Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Naruto's Life ❯ Bloodline ( Chapter 1 )

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Chapter 1

Bloodline

 

His nightmares were all consuming darkness, he had long ago chosen this path and being only 15 it wore on him, alone and frightened Naruto walked silently to his door and turned the knob, stepping through he could feel the cold dank depression attacking, it was his threshold, the one place that once he crossed there was no relief, until the sun rose the next day. It made him feel every bit the demon they had told him he was before he left with Jiraiya for his training. In reality while his friends had all matured he had chosen to cling to every ounce of childish immaturity he could, it was his coping mechanism allowing him deal wit whatever life threw at him.

 

He had left shortly after retrieving Tsunade, following the one man or person who cared for that matter, well cared at the time. Three years is a long time to come to terms with you are, three long years, time to reflect on relationships that you had always wanted. Sakura was an amazing girl there was no doubt in Naruto's mind about that, but she was meant for that bastard that left, that is why he had said “No” when she had asked him to eat, he wasn't a replacement and he wasn't going to start being one now, no he would bring Sasuke back. Naruto sighed and looked at his clock 8:00 pm, he went into his bedroom and started undressing revealing a toned and muscular body, a intricate pattern of scars coated his wonderfully tanned skin, he had earned everyone of those, pulling back his covers he slipped into his single bed and let sleep consume him, accepting its soothing comfort.

 

Tsunade sat in her office pouring two small cups of sake, one for her and the other for Jiraiya. They were meeting to discuss the three years Naruto had spent away from his village and his friends, though Jiraiya felt it was better for him, for Naruto, out there traveling and teaching the boy every thing he could. Jiraiya reflected on several of the battles he had recently fought, and realized he had never fought all out and it worried him to think there was coming a time where he might have to. He had done a good job keeping his real power hidden from his teammates, for all they new he was a strong, a pervert, yes, but strong none the less.

 

“So Jiraiya, what has he learned in the last three years, where did you go and what happened to the Naruto I loved?” Tsunade asked with a bit of an edge in her voice.

 

“He has learned a lot. He is stronger, faster, and even thinks more when a situation that needs him to arises. We also visited some old friends of his, where we spent two years with those same friends, and he is still the same Naruto, it's just three years is long time to come to terms with one's self. He doesn't pine away for Sakura anymore and I don't think he will be falling for Hinata anytime soon either.” Jiraiya replied taking a sip

“I wonder what would cause him to stop pining over Sakura, he was utterly lost and devoted to her before he left?” Tsunade asked as she rubbed her temples waiting for the answer

“I guess a boy can only take so much rejection, it isn't good for you to always be hit and yelled at by the girl you love even if you are the stronger of the two pining for her. Naruto realizes she was and is as shallow as her sensei, so he has moved on determined to get her and Sasuke back together, he is probably going to ask to go get him.” Jiraiya replied a little harsher then he should have, but Naruto had fallen into the same predicament he had as a kid, he had loved Tsunade but she only had eyes for Dan and she always hit him telling him he should be more like Dan or Orochimaru

“Jiraiya that isn't fair, I…” Tsunade started to reply but was cut off when Jiraiya stood and went to the door “Save it Tsunade for someone who wants excuses, you and her are alike it is a wonder he didn't snap when on he was her team, especially with his incompetent sensei.”

Tsunade knew he was right, she had never treated him right, and Sakura was doing the same with Naruto, and he was also right that Kakashi had ignored Naruto the most because he felt that Sakura and Sasuke would be the better ninjas and that Naruto would eventually quit or die. It was cold but Kakashi had to make the decision that was best for the team and training the other two over Naruto, because it seemed tactically and smarter, and despite it all Naruto always came back stronger.

 

Jiraiya walked out the door without a further word and looked up the stars and moon, they were absolutely beautiful. He decided that he should go check on Naruto. Walking down the long empty street; he could feel nothing but contempt for this village, a village rebuilding itself after a long period of prosperity was brought crashing down by the invasion of Sound and Sand, the village was now nothing more then a breeding pit for hate and greed.

