinning kick at akasada which grazes him alright that's enough you're at times faster and at times more focused on strength you need to be more of both at the same time remember the lion fist is about using an immense amount of speed and strength to grind your opponent down Naruto nods the lion fist is the tujutsu style that akasada had taught him Naruto and akasada had formed a deep bond with one another and become quite close with each other since Naruto had become his student Naruto had learned that akasada was a former Shinobi of the Hidden Cloud known as the typhoon for his vast arsenal of wind style Narito had done some research and found out that akasada was quite feared during his Heyday and wreaked havoc on the battlefield during the third Shinobi World War he was the Cloud's equivalent of the salmon the history books reflected that during the course of the war akasada had mysteriously gone missing and was presumed dead but the truth was akasada had lost his entire family during an attack in the war his parents his wife and his kids and had from then on wanted nothing to do with the Shinobi World they had lived on Mount rain since what the Lions welcoming him as he was their one and only Summoner at the time akasada had learned Naruto was the son of the fourth Hokage monotonamicus and his wife the red hot habanero of the Hidden Leaf kishina Uzumaki and the vessel for the chakra strip nine tails he had never faced the yellow Flash but an old friend of his his head he was shocked to learn that Naruto possessed the wood style of the First Hokage maruto had learned a lot for makasada he had taught him quite a bit but not just in regards to ninjatsu before Naruto met akasada he trained to become stronger so that the world would know his name and to some extent that was still part of what he wanted but now he looked at things differently he understood that people like him and akasada were victimized the way they were because of the way the Shinobi world was and he wanted to change that all right head home we'll continue tomorrow says akasada Naruto nods bites his thumb weaves the summoning Jutsu hand signs in reverse and in a poof of smoke is gone burrito's training ground and a puff of smoke Naruto is back in the village by now it is dark he gets up and walks towards his home he has worked by the same routine for the past three years every morning he wakes up gets ready for the day and leaves before everyone else he gets to his training ground or at least what used to be his training ground and forms a shadow clone that goes to the academy he then performs the reverse summoning Jutsu and spends the whole day on Mount rain training with akasada once the day is up he heads back of course he has to make sure he doesn't get careless lest he risks being found out so on days where they have practical tasks and sparring sessions at the Academy he has to show up merido keeps up the appearance of a dead last hopeless loser at the Academy he believes that he can't afford to trust anyone with the knowledge of his true power lest he risk vulnerability as for his wood style Naruto had learned only a few with it and he hadn't trained extensively with it Naruto is aware of the fact that if the village were to learn he possesses the first they would make efforts to transform him into a weapon and his father as always would allow them to do as they please he couldn't have that he will for now only resort to using it in a dire life or death situation Naruto turns a corner and whips out a kunai as a swirling Distortion forms in the air during his years under akasada he had awakened a sensory ability out of the Distortion appears a figure wearing what appears to be traditional at your robes he has spiky long hair that reaches down his back his face is hidden by an or orange mask with a tiger stripe-like Design This mask has one eye hole and through it Narito can see a three Tomo Sharingan glowing in the dark the man does a good job of trying to hide it but his chakra feels vile he's in a chill right but he can't be a leaf ninja this chakra came out of nowhere observes Naruto who are you he questions the masked man Chuckles it's no surprise you don't remember me but I Remember You The Man replies not answering Naruto's question he steps forward giving Naruto his cue to attack the blonde boy jumps at the masked man a kunai in hand intent on killing him Narito is shocked when he passes through the man as if he isn't there he attempts to deactivate any but there is none he weaves through some hand signs before yelling wind style wind or barrage Naruto breathes in before blowing out multiple balls of wind chakra sending them right at the man the same thing happens they pass through him like a ghost the next thing Naruto knows the masked man is standing in front of him he needs him in the gut causing the boy to hunch over then he punches him Square in the face sending him stumbling back he grabs the boy by his collar and tosses him like a rag doll sending him skidding and rolling Naruto gets up on his knees and feels the man Infuse a large amount of chakra he puts his hands in the snake seal wood style wood barrier Jutsu the masked man seeing this has a manic smile on his face behind his mask as he weaves his hand signs higher style fireball.a massive Fireball somehow comes out of the man's mouth and goes right through his mask it collides with a barrier but it stands firm and protects Naruto from the Flames he takes his hands apart allowing the wooden beams to recede back into the ground he gets up onto his feet and looks at his enemy this is bad he has the ability to make himself intangible meaning I can't land any attacks on him Narito gives himself no more time to think his eyes widen and he places his hands in the snake seal as realization hits him release he yells the masked figure in front of him disappears as he immediately breaks the that was just cast on him he whips around only to receive the kick to the chest that knocks to the wind out of him while he flies through the air the masked figure weaves through a set of hand signs higher Style Fireball he calls out once again burrito meanwhile crashes to the ground and gets to his knees not being able to muster the strength to jump up his eyes widen as he sees the fireball cannoning towards him he jumps up and does his best to evade the fireball but can't escape the resultant explosion from it colliding with the ground which sends him flying once again until he hits the ground and rolls before skidding to a stop burrito lays on the ground helpless as the man walks towards him the masked stranger grabs him and lifts him up by his collar I'm impressed you've grown strong even I wasn't expecting Wood's style he says Naruto is clawing at the man's arm desperately trying to free himself from his grasp that you're nowhere near as strong as you should be the man says he looks Narito in the eye the Tomo of his Sharingan spinning the blonde boy yells in pain before he goes limp in the masked stranger's grip he's out cold the masked man drops Naruto unceremoniously onto the ground now sleeping sleep and grow stronger he says as he disappears into the swirling Distortion he appeared through Uzumaki namik is a state there is an unusual silence that the Uzumaki namikiz estate as the family sit around the table they are waiting for Narito to return kashina had gone up to his room only to discover he wasn't in it she refused to serve dinner until her eldest son returned and sat with him he usually didn't eat with them but considering the occasion that should change an anbu Black Op teleports into the room in a puff of smoke Lord Hokage he says addressing the village leader in the appropriate manner on one knee yes what is it asks monado there's been a terrible incident the ichira clan has been massacred Hitachi is believed to be responsible but monado says leaping out of his seat is kashina is not able to finish her sentence her best friend can be she and fugaku left the Uzumaki Namikaze estate a couple of hours ago on a visit lady Makoto is alive so is Lord fugaku and their children Hitachi was caught by Lord fugaku accosting his younger brother other Sasuke he and his sister Satsuki are currently at the leaf Hospital there is more your eldest son has been attacked Hitachi is believed to be responsible for this as well a shock laced silence fills the room no no kashina cries tears beginning to stream down her cheeks kashina I'm going to the Aja Clan compound you head to the hospital now monado says I watched this scene unfold not knowing what to do leave Hospital second and third degree burns and fractured ribs sunaid says giving her assessment he should heal fast All Things Considered but that isn't the real issue Naruto appears to have suffered an immense amount of psychological trauma sunaid says to a crying kashina kashina is desperately trying to keep it together she has her arm around Makoto who has stopped crying by now and has just shut down I'm not sure when he'll come around sunaid admits thanks sunaid she says all they can do is hope a few days later burrito groans as he finally opens his eyes he feels like he has been hit by a brick over the head there he is the first person he sees is soon Aid all of Naruto's physical injuries had already healed to soonaid's surprise that was incredible even for an Uzumaki lady tsunate Naruto feels someone jump onto him he looks to see his mother in tears hugging him tight he doesn't know how to feel about this Naruto I was so scared she says he sits up in his bed kashina has not left his side since she came to the hospital she pushes a small bit of chakra into the flying rage and seal in her wedding ring and seconds later monado is standing there Naruto you're awake he says smiling yes he replies plainly do you remember what happened to you asks monado Naruto rubs his head I was on the way home from some training and he just came out of nowhere and attacked me I tried to stop him but he was too strong the monado asks Hitachi ichihinariva replies plainly Minado looks him in the eyes and can tell he isn't lying I see well all that matters is you're okay there's something I meant to ask you before all of this I'm your mother and I had disgusted we were wondering if you would like us to train your along with your siblings from now on Minato asks Naruto is taken aback by this where did that come from well it doesn't matter no thank you he says surprising the couple but why kashina asks the two of you have made so much progress with menma Mido and yayoi and if I join now I would only be holding them back he says lying through his teeth well we could train you aside until you catch up kashina suggests I'd rather not Narito insists the conversation ends like this although the couple take notice of how throughout the conversation Naruto avoided referring to them as Mom and Dad the next day Naruto is up as usual kashina had tried to keep him bedridden but he quickly reminded her of how he had completely healed yay had smothered and nearly squashed him to death when she saw him home and well Mido simply said she was glad he was okay and things quickly turned awkward afterwards menma didn't even speak to him none of it matters to him he walks through the village with a million thoughts in his head akasada will be wondering why he hasn't shown up for training in days speaking of which the whole ordeal is still very confusing he didn't know Itachi uchaha very well he knew his mother was best friends with kashina and that he was on scene a generation Prodigy who became a tune in at age 10 and anbu at 11 and captain of his own Squad just two years later at 13 but that was it there wasn't much else now regardless of being a person who didn't have much knowledge on Itachi the near-complete annihilation of his clan didn't make sense and Itachi choosing to attack Naruto of all people made even less sense to the blonde what did he ever do to him now that he thought carefully about it the two had never properly exchanged words the way Itachi spoke when he attacked him was strange like he'd been watching him he shakes his head finally arriving at his old training ground he forms a clone that wastes no time in leaving for the Academy he bites his thumb weaves through the signs he's become so accustomed to and slams his hand on the ground disappearing in a cloud of smoke Mount rain Naruto arrives at the usual spot he and akasada use for training to see his Sensei isn't there he decides to go look for him at Helio's pal us he walks past many lines and notices some of them give him looks over the past three years they have become accustomed to his presence so this is quite strange he arrives at the palace greeted by the usual Stone lions at the door he pushes the double doors open Lord Helios sorry to disturb you I can't find akasada Naruto says sitting next to Helios is Ley shows Naruto stepped forward Helio's commands burrito does as he is told the lion comes towards Naruto with a scroll in its mouth he takes the scroll and opens It Up near Naruto if reading this then I'm gone as I write this letter I'm sick the truth is I've been sick since before the day we met at first I didn't tell you because it was a matter of you not needing to know but then things change Naruto over the three years we spent together you and I forged an incredible Bond you found a place in my heart and I found one in yours you made me feel like I had my family back like I had backed the sun I lost and for you I suppose I was the father you never had and that's probably why you're mad at me right now and I'm sorry I'm so sorry for being a coward and not telling you this face to face I just couldn't bring myself to do it I hope you can forgive me and one more thing Naruto I believe it will be you I believe you will be the one to change the Shinobi world to ensure there never have to be people like you and I it's no coincidence that you possess the ability of the First Hokage you are the harbinger of change for this world Naruto go and fulfill your destiny and show the world you are what I've always known you to be a lion the world is a jungle lot and with dangers but you are its king a lion love your Sensei your friend your father akasada Takahashi the Su will be given a large scroll that contains almost every I've ever mastered along with a storage scroll containing my life savings use these well the lion comes forward with a second larger scroll Laredo is by now crying at full force he takes the scroll with one hand and the other is wiping away his tears do you want to see his body Lei shows asks no Naruto replies desperately trying to stop crying I need some time he walks off it will be a while before he is able to bring himself to set foot in this place again chapter 2 beginning's time skip three years after the ichiha incident the Gen in examinations this event is seen as the culmination of years of work from the aspiring ninja a day where Academy students who were once seen as hopeless rookie brats were finally recognized as fully fledged Shinobi Naruto Uzumaki is walking through the central part of the Hidden Leaf towards the academy today he will be taking the same exams he would be lying if he said he wasn't a little excited it's been three years since akasada's death and this time he has continued to keep up the facade of a dead last loser whenever he had to write a theory test he would calculate how many he needed to fail and pass to barely pass and sometimes purposely failing and taking extra credit whenever they had sparring sessions at the Academy he would use the basic to Jutsu style and fight until having acquired enough points to pass before taking a dive but he wouldn't have to for much longer once he becomes a Shinobi he'll finally legally be an adult and at that point nobody will be able to touch him not even monado speaking of which after his beating at the hands of Itachi acheha Naruto was plagued by attempts by his family to get back into his life well to be more specific attempts by monado kishina and yayoi Nido has always seemed indifferent and uninterested in him whereas menma openly voiced his disdain towards him years ago Naruto would have jumped at the opportunity to finally be part of the family but he didn't want that anymore there's still the matter of the woods style Naruto realizes he didn't put much thought into that he couldn't keep it hidden forever not because he is incapable of doing so but because it's powerful and not being able to use it is just inconvenient and a Monumental waste he ends up deciding like always to push that to the back of his mind to be dealt with later he had continued to train himself in its use he hasn't been to mount rain since that day three years ago the day he lost his Sensei flashback there is no use in being strong if you don't move fast enough to land a hit and there is no use in being fast if you're not strong enough to actually land hits that heaven effect akasava says sending Naruto flying through the air with a kick to the chest Naruto rolls and skids along the ground he sits up are you going to teach me Ninjutsu or have you been lying to me this whole time and you never really made it past the academy Narito asks growing frustrated akasada grows red and steam comes out of his ears how dare you do you know who I am I am akasada Takahashi the great typhoon of the Hidden Cloud a man capable of commanding the wind with his very voice he shouts akasada continues to rant but quickly realizes Naruto is tuning him out Naruto listen to me he says growing redder waving his arms in the air burrito Sighs and puts both fists to his chin there's no point in learning Ninjutsu without the correct base which is to Jutsu your opponent will have you on the ground before you can even finish weaving signs why are you so desperate to learn Ninjutsu anyway burrito mumbles but akasada says I want to get stronger so they regret ever leaving me out in the cold so they can't ignore me any longer I want them to fall to their knees and be begged me to come back just for me to shut them out like they did Naruto confessed Bakka sought his face oftens he walks over to his student and sits down next to him look at Naruto I'm not going to sit here and pretend as if I understand and can relate to what you've been through and are going through because the truth is I don't akasava says but if that's really why you're doing this maybe you should cut your losses and leave now he says to Naruto shocking his student you have immense potential to become bigger than anything this world has ever seen I know it this is coming from someone who has fought alongside the third and fourth rakage it's for that reason that if your heart isn't in the right place then someone like you could end up causing Untold destruction he says causing Naruto's eyes to widen in shock and I don't want that that's all I will say to you akasada leaves his student with a lot to think about jumping up and twisting in the air before landing on his feet in front of Naruto who is now reflecting on his sensei's words so ninjatsuha he breathes in while weaving signs before blowing out a gust of wind that lifts Naruto into the air he watches as it transforms into a miniature tornado Naruto yells protesting as the Twister whips him about before you learn Ninjutsu you need to learn how to creatively evade and or neutralize the enemies akasada says sitting down it's his turn to prop his chin up on his fists well go on then get started he says chuckling flashback ends Naruto can't help but chuckle at that memory although he isn't sure how to feel about his sensei's words of warning he sighs growing sad Naruto loved akasada deeply his Sensei had done something for him nobody else had ever done but he had also lied to him he still isn't at peace with that Naruto doesn't allow himself much thought on this subject because it forces him to come face to face with the reality that he's never been able to trust anyone without being let down luckily he doesn't have to for much longer as the academy comes into view it consists of many buildings joined together built over time a tree with a swing can be seen not far from it perhaps its boldest feature is the large and bold kanji for fire clearly visible at the front above of its doors Naruto has had a change of outfit to reflect the occasion he is wearing black anbu style pants with bandages wrapped around his legs and black sandals on his upper body he is wearing a snug-fitting black jersey with sleeves reaching his forearms just below his elbows on the upper part of the right sleeve one can see the head of a golden lion over this he is wearing a sleeveless black hoodie with gold lining with a zip left open Naruto walks into the academy and heads straight for class the exams are no doubt going to be extremely easy this is quite stupid if that is supposed to be The Village's assessment of whether one is prepared for the Shinobi world then dark times were ahead for the village he opens the door to his class and walks in he usually shows up earlier than all else so he has time to meditate the seating is arranged in rows that go up as they go further back Naruto's eyes scan over the room looking for notable participants in the exams sitting in the front row is his younger brother menma and next to him are his best friends kibbett and yazuka Son of the inyuzuka clan head next to the marmido and yayoi and their friends hinati in the following row are Ino yamanaka and Sakura horno who are best friends and Rivals for the affections of the two most popular boys in class opposite them is one of those boys Sasuke had the second eldest son of the head of the acheha clan fugaku which and next to him is his twin sister satsukiche both have blank looks on their faces and next to the Marcia camarinara the son of The Villages Joan and Commander and head of the Nara Clancy kakunara and his best friend joji akimichi son of the akimichi clan head in the furthest row a little away from some civilian kids was the most mysterious and quiet member of the class next to Naruto an heir to the abiram clan Shino abirum all in all there are a lot of Clan airs and individuals of noble blood in the class leading many to believe this is the most promising generation of Shinobi The Village has seen in years Narito walks towards his usual spot at the back acting oblivious to the eyes on him menma eyes Naruto with a cocky smirk on his face poor fool probably thinks a change of outfit is gonna earn points menma voices internally if one thing hasn't changed in the past few years it's that Naruto is the same hopeless loser he has always been he remembered how iradi had been when his parents had wanted to start involving Naruto in their training sessions but thankfully Naruto being as stupid as he is had refused despite being in desperate need of the help his parents have been trying to give Naruto more attention in the Years following his supposed run in with the rogachia clan air but it will all end soon he is sure once he fails to graduate today they are sure to realize like everyone else that Naruto isn't worth wasting their time on another pair of eyes studying marito carefully are the eyes of Sasuke Sasuke unlike most individuals has been watching Naruto for quite some time now ever since after that night the raven-haired boy after recovering from his accosting had received news that Naruto had suffered a similar attack from the same attacker he has been watching marito carefully at every chance he has gotten ever since Sasuke has been analyzing Naruto and can tell from the way he fights his muscle movements the way he studies his opponent his eyes and the Very nature of the defeat he suffered that Naruto is not what he is perceived to be by many you couldn't tell at first glance but Naruto is hiding his true strength sasu can attest to that from the few occasions he has spared him he's strong perhaps as strong as himself the question is why would Naruto hide his power Sasuke is determined to find out the reason being it may lead him one step closer to him verido gets to his seat in the corner at the back and sits down he folds his arms and looks ahead at the exam Proctors and those who have been in charge of this class since it entered the academy the first is arukigamino he has a tan skin tone and brown hair tied in a ponytail perhaps his most distinguishing feature is the scar on his face he has a scar that runs from one side of his nose across the bridge of his nose to the other he is dressed in traditional attire the second is Mizuki Narito does not know his last name he has shoulder length white with a slight tint of blue to it he is also wearing the standard hidden Leaf Shinobi attire with his headband tied around his head like a bandana Haruka seemed apprehensive of him but that was isn't surprising are new to him he is assuming that according to his age he lost his parents during the nine tails attack Haruka never made any attempt to sabotage him not that it would have made any difference neither did Mizuki but he could sense the white-haired ninja didn't like him eruka only realizes once Naruto is seated that he is staring at the blonde boy Naruto has been and still is a mystery to him the other instructors at the Academy told him to ignore Naruto and some even went as far as advising him to take advantage of his situation and sabotage the Brat's performance why should the power of a demon brat be a Shinobi was the sentiment echoed by most however over time contrary to his expectations he discovered Naruto was not the troublemaking no good brat many of the villagers made him out to be he was very quiet and kept to himself though aruka is sure this isn't by choice seeing as calling Naruto's reputation bad is an understatement Naruto is on a daily basis mocked and ridiculed for being the only weak member of the Uzumaki namik his family his sisters are always top contenders for the right to top kinwaichi while his brother has been locked in a duel for top of the class with Sasuke since their class entered the academy as for his parents their achievements need no mention whereas Naruto himself is dead last barely passing each year and on some occasion surviving on extra credit Haruka at first supported this popular view the memory of his parents death is always still fresh and Vivid in his mind but he after a while realized there wasn't any real piece of evidence making Naruto suspicious in the Ender Ruka resolved to be impartial towards Naruto choosing not to sabotage him but also not offering the struggling boy any help he didn't make it hard seeing as he never asked Haruka did however remain cautious of Naruto he is now wondering if the boy is going to pass probably not he says inwardly all right this is it the day you have all been working towards for years now without further Ado let's get into it he says silencing the nervous murmuring that has filled the room the exams will consist of two main components a theory portion which will consist of a written test and a practical portion split into two parts and the first first half each of you will engage in a sparring session with Mizuki here will I Mark your performance and you will perform an accuracy test with some kunai and shuriken in the other half you will be required to perform the three basics of the academy which The Village requires that any Shinobi know these three are the substitution the Clone and the transformation you will obviously pass or fail to graduate depending on how many points you acquire from the exams altogether maruta resists a scoff is he serious that's all there is to becoming a Shinobi no it can't be if it has done a lot of the people in this room are doomed Naruto suspects something Mar has got to be up monado as much as it pains him to say is not a fool Veruca hands out the tests Naruto writes it and breezes through it he intentionally scores just above the pass requirement he then pretends to fall asleep when in fact he uses this extra time to meditate after the tests are collected and graded the class heads outside for the first half of the Practical exam Narito purposely fails this part of the exams just to keep up appearances sitsuki and SAS soup tie for highest in this section of the exams this earns wounds and murmurs from their respective fan clubs the two do not seem to care after this the sparring sessions take place Naruto as always fights for points rather than to impress though he can tell Mizuki is going rougher on him than everyone else the first half of the Practical exam ends and all go inside and take their seats and await to be called upon for the final test Narito does as he did before taking advantage of the opportunity to meditate he does this for a while and after a while feels a familiar chakra signature outside of the academy kashina not long after another chakra signature appears this one more suddenly monado they'll have to try his best to slip past them once he has taken his exam he doesn't have to wait long Narito usemaki namikas Haruka calls out Narito stands up and heads down once again paying the watching eyes no mind menma meet o and yayoi have already gone and received their headbands he steps in front of the two Proctors right Naruto aruka says with what Naruto can easily recognize to to be a fake smile he knows what this looks like because of the less Brave individuals in the village who choose to act like they tolerate him so as not to risk inciting the ire of the fourth you know what to do substitution clone and transformation in that order burrito substitutes with his chair in the corner then he uses the normal clone no need to make any Revelations just yet then he performs the transformation Haruka and Mizuki are shocked to see an identical version of hasharama send you standing before them not one discrepancy congratulations Naruto you pass he says fake smile and all well done Mizuki says sporting a fake smile of his own except he is hiding anger as opposed to the many smiles and exclamations of Joy they got today Naruto simply bows and says thank you a blank look on his face Naruto grabs the only headband with a black strap on the table Haruka and Mizuki tell him to report to the academy in exactly a week to meet his assigned three-man Squad he nods at this and leaves putting his headband in his pocket as opposed to wearing it around his head so proudly like most of the other news Shinobi head Naruto walks out of the academy there's no running away like he had planned because his family is standing right in front of the entrance had he teleported away his father would have sensed him infusing chakra oh well lenato sees Naruto and doesn't know whether to smile or frown his eldest son Minato is happy to see his boy he notices his change in attire he is looking like more of a man monado feels a sharp Pang of guilt at how he didn't get to see Naruto grow up and mature into this he didn't intend for things to turn out like this the Sheena sees Naruto and a small smile comes onto her face though her eyes reflect her true feelings the realization of the amount of damage she has done to her little boy had brought about a deep feeling of self-loathe within her it took a while for her to be able to look at him without thinking about breaking down on some nights monado had to comfort her to sleep but she is determined to right the wrong she has committed she will rebuild her family the ayoi is off towards Naruto as soon as he comes into view she has been desperately trying to connect with her older brother for the past three years when she she was younger she used to make fun of him and convinced all the kids at the Academy not to play with him she would even pull pranks and everyone would blame Naruto she was younger then and foolish she acknowledges that she just wants to be his sister again she realizes he isn't wearing his headband oh no did he fail men must sees Naruto approaching and resists coughing he honestly makes him sick Naruto has always been and will always only ever be good for ruining everything like the family we're planning on going out to celebrate Mema Mito