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Post by Myrdraxxis on Oct 31, 2008 21:12:01 GMT -5
Okay, my third fic. Once again I have this specific crossover that i cant get out of my head.
Path of the Outcast
Prologue
Seven year old Naruto Uzumaki was running for his life. It was October the tenth.
His birthday.
Young Naruto dashed through a dark alleyway, hoping to through off the mob that was chasing him. Apparently there were a few shinobi in the crowd, because no matter where he went, the murderous villagers seemed to know exactly where he was. Naruto skirted around the alley corner and came to a dead stop. A large mob of people were standing in the middle of the street armed with various tools and weapons. All of them looked pretty pissed off.
“Kill the demon!”
“Finish what the Yondaime started!”
“You damned monster!”
They yelled at the now terrified boy. Naruto slowly backed up until he his back came into contact with a wall. His eyes widened in horror as the crowed moved towards him.
‘What did I do? Why do they all hate me?’ he thought, tears beginning to run down his face. Just then two shinobi jumped in front of the crowd.
‘Ninja! I’m saved!’ Naruto thought, hope rising. This hope was crushed, however, when the two Chunnin turned to him and began to for hand signs.
Fire style: Grand Fireball jutsu!
Water Style: Water Bullet jtsu!
The two shinobi fired off their jutsu at the blond haired container. Naruto screamed in pain as the two techniques hit him. He slumped against the wall an fell over. The two ninja walked over to him and proceeded to stab him repeatedly with kunai.
“This is for my sister you damn demon!” one screamed as he stabbed Naruto in the chest. Naruto gasped in pain and coughed up blood. The mob decided it was their turn and began to beat him and stab him with their various weapons.
‘Oh kami the pain! Make it stop please! I don’t want to die.’ Naruto thought desperately. Slowly his vision began to fade into darkness.
‘Don’t….wanna…die.’ After these sluggish thoughts, Naruto was consumed by darkness.
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Naruto awoke groggily to find himself in……a sewer.
“W-what the?” Naruto looked around. “What the hell is this?” he questioned out loud. Slowly he began to walk down one of the hallways.
Might as well see where it goes.
After a few minutes of walking he came upon a very strange site. In the middle of a cavernous room stood a large cage with the word ‘seal’ on it. Naruto cautiously took a step towards the cage. Just as he reached the bars, a wave of power blasted him back.
“Who dares disturb my rest?” a large dark voice echoed throughout the room. Naruto jumped away from the cage, now scared out of his wits. Slowly something began to move within the cage. Naruto’s eyes widened in horror as the figure came to light.
A giant red fox with nine tails fanning out behind it.
“Well little mortal. I did not expect to see you for quite some time. How is it that you came to be here I wonder?” The beast paused for a moment, staring off into space. “Ah, now I see. Foolish Mon’kiegh, once again they astound me with their stupidity.” The fox turned to look at a shivering Naruto. “There is something about you.” He mused. He began to probe into the boys memories. “Something that- aha! Well now this really is interesting.” Naruto began to be less afraid of the giant creature and more curious. “What are you doing?” he managed to croak out. The fox chuckled slightly.
“I never expected to see one of your kin again.” Naruto cocked his head.
“Huh? What do you mean?” he asked. The great beast shook his head.
“Now is not the time. For now, you must sleep. Rescue is coming for you. Sleep and become strong, little Son of Asuryan.” Naruto was about to question this statement when everything went dark.
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Sarutobi landed in the middle of the mob with a group of ANBU.
“What the hell is going on?” He roared. One bold villager spoke up.
“Finishing what the Yondaime started. That demon should be kill-!” the man was silenced by one of the ANBU who stabbed the villager in the neck with his katana. The crowned stood in stunned silence. Sarutobi nodded to the ANBU. He then turned and gasped as he saw the state that Naruto was in.
“Dog, Cat! Arrest these people. Weasel help me get Naruto-kun to the hospital!” The ninjas nodded and began to do their tasks. Weasel grabbed Naruto’s bloody, beaten body and rushed off to the hospital.
After an hour of trying to find a doctor that would actually treat the blond container, Naruto was finally admitted to a room. Sarutobi stood over his bead watching anxiously for any sign that the boy would get better. Just then the doctor walked in.
“How is he?” The Hokage asked. The doctor walked over to his side and shifted nervously.
“Well, he has a punctured lung, five broken ribs, a fractured arm and there is internal bleeding near his left kidney. And that is just the physical damage.” Sarutobi winced. “But the odd thing is, most of these wounds are healing at a rapid pace.”
‘Most likely Kyuubi’s doing.’ The Third thought somberly. Just then Naruto began to groan. Sarutobi and the doctor leaned over him.
“Naruto! Naruto can you hear me?” Sarutobi asked softly. Naruto’s eyes fluttered opened.
“O-old man?” he asked weakly. The Third leaned closer. “Where can I get some ramen around here?” Sarutobi smiled.
‘Always thinking with your stomach, eh Naruto?’ “I’ll see if I can get some brought right to you, my boy. For now just rest.” Naruto nodded and closed his eyes once more. The doctor began to head out the door.
“I guess I’ll go fill out his medical report. He should be fine for now.” Sarutobi nodded and followed the doctor out. He cast one last glance inside the room before closing the door.
Naruto’s head was rushing with questions.
What was that giant fox?
Why was he trapped in a cage?
And most importantly, what was a Son of Asuryan?
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Post by Myrdraxxis on Oct 31, 2008 21:13:24 GMT -5
Path of the Outcast
Chapter 1
Naruto strode down the street happily. It had been almost a year since that night with the mob. Since then, Naruto’s life had taken a slight turn for the better. After seeing what the Sandaime had done to the mob members, nobody had gotten the courage to attack the small boy. They had settled for glaring at him, cursing him and the general neglect. Naruto took it all in a stride. After all, it couldn’t be worse than the beatings, right? Naruto glanced around at the villagers. They seemed to make a point of moving to the other side of the road when he walked by and some openly glared. Naruto frowned slightly.
‘Jeez, this is going to take some getting used to.’ He thought glumly. He sighed heavily and headed up to his apartment. In a dark alley across from Naruto’s apartment, a figure stood hunched over.
‘That damned demon!’ the man thought furiously. ‘It’s bad enough that we have to suffer that thing to live in our village at all, but now we get punished if we try and get revenge! That old fool of a kage is too blinded by the demon’s power to see what really happens.’ He glowered at the boy as he climbed up to his room. ‘Soon. Soon we will be rid of that little bastard and there will be nothing that fool Sandaime can do.’ The man smirked and began walking back down the alley. He had a mob to gather.