 

Naruto was quietly snoring as Jiraiya entered through the unlocked door, turning he shut the door and locked it. He walked into the single bedroom and noticed Naruto had been tossing and turning. Walking over he straightened the blankets and tucked him in, over the years Naruto and him had developed a close relationship, something akin to father-son, the relationship they both had been missing. He bent forward and placed a light kiss on the boy's forehead, Naruto stirred a bit and whispered “Jifu-san” in his sleep which caused Jiraiya to smile as he walked out to of the bedroom after gathering an extra blanket and laid on the couch to sleep.

 

The morning sun started to peek just over the horizon, letting its morning glow settle over the village casting its glory for everyone to see. The wind was blowing light from the east; all in all it was a beautiful spring day in Konoha. Naruto rolled out of bed and stumbled into his living room and smiled as the man he now considered his Jifu lay sleeping on his couch. He smiled and quietly gathered some money and left the house crossing the street, so that he could by some groceries from the Izuka's the store across from his apartment.

 

Walking in, he ignored some of the usual hateful stares, and found himself staring at a girl who looked similar to Haku his old friend whom he thought was dead.

 

Flash back

“Come on Ero-sensei where are we going I am tired and hungry. We NEED SOME RAMEN.” Naruto complained as he continued to walk behind Jiraiya

“Damn you kid, how many times, do I have to say not to call me that, quit calling me Ero-sensei, and keep quiet it is a secret.”

Jiraiya knew this would brighten Naruto's day how many times does a boy get to see to assumed dead friends, though they would have been dead if Jiraiya hadn't walked by their graves and noticed the faint chakra signatures buried deep in the ground. He had quickly summoned a frog and the two of the started digging for the boxes that would be acting as the coffins. When they had reached the two vessels Jiraiya and the frog popped the top revealing a near death Zabuza and Haku, he then nursed them back to health before taking them to the cloud country to settle down. Walking up to the relatively small house that stood in front of them Jiraiya knocked. Haku walked up to the door and opened and smiled as she saw Jiraiya who merely stepped to the side and showed a shocked Naruto, who walked up and touched her face lightly and smiled.

“I KNEW YOU WERE A GIRL!” Naruto exclaimed happily as Haku laughed and Jiraiya rolled his eyes at his student's stupidity

“Yes, Naruto-kun I am a girl, Zabuza-san had me hide so that guys couldn't take advantage of me.” Haku said with a smile before ushering him in to see a living Zabuza who smiled and said: “Hey brat, what's up?” Zabuza asked which cause Naruto to launch into an explanation about his training trip he was on

End Flash Back

 

Her and Zabuza had a family now it was something special for the both of them Haku had a baby boy two years ago. They had decided they would start his training soon, he was full of life that one they had even named it after him as a sign of their friendship, Momochi Naruto had a ring too it for a little chibi was cute just like him. Naruto snapped out of his bout of nostalgia and quickly went around and gathered some bacon, eggs, milk, bread, and various vegetables and fruits. Taking it to the counter he wanted to pay and get out of there.

“45 yen.” The cashier said as she rang everything up and he reached into his wallet and gave her a 100 note she went to hand him the change but he just told her to keep it and waved a small farewell before crossing the road to his apartment again. The cashier couldn't believe her fortune.

 

“Izuka-sama, Izuka-sama, the boy across the street left a 55 yen tip can I keep it, can I please?” The cashier begged as the elderly Izuka smiled

“If he thought that giving you 55 yen was worth your service then yes you can keep it.” Izuka said as the small girl from the academy hugged him, she only worked two hours in the morning and afternoon to help her parents around the house and with the bills. `Welcome back Uzumaki-san' Izuka thought with a smile.

 

Naruto entered his apartment to hear his shower running and decided to cook as Jiraiya took a shower. So he went about his task to cook a small breakfast of eggs, bacon, and toast with a small fruit salad. Jiraiya smelt the savory aroma that was wafting from the kitchen and decided to leave the shower and enjoy the breakfast his adopted son was making it, seemed to smell so good anyway.