and yayoi graduating from the academy with flying colors when their parents had demanded they wait for their big brother menma didn't understand it they had never done that before Naruto was always left out of everything what is so different now he notices the blonde is not wearing his headband I knew what he thinks smirking Neato simply looks on indifferently she is impartial about Naruto he is for all intents and purposes a stranger to her she knows that her parents feel guilty about neglecting Naruto but they have tried to reconnect with him only for him to shut them out she knows that he is dead last in their generation but he only has himself to blame for that he turned down the opportunity to train with him he also cultivated a reputation for troublemaking for himself what can you do for someone like that all in all she cares little for him or at least it is what she tells herself verito sees yayoi coming at first he thinks about sidestepping and letting her fall but decides against it yayoi jumps on Naruto hugging him tight big brother she looks him over did you pass she asks no he didn't are you surprised menma says smirking All Eyes fall on Naruto who takes out his headband and straps it around his head congratulations Naruto I'm proud of you monado says beaming Naruto nods and Bows thank you Lord Hokage he says simply making monado wins at how he doesn't call him his father Naruto moves to end the conversation before it can go further I'll be seeing you all later he says brushing yayoi often leaving the Sheena looks down in sadness she feels monado's arm wrap around her give him some time kashina he'll come around Auto comforts me right guys what do you say we go out and celebrate monado says What About Big Brother Naruto yayoi asks sadly their brother wants to be left alone right now kashina says verito's training ground Naruto opens his eyes and looks up the light of the crescent moon and the stars is shining down they came here to meditate a few hours ago after escaping his family I did akasada Sensei he says Narito gets up and starts walking home now things are going to start changing Naruto feels a familiar chakra's signature approaching a figure flies past in the trees towards the village Gates of Mizuki bazuki is speeding towards the village exit under his arm is a large scroll this is the forbidden Scroll of seals Mizuki is heading to the Village Gates intent on delivering it to his master this was not the original plan the plan was for the demon brat to fail to graduate so Mizuki could fool him and tell him he could earn extra credit by bypassing security and getting the scroll however things didn't go according to plan the demon Brad actually really passed Mizuki realized that the little rat had been hiding his ability this whole time thus he was forced to steal it himself leading to the current situation he realizes someone is tailing him and drops down to the forest floor Naruto jumps down and is faced with his Academy instructor Mizuki well if it isn't the fox brat of the Hidden Leaf Mizuki says with a vile smirk on his face burrito stands there not the least bit phased by these words fear not on active field Duty why are you attempting to leave the village whoa big shot just because you got lucky and graduated you think you can boss people around now Mizuki responds Naruto had been compelled by a feeling deep within to follow after him his eyes darted to the scroll in his arm though you want to know what this is this little rat is the forbidden Scroll of seals he says shocking Naruto I was just on my way to deliver it to my master Lord arachimeru he continued shocking Naruto even more orachamera is one of the three legendary sand and Anna former student of the third he was one of the candidates considered for the position of fourth Hokage but most importantly he is the biggest Trader in the history of the Hidden Leaf why is Mizuki working with him Naruto doesn't know either Mizuki is a traitor that is all he needs to know you're probably wondering why I'm telling you all this well it's because you're about to be dead he shouts taking the female shuriken off of his back and sending it hurtling towards Naruto he stood there not moving just as the shuriken appears to be centimeters away from cutting Naruto in half he releases a burst of wind style chakra sending it right back at Mizuki who has to jump into the air to avoid it Mizuki suddenly feels the wind knock out of him as Naruto out of nowhere kicks him in the back sending him crashing into the Earth what how is he so fast Mizuki inwardly says shocked he tries to get up from his knees but is sent flying through the air into a tree from a kick to the side which fractures his ribs Mizuki can do nothing as Naruto weaves through hand signs and shouts water style drilling bullet age Out of Water emerges from Naruto's mouth and smashes into Mizuki sending him right through the tree breaking it he flies for a few meters before crashing on ceremoniously onto the ground he is out cold Naruto walks up to him and ties him up with Ninja wire if Mizuki hadn't underestimated him that wouldn't have been so easy he still would have won but it wouldn't have been so easy he thinks back on everything that has led to this point he looks up one step closer he says before teleporting away the last few days have been particularly busy for monado all four of his children had graduated from the academy on the night of the day they were promoted to jennin it had occurred that a tune an academy instructor one of the two who had been teaching them had stolen The Forbidden Scroll of seals and attempted to leave the village Mizuki had come very close to making away with the scroll and all the Forbidden within and would have done so had it not been for a certain Shinobi Mizuki had been attacked and stopped by a mystery Shinobi and left tied up for the anbu to apprehend for the past few days he had been interrogated about why he had stolen the scroll and who took him down before he could leave with it but to no avail some of the few who knew had dismissed it as the actions of a power hungry fool but monado is not so sure Mizuki is just a surely no matter how much of a fool he is he would have realized there is nothing a Shinobi of his caliber could do with a scroll containing such this leads monado to the conclusion that someone tasked him with it but who an enemy Village Rogue Shinobi the hidden stone had been niching to get revenge since the war ended but the memory of kanabi bridge ensured that the very mention of his name struck a terrible fear into them the hidden cloud is a very militaristic Village and their current wreckage is on a mission to make the village the most powerful in the elemental Nations though with their failed attempted kidnapping of the haywuga clan head's first-born daughter occurring only a few years ago perhaps they wouldn't be so Brazen Rogue Shinobi was it perhaps the criminal Shinobi organization that jurea had informed him of and that itachiha was reported to have joined whatever the case monado knew this should be treated with the utmost seriousness he had had a biki and anko handle the matter but when they failed surprisingly he had a noichi attempt to extract the needed information to his shock the yamanaka clan had failed as well after some investigation it was discovered there was a seal on the Shinobi's brain that acted as a lock to his memory the seal wasn't a problem for someone like monado however it is outfitted with a Fail-Safe mechanism that ensures that should it be broken mizuki's brain will be destroyed before any information can be retrieved this is worrying to monado although this did confirm his suspicion that Mizuki was working for someone and someone powerful but who bonado was just thankful that the scroll was recovered now if only he knew who was responsible he understands Mizuki not revealing his master but why not reveal who stopped him perhaps this is another individual within the village who was working with him who ended up deciding against handing over the scroll and betrayed Mizuki and now he is protecting this person for fear that they will tell all there is to know about the plot monado is very disappointed in how the scroll was even able to be stolen in the first place security around the tower has been tightened as a result when danzo gets word of this he won't hear the end of it but that is not the matter of importance monado is handling right now sitting across from monado is a man who appears to be a Shinobi himself two scars can be seen on the right side of his face he has dark hair tied into a spiky ponytail dark eyes and a goatee beard he is wearing only a mesh shirt underneath his dark green flak jacket and what appears to be a deerskin coat over this besides this his outfit is the standard one for a Shinobi of the Hidden Leaf this is none other than the jonan commander of the Hidden leaf and by far its most skilled tactician and sharpest analytical mind the Nara Clan head shikakunara currently the pair is discussing the team arrangement of the newly promoted generation of Shinobi of the Hidden Leaf which contains their children so monado how do you feel about this lineup shukaku asks not to refer to the Village Leader by his appropriate title while there are a lot more assault squads Minado observed there was only one team completely devoted to tracking and that was pretty much it chukaku nodded at this true there are but there isn't a shortage of tracking and Espionage Personnel within the village it is to be expected this is what many people in the village looked at this generation as being destined for when Otto adopted a thinking pose there hasn't been a group of individuals with as much hype surrounding them in a while the notion that one needs to be from a Shinobi Clan to be talented is ridiculous to Naruto he himself has no Clan background though they are quite the promising Bunch all right I'll give it my approval monado says he is hopeful of this generation and along with this new batch of Shinobi new Jon and senseis would be coming in kashina would be coming out of retirement and an old friend of his would be taking up teaching as well shukaku leaves monado's office as the Hokage turns his seat to look over the village he is deep in thought once again time skip days later the academy iruka's classroom Naruto is sitting in the corner of the classroom as usual he was meditating a while ago he likes meditating because it sharpens his senses and calms him as more genin trickled into the room the level of noise Rose until he could no longer concentrate so now he is just thinking it's been exactly a week since he was promoted he is here to meet the team he was assigned to and his new Sensei it is also have been a week since he stopped Mizuki the blonde is thinking about what Mizuki said by Master harachimaru he had said from all the research he had conducted on arachimero in the past week Naruto had been able to assess that he was a very power-hungry individual so his attempt to acquire the Forbidden Scroll of seals shouldn't be surprising Narito realizes he has put himself in a bit of a predicament he wants to notify the Hokage of arachimera's involvement but that would mean exposing himself he isn't quite ready to do that yet he does plan on finally revealing his true strength but not so soon he isn't worried about Mizuki or adding him out he knows how deep some people's hate for him runs Mizuki doesn't want the demon Fox brat to be recognized as a hero for taking him down Naruto has his hood up and his head down but he can still feel a pair of eyes on him there are four people who make a habit of watching him in the class DIY and naruka haven't arrived yet he deduces from the positioning that this is sasukea it isn't surprising to him he does this quite a bit ever since Naruto was attacked by Itachi three years ago Sasuke has made a habit of discreetly examining him he had heard the raven-haired boy had suffered a similar attack at the hands of his older brother Narito had observed the behavioral changes that resulted from this before the achiha massacre Sasuke had been a confident energetic boy but after he became more cold and reserved Narito detects for chakra's signatures approaching the classroom three of them closer than the fourth he lifts his head takes off his hood and sits up straight with his arms crossed not long after she walked the princesses of the Hidden leaf and the prince of the Hidden Leaf menma meet o and yayoi are dressed in their usual attire menma is wearing a red jacket with a black flame Motif along the bottom and along the end of the sleeves with a zip left open beneath this he is wearing a white shirt with a kanji for fire on the front he is also wearing black pants and blue Shinobi sandals his headband is strapped around his head keeping the bangs of his shaggy hair out of the way but only a bit Mido is wearing a red open front battle Dress It Ends just above the knees and underneath this she is wearing short tights and blue Shinobi sandals that reach adjustment calf her long red hair is tied in a ponytail that reaches her mid-back she is also wearing blue wristbands her headband is strapped around her waist the aoi is wearing a pair of tight blue shorts underneath which she is wearing mesh pants that reach her ankles she is also wearing blue sandals and a midriff white top that exposes her belly button as always her hair is tied in pigtails and her headband is strapped around her neck the arrival of the hero Trio of the Hidden Leaf earns wounds and murmurs from their respective fan clubs menma you're here look at him he's so cool the AY is so hot Mido marry me she's incredible the three walk into the classroom behaving completely oblivious to the shouts and murmurs they have gotten used to this sort of treatment they walk to their seats and sit down menma high-fiving Kiba man they can't get enough of you Kiba compliments what can I say I'm irresistible member Braggs Mito smiles and greets her friends hymito greet Sonata pay Hinata keori you're ready she asks the two nod the eighty meanwhile is with Mido kaori and Hinata it is not paying attention to them she is looking to the back of the class at Naruto Naruto realizes that yayoi is looking at him but he is behaving obliviously to this he hadn't lifted his head to see these three but rather for Ruka who should be arriving any second now pay yayoi yayoi size in an exasperated manner she turns her head to see kibba standing in front of her how are you Kiba asks it is no secret that kibba is infatuated with yaoi members of the blonde girls fan club begin to protest the enyazuka dares them to do something right Haruka shouts while walking in quiet down kibba sit down no one listens and it looks as if a fight is about to break out veruca's size before performing his big head shut up he yells there is silence kibba finally sits down right now first of all I would like to congratulate menma Uzumaki namikas and sasukev for tying for rookie of the year he says causing Applause to erupt throughout the room particularly from the two boys fan girls Sasuke displayed as trademark skull while menma smirked cockyly and I I would also like to congratulate satsukiichiha and Mito yuzumaki namikas for tying for topkinwaichi he says causing another eruption of Applause to occur this one laced with whistles yayoi is clapping happily she would have tied with Mito and Satsuki but they had bested her on accuracy in theory menma had bested both her and Mito on physicality Mito is looking at sitsuki out of the corner of her eye I will sitsuki glances at Mito who is looking at her and simply looks back at aruca causing Mito to clench her fist and grit her teeth so with that out of the way it's time for all of you to find out your team placements but before that therito Tunes aruka out knowing he is giving another of his long-winded speeches he wonders who is going to be teamed with he would prefer anyone to his siblings the advantage of being perceived as the dead last is that he would likely be teamed with at least one strong person he continues to ignore Ruka fears of tuning out akasada when he was rambling or bragging had allowed him to develop this skill he continues to ignore aruka until he sees him look down to the clipboard in his hands right the following are the squads you are all assigned to Naruto listens but isn't really interested until the notable gen and begin being named theme 7 will consist of Mema Mito and yayoi Uzumaki namikas the three grown at their luck even on duty they can't get away from each other I'm going to give Dad a piece of my mind they all inwardly say at the same time your Sensei will be kashina yusamaki namikazaruka continues with a surprised look on his face the three siblings are shocked they were not expecting their mother to be their Sensei murmurs of protest fill the room many are about how three of the strongest kids are on the same team team family and how it is unfair while many are also the cries of members of the three's respective fan clubs Eno has tears streaming down her face and Sakura is smirking there there he know you never really had a chance in the first place I mean only true love can Prevail demate will consist of Kiba in yazuka Hinata hayuka and Shino abirum your Joan and sensei's will be kuranaiki heruka continues theme 9 is currently active team 10 will consist of Sakura cries throwing herself on the floor whileino laughs loudly at her ha I may not be on the same team as menma but at least I'm not stuck with those two hopeless actsino says pointing at choji and shikameru choji erases an eyebrow while shikamara looks on with his trademark board expression what a drag he says Veruca sweat drops at this Behavior the no continues laughing at her best friend who is still laying on the floor and hasn't recovered from her shock shut up Haruka shouts for the second time sorry aruka Sensei Eno says blushing embarrassedly aruka shakes his head irritably theme 11 will consist of sasukeha keori heralda and hisature hajiwara your Jon and Sensei is Kakashi haddock and finally team 12 will consist of Naruto usomaki namikas sitsuki chahandino yamanaka Dear John and Sensei would be fugaku Richa this causes the eyes of the only two which in the classroom to widen in shock you will wait here for your Joan and senseis to arrive urukas says not long after this kuranaiki arrives and picks up teammate Naruto is not surprised by the team lineups of course menma Mito and yayoi are on the same team training The Village Heroes was of the utmost importance after all he is a bit surprised by the decision not to rebuild the inoshikachu formation the placement of the acheha makes sense they've both been assigned to teams on which they have senses who will be able to train them in the use of the Sharingan as for him and the team he had been assigned to well from what he knew fugaku which is the head of the achiha clan and the father of Itachi he is known and feared throughout the Shinobi world as fugaku of the wicked eye for his prowess with the Sharingan another one of the Legends born during the third Shinobi World War he is yet another candidate who was considered for the role of Hokage he is quite excited to be assigned to such a strong Shinobi burrito doesn't know much about Eno she is the heiress to the yamanaka clan and the daughter of the Clan's leader inuichi yamanaka she is Sakura Haruno as best friend and has a crush on menma that is pretty much all he knows he isn't too sure about her it seems to him like her eyes haven't been open to the cold realities of the Shinobi world and then of course there is tsitsuki has been watching him out of the corner of her eye Naruto usomaki namikas before the only thing that made him of any concern to her was the fact that he was mito's brother and even then they didn't seem close so she didn't know much about him and then that terrible night came the night that robbed her of the one person she adored admired and trusted most besides her mother the Knight that took her twin from her she remembers waking up hoping and praying it was all a nightmare it wasn't she remembers finding out he had been through something similar she thought about reaching out to him but she didn't even know him and besides she could never reach out to anyone again after that now she is on the same team as him well it doesn't matter she just has to focus on getting stronger the no size exasperatedly she isn't on mema's team well at least Sakura can't rub it in her face because she isn't on Sasuke's team she knows Satsuki a bit or at least she thinks she does she used to be friendly and got along with everyone then she changed this was the same time sassu changed it was after their brother supposedly massacred their clan boruto on the other hand is a complete mystery to her he is quiet and doesn't talk to anyone she remembers even from a young age he was treated differently from his siblings the people of the village didn't look at him the same because of what he held within him he would get made fun of by all the other kids and yayoi and Mema would encourage the other kids to stay away from him many of her friends would encourage her to stay away from him some of her Elder fellow klansmen would say the same and her father would then say that he is a normal boy and that Eno should befriend him arguments between them were the result of this this led him to follow the common belief that Naruto was a troublemaker and to stay away from him her sometimes even ridicule him now she is on the same team as him this should be interesting the man enters the classroom he has brown hair that reaches his shoulders and an exclared eyes with visible creases below them he is wearing the standard Joan and flak jacket along with a black shirt with a symbol of the acha clan on the shoulders shin guards and a black open front apron with a white diamond design along the bottom theme 12 follow me the man revealed to be fugakuicha says in a Stern tone before turning and leaving Naruto gets up and heads down the stairs behaving obliviously to the watching eyes he walks past memma Mido and yayoi's desk yayoi is looking at him with a sad look on her face Neato as always pays him no mind and menma is glaring daggers at him he walks out of the classroom for the last time and turns to see a woman approaching kashina she is wearing the standard hidden Leaf Jones in a tire her headband is strapped around her head and her red hair is tied in a ponytail Naruto she says with a smile on her face lady kashina he responds bound with a blank look on his face and walking off leaving behind a very sad looking kashina Naruto takes some time to study with his teammates sitsuki is dressed in a skirt that is above the knees the skirt has a slit that goes down the right thigh which is wrapped in bandages which allows her to draw her kunai from its holster she is also wearing black knee-high Shinobi sandals on her upper body she is wearing a dark blue long sleeve midriff top that exposes the shoulders and bears the crest of the clan on the back her jet black hair is cut above the shoulders and kept out of the way of her hair chipped face the Eno has fair skin blue eyes and platinum blonde hair that she wears in a ponytail that extends to her waist with bangs that frame the right side of her face Eno is wearing a purple outfit consisting of a high collar blouse and a matching apron she has bandages on her abdomen and legs she is wearing wide arm warmers with a purple trim and her headband is worn as a belt training ground 12 burrito sitsuki and Eno are all sitting in front of ugaku who is sitting atop one of three wooden stumps the group introduced each other to one another and told of their likes dislikes Hobbies Etc Naruto ensured he gave away as little as possible Narito doesn't consider himself to be dense fugaku grew up alongside monado the two are close friends he knows that one of the main reasons he is on fugaku's team is because the Hokage trusts him and has most likely assigned him to a long-term mission to observe him and analyze him oh right then now it's time for you you to take your graduation test what do you mean Eno asks we've already been promoted not really fugaku replies that was only a means of weeding out those truly capable of being Shinobi and this is a means of acquiring the best out of those capable Naruto isn't surprised just as he suspected so let's not waste any time fugaku says taking two items out of his pocket one is a stopwatch the other is a pair of bells joined by a red string the test is you each have to get one of these bells from me in order to pass as you've observed there are only two Bells so the two out of the three of you who get a bell will pass and be declared genin and the odd one out will be sent back to the academy to repeat a year there will be a time limit of one hour failure to acquire a Bell within that time will also constitute failure fugaku says setting the stopwatch he hooks the bells to his belt any questions no good your time starts now immediately Satsuki and Dino jump away from the clearing Naruto simply stands there staring at fugaku you're not going into hiding like the others I'm not surprised your file did indicate you weren't the sharpest knife in the proverbial toolbox you got your challenges burrito crosses his arms not taking the bait there's no point to it a Shinobi of your caliber would be able to determine my location easily no matter where I hit he replies he's actually lying if he wanted to he could hide his presence from fugaku he just doesn't want to hide fugaku smirks and astute observation meanwhile with sitsuki sitsuki is tense she is hiding in a tree looking down at Naruto and fugaku who are having small talk by the end of today someone will have failed and been sent back to the academy she has to make sure it isn't her as long as she gets to keep her headband it doesn't matter what else happens the sssst Satsuki Ino says causing the ichiha grill to jump in Fright and whip around with a kunai in hand why are you sneaking up on me what do you want sitsuki hisses listen we're up against a jonan here we can't go in on our own if we work together and use all opportunities presented we can get those belzino says oh yeah and what about him sitsuki asks Naruto he's dead last he's hopeless anyway let's just focus on the belzino says sitsuki nods in agreement so how do we go about it Eno asks well he's distracted by Naruto right now we can capitalize on that be no nods you go in and cover me once I give the signal get out of the way I'm going to use my clan to gain control of his body then the bells will be arzino says tutsuki nods and they prepare to put their plan into action but fugaku and Naruto there is complete silence Naruto is still standing there just staring at fugaku why isn't he attacking fugaku asks inwardly he's stalling well if he won't take the initiative I will fugaku decides however he cannot as he whips around to block a punch for him his daughter past he observes tutsuki aims a kick if hugaku's midsection he blocks and pushes her back sitsuki doesn't relent and goes on the offensive once again aiming a right hook at his face but he parries it away she goes low and attempts to leg sweep but he jumps up and back sitsuki is growing frustrated he hasn't thrown a single attack at her does he think she's too soft she'll show him fugaku stands with his arms behind his back this is much too easy her Interceptor fist is incomplete without the Sharingan which he isn't even using right now Satsuki weaves through some hand signs before shouting fire Style Fireball Satsuki breathes out a fireball the size of a small house that careens a fugaku he raises his eyebrow this is she using this against him the fireball seemingly engulfs yugaku Satsuki doesn't let her guard down when the fire dissipates nothing is left where fugaku was she whips around to receive a backhand that sends her reeling back he stands there with his arms behind his back once again the shrill whistle Echoes throughout the clearing Satsuki Dives to one side allowing fugaku a clear view of Eno who has her hands in a triangle formation mind transfer she shouts her Consciousness leaves her body making a beeline for fugaku unfortunately for her he recognizes this inside steps yugaku finds himself flying through the air from a kick to the side of the face from Naruto he skids to a halt by putting his feet back on the ground his suspicions were correct Naruto had been lying in wait for his teammates to attack without him so he could use them as a distraction Naruto suddenly appears behind fugaku aiming a chop at his neck but the achiha clan head whips around and grabs Naruto's hand he's fast amazingly strong two observes fugaku Naruto continues his assault attempting a spinning kick which hugaku kneels to avoid he is forced to jump out of the way as the blonde brings his foot down on the ground where fugaku was kneeling causing a spider web of cracks to appear in the ground from the impact yugaku skids to a halt Satsuki is shocked how is this possible the dead last is fighting her father and Elite Shinobi on equal ground what is going on fugaku asks himself Naruto is supposed to be the dead last of his generation and yet here he is displaying Joan in level speed and strength clearly the Academy's files were mistaken he's been hiding his strength if you says to himself a smirk appearing on his face Naruto is smiling as well he is trying his best not to look giddy with excitement he hasn't had a fight this good since akasada alright I've entertained myself enough for now he says inwardly he weaves through hand signs before shouting water style tidal wave the large wave of water rushes of fugaku he used a water style like that without a body of water he must have a strong Affinity to what he observes the man weaves through hand signs of his own fire style dragon flame duddy humongous Dragon made of fire emerges from fugaku's mouth the two Collide in a battle for dominance ensues neither budges and then both dissipate and steam fills the clearing the steam eventually clears and when it does fugaku is standing alone in the clearing the three kids gone but Naruto Naruto is jumping through the trees he has Eno held in one arm and Satsuki in the other he hops down and onto the forest floor once he is sure they are far enough from their opponent sitsuki pushes herself out of his arm let go of me she shouts pushing herself off of him blushing madly why did you pull me away she asks angrily burrito looks at her blankly you were losing he replies calmly the lazy note down on the floor her eyes flutter and open slowly they know are you all right Naruto asks she groans they didn't work listen our opponent is an elite jonon there is no point in attacking him like this Naruto says having figured the meaning of the test out he looks at Eno you left you in an extremely vulnerable position he was familiar with it and was able to dodge it you were wide open he says causing Eno to look down and frown he turns to Satsuki you use the Interceptor Fist of the achau clan so one could say you're at the biggest disadvantage of all the man we're facing is the head of the acha clan he knows the ins and outs of that fighting style all its strengths and weaknesses he's much more proficient in it than younarito States making sitsuki angry she is aware of how she is at a big disadvantage facing her father of all people you can't hope to face him using fire style either all of that leaves just me I'm our best bet he says sitsuki resists to scoff that's not me being cocky it's a fact he's never seen my fighting style before and he doesn't know what I have in my Arsenal I will be the cover I'll go in and fight him head on and when the opportunity presents itself you will attempt to grab the bells Narito says oh yeah and have you forgotten there are only two Bells she asks they all look at each other don't worry about that you just focus on getting those bells at this rate none of us will pass Narito says he stands up wait for my signal he