Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Breaking Point ❯ Yondaime's Legacy ( Chapter 3 )

Breaking Point

 

 

Okies let me start of with some responses to some really good points from the reviews. I actually had to go look at my notes for the story to make my response…so here goes.

Rookie 9 Reactions: One day Naruto is acting normal (i.e. Annoying, loud, overconfident…etc…etc…) then the next day he threatens to become a missing nin. On top of that he was really cold to Sakura. With the exception of Kiba, everyone else was in either shock or relief (i.e. Four were happy that Naruto finally dropped the damn mask.) Naruto manages to ditch them each time, before all hell breaks loose.

Tsunade and Jiraiya: In my opinion these people are like Iruka to Naruto. Meaning that they are the closest thing to a family that he has. I don't know about you but when I'm really upset, I try not to take it out on my family. Yelling at your friends is one thing, but to do that to your family is different. I think that because Naruto grew up as an orphan that family is very important to him. Hence the reason that he didn't go on an extended yelling scene. In the back of his mind he knew that he needed to calm down, so he did the only thing that he could think of…he left. More reasons behind this will come up later.

Neji, Sasuke, Shikamaru, and Shino: Yes, they do know the “real” Naruto. This is a big reason why they are considered his only friends. When he's with them, he's still basically Naruto, but toned down, and way more expressive. The story between the 5 of them will come up soon I promise.

 

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Now that I have that taken care of I want to thank the people that reviewed when I first posted the story.

So, MasterFranny, ProzacFairy, taggerung999, and Chiron2104 I really want to thank you guys for that. You made me so happy! Either way please read and enjoy.

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

 

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Smirking slightly at the question, I sat up on the bed so that my words wouldn't be muffled.

“Yeah, my name is supposed to Kazama, and Yondaime is my father. But for some reason they changed my name to Uzumaki and denied my heritage. That's what I wanted to talk to you guys about. I want to get my name and heritage back, but for me to do that, I need help. I need to know who did it and why and I can't figure it out on my own.”

 

Looking around the room I felt reassured when I noticed that Shikamaru was already deep in thought. From our group he's the one to go to when you need help figuring something out. Shino is good for information gathering. Neji and Sasuke are great for when you need to blow off some steam in a spar, or need someone to watch your back in a fight or mission. Speaking of the devil, Sasuke hitting the side of my head rather hard startled me. Seeing the look on his face, I decided that it would probably be in the best interests of my health to let it slide, but where would be the fun in that? Narrowing my eyes at him I rubbed my head as I started talking.

 

“Is there something bothering you, Sasuke-teme?”

 

Seeing the dark look that he sent me made me jump up off my bed. Hiding behind Neji I waited for Sasuke to calm down before he set my apartment on fire or something. The last time that he set my apartment on fire trying to set me on fire, we got pulled into `baa-san's office. Because of that we got sent on the worst mission ever. We had to substitute for Iruka-sensei at the Academy. Something to do with learning patience and understanding. Translation: Stop bugging Sasuke, and he'll stop trying to set you on fire. At least I think that was what it was about.

 

Sighing I decided that it would probably be best to apologize and just get it over with.

“Look, I realize that you're upset with me because of what I told `baa-san. I'm sorry, I let my emotions get the better of me, and I said something that I didn't mean. You know that I won't leave Konoha like that.” There I said it, and it didn't hurt too badly, at least he looks a bit calmer now. That's a really good thing too, because I don't have the money to buy a new apartment right now. Hearing Shino clear his throat, I turned my attention back to Shikamaru. Have I mentioned yet how lucky I am, that they are all my best friends?

 

“Naruto, didn't you say that Sandaime always took care of you when you were younger?”

“Yeah, he made sure that I always had food and that I was taking care of myself.”

“Then we may have a problem. It doesn't stand to reason that Sandaime would do that if he were the one responsible. The only other people with enough power to deny you as heir would be the council.”

Seeing the look in Shikamaru's eyes unnerved me a little. The only times I've seen him with that look is during missions.

 

“I'm going to assume that the council being involved is a bad thing?”

“The council is comprised of the clan heads. If enough of them are united then they can attempt to force the Hokage's decision.”

“Neji, you said the clan heads right? So doesn't that mean that we can ask one of them about it? You know, preferably one that knows and likes me?”

“That isn't necessary, dobe. My father kept detailed records of the council meetings. We can look through those for the answers that we need.”

“Thanks for the information, Teme.”

 

Feeling Shino's hand on my shoulder, I turned to look at him questioningly. It's not often that Shino touches someone voluntarily, personally I think that he prefers touching his bugs.

