Naruto
Fanfiction
Disclaimer:
I don’t own Naruto.
Author’s
Note: Ino and Hinata both have not been listed as Missing-nin, but it won’t
take long before the Council takes action.
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“You must
be insane…”
“I’m not.”
Jiraiya sternly responded. “I’ll do whatever is necessary to get rid of any
obstacle.”
The blonde
before him snorted. “Like I care. She’ll see what it means to be Uzumaki
Naruto…”
The Toad
Hermit smirked. “Just like you will see what it means to be Yamanaka Ino…”
Naruto
glared at Ino, who looked away. “Just… don’t move. I’ll try to get this over
with as quickly as I can.” The blonde female let out softly. She was clearly
not looking forward to this.
The Kyuubi
Jinchuuriki sighed. “Fine…”
Ino performed many seals only she could do.
Anyone could see she was good at this, too. After almost a minute, she yelled
out.
“Ninpou, Ishin Denshin no Jutsu!”
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The Chastising Castigator
Chapter 4: Hello
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Naruto felt
like he received a massive blow to his head and then his surroundings slowly
faded away. He only saw Ino in front of him as the others faded away along with
the entire area he was standing in. “U…Urgh!” He held his hand on his head as a
pain went through it.
“S-Stop!”
Ino yelled, eyes widening as Chakra was slowly forming
around Naruto. “… W-We’re already in your mind. Somehow, I can tell by the
amount of Chakra you possess, you can actually stop the connection.” She
quickly uttered. ‘But that’s amazing, really. Any normal Shinobi wouldn’t be
able to get out of here. And to top it off, they would be unconscious.’ She
thought as she stared at Naruto, who seemed to be perfectly fine in his own
mind.
“So, what
now?” He asked as he stared into the darkness around him.
“Well,
normally you should be in a temporary coma, but now… you can guide me, I
suppose.”
Naruto
glared. Ino shivered, because all of his emotions were that much stronger in
his mind. “Just do what you normally do, already. I’m starting to get sick of
this.”
The
Yamanaka sighed and made her mind do the working. “We’ll start with- UNG!!!”
Naruto turned his head to see Ino squirm in pain and fell to her knees.
And then
the darkness took form, taking them to a place very familiar to Naruto…
The blonde
immediately bared his fangs at the blonde female. “You idiot!
How can you take us here?!”
Ino raised
her head as her ears were ringing and her entire body was trembling in fear
because of this awesome presence. “Wh-What is THAT!?”
“Oh? You can see me? Forgive me for not sensing
you earlier… Your presence is so little, after all.” The voice snickered. “But this is surprising. Another human has come to this place?”
The great being turned to Naruto. “What
is going on outside, Namikaze?”
Naruto
rolled his eyes and easily ignored the venom in the other’s voice. “A Yamanaka.”
“Oh? What is that? I’ve never heard of a
Yamanaka? Are they cursed as the Uchiha?”
“What… are
you?” Ino whispered, finally being able to stand, as the Chakra around them was
pressuring her greatly. She saw an enormous gate with behind it a massive
creature who seemed to be completely Chakra.
“Insolent being… I am the great Kyuubi no
Kitsune! The feared Nine-Tailed Demon Fox!! Feel ashamed that you don’t
recognise such a great existence!” The Demon roared.
Ino’s eyes
widened. “But… How can that be? You’ve been destroyed! What are you doing in
Naruto’s mind? Are you… just a part of Naruto’s imagination?”
The one in
question just chuckled short and sadly. “Uh… Yeah right…”
The Kyuubi
joined the chuckling. “Unfortunately for
him, no… I was not killed or defeated! I CAN not be killed or be defeated! The
Fourth Hokage used a cowardly move against me, he was afraid to face to full
wrath of the Kyuubi! Therefore, he tricked me with this seal! He sealed me into
this boy..”
Ino gasped.
“So, Naruto…Naruto has been living with you since… ever since he was born?”
“They call
people like me Jinchuuriki.” Naruto spoke up. “Yugito, Houkou and Gaara are
Jinchuuriki as well. They hold the Nekomata, the Shukaku and the Houkou,
obviously.”