says the fugaku fugaku is standing in the clearing with his arms crossed he is waiting for a move to be made he had pretty much Shrugged off Satsuki he knows how she fights it was foolish of her to attack him head on like that and noichi's girl had teamed up with her and tried to use her Clans but unfortunately for her he recognizes it from his younger days but it was Naruto who really surprised him the boy is incredibly fast and strong he also doesn't recognize his fighting style he is interested to see what else he has up his sleeve Naruto drops down from a nearby tree he walks a few steps and stops back for round two huh fugaku says with an uncharacteristic smile on his face Narito flashes a smile of his own this is going to be fun he weaves through some hand signs fire style ha well give this a try win style wind or barrage balls of wind style chakra emerge from his mouth and head straight for fugaku he leaps out of the way and blocks the fist that comes at his face the real Naruto meanwhile is standing not too far away flown explosion he yells fugaku's eyes widen as the Naruto who is in front of him begins to Glow a white color there is a huge explosion dirt and smoke Rises into the air Naruto whips around and jumps back as hugaku narrowly misses him with a kick substitution while in mid-air he whips out some shuriken and throws them down at the acheha but he takes out a kunai and parries the incoming projectiles away Naruto doesn't give fugaku any resting time as soon as he touches the ground he speeds forward fugaku puts his kunai up as Naruto suddenly appears in in front of him and tries to cut him only to be blocked Naruto who is holding the one kunai in a reverse grip whips out another with his left hand and aims for fugaku's midsection only for fugaku to block with another kunai the two smirk at each other but fugaku realizes his kunai are being dented he looks at Naruto's kunai they are coded in Chakra when style he jumps back as Naruto slashes at him Naruto holds his hands next to his side his hair begins to blow as wind style chakra begins to gather fugaku sees a ball of concentrated when style chakra Gather in narito's hands and Dodge while you're in mid-air he says to himself blind style Godly wind from the mountain he shouts releasing the ball firing a trident fugaku fugaku curses he holds his hand in a cross hand seal to Naruto's surprise Shadow clone Dottie clone forms in midair next to fugaku it grabs fugaku and throws him out of the way taking the full brunt of the attack the ball hits the Clone and the large explosion is the result yet again dust and dirt is kicked up once it clears hugaku is standing with a few cuts to his right arm that was close Garuda wastes no time he suddenly appears behind fugaku and wraps his arms around the achel leader fugaku tries to force himself out but it is of no use but he's too strong sitsuki you know now Naruto shouts tutsuki Andino who have been watching all of this in shock leap from the trees and run straight at fugaku fugaku breathes in and even with his hands restrained blows out a fireball that forces the two girls to LEAP out of the way fugaku however can do nothing about the Clone that comes out of the ground with a kunai in hand it cuts the red string grabs both bells and leaps back that's over the Clone shouts lifting the bells in the air just as the stopwatch sounds signaling that time is up burrito lets go a fugaku Naruto walks past the Clone who hands the bells to him and disappears in a cloud of smoke he then hands the bells to sitsuki Andino to their shock well then it looks like you all pass he says shocking Eno and sitsuki but not Naruto who had already figured out the meaning of the test the true purpose of this test was to determine whether you would selfishly look out for yourselves or work as a cohesive unit regardless of the outcome I see one of you figured it out he says looking at Narito smiling Eno and sitsuki look at Naruto as well with eyes full of wonder and disbelief they look down guiltily at how they left him out before we're sorry Naruto Eno says yeah sitsuki says to him he nods it's fine I understand he responds the great team is born from members who give everything for each other instead of for themselves From This Moment onwards you are all full of Shinobi of the Hidden leaf and members of Team 12 ugaku declares chapter 5 changes.fugaku is walking through the hallways of the top floor of the Hokage Tower his destination being the man's office himself he is on his way to a meeting with the Hokage and the other Jon and sensei's who were holding graduation tests today to give his report he touches his right cheek that Naruto's foot connected with he Chuckles a bit he had assured monado that for fugaku of the wicked eye there was no such thing as rust and yet here he's allowed himself to get hit by a kid a very strong kid but kid nonetheless he walks up to the office door and enters without knocking he walks up to stand in front of the desk at the end of a long line of other jonan sensei's there is silence two minutes pass Kakashi arrives afterwards by apologies for I find it redundant to apologize for something you're just going to do again monado says cutting him off now that we're all here let's get started going in numerical order please make your reports on how your teams did monado says the first half of the Joan and sensei's give their reports and half of the teams have failed this is to be expected the first graduation exam is only a decoy and not an accurate measure of one's aptitude to Shinobi life all heads turn to kashina team 7 passed they did quite well their teamwork is very good but that's to be expected she says with a smile on her face Minado Smiles at hearing this kuranai then gives her report the mate passes though there are some blemishes Kiba in yuzuka makes attempts to assert his dominance over his teammates hinada hayuga is too shy and struggles to voice her her opinion at times current eye reports theme 10 passed Lord Hokage but they didn't do very well shikamero and choji are friends and work well together however Sakura is quite difficult half the time she is complaining about how she didn't get put on Sasuke's team and the other half she's giving choji and shikamara flag about how one achieved mediocre marks in the academy while the other was lucky not to fail she needs a serious attitude adjustment reported Asuma he is concerned that perhaps the Hokage will live to regret not recreating the inoshikachu formation but not no nods at this he turns to his student theme 11 passed narrowly Lord Hokage Kakashi says surprising those in the room he had never passed a single team Sasuke has quite the superiority complex and Views his teammates as not being worthy of teaming with him hisitarehajiwar repeatedly mocks him and it causes friction within the team as it stands kaori haroda is the glue that holds the team together Kakashi says lenato nods and finally turns to his friend he manages to hold back a chuckle but can't resist smiling when he sees the bruise on fugaku's cheek no Rasta fugaku sees the look on his face and narrows his eyes a bit deemed 12 passed sitsukiiche is impressive but she seems a bit arrogant in her approach wonder where she gets it from monado says inwardly in a sarcastic manner Ino yamanaka is very distracted she seems obsessed with Team 7's Mema he says this time monado cannot hold back the chuckle he is aware of how anoichi's daughter is infatuated with his son a real shock however is Narito usemaki Namek as hugaku continues earning the attention of all in the room Naruto is no doubt the strongest member of his team fugaku says shocking all in the room during the test he displayed what was no doubt Joan in level speed and strength using a tujitsu style I've never seen before he is the reason I have this bruise fugaku says pointing at his cheek he used quite a few impressive Elementals and even the shadow clone to perform a clone explosion not only that he also displayed impressive leadership skills when he figured out the true meaning of the test and got his teammates to work together to pass gaku finishes there is complete silence in the room everyone is in disbelief fugakuicha has praise isn't earned easily and yet here is praising Naruto the same Naruto who is a supposed dead last and is nowhere near the level of his siblings of all the people in the room none are more shocked than Naruto's parents themselves I have to get to the bottom of this is monado says to himself alright everyone thank you please inform the rookies on the teams who didn't pass that they are to report to the academy at the beginning of the following year to repeat assuming they still want to be Shinobi he says dismissing all the jonan I'll leave except for fugaku no rusta Minado asks yugaku frowns give me a break and cut the small talk I'm here to make my report all right monado says smirking what is your assessment of Naruto monado says turning serious the boy is very smart I'm sure he realizes that I'm watching him he hasn't given anything away at all I will continue to observe fugaku says the NADA nods thank you fugaku monado says fugaku wasn't one to ask questions so when monado asked him to do this he did it like any normal Mission fugaku leaves the office leaving monado and kashina alone venado how is this possible kashina asks in disbelief I don't know clearly Naruto has been keeping secrets let's go home we'll have to ask him about everything Minato says besides how Narito could be so strong what really worries him is why his son would hide his strength he is proud but he doesn't understand why the boy would want to be recognized as a dead last he'll find out soon he gets out of his chair and walks over to his wife he wraps his arms around her speaking of Naruto monado do you mind explaining to me why he wasn't on my team like I asked she asked with a sickly sweet tone to her voice and a deadly looking smile on her face monado gulps um kishina we agreed that training Mema Mito and yayoi on how to use more of the Ninetales chakra took priority and I can't have five people on One Squad besides I trust hugaku don't you he says nervously she continues to smile all right but you're dead definitely not getting any sex for a while kashina says causing monado's eyes to widen now let's go home and celebrate Uzumaki namik is a state Gateway is hysterical she has tears streaming down her face Mito has a blank look on her face menma is glaring daggers Naruto is sitting on one of the couches in the household's living room Minato and kashina walk in hi everyone we're what's going on kashina asks realizing yayoi is in tears menma says nothing Meda remains silent Mom Dad big brother is moving out she manages to say hearing a voice trembling bonado and kashina see the suitcase and backpack Naruto sat down next to him monado reels back with shock yayoi's words don't quite register at first but when he sees Naruto's luggage he realizes the severity of the situation the Sheena is in complete shock and disbelief she can't believe this is happening her son is leaving why it's obviously because of her she did this venado's face turns turn Naruto why are you moving out this is your home we're your family where are you going to go when were you going to tell us any of this you can't just leave monado says authoritatively Naruto who has been sitting on the couch looking calm stands up I was going to tell you as soon as you got home you need not concern yourselves with details and actually Lord Hokage I can I am now a Shinobi and therefore legally an adult Narito States calmly he grabs his backpack and slings it over his back he doesn't owe anyone any explanations he grabs his suitcase and begins to leave only to find kashina is now blocking the exit fear not leaving she says in a strong tone a deadly aura about her though everyone can tell she is on the verge of tears verito begins to grow frustrated please move out of the way lady kashina he asks trying not to lose his temper no Naruto listened I know that we haven't been the best parents to you I know we haven't been a family to you I know I haven't been a mother to you but if you just give us a chance I'm sure we can make things right I know the pain we've put you through no Naruto shouts finally losing his temper years of pent uprage finally realizing itself you have no idea what I've been through none of you he continued turning around fears for years I've been treated like some kind of monster for something out of my control and you weren't even there for me what do you mean Naruto monado asks confused you don't even know how naive you are Lord Hokage he scoffs the villagers for as long as I can remember I've been ostracized and hated by them at first they weren't so direct because they were scared of what you two would do to them but after a while they must have realized you didn't care because when I was around five years old it all escalated the looks the names people treating me like some sort of disease now given time I could have gotten over that but what I really struggled to look past is that the people who are supposed to be my family the people who should have my back when nobody else does left me out to rot in the cold lenato is shocked the villagers did that but when how kishina is in tears now so is yayoi menma and medo are shocked as well well now I I'm done you've never been anything to me the best you could do for me is let me go live my life Naruto says with finality he looks to the exit which kashina is still blocking he infuses chakra and in a poof of smoke is gone as soon as he is gone kashina takes off to her and monado's bedroom crying she locks herself in and cries hysterically her baby boy suffered so much and she wasn't there for him she just made things worse gayoy falls apart having only Mido for support who is comforting her how could she have done this how could she have locked her own brother out and even tormented him with the amount of pain he was going through menma looks on at the scene seeing everything in complete disarray he looks to one of his sisters who is falling apart in the other's arms she leads her way to her bedroom he looks to the hallway where his mother ran and where his father followed her he looks down and then clenches his fists and grits his teeth he punches the wall causing a spiderweb of cracks to appear Percy Naruto I will make you pay for ruining this family he silently vows he looks up to reveal his usually purple eyes have turned crimson red and his round pupils are now slits but Naruto Naruto is now laying on his bed in his new home an apartment on the top floor of a building on the North End Of The Village he had put a few Shadow clones to work to furnish and clean it and it was all done he could afford to buy it and many other things because akasava's life savings was worth millions but he doesn't want to attract any unwanted attention for now he stares at the ceiling deep in thought it's only begun a few weeks later it's been weeks since Naruto moved out of the Uzumaki namika's estate he is very thankful for his sensory ability as it has stopped him from running into the family on multiple occasions news spreads fast Naruto has noticed in recent weeks that the villagers are being more cold towards him but it's not as if any of it is new to him his teammates have clearly heard as well the two females have been giving him strange looks particularly Eno fugaku thankfully didn't even show he knew despite the fact that he obviously did things are going well with his new team they have been working more cohesively than fugaku had anticipated therefore on some occasions when not on missions they worked on team exercises based on a broad range of field simulations based on tracking assault Espionage Etc but on other occasions fugaku worked with the monorotational individual schedule he would spend a day focused on one of them whilst the other two were given a set of exercises to complete in one half of the day and then they were to face each other in No Holds Barred combat for the other half of the other day during this time you were not permitted to submit to your opponent for any reason in terms of individual exercises with Satsuki he has been focusing very much on her strength and power she is fast but that isn't enough he has of course also been making efforts to help her improve her firestyle in shuriken but he know he has been helping the girl improve her physical ability in general as in that respect she is sadly miles behind her teammates of course she isn't as physically gifted as them Sophie gaku had decided to teach her some as well her attitude is somewhat improved but there is still room for improvement as for Naruto himself there really isn't much missing it has become obvious that he is the strongest of the three 3. Naruto likes sparring with yugaku and his Sensei likes the influence he has on his teammates they have been pushing and motivating themselves to catch up to him which is very good currently team 12 are in the hokage's office reporting on their 40th drank Mission they had completed more than any other rookie team in the village this was besides there being a very cohesive unit because of the fact that fugaku was a drill sergeant in the way he worked he was relentless and whatever his students gave him he demanded five times more of congratulations on another successful mission team 12. Minato says as a large woman exits his office with a screeching Cat In Her Arms which she is practically smothering to death that's right give it to him he no inwardly says living vicariously through the woman but riddance to bad rubbish atsuki says to herself although she can understand why the Little Beast keeps running away Naruto looks on trying not to smile he almost feels bad for the cat whose name is Torah the animal reminds him of himself back when akasada was still alive he would test narito's speed by gathering the fastest Lions on Mount rain and having them chase after him for the whole day team 12 have crossed paths with Torah many times before Naruto could have ended things fast on each occasion but chose not to thinking it would do his teammate some good they are very infuriated by this and have promised him great pain in the future for it perhaps not pain on par with what Torah was subjected to but pain nonetheless I assume you're here for another mission monado says there is a tense silence the three Jennings in the room looked to their Sensei with their eyes narrowed fugaku raises his eyebrow and smirks at this yes Lord Hokage I believe the team 12 are ready for their first sea-rink mission the minimum requirement has been met and I do believe they're ready fugaku says you're right your team does qualify for such a mission fugaku I have seen firsthand that they're very capable they've performed more than any other rookie team within the village so far monado says handing the chair male the scroll outlining the details of the mission it's a simple escort Mission it shouldn't be much trouble for you he says he uses the telephone on his desk to order his secretary to send the client up not long after an elderly man who smells of sake wearing spectacles and the large hat comes in he looks at Team 12 studying them carefully before finally speaking this is it I didn't pay my money for three rabbits he says wiping the alcohol from his chin Nino and Satsuki seem insulted while Naruto simply raises an eyebrow who gets drunk at this time of day fugaku pays the man's words no mind we'll meet up tomorrow at the Village gates at the time we usually meet up at the training grounds from there we will head out to the Land of Waves we'll be escorting and guarding to Zuna while he completes a bridge project for the nation pack enough supplies for at least a month he orders his students nodded this throughout all of this monado has been watching Narito discreetly things have changed since Naruto moved out yay hasn't been her usual bubbly self kishina is obviously suffering but is trying to pull herself together so the performance of her team doesn't suffer menma has been more irritable too he admits he himself has been finding it hard to concentrate on work he is angry at the villagers for letting him down he is angry at yahwei and menma for damaging Naruto's reputation the former having expressed her regret while the latter didn't seem to care but most of all he is angry at himself angry for allowing any of this to happen how could he cause his son to go through such pain he wants to make things right but doesn't know how to go about it Naruto realizes that he is being watched by the Hokage and before the man can say a word he leaves the office using a teleportation unlike his teammates who use the door monado sighs at this the next day Naruto is standing in front of the village gates with a backpack slung over his shoulders Eno and Satsuki are with him the two seem quite excited and he would be lying if he said he wasn't either Sai look at him says kotetsu hagging one half of the Eternal gate guards of the Hidden Leaf what I would give to trade places with him he continues stop daydreaming kotetsu and focus on the mission at hand his friend and the other half of the Eternal gate guards izumo kamazuki reprimand if you call this Omission yaridi's coughs he remembers when they had initially been approached about being gate guards regulating who comes in and out of the the village is serious business it's a big responsibility they had been told he still can't believe how easily they had been hoodwinked into this The Zuma watches the genon and though he won't admitted switching places is a tempting Prospect right now yugaku arrives alongside to Zuna oh right let's not waste any time let's head out fugaku orders old agenda nod at this and the group leave setting out for the Land of Waves a walk in relative silence after a while Naruto sees a puddle up ahead even if it weren't for his sensory ability this trick wouldn't have been able to fool him it hasn't rained in weeks the group continued to walk fugaku steps on the puddle and as soon as he does chain spring out and wrap around him the chains pull in opposite directions ripping him to pieces the chains retract as two cloaked figures wearing colic metal gauntlets emerge one down says one of the two they're under the rest of the group poised to attack sitsuki doesn't let this shock her she knows her dad and she knows he's strong way too strong to get taken down that easily she jumps in front of one of the cloaked figures Vino sees her Sensei get ripped to bits and is horrified he was a jonan and Elite Shinobi if he got taken down what good would she be she swallows her fear and resolves to fight even if certain death awaits she sees one of the two attackers charged for Satsuki she weaves through hand signs and casts sage and Jutsu descending hell those who looks up to see a giant Fireball coming down from the sky he quickly breaks out of it scoffing at how weak it is only to be greeted with a kick to his midsection that sends him back sitsuki doesn't relent following up with a kick Square in the face before jumping out of the way Eno finishes off the enemy with an uppercut that knocks him out meanwhile a Mizu goes straight for the Target intent on mowing straight through the blonde brat standing in front of him who hasn't even drawn a weapon or gotten into Battle Stance this is going to be too easy all of a sudden the kid disappears giving him a clear shot at izuna he's running away he laughs loudly as he closes in on the old man who closes his eyes preparing himself for his death just as mizu's Gauntlet is millimeters away from tizuna something suddenly stopped UPS him burrito appears behind his opponent grabbing his cloak at his neck he Yanks on it tossing the cloaked attacker like a ragdoll away from tazuna with one hand Mizu hits the ground hard and skids and rolls he jumps back to his feet not believing that kid threw him like that he suddenly hunches over coughing as Naruto appears in front of him kneeing him in the gut Naruto then raises his hand and chops his opponent on the back of the neck allowing him to fall to the ground unconscious sitsuki and Eno finish with their opponent just in time to see Naruto tie him up they watch in awe as he ties his opponent up with Ninja wire he's so strong Satsuki inwardly says clenching her fist he no watches with much the same look I think this is the same loser from the academy she says to herself dugaku jumps down from the tree he has been watching this scene unfold from his team handled themselves well particularly Naruto Sensei he knows shouts happily seeing that their Sensei is Alive and Well she looks across at her teammates and realizes that they already knew the Zuna looks on in shock but I saw he look to be wearing he saw fugaku get ripped to pieces only to see pieces of wood on the ground substitution Sensei replaced himself with an inanimate object and made it appear as if he died Naruto explains to the confused man but why would you do that he asks angrily it was for two reasons he says calmly the first was to assess how my team would react in an actual battle situation u3 did well I'm proud of you he says earning smiles from the three he turns back to tazuna and the second was to determine which one of us they were after he says narrowing his eyes causing dezuna to gulp when Naruto jumped out of the way of the enemy's attack to determine that my suspicions were confirmed to Zuna these two are the demon Brothers of the Hidden Mist Tune In level Road ninja they're ambushing us means this is no longer a crank Mission explain yourself yugaku demands in a serious tone causing tazuna to gulp once more the Zuna looks to the genon desperate for help but he'll receive no such help from them he sighs are you familiar with gato of gato Industries fugac recognizes the name gato is one of the wealthiest men in the world he also happens to be one of its biggest criminals having a criminal Empire that spans many nations years ago he came into my country posing as a legitimate businessman who wanted to share in the potential Ridge economy but he would soon reveal his true colors tazuna proceeds to explain how Gaydo had conducted a hostile takeover of the nation and how his Bridge Project was a threat to the Crime Boss I only lied to you because the allotted funds of my people could only pay for a crank Mission he says falling to his knees I'm sorry please help me I just want to save my country he pleads fugaku's face softens as he hears the man's story he adopts a thinking pose strictly speaking he should be on his way back to the village with his team to report this matter to the Hokage but he can't just hang him out to dry he turns to his team to make a decision we're heading back to the Village says fugaku causing shots of protests to arise but he quickly silences them this mission is no longer ours to complete I'm not asking let's go he orders no all heads turned to Naruto but few gaku questions I said no Sensei I won't abandon this manner his people while they're in need Naruto States Crossing his arms a standoff ensues between the two there is complete silence fugaku's size all right fine to Zuna you're in luck fugaku relents the genen smiles while fugaku Bose tears streaming down his cheeks and so they continue walking until they reach it it's Naruto's first time seeing the ocean like it is his teammates he tries to hide his awe but it's a bit hard it's foreign to him and yet at the same time it does feel familiar they get into a boat lent to them by a friend of the bridge builder and make the journey to the Land of Waves they finally arrive at the zuna's Homeland where about an hour and a half away from my home to Zuna informs the group continues moving Naruto's eyes narrow Sensei he says so no one else hears him I know fugaku replies fugaku knows about Naruto's sensory ability he like the boy knows that someone is following them how many he asks there's two of them one is further away while the other is following more closely Narita reports few gaku nods at this stay on guard he orders his other two students who nod the group continues for a little while they should be there soon tizuna says to fugaku itchinods at this before his eyes narrow everyone get down Del fugaku and Naruto at the same time all comply with Narito grabbing to Zuna and dragging the elderly man down as a large blade soared through the air where their heads had been and embedding itself in a tree behind them a man appears standing on the handle of the sword he has beady eyes spiky hair and bandages covering the lower half of his face the only piece of clothing on his upper body are the arm warmers on his arms bugakuichael the wicked eye it's no wonder the demon Brothers failed the man says fugaku Narrows his eyes as he gets up and takes a good look at the man Zabuza mamachi the demon of the Hidden Mist fugaku says recognizing the man the one and only I am not going to beat about the bush hand over the old man if you do so I'll allow you and your genin to leave quietly's abuser offers I'm afraid that isn't going to happen my mission is to protect him fugaku says plainly his eyes turning crimson red with three black Tama marks around the pupil all right I can do it that way I don't mind having the head of a Shinobi War Legend as abuser says holding his hand up in a seal position they didn't miss thought a thick Mist begins to gather engulfing and covering everything in sight burrito draws his kunai and though his nervous can't help smirking now the real fun begins chapter 6 battle in the Mist tutsuki is trembling and struggling to breathe the kunai she had taken out held in front of her she has a tight grip of it not trusting her sweaty hands an inexplicable feeling of fear has gripped her robbing her of the will to even move this feeling I can't I haven't felt like this since memories of blood-stained streets illuminated by the Moonlight and Crimson eyes come flooding back only further weakening her and adding to the toll she is taking from The Killing intent she begins to realize her life is flashing before her eyes she sees herself growing up with her two brothers and her mother and father meeting Mido and the two of them becoming best friends and Rivals she sees her aunt and uncle her cousins and many other relatives laying dead on the ground she sees her elder brother claiming responsibility and saying he never cared for her she sees her falling out with Mido and drifting away from sasu can finally being assigned to team 12. Eno's legs are shaking she is barely even able to stand she's never felt anything like this before she can feel her heart threatening to beat out of her chest she is going to die she can't die there's so much she hasn't done she can't images Flash before her in her mind she saw herself with her parents when she was younger she sees herself laying eyes on menma for the first time and meeting Sakura and defending her she sees herself being assigned to team 12 and all other events that led to this moment Naruto has a kunai held out in front of him and his standing in formation with his teammates he is faring much better than them as His late Sensei gave off much stronger killing intent that doesn't mean he isn't a little nervous this is the first time he's faced an enemy this strong in an actual battle situation it's abusa to his knowledge as a former member of the seven ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist and thus a wielder of one of the Seven Swords in his case The Executioner's blade his abusa is famed for his silent killing it was said he is so proficient in this art that one would not even know they have been killed by his abusa until they're already dead narito's heart is beating fast nerves coupled with excitement Naruto doesn't know why but he enjoys battle the feel of the perspiration running down his body the sound of his heartbeat ringing in his ears as he stands across from an opponent of a high caliber it just does something to him he isn't a fan of violence but he really appreciates