 

Jiraiya walked out of the bath room to hear the distinct sizzle of bacon on the stove, he smelled and smiled it was truly a good smell, Bacon and Scrambled eggs were doled out generously as Naruto cooked away and placed a small salad on the table with two glasses of milk and sat down to eat as Jiraiya came and took a seat. Jiraiya could see the boys happy smile and it made him feel good, it had been a long time since he saw a smile like that, it would have to been when he first saw Haku.

“So what do you want to do today?” Jiraiya asked as he took another bite from his food and waited for the answer to come

 

“Can we train, the Chuunin exams are coming up this year and they are here again and I thought I could take them again but to do so I need to perfect my Taijutsus for the exams.” Naruto said seriously.

 

Jiraiya got up and ruffled his son's hair, thinking to himself that Naruto needed a haircut. Jiraiya smiled to himself, he was actually thinking about settling down here in the village and staying with Naruto. If he did, life it seemed would be better for both of them.

 

“Well if we are going to train we might as well get going because it is getting to be late in the morning and we need to work all day.” Jiraiya said as he walked toward the door followed by an eager Naruto, they quickly ran toward the training grounds of team seven he wanted to be ready for his chance to bring Sasuke back.

 

Naruto and Jiraiya stood a part in the center of the clearing as the wind blew lightly kicking up just a bit of loose grass and dirt. Jiraiya stood looking at the boy and nodded his head for him to begin. Moving he crouched low into a battle stance began focusing his chakra and waited for Jiraiya to say attack.

 

“Who are you Naruto?” Jiraiya asked as he watched Naruto from his position awaiting his answer

“I am Uzumaki Naruto ninja of Konoha and a leaf style ninja.” Naruto replied filled with pride.

 

“What is your path?” Jiraiya again asked growing graver my the instant.

 

“I have chosen the path of protector; it is my destiny to protect those who can't protect themselves.” Naruto again replied unaware he had a visitor hidden in the trees who had felt the surge of chakra.

 

Mitarashi Anko hid in the tress after feeling the chakra surge and her body shook with delight as she watched the genin below her release his chakra and felt it gather and electrify the very air she breathed. She was glad she had gotten up early to train because now she got to see this. Naruto felt his body ripple with pure energy as the chakra was being compressed and stored in his body. He moved his hands so they hung loosely at his side.

“Show me son, your power.” It was a command more then a request.

Naruto shouted: KAGE BUNHSIN NO JUTSU

Many clones appeared and attacked Naruto who simply dodged all attacks by jumping straight into the air, moving in and out of the group he stood with his back to them and shouted a second time: “RASENGUN”

 

Anko's eyes went wide as she watched the boy turn around and began his attack on the clones, the first ten fell to the rasengun that seemed to rip them to pieces. The next fell to an amazing display of quick hits with his knees as he back flipped and drove his knee into the head of a clone. Anko noticed, as he flew threw the air. That he made one hand signal and turned almost to quickly to track and shouted a third time: “BUTIA RASENGUN.” At that point the rasengun seemed to split into five different balls the size of his fingertip. Each ball took on a hue of an element: red for fire, blue for water, yellow for ground, white for wind and black for dark.

 

He pivoted and thrust his hand in to the chest of the last clone that exploded with a loud bang as his attack landed. A loud explosion rocked the clearing as the chakra and wind turned the ground into a gaping hole. As Naruto survey his handy work Anko made herself known.

 

“That is some amazing attack sequence Uzumaki-san where did you learn those attacks?” Anko said as she walked from the shadows.

 

“I learned them some my sensei, Jaraiya-sama, my summoning and Rasengan are my most powerful jutsus and I like it that way. Now if you don't mind Jifu-san and I need to get going.” Naruto said as he and Jiraiya left the clearing.

 

Naruto and Jiraiya weren't done training yet and so saying they went and found another training space. Finding that team 8's space was empty. They settled for Naruto's real training.