“T-That’s
why people hated you? Because the Kyuubi was sealed inside of
you?” The female Mind Walker asked nervously.
The Kyuubi
Jinchuuriki glared. “That’s why your entire family-”
“Stop!”
Ino yelled, putting her hands on her ears. “I don’t want to hear that, please!
I don’t ever want to hear it again…” She whimpered.
Naruto
turned around. “… Whatever. Let’s continue on
already.”
“What’s wrong, human?” The Kyuubi asked as he gazed upon
Naruto. “What are you two doing here?”
“Looking at memories.” Naruto answered.
“Ah, I suppose those are her skills, then. The skills of a Yamanaka.” The Kyuubi chuckled. “No wonder I haven’t heard of the Yamanaka. They possess no skills that
are threatening to us Bijuu…”
Ino sighed
and nodded her head at Naruto’s back. “Let’s continue…”
The
surroundings changed and they saw Naruto as a child. Naruto had his eyes closed
as they were walking from memory to memory. Ino paid close attention and saw
how Naruto was hated by everyone in the entire Village…
Without knowing why.
There was not a single memory where anyone was
nice to him. Except for that one man…
The Third Hokage.
But other than him, there was no one. The Third
Hokage was the leader of a Village, and thus, quite occupied. It left Naruto to
be alone for most of his life.
Ino watched
as a happy Naruto went to school, hoping to finally make friends, only to
receive more hate and more insults. Ino looked guilty as she, too, joined in on
the hating and insulting the blonde little kid…
“My name is Uzumaki Naruto and I will be the
greatest Hokage Konoha has ever seen!”
Nothing but laughter at his bold
statement, mocking laughter.
‘Uzumaki?
But, the Kyuubi… He called him Namikaze before, didn’t
he?’
Ino watched
almost every classmate insult and glare at him with everything they had.
“Haha, A
dumb kid like you! No way! You can’t even perform a
simple Bunshin!” Inuzuka Kiba yelled.
“Actually, just watching you already pisses me
off.” Shikamaru muttered as he went back to sleeping, while Chouji, who sitting
next to the Nara, agreed with a nod and a laugh.
“Leave me alone, Naruto! Can’t you see
Sasuke-kun is waiting for me?” Sakura yelled, hitting Naruto in the face.
There were a few who didn’t insult him or
didn’t pay attention to him.
“…” This was how Sasuke and Shino interacted with
Naruto, and Ino sighed, realizing that was probably the nicest treatment the
blonde ever received.
And then
that day came…
Ino felt
the incredible huge amount of happiness of the memory where she invited Naruto
over for dinner.
And she
felt the horror of that night as well…
Naruto
watched as Ino fell to her knees, crying. He had faced this moment too many
times so it didn’t affect him anymore. He dreamed about this night every now
and then.
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It took a
long while before Ino was able to continue. She had bowed to Naruto, sobbing
wildly, while expressing true regret.
But Naruto,
in his own mind, could feel only his own emotions, and he just didn’t buy it.
“Let’s go on. I’ve grown tired of this one…”
Ino nodded
her head and quickly jumped to the next memory.
“Naruto-kun…” Ino watched how the Sandaime bowed before the
blonde little kid. “You’ve been through
too much. I do not wish for this to continue and I fear I have only one
solution.” He told Naruto as another man joined them in what Ino recognised
as the Hokage’s Office.
“Yo,
little brat! The name’s Jiraiya!”
“You will be travelling with this man from now
on, away from Konoha.” The Third continued, as his expression turned sad.
“Everyone has been told differently as it is, but you will be sent away from
Konoha and no longer be a civilian or a Shinobi to or from Konoha.”
Ino nodded
her head. ‘Yeah… Everyone was told Naruto had passed away.’
Again, the
scenery changed to the next memory that would be important.
“Yo,
Naruto! You can stop practicing for a
little bit and get a move on!” Jiraiya bellowed as they seemed to be hiking. Ino recognised they were
travelling on a gigantic volcano. The duo
stopped in front of… nothing, until Jiraiya performed a long string of
handseals and magically made a hole appear in the wall in front of them. “This
is the Toad’s Den, Naruto.”
