Naruto Fanfiction
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto...
Author's Note: This chapter is mostly a flashback
actually, to explain the prologue and so you can, obviously, understand the
next chapters… Please let me know what you think of it!
Have you ever felt the distinct imprint of
your hope being crushed by lies? Bringing a change in yourself is close to
impossible, since you simply are who you are. It takes a lot to make it easy.
Turning yourself away from the path you have always wanted to walk will be the
confirmation of your own decisions. Admitting hate towards the ones you had
learned to trust would be hard, if you would still care at that point.
It's not easy to walk away, but it's even harder to
look back and reflect on your own choices. Although in some cases it's easy,
when hardship is the only way you knew how to go through life. In that case,
you craved to return and repay certain 'debts…'
One might wonder, how someone full of light… can turn
into someone with nothing but darkness?
A Massacre's Carnage
Chapter 1: Betrayal
He had been training all day and all night and decided
to call it a day... or night. So he was sluggishly walking back to his own
apartment. It was already late and the streets weren't crowded, just the way he
preferred it, so he wouldn't notice the many cold glares. Now there were only a
few, so he was bothered with it a lot less.
He caught the scent of sake and moved his gaze from
the ground towards a man who was desperately trying to walk in front of him.
'He's drunk… '
Naruto planned on just walking passed the drunk man,
but the man punched Naruto on the shoulder. Naruto didn't feel it, but he
stopped walking and glared at the stranger.
"De-Demon!!"
The man threw another punch, but missed miserably and
fell on the ground before Naruto. He screamed in pain, before he was asleep.
Naruto scratched his head in confusion and walked away again. He was forced to
stop walking again as many others arrived at the scene.
"Yuh-You Demon!! What did you do to him?!" Someone
yelled.
Naruto swallowed nervously and his heart started
racing a bit faster. 'What? They think I did something to him?'
"Monster!! How dare you attack him!? I knew you
would do something like this!!"
Naruto desperately shook his head. "N-no! I
didn't attack him!!"
"Shut up!! Don't deny your evil pranks, little
demon!" A woman screeched.
"B-but… Can't you see… He, he's drunk!! He fell
on his own!!" Naruto stuttered.
"What a convenient excuse!! Like always!! You
don't deserve to stay in a Village you almost destroyed!!"
Naruto tried to come up with anything to say, but
sighed and ignored all the accusations and screams. He turned, sighed again and
started to walk away. That was, until a stone hit him hard in the side of his
head.
"You deserved that, demon child!!"
Naruto fell to the ground and blood was seeping out of
the side of his head. Naruto was already tired from his training and the pain
didn't help. He struggled to get up but another man came up at him and struck
him hard across the face with solid tree branch. Naruto fell hard on his back.
He groaned and as he opened his eyes and saw a few stones descend towards him. One
landed exactly on his nose and another on his forehead. He didn't even feel the
others as the stones rained down upon him. With the power he had left in him,
he rolled sideways and ran away as fast as he could.
But he didn't cry… He would never cry… Never again…
----
When Naruto woke up the next day, he checked himself
in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single wound on his face. He would
never forget what happened last night, but there wasn't much he could do about
it.
'Will it ever change? Why did they have to… attack me
like that?'
He had a meeting with his team today, so he would get
that done first.
Walking out of his apartment onto the streets reminded
him of last night even more. He shook his head to get rid of the memory and put
up his famous smile.
Team 7 wasn't as cheery as normal, ever since the
'incident' involving Sasuke. They were all just gloomy, even Kakashi, who tried
to cheer them up occasionally. Naruto sighed as Kakashi took them out to
another training area.
It was at that point that he realized that there would
be no point asking Kakashi for help. He was sure Kakashi had gone through
terrible things in his past, otherwise he wouldn't wear that gloomy expression
at some times. But he wouldn't understand him. Kakashi simply couldn't be
compared with him. So, during training, he managed to fool them and put up the
'loudmouth'-façade.
Deep down, Naruto knew even his own team detested him…
Kakashi never showed he really cared for Naruto and if anything he had put the
others in his team above him… He wondered, no, now he knew WHY. There was one
person who really cared for him, but even Iruka-sensei, when truly faced, would
admit the same… he also disliked Naruto…
He should have realized this sooner. He thought
everyone was slowly appreciating his presence, but that was just a false hope.