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Naruto opened the door to his apartment and walked in quietly. His apartment was surprisingly well kept. Naruto walked into the kitchen and grabbed some instant ramen. After setting the water to boil he walked back into his living room and sat down on the couch, staring at the ceiling. He thought of how events played out in his short life. A lot of things confused him. The hatred, the beatings and even the Hokage. Naruto knew for a fact that the Old Man knew why he was treated this way, and he lied to Naruto about it. Then of course there was the strange meeting with that…thing last year. Naruto frowned slightly.
‘Sleep and become strong, little Son of Asuryan.’ The words echoed around the young blond’s head. No matter how many times he thought about it, the words drove him crazy.
‘Who was that? Why did he call me that? What does it mean?’ the questions danced through Naruto’s head. Naruto was broken out of his thoughts by the sound of boiling water. Naruto got up and fixed up his dinner. Naruto liked ramen. No, Naruto LOVED ramen. But for some reason, he just couldn’t bring himself to enjoy his meal as much as usual. Those damn words wouldn’t leave his head! Naruto ate his meal and decided to go to bed early.
He had just drifted off to sleep, when a loud, all too familiar, sound jolted him out of bed. He froze. He heard shouts coming from out side his apartment.
‘Oh, kami. They’re back!’ Naruto thought frantically. He looked around his for somewhere to hide. He glanced at his window.
Too high up.
He could here the mob pounding on his door. They would break it down soon enough.
‘Damn it! What happened, I thought they were going to leave me alone! Naruto jumped at the sound of a large crash, signifying that the mob had just broken in.
“Today you die demon!”
“This is for my sister!”
“Kill the little freak!”
Angered cries filled up the apartment as the murderous mob poured in. Naruto froze in fear.
“There he is!” someone shouted. Naruto felt someone grab him roughly and pick him up. The mob dragged Naruto out into the center of his apartment and began to beat him with ferocity. Someone in the crown must have been a ninja because a lot of people were armed with various ninja tools such as kunai and shurikan. Naruto just lay flat on the ground, taking the brutal hits as they came. After a while of the torture, Naruto’s brain finally became overwhelmed and he faded into merciful unconsciousness.
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Naruto opened his eyes and was greeted with the somewhat familiar site of a sewer. He sat up turned to see that he was in front of the giant cage.
‘Eh? Here again?’ He thought.
“Again indeed little one.” A voice boomed from behind the bars, making Naruto jump. The young blond’s eyes widened.
‘That voice..’
“I didn’t expect to see you here again so soon. Ah well, such is fate I suppose. I’m guessing that those stupid mon’kiegh put you in this state again.” The voice said, echoing throughout the room.
Mon’kiegh
The word slipped into Naruto’s head smoothly. The word sounded strange…and yet it also sounded right somehow.
“What does that mean?” Naruto managed to gather enough courage to croak out. “Mon’kiegh, what does it mean?” The voice rang with laughter.
“It means human, little Son of Asuryan. But I guess you wouldn’t know about that stuff yet.” Naruto blinked in confusion.
“What exactly are you?” he questioned, a little braver. He could see something begin to shift in the perpetual darkness of the cage. He bit back a gasp as a giant fox appeared in front of him.
“This is my form. Though it was not always so.” He said, somewhat to himself. Naruto gaped at the giant monster for a moment, but quickly recomposed himself.
“What is your name?” he asked innocently. A booming laughter echoed loudly throught the sewer-like mindscape.
“You show little fear, young one. That is good….breeds warriors. As for my name, you and your…..people would know me as the Kyuubi no Kitsune.” Naruto gasped.
“B-but the Yondaime killed you!” he shouted. Kyuubi shook his massive head. “No, he did not. I could not be stopped by him. So, he sealed me….into you.” The mammoth fox finished quietly. Naruto sat frozen.
‘It all makes sense now. The hate, the beatings…….Old Man Hokage knew.’ Naruto scowled slightly at the last part. He glanced up at the giant fox.
“I see.” Was his simple answer. Kyuubi chuckled slightly.
“Heh, you show calm in the face of such astonishing revelations. I suppose that is your racial instinct showing through.” Naruto was really confused now.
“My racial what? What the hell are you talking about?” he asked. Kyuubi sighed slightly.
“Well, I suppose you would have found out eventually. Though I assume that your ‘Hokage’ would have liked for you to live without knowing. Stupid Mon’kiegh to think he could control the fate of a Son of Isha.” Naruto just stared blankly at him. “Ah, anyways you are going to have to realize that there are more worlds out there than just your own and many other races as well.” Naruto stared in surprise.
“ Umm that is pretty cool, but what does that have to do with me?” Kyuubi let out a massive sigh.
“I will make this simple for you. You are not human.” Kyuubi stated bluntly. Naruto gaped at him.
“W-what?” was all he managed to say. Kyuubi elaborated.
“Boy, I can sense the power in you. I know for a fact that you are not human. Though, I never would have expected an Eldar to show up here. This planet isn’t even an Exodite world.” He said the last part to himself. Naruto was staring in shock at the giant fox.
“H-how can I not be human?” he asked frantically.“If I’m not human, that what the hell am I?” he shouted the last part. Kyuubi just sat quietly for a moment.
“Well you might want to get comfy young one, this story will take a while.” Kyuubi said after a moment. He cleared his throat. “Now then, in the long distant past, before humans had even come into existence, there were the Eldar. They were created by the Old Ones, who I won’t go into detail about right now, and were one of the first sentient races in the galaxy.” Naruto stared at Kyuubi, wide-eyed. “The Eldar were created to fight a long bloody conflict with another race. (AN: if you REALLY want the whole explanation go look it up on wikipedia or my other story Cold as Death.) Anyways, the Eldar empire thrived for a long time, but like so many others it fell. The Eldar are a race that is extremely in tune with the Warp (AN: Once again, see other story or wiki. I ain’t typin all that shit again) Eldar are a very passionate race who are very in tune with sensing emotions through psychic means. An Eldars mind is more capable of feeling emotion or imagination than a human’s. Over time the Eldar began to crave the natural passions of their race and derived to gain even the least amount of pleasure from anything. They began to see killing and pain as true an art as any other.” Naruto sweatdropped slightly. A race of masochists? “Anyway, these actions eventually caused what was known as The Fall. When an Eldar died, their soul would end up in the Warp. All the emotions and souls of the Eldar somehow piled together there, creating the chaos god Slaanesh.” Kyuubi became noticeably angrier when he spoke the name. “Slaanesh rose up and killed almost all of the Eldar gods. ” Naruto cocked his head.