Once
inside, Ino saw how Jiraiya introduced Houkou to Naruto.
And then, the next memory.
“Naruto, these are two of my subordinates. They
are Yugito Nii and Tayuya. Yugito’s from the Lightning
Country and Tayuya from Earth.” Jiraiya explained as Naruto was being
introduced to two young girls. “You’ll be working with them occasionally. They
are what you would call… spies.”
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“So… You’ve
seen most of my life, except for the training I’ve received. I wouldn’t want
you to see those memories and devise some plan to defeat and kill me.” Naruto
pointed out as they were walking back to the cage of the Kyuubi.
Ino was
shocked at the willpower Naruto owned. ‘Normally, once I go inside someone with
this technique, they go into a temporary coma. I was already surprised Naruto
was conscious within his own mind, but to think he can restrict his own
memories and not allow me to see them… I can also tell he can kick me out of
here without any effort at all. He’s strong… A Yamanaka’s trump card is the
opponent’s mind. Naruto’s mind might be a battlefield unfavourable for a
Yamanaka…’
“So, I
guess it’s your turn now?”
The blonde
Mind Manipulator nodded her head. “I will show you as much as possible from my
life.”
The blonde
snorted. “No doubt you’re keeping some memories away from me, so I won’t be
able to see through your masterplan. But I don’t care, you won’t succeed,
Yamanaka.”
The young Yamanaka winced at the way he said
her last name, but continued on. “No, I promise, I will show you everything.
And you will also feel the emotions I’ve felt throughout my entire life. Get
ready.”
Again, Naruto felt like he received a blow to
his head, and his surroundings were fading away as
well.
And then, he found himself in a mind quite
similar to his own, surprisingly. It was dark, damp and grey. ‘It feels…
depressing.’ The blonde thought to himself as he followed Ino, who had started
walking.
“I have no excuse for treating you the way I
did back at the
Naruto sighed. “I don’t care, just show me what
you think is necessary to make Jiraiya happy.”
He wasn’t surprised to see his surroundings
lighten up.
“Ino-chan! How did the graduation go?”
Naruto’s eyes turned red immediately, as he
would never forget the face of Ino’s mother.
“I passed, obviously!!
Actually, everyone passed, except for that idiot!” The young Ino quipped. “He’s
so stupid, he couldn’t even manage one Bunshin!” She
laughed out loud.
These insults were just too common, Naruto
figured. They were like small leaves hitting his red, poisonous Chakra.
“So, he failed the
test?” His mother made Ino confirm it.
“Yup! That’s good, right?”
“Yes, honey. Perhaps
you should invite him to dinner?”
Naruto felt how the young Ino felt. Confused and angry?
“But… Don’t you hate
him? I… I hate him too!!”
“I was young and naïve, Naruto…” But Naruto was
only paying attention to the memory, as Ino tried to talk to him.
“Well… I just feel
sorry for the boy.” Ino’s mother smiled warmly at her daughter. But the
deception was easy to see…
Naruto’s eyes couldn’t turn more red than they
were now. ‘If only she were still alive… I would slice her into tiny pieces,
ending with her face and heart…’
Ino winced, as she, being the Jutsu Caster,
could still feel Naruto’s emotions. ‘Such… rage…’ Naruto could only feel the
emotions displayed in the memories.
“Oi,
Naruto. Want to come over tonight for dinner?” A small Ino asked a lonely boy
sitting on the swing. Even thought it was obvious Ino didn’t want to ask that
question at all, Naruto couldn’t tell and displayed great cheerfulness and
happiness at the invitation.
“Really, Ino-chan!?”
‘Really, just this
week I have thrown so many stones at his face and spat on his clothes, but he
buys this? He’s so stupid…’ Ino thought. “Yeah, I mean it, you idiot. You
didn’t have to yell! Now,
you coming tonight or not?!” She was getting impatient, and it hasn’t
even been half a minute yet.
“Of course, Ino-chan!! I’ll be there!
Believe it!!”