a challenge sitsuki Ino Naruto don't be afraid I won't let my comrades die fugaku assures his students his voice cutting through the mist and its effects as his students visibly eased up Eno stands up straight and Satsuki breathes in deep pulling herself together it's abused as Voice rings through the Mist as well in the form of laugh then he suddenly appears in the middle of the group in front of tazuna with his Executioner's blade raised in the air and poised to cleave the old man in half he attempts to bring it down but finds his arm wouldn't move but his abuser turns to see the blonde brat out of the three holding his arm back his grip is surprisingly strong Naruto doesn't allow himself any shock when zabusa appears and attempts to kill to Zuna he stops the man grabbing his arm sitsuki grabs to Zuna and jumps back Eno follows by overcoming her shock Naruto aims its abuses side intent on stabbing The Swordsman he finds his kunai blocked by another Executioner's blade he looks up to see another's abuses standing in front of the original with his blade underneath the swordsman's arm which he is holding stopping his kunai with his large sword Bratz got moves huh the original's abusa says looking at Naruto with his head turned verito smirks meanwhile not too far away fugaku is weaving through hand signs while standing next to a clone of Naruto which the boy created when the Mist rolled in higher Style Fireball he yells blowing out a large fire herbal which Canon straight at Naruto and the two's abuses Narito quickly substitutes with his clone and watches alongside fugaku as it along with his opponent and his clone are engulfed in the fire Naruto nods it is Sensei before disappearing and reappearing alongside his teammates in formation once again it's abusa unsurprisingly appears once again fugaku is standing in between him and his team of brats and the target he begins to make an analysis he wasn't expecting that to happen that Brad is strong he wonders what else he has up his sleeve but right now he needs to worry about the man standing in front of him he realizes he is at a disadvantage here fugaku is a fire style user and a proficient one at that but from what he'd heard the man retired from active field Duty following the war he had made a name for himself in and joined the leaf police force facing lowly criminals and thugs as opposed to Shinobi he has to have gained some Rust over the years he would use that to his advantage and as for his fire style it's abuses smirks as a plan begins to form in his head he doesn't look to the lay take on his right so as not to give away his plan he looks ahead if you got making a decision I must admit I really wasn't expecting to be going up against you of all people it said that armed with those Wicked eyes of yours and an arsenal of lethal fire style many believed you to be a demon straight from the depths of Hell's abuses says fugaku does indignify him with a response and simply looks at his opponent blankly but I'm sure that after being reduced to a lowly cop in return for your services You've Lost Your Touch as abusive says smirking fugaku remains Silent not replying speaking of which I must also admit I was also shocked when I heard that the acha clan was massacred apparently the culprit was the son of the clan head in the air as abusa continues fugaku's eyes narrow as they gain a cold look the only reported survivors were the head of the clan himself his other two children and his wife can you confirm this I will warn you only once ugaku says in a low and dangerous tone do not ever speak of my clan he says with the Tama of his Sharingan spinning a bit Zabuza Chuckles a clan head's responsibility is to lead attacked his Kinsmen you not only couldn't do this but you also failed to protect your son from becoming what he is a criminal and now after failing as a clan leader and a father you're going to fail as a Sensei when your students are killed his abusa says pointing his Executioner's blade at the group standing behind fugaku fugaku true to his word gives no warning he suddenly appears behind Zabuza with the kunai in hand the bandage swordsman whips around and blocks the kunai that was intended for his back with the flat side of his Executioner's blade a battle of strength ensues debuza jumps back and is forced to move sideways as his opponent summons a fuma shuriken which he throws at him before setting on fire using a fireball as abusa moves sideways he is struck with pain as his Executioner's blade is kicked right out of his hand fugaku then whips around and uses his other leg to send Zabuza flying with a spinning kick to the midsection it's abuses skids and rolls before quickly jumping back to his feet he's faster than he thought here is this smirking just a little more he turns and begins running across the lake in 10 intent on retrieving his Executioner's blade which is still sailing through the air he runs until he is directly underneath it while his opponent is hot on the trail he smirks the smirk almost immediately disappears his eyes widen as there as a poof and his blade is immersed in a small cloud of smoke out of the cloud comes fugaku he substituted himself with the blade before The Swordsman can do anything fugaku utters the words higher style dragonflame.a number of dragons all made of fire style chakra emerge from his mouth and head straight for his abusa his eyes widen and then he disappears from view as the dragon smashed down on the surface of the water and where he could be seen before steam fills the air making it harder to see coupled with a Mist it remains for a while and then it starts to dissipate when it does fugaku can be seen walking across the surface of the lake towards a Downs abusa who is lying face down in the water and appears to have suffered a few Burns fugaku stands over his abuses staring at him for a few seconds he then grabs The Swordsman by the neck lifting him into the air he stares him dead in the eye AI has Sharingan still active and the cold look from earlier still present you dared to Sully my Clan's name with your mouth he asks in a venomous tone it's abuses only verbal reply is a low groan that is the last mistake you will ever make fugaku continues it's abusa smiles and the splash is heard A Pair of Hands emerge from beneath the water grabbing onto both fugaku's ankles to his shock the hands pull him down causing him to release his grip on Zabuza as he goes underwater mitchah whips out a kunai and stabs the water clone that pulled him in causing it to disappear reverting back to water he pulls himself back up to the surface and breaks it just in time to seize abusive finish a set of hand signs water style water prison dot you fell for that Hook Line and Sinker he says with a wry smile on his face as he encases yugaku in a sphere of water how easy can you be as abusa asks smiling fugaku curses as he becomes trapped in a sphere of water he can't believe he fell for that it was set up from the very beginning his abusa had been planning to lead him into the lake where he was strongest and he had allowed his anger to take over and let that happen and now his team into Zuna are in danger you've underestimated me in that is the last mistake you will ever makes abuses Smiles of tugaku who scowls garudo sitsuki Ino and tezuna watched this scene unfold the three Jennings faith in their Sensei doesn't waver initially they watch as he maintains a calm demeanor in the face of the enemy this soon disappears as abusa provokes him using the Aja Clan Massacre fugaku attacks abusa ruthlessly grinding down on The Swordsman Zabuza attempts to retrieve his blade and to all it appears as if the Ichi has his opponent on the back foot all except Naruto his eyes widened in realization his abuser uses water style primarily that much was evident from this mist and the water clone he created earlier and now he's drawn fugaku into the lake the attempts to yell a warning to his Sensei but it is drowned out by the sound of the fire dragons impacting the water he hopes that's abusive strategy backfired no such luck as abuser traps yugaku in a sphere of water the water clone of abusa appears in front of the group they raise their kunai in response not allowing themselves any shock this time the Clone swordsman laughs well don't you look serious he Chuckles do any of you even for a second believe you're capable of stopping me he questions the Gen and remains Silent not dignifying their opponent with a response but rather preparing for him to make a move do any of you even for a second think you're a real Shinobi you're nothing more than kids playing pretend do you want to know how I became a Shinobi the blood Mist years ago was somewhat like other Villages but it deferred in some respects particularly one it's an Academy graduation exam the final test to become a full-fledged Shinobi in the Mist was an all-out Death Match whose abuses says in order to become a ninja one had to slaughter all their peers the friends they had grown up with even with and played with Nino and satsuki's eyes widen in shock while Naruto's Narrows Eno shuttered at the thought of having to kill Sakura sitsuki shudders at hearings abuses words imagine if she had had to kill she stops herself realizing what she was thinking there is one thing that was particularly unique about my graduation I wasn't even a registered participant he proudly says shocking the genon and yet little brats like you still think you're Shinobi pathetic now as abusal leaps forward his Executioner's blade raised die he shouts Eno sitsuki and tazuna closed their eyes waiting for the blade to cleave through them and claim their lives it never comes instead the sound of metal clanging is heard they open their eyes and they widen in shock Naruto stops abuser's Blade with his kunai his abusa is a bit surprised this Brad had displayed strength that was admittedly impressive earlier but he wasn't really trying as much back then a battle of strength ensues as abusa eventually jumps back think you got the stones kid Zabuza challenges smiling burrito smirks without turning around he speaks to his teammates I'll take him on you too stay here and guard to Zuna he says are you insane you can't fight him he no shouts that suicide if you're fighting the now with you sitsuki says stepping forward no Naruto says turning his head you need to protect Ozuna he didn't come alone he has an accomplice that person could strike at any moment Naruto warns he turns his attention back to his abuser who is a bit surprised the kid knew about Haku isn't he full of surprises he takes out two kunai and gets into his lionfish stance Narito closes his eyes and opens them infusing his chakra releasing it in a burst a wide Aura becomes clearly visible around him causing his jacket to Flap about and his hair to blow sitsuki steps back in shock Naruto it's unbelievable his presence it worse that is abusa who she was quaking in fear in front of a matter of seconds ago this can't be the dead last she thinks even though he is on her side it was still very intimidating the doubt from before seems to begin to disappear Nino watches in shock as Naruto infuses his chakra it changes the very feeling in the air The Killing intent though not directed at her causes her to shake the mere presence he exudes is so insurmountable is this really Naruto the Zuna falls to his knees his heart is beating faster than it ever has this boy he had seen firsthand from earlier with the demon brothers that he was strong but this was just unbelievable this feeling it by far outweighed what he had been feeling before from his abusa he is thankful Naruto is on his side and can't help but have faith in the boy the clone's abusa takes a step back not looking as cocky as before this brat his killing intent it actually made him worried his chakra was no doubt locage level but how it feels incredibly potent and strong unlike anything he's ever felt the look in his eyes has changed before it was blank revealing little but now his eyes are filled with determination and strength The Originals abuser watches on his executioners played with him once again waiting to see his clone complete the mission and kill the jennin into Zuna instead he sees the blonde Brat Stop him and then release what is no doubt locage level chakra The Killing intent aside the mere presence of the blonde changes the atmosphere dugaku watches on in shock he had expected to be seeing his team killed because of his overzealousness and lack of self-control instead he sees Naruto stop the Clone he can't believe this Naruto is in Uzumaki so naturally his chakra Reserve should be large but he is not a vessel for a tailed beast shacker like his siblings so how is it possible that he has locage level reserves just how many Secrets is he keeping Naruto readies himself as the aura about him calms down yeah I got the stones do you Naruto challenges Narito speeds forward the Clone swings its Executioner's blade in an attempt to behead him he disappears and reappears behind the Clone spinning in a circle and slashing right through it he is looking ahead at where his Sensei and Zabuza are as the Clone disintegrates back into water Zabuza looks on in shock seeing his clone taken down by a jennin with one attack he scoffs and forms five more water clones fill him he orders growing frustrated the Clones run forward Naruto runs forward as well running on the water as if it is a hard surface surprising his teammate states he makes it to the first clone who attempts to bisect him he avoids this by turning his body at a 90 degree angle while maintaining his momentum and slashing through the Clone he suddenly appears in front of a second clone who tries to cut him in half he jumps up to avoid the horizontal slash and stands on the blade before the Clone can react he jumps over it stabbing it in the head on his way down he touches down on the water and lines his other kunai with wind style chakra before throwing it at another clone the Clone uses his Executioner's blade to block the incoming kunai Naruto doesn't relent and continues to throw wind-coded projectiles the real Narito meanwhile jumps out of the water from behind the Clone and twists his neck the Clone who has been throwing kunai runs at Naruto and jumps up it stands upright in Naruto's hands he throws his clone to two other water clones and infuses chakra blown explosion dot the Clone explodes destroying its intended targets Zabuza is watching in shock he is witnessing the unthinkable a gen and mowing through his clones like they're nothing he Grunts and forms more clones to run straight at Naruto Naruto grunts in frustration he can't waste his time on clones fugaku has got to be running out of breath by now and there's Stills abuse as unknown accomplice to worry about he watches as the Clones prepare himself Naruto forms five clones of his own who leap into the air going straight for the water clones clone explosion barrage multiple explosions occur causing waves to rise up Zabuza watches as his clones are once again taken down all of a sudden Naruto appears above him with a wind style chakra coated kunai in hand he throws it down sending it right it's abuser's arm that is maintaining the water prison his abuser curses his arm would be useless if that kunai hits him he jumps out of the way releasing the water prison causing fugaku to fall back into the water the gasps and wheezes savoring the first few breaths he's taken in what feels like ages burrito's size and relief at seeing his Sensei freed he doesn't allow himself to relax though his abusa charges at him his executioners blade in hand Narito whips out two kunai in reverse grip one in each hand he runs forward and the two meet a clang and sparks flying being the result Naruto struggles a bit with its abuse of being serious now but he doesn't relent the two jump away from one another debuser runs at Naruto once again and moves to cut the boy in half with a diagonal slash Naruto moves back avoiding the full brunt but not a cut to the shoulder Zabuza lifts his blade into the air and brings it down intent on bisecting his opponent Naruto once again stops the blade with both his kunai as abusa tries to force his blade down while Naruto pushes up trying to oppose this Force debuza takes advantage of the opening presented and sends a kick right to the blonde's midsection sending the boy flying Narito uses his chakra to skid and roll across the surface of the water okay that's enough of this time to do what I'm getting paid for his abusa says inwardly weaving through a set of hand signs after placing his blade on his back intent on crushing Narita once and for all and turning his attention to the Target water style water dragon dot the dragon forms from the water surrounding him it roars before laying its glowing yellow eyes on Naruto it speeds forward intent on crushing him Naruto gets up on his knees just in time to see it he realizes he doesn't have enough time to dodge or weave hand signs for it to cancel it out he summons his chakran releases it in much the same way as before wide Aura and all the power from this causes the water dragon to disintegrate much to his abusive shock and Chagrin Naruto suddenly disappears and reappears next to fugaku it's abusa doesn't have much time to Marvel at the boy's display as he whips around while weaving through a set of hand signs higher style Majestic Destroyer shouts fugaku a large wall of fire emerges from his mouth and heads straight for his abusa who is finished preparing his water style water formation while he says a wall of water forms and meets with fugaku's fire the two battle for Supremacy for a few fleeting moments and then fugaku overpowers abuses who is forced to jump out of the way of what was surely death by incineration he doesn't however Escape unscathed and suffers yet more Burns Zabuza gets up from the kneeling position he had adopted and looks up to find himself staring fugaku dead in the eye your mind fugaku utters as everything suddenly becomes a blur to The Swordsman and it appears as if the world is spinning he can't seem to move fugaku hits a pressure point in the swordsman's neck rendering him paralyzed he falls backwards into the water the Mist begins to subside fugaku draws a kunai as Naruto drops down next to him he takes a step forward it seems you've underestimated me he says using the swordsman's words against him just as was done to him it's over he declares he is allowed to take no more than a step two needles sail through the air and land and abuse his neck he stops breathing there is a poof of smoke and a masked figure appears the mask she or he is wearing has a blue pattern on the edges the symbol of the Hidden Mist is also clearly recognizable yugaku and Naruto's eyes are narrow hello the figured days in a feminine voice and you are fugaku asks I'm a Hunter ninja of the Hidden miss the newcomer says I've been tracking's abusive for months now thank you for presenting me with the opportunity need to capture him now I can you can stop Naruto interjects we've been waiting for you to show yourself we know yours abuses accomplice Narito says shocking the newcomer I see well in that case the newcomer flips out more preparing herself Naruto steps forward only for fugaku to place his hand on his shoulder stopping him to the boy's surprise Let Her Go Naruto we don't know how strong she is he says narivo stands down like he is ordered to do the masked newcomer picks abusive up and disappears in a puff of smoke Naruto and fugaku walk back to the shore well done Naruto thank you for saving my life yugaku says looking ahead thank you Sensei and don't mention it Naruto responds although you do have some explaining to do he says Naruto doesn't respond to this they want the rest of the way in Silence the two finally reach the shore where their comrades incline to wait none speak the three can only gawk at Naruto we know is in disbelief she knew there was more to her blonde teammate than meets the eye but what she'd just seen was ridiculous he had fought the enemy with such power it is unbelievable to her that this is really menma's older brother tsitsuki is in disbelief Naruto had taken on Zabuza and held his own he had probably saved her dad's life too she stares at the blonde completely in awe of him how strong is he the Zuna led the way the longer we stay out here the more risk there is of another run-in with more of gato's Hired Hand sugaku orders a while later there it is tizunda says pointing to a house on the horizon it is a two-story house which overlooks the ocean they walk to the front and enter the house tsunami I'm home to Zuna shouts out of another room comes a woman with black hair with bangs that frame her face as soon as she sees to zunda she runs towards him and jumps on him hugging him father you're back you said you would only take three days to get back are you all right are you hurt anywhere azuna Chuckles I'm fine tsunami thanks to these four tsunami fugaku sitsuki Naruto and Eno they're the ninja who saved my life guys this is my daughter tsunami he says introducing them thank thank you for protecting my father she says with a somewhat happy and sad look on her face fugaku observes this bright tsunami we have guests let's make them feel at home and let them settle in tzuna says before his daughter has the chance to immerse herself in thoughts of the sad past though forgive me everyone this is our home it's not the largest but it's home she says to them smiling Inari she calls out out of another room comes a little boy this is my son Inari Inari your grandfather is back these ninjas protected him on his way back come say hi she says to him smiling adoringly the boy simply looks at the group with a dark look on his face before heading up his steps tsunami size at this before turning around and flashing a smaller smile at the group alright let me show you where each of you will be sleeping she says unknown location the music can be seen laying down he has bandages tied around parts of his body where he was burned his headband has been taken off and put aside a groan comes from a swordsman as his eyes flutter and open don't bother trying to move says the swordsman's accomplice she is wearing the same attire from earlier only now her mask has been removed and lays next to her revealing her beautiful face paku he groans out darting his eyes finding he can't turn his head yes Masters abusa it's me I'm sorry I didn't act sooner had I done so you wouldn't be in this state she feels guilty over all of this she had initially seen that the chairman hammered down on her Sensei and thought about stepping in but realized his plan it was successful and she thought that it was done and the mission was complete but then that boy stepped in he had Unleashed an unbelievable amount of chakra taken down her master's clones and forced him to release fugaku from there things went downhill and now it turned out she had paralyzed abusa for nothing because they knew all along she was with him forget it that blonde brat knew you were hiding in wait he would have given you a hell of a lot of trouble that certain I suppose you got lucky and escaped he says all he remembers is escaping from that fire style that higaku used and looking up into the Man's eyes as soon as that have happened the world just seemed to spin and reality slipped away he would be clenching his fists if he could move he had gotten carried away and underestimated fugaku he'd forgotten about the sharingan's ability of course credit needed to be given where it was due fugaku is very strong and rest assured he won't allow himself to underestimate him again or Naruto that boy was something else he would have been an absolute monster in the future if it weren't for the fact that his fate is sealed anyway the next time we cross paths with them Haku I'm leaving those two girls in your hands they shouldn't be any trouble for you but as for fugaku and that Naruto boy both of their heads are mine chapter 6 heroes born maruto can be seen laying against a tree he has been out here since last night he came here to train and ended up falling asleep flashback after team 12 arrives and settles into what would be their home for the next few weeks fugaku speaks to his team telling thems abusa would probably need at least a week to recover and they would need to be prepared because the next time they meet he won't be alone I'd also like to apologize to all of you for what I did I allowed my emotions to cloud my judgment putting you all in danger I promised you I wouldn't let you die but the truth is had it not been for Naruto you would have all been killed fugaku says in a solemn tone the Achi students quickly forgive him understanding his position the mention of Naruto causes his three comrades to turn their heads to him he knows what's coming they attempt to interrogate him concerning the power he displayed during the encounter with sabusa training he simply responds they know there is more to it than this of course and continue to interrogate him but fugaku and sitsuki quickly realize he isn't going to give anything away though come on Naruto Eno pleads begging her blonde-haired teammate she desperately wants to know how Naruto had done what he'd done Narito doesn't dignify her with a response Eno was Notorious for being a gossip Monger back in the academy hence her refusal to relent and let the matter go like the two on the team he's hoping she realizes sooner rather than later that he isn't going to tell her anything Let It Go Eno he isn't going to tell you anything fugaku says he despite his attempting to talk down Eno from questioning Naruto on his ability had been intent on doing much the same thing but quickly realized his student had no intention of revealing anything to his teammates he glances at his daughter to see her staring at the aforementioned Naruto Satsuki shakes her head at her female teammate Naruto isn't going to say anything else besides what he'd already said that much is clear she turns and looks to her other blonde teammate trying not to stare she is still in a State of Shock over what had happened it seems each time she begins to think she has an accurate measure of his strength he proves her wrong how strong is he deemed 12 for the few days that follow this particular meeting go about guarding to Zuna they work on a rotational schedule of two guarding for half the day while staying behind and training before switching the days pass by uneventfully until one night there's no point you know you're all going to die a voice as in a matter of fact tone there is complete silence the sound of eating mixed with chatter that once filled the room is now completely gone all heads of those sitting at the dinner table turned to see Inari standing there their eyes eyes burning with loathe team 12 had already been briefed on how gato s suppressive rule had meant all who dared to stand against him or even be found to secretly be opposed to his rule were killed as it turned out inari's father Kaiser who was considered a hero in the village had tried to stand up against the crime Lord he had been publicly tortured and executed for this NATO had made an example out of him warning all that much the same fate awaited them should they show any signs of resistance the ordeal had heavily traumatized Inari and had made him the way he is now pessimistic and hateful dugaku displays no outward reaction sitsuki stares at the boy Eno's eyes darted around the room nervously seeing the mood turn tense tizuna and tsunami become sad Naruto raises his eyebrow before seemingly turning his attention back to his meal speaking after swallowing a mouthful of food I'm sorry I didn't hear you say that again he says nonchalantly not even looking at anari but rather focused on his plate I said you're all going to die you idiot it doesn't matter how hard you train how much you fight it's hopeless you're no match for gato and his men Inari says glaring at the blond-haired idiot who has the nerve to mock him and I suppose you are Narito asks has tone laced with sarcasm as he finally looks at Inari with his eyebrow raised well why don't you tell me about that because from what I've seen nothing's been done for this land since kaiza deity continues anari loses it as if it isn't enough that these ninja fools show up here and dare to think they could challenge gato one of them has the nerve to mention Kaiser don't you dare talk about Kaiser the boy yells angrily who do you think you are anyway Kaiser was my hero and he was ripped away from me you have no idea what that's like living in that ninja Village of yours all your life you know nothing about suffering Inari continued shouting the dark look comes onto Naruto's face he places his chopsticks down before standing up he looks straight at Inari causing the boy to step back nervously and don't you dare stand there and speak as if you know I am and that you've had it worse than anyone else look around you you have a hoem a mother and grandfather who who care about you and the memory of your father to look back on there are kids just like you out there who have nothing and have lived their whole lives with nothing Naruto says yelling the last part causing anari to begin to tear up he turns around and begins to walk away he walks until he is standing right in front of the door you should be glad your father isn't alive he says without turning causing the eyes of all those in the room to widen in shock because that means he was a hero better to die a hero than to live as a coward if you're not happy about the way things are then stop crying become a hero and change them he says he opens the door and steps out closing it behind him Inari stands there staring at the door which Naruto had left through like all in the room mulling over the blonde Ninja's words there is silence for a while it is eventually broken by Eno fugacus and say who is Naruto she asks not to find any better way to voice what is on her mind her Sensei this time doesn't shake his head at her attempt to gather information on her teammate I'd be lying if I said I knew the answer to that he know he responds still looking at the door they see deeply insulted and angered by Inari saying he didn't know what it means to lose a loved one but from the Intel I have he hasn't ever been particularly close to anyone in the village could it be that monado was wrong he analyzes inwardly wondering if monado knew even less about his son than he thinks flashback end that was the reason Naruto had ended up here he wasn't really thinking at the moment he'd just gotten frustrated and angry at hearing inari's words he was ripped away from me you have no idea what that feels like besides he looks up at the early morning sky and begins to think something he hasn't had the chance to do since leaving the village blowing up like that probably gave his Observer a lead he's decided he'll open up more to his teammates this way he'll perhaps Stave off some of the suspicion he's under he is certain that besides the hokage's personal reasons the treatment he has received from the villagers and not sharing any close bonds with anyone in the village has made him a potential Flight Risk he is given no more time to think unfortunately he opens his eyes as he senses a chakra signature which he recognizes Aku walks into a clearing humming to herself her Rave and hair is let down and is out of the way of her beautiful face in her hand is a basket which she is using to collect herbs which she will use to make a strong enough painkiller for his abusa she was more than happy to be out of The Hideout for a bit her master has been very cranky recently but it's to be expected he isn't used to being in such a position she spots the silhouette of someone sitting against a tree she approaches wanting to get a closer look she freezes as she realizes it's him the blonde boy from a few days earlier who had fought against her master she begins to think if she were to kill him now a lot of trouble would be avoided there is no doubt in her mind that she can handle the