“Gods?” Kyuubi nodded.
“Yes the Eldar worshipped numerous gods. Isha, Vaul and Cegorach to name only a few. The Eldar god known as Kaela Mensha Khaine fought Slaanesh and was destroyed, shattering into millions of pieces, all spread throught the galaxy. The Eldar empire collapsed and the Eldar fled their homes on large spacecraft known as Craftworlds. Nowadays the Eldar live in space on these Craftworlds, never much involving themselves with the affairs of the younger races. I am not sure how many craftworlds are out there. I know for a fact that your parents were both Eldar, though from which Craftworld I do not know.” Kyuubi finished. Naruto sat in silence for a moment.
“How do you know that my parents were Eldar?” he asked finally. “You seem to know more about me than I do. Though to be honest I’m not surprised.” He mumbled the last part.
“I could sense your mother’s Warp presence screaming out from somewhere in the village. Probably child birth.” Kyuubi mused, sweatdropping. “And I could sense that your father was an Eldar even as he sealed me into you.” Naruto’s eyes grew wide.
“The Yondaime is my father?” he said incredulously. Kyuubi nodded.
“Yes. I didn’t wish to kill him, but when I go on a warpath, there is nothing to stop me. Heck, who can stop the embodiment of war?” Kyuubi said. Naruto gave him an odd look.
“You haven’t told me where you fit into all of this. You seem to know almost every thing about the Eldar, yet it is obvious you aren’t one yourself.” Naruto indicated the giant fox form. Kyuubi nodded.
“Very observant. Yes, I am no Eldar. My name is Kyuubi, though I had a different name once. I was once whole, not the shard of existence that you see now. When I fought Slaanesh, my body was shattered and some of the pieces fell into the Warp. The twisted insanities and twists of the Warp altered these shards, giving them sentience. I awoke on this planet a millennia ago and from then on I watched and learned all I could about the world around me.” Kyuubi explained.
Naruto’s eyebrows shot up into his hair line. “Wait, shattered? Then that means that..”
“Yes, I am called Kyuubi, but for all intensive purposes I am Kaela Mensha Khain, god of war.” Kyuubi stated proudly. A stunned silence filled the room.
“Well…..this is a lot to take in.” Naruto said softly. He lifted his eyes to the god. “I just have one more question.” Kyuubi nodded.
“Ask away, young one.”
“Why did you attack Konoha?” The young Eldar asked bluntly. Kyuubi sighed.
“I figured you would ask that. I was simply in the area when I sensed the taint of Slaanesh.” Kyuubi spat the name. “When I sensed the presence of my enemy I was driven into a blind rage. I dashed to the source of the taint, Konoha.” Naruto’s eyes widened dramatically.
“There is a Slaanesh daemon here in Konoha?” he asked frantically.
“Well not anymore. It probably wasn’t even a daemon but a human that had been corrupted by the dark god. Unfortunately I was so consumed by my rage that I overlooked that detail. I was challenged by your father, and ultimately sealed into here.” Kyuubi finished his explanation. Naruto just nodded his head in acceptance.
“Well at least that explanation makes sense. So what happens now?” he queried. Kyuubi gave a thoughtful hum.
“I suppose, until you wake up, I could teach you some of the most natural Eldar abilities. It seems that your natural abilities have lain dormant since you were born. No doubt from the lack of other Eldar in your presence. Now then, the first thing that I will teach you is……”
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Sarutobi sighed for the millionth time that evening. His ANBU had discovered Naruto in his apartment beat and left for dead.
‘Why did they start attacking again? I thought that they stopped when I executed that mob last year.’ The Sandaime thought. A moan from the bed caused him to jolt out of his thoughts.
“Naruto?” The old Hokage walked over to the boys hospital bed. Naruto moaned again and sat up.
“Old Man?” he asked groggily. Sarutobi smiled warmly.
“Yes, Naruto I’m here. You are safe now.” Naruto frowned slightly. “What’s wrong Naruto?” The kage asked him worriedly. Naruto looked up at the Sandaime with a serious face.
“Old Man, who were my parents?” He asked in a deadly serious voice. The question caught Sarutobi off guard and he flinched.
“I’m sorry Naruto, I don’t know. A lot of people died in the Kyuubi attack and I wasn’t able to find anything.” He said quickly, trying to cover up his nervousness. Naruto glared at him.
‘Don’t you lie to me Sarutobi.’ The Sandaime’s eyes widened in shock as the words slid into his mind. ‘Surprised? I met Kyuubi a little while ago and told a lot of interesting things.’ The thoughts were fierce and Sarutobi began to sweat. ‘How about the fact that you have been keeping me from knowing who my parents were this whole time or the fact I’m NOT EVEN HUMAN!’ The shout echoed through the old kage’s mind, causing him to wince.
Throughout the entire thing Naruto stared up at the Hokage with an angry glare. The Hokage’s brain was in overdrive, trying to find a way out of this predicament. If Naruto was in contact with Kyuubi, then there really wasn’t any way to hide the truth anymore. The aging Kage sighed.
“I am sorry Naruto. Yes I knew who your parents were. You must understand, your father had a lot of enemies. I lied to you to protect you, if anyone ever found out that you were the Yondaime’s son…” Sarutobi didn’t finish the sentence. His explanation seemed to mollify Naruto slightly.
“Well what about not being human?” He asked harshly, speaking out loud this time.
“It is true that I knew that Minato and Kushina were both Eldar, but Minato didn’t tell me until a few weeks before the Kyuubi attack. He asked me not to tell you until I felt you were ready. I truly am sorry for lying to you, my boy.” Sarutobi finished, looking even older than before.
Naruto nodded and processed the new information.
“Did my parents leave anything behind?” he asked suddenly. The Sandaime nodded.
“Yes, actually. They had a clan house that they left behind. I made sure to keep it empty until you were old enough to move in. I guess this just speeds that up.” The kage smiled slightly. “I can show you when you’re well enough to leave the hospital.”
Naruto immediately bounced up and out of the bed.
“I’m already fine! Let’s go, what are we waiting for?” he shouted, some of his old personality finally returning. The Sandaime chuckled.