Ino’s eyes softened at the young boy who seemed
so happy. He was so innocent back then, so misunderstood… And her entire family
turned him into this non-trusting, cold Shinobi, who was perfectly justified in
being who he was right now.
“Ah, there he is! Right on time!” Ino’s mother gleefully let out while she was
performing a handseal at the same time she was opening the door for Naruto. The
younger Ino was sitting on the stairs, not at all happy about Naruto coming
over. “Shinranshin no Jutsu.” Her mother let out
softly as soon as she opened the door, effectively taking control of Naruto’s
body.
“I can’t believe he’s
really here…” Ino thought with distaste, not even noticing her mother had
control over Naruto’s body now.
Naruto’s eyes narrowed. ‘If this is true… then
she wasn’t involved?’ His eyes narrowed even further. ‘Or is she controlling
her own memories just so I will believe her?’
“No.” Naruto’s head whipped to Ino quick. “I’m
not controlling my own memories. It is something that is not within the reach
of our techniques. We can also not control your memories. The only use our
Jutsus have is to use your own mental pain against you or to… Help you by
making you see the good memories in your life. We can not create memories.”
Naruto growled lowly in his throat. “You read
my mind, Yamanaka… Who told you this was allowed?”
Ino’s gaze held steady with Naruto’s. “It can’t be helped… This is my Jutsu, used
on you. Everything you do, say or think… It all comes to me, immediately. I
apologize, but… it’s just the way the technique works.”
Naruto turned back to the memory as he saw his
younger self move, gritting his teeth.
“W-What’s going on? Yamanaka-sama?”
Naruto glared at his
own weak and emotional display, while Ino cringed at the uncertainty in the
younger Naruto’s voice.
“Nothing’s wrong,
Naruto-san. We’re just directing you to the right way. Don’t worry, we’ll be
there soon.”
The blonde watched at the young Ino was
surprised to see other people enter the house. Judging from their hair colour,
Naruto assumed they were all family.
“Hello, Ino-chan! Stay
here, honey, we have something to do.” An older looking woman said with a grin
on her face, followed by an older looking man. Soon, many other people, all
Yamanaka, entered the house, walking in the direction her mother and Naruto had
gone.
Curiosity beat her as
she launched herself from the stairs and decided to take a look what was so
important in the basement…
When she peeked
through the almost-closed door, her blood went cold. Her eyes froze as she took
in the sight of Naruto being crucified by her mother’s Shinranshin no Jutsu.
And what happened next was even worse. Her own father punched Naruto in the
face as hard as he could, it actually sent a large amount of blood flying on
the wall to Naruto’s right.
“Mom!!” Ino screeched as she ran through
the door. All the adults present didn’t even bat an eye at her as they
continued the torture.
Her mother looked at
her once with a frown, before turning back to Naruto, a steal pipe in her
hands. “Be quiet, dear! We’re supposed to be doing this!”
Ino dropped to her
knees as her mother slammed the steal pipe on Naruto’s arm, breaking it with a
loud snap. Her father walked up to Naruto started punching him in the face and
stomach. “Dad!!”
“Silence!! Can’t you see we’re busy?!” He said
in between his attacks.
Ino’s eyes couldn’t be
more open as she watched her father grab his sword and aimed it for Naruto’s
neck. “Time to die, Demon Spawn!!”
She couldn’t believe
it as her mother cheered her father on, an insane look on her face. “Yes, do
it, Inoshi!!” And then the younger version of Ino blacked out.
Naruto, the present one, looked on with a mean
look in his eyes. “Your Clan… What happened to them?”
Ino swallowed as she tried to hold the tears
back. “I was told they were executed, but… I don’t know. They said you had died
as well… So they might be lying about that, too.” She sniffed.
Naruto sighed as the memory faded. “So, you
didn’t see how it ended, then?” He took her silence as confirmation. “My Chakra
protected me from the blow from your father’s sword. Not only that, it lashed
out to everyone around me, and eventually, it rose to high levels, alerting the
Hokage himself.” Naruto chuckled. “I was still awake when he arrived, but I was
just about to pass out. He… and a squad of ANBU arrested your entire Clan. I
passed out when the Hokage started talking to me… I was so… I was so relieved
to see him.” He cursed himself for getting even slightly emotional.