After the training, Naruto walked home alone, as
always and ignored the cold stared around him. Suddenly, a woman spoke up and
noticed he was completely fine and had recovered completely from what happened
yesterday.
"Hmph! Seems like you don't even bleed
long…"
Naruto's eyes widened. 'They… they aren't ashamed at
all for what they've done to me?'
"Next time… we'll make you bleed longer…"
Naruto closed his eyes and covered his ears as he ran
away as fast as he could. But not before hearing another sentence…
"We'll make you suffer… and ultimately make you
bleed to death, demon child…"
Even though he had tried his best to prove himself,
defeating Haku, Kiba, Neji, Gaara and going after Sasuke. He went on many
dangerous missions FOR the Village's sake! Yet they still hated him and would
give anything for his death…
And there was no one in Leaf Village that could
understand him…
He ran towards his apartment and instead of going to
bed… he started packing…
And ran away from Konoha…
'Things will never go the way I want them to go… For
this… I'll give them what they want!!'
Gaara woke up with a start as he heard his
siblings speak in the room next to his, which was the living room. He had
finally managed to control his demon this much, that he could sleep better. It
had taken a few tries and he was ashamed to admit that he was 'afraid' to go to
sleep, but the first time it worked out, he couldn't get enough of it and now
slept a lot to 'catch up.'
The days in the Sand Village were straight out boring.
The missions were too easy for him and even though he had changed his behaviour
towards others, the villagers and even his siblings still seemed to be afraid
of him. Most assumed Gaara didn't care, but he did and it actually hurt him. He
hated living like this, but loved it at the same time too. As life should be,
some would say.
Thanks to Uzumaki Naruto he knew how to start over and
try to gain 'precious' friends. He decided to start with his siblings. A lot of
time has passed since the Sasuke-retrieval mission for the Leaf and he had
gotten a lot closer to Temari and Kankurou.
Gaara yawned and couldn't help but listen in on the
conversation Temari and Kankurou were having.
"You know it's still a liability, Temari! Elite
Hunter-nins are not sent on missions just so they can stay in the Village and
patrol here." Kankurou's voice could easily be heard through the walls.
Temari's voice was softer, but it could still be
heard. "I know, Kankurou. So… are you going for the Hunter-nin title
too?"
Gaara couldn't see, but he knew Kankurou was nodding
his head as he answered. "Yes. As a Hunter-nin gets to learn the better
techniques of our Village and I have access to most of the Scrolls, too. Besides…
if I want to fulfil the last mission our father gave us…"
"I know, I know, Kankurou! Don't remind me!"
Temari yelled, but continued in a whisper. Gaara could still hear, though.
"I'm going to join the Hunter-squad too when I'm ready. And then the plan
will finally be executed…"
"We'll succeed, Temari… It's a perfect
plan!" Kankurou said and Gaara could hear he was playing with either
Karasu or Kuroari, probably recovering some parts from the last mission.
"I know… But he IS our brother…"
Gaara's eyes widened… 'They're talking about me? I'm
the only brother they have… right?'
"Don't say that too loud, Temari… You might wake
Gaara up." Kankurou responded and Gaara nervously swallowed. Gaara faked
to be asleep as the door cracked open. He heard Kankurou whisper very softly
after he sighed in relief. "He's still asleep…"
The door closed again and Gaara performed a technique
that allowed him to move underground. He was sure Temari and Kankurou were
talking again about this 'plan' and he was also sure they were now a lot more
quiet, it was obvious they wanted him to hear them. He left a Sand Clone in bed
and moved underground towards Kankurou and Temari, careful to hide all of his
Chakra. Temari and Kankurou had become quite powerful, but Gaara was just far
more powerful.
Being situated in under the living room, Gaara was
able to continue listening in on Kankurou and Temari.
"He trusts us now, Kankurou." He heard
Temari whisper. "It takes a little more, but he's already willing to
protects us. He isn't stupid either, he knows when something's off during a
mission. The plan will have to be executed when we ourselves are elite
hunter-nins."
"That long? That takes at least more than a year
for me. And you're not even a Hunter-nin yet. Gaara is becoming more powerful
by the day… You do realize that, right? It will take all of Sand Village to
kill him…" Kankurou whispered in response, while Gaara, underground, was
shocked and wasn't listening in anymore… He returned to his bedroom and just
slept…
The next day, Gaara walked into the living room and
saw Kankurou and Gaara having breakfast. They greeted him politely and Temari
handed a plate over to Gaara.