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“Wow.” Was all that Naruto could say when he saw the size of his parent’s house. It was huge, slightly bigger than the Hyuuga compound. It wasn’t really ‘in’ the village, but built in the forest on top of the Hokage monument. Naruto saw a dojo, hot springs and all sorts of other things that showed signs of wealth. The Sandaime stood next to the gaping boy, smirking at his reaction.
“Yes, Minato certainly did have a large sum of money. I suppose that happens when you are the Hokage.” The man said. “Only members of Minato’s clan can enter the compound. You will have to go in alone.” Sarutobi explained. Naruto nodded slowly, never taking his eyes off the large compound. “Very well then, I have some paperwork to see to. Call me if you need anything Naruto-kun.” With that, the Hokage shushined back off to do his ‘paperwork’.
Naruto stood frozen for a few moments after the Hokage left.
“Well, aren’t you going to go in?” Kyuubi’s voice jolted Naruto into action. He walked up to the gate.
“Err how am I suppose to get in?” he thought out loud. As if to answer back, the large gates suddenly swung inward.
“It seems that the gates react to your Warp resonance.” The fox observed. Naruto continued up to the main house. Inside, was a typical Japanese house, with a large kitchen, living room and so on. Upon exploring more of the house, Naruto found nothing more than the typical wealthy house. Nothing to signify that an Eldar lived there. Naruto moved on to the back yard where he found the dojo off to one side and a large hotsprings to his left. Lush vegetation grew up and around the courtyard area.
Naruto headed to the next building. It was a library from what Naruto could gather. There were many books and scrolls on ninja techniques and forms, but once again no signs of anything nonhuman.
“Okay, just how am I supposed to..” He stopped suddenly. Something was calling him. He could feel it in his mind, beckoning for him.
“Kid, I can feel it coming from upstairs.” Kyuubi said suddenly. Naruto ran up to the next level and froze. In the middle of the main room was a giant circle. It wasn’t decorated, but it shone with swirling patters and sparkles that made Naruto think he was staring into space. It was beautiful. “Wraithbone.” Kyuubi explained shortly. “From what I can tell, it’s a webway gate, albeit a small one. It probably doesn’t take you further than Konoha’s outer forests.” Naruto walked up to the gate in awe. Reacting to his presence, the gate sprang to life, glowing and swirling with energy. Naruto took a step backwards in shock.
‘W-what the hell’
“Go through it kid. It’s just a portal to another area. More than likely where your parents hid their true secrets.” Kyuubi commanded. Naruto gulped as he looked into the swirling gate and then took a tentative step forward.
“Well, here goes nothing.” And with that said, he plunged head first into the portal.
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Naruto looked around at the scene in front of him. He had stepped out of the portal and into a room made entirely out of wraithbone. Upon further inspection he realized that it wasn’t just a room. There was an entire complex made out of the strange Eldar material. Naruto couldn’t help but gape at the scene.
“Hmmm interesting. It seems that Minato had planned to spend a long time on this world. A very long time.” Kyuubi murmured as he watched the scene through Naruto’s mind. Naruto walked into the center of, from what Naruto could gather, was the central room. As soon as he hit the center of the room, it started to come alive. Much like the webway gate, stars and bursts of energy swirled around the vast room, all joining together in the center. Naruto covered his eyes and took a step backwards.
‘Kyuubi, what is happening?’ he thought loudly.
“I’m not sure. It seems that all the energy in this room was supposed to do this.” Kyuubi suggested. Naruto was about to reply when the bursts of energy suddenly died down. Naruto looked towards the center of the room again and gasped. There was figure standing in the middle of the room.
A familiar figure.
“Y-you are…” Naruto choked out. The man raised his head and locked eyes with the young blond. He smirked.
“Hello, son.”
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Post by Myrdraxxis on Dec 25, 2008 12:25:45 GMT -5
Path of the Outcast
Chapter 2
Naruto strode down the almost abandoned streets of Konoha with practiced grace. Any of the civilians that passed by would promptly move away from the boy. Looks that were once filled with hate and malice were now ones of fear and distrust.
Naruto was wearing typical civilian clothes, consisting of dark blue jeans and a simple black muscle shirt with a white jacket.
‘It has been almost three years now.’ The young Eldar thought mildly.
“Indeed it has. Though it feels like only a passing moment. It is quite interesting how fate has shaped things isn’t it?” the familiar voice of Kyuubi replied. Naruto closed his eyes and nodded. Images of the past resurfaced in a crescendo of memory.
‘Yes….it is.’
Flashback- Three years ago
Naruto gaped at the figure standing before him. Minato Namikaze stood in the middle of the room, smiling sadly at the young blond.
“F-father?” Naruto stuttered out. “But you’re dead!” Minato sighed and nodded.
“Well…I suppose that is one way of looking at it.” His voice was soft and seemed to vibrate with some hidden energy that echoed across Naruto’s thoughts. Naruto continued to stare.
“But how?” he asked. Minato gave him an unreadable look.
“I suppose explanations are in order.” He said. “If you are here then Khaine-I mean ‘Kyuubi’ must have made contact with you.” Naruto nodded. “And he must have explained things to you. What he is.”
‘What you are.’ Minato sent the last part to Naruto mentally. Naruto nodded.
“Yes. It is all a lot to take in.” Naruto said. He then gave a wry smile. “It’s strange really. I’ve been beaten and hated by this village for ‘not being human’ and it turns out I really am not human after all.” He finished bitterly. Minato scowled.
“Yes, I am once again disgusted by the sheer stupidity of these mon’kiegh.” He spat the word. “And I am truly sorry for what has happened to you. There simply wasn’t another way.” The older Eldar said apologetically. Naruto looked down at his feet.
“I suffered a lot because of Kyuubi…..but strangely I accept it. I don’t know why, but I can’t bring myself to hate my situation. Only acceptance, like it was supposed to happen so that I could achieve my destiny.” He said. Minato smirked.
“Yes, now that is the true child of Isha inside of you. Now then I suppose you have quite the lot of questions.” Naruto nodded his head rapidly. Minato closed his eyes for a moment.
“There really isn’t time to cover all of this now, the amount of information is quite a large one. Though I suspect in the future, you will be here more often.” The elder said quietly.
“Well then to begin with, I will explain why I was here in the first place. I was originally from the craftworld of Zann-hai. (AN: made it up. Leave me alone!) I was a member of the Warp Spider Aspect Temple.”