two kinoichi he was with without trouble he is another matter altogether though the fact he was able to take her master on was proof of that and then there is his Sensei that man is dangerous as much as it pains her to admit he may be stronger than Zabuza she approaches him reaching out for his neck she nearly jumps in surprise when he grabs her wrist with his eyes still closed his eyelids open reveal healing his ocean blue eyes Haku is captivated by them she finds herself unable to move she is broken out of this trance when he speaks then I help you Narito asks with his eyebrow raised in pretense was she going to try and finish me off before our next meeting he assesses though she stumbles still in awe I apologize I saw you sleeping and wanted to wake you up you'll catch your death sleeping out here in the cold she lies while smiling at him the good liar he observes he glances at the basket in her hand he recognizes the herbs as the ingredients to a painkiller this is obviously for his abusa I see my apologies please forgive me he says standing up and bound respectfully it's fine she stutters embarrassedly I'm Haku what's your name she asks politely very though he responds what are you doing out all alone he asks the friend of mine is in pain and in need of medical attention there are some medicinal herbs in this area that can help she asks Naruto offers to help her pick the herbs she attempts to reject his offer but he insists so she shows him in the herbs she needs they get to work going about the task in silence Haku begins to have an internal debate with herself on whether she should converse with the blonde or not normally she wouldn't be doing this but she just can't help but feel Enchanted by him and the presence he exudes she looks over it and then sees his blonde hair move in the breeze those faint whisker marks on his cheek sand Naruto is on one knee picking the medicinal herbs he can feel haku's eyes on him the girl is trying to hide the fact that she is staring at him but even if it weren't for the fact that Naruto can feel when someone's eyes are on him he would still be able to tell is she ruminating on whether to kill him perhaps he stands up turning his head and looking at her about his eyes his Cerulean blue eyes meet with hers his eyes are mysterious they appear emotionless and blank masking all within but Haku can perceive some of what he is trying to hide behind those eyes they are laced with much the same determination and conviction she had seen on display against her master his eyes also clearly have a dark look they look as though they belong to one who has felt great pain one who has no semblance of trust in anything but himself perhaps this is why he masks himself not revealing what is within himself when his eyes meet with her as they pour into the depths of her very being as if they know all she quickly realizes she is blushing and tries to force it down but the realization of her reaction to the handsome blonde only caused his cheeks to grow redder than before Naruto walks towards her the herbs cupped in both hands here resists raising an eyebrow or Sudden Change in skin color perhaps abusa isn't the only one not in Peak condition he places the herbs in the basket which she holds out while sitting down he places himself down next so you're Shinobi she asks trying to make small talk cannot look suspicious Naruto simply nods in response you must be quite strong she continued the reader shrugs that depends on one's definition or measure of strength in my opinion I am somewhat strong but there are many who are far ahead of me he responds to her she stares a bit at him again in thought so why do you fight she asks he turns his head looking at a are surprised by the question why do you have to be strong it is my belief that one can only be strong if they have something or someone precious to protect she continues he looks ahead and speaks I have someone who is quite special to me who taught me many things I wish to one day be his equal and eventually surpass him to be an even greater hero than he was he says with his voice filled with determination and a smile on his face he was a bit taken aback by such a question being asked by the female especially with all things considered Aku listens and stares in awe as Naruto speaks the blonde boy speaks with conviction and as he does this the wind blows his blonde hair a smile appears on his handsome haircut face making him seem all the more such Haku blushes as she listens to him and besides this he says as his face adopts a contemplative look to it he watches as Haku grows beat red once again he considers questioning her about her health but realizes he has no time to akur resists raising her eyebrow a bit as she hears Naruto's second reason it Sparks her curiosity and she begins to try to ask him but he doesn't give her the chance but it's been nice meeting you he says should be getting back to my team Aku nods it's been a pleasure meeting you too Naruto hopefully our paths will cross again soon she says she feels sad that the next time she crosses paths with a blonde it will be in battle though they will sends abusa my best regards and tell him I will be looking forward to our next meeting Haku nearly drops her basket in shock at these words she jumps back arming herself with needles you knew but then how why did you help me she manages to stutter out overcoming her shock you could have attempted to kill me earlier but you didn't you're not likes abusa he responds to her shock at how he read her so easily and we're somewhat similar to you and I we both have people who are precious to us another word Naruto turns around and walks off without another word leaving Haku to recover from her shock six days later the week had passed uneventfully Naruto had returned to tazuna's home the morning after his outburst and apologized to fugaku for his outburst and abrupt departure fugaku had accepted the boys apology he didn't bother questioning the boy as he knows he won't give him an answer worth hearing than the days that have passed team 12 have continued to guard to Zuna whilst he completes the Bridge Project while also training in preparation for his abusa and his accomplices return yugaku has been observing his students and the behavior they exhibited over the past few days they seem to be growing more friendly with each other Nino has been pushing herself harder she is determined to close the gap between her and her teammates she has been training in Chakra control exercises to Jutsu and even some Ninjutsu she possesses an affinity to water and Earth nature chakra Satsuki has been honing her fire style and chakra control as well not being part of the last battle against abusa has clearly bruised her ego and she is determined to Showcase her skills this time around Naruto has been honing his to Jutsu skill mostly his stamina is unbelievable he could train for the whole day without a single break and wake up the next morning to do it once more currently fugaku is on the bridge with Eno keeping guard his two other students should be arriving anymore moment now for rotation fugaku's eyes Dart around as he keeps guard his abusa is no doubt in fighting shape by now injured but in fighting shape nonetheless the Hidden Mist Rogue ninja could strike at any moment but sitsuki sitsuki's size exasperatedly as she gathers her stuff when she woke up this morning and headed down for breakfast she noticed Naruto was missing her father told them that Naruto had asked to be excused citing training as his reason for his request after breakfast to gaku and Dino left with tazuna for the bridge the hours passed but there was no sign of Naruto showing up she has decided to leave she is already late enough she is quite worried that something have happened to him sitsuki inwardly asks herself are you sure you can't wait a little more I'm sure he's on his way tsunami says to sitsuki the ichiha female looks back at tsunami as she stands in front of the door I'm late as it is I should get going for all I know he headed to the bridge without me she responds tsunami nods understandingly while linari watches on as well but I'm off Satsuki says be careful tsunami says Satsuki Smiles a bit before stepping out of the house and closing the door behind herself she looks around before jumping away with Naruto Naruto is crouched down in the rafters of a warehouse below him the room is filled with people there are about 40 in total 30 are men and 10 are teenage girls 15 of the men are scattered about the room while 14 are gathered around the females leading them forwards to the front where a middle-aged man with brown hair a bald spot and a large beard stance how did Naruto end up here he had been going about his training and just when he was about to head back to tazuna's home he detected a group of about 24 chakra signatures he heard a scream coming from where the group was and decided to investigate when he did he found a group of 14 armed men leading 10 young women through the forest one of the men had backhanded one of the girls the side angered but did not surprise the blonde with the Land of Waves becoming gato's playground and the Heart of his criminal Empire human trafficking has become a normality in the nation Naruto could taken the thugs down and in there but chose not to opting to let them lead them to their base so he could rescue any other captives which lead to the current situation the group of men and women are now all standing in front of the middle-aged man we got the order boss speaks up one of the men as he steps forward he is wearing ten pick off the litter fresh ones he says smirking the man doesn't respond verbally he looks the girls over taking the time to walk around so as to study each of them he walks slowly enjoying the girl's visible fear he nods before taking out a key and tossing it to the man who spoke all right put him with the others he says finally speaking the black-haired man nods and the girls are led to a door on the left side of the front of the room it is opened and the girls are forced inside before the door is locked behind them all right gather round the apparent leader shouts the men in the room comply gathering in front of him there is a bit of chatter but he silences with a rays of his hand right Gatos order is ready Naruto Narrows his eyes as his suspicions are confirmed they work for gato so you can all sit back relax and get ready for the payday headed your way boss interjects the man who spoke earlier if I may I have a proposition he says the leader frowns at being interrupted what have I told you about opening your mouth while I'm talking and what the hell are you on about he questions angrily sorry dado gave us a task and we've completed it we will be getting paid but why should we relax now when we can go the extra mile he asks rhetorically with a sadistic smile spreading across his face what do you mean go the extra mile he asks growing frustrated I mean we should make sure the merchandise we're delivering to gato is fresh if you catch my drift he finishes with the same wry smile on his face this sentence is followed by shouts of approval from his compatriots the leader raises his hand silencing them once again I'm just saying boss 45th girls delivered 30 of us the math sounds good enough to me continues the man swinging the key on his finger murmurs of approval arise they are silenced this time not by the leader but by a sound that Echoes throughout the room all heads turn to the back Naruto drops down from his hiding place in the rafters having heard all he needs to hear he lands on the ground and watches as the thugs turn towards him there is silence then murmurs begin to fill the room once again who the hell is that it's a kid obviously yeah but what's he doing here talk about timing the leader looks around the room growing agitated there is silence as the thugs look around waiting for someone to make a move the black-haired one holding the key steps forward still twirling it on his finger I'll handle this he says Hey kid you seem lost we were actually about to attend to some serious business so why don't you run out of here and find your way home he says they'll let your smile from earlier still on his face Naruto looks on at the group his face blank he finally speaks every single one of you is going to die he says plainly there is silence once again and then laughter erupts from the thugs you idiots shouts the leader angrily he's a Shinobi don't you see that thing on his head kill him he orders the thugs finally take notice of the headband wrapped around Naruto's head identifying him as a Shinobi alright I'll handle this says the black haired Thug placing the key in his back pocket he draws his Katana from his back and runs at Naruto intent on killing the boy as fast as possible so he can turn his attention back to having some fun he raises his Katana as he begins to get close to the bread all of a sudden he disappears Naruto disappears and reappears in front of the katana wielding a thug and Palms him in the stomach launching him back while he is in midair Narito inwardly utters the words wood style wood cutting sprigs Jutsu branches of wood shoot from the Thug's body coming out in different spots from his head to his midsection to his legs he drops to the ground dead there is complete silence in the room as all eyes are on his body as his blood begins to pull Emma marichia one of the thugs says in a low voice not believing their partner in crime is dead the loud yell comes from one of the thugs standing in the front as he runs forward with a battle ax in hand all the other thugs follow suit intent on avenging their Fallen Friend Naruto places his hand over the ground eight pieces of would rise from the ground he places the meech between his fingers and Crosses his arms before releasing the projectiles sending them right at the thugs they are on target all eight stabbing one Thug each Naruto utters the words once again wood style wood cutting sprigs branches of chakra infused would shoot from the bodies of those who have been hit killing them and five other Thugs who were standing close to them the thugs reel in shock seeing more of their friends killed before they can act Naruto places his hands in the snake hand sign before slamming a hand on the ground wood style summoning burrowing carnivorous Buddha the massive ceiling formula appears on the ground that the remaining thugs are standing on a rumbling sound fills the room as the ground shakes some of the thugs jump away but some are not so lucky an enormous four-sided venus fly trap emerges from the ground swallowing nine of the thugs as it rises from the ground the seven who managed to escape try to run but this proves futile Vines emerge from the ground grabbing at the men throwing them into the air where they can do nothing but watch as they are devoured once it is devoured them all it disappear appears in a cloud of smoke the leader watches on as his men are mowed through and killed in seconds he steps back getting ready to try and run he turns only to be met with a punch Square in the face that sends him falling onto his backside before he can get up Narito grabs him by the Scruff of his neck and gives him another right hook that lays him out on the ground Naruto grabs him and props him up on his knees positioning him so he is forced to behold the gruesome scene that is unfolded in the warehouse do you see that he rhetorically questions your subordinates are all dead now they died quick deaths that didn't force them to endure lasting pain you on the other hand may not be so lucky with that said I want to know everything there is to know about gato's criminal activities within the Land of Waves his arm storage houses the whereabouts of the other humans he trafficked his main base of operations and location everything Naruto asks in a low voice go to hell spits the man Naruto's eyes narrow he holds his hands in the tiger seal while kicking the man back to the ground bringer of Darkness Jutsu he says inwardly Naruto knows that from most Darkness evokes fear the man begins to move about beneath Naruto in a panic manner what did you do to me I can't see he shouts hysterically Naruto holds his hands in the snake hand sign Thorin covered Vines rise from the ground and wrap around the man's body completely apart from his head doc Naruto says the man's only verbal response is a low groan he grips his teeth trying to force down the fear that has been Amplified by being robbed of his sight and the scream of pain in his gut Naruto infuses March Akra The Vines tighten and move across the man's skin as the Thorns dig deeper penetrating his flesh they're still resisting narrito challenges he infuses more chakra The Vines tied more as the Thorns grow longer stabbing into the very muscle of the man I don't know he groans Gaydo has lots of dangerous enemies he keeps his location a secret he wails in pain not being able to hold it in any longer these Vines are poisonous I'm sure you're beginning to feel it right the burning sensation and those cuts all over your body Naruto kneels down and whips out of kunai he imbues it with wind style chakra and holds it to the man's face this is just the beginning he says running his kunai along the side of the man's face causing a cut to appear on his already bleeding face marred by Naruto's fists this pain will only worsen if you don't tell me the truth Narito says in a low tone all right all right I'll tell you but if I do you have to swear you won't kill me the gang leader relents Naruto releases the restraints in his the man moans in pain as he finally regains his mobility and eyesight to discover his clothes are wet with his own blood therito sits down and Crosses his legs there is a proof of smoke emanating from the black wristbands he is wearing a scroll appears in Naruto's hand he unrolls it and holds his pen in his hand again the man does so telling him all he needs to know he gets up having gotten the first thing he came for what do you even want with Gaydo the man asks while still laying on his back not being able to move I'm going to kill him Naruto responds you kill gato you won't be the first to try he says between groans of pain before the sunsets today he will be dead narrito says narrowing his eyes Naruto looks down at the man who is now desperately trying to find some way to move you shouldn't bother you're gonna be dead soon anyway he says as he turns and begins to approach the room where the kidnapped girls are held what but we had a deal I gave you what you wanted the man says hysterically I don't remember agreeing to anything with you he says plainly in fact I made myself quite clear from the beginning I said you and your gang were all going to die didn't die he says while still walking he stands in front of the metal door which the kidnapped females are held captive behind and whips out to kunai but sitsuki sitsuki jumps down arriving at her destination she walks towards Eno and fugaku sitsuki where is Naruto fugaku questions sitsuki inwardly curses he didn't show up Sensei he didn't come back to tizuna's home I'd assumed that it was a sign for us to Rendezvous here she responds before fugaku can respond to scream is heard the group rushed to the source and what they find surprises but doesn't shock them to zuna's workers are all strewn about they appear to have been attacked fugaku frowns and turns to see mistrolling in it seems he's back fugaku says the two females draw kunai whilst hugaku creates two Earth clones and orders them to guard to Zuna through approaching Silhouettes become visible in the Mist one bigger than the other even from here to the group of Shinobi one of them is easily recognizable to the whole group while fugaku is the only one who recognizes the other where is the blonde brat his abuser questions looking the group over he has bandages tied over parts of his body clearly hiding the burns he suffered he's not here right now but he's on his way don't allow that to concern you as you already have your hands full with me fugaku responds by challenging's abusa The Swordsman Narrows his eyes as his hand wraps around the handle of his Executioner's blade on his back fugaku appears in front of Zabuza with a kunai poised to pierce the man's chest his abuser reacts fast stopping the kunai with the flat side of his Executioner's blade Haku just as planned you take care care of those breaths and I'll deal with him as abusa says with his eyes closed as hugaku activates his Sharingan yes Masters abusa his masked accomplice replies before jumping away Eno and sitsuki follow suit you realize that those two are not much for hacker right their merely newly promoted genin she's on a whole other level far above them's abuses says while attempting to overpower fugaku as I'd said before you already have your hands full with me so I would advise you not to allow yourself to get distracted fugaku responds smirking the two jump back from each other they stand in silence I see if you plan on fighting with your eyes closed to combat my visual fugaku assesses in order for you to use yours you need to make eye contact this will ensure that is impossible for you my specialty is killing based purely on sound not having my eyes won't pose the slightest hindrance as abusa says smirking but it doesn't matter because I'm stronger than you fugaku States in a matter of fact tone with a cocky smirk on his face an irritated frown comes onto his abuser's face our last meeting was a clear indication of that I'll admit I allowed you to get under my skin but that won't happen again all I have to do is outpower you your failure to compare yourself to me will be your downfall fugaku continues attempting to anger's abusa dabusa grows angry he is aware of the fact that the last time he faced hugaku he was on the back foot each time the two went one-on-one if it hadn't been for Haku he would be dead but the itchya had still allowed himself to nearly be killed by the Swordsmen that fact alone means abuser can and will kill him he lifts his blade and points it right at fugaku do yourself a favor and don't underestimate me as abusa says in the threatening tone you are strong at one point you were strong enough to be a cage but it's like I said before you're not the same Shinobi you once were our last meeting is a clear indication of that and it will be your downfalls abuse of vows once again turning the Ichi has words against him yugaku's mercs a proof of smoke forms at his hands the smoke quickly clears revealing a Tanto with a black blade in each of his hands his abuser grins at this the two run at each other meanwhile with Haku Ino and sitsuki Aku stands across firmino and Satsuki in silence I'm very sorry but I must do his Masters abusa orders Haku says sounding genuinely apologetic what are you apologizing for Satsuki says as she runs forward alongside Eno you're the one who's about to get her ass kicked Eno says the pair jump into the air Eno unleashes a torrent of shuriken while Satsuki weaves through a set of hand signs higher style Phoenix Flower small Balls of Fire emerge from satsuki's mouth and set the shurik in the light as they head straight for Haku The Mask Ninja side steps them only to be met with a kick to the back that sends her forward past she says inwardly as she is sent forwards towards Eno water style water bulletino yells as she sends multiple balls of water barreling towards Haku they meet their target who is sent in the opposite direction sitsuki sidesteps Haku as she flies through the air and spin kicks her in the side Haku lands on the ground and skids and rolls before stopping but few gakuans abusa blades Clash resulting in a shower of Sparks fugaku smirks at his opponent as does abusa with his eyes still shut the two battle for dominance his abuser pushes fugaku back before lifting his blade and bringing it down in an attempt to bisect him fugaku brings his Tanto up stopping the swordsman's attack he tries to sweep the swordsman's legs out from beneath him Zabuza jumps up and blocks the blade aimed at his stomach with a flat side of his Executioner's blade fugaku breathes in and blows out a small Fireball at point-blank range that heads for his abuses face the swordsman's enhanced senses allow him to feel it coming and he jumps and rolls out of the way he jumps to his feet and skids to a halt at least you're smart enough to realize that even with those eyes of yours you can't hope to defeat me in a swordsman's fuel especially considering that my Executioner's blade is far superior to that tanto's abuser says smirking fugaku smirks you disappoint me's abusa it is true that your Executioner's blade is formidable but it is useless in the hands of an individual who cannot use it fugaku says it isn't the blade itself that is special but what the wielder can do with its ugaku continues to views a nods in agreement with this philosophy true but what can you do with that blade he asks in a challenging manner let's find out fugaku responds he breathes out fire onto his Tanto an orange aura surrounds it fugaku appears in front of zebusa and swings at the swordsman's midsection as abusa jumps back dodging the swing while chuckling at the weak attack Zabuza grunts as he suddenly clutches his stomach which has suffered to burn but the what is this he set his blade on fire his abusa is forced to go down under a swing for his neck he jumps back as hugaku swings at him again once again he is not cut but suffers a burn to his right leg this is what I can do fugaku shouts but Naruto burrito approaches to zuna's home after he had freed the captives at the warehouse he had told them to return to their homes and to spread the word that gato suppressive rule will be over by the end of the day after he had destroyed the warehouse completely before getting sick and vomiting in the bushes today is the first time he has ever killed anyone he needs to hurry something in his gut is telling him this he knows that Suki has already left he has come here to ensure the Inari and tsunami are safe his eyes narrow he senses for chakra signatures inside the house inside to zuna's house let go of meet tsunami yells at the man who has grabbed her by the arm he backhands her sending her falling onto her backside I said you're coming with us he says Inari watches on in despair when he'd heard a loud noise he had come downstairs to see these two men trying to take his mother leave her alone he shops desperately all heads in the room turn to the boy hey nobody said anything about a kid the shorter of the two says doesn't matter take care of him the one who has a hold of the tsunami says the shorter Thug complies stepping towards Inari whilst unsheathing his sword the nari's life begins to flash before his eyes he sees himself growing up in the care of his grandpa and his mother he sees himself nearly drowning and meets Kaiser for the first time he sees Kaiser dying and finally sees Narito speaking to him become a hero anari Narrows his eyes the man raises his sword in the air preparing to kill the boy so long kid before he can bring his blade down he suddenly hunches over he feels even the strength to scream in pain as Inari punches him in the groin Inari kicks the Man's legs out from underneath him laying him out on the floor much to the shock of the other two people in the room they're so dead kid the man is barely able to say while clutching at his injured garnets alright that's it the other Thug says getting up and stalking Inari he stops at about halfway dropping his weapon my eyes what's going on I can't see he yells hysterically he is allowed to say nothing else as he falls forward onto the ground Naruto Inari exclaims happily seeing the blonde ninja standing over the now unconscious Thug Narito Smiles at Inari as he walks forward the thug laying in front of Inari jumps back to his feet gripping his sword he prepares to make Narito pay for taking out his partner but before he can do so he drops to his knees this time yelling in pain as Inari kicks him in the groin from behind while he is curled up in a ball on the floor and arito chops the man in the neck knocking him out as well meanwhile linari rushes towards his mother who welcomes him with a warm embrace as the two tear up at nearly losing one another Naruto smiled sadly at this scene he walks towards the two who look up at him the nari you did it you became a hero he says smiling down at the boy really Inari asks in awe not having taken an all that had just happened yeah you put your life on the line to protect your mother that's no doubt heroic your dad would be proud he says more tears float down in Ari's cheeks at these words his mother seeing this hugs him tighter verito creates five Shadow clones they will protect you until it's all over Naruto says as he walks towards the door by the end of this day this nation will be free I give you my word Naruto says before shutting the door behind himself but sitsuki Ino and Haku Aku gets up onto her knees and hands that was unexpected their teamwork is very impressive she stands up and looks to see the two standing side by side her teamwork is impressive I've under estimated you but now the time has come for this to end Haku says to the two their writing no response while glaring sitsuki let's finish this The Itchy have female nods and the two charge forwards intent on ending things so they can join their Sensei they skid to a halt as Haku steps back into the mist and disappears The Mist becomes thicker as this happens they stand back to back while each holding a kunai eye style demonic marrying ice crystals haku's Voice rings out through the Mist the pair of genon can only watch as mirror-like sheets of ice form in the air creating a dome around them there are 20 mirrors in total 12 are at ground level eight float above the first 12 and are angled towards the ground and the final mirror is above the rest and directly faces the ground an image of their opponent is clearly visible in each mirror it ends now the masked female's voice says once more the hail of mirrors Rains Down from above on the genen that's abusa and fugaku it's abusa pants as his body drips with sweat fugaku is proving more and more difficult to fight against fugaku appears behind Zabuza The Swordsman whips around in an attempt to behead his opponent fugaku jumps back while swinging his blade an arc of fire style chakra emerges and heads straight for his abusa the former hit and miss Shinobi moves out of the way and although he doesn't take the full brunt of the attack it grazes his side he placed his feet on the ground skidding to a halt he touches his side and grunts another bird on top of the several ones and cuts he's already suffered yugaku smirk seeing the look of frustration on his opponent's face you must have noticed it earlier unlike other swords this one has a black colored blade that's because it's made of a special kind of aurai Forge myself it effectively conducts makes use of and even amplifies fire style chakra it can only be used by one who possesses a particularly strong Affinity to fire style such as in a chair but this blade I am able to do three things all at once cut pure sense Scorch fugaku explains what the smirk still present on his face his abusive frowns so that's how yugaku speeds forwards with his blade in hand his abusa weaves through a set of hand signs butter style water dragon dot a large Dragon Rises up and Roars it speeds forward towards fugaku just as the two are about to meet fugaku raises his blade and pushes March accurate into it making the fire burn stronger he brings his Tanto down cutting the dragon in half his abuser gasp slowly in shock as his water dragon is bisected fugaku takes advantage of his opponent's shock and appears in front of him he moves to stab The Swordsman in the heart and end the battle his abuser curses as he realizes he can't Dodge the incoming attack the elves as he raises his arm to stop a sword and it embeds itself in it piercing and burning him at the same time that pure sense Scorch fugaku says in the voice of intent of