"Kankurou, Temari… I want you two to train with
me today…" Gaara ordered.
"But, why? I have a meeting with the Kazekage
today, Gaara." Kankurou objected.
"I want to see how strong you two have really
become. Who cares about the Kazekage? I will kill Baki if he dares to disturb
our training." Gaara responded and Kankurou nervously swallowed, knowing
Gaara was being serious.
"A-alright, Gaara! We'll come with you!" Temari
said with a nervous smile.
Gaara smiled back. "Perfect…"
They continued to eat breakfast in silence.
When they arrived at a random field, Gaara suddenly
spoke up in a restrained voice.
"I know of the plan… I heard you two last
night…" Gaara said as he turned around to face his two siblings and glare
viciously at them. Kankurou and Temari could clearly see the blood veins in
Gaara's eyes.
The two of them immediately looked around to find
somewhere to run to, but found that Gaara was already using a massive amount of
sand to surround them. "Do not try to escape… If you come too close to the
sand, it will slice you in pieces…"
Kankurou released both his puppets. "So it has
come to this, little brother! We have grown stronger, a lot stronger, all for
our father's last mission! To destroy you! Me and Temari both will give our all
to bring you down!"
Gaara snorted as he saw Temari perform her strongest
Wind Technique on the Sand Walls around them. "Kuchiyose,
Kirikirimai!!"
Gaara shook his head. "Ï know all of your
techniques. No matter how powerful they are, my defenses will always be better…
as will my attacks…"
Temari continued. "Sanjuu, Dai Kamaitachi!!"
Gaara's shield of Sand kept every attack of Kankurou's
dolls out and it didn't allow the dolls to come too close. "You two don't
seem to listen… Karasu and Kuroari will never be able to touch me and your
pathetic wind attacks will not even dent my defenses…" Gaara smirked
evilly. "Try all you want…" Gaara paused and for a moment he looked
sad. "I trusted you two! To think you would betray me after I allowed you
two to come close to me! This is all life will ever give me, isn't it! I shall
play along then and show I will dance in everyone's blood!"
Kankurou and Temari despaired as the ground crumbled
and the sand walls around them were transforming. Gaara insanely chuckled.
"Die!! Suna Shuurajou!!"
Temari gasped out blood as three huge hardened sand
spikes ripped through her body. Kankurou wasn't even allowed to scream or gasp
as his face got impaled by two sand spikes.
Although both were dead, Gaara continued to slice them
apart, until there was nothing but blood all around him. And then… he let the
sand absorb all of the blood…
As he let the sand walls drop to the ground, he saw
Baki stand in front of him with a whole group of Hunter-nins…
Gaara smirked as he stared at all of them. "I
seem to have lost Kankurou and Temari…"
Baki snarled and disgust was evident on his features. "Gaara,
you monster! The time has come to dispose of you once and for all!" He
looked at the strongest Shinobis of the sand around him. "Get ready,
everyone…"
"Idiots… I sensed you nearing this place long
before you arrived… Do you really think I was unprepared or surprised?"
Gaara darkly grinned. "Ryuusa Bakuryuu!"
Baki and all of the others tried to run from the
humongous wave of sand coming at them, but most were drowned. Gaara continued
and ignored the ones who managed to get away. "Sabaku Taisou!!"
The huge Wave had already landed and most Sand
Shinobis were under it, and then Gaara squashed all of them under it to death. Gaara
turned around and noticed that many Hunter-nins had already fled. Two were left
as they stood next to the Kazekage.
And that was when Gaara half transformed into Shukaku…
"Oh, great Kazekage… Let's see you face off against the real me!!"
The fight never lasted long and Baki got ripped to
pieces, just like the remaining Hunter-nins…
This was known as the 'Massacre in the Sand.' Gaara
left the Village with all of the talented Shinobis in it dead…
It has been years since he left Leaf
Village. He lived in normal Villages and had a normal job in a small
restaurant. But when he wasn't working, eating, drinking or sleeping he was
training non-stop. Working on his Stamina, his power and speed and tried to
invent Jutsus of his own. He often wandered from Village to Village and had
temporarily apartments. But he slept in forests, trees, most of the time and
hunted for food when he couldn't get into a Village.