“Wait, aspect temple?” Naruto butted in. Minato nodded,slightly irritated.
“Yes. I won’t go into maby details right now, but I was in a certain group of Eldar that could jump anywhere instantaneously.” Naruto raised an eyebrow in disbelief.
“Oh really?” he asked somewhat skeptical. Minato grinned.
“Of course, haven’t you ever heard of my title here? The Yellow Flash?” (AN: yes the reason for the Yondaim’s Hirashin no jutsu is because he was a Warp Spider. Cool ne?)
Naruto shrugged. “Continue.”
“Well, Zann-hai is run by a council of Eldar, each from a different Aspect Temple. (AN: Sorta like Biel-tann) I received an assignment to act as a guardian for an ancient Webway Gate that was hidden here in Konoha.” Minato explained. Naruto nodded, though he was still having a little trouble keeping up with the names. “I’m sure you have heard of all the things I have done on this world so I won’t even bother telling about that.” He finished.
Naruto processed the information for a moment before a question arose in his mind. “Wait…what about my mother?” he asked softly. Naruto had always thought about his mother, who she might have been.
Minato’s expression softened. Naruto could actually feel the dead eldar’s emotions grow warmer.
“Ah yes, Kushina.” He said, his emotions becoming sad. “Actually I met her on a mission. I was quite surprised to run into another elder on the border of Fire Country and Wave Country.”
Naruto blinked. “A coincidence?” Minato frowned slightly.
“No, that word is all but obsolete to the elder. We are guided by fate, nothing is left to chance.” He said, emitting a tone of slight annoyance this time. Naruto nodded.
“What was she like?” he asked, wanting to continue talking about his parents. Minato smiled.
“Well, what can I say? She was a very strong warrior of the Howling Banshee aspect temple. In all my centuries I never met one as skilled with a blade as her.” He said appraisingly. “Anyway, your mother and I were both from Zann-hai. Actually our missions were almost exactly alike.” Minato continued. Naruto raised a questioning eyebrow. “I guarded the webway gate here in Konoha, and Kushina guarded a second one. One in Uzu no Kuni(sp?).” Minato explained.
Naruto stared at him in silence for a while. The air around to two elder shifted and reflected off the wraithbone walls, giving a life all to its own. Finally Naruto spoke.
“And then?” he asked, breaking the delicate silence. Minato gave a slight nod of the head.
“She was attacked. It was a dark Eldar raid.” He said simply. Naruto was once again, filled with questions. Sensing his curiosity, Minato raised a hand. “I’ll explain more about the darklings at a later time. For now, I will just say that Kushina managed to escape to Konoha. Well after that, I think you can guess what happened.” Now Minato smiled. Naruto paused and then blushed.
“I don’t really think I want to know.” He deadpanned. Minato chuckled. It was a pleasant sound, that Naruto found to be….well a little strange coming from a male. “Wait.” The boy said suddenly. “Did you not have contact with the…. craftworld?” Naruto said, sliding the unfamiliar word over his tongue.
Minato tilted his head slightly. “To this day I do not know why my pleas for assistance went unanswered. I can only assume that a greater threat arose.” The warp spider said thoughtfully. Naruto frowned.
“And you are not angry at being abandoned?” he scoffed. Naruto had felt that, had he been the one abandoned, he would have been more than a bit bitter. Minato, however, merely shook his head.
“Of course not. I did my job to protect the craftworld. Every action we elder make is to preserve our way of life. If I needed to be sacrificed to do so, then I am glad I died protecting Zann-hai.” Minato said, a deep conviction evident in his voice.
Naruto was astounded by the fierce loyalty of his father. Naruto had always disliked and mistrusted the village of Konoha, especially since they hated him so. The idea of such loyalty was….utterly alien to the boy. The only one he could think that came close was the Sandaim Hokage.
‘And even he was not to be trusted.’ Naruto thought bitterly. Minato, sensing the boy’s thoughts (literally) walked over and placed a hand on his shoulder.
“I am truly sorry for what has happened to you. I wish to make it up to you.” He said. Naruto looked up at him.
“How?”
Minato blinked, silent for a moment. Finally he spoke. “Well, I can train you in the ways of our race to start.” He said. Naruto looked quite pleased at that. “And of course, combat.”
Now Naruto looked confused. “Why would I need to be trained? I am no warrior and I have nobody to fight for.” He said. Minato turned and walked to the far side of the wraithbone chamber.
“Mostly, it is for your own sake. We elder are passionate beings, deeply delved in emotion.” He raised a hand to the wall, and a door formed, hidden until now. “We thrive on our emotion and unless we have an outlet for them….well the results would be another Fall.” The alien’s tone was grave as he finished.
“You have the embodiment of the Bloody-handed god sealed into you, Naruto.” Minato spoke, turning to face his son. “The god of war. Naturally your passion and lust for battle will be great. But it must be controlled, lest it doom us all.” He motioned for Naruto to follow him through the door.
Naruto stepped forward and entered a long hallway. There were openings for doors along each side, an odd rune adorned above each space. Minato walked down the hall briskly, and Naruto had to jog to keep up.
“The Aspect temples…” Minato began to talk as he strode down the corridor. “Were created for the purpose of an outlet for our naturally violent tendencies.” He explained. “If not, then our psychic signatures would attract daemons.” He scowled. “And that cannot be allowed.”
The deceased elder stopped suddenly, and Naruto did as well. They were now in a circular chamber, with elder runes decorating the pristine walls and ceiling. A single tablet stood in the center of the room. A small glowing orb floated in its center.
“What is that?” Naruto asked in awe. Minato walked over to the orb.
“This….is a miniature infinity circuit.” He explained. “Your mother and I were too far away from Zann-hai for our souls to safely make it back to the circuit there.” He said. Naruto stared at the orb.
“So….my mother is in there?” he asked softly. Minato nodded.
“Yes. It is also the reason I can speak with you now.” Minato said. “Come over here, son.” He waved the blond youth over. “It is time to start you down your path.”
“The path of the Eldar.”
-Flashback End-
Since then, Naruto had trained with the spirit form of his father every day for the past three years. Naruto adapted to the mannerisms of the Eldar very quickly.
He was now a calm, quiet individual with an air of confidence around him. He had also learned the basics of Eldar fighting.
Quick movements, stealth and trickery.