Ino started crying.
“My arms, my legs, my back, my nose,
my ribs… all broken. Most of my teeth were on the ground and there were things… missing on
my body. Like my fingers, toes and… my left eye… But thanks to my tenant, I
survived. Completely. Everything recovered and came back
to me. The Yamanaka Clan had failed miserably in what they tried to do.”
A long silence came… “If this
is true… all of it. Then perhaps, you’re not to blame…” But he paused.
“However, I am not of the forgiving kind. You and I will never be friends. If
Jiraiya wants you on the team, I’ll have to accept it. Thanks to your
technique, he has assured that we can at least work together, since… I believe
this... But, it will never be more than that. We are… teammates, not comrades.”
Ino nodded. “I understand.”
Naruto hung his head. ‘I can’t think in here,
she can hear all my thoughts…’
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“I remember
now.”
Asuma
looked up from the game as he saw Shikamaru staring intently at him. “Remember
what, Shikamaru?”
The genius
looked at the board and was waiting for Asuma to make a move. “When Ino
returned to the Ninja Academy. She had changed dramatically. I remember how she
bullied a lot of people in our class. She was not a person who was liked by the
students, but… the teachers all seemed to have held a certain respect for her.”
“Oh? Your
memory’s pretty good if you can remember little things like that.” His Jounin
Instructor responded. “Anything else?”
“It
involved Naruto.”
Asuma’s
eyes met Shikamaru’s sharp ones. “Her two-year disappearance involved Naruto.
I’m sure of it. Or maybe Naruto’s disappearance involved Ino. I’m not sure yet
about that….” Shikamaru sighed. “This is so troublesome, but… Somehow, I want
to know more about this.”
“And?”
“Ino… She
bullied everyone who… everyone who talked bad about Naruto. That’s why no one
in our class liked her, except… Hyuga Hinata.”
The smoker
nodded his head and allowed Shikamaru to continue. “Is it a coincidence that
the both of them are on a
“You’re
speculations are correct, Shikamaru… It might take a long while, a really long
while before we see her back again.”
This time,
Shikamaru’s eyes narrowed dangerously. “IF she returns at
all.”
“You’re
smart, Shikamaru. But you’re not there, yet.”
Asuma’s
student snorted. “Says the one who takes more than five minutes before taking a
move…” He then looked skywards, ignoring Asuma’s response. “I wonder… What
happened to them? Ino came back, but… What happened to Naruto, then?”
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“Jiraiya-sama…
It’s interesting.” Itachi mused as he and his partner were slowly walking
between huge boulders over a mountain. “He has with him two Jinchuuriki and if
I assume correctly, he will be one of the greater enemies of the Akatsuki…”
“Hoooo…
This is rare, Itachi. You’re talking. But then, why is it that when you talk,
it’s usually to yourself? I’m your partner, tell me
what you’re thinking.” Kisame, his appearance closely resembling a shark, let
out.
“It’s none
of your concern, Kisame. But, since you’re listening, I might as well enlighten
you. I am assuming those other people with Jiraiya… they are Jinchuuriki as
well. We will have to inform Pein of this.”
Kisame
shook his head. “Tcheh, you should say Pein-sama. You know how he gets when he
receives no respect.”
“Tell me,
Kisame. Who ever said he was actually the strongest in the Akatsuki? I only
hold respect for people who have fought me and lived.”
The
shark-like man dropped his head. “You know that that means you respect
literally no one, right?”
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Naruto
looked up from the book he was reading – Icha Icha Paradise – to see Hinata
approaching him. He smiled shortly at her, remembering that she was one of few
who had never spoken to him. Which meant she had never insulted
him as well. “Hinata… I heard about your situation in Konoha from
Jiraiya. I’m sorry it turned out the way it did.”
Hinata
almost shrugged as she sat across Naruto and watched as the blonde tucked the
tiny book in one of his pockets. “Naruto-kun… I’ve grown used to it, but I’ll
still miss Konoha. It is a good place, once you know
how to view upon it.”
Naruto
didn’t buy it, she saw. But then, it was understandable. “I know what happened.