One day, he had slept for more than one day, but there
was a reason for that…
For in his sleep, he was facing the cause of all of
his problems…
---
"So you have finally decided to visit me, little
whelp?"
Naruto glared at the demon Kyuubi in front of him. He
was glad it was trapped, but he didn't show any signs of being afraid. "Kyuubi…
I have come to talk."
"I want to talk too… So far you have made one
right decision in your pathetic life… and that was to leave that ignorant
Village you came from. Konoha it was called, wasn't it?"
Naruto nodded. "I agree with you partly… but I
did more right things in my life."
The Kyuubi snorted as he glared down at Naruto. "You're
going the right way and you've been training yourself nicely these last few
years… But you've definitely taken your time coming here in front of me!"
Naruto shook his head. "Couldn't you have contacted
me?" Naruto paused as Kyuubi growled. "Anyway, I've been training my ass off
and my Chakra stamina, my power, my speed, they're all good…"
Kyuubi
snorted. "Good? Fool, what you have is nothing!"
Naruto glared,
angry that the Kyuubi interrupted him. "But my Jutsus… It gets harder
coming up with new ones every day…"
The Kyuubi
growled again. "Fool! So you have only come before me to ask for
techniques?! I can show you everything, not just techniques!!"
"Show me,
then!" Naruto screamed back.
"Ignorant
whelp! How dare you scream to me?!" The Kyuubi paused. "I offer you
my knowledge of everything, but… for a price!"
"So, what
is it?" Naruto asked, not surprised at the turn of events.
"The
protector of your old Village was a smart warrior, one I would definitely enjoy
ripping apart if I would see him again. But that is unfortunately not possible.
The seal he has created only allows my Chakra through it seems… If you even
lift the Seal now, it would be no use… Most of me has 'grown' onto you… Except
for my appearance and my knowledge…"
"Alright…
so the situation is hopeless for you… What do you want then?"
"I
want you to be like me! Soul to Soul transfer, whelp! I want your permission to
slide my soul directly next to your own! To others you would seem… what's the
term… Schizophrenic. But, when the only thing of me remains is my soul, you'll
have all my knowledge and my power, speed, everything! The trick of the one who
sealed me in you was that I would eventually die, but this way, I'll stay alive
inside of you, without a cage, but also without control."
"I don't
understand… You are alive inside of me already. This seems like I have all the
benefits." Naruto said. "You're tricking me, aren't you,
Kyuubi?!"
The Kyuubi
chuckled. "I wish it were so… But I prefer to be alive inside of you,
who will be like me, as you will promise. I'd rather have that than be killed
by time… something I never had problems with."
Naruto nodded.
"Fine then!"
The sensation
that came next was a complete adrenaline rush. Memories came to him, battle
registrations, techniques, hand seals, understanding hit him and he felt
himself become stronger… a lot stronger…
---
The next day,
Naruto woke up without feeling much different. It was until he looked into the
mirror that he noticed. Red eyes, the whiskers were gone, his hair had gotten
darker blonde and as he flexed his muscles he could feel the power surging
through them. That's when he noticed many changes. For example, he had a thirst
for blood and got excited just by the thought of killing something or someone.
'So this is what it's like to be like the Kyuubi…'
He also knew
many techniques as the hand seals came naturally to him. He literally 'felt'
the world around him. Chakra levels, small and big were easy to read for him,
even when concealed. 'Perfect…' Naruto thought as he smiled in the mirror. When
he did, he noticed long fangs too…
---
A year later,
Naruto was still training every day and was simply living in the forest. And
that's when he sensed, saw and smelled two, stronger than Konoha Jounin, men.
He had waited for a challenge and jumped down to meet with them. Naruto grinned
even more as he recognised them as Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame.
"Damn
brat, you have no idea how long we've been looking for you…" Kisame
commented as he stared at the dark blonde before him.
"Uzumaki
Naruto… Come with us." Itachi ordered.
Naruto tilted
his head in amusement. "I've always wanted to fight you, Uchiha Itachi…
Just to see how strong Sasuke has to get to beat you… I'll beat you and
fish-face over there right now! You two will do as dinner tonight…"
Itachi
narrowed his eyes.