In a way, Naruto realized, the shinobi of this world were not much different from the the Eldar in means of combat. The young eldar had spent the last few years in different simulations of the Aspect Temples.
Since there were no other elder on the planet, Naruto had to settle for the imitations, though his father assured him they were quite close to the actual thing.
There was only one problem Naruto was facing.
All eldar spent time down each aspect temple and then found whatever suited them best. Naruto had been through most Aspect Temples, and could not find a connection in his soul to any of them.
He disliked the path of the Dire Avengers. It simply reminded him too much of a certain emo fag we all know and hate.
The Shining Spears were a noble path, but Naruto felt that all the bright and light wasn’t for him.
He had tried the path of the Seer. That had been quite the failure from the beginning. Even as an eldar, Naruto just wasn’t the type to rely on his mind for everything.
The Warp Spiders were, in Naruto’s opinion, too uncontrolled and twitchy. Minato was slightly irritated but accepted his son’s decision with a nod.
The list went on and on. The only Aspect that Naruto felt close to, was that of the Dark Reapers.
The Dark Reapers were pretty much feared and looked on with suspicion in most craftworlds, save for Ulthwe. Naruto felt an odd connection there, having been similarly treated. The Dark Reapers, like most aspects, lived for war. But unlike the others, they had a deep connection to it, and the passions of battle. Naruto had the embodiment of Khain, so a lust for battle was definitely there.
Even though he had not chosen a path, Naruto had adopted their phrase. ‘War is my master, death is my mistress.’
Minato warned Naruto that such a thing was close to taking the words in vain, but Naruto just snorted.
‘Maugan Ra was an Eldar warrior, before the Dark Reapers were around. His words can be used for any who seek the bloody path.’ Minato had relented.
So now, three years had passed and Naruto was plagued by indecision. When going to his father with his troubles, the eldar had remained quiet, as if remembering something, and then had waved him off saying, “It will come to you. The path is not always clear.”
Still…..
Naruto shook the thoughts from his head and turned to his destination. The Hokage Tower.
It had been a few months since Naruto had last seen the Old Man. Sarutobi was the only human that was actually aware of Naruto’s activities. Though Naruto no longer trusted the man as much, he was still a big figure in Naruto’s life.
So now Naruto was back. Having completed most of his training, Naruto was ready to assume his father’s position in guarding the ancient Webway gate.
Naruto approached the two guards at the tower door.
“Go away demon.” One spat. “The Hokage has no time for you.” The other scowled and nodded.
Naruto returned the scowl.
‘I will not kill the mon’keigh. I will not kill the mon’keigh.’ He chanted mentally.
“Rend them limb from limb!” Kyuubi yelled out in bloodlust.
‘Kyuubi, shut up.’ Naruto took a deep breath and stared in the first guard’s eyes. ‘Let me past, human.’ He said mentally.
The guard gasped and backed away from Naruto shakily.
“Hiru, what is it?” the second guard turned to him.
“T-the demon, he…” he stuttered out. Both turned back to Naruto, only to find that he was gone.
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Naruto strode through the tower with a triumphant smirk on his face.
‘I love doing that.’ He thought. He could here Kyuubi sigh in exasperation. Naruto walked up the secretary at the door to the Sandaime’s office.
“Excuse me? May please see the Hokage?” he asked, mentally rolling his eyes. He knew what was coming. The secretary looked up and, seeing who it was glared.
“No, he is busy.” She grated out.
“Okay then.” Naruto said, walking past her and into the office, the woman’s protests following him in.
The Sandaime looked up from his mountain of paperwork when Naruto entered. He smiled.
“Ah, Naruto-kun. What can I do for you?” he asked. He was worried when Naruto had started changing, his personality completely doing a U-turn, but it seems that he still in the boy’s good graces, so the Hokage was thankful.
Naruto nodded in greeting. “Hey Hokage-sama. I was wondering if it would be possible to enter the shinobi force of this village.” He said. The request caught Sarutobi off guard. He raised eyebrow.
“Why would you want to serve here? Especially with the knowledge of your..er- well you know.” He asked in confusion. Naruto smiled.
“I want to continue my father’s duty in this village.” He said simply. Sarutobi thought for a moment.
It wouldn’t hurt.
“Okay, Naruto. I can sign you up for the Academy tomorrow-“
“No.” Naruto butted in abruptly. Sarutobi looked at him in shock.
“Excuse me?”
“I won’t go to some academy filled with snot nosed, humans.” Naruto said distastefully. Sarutobi frowned.
“Naruto, you have to join the academy if you wish to be a shinobi of Konoha.” He said firmly. Naruto was adamant.
“No! I don’t care. My skills can be of great value to you as a shinobi. My training is complete and I refuse to just sit around learning useless facts when I could be fighting.” He said, a hint of desperation in his voice.
Naruto longed for battle. It was only natural for an eldar, albeit one with Khain sealed inside them, and he would be damned if he was forced to miss out on battle just for the sake of procedure.
The Hokage and Naruto locked eyes for a long moment before Sarutobi gave in.
“Very well. Report back here in two days and I will assess your skill level. It will be decided then.” He said with a tone of finality. The conversation was over. Naruto nodded and left the office, getting a glare from the secretary as he went.
‘Soon, soon I can fight.’ Naruto thought with relish. Kyuubi growled in excitement as well.
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Naruto stepped through the webway portal, back into the room where he had first met his father. The room still shone with the same brilliance as when he had first laid eyes upon its alien beauty.
Minato stood waiting for him.
“Welcome back, son.” He said. Naruto nodded in greeting. “The time has come.” His father continued. “You have experienced all the Aspect Temples of war. Even with such accelerated teaching, you have progressed far.” His father said with pride in his voice.
“Now it is time to finish.” Naruto completed the thought. Minato nodded.
“Yes. It is time to choose which path you will take. The blood of warriors runs in your veins and now you must embrace your destiny.”
Naruto exhaled slowly. This was the part he was dreading. Naruto still was undecided on his path. He was seriously giving thought to the path of the Dark Reaper, but something in his soul kept him from doing so.
Minato sensed his doubt and frowned. “What troubles you?”
“I……I do not feel inclined to choose any of the paths, father.” Naruto blurted out. ‘I have tried to, but my soul does not connect with any of these ways. I am sorry.” Naruto bowed his head in sorrow. He was sure that his father would be displeased with him.
Minato, however, simply stayed quiet. He was mulling over a growing idea. “Son…..come here.” He said. Naruto looked up in confusion and saw his father waving him to a small shelf.