Everything. I am Ino’s best friend and she tells me
everything. I just wanted to tell you that… she was never any part of it. Never. A Hyuga can tell when someone is lying and I know, Ino-san is not lying when she tells me about what happened
to you. She is not lying when she expresses the regret and the helplessness.
Give her… Give her a chance, Naruto-kun. She deserves it.”
Naruto
simply sighed. “Hinata-san… I appreciate your gesture, but… From where I stand,
it’s all completely pointless. We are a team, we will be a team and we will be
a good team. Some are comrades, some aren’t. It’s the way of every team. Our
team is no different. I will protect the Yamanaka on missions, because she’s a
teammate… I’ve never lost a teammate and that will be an eternal fact. More than that I can not promise you, or anyone else.” He said
as he stared at the chuckling Jiraiya and Hokkou, as they were drinking again.
“But…” He
stared at Hinata again. “Welcome to the team, Hinata-san.”
“Te-Tuh-Thank
you…” Hinata’s eyes inwardly widened. ‘I… stuttered?’
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“So… I
think it’s time you start knowing about our titles!” The perverted Hermit
chuckled wildly. He was obviously drunk. “I am the legendary, great, terrific and said to be a handsome devil who’s never too
tired for something or anything!”
Everyone
frowned. The sentence was just weird…
“Yes, I am
Jiraiya-sama!!” He finished. “I am a one of a kind Shinobi who takes no no for my questions!!” Everyone
dumbly nodded. “So then, next!!”
“Alright
then!! I am Houkou! The legendary Genjutsu Specialist and one of few Shinobi
who can actually wield all elements!! I am known as the HellHound! Hehe, pretty
sweet for an old man, huh?” He got hit in the face by Jiraiya all of a sudden.
“You fool!
I meant NEXT bottle of Sake! I wasn’t done with my introduction!!” The
Legendary Konoha Shinobi all but yelled. “Now then, I hold with me the greatest
Summoning Contract of all times!! Next to that, I…. Hmmm…” Everyone watched as
he fell asleep.
Turning
their heads slightly, they saw Houkou had also fallen asleep. “Is it true? Is
Hokkou-san really the HellHound?” Ino asked. “Because that’s one bad guy in the
Bingo Book… To think he’s such a nice old man…”
“Yeah,
well, you shouldn’t take that Bingo Thing so seriously.” Kankurou answered for
her. “I mean, come on!! I am still ranked lower than Akasuna no Sasori! I’ve
surpassed him by now, I’m sure of it! But, at least I have my own name out
there! It’s Kankurou!! Tell me who has a title that’s actually his own name as well!?”
“You’re
such an idiot.” Came an off-handed reply the
brown-haired Shinobi’s left. Kankurou growled at Tayuya, who simply frowned.
“What, you want a piece of me, crazy puppet!? Cause I’ll rip you apart!”
The Kugutsu
Specialist rolled his eyes. “Whatever, Genjutsu Specialist number
two.” A bottle of sake hit his head and Kankurou was out cold.
“My name’s
the Red Witch. Why?” She grinned maliciously at Hinata and Ino. “Ask and I
might show you…” Hinata double-checked if that was drool running down her chin.
Yugito coughed
to get Tayuya out of her crazed state. “Don’t you think it’s about time you let
go of that? It’s silly, really.” The blonde commented. “Anyway, you might have
heard of me through the name The Reapster… I summon… things.” She smirked.
“It’ll be explained when we’re in battle sometime.” She turned to the boy
sitting next to her. “Gaara?”
“I am
Sabaku no Gaara. The
Everyone
waited for more, but nothing came…
“What about
Naruto-kun?” The blue-haired Hinata asked, since the blonde was asleep.
“I’m
surprised you don’t know. Just like Tayuya, Naruto has some trouble keeping
himself in check. When he loses control, he gains too much of it.” Yugito
explained. “And that’s where we all have to run…”
Ino and
Hinata looked dumbfounded.
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To Be
Continued
Ino and
Hinata look just like in Naruto Shippuuden, only slightly older, of course.
So, whatcha
think?