Kisame
chuckled and grabbed his sword. "Fool… We are of the Akatsuki… It's been
six years since you went missing-nin now and we do expect you to be stronger,
but you should not overestimate yourself…"
"You're
the fool…" Naruto countered. "I am the next Kyuubi! I can easily
read, see and smell both your Chakra and can safely say you both don't stand a
chance…"
Kisame
narrowed his eyes now, too… 'This kid… He must be bluffing… I do not want to
fight someone who can use the full Chakra of a demon…'
The next thing
Kisame knew was Chakra all over the place. And as soon as it came, it had
vanished. "Just a taste of what's to come…" A voice came from all around
Itachi and Kisame. "I know you sword drains Chakra, fish-face! But as soon
as it tries to drain mine, it will burst!! And my Chakra will simply return to
me!"
Itachi could
not sense or see Naruto with the speed he was using. "Kisame… He's right…
He's more powerful than us, my Sharingan can't keep up and he knows how to
counter my Sharingan too, it seems… I suggest we leave, we didn"
Itachi got cut
off as his right leg seemed to break all of a sudden. Kisame's eyes widened as
Itachi grunted in pain. Kisame looked all around him and before he knew it, his
sword was out of his hands.
"Stupid
fish-man… What are you, without your sword?" Naruto's voice echoed
throughout the forest.
Kisame watched
as his Samehade landed about a hundred meter in front of him. He looked
sideways at Itachi, who had recovered his right leg already, using Chakra.
"Damn… He's become too strong…"
"I think
the Kyuubi has something to do with this…" Itachi said.
Naruto was
still running around them in unimaginable speed. "Aren't you going to
attack me?!"
Kisame
screamed in pain as the left half of his face got slashed by Naruto's right
claw as Naruto soared passed him. Itachi's right leg got broken again…
Suddenly,
Naruto appeared in front of Itachi and Kisame. "I have a request… Take me
to your so-called leader… If you listen to his orders, he must be pretty
strong… Perhaps he is a challenge for me…"
Gaara went through almost the exact same
thing as Naruto and also encountered a pair of Akatsuki Members. He requested
the exact same thing, but he found Naruto as the Akatsuki Leader.
"Uzumaki Naruto… I remember you… How did you
become the leader of this organization?" Gaara asked as he stood before a
grinning Naruto.
Naruto chuckled before he answered. "I challenged
the Akatsuki Leader and killed him… Now I am the leader… I assume you want to
challenge me, Gaara?"
Gaara narrowed his eyes at the blonde. "You are
the only one ever who has managed to have defeated me. I expect you to also be
a lot powerful than before… However, as it seems now, perhaps there is no need
for us to fight… Everyone here" Gaara said as he looked around and
motioned to all of the Akatsuki Members. "is weak. You and I will form a
perfect leadership towards them…"
Naruto narrowed his eyes at Gaara. "What makes
you think I'll believe you?"
Gaara had already noticed Naruto's red eyes and didn't
seem too afraid of it. "Your reason… Your reason to live was to protect
your precious ones, was it not? What changed?"
Naruto glared at Gaara. "I was betrayed… Now my
goal is to eradicate everything I do not like…"
Gaara nodded his understanding. "The same has
happened to me. And our goals seem similar…"
Naruto smiled. "Before I accept you by my side,
Gaara… I wish to see how powerful you have become… Will you accept my challenge?"
Gaara nodded with a grin. "With
pleasure…"
TBC
Aaaahh!! I have no idea what I am doing!! Uhmmm, do
you want this fight to described by me in the next chapter? I could do it, but
in the next chapter it's pretty much: blood here, guts there, gore beneath,
limbs above, heads rolling, organs being thrown around and all that lovely red
stuff… Which means it will become very dark from here on out… I'll change the
rating… What rating do you suggest, btw? Oh, another question is, who do you
want to see tortured most? Ghehehehehe….
Oh! And it does seem Gaara had it worse than Naruto
considering what made him change… again… So, I might alter Naruto's past in
this one a bit… More incidents with familiar ones, that is… Perhaps more blood,
too… I like writing like this… I'm making it up, because There Where When is
Now, Book 3 is becoming so… neat. Perhaps I should change that soon… Oh! I've
got two new oneshots coming up soon, by the way! Hope you'll read those too!
Also, there might be many grammatical, normal and
obvious (stupid) errors in here, because I just uploaded it when I had finished
it!