He pulled forth a small book and held out for Naruto. “Your path may not lie in the temples, but it is still open to you.”
Naruto gingerly took the tome and opened the front. He skimmed the first page, taking in the old Eldar text quickly.
He looked up in slight confusion.
“The….ranger?” he asked. Minato nodded and turned away.
“Yes, read and learn my son. This task is for you, so I will make my leave.” He said. Minato walked back into the room with the small soul circuit and the door closed automatically.
Naruto stared after him for a moment then back down at the book. Curiosity took over and Naruto spent the better part of the next hour reading its contents.
When he had finished, a look of enlightenment marked his face. It all seemed so clear now. He was not the first to face his problem. Many eldar became outcasts, protecting their homes from afar.
Outcast.
Naruto supposed the word would describe him. An eldar that had never even seen his own craftworld. One who did not truly know his race’s power.
Yes, outcast fit Naruto perfectly.
A light turned on inside of him and a feeling unlike any that the boy had ever felt swept over him.
“This is what I am meant to do. To be.” He said quietly. Kyuubi remained silent.
“To guard my home from the shadows.” He set the book down.
“Ever vigilant. The path of the Ranger.” Naruto looked up with a fierce determination in his large eyes.
“The path of the outcast.”
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Post by Major Xeno on Dec 25, 2008 18:38:22 GMT -5
KYUUBI SHUT UP!
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Post by Myrdraxxis on Dec 25, 2008 23:29:46 GMT -5
lol
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Post by Myrdraxxis on Jan 21, 2009 19:21:42 GMT -5
Path of the Outcast
Chapter 4
Naruto spent hours absorbing the knowledge and ways of the ranger. Vanishing without a trace, leaving no signs of your presence. Striking enemies from afar. Naruto found that he was eager to embrace these teachings. Though he had become proficient in almost all eldar weaponry, Naruto still had to spend time practicing with the sniper rifle for hours on end.
‘I will improve.’ Naruto told himself with fierce conviction. He had a path, a destiny now. Nothing would stop him from this.
The blond eldar discovered the ranger cameleoline cloak, and needless to say loved the idea of being completely invisible.
“Naruto.” The boy looked up at the astral image of his father. “It is time.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen stood at the training grounds with five people. Four were easily distinguished as jounin, while the fourth was shrouded in the cloak and mask of an ANBU.
Sarutobi had brought Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenei, Gai and Yamato with him to assess Naruto. He figured that experienced shinobi would be able to examine the boy well. The Hokage had specifically picked the four jounin that were scheduled for teams in the future. As for Yamato, he actually asked to watch.
“The Uzumaki boy is interesting.” The cat masked ANBU had said simply when asked why. Sarutobi squinted and noticed a lone figure walking towards the ninja group. It took the Hokage a moment to realize that it was Naruto striding towards them.
No longer was the boy wearing simple civilian clothes. Now he wore a body suit of Zann-hai guardian armor, black paint and blue trim glistening in the light elegantly. Over that he wore a long grey coat of some sort. From what Sarutobi could tell, it had a few strange metal plates attacked at various spots. A black scarf was tightly wrapped around the lower half of the boy’s face. The hood of the coat was pulled up, leaving the boy’s face barely visible. A strange tube device was attacked to his back, and a shorter version clipped to his waist.
He looked like a true eldar.
Wordlessly, the young ranger walked up to Sarutobi and nodded. The other shinobi cast a critical at the boy’s choice of weapons and clothes.
“Hokage-sama.” Hatake Kakashi spoke up. “You can’t really expect the boy to fight like that?” he nodded towards the cloak and metal tube…thing. “It is unbecoming of a shinobi.
‘I will wear what I wish, Hatake.’ Naruto locked eyes with the cyclops and mentally whispered the words. Kakashi struggled to hold back a gasp.
“Wh-what the-“
“Naruto-kun may do as he wishes in this exam.” Sarutobi interjected, mentally sighing. He could already feel the headache this boy was going to cause. The other jounin looked at Kakashi curiously.
“What’s wrong Kakashi?” Asuma asked. The white-haired ninja shook his head.
“Nothing, nothing. Please continue.” He said waving a hand. He gave Naruto a long stare then focused back on the Hokage. Sarutobi cleared his throat.
“Alright then, Naruto-kun. To test your ablilities in joining our shinobi ranks, you will be fighting Kakashi here.” He said. Naruto nodded mutely. Kakashi gave the kage an unreadable look but stepped forward, facing Naruto.
Sarutobi and the others stepped off to the side, clearing a ring for the two combatants.
“You may begin when ready.” Sarutobi said.
Kakashi and Naruto stared at each other for a moment, before Kakashi spoke.
“I don’t know what you did, brat, but there is no way you can hope to beat me.” He said, a hint of arrogance tinged into his voice. For once, Naruto’s emotionless mask broke, displaying a small humorless grin.
‘We shall see, Hatake Kakashi.’
Kakashi’s eyes widened a fraction, and he quickly whipped out three kunai, throwing them at the boy with impressive speed. The other jounin winced slightly. Kakshi was going all out for some reason. There was no way the kid could…
Naruto dodged all three knives fluidly and landed back in his original position, looking as if he had never moved at all.
Kakashi disappeared and was suddenly right in front of Naruto. He brought up his knee to slam into the boy, only to find his target gone. He looked around quickly. Naruto danced out of range, a calm expression still on his face.
‘Is that all.’ This time he pushed the thoughts into everyone present, eliciting gasps from the audience. A small smirk found its way onto Naruto’s face. Playing with the humans’ minds was starting to really become fun.
“Stop playing around and fight!” Kyuubi yelled within him. “I want blood!”
Naruto frowned. He knew it was only a spar, but he felt the tug deep inside of him. The call for battle and blood. The whisper (or rather shout) of Kai Mensha Khaine trickling into his soul. Naruto took a deep breath and calmed himself.
His eyes widened in surprise when Kakashi was in front of him again, catching the eldar off guard. Kakshi punched the boy in the gut, sending him flying into a tree. Kurenai and Asuma winced.
Naruto stood up shakily, a look of offended rage on his face.
“Forget the rules.” He muttered out loud. He reached down to his belt and pulled out his shurikan pistol. Kakashi didn’t seem to notice and started forming handsigns.
Katon: Houdenka no jutsu!