 

“Are you ready Naruto?”, Jiraiya asked solemnly.

“Yes, Jifu-san.”, Naruto replied getting ready for whatever Jiraiya would throw at him.

Jiraiya dropped down in to his fighting stance and used quick hand seals and disappeared in a flash of light accompanied by a very load boom. Naruto turned every which way trying to find his sensei. A rumbling grew at his feet and before he knew what hit him, Jiraiya jumped out of the ground with a rasengun in his hand. Shoving the rasengun into Naruto's gut, he tried to jump away but received a savage kick in the head for his trouble, except that the Jiraiya before him was nothing but a clone and disappeared in a puff of smoke. Naruto healing the hole in his stomach was surprised to see that the wound had taken most of his chakra away including that of Kyubbi's. Thinking quickly, Naruto began to run and jumped into a tree. Landing on a branch he continued to jump higher and higher until he reached one of the top-most branches. Gazing down he noticed a branch pull down as if it was being weighed down by something. Reaching for a kunai he threw it straight at the branch and was rewarded to see Jiraiya appear out of no where. Catching the kunai, Jiraiya jumped away from the now hurtling Naruto just in time to be saved from being tackled from a tree. Naruto, recovering from his head long rush, formed a rasengun with all his remaining power and charged Jiraiya. Seeing Naruto coming, Jiraiya leapt away from the charge and prepared to throw a kunai at him. What he didn't expect is Naruto to fade away as if he was an illusion. Realizing his mistake, Jiraiya tried to block the impending strike but he had realized to late to do him any good. Naruto shoving the rasengun forward was blasted backward into a tree. Jiraiya had just enough time to put a blocking jutsu in front of him before Naruto shoved the rasengun at him. Naruto picking himself out of the tree realized that he had no more chakra and that he could never beat Jiraiya like this.

 

That thought caused him to concentrate and his chakra flow and in doing so he noticed that there was a bump in his chakra reserve area. Prodding the bump with what little chakra he had. He was flooded with knowledge as soon as he touched it and coming back to reality he smiled, a cold killing smile. Jiraiya having seen that smile only once in his life, wondered briefly if he had pushed Naruto over the edge. Feeling a surge of power from Naruto he looked over and was stunned in amazement. Naruto had shoved every once of chakra he had into the bubble and it revealed itself as his bloodline. Eye's turning electric blue and sparking, he crouched into a fighting stance that Jiraiya had never seen. Forming hand seals Naruto called out: “DANSU ZANA HEKIREKI JOUTON (Dance of the Thunder God)”.

 

The air seemed to become filled with electricity and power. Charging Jiraiya, Naruto renewed his attack. As soon as Naruto began to run, Jiraiya lost sight of his pupil and as Naruto before him had, began looking around wildly. Appearing in front of Jiraiya, Naruto delivered a palm thrust that blasted his sensei back into a tree, as with he had been struck by lightning. Jiraiya getting up looked around for his apprentice and he spotted him about 25 feet away forming a complex series of hand seals. Calling out for the second time he cried: “TENARI HANDO HEKIREKI (Divine Hands of Thunder)”. Electricity began to whirl around his hands, looking up he saw Jiraiya looking at him. Again, rushing toward Jiraiya, Naruto disappeared. Having a thought about what was about to happen Jiraiya shielded himself as best he could. Appearing Naruto shoved both his lightning covered hands at Jiraiya and struck him in the chest. Blasting Jiraiya once again into a tree where to laid still. Naruto seeing his sensei not getting up lost all thought of combat and the lightning was lost form his gaze and his body. Rushing over to his sensei, he saw Jiraiya smile at his son's worried face. “Don't worry about me I'm fine.”, he said with a grunt as he got up. Relieved that he hadn't killed his sensei, he gazed down and his hands in amazement at the power he had just unleashed. “It looks like even your own mind has some secrets from you.”, Jiraiya said whimsically as he pondered this new development.

 

Ruffling his son's hair, they began to walk back to Konoha, both thinking about today's events.

 

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