“Naruto, we need to finish this discussion. Hokage-sama is likely still upset, so it would be best to calm her soon. The others are also waiting for your explanation.”

Nodding my head, I turned back to Shikamaru. I suppose that if Shikamaru can't think of a good plan, then we could always talk to Gaara. Since he's Kazekage, he has a bit more understanding of this stuff than we do. Actually, it might not be a bad idea to just send him a message now. We could really use his help with all of this. That way we have a better idea of what it is that we're doing here.

 

“Oi Shika? What do you think about asking Gaara for some help?”

“…”

“Shika are you even listening?”

“…”

 

Rolling my eyes I turned to look at Neji, begging for help. Out of all of us, he's the only one that can snap Shika out of his little thinking fests. Well, Temari can do it too, but when she does it I just feel bad for Shika. She can be really scary when she wants to be. She's the only person we know that can intimidate all of us. It's kinda funny to see her yelling at Sasuke though. Before that one incident I didn't even know that it was possible for him to stutter. Snickering slightly at the memory, I started laughing when I saw Shika's reaction to Neji saying Temari's name. Calming down, I decided to repeat the question so that we could leave.

“Shika, do you think it would be a good idea to ask Gaara for some help?”

“Yeah, it wouldn't hurt to have some sort of inside information on this. We should also ask Hokage-sama about this while we're there. Getting the council to do what you want them to won't be easy. We'll have to be very careful about how we do this.” Closing my eyes briefly to let Shika's words absorb I spoke up again. “Good, because I don't want to take the chance that we'll mess something up here. This is really important to me. I just found out who my father is, and I'm not going to let someone decide that they can take that away from me. Believe it!”

 

Grinning at the looks on their faces I decided to continue. “I know that we have a lot of work to do. Especially when you consider that everyone still thinks that I'm some sort of idiot. But like I said, regaining my father's name is really important to me.” At this point Neji decided to butt in with a rather snide remark. “If you truly believe that, then it would be in your best interests to refrain from using that phrase. I believe that we did in fact make a rule banning the usage of that phrase.” Smiling apologetically at Neji I decided that we could leave the details for later and began to leave the room. Well at least I tried to.

 

“Where are you going, Naruto?” I decided that I really didn't want to turn around. Shikamaru is really smart, but there are times like this that I wonder about him. I mean really, I thought that we all knew that after this we would be going to `baa-san's office. Sighing softly, I choose to just answer him and then leave. “I need to go to `baa-san's office and apologize. Preferably before she decides to send Anbu after me. I would really hate to have to hurt them again. I don't think that they've forgiven me for the last time. But then again, it was their entire fault. Stupid idiots wouldn't let me into her office…” Still grumbling about the stupidity of the Anbu I managed to make my way out of the apartment, vaguely aware that the others were with me. Walking quickly we made it to the tower in good time.

 

Taking a deep breath I understood that it would be best to just get this over and done with. My feeling of nervousness and guilt increased the closer we came to `baa-san's office. I mean, honestly, what was I going to say to her? Would a simple sorry really make up for what I said? I knew that she didn't think of me as the Kyuubi, and yet I accused her of that. She wasn't even here when I was born, so there was no way that she could have known about it all. The sharp elbow I got in the ribs from Sasuke made me collect my scattered thoughts as well as realize that we were already in front of her office. Looking at the Anbu outside of her door I had only a few words to say.

“Move, I'm here to see Hokage-sama.”

 

“Hokage-sama is currently speaking with Jiraiya-sama, so you will have to return later.” Looking closely at the masks of the two Anbu in front of me, I made three observations. One, I had never seen the rabbit or the tiger mask before. Two, this meant that they were new Anbu. Three, I swear that idiot was smirking at me under his mask. Cracking my knuckles loudly, I allowed the two to see my wide smile before asking softly.

“Are you sure about that?”

 

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There, Chapter 3 is now done; I also have a little bit of chapter 4 done so I thought that I would post a little excerpt from that one. I should have chapter 4 done this weekend and posted by Monday. That's assuming that I don't get really sick or anything between now and then. Ja ne!

 

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Chapter 4: Friends and Teammates

 

“Trust? You want to talk to me about trust? What reason have you ever given me to trust you? My entire life, you've done nothing but ridicule my dreams and…me. Even now, when I show you the real me, you still attempt to ridicule me. What part of this is supposed to make me fall at your feet and beg for your friendship? If this is all that you wanted to say, then I think it would best for me to leave now.” Turning away I tried to control the feelings of anger and hurt that were running rampant.