sitsuki Haku Andino tutsuki doesn't know what's worse the feeling of pain plaguing parts of her body or the feeling of numbness slowly spreading through others everything had been going well until the moment this Dome of ice mirrors appeared Haku had from that point unpreceded to attack them using waves of needles she has tried using her fire style to destroy the mirrors but they rebuild the themselves each time he knows down on her knees and hands she doesn't think she can take much more of this wave after wave of Steel is raining down on them she looks up at sitsuki who just like her is covered in Needles and cuts and is bleeding tsitsuki I don't think I can take much more we can't Land one attack and with each one against us things get worse Eno says in an anguish filled voice sitsuki holds out her hand while her eyes Dart around looking at all the mirrors hamonino we need to keep fighting sitsuki says she looks down at her teammate you can do this she says Aku watches on from one of the mirrors she can't help but feel pity Naruto could arrive at any moment I need to be prepared for him it's time to end this she says inwardly with a bit of sadness she draws her and launches them at the two Nino looks up at her teammate and takes her hand gaining a newfound determination from the ichaz words her eyes widened as she sees the enemy release another wave of she realizes there is no chance of dodging she pulls sitsuki down onto the ground jumping up she stands above the Uchiha with her arms outstretched time seems to slow down as it approaches she closes her eyes time returns to its normal State as she meets with her body it pierces her arms chest abdomen and legs all strength that remained in her leaves her body as it meets with a hail of Steel her legs buckle and she falls backwards sitsuki doesn't even have time to protest when Eno pulls her down onto the ground she lands on her stomach and turns onto her backside only to see Eno standing there covered in steel I in enositsuki manages to whisper she wants to scream but the sight seems to have robbed her a voice she jumps forward as Eno Falls backwards and catches her in her arms the nositsuki manages to say her voice reflecting her horrified State Eno looks up at sitsuki clearly struggling to keep her eyes open you idiot why I don't why did you do that sitsuki demands she can't begin to understand why her teammate would do something like this the no gurgles struggling to get out of response best DOT because because we're teammates and we're swimming Partners sitsuki's eyes widen as it comes to her what Eno is talking about flashback Vino and sitsuki stand on the surface of the water in deep concentration while infusing their chakra after their battle with zabusa though not really a battle for them fugaku was having them learn to walk and fight on water both are sopping wet a clear indication that they still haven't quite gotten the hang of their training they stand on the surface of the water in complete silence he no glances over at Satsuki nervously to see the chest standing there with her eyes closed should she say something she wants to get closer to her teammates and become friends with them Naruto is clearly a more quiet and reserved person by nature but he has been making an effort and becoming a bit more open recently sitsuki on the other hand not so much her female teammate has tunnel vision and her only visible interest is getting stronger she wants to change that but doesn't know how to go about it her eyes widen and she smirks as an idea comes to her tsitsuki continues to infuse her chakra with her eyes closed she can feeling no staring at her she has been for the past several minutes what is she thinking about she tells herself just focus sitsuki hears a splash and doesn't bother to open her eyes then she hears more splashes she opens her eyes to see no thrashing about in the water she's drowning she must have finally run out of strength sitsuki runs out to you know and holds her hand out Eno grabs it all of a sudden a smile comes onto her face before Satsuki knows that she's been pulled into the water by her teammate she breaks the surface to find Ina laughing loudly what the hell is wrong with you sitsuki shouts angrily as if it isn't enough that she can't get this training down now she has a nuisance like this to deal with you you said to your dad you would fall in less than 10 times today Eno manages to say between laughs and Satsuki shouts getting frustrated this is the 35th time you've Fallen today Eno laughs tutsuki continues to glarity no then her lip starts to quiver as she tries to hold back her smile she fails she smiles and starts to laugh along with her blonde hair teammate they laughed together all the while waiting water come on let's swim back to shorino says making sitsuki laugh harder the two swim back to the beach and lie on their backs together for a while there is silence and then it is once again broken by Eno their racehorse aren't you Eno asks tsitsuki turns her head to look at the yamanaka heiress with her eyebrow raised if you're all tunnel vision forward is all that exists see no continues sitsuki looks back up in size before chuckling I know it's just how I was raised she responds yeah well you don't have to be like that all the time stop and smell the roses Eno says well it's easy for you to say you're the floral expert sitsuki says to you know it's the almanac as turn to chuckle she sits up and looks down at sitsuki with a serious look on her face it's okay not to get everything perfect the first time and until you get this down and maybe even after if you let me I'll be your swimming partner Eno says smiling tatsuki sits up looking at Eno and Giggles alright but let's good to see you too hard at work the pair of girls cringe they both turn to see fugaku standing next to Naruto with his arms crossed Sensei no says with a forced smile on her face yugaku's eyes you two go rest for the next couple of hours and then head back to the bridge with dizuna he orders he turns to his other student Naruto time to get to your training he says pointing out to the ocean Narito raises his eyebrow um Sensei I've already mastered this Naruto says confused you're very impressive but you can always be better we'll start with laps there's a small island with two pine trees on it not too far from here get moving fugaku orders Naruto's size he takes off his jacket before removing his tight Jersey rendering himself topless fugaku shows no outward reaction though is impressed by his students incredible physique especially considering his age he isn't muscle bound or overly bulky but still well built his arms are toned and well sculpted whilst his abdominal section is well sculpted as well with a six-pack clearly on display he knows mouth draw pops open as she grows beet red in seconds she stares at Naruto and complete off his body his face and hair aren't too bad either who knew menma's older brother was so hot sitsuki unlikino has the decency to try to hide a reaction and though her jaw isn't on the floor she is still as red as a tomato she shakes her head what is this she's seen this sort of behavior on display plenty of times but it's never happened today yugaku Chuckles at the reaction of the two females on his team particularly his daughter wait until Makoto hears about this norida meanwhile as always acts completely oblivious to it as he takes off flashback end but most of all because we're friends at least I think we're friends we are friends aren't we Eno asks as she looks deep into Suzuki's eyes searching for an answer before she is given one why yes of course we're friends of tsuki manages to stutter out as tears flow down her cheeks she smiles at her friend in an effort to strengthen her somehow Eno is the first friend she has had in years he no flashes her own smile this one revealing joy and sadness in the the same she finally became friends with sitsuki but she wasn't going to get to know the aloof girl more I'm happy to hear that I'm happy we're friends I'm he knows glaze over and shut she stopped smiling the grip she has on satsuki's hand is released and she stops breathing he know he know Eno sitsuki shots in a panic manner hey open your eyes we're supposed to keep fighting come on please just open your eyes sitsuki pleads as the tears begin to flow once again no this can't be happening she's lost so many already she can't lose Eno Aku feels pity and guilt as she looks on at the scene though this is an ideal opportunity to finish the battle she will allow the girl to mourn her Fallen comrade it will do no harm as she will be dead in a matter of moments herself sitsuki lazy knows body gently on the ground she stands up and walks past it with her head down she looks up at the mirror in which the enemy lies and looks straight into her eyes aku's eyes widen in shock as she locks eyes with the jet black-haired girl her eyes are now crimson red the left eye has one Tama Mark rotating slowly around her pupil whilst her right eye has two Tomo marks rotating slowly as well around the pupil the Sharingan she is in a chair as well how could she have not realized sooner it doesn't matter Aku says to herself now that she is awakened she may actually be dangerous now she really needs to end this before she can act however a figure appears in front of the ache it's him Naruto appears in front of sitsuki he looks right up at the mirror in which Haku is into her surprise his eyes are not the same as before now they are cold and evoke fear Naruto sitsuki says in the cold tone sitsuki Eno is she Naruto asks not finishing his sentence not having the strength to bring himself to ask that out of the way sitsuki orders I see Narito responds let me finish this I said get out of the way you show up late and you letino die and yet you still want to play the hero sitsuki says in a venom-laced tone while glaring at narito's back all of a sudden a burst of chakra comes from Naruto the atmosphere changes as he is surrounded by a white Aura the ground beneath him cracks as itsuki steps back intimidated a bit aku's body stiffens as she sees that power on display once again she draws her and launches them at him Naruto infuses chakran releases it in a burst and they are Blown Away haku's Eyes widen in shock as she looks around the Dome and realizes that cracks are forming in the mirrors how is this possible she looks down to where Naruto is to see that cold and deadly look in his eyes once again all of a sudden he appears right in front of the mirror she's in acting fast she attempts to speak to another mirror he grabs her foot and tosses her down to the ground not allowing her to do so the impact results in the spider web of cracks Narito lands on the ground and watches as she sits up he disappears and reappears in front of her with his fist back he unleashes a strong punch that destroys her mask and launches her to the other end of the Dome she rolls before skidding to a halt he walks forward and stands by Suzuki's side who is staring at him with a look of shock on her face Naruto places his hands in his side and gathers wind style it forms a ball that grows to nearly the size of his body when style Godly wind from the mountains he shouts releasing it and sending it right at Haku forgive me Master's abusa I have failed but Zabuza and fugaku fugaku pushes his blade deeper into abuser's upper arm his abuses other arm that holds his Executioner's blade has a tight grip on it from the achea Zabuza grunt says he can see the tanto's blade is now protruding from the other side of his arm he can feel it burning him all of sudden the two Shinobi feel a humongous spike in Chakra I told you he was on his way fugaku says smirking as abusa kicks you gaku in the gut sending him back he embeds his Executioner's blade in the ground and pulls the now bloody Tanto out of his arm pivot up you were already hard-pressed against me so there's no way you can hope to beat me with one arm fugaku advises his abusive frowns in response Haku jumps down next to him her mask is gone and she is covered in cuts and bleeding all over Haku forgive me Masters abusa he was just too strong he destroyed me she says falling to her knees she had narrowly escaped if she hadn't jumped away at the last second she would probably be dead right now Naruto and sitsuki appear on either side of their Sensei with sitsuki holding Eno In Her Arms Naruto why are you late if you gaku question sounds Stern forgive me Sensei I had to deal with another gang of gato subordinates but I was able to gain useful and considerable information on his operations including his whereabouts and Sensei I detect a large amount of chakra signatures headed this way Naruto responds fugaku nods at this bad Satsuki whimpers out fugaku turns to see his daughter crying he hasn't seen her cry in years he looks down at Eno who is in her arms and sees Eno it's only now he realizes that she isn't breathing his face darkens how could he have let this happen what is he going to say to anoichi he turns to zabusa and Haku and steps forward intent on ending them both here and now all of a sudden he hears the tapping of the king nekos across the bridge breaking the silence well well well it seems the demon of the Hidden Mist was nothing but hype after all a voice is heard saying a short man emerges from the Mist what are you doing here gato and what the hell did you just say to me is abuser questions angrily I said you're nothing more than hype smoke and mirrors I gave you a simple Mission and you failed and as for why I'm here it's time to conduct cleanup and get rid of all of you and there's no better time to do that than here and now when you're all weak and vulnerable he says some Silhouettes become visible in the midst a large group of people emerge from the Mist all wielding weapons it's abusive frowns they're dead Gaydo I'm gonna cut you open like a lamb in a slaughterhouse nobody puts a knife in my back he says threateningly I won't let any of you lay hand on Masters abusa Haku says standing up and stepping forward the both of you are in no shape to fight Naruto says their heads turn to him his abusive frowns once again normally having one arm would be no problem but the burn marks he suffered are too much to shrug off Haku is bleeding quite bad badly and though she's trying to hide it she's struggling to stay on her feet Sensei Naruto says stepping forward you and I will handle this he says whipping out a pair of kunai fugaku nods in agreement and steps forward with his student he walks up to his abuser who hands him his Tanto and nods at him fill them all Gator yells the men all shout while rushing forwards towards the group Gerudo and fugaku run forwards fugaku swiftly slices through enemy after enemy his momentum unending he wastes no time or effort with each blow he delivers being a fatal one Naruto employs much the same method using each Blow from his kunai to kill whenever the thugs attempt to overwhelm him using numbers he releases wind style chakra and concentrated bursts sending them back beta watches as the two Shinobi cut through his army of over 200 men like a hot knife through butter though go kill them he orders pushing more men forwards yugaku sees a second wave of men sent forwards Naruto Naruto disappears needing nothing else to be said yugaku weaves through hand signs fire Style Fireball Dottie blows out a humongous Fireball that spans the width of the entire bridge and swallows several mercenaries they can only scream as they are incinerated basps as he sees more than half of his army killed from one attack he begins to step back get me out of he turns to see all four of his bodyguards laying on the ground with their throat slid open before he can say or do anything morito kicks him Square in the face sending him onto his backside he cries clutching his now broken nose despite the tears in his eyes he can clearly see Naruto walking towards him the boy stands above him Dido shakes in fear as he sees a humongous creature with white glinting teeth and golden eyes standing behind the boy it's a lion please I'll give you anything just don't kill me sorry bud I won't go back on my word Naruto says coldly before Gaydo can even scream his head rolls off of his shoulders onto the floor hours later after gato's death many of the mercenaries he hired attempted to escape seeing no reason to continue fighting needless to say none were allowed to escape Naruto had handed over the scroll containing the intel on all Gatos operations to tazuna sitsuki had wanted to kill Haku despite all that had happened but fugaku had talked her down Haku then revealed that she hadn't killed Eno but simply put her in a deep sleep as abusa had shaken his head at this and told Haku she was far too soft before telling her he was glad Naruto hadn't killed her and that she meant a lot to him she teared up upon hearing this benino Woke up sitsuki had hugged her tight before hitting her over the head for scaring her fugaku had expressed his concern joking that if she had died he would have followed her into the Afterlife when her father found out Naruto had said he was happy she was okay and smiled at her to which she replied with a simple smile and light blush sitsuki then profusely apologized to Naruto for her words to him he accepted it saying he understood her emotional state at the time now the time has come for team 12 to leave the Land of Waves they are now standing on the bridge alongside Haku and zebusa across from all the villagers including to Zuna and his family are you sure you have to leave so soon tsunami pleads I'm afraid so the gecko response azuna steps forward words can't express my gratitude he falls to his knees thank you so much fugaku Smiles awkwardly not knowing how to respond to the display and narrows his eyes when he realizes his two female students are laughing at him he turns his head to see his third student speaking to Inari the nari sniffles and wipes the tears from his cheeks hey chin up you're supposed to be a hero now right Naruto says smiling Inari nods variety says smiling I'm a hero so what are we going to do now Haku asks is abusa who has his arm in a sling raises his eyebrow a bit taken aback by the question he sighs this whole thing with gato has really forced me to think about some things we're going back to the land of water to fight for our home he says with his eyes narrowed Haku nods at this well we'll be leaving now fugaku says goodbye all the villagers shout as the group walks away so what should we name the bridge to Zuna shouts there is excited chatter and many shouts and suggestions are heard Inari tugs onto zuna's shirt he bends down and Inari Whispers in his ear tizuna smiles and stands up how about the great Naruto Bridge tzuna suggests shouts of approval of rapten it is decided the bridge is named after the hero who saved the Land of Waves chapter 7 aftermath the sound of the leaves rustling in the wind accompanies that of footsteps on the dirt path the large Green Gates of the Hidden Leaf wide open are clearly in sight for the returning team 12. yugaku watches taking in his surroundings as his Squad walks ahead of him towards the leaf Village the scene bringing back old memories here resists the urge to sigh as he thinks about how he's going to explain all the events that transpired concerning his team's Mission he's not worried about monado he can handle the Hokage it's his wife he's concerned about when she hears he pursued a mission above his team's assignment grade and potentially put their daughter in danger the wave ordeal hopefully had done some work in opening his team's eyes to the realities of the Shinobi World it had certainly opened his up a bit to a reality of his own I can't believe it took me so much trouble to take down Zabuza the achiha patriarch says inwardly scoffing to himself lenato was right I am Rusty unacceptable he shakes his head in contrast to the contemplative frown on her sensei's face has a smile on her face as She lays eyes on the entrance to her birthplace elated to be back home wait till the others hear the team 12 successfully completed an air rank Mission they're going to be so jealous she says looking to her left at her fellow female teammate sitsuki gives no response clearly not even having heard Eno's words her eyes glued to one thing the almanac raises her eyebrow and looks ahead to sitsuki's current Focus her eyes narrow in thought as she looks back to see sitsuki still staring at Naruto and something happened while I was knocked out Eno asks herself tsitsuki doesn't spare The Village a glance as her eyes stay on her blonde male teammate her mind on what she had witnessed from him an enemy ninja no doubt High tune and level at least had overwhelmed both her Andino to the point of toying with him and he had shown up and in a matter of seconds defeated Haku and nearly killed her she wasn't sure before but she she is now Naruto is surely the strongest ninja in his graduating class he must be no one her age in the village is capable of such things it baffles her how he was able to hide such strength for so long known widely as a hopeless dunce who lack the talent all others in his family had that was yet another thing that confused her her immediate assumption was that if Narito is this strong it's surely because of training he received from his parents but upon closer inspection it seems less likely that's the case burrito doesn't fight like menma Mido or yayoi at all he doesn't use the same Jujutsu style as the three and doesn't have the same in his Arsenal they do it looks as though he was trained entirely differently just where is all this strength coming from and why do you seem so desperate to keep it hidden she asks watching as the blonde walks ahead of his teammates opening up a water bottle I will find out just who you are Naruto usomaki namikis Naruto takes a sip from his water bottle well aware of the two pairs of eyes on him he wipes his mouth with the back of his hand one pair has only just begun staring but the other has been on him for what seems like ages now they can be sure why Satsuki is staring at him he can only guess she had seen him unleash his power take down and try to kill Haku and kill all those mercenaries on the bridge during the mission is she scared of me now he asks himself he hopes not what a pain that would be he'll have to try to read her body language later when face to face with her third path becomes stoned as team 12 steps back into the village hidden in the leaves deemed 12 reporting back from the team's leader doesn't finish his sentence as he is met with an unpleasant sight the two Gatekeepers of the village fast asleep you guys pick up the pace and make your way to the tower I just need a few moments yugaku says to his students the three gen and comply taking to the rooftops fugaku steps forward to stand right in front of the sleeping TuneIn one of them clearly snoring he slams his fists onto the wooden desk their heads rest on the tetsu jumps in a startled Panic from the sudden Awakening falling off of his chair onto the floor Azuma wakes up in a fright to come face to face with a frowning fugaku Richa Ballard fugaku I see you've returned from your mission wet took so long as Zuma nervously Chuckles the jonon doesn't respond simply frowning at him for what seems to be ages yugaku looks down at the cherazumo is sitting on and back at the tuning the boy takes the hint and jumps to his feetetsu moans as he gets up what the hell man what's the big ID he finishes slowly finally seeing who gave him his rude awakening Lord fugaku welcome back he says gulping standing upright and to attention like his partner fugaku looks both of the tune and up and down as they sweat bullets he reaches over the desk and grabs both the chairs they were sitting on and looks both of the young ninja over before finally speaking if I ever catch the two of you asleep on duty again he says in the low menacing tone Joe nanichi had disappears in a puff of smoke not bothering to finish his sentence outside Hokage Tower nerudo Ino and sitsuki Sensei appear in a poof of smoke before them the three raised their eyebrows at one seeing the two chairs in each of yugaku's hands before realization Dawns on them the three chuckle to themselves sensei a Naruto says shaking his head while chuckling but fugaku says smirking what's got you three amused let's head inside inside the hokage's office venado sits back in his chair as team 12 stands before him the four-man Squad had been assigned an escort Mission C Rank and was scheduled to be back a while ago theme 12 reporting back from the Land of Waves fugaku says welcome back team 12 the Hokage says he looks at the team's Joan and once again seeing the two chairs in his hands thumb fugaku what are the chairs for the village leader asks confused consider them gifts your office seemed pretty bare last I was here figured you need more furniture fugaku says placing the chairs down in front of the hokage's desk while his genin shakes their heads oh well thank you you were scheduled to be back some time ago I imagine some complications arose during your assignment monado says leaning forward yes due to unforeseen circumstances including the involvement of Chun and John and level ninja the C rank Mission assigned to us escalated into a narank level assignment fugaku says causing monado's eyes to widen in shock I see why is it that you were unable to return to the Village sooner to Blacklist the mission requester because I took the decision to continue with and complete the mission fugaku says calmly the fourth's eyes narrow you chose to pursue an air rank level Mission with a team of genin newly promoted at that how could you be so irresponsible The Village leader asks raising his voice in his last sentence fugaku doesn't Flinch or show any emotion Lord Hokage Naruto says directing the attention of everyone in the room to himself it wasn't fugaku sensei's decision alone to continue with the mission I was silence Naruto fugaku says interrupting the blonde the two of you as well he says glancing at his daughter and Eno who also look ready to spring to his defense he turns back to face monado I'm the jungen commander of this squad the decision to continue with the mission was mind and mine alone fugaku says calmly his eyes locked with monados the two stare at each other for what seems like an age to the other three in the room the Hokage size finally breaking eye contact with Team 12's leader to look at the genen the three of you are dismissed excuse us the village leader says the three don't move awaiting the instruction of their teacher leave he says giving it go home and get some rest the three reluctantly leave the room the only sound in the office being that of their feet it is only when the door shuts and footsteps down the corridor are heard that words are spoken again in the office explain monado says that Narito Inno and sitsuki but you guys think Sensei is in trouble Eno asks worriedly looking to her left of her teammates as they walk down the corridor I don't know Naruto says there's nothing we can do about it elsewhere in the village the man looks about himself nonchalantly hands in his pockets he is dressed in the standard attire for Shinobi of the leaf an obvious difference however is the Navy mask on his face that hides the lower part of it the only visible part of his face is his left eye the right obscured by his headband titled over it which also somewhat holds in place a shock of white spiky hair the cashy haddock should be with his team of genin right now but he isn't a shadow clone is instead one that no doubt took its time getting to his students instead here he is standing in front of the fridge in someone else's home a few items are here including a few bowls of Raymond and pasta unsurprising they'd taken some time to examine the kitchen cabinets and the individual who lives here has a clear fetish for these Foods he closes the fridge and walks back into the living room he sits down on the sofa and lounges back flipping out a bright orange book with the words make out paradise on the cover opening it and quietly giggling to himself having already given himself a tour of the place he'll make himself at home while he waits for his host to arrive but Naruto Naruto flies forward jumping from tree to tree he's not heading home not yet he jumps down onto the ground in a clearing his training ground once where it had spready was using this place people quickly began to stay away from it as a result no one is ever here he walks towards an isolated tree in the clearing his surroundings filling him with Nostalgia he relishes the feel of the Wind on this hot clear day he stand ends in front of the tree which has grown to be very large an inscription has been carved onto it a single word broth he runs his hand over the word every time he came here before he ever had anyone he left having grown grown Just A Little Stronger Just a Little More resilient and when he found himself alone once again this is where he came to grow once again he'd spent many a night here when he was younger and found himself not wanting to go home this had been his shelter his refuge on warm and cold nights uncommon stormy ones Naruto sits down and leans back against a tree sighing to himself and shutting his eyes hello old friend it's been a few weeks good to yon see why narito's head turns as he falls asleep oakidge's office lenato sits back fugaku having given him his full report trying to process all this information one word plagues his mind Naruto Naruto really did all that he asks staring at one spot on his desk not looking up at tigaku he sure did respond to the ache who is now sitting back casually in one of the chairs he'd brought in he looks at his childhood friend closely seeing him deep in thought monado I think you owe me an explanation fugaku says causing the Hokage to look up at him when you first told me to watch Naruto closely and report back to you I thought it was because you simply wanted to be kept updated on his progress since you already have kashina watching over your other three kids but all I've seen from him and the wager reacting to me telling you about his strength tells me you didn't know at all what your son is truly capable of yugaku says lenato frowns and looks down again in response that boy I thought at first that his immense ability was because of you and kashina training him but after seeing more of him I'm sure it isn't the case he doesn't fight like either of you he moves and Strikes differently even his Ninjutsu aren't the same as yours it's like he was taught by someone else entirely tell me monado why was Naruto not trained by you and kashina how is it that despite this he's likely the best genin in the entire Village and why is it you don't know what your own son is capable of fugaku asks venado stands up from his desk turning and walking over over to the window of his office looking over the entire Village thank you fugaku you can leave now the ichiha patriarch frowns at this response he stands up and departs without another word the almanac a clan compound the no gulps nervously as she sits in the living room of her home watching her father sit in silence after having told him all about her Mission and noichi stares at the ground clenching his fist so tight his knuckles turn white he stands up and makes his way out of the room tell your mother I'll be back in time for supper he says excitedly wait daddy daddy where are you going Eno exclaims though no she says putting her hands to her face I should have just kept my mouth shut outside Naruto's apartment Naruto walks towards the entrance to his apartment the Rays of the setting sun shining on him theons having woken up from his nap of a few hours not long ago as he's about to open the gate he notices fresh dirt on his welcome mat he infuses chakra and senses it a foreign chakra in his apartment the blonde Narrows his eyes and flips out of kunai the Uzumaki Namek is Clan compound the members of the Uzumaki Namek his family sit in silence as disbelief