Small fireballs shot out at the blond-haired boy at a rapid pace. Naruto, surprising everyone present, ran straight at the fire. He twisted through the air, dodging the deadly flames by centimeters, in a deadly graceful move. He landed softly and pointed the small gun at Kakashi.
Sarutobi suddenly sensed what the boy was about to do, having spent some time with Minato and somewhat knowledgeable in the weapons of eldar. “No Naruto, don’t!” he shouted.
At the last moment, the shout caused Naruto to adjust his aim, shooting at Kakashi’s shoulder instead of his head. Shards shot out of the gun, hissing like an angry swarm as they flashed through the air.
Kakashi gasped as his shoulder exploded in pain. He clutched at the wound, his hand coming away bloody. He narrowed his eyes in suspicion.
What weapon could hurt him from so far away? And at that speed?
The other jounin were having similar thoughts. “Dad,” Asuma said. “What the hell was that?” he asked the question everyone was thinking. Sarutobi sighed.
“That is Naruto’s lineage.” He said simply. The jounin, and ANBU behind his mask, frowned at the vague answer.
“But the way he moves.” Gai said, for once not loud and boisterous. “I have never seen a taijutsu style such as that. He moves too gracefully for humanly possible.”
The Hokage smiled inwardly. How right he was.
“The boy.” The ANBU spoke up finally. “He is gone.” Sure enough, when the shinobi turned back to the match, Naruto had vanished, leaving a bewildered (and somewhat humiliated) Kakashi looking around frantically, all the while clutching his shredded shoulder. Kurenai frowned.
“ I don’t sense any genjutsu.” She said. Sarutobi nodded. He was certain the boy had something up his sleeve.
Sure enough, a soft voice called out from some nearby trees. “Surrender, Hatake Kakashi.” Kakashi whirled around and threw a kunai at the direction of the voice. A brief silence, and then another call, from the other side of the clearing.
“Very well. I will try not to kill him Hokage-sama.”
A small hiss was heard, and then a cry of pain. Kakashi clutched his leg, which was now bleeding profusely. Sarutobi frowned.
What was going on? Sarutobi could sense Naruto’s presence and the boy should have been visible, on the other side of the field. But he wasn’t.
The hokage just chalked it up to ‘Another crazy-ass thing about aliens.’. his attention was brought to the match with another sharp hiss.
Kakashi’s right hand exploded in blood, causing the man to give a strangled cry. The jounin watched, stunned.
“He is injuring one of our strongest shinobi easily.” Asuma muttered.
“And I doubt he has shown us all he can do.” Yamato spoke up again. Sarutobi nodded. He had seen Minato fight. The man was nothing short of amazing. If this was what Naruto was learning….Sarutobi was shocked that he felt a small amount of fear deep inside of him.
“Okay that is enough, Naruto.” The Hokage said, causing all to stop and look at him. The hokage turned to Yamato. “Summon a medic-nin to care for Kakashi’s wounds.” The ANBU bowed and shushined away.
“Naruto?” Sarutobi called out, scanning the field for the boy.
“Yes?”
Sarutobi nearly lept out of his skin when the boy was suddenly next to him. Gai jumped into Kurenai’s arms in a comic fashion and Asuma’s jaw dropped, losing his cigarette. Kakashi just moaned in pain.
Naruto just stood there motionlessly. The kage regained his composure.
“That was…..very interesting Naruto-kun.” He said uncertainly. Asuma could only manage a nod. Kurenai dropped Gai, who promptly jumped up shouting.
“YOSH! THAT WAS TRULY A DISPLAY OF SKILL NARUTO-KUN! THOUGH YOU HAVE INJURED MY RIVAL, YOUR FLAMES OF YOUTH STILL BURN BRIGHTLY!”
Naruto stared at the heavily eye-browed man. ‘By Eldaanesh. What is he?’
“For once….I am as stumped as you young one. Mon-keigh truly are more bizarre that I thought.” Kyuubi said in the eldar’s mind.
Sarutobi cleared his throat. “Well anyway, thank you for attending, Gai, Kurenai, Asuma, you are dismissed.”
The three bowed and jumped away, no doubt going to spread the word to their friends of the strange boy with unique powers. A moment later, Yamato showed up with three medic-nin who carried an injured Kakashi away.
“Well, Hokage-sama?” Naruto asked. The man in question nodded.
“Well Naruto-kun, I am impressed. I will grant you a rank in our shinobi.” He said. A ghost of a smile flickered on the boy’s face. “There is just one issue.” Sarutobi continued. “As it stands….I am not quite sure which rank you would best fit in.” he explained.
Naruto frowned.
“You have power enough for at LEAST chunnin. But your skills seem to be more suited to a….lone role.” The hokage struggled to put words to his description. Naruto inwardly smiled at the sense of irony in the statement.
‘I am thinking of instating you as a special hunter-nin.” Sarutobi continued. “But…the main issue is your…..unique disposition.” The kage tried to say it as eloquently as possible. “The council is already against you Naruto-kun. Many hate and fear you for Kyuubi.”
“As they should.” Kyuubi rumbled inside Naruto. The eldar sighed. Of course, once again the people of this village stood in the way of his goals and life.
“And no doubt they would try to get you killed on suicide missions.” Sarutobi continued. He stopped and turned, starring hard at the Hokage Tower in the distance. He frowned, deep in thought.
“I have let them cross too many boundaries.” He muttered. “It could work.” He told himself. Naruto cocked his head curiously. For a moment he thought the old man had finally gone senile, when Hiruzen turned back to face him.
“Uzumaki Naruto.” He said, a strange edge to his voice that made Naruto straighten unconsciously. “From this point on, you are a shinobi of Konohagakure. You will serve this village from the shadows, as my own, personal hunter-nin and assassin.”
Naruto stared at the Hokage for a moment, surprised. Personal hunter-nin? It sounded perfect. He could answer only to the Hokage (though he probably would have anyway). Finally he found his voice.
“I…I accept Hokage-sama.” He said. Sarutobi nodded.
“Good. Report in my office tomorrow morning for your first assignment.” He said. The Hokage turned to leave.
“Hey,” he stopped and turned to Naruto, who had spoken. The boy was so excited he decided to forget eldar manners. “Thanks, Old Man.” He said grinning under his scarf. He turned and ran off into the forest, intent on getting more training in for his new job.
Sarutobi Hiruzen watched him go, a warm smile on his face. Yes, he decided, staring up to the setting sun. Konoha was about to be an interesting place once more.
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