stuns them monado had arrived not long ago and informed them about Naruto being back in the village and the events that had transpired in the Land of Waves namely Naruto going toe-to-toe with one of the seven ninja Swordsmen defeating his closest accomplice and killing a Crime Boss to free an entire nation fugaku had also told him about the naming of the bridge which he'd heard about from other Travelers on the way back no way Big Brother really did all that yayoi says in disbelief she knew Naruto to be the weakest of his entire class and yet here her father was telling her he faced one of the seven ninja Swordsmen and held his own a feeling of Pride swells up in her as she smiles big brothers are stronger than before how Mido shakes her head in disbelief and recognizes the burn of a little jealousy Naruto the dead last had faced one of the most feared men in the Shinobi world and made a hero of himself so there is more to her brother than she first thought man was scoffs to himself inwardly no way there's no way the dead last the loser Naruto went toe-to-toe with one of the seven ninjas towardsman and saved a whole nation and yet here his father is saying he heard it from Sasuke's dad himself men with frowns perhaps it must have been chance luck or perhaps not so the losers actually improved for the first time in his life menma Chuckles inwardly Narito can enjoy doing something of note for once in his life it doesn't matter to him he still doesn't compare to someone like menma who's the best damn genon in the whole village and the best Leaf Shinobi of his generation I don't care what he did he still doesn't hold a candle to me ashina's hair begins moving as though it has a life of its own as rage overtakes her the others in the room seeing what this means grow nervous but you mean to tell me that bastard fugaku put my baby boy in danger kashina exclaims she begins to make a beeline for the door intent on making her way to the ajaya clan compound the Sheena calmed down monado says standing in her way that out of my way monado I'm gonna give that smug wet for she yells raising her fist monado gulps nervously at this calm down I've already spoken to fugaku Naruto is perfectly fine and safe nothing like this will ever happen again monado pleads kashina's size deeply as her hair straightens out all others in the house breathe the collective sigh of relief potential disaster having been averted the chiha clan compound how many fugaku utters the sliding door of his office slides open where sitsuki and anoichi stand Laura denoichi to see you Dad she says is yamanaka walks in enoichi closes the sliding door behind him and turns to fugaku with a frown on his face fugaku is about to ask the yamanaka to sit but his guest speaks before he can I think you know why I'm here enoichi says in a low menacing tone no actually I don't fugaku responds calmly don't play dumb with me and oichi says his voice Rising I'm not I'd find no enjoyment in it you pursued in a ranked Mission with a team of newly promoted gen and fugaku you're recklessly endangered the lives of your students he says now shouting and this is your business because fugaku questions it's my business because one of those genin is my daughter the yamanaka clan head responds fugaku takes a sick from his glass before speaking your daughter is a Shinobi and weichi she could die at any moment if you're not prepared for that possibility you never should have allowed her to become one he says calmly I am what I'm not prepared for is the possibility of her losing her life because of the gross negligence of her own teacher enoichi yells fugaku gets up and walks towards the amanaka patriarch standing face to face with him Eno is my student and I'll protect her with my life she might be your daughter but she's my Soldier I Lord to her as I see fitsugaku says still as calm as when anoichi first walked in the blonde puts his finger on fugaku's chest clearly becoming more enraged if you listen here pal if anything happens to my daughter because of you I'll deal what fugaku says in a lower tone his eyes narrowing and his face revealing real emotion for the first time in the interaction enoichi continues to frown but removes his finger from fugaku's chest didn't you hear what I just said I'm about to have dinner with my family so unless you plan on joining us leave figaku says play scoffs and leaves pushing the sliding door open and leaving it open as he departs inside narito's apartment the Kashi feels the cold steel of the kunai knife press against his neck it's about time Kakashi says calmly his eyes still glued to his book Naruto takes the knife off placing it back in his weapons pouch the cashy haddock how nice of you to clean your feet before breaking into my house Naruto says menacingly Naruto walks around the sofa to come face to face with a feigned copy ninja who continues reading his book a bit before looking up at Naruto as though there's nothing strange about the situation what do you want Naruto asks chapter 8 not as they appear that of the full moon and stars above is the only light visible this coupled with a Mist makes it difficult for Naruto to see Sensei the boy calls out to the figure dressed in white walking ahead of him the figure continues to walk his words seemingly not registering Sensei the blonde boy calls out as he gives Chase seeing the figure immersed and missed only the outline of its silhouette being visible he runs the figure somehow looting him despite its calm walk compared to his Sprint he emerges from the mist and looks behind himself to see it completely gone along with the trees and Forestry of before the full moon and stars still hang in the clear sky as he stands in a deserted Street he looks ahead once again at the figure now hooded in Black rather than the white from before which has now come to a stop Sensei Naruto repeats his voice now laced with uncertainty the figure turns its face hidden in the shadow cast by its Hood the only visible part being a single eye with three Tomo patterns around its pupil glowing a fierce red in the darkness the figure pulls off its Hood revealing the face of a boy likely in his early teen years his jet black hair is tied back in a low ponytail and his face is framed by centripated bangs that extend to his chin long pronounced tirtros adore in his face and sit beneath his eyes which bear the same Tomo pattern and glowing red the boy Puffs his cheeks and brings his head back before bringing it forward and opening his mouth releasing a large Fireball the orange ball of flame lights up the alley as it cannons toward Naruto the blonde boy can only let out a blood curdling scream as the flame meets his body burrito sits up Suddenly in his bed gasping for air the blonde places his hand on his forehead feeling it wet to the touch with sweat all the while attempting to steady his breathing he lays back once again not closing his eyes afraid of what his mind might show him he's been having the same dream for years now and yet he never seems to get used to it it always has the same effect on him he stares at the white ceiling of his bedroom his breathing finally under control as he attempts to steer his mind away from its current state and let it drift to other thoughts flashback pay Naruto it's been a while Kakashi says casually I never even got to congratulate you for becoming a ninja burrito clenches his jaw trying to keep calm met with the sight before him a man breaking into his home and trying to be friendly with him what can I help you with Naruto responds the Kashi glances down at his book for a few seconds looking back up his time at the view of the village visible through the glass rooftops littering The Horizon and the stone faces of the village leaders visible in the far disc instance since when haven't you been living with your family Kakashi questions burrito resists the urge to scoff at this of course this is the reason for Kakashi's visit the Hokage send you here the blonde boy asks Crossing his arms no Sensei doesn't know I'm here the mask Shinobi says taking note of the boy's wording if you haven't answered my question to Kashi utters you broke into my home I'm not under obligation to answer anything from you Naruto retorts the pair of blue eyes and single black eye in the room stare into one another for a few moments of Silence if you want to speak with me you approach me like a normal person you knock on the door this is disrespect I once stand for get out Naruto coldly says pointing at the door the cashew's body language remains relaxed has lone visible eye not betraying a single emotion all right he says standing up I can tell you're in a bad mood you've clearly had a long day I'll come back some other time Kakashi says looking at the boy who stares right back at him those eyes The Mask Shinobi says to himself staring into the blood on boys aurelian orbs eyes that behind a cold Blank Stare he could tell held both sadness and anger sadness and paranoia akin to that of an abused stray animal that trusted nothing and no one the kind of fear that revealed itself in territorial and defensive Behavior like that on display now anger and rage akin to nothing he could say he'd seen before nothing as deep as the black pits of those arises have a good night now Kakashi says throwing up a two-fingered salute before a cloud of smoke bursts from his position only momentarily remaining present before dissipating revealing the jonan to be gone Naruto places his hands in his pockets staring at the spot that Kakashi had been standing on for a few seconds before turning and walking to the large glass screen of his living room he looks out over the roof littered Horizon seeing the famed great Stone faces and the red Tower of the Hokage in the distance and narrowing his eyes flashback end Naruto pulls open the sliding door of his bedroom balcony the sound of the hawk that had been on it having cut through and interrupted his thoughts he bends over and picks up the green scroll examining it before pulling it open then reading it in the light of the Rising Sun mourning Naruto I wanted to let you know that you have the next few days off in light of recent events use them wisely for rest and Recovery I'll be letting you know when we'll be meeting up again Laredo breathes a heavy sigh leaning back against his sliding door looking out at the golden Morning Sun creeping up on the horizon the darkness of the night sinking away from the edges of the sky sometimes training alone will indeed be relished his fights against abusa and Haku have made him appreciate more that he has a long road to walk to his desired level of strength he'd been able to defeat the ice user and her due to going into that state something that for the time being for his safety and that of his comrades he can't rely on the chiha clan compound Sasuke lays in his bed staring at the ceiling his mind on the same set of thoughts the return of his father and Satsuki and the circumstances of their mission flashback Sasuke stands across from mema's older brother the noise of his classmates ringing throughout the grounds though Sasuke teach that loser a lesson pick his ass Sasuke watches as men Emma's brother stands across from him awaiting the order of Veruca his body tensing his opponent not even into a Battle Stance either ready go Haruka calls out a few seconds pass one moment the two boys are standing across from one another the next Naruto is laying on his back on the ground with Sasuke gripping the Scruff of his collar and a fist back at the ready the shock silence Falls over the grounds in contrast to the noise of a few seconds ago then a few Whispers And murmurs call out in Surprise whoa so fast just like I thought Sasuke looks at the blonde boy beneath him narrowing his eyes he didn't Flinch or tense for a moment when I came at him he says inwardly the whole time and even now his body is completely relaxed not an ounce of Fiora anxiety Sasuke Muses as he stares into the blonde boy's eyes his breathing still Level those eyes as he becomes entranced staring into those ice-cold orbs burrito raises his eyebrow hey it's over get off the others plainly flashback ends Sasuke opens his eyes once again and meets the ceiling I was right about you but you had jumped side of his bed he'll have to confirm his suspicions and all he's hurt himself Village Center that really happened no way kibba exclaims looking at his best friend with disbelief that's what Dad said Mema responds looking ahead while walking with his hands in his pockets it must be some sort of mistake nearly none of it sounds right he knows never been all that serious about being a ninja just about decent but Naruto's hopeless that loser was lucky to even graduate how could he beat someone Satsuki couldn't then take on a Janine level Ninja on his own kibba says shaking his head in disbelief no idea maybe Sasuke's father memo looks down while walking unable to even find the words he thought he had nonsense all of it I'm telling you if Naruto is strong enough to fight a jonan then I'm ready to be Hokage kibble laughs Manuel looks up at his friend as they both chuckle I don't believe it even if it's true I still wouldn't care he scoffs enough about him menma looks around and smiles waving at the villagers as they smile at him murmurs flowing through the crowded center it's Lord hokage's there the fourth son say is that Cuba points ahead to a figure in the crowd memo looks to wear his friend's finger is pointing and it takes him a few moments to realize who it is he looks Akiba as they smirk at each other see you later bro manmad yells as he runs ahead theme 12 training ground Vino and her Sensei stand across from one another in Silence the messenger hawk that had woken her up this morning had told her to report for Duty as normal she'd done so only to find she is the only one of her teammates present the reason I ask you here today and not your teammates is because what I have to say directly concerns you fugaku says the usual Stern expression on his face he no groans inwardly Ahmed ad what did you do Sensei if this is about my fugaku holds his hand up silencing the yamanaka I called you here today to let you know I'll be training you for the next few days separately whilst your teammates rest who gaku says they're well aware that you're the weakest member of your squad I'm sure the achad continues he knows head lowers as she hears the words knowing them to be true the extent to which this is true however is not except acceptable your physical condition is unacceptable your muscles strength and stamina are not good enough and besides the singular water style you've managed to master the only that would be of real use in a combat situation against any competent Shinobi would be that of your clan the Mind transfer technique which considering its implications I'm labeling as a last resort fugaku continues as Eno's fists clench her head's still down and eyes hidden Naruto's feet speak for themselves and I train Satsuki myself so I know she would have been able to defeat the demon Brothers alone the same can't be said for you however the reality is you know you're simply not a good enough Shinobi at the level you're at now you'll simply be a liability instead of an asset to your teammates on every assignment they take though they might not say anything they'll have it on the back of their minds that they have to worry about you holding them back in a future that could even endanger their lives the ichiha watches as the floor in front of Eno becomes stained with drops as she desperately tries to stop her trembling head still down that's why I'm going to go hard on you I'm going to put you through the most grueling training you've ever endured and I need you to be ready for it not just for your own sake but that of your teammates the clan leader says be no stays silent now visibly shaking the a Sensei the blonde chokes out team 7 training ground the boy slams into the ground on his back a foot rests atop his chest Sasuke wins nice work Kakashi says casually way to go Sasuke better try hissa his female student shouts standing alongside him sasu takes his foot off of his opponent's chest it seems as though his Sensei and teammates words haven't even registered damn it I'm wasting my time here playing with weaklings when I could be this a terror jumps to his feet brushing the footprint off of the front of his black tracksuit with a white leaf Insignia on the right side of the chest then brushing the dust out of his spiky black hair lucky that time emo boy the brown eyed boy scoffs for the third time in a row your ride loser Sasuke responds his teammate frowns want to go he challenges I've already wiped the floor with you enough for my taste Sasuke responds as he's starts to walk away before he can however a hand grips him by his blue collar think you're better than me history questions no I know I am Sasuke says grabbing his teammate's own collar they frown at each other fists clenched at the ready they let go of each other hands clutching at their heads as they hunch over a sizable bump appears on each one do the two of you ever stop damn it kaori angrily shouts fists raised over their heads the cashy size watching the scene unfold the uncertainty over allowing his team to compete in the exams as strong as ever forget about competing against other teams the two boys would sooner spend their time beating each other up and keori trying to separate them Village Center sitsuki walks Down The Fairly crowded Street a plastic bag in hand she considers taking to the rooftops to get home quicker but Ops not to well if it isn't the most stunning girl on the planet an all too familiar voice cuts through her thoughts sitsuki turns to see menma standing alongside her his smiling face red with a blush High Satsuki menma says hands behind his back so he doesn't fiddle awkward with him hello she responds plainly looking him over a bit his heart skipping a beat as they lock eyes wear you off to he asks now walking alongside her tell him she responds let me walk you home he responds the smile still firmly plastered on his face shouldn't you be with your team she questions raising her eyebrow he flicks his hand in a dismissive motion don't worry about it I'm right where I should be he says raising his eyebrows looking at the ache she shakes her head and looks ahead as the two walk alongside one another deemed 12 training ground Nino yells out in pain as she flies through the air and rolls across the ground before coming to a stop and laying in a heat her clothes torn in some places yugaku pinches the bridge of his nose and size and frustration what the hell has nyichi been doing he watches as his student with her Palms to the ground tries to get up and fails his eyes move from her as his head turns to the anbu Blackhawk who's just arrived Lord fugaku Lord fourth Hokage summons you the mask Shinobi speaks dugaku raises an eyebrow monado as the blonde finally read ready to give him some answers he turns to see Eno with her head raised still not off the ground a bruise on her left cheek if I'm not back in an hour feel free to head home until then work on some training of your own he says before disappearing in a puff of smoke the Ambu Shinobi following suit the yamanaka heiress looks around for a bit to make sure her jonan instructor is really gone before letting her head fall and rest against the ground gasping for air oakidge Tower hokage's office he actually looked me in the eye and said that to me enoichi exclaims looking around the room at monado who sits at his desk shikaku who sits across from a village leader in one of two seats and choza who is leaning against the wall to the right with his arms crossed the room is silent for a few moments before shikaku Chuckles a bit shaking his head of course he did it's yugaku what did you expect the Nara head asks anyway what are you gonna do fight him Jose asks looking at his friend with a smirk on his face flashback ready the chewing an academy instructor stands with his hand raised in the air as the two boys stand across from each other though he shouts seconds pass before inoichi is on his back his head turned to the side having received a hard right hook cheers erupt from a number of the other Academy students winner fugakuicha had the instructor announces XXXX oh the instructor shouts the neutia runs forward intent on not letting his opponent get the first in this time he throws a punch only for fugaku to sidestep it with ease spinning his body and sweeping his opponent's legs out from underneath him with one of his own anachi lands on his back his opponent grabbing one of his feet still in the air fugaku flips the blonde boy onto his stomach using his leg and begins to twist his ankle the yamanaka wails in pain slapping the ground with his palm and surrender winner jugaku cheha the instructor announces the two boys stand across from one another with the instructor watching hand raised in the air at the ready not today you're not anointing uses his hands behind his back fugaku Narrows his eyes in suspicion at this though the instructor orders enoichi removes his hands from behind him holding them in a triangle formation out in front of him mind transfer he shouts his subconscious leaves his body making a beeline for the acheha that's fugakum uses recognizing the technique from his hours of studying the boy jumps to the side successfully averting his opponent's subconscious missing him he runs forward his opponent's eyes having rolled into the back of his head as his body slumps and Falls onto its knees hey wait he's already on fugaku shouts drowning out the instructor's voice as the first head cocked back flies through the air and slams square into the unconscious yamanaka's face laying him out onto his back flashback's end tuckles and Giggles filled the hokage's office all in the room except anoichi laughing the almanac looks around the room at his childhood friends with a deadpan expression on his face this isn't funny and notchy angrily exclaims only for the giggles in the room to turn to full-on laughter remember when he used that fire style to set his hair light ahaha chose a guffaws shikaku and monado join him this is serious enoichi once again yells he's a loose cannon this is only his first mission as the jonan commander of a genent squad who knows what else he could pull he can't be trusted with subordinates monado and that's why I'm requesting you reassign Eno to a different Squad the mood in the room turned stoic I'm here as a father sitsuki is fugaku's student and daughter so I can't speak for her and Naruto is not only your subordinate as the Hokage but your son so whatever decision you take regarding him is yours alone to take but I'm committed to protecting Eno which is why I'm here with this request bonado sits back looking at anaichi and thought but a drag shikaku's size your position is understood but you know monado can't just you know monado interrupts Nar ass head apologies he says gesturing to shikaku for interrupting him before turning to anoichi and continuing it's funny you mentioned fugaku because monado himself has interrupted This Time by the sound of the door opening without a knock fugaku walks in he looks to the ride and sees choza the two nodded each other in acknowledgment he walks forward turning to anoichi who frowns at him not attempting at all to hide his feelings towards the acheha fugaku simply stares back blankly walking past the yamanaka and sitting down in one of two seats in front of monado's desk the other occupied by shikaku old friend shikaku says shaking it his hand before he turns to monado what's up fugaku asks sitting back casually bonado nods at both shikaku and choza who nod back Nara stands up and leaves the room with akimichi without a word the door closes and only once the sound footsteps faint does monado address the two remaining men anoichi being here when I sent for you is actually convenient because he's relevant to what I want to discuss with you yugaku raises an eyebrow listening intently a few weeks ago a chewing an academy instructor attempted to steal the Forbidden Scroll of seals and defect from the village with it verito's training ground and explosion Rings throughout the forest Birds taking to the skies as a ball of wind style chakra erupts into a spinning sphere after ripping through several trees Naruto stands in the clearing of his training ground his arms forward and Palms out panting as he examines the handiwork of his most powerful his Mastery of the technique has grown but it's still nowhere near perfect his Sensei was capable of forming them faster and with one hand Naruto brings his arms down staring at the palms of his hands then again akkasada's affinity and Mastery over wind style was unprecedented borderline superhuman would such a thing be possible for him his thoughts are interrupted as he senses another chakra in the area clearly heading straight for his training ground Sasuke what could he want he frowns is this visitor thing becoming a trend but menma and sitsuki the pair stand in front of the achiha clan compound well here we are menma says awkwardly looking over at the acha girl it was great seeing you again he says a wide grin on his face maybe we can get together again soon menma says don't push it sitsuki says walking off towards her home didn't say no menma says inwardly pumping his fist into the air in front of him repeatedly upon closer inspection sitsuki must admit Mema is attractive not as much as his brother certainly but attractive nonetheless burrito's training ground Sasuke jumps down into the clearing he looks out at the training ground everyone in the village of voids and sees him the blonde boy stands there clad in all black staring right back at him he walks forward until he's sure he is within your shot but still a fair distance away the two stand across from each other in Silence the trees shaking in the wind being the only sound that fills the clearing sasu cast a glance behind the subject of his interest and his eyes widen as he sees the other end of the clearing some of the trees there shredded and wrapped apart laying in a row that comes to a stop at what appears to be a pit in the ground what kind of man could have done that he looks back at the boy who stands staring at him still not having said a word the ichiha boy finally speaks berudo usomaki namikas I've come to see your true power fight me but thisotero he closes the door to his apartment behind him and walks forward he unzips his jacket tossing it onto the floor and tossing himself onto his sofa kicking off his black sandals and laying his head back in his hands with his eyes closed in size so how is everything proceeding history opens one eye to see an elderly man standing across the room he has black spiky hair and one visible brown eye much like his sotero himself his right eye is concealed by bandages wrapped around his head he is dressed in a long-sleeved white top a cane in his left hand and a black robe concealing his right arm and shoulder completely history looks back up at the ceiling before closing his eyes great he responds the tapping of the old man's cane Echoes throughout the room followed by the shuffling of him seated himself in the opposite sofa so you've gained the trust of your teammates then the old man asks this a terror Chuckles yeah they trust me he is a terror Chuckles his eyes still closed as danzo raises his lone visible eyebrow at the tone of the only one of his subordinates who refuses to bow in his presence not well in any event there's something important we must discuss Mizuki it appears he attempted to steal the Forbidden Scroll of seals likely for his master he failed and has been arrested danzo says history Chuckles in response huh you don't say so that's why I was wondering why he disappeared off the face of the Earth the boy says why is this important to us isn't Mizuki the snake boy history questions that is true but he is privy to Vital Information concerning arachimera's operations in order to protect said information arachimero has enlisted our help which we will provide of course one sufficient reward has been given danzo response to the boy he's currently being held at the hidden Leaf strict correctional facility and solitary confinement and under regular interrogation our contact inside the facility when the time comes will assist you in getting in but his skills in infiltration and assassination are nowhere near those of yours I need you on standby and ready at a moment's notice to act he must be silenced before he can say the wrong things assuming he hasn't already danzo says esotero sits up and looks at danzo the hidden Leaf strict Correctional Facility a correctional facility housing hardened criminal Shinobi a place where the worst of the worst go he smacks his hands together and licks his lips some fun sure thing old man just say the word history says smiling giddly banzo looks around the room now to make sure you're keeping that head sharp where's your shogi set the elderly man asks isotara groans in response chapter 9 Shadows the boy lands with a thud on the ground onto his back his eyes widen in horror but the scream he attempts to let out doesn't accompany this look as a hand covers his mouth he murmurs his pleas for mercy and coherent but can do nothing as a kunai descends on him and a horizontal slash slicing his throat open the kunai wielder Rises to his feet and watches as the young male thrashes about on the floor for a few moments before finally his body goes limp and Silent he looks to his left to see two grown masked individuals laying still not far apart from one another one laying on his back with the setting sun shining on his skin a sickly purple color and another on his stomach two swords through the upper back pinning his body to the ground the killer throws his kunai onto the ground stabbing it into the ground standing upright he looks behind him as three three other masked individuals meet his eyes two of them clearly adults the third having the Killer's own height are any of you injured the tallest of the masked individuals questions the shortest mask wearer shakes his head and so does the second tallest they all look ahead as the kunai wielding killer reaches for his face it being adorned by a mask of its own unlike all others on the scene though which are white and each bear and animal design of their own this particular one is Pitch Black bearing the design of a human skull it's wearer pulls it off sparing one last look at his victim who has a head of brown matted hair and eyes adorned in standard Leaf you in an attire before walking off towards one of the many trees on either side of the dirt path the bloody scene has unfolded clean up while I get changed then we rendezvous with seal and the real work begins he says bride his a terror the shortest cloth mask wearer says the kunai wielder stops turning his head to look at the mask wearer in question his brown eyes shining in the setting sunlight as the wind blows his dark spiky hair we're on a mission don't call me that he says before continuing to walk off of course apology Shadow The Mask wearer response verito's training ground Naruto stands in silence looking across at his jonan Commander's son and teammate's brother for only a second child's run down his spine as he looks at the boy's face and notes the resemblance between him and he shakes the thought away what what was that Naruto asks an eyebrow arched I said I want you to fight me right here and now Sasuke replies burrito stands in Silence the blonde narrowing his eyes why would he want to fight me out of all the people in this Village he Muses before he stumbles upon what he sees to be the answer his father and sister told him what happened in the Land of Waves did they now he's here to see for himself what his ears can't believe well whatever the case I'm not interested the blonde boy speaks inwardly no now please leave Naruto others plainly perhaps my tone was deceptive Sasuke says taking just a few steps forward I wasn't asking for anything I was telling you I am not leaving until you and I fight he says his fists coming up as his feet and legs move as well shifting into the tujitsu stance of his bloodline do you know where you are Narito asks visibly beginning to lose his temper this training ground isn't assigned to anyone is it it's open to all Shinobi Personnel for use like I said I'm not leaving without a fight it just says turnly Naruto's eyes narrow in response as the wind blows through the clearing whilst the two stand facing each other the trees shaking in the wind almost in anticipation as the two young Shinobi stare at each other the tension palpable burrito size if he won't leave I'll just make him leave he relents all right I'll humor you but once I've beaten you the whiskered boy clad in Black says leave and don't come back and what exactly makes you think a dead last loser like yourself could beat someone like me sassu taunts trying to frustrate his opponent early on burrito not even having shifted into a Battle Stance smirks for a second chuckling inwardly before his face goes Turn he brings his open hand up and moves his fingers in an inviting gesture Hellman find out they didn't leave strict Correctional Facility interrogation Wing dugaku stands in front of the glass screen looking at the scene on the other side died a young man with white shoulder-length hair clad in the standard gray uniform of the facility he finds himself in tied to a chair his head down blood dripping onto the ground from his face a man dressed in a black trench coat with a bandana tied onto his head stands over him his gloved hands wet with blood you're my only visible hope at this point fugaku a voice from his left cutting through his thoughts he turns his head in this direction to be met with minato's blue eyes are you sure you can do it the blonde asks what's the point of monado if I can't get anything then he can't either anoint she says earning the two men's attention their heads turning to look at him fugaku smirks at the yamanaka who stands with his arms cross looking away the achella looks back at the Village leader don't worry I've got this let me in he says turning and walking to his right towards a steel door sporting a complex ceiling array and ambushinobi standing next to it Minado nods at the mask Shinobi who weaves through a series of hand signs before yelling release the ceiling array disappears fugaku places his hand on the door opening it with a simple push the bandana clad mail in the room turns to him the leaf Insignia on his headband as well as the scars on his face now clearly visible fugaku moves his head to the side gesturing to the male to leave the room yugaku walks into the dimly lit room eyes on the white-haired boy whose head stays down he sits himself down in the chair opposite to the young man as the sound of the steel door shutting Echoes throughout the room he looks to his left met with a glass screen from before its color now pitched black nothing on the other side being visible he looks back at the prisoner whose head is still bowed boy look at me fugaku says Mizuki raises his head and sees fugaku his eyes widening a bit at seeing the achat patriarch here fugaku sits back in his chair Crossing his arms examining the chuinen's marred bruised and bleeding face much like the rest of his body the two stare at each other for a few silent moments mizuki's injured face contorts into a smirk do whatever you want you'll get as much as they did I'm not telling you anything he utters defiantly though don't worry if yugaku responds casually still leaning back in his seat he blinks his eyelids rising to reveal his eyes having morphed now bearing a crimson red color three tommo marks arranged around each of his pupils in a triangular formation you won't have to say a word he says slowly mizuki's heart skips a beat as he has met with the side of the legendary Sharingan both ninjas suddenly turned their heads to the right as a Sounder ends their attention they look to see a crack right about in the center of the glass screen a small crack begins to grow becoming a spider web of cracks growing until it reaches the edges of the glass screen the cracks grow immersing the screen before the glass explodes all over the place shards flying as a cacophony of screeches fills the room countless bats swarm through what was once the glass screen the horror-filled scream leaves the restrained mizuki's mouth as the bats fill the room surrounding the two males they didn't leave strict Correctional Facility entrance the drawbridge is raised behind three individuals after they've walked forwards off of it a sea of molten lava stretching out on either side of them and the bright blinding light from two watchtowers on either side of a tall building before them shining down onto them two of these individuals are wearing the standard attire of the anbu Black Ops of the leaf complete with gray combat vests and animal design masks they walk on either side of the third individual who is clearly a male in his teens clad in the standard tune in attire of the leaf missing only the headband he has brown matted hair and eyes flashback this terrorist sits back on his sofa sighing while looking at the shogi set game over the streak continues well played the old man says you've gotten better not long now soon you'll be able to beat me he Muses but who the boy responds sarcastically raising his fist into the air laying his head back on the sofa he squeaks in pain as the feel of the old man's cane Reaching Across the coffee table and smacking his knee lightly registers ouch he cries your real pain Gramps you know that the boy complains and one day you will be grateful for it the elderly man replies a few moments of Silence pass before one of them speaks again a tune in examinations will be commencing in less than two weeks here in the leaf the old man says yeah I know has a terror responds is no such fun for me though I'm a rookie he scoffs in frustration there is no existing regulation that bars rookiegen and from competing in the exams it simply isn't common practice in these times as a safety precaution so don't make assumptions or lose hope danzo says this a terror raises an eyebrow with these words do you know something ID the boy has no chance to finish his sentence a figure wearing a black cloak with a hood appears at the edge of the coffee table in a burst of smoke kneeling on one knee Lord danzo he addresses the old man with his head bowed he raises his head revealing his porcelain mask he looks to his a Tarot for a moment placing his hand on his chest and bowing his head slightly his satara nods in response the Shinobi reaches into his cloak and pulls out a brown envelope from his cloak presenting it to the elderly man hisitare watches as the old man rests his Cane against a coffee table and takes the folder opening it silently and reading its contents a good few silent moments passed before danzo takes a few of the several that were contained in the envelope and slips them into his robe he takes the the remaining documents and files places them back into the envelope and slides it across the coffee table that separates the two sofas at a moment is your assignment the Elder says as the boy takes out the contents of the envelope and lays them out on the coffee table your mission has been assigned you are to infiltrate the hidden Leaf strict correctional facility and eliminate the former Leaf human known as Mizuki you have been provided with a means of infiltration there is a leashunan 14 years of age named Kenji Sado he's been arrested convicted and sentenced for several counts of armed robbery and assault in the countryside of the land of fire he's currently being held in a holding facility in the village and is supposed to be transported to the leaf strict Correctional Facility in a few days however an altercation that will take place today in the holding cells will have been moved for safety reasons considering your closeness in terms of age as well as similar physical build it shouldn't be too difficult to assume his identity two lip permitted anbu Black Ops Shinobi have been tasked with transporting him to the facility thinking into consideration the abilities of the Shinobi an assault squad has been assembled including yourself that should be able to eliminate these two individuals without much trouble one of the members of this unit as well as another you are to Rendezvous with enroute to the facility will assist you in playing the role of prisoner in order to get in once inside our contact inside the facility will ensure you make it out of your cell and are freed of any chakra suppressors from there it will be your responsibility to ensure you carry out the mission and escape the facility without detection or capture your instructions have been given are they clear danzo questions thisotero listens to this while reading the contents of the envelope a detailed map of the Hidden Leaf strict correctional facility and other details concerning the mission such as Rendezvous details and points with assignment participants four files rest on the coffee table two containing information on the two anbu in question the third containing information on the Kenji Sado in question and the fourth being mizuki's prisoner file which among other things contains his cell location Crystal hesitera responds after a few silent moments danzo reaches for his Cane grab having it and standing up that must be done before sunrise tomorrow he says as the tapping of his Cane once again fills the room he gestures to the mask Shinobi who for the first time since arriving stands up hissotero hears the two bursts that signal his guest's departure and sees the smoke only out of his peripheral vision his eyes glued to a picture amongst the document spread out on his coffee table the picture of the young male and his teens with brown matted hair and eyes of the same color his eyes then move from this picture to another of an older male though still young by General standards with white shoulder-length hair and green eyes flashback end the three new era of individuals come to a stop as three men all clad and standard John and a tire stand before them one stepping forward and two standing back identification he says one of the Mask Shinobi pulls out a file from the inside of his gray combat vest and hands it to the guard jonan he opens it wiping the sweat from his brow he reads for a few moments the only audible sound being the rumbling of the surrounding molten rock he raises his head laying his eyes on the newly arrived prisoner look him up and down and glancing back at the file in his hands he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a pen scribbling away on the file before closing it he turns his head and nods at his colleagues who step forward walking towards the three males before handing the file back to the mask Shinobi who had handed it to him tenji Sado welcome to your new home the man says turning and walking away as the other two Joan and grab either arm of Kenji the masked individuals he'd arrived with turning and walking away Angie hears the sound of the drawbridge being lowered behind him as he's LED towards the Towering building that houses the watchtowers one of the blinding spotlights still shining down on him and the guards whilst the other Shines on the masked ninja he'd arrived with the large steel door in the center of the front of the building is visible a ceiling area appears on it for a second before it disappears and the door opens the three guards in prison are walking in Naruto's training ground sasu crushes toward his opponent his left fist back to throw the first attack he launches the first forwarded Naruto's face the blonde tilts his head to the right casually evading the strike sasu came as a kick at the blonde's midsection with his right leg but Naruto stops it grabbing it with ease his reflexes were never anywhere near this impressive before Sasuke says to himself as he attacks that grip he notes as the blonde grabs his leg stopping his kicking to the stomach how strong is he the ichiha boy raises his left leg aiming a kick at the blonde's head with the leg he still has Naruto releases Sasuke cried leg lowering and dodging The Swinging kickane to his head he grabs both the Achi has feet and tosses him through the air like a ragdoll Sasuke slams into the ground grunting in pain as he impacts the surface rolling before skidding to a stop Merida watches as the raven-haired boy quickly gets up onto a knee first and then back onto his feet he Chuckles inwardly at his own surprise that he's actually enjoying this sharp reflexes and strength the Ichi him uses inwardly brushing the dirt of his garments what was it you said earlier Naruto asks a smirk on his face dead last he taunts his opponent scoffs in frustration not a single attack landed usually Sasuke would have landed at least one attack on his opponent by this point if dejutsu won't work th the ichihad doesn't get to finish his thought as the air leaves his body as he hunches over Eyes Wide Open Naruto noting that neither he nor his opponent have landed a real Attack on one another bursts at top speed towards the boy he watches his onyx eyes widen as he drives a fist into his stomach he swings his right fist colliding with the side of Sasuke's face the force of the hit turning him and causing him to stumble and sway side to side as his vision blurs for a moment at speed how the top graduate says to himself in disbelief as he tries to study himself Narito stands still waiting to see if he'll collapse Sasuke launches himself off the ground back flipping and aiming a kick at Naruto's head the blonde brings his arms up shielding his head and stopping the right footed kick Sasuke seeing the opening Cox's left foot back and slams his foot into narito's chest in The Stomping motion sending the blonde back while landing on his own two feet burrito heaves and coughs a bit catching the breath that was just knocked out of him his opponent's quick reaction after that sucker punch caught him by surprise he stares down his opponent while brushing the dirt off his chest now understanding a bit more about him I see in terms of speed and strength he and Satsuki are actually dead even but he's more Troublesome than her because his movements attacks and reactions are more instinctive and quick he's more of a natural fighter he inwardly Muses Sasuke stares right back at his opponent thoughts of his own running through his mind this is incredible he's been hiding this kind of ability why he questions eyes narrowed he's a better Jujutsu fighter than his brother what else does he have up his sleeve Sasuke watches as Narito stares silently at him asking himself what to do next damn it he's faster and stronger than me and he knows it if he moves at the speed he did when he nailed me with that right there's no way I can react to him continuing with tujitsu means certain losses Sasuke Muses running forward while reaching behind his back putting both hands into his weapons pouch and pulling out shuriken between each finger he throws the ninja tools at the blonde who reaches casually with one hand into his own weapons pouch and unleashes a flurry of shuriken that clash with the incoming projectiles changing their trajectory enough to cause them to clash with one another stopping them in midair Sasuke meanwhile jumps into the air weaving through a set of hand signs as the clashing projectiles fall to the ground fire style Phoenix Flower the raven-haired boy shouts as a flurry of fireballs each about the size of a fist flight down at Naruto the blonde weaves through a set of hand signs of his own cursing his own Mastery of only two water Styles now when facing in a chair water style water bullet he shouts before unleashing his own fist-sized projectiles these made of water they clash with his opponents canceling one another out and creating a cloud of steam in the air sasu Clans on the ground flipping out akunai from his weapons pouch and running towards his opponent Naruto scoffs at the boy's arrogance for attempting to attack him at close range again he speeds forwarded him Sasuke releases hold of the kunai in his hand as once again he takes a fist to the stomach his eyes widening once again a burst of smoke immerses the boy a log now in his his position in meeting with Naruto's fist of course Narito Muses as he hears a whirring sound coming from behind him he turns to see a demon windmill shuriken flying through the air with the chest standing there weaving through a set of hand signs Naruto moves to the side dodging the incoming Ninja 2 with ease his opponent follows suit moving in the same direction Sasuke inwardly exclaims triumphantly as his guess of which way his opponent would dodge hits the mark his hands together in the tiger sign he inwardly shouts higher Style Fireball Jutsu a large ball of fire emerges from his mouth flying at the blonde they didn't leave strict Correctional Facility interrogation Wing bizuki screams in horror and confusion as the bats fill his field of vision the sound of screeching filling the room he hears the clan head Grunt and then yell in what sounds like pain before a loud thought against the ground hits his ear the flying creatures all around him begin to fly away from the center of the room they all fly towards the opening of the glass screen filling up a room that lies on the other side and flying about and screeching in there bazuki still restrained looks at ahead of him and sees fugaku laying in a heap on the ground out cold bleeding from what seems like two needle-sized holes in his neck next to him stands a figure he raises his head as he takes in the figure's appearance black sandals and baggy pants of the same color tucked into combat tape tied around the legs the long-sleeve Polo top also black with a gray short sleeve robe that extends just past the knees and is open on the sides on the lower half of the body with a large Purple Rope belt tied around the figure's waist no it can't be Mizuki says to himself in disbelief he looks up and his green eyes are met with another pair which are of a golden color and have slits for pupils with purple pigmentation coloring their Contours and marking the sides of the bridge of the nose of their owner as well with long black hair that extends past the shoulders and Frames an extremely pale face low Lord Orochimaru Mizuki stutters out in a tone reminiscent of a question and its disbelief hello child it's been a while the male speaks in a smooth manner a smirk on his face you're not looking particularly healthy at the moment I'm very interested to know how it came to be that you found yourself in such a place says casting his gaze to the unconscious hugaku on the ground that you see the Mizuki continues to stutter still not believing his eyes no matter Orochimaru says raising a pale hand to silence the young man that can come later as long as you haven't told our good friends hear anything they shouldn't know he says you haven't had you he questions his eyes still glued to the unconscious At His Feet no not at all Mizuki replies in almost a shout I've said nothing I would never in my wildest nightmares dream of betraying you the white-haired young man exclaims that arachimero says finally taking his eyes off of ugaku and casting his gaze to the room full of screeching bats on the other side of what was once a darkened glass screen the night is still young our hosts won't want to sleep for too long do I and my friends over there should get going now he says watching the bats a smile spreading across his face variety stutters out again looking at the bats he looks back at his master who turns his head to him his own green eyes meet those golden ones The Pale Man blinks and his eyelids rise to reveal a crimson color in place of gold the slitted pupil now round as it would be for most men three Tama marks surrounding it the zuki's eyes widen in shock and confusion as Orochimaru stands before him the Sharingan glowing in both his eyes the young man blinks and in the fraction of a second it takes his eyelids to rise they rise to reveal a completely different scene standing where his master had been is the same who had been on the ground unconscious only a fraction of a second ago he notes the screeching of the heart of bats is suddenly gone and his head turned sharply to the left to see no bats and the dark and glass screen in place not a single breaker crack in sight wad Mizuki stutters out for the umpteenth time his breathing quickening he looks all around the room his eyes darting around what's going on here he asks confused looking up at the achad clan head bharacha maruha so that's who you stole the scroll for fugaku says do don't understand I never the hidden sound Village very interesting fugaku says causing Mizuki to gasp and look up at him his Sharingan eyes still glowing in the dimly lit room I I how I never said anything Mizuki cries in a manner of almost desperation I told you fugaku replies you didn't have to the moment you looked into my eyes it was done he says plainly as said eyes returned to their original black color the Tomo pattern disappearing fugaku walks off towards the steel door he came through leaving Mizuki staring into space his mouth Agape fugaku walks towards the door with a smirk on his face chuckling for a moment as one thought in particular swirls in his mind Naruto he says he's taking more and more of a liking to his blonde student the other side of the screen the steel door opens and fugaku steps through it to see monado hibiki and noichi and anko as well as a few anbu all part of monado's security detail one of them the one who opened the steel door all staring at him in on shock having been paying attention to the conversation taking place on the other side of the glass screen the ichiha patriarch had gone into the room sat down and stared at Mizuki for only a few seconds before standing up and leaving bugaku leans in against the wall with his arms crossed as the Ambu shuts the steel door behind him and looks straight at monado let's head back to your office you're not gonna like this he says they didn't leave strict Correctional Facility juvenile Wing the sotero pulls the gray top of his prison uniform off of his body he Paces around the pitch black cell practicing his tujitsu bam Before Sunrise so he could show up any minute or he could show up in hours the boy had gone through processing without any issues he and Kenji had the same height and weight same build and so using his transformation had been made easier by said circumstances he launches a fist through the air and just as he's about to raise a leg for a kick here's the sound of a hand slamming against the door of his cell moments later the door opens he walks towards the now open door knowing who awaits Shadow sir a male voice says Brad hesitero acknowledges with a man's own code name he holds out his hands and feels something softball into his hands garments something more conspicuous her voice says of course he responds but first allow me to deactivate the chakra suppressor the voice says hissotero hears the sound of hands coming together a few times before Palm touches his bare chest releases the voice says lowly hissotero suddenly feels A Rush of strength flow through his body ah he grunts in satisfaction that's better he remarks he drops his pants and pulls on the black garments the older male steps out into the dimly lit hallway and so does his sotero he looks himself over black pants long-sleeve black top complete with a hooded mask the cameras have malfunctioned sir they'll be back up and running in 45 minutes to an hour Mizuki cell is only a minute away from here you have ample time I understand you're already familiar with the facility's layout the male now revealed to be young likely in his very early twenties having short brown hair and blank emotionless look on his thin face via history says turning away your help is enormously appreciated I won't forget this he says running off down the corridor verito's training ground Sasuke watches as his clan signature technique engulfs his opponent he plants his feet on the ground skidding to a stop and narrowing his eyes examining his handiwork suddenly he yells as the wind is knocked out of him a kick to the back launching him forward he grunts as he collides with the ground once again rolling and skidding across it he steadies himself with a hand to the ground jumping to his feet and flipping out a kunai he immediately releases the kunai as a hand grips his left wrist the hand pulls him forward into a knee to the stomach causing him to hunch forward and cough up spit Naruto still gripping Sasuke's wrist with his right hand slams his left fist into the side of the raven-haired boy's face once again he grabs the boy with his left hand by his large collar letting go of his wrist and cocking his right fist back he launches it forward and Nails his opponent Square in the face sending him through the air sasu Clans on the ground with a thud and lays still unmoving the Rito gazes at the unconscious boy for a few silent moments before looking up at the new year of night sky that exchange had only lasted a few minutes he Muses to himself when did it get dark he turns his head back to the icham tail and begins to walk towards him despite holding back his strongest Ninjutsu and the brief nature of the exchange he'd actually kind of enjoyed the Skirmish he comes to a stop with Sasuke at his feet and looks down to see the trail of blood now leaking from one of the boy's nostrils he crouches down onto his haunches reaching out and tapping his hand lightly against the boy's face hey wake up no response comes from the unconscious genon hey Sasuke wake up time to go home repeated tapping turns into light slaps burrito sighs heavily grabbing the icha has formed by his shoulders and shaking him violently hey come on wake up this isn't your first rodeo is it Naruto pleads you have got to be joking he sighs exasperatedly releasing the boy and pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration he sighs once again and grabs his sparring partner for the day placing him onto his back and walking off dower hokage's office the Hokage sits at his desk with his hand balled into a tight fist in front of his mouth the acheha clan head sitting across from him I suppose I shouldn't be surprised one should never put anything past arachimera the village leader surmises true it seems he has the time you lord of the land of rice firmly in his pocket hugaku says the daimyo allowing Orochimaru to set up a base in his Nation conducting his operations there providing him with taxpayer funding and even letting him perform his disgusting experiments on citizens of the nation was all proof of the fact but either he's sweet it can't tempted him or he's threatened him either one is typical monado assesses or maybe the daimyos already dead the two men say at the same time they look at each other and shake their heads chuckling bitterly so what happens now fugaku asks staring out of the window behind the Hokage you know what he did to Minado do we give the land of rice a chance to denounce the hidden sound or he turns his head looking monado in the eyes at war no questions asked he asks no the yellow Flash responds we're not going to give arachimero any heads up I'll have to let the elders know but this stays between us let's let him think he's off the radar for now will we observe and watch everything in the land of rice so that when he does stick his head out of whatever hole he's hiding in he won't be expecting anything monado says staring off deep in thought fugaku nod standing up excuse me then old friend I have to head home and have dinner with my family he says walking away wait you gaku the blonde says stopping his friend in his tracks are you sure you didn't see anything that could let us know who took down Mizuki it could lead to more intelligence he says fugaku turns his head to look at Minato like I said old friend he or she was wearing a cloak an adult clearly but masked it was all to Jutsu too a style I don't recognize either so nothing distinguishing sorry the clan head says his friend nods at him clear disappointment on his face don't you dare sleep here you'll wake up tomorrow with a redeated demon looking to claim your soul fugaku says closing the door behind him leaving a chuckling monado didn't leave strict Correctional Facility bizuki stumbles forward into his cell the guard helping him in with a shove to the back the slam of the steel door Echoes throughout the cell though the mizukia doesn't even register the young man clutches his head in his hands grabbing at his hair his heavy breathing audible throughout the cell I I didn't say anything I didn't say anything I didn't say anything he says to himself repeatedly beginning to Pace back and forth the sound of screeching bats fills his head he whips around repeatedly trying to ensure there aren't any bats near him I didn't say anything he says again the sound of screeching bats still plaguing his mind he claws and grabs at his ears almost threatening to rip them off shutting his eyes in a desperate attempt to rid himself of the sound his eyes shoot open The Haunting image of a silhouette with a glowing pair of red eyes with a Tomo pattern around the pupils appears to him while his eyes are closed I didn't say anything he shouts at the top of his lungs Mizuki once again darts his eyes around the cell for any flying rodents when for the first time he makes out a silhouette seated in the corner Shadow watches on at this display shaking his head the T and I department is no joke he says to himself hey who's there the white-haired road tune in shots at him are you another one of them stay back he yells Shadow's eyes he had planned on lying to Mizuki and telling him he was a fellow subordinate of oracameru sent to rescue him to fool him into giving up any useful Intel but clearly there was no worthwhile Lord trustworthy information he was going to get from the Rogue chunan anymore not in the state bazuki tries to keep his eyes glued to the silhouette but they occasionally Dart as red pairs of eyes every so often appear in his peripheral vision and the Darkness of the cell the white-haired male yells running forward at the silhouette who calmly jumps to his feet and sidesteps a punch aimed at his face he grabs the outstretched arm and performs a judo throw on the older male laying him out on the ground the brownied boy grabs his Target by the head lifting it off the ground and wrapping his arm around his neck the Zuki claws away at the boy's arms in response desperately trying to free himself he tightens his grip and twists his former Academy teacher's neck and audible snap rings out and mizuki's body goes limp Shadow lays him down gently and stands up he gazes at the silent Mizuki for a few moments before turning and walking towards the steel door weaving through a set of hand signs time to go the chiha clan compound humming sitsuki shouts as she walks to the front door to respond to the knock her mother being preoccupied in the kitchen and neither her father nor brother having come home yet she turns the knob and pulls the door open oh hi sitsuki stutters out her cheeks turning Pink as her eyes lock with those deep Cerulean blue ones paying Naruto responds a small smile on his face your brother needed a ride home their gaze falls on Sasuke for the first time and she goes even more red at the fact that she only noticed her brother after he pointed out her twin is on his back howman she welcomes opening the door and standing to the side to allow him in thanks for listening I do hope you enjoy it if you want the next part of this video turn on that Bell notification like subscribe and comment down below and also check out the others videos I have created and enjoyed it see you guys next video till that take care

Channel: just a shinobi 2.0

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Length: 263min 47sec (15827 seconds)

Published: Mon May 22 2023