Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Flame of Youth ❯ Action... ( Chapter 7 )

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Chapter 7

 

At the Konoha hospital…

 

They say there was nothing they could do for him. Both arms had to be amputated. The left side of his face was decaying rapidly. It would only be a matter of time before they would have perform skin and muscle grafts. All he knew was pain. They discharged him later that day after they bandaged his face. And shoulder sockets. Sarutobi led him to the Hokage Tower. It was believed that Sarutobi put Naruto out of his misery as he wasn't seen for the rest of the month. His friends mourned him, all but Sasuke. He was too caught up in pain from the cursed seal to remember Naruto.

 

Mean while, at the Bat Cave (i.e., under the Hokage Tower) Naruto lay in a makeshift cot. He hoped Dark Heart Could do something for him. Sarutobi had ten Oinin perform hand seals for three days straight, in an attempt to summon the Dark Heart. When they finally succeeded Sarutobi had the unpleasant surprise of not only seeing a forlorn Dark Heart, but a raging psychopath as well.

“WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO HIM!!!” asked an obviously enraged man. He was easily 7' tall, with long black hair in an ankle length pony tail. If it wasn't for his eyes, the female Oinin would have fallen for him. His eyes were completely black and darkness was seeping from his orifices.

“Orochimaru attacked him. We can't do anything about his condition. Part of his body is decaying, and we don't know how to stop it” said Sarutobi.

The man did a quick 180 and said calmly “I'll see what I can do. Dark Heart, this is your responsibility too. So don't you go slinking off in to a corner and cry. I need a man, not a sniveling sorry excuse for a god.”

“Yes sensei…” said DH

 

Later that day…

 

“I'm sorry we had to meet under these conditions Sarutobi” said the tall man

“I know. Just who are you? We only meant to summon Dark Heart, not anyone else.” Sarutobi asked.

“I am Hanicas, currently I am employed as the Chikage” he said proudly

Sarutobi sputtered “The Chikage!?”

“Yes, now that we got introductions over with, I need to know what happened. I don't want to have to wring it out of his team mates if I don't have to”

Sarutobi explained the situation to Hanicas. He explained how despite every single fiber of their being, they couldn't do anything for Naruto until the preliminaries were over.

“I see…” he said “I think their needs to be a rewriting of the rules so as to accommodate situations such as these. But that must wait. I am going to have to pull my resources to help Naruto. To be perfectly honest, if he wasn't a Jinchuurinki I could just clone him a body and put his soul into it. But no matter. I shall do the best I can, or else my name is Santa Maria of El Bendovio!” he cried

 

One month later…

 

The gennin all lined up in a row, waiting for the matches to begin.

“For the first Match: Naruto Uzumaki vs. Neji Hyuuga” shouted the Proctor.

Neji smirked. “I don't have to face that loser” he thought.

Just then, a flash of black flames appeared, and when it died down stood a blonde haired kid. He wore standard black pants and an open Dark Blue Jacket with red flames and the Uzumaki Swirl on the back. He didn't wear a shirt, he didn't need one. His Left Arm and upper-torso were covered in ragged bandages, while his right arm was wrapped in fresh bandages. All but the upper right side of his face was covered with ragged bandages.

His stomach was in full view, with his Seal proudly on display.

“Let's get this over with” said the newcomer

“Naruto? Is that you?” asked Neji. He was worried. The last time he saw him he was nearly dead, running on pure stamina. But now he was standing there like nothing happened.

“Yes it is” Naruto took an upright stance with legs together, one arm up, the other at waist, both hands held loosely with the forefinger pointing.

“This is Tien Hsueh Touch Mastery. Your Jyuuken is nothing compared to this technique” he said mildly.

Neji activated his Byaakugan so as to ascertain Narutos' weaknesses. What he saw shocked him. The Ragged bandages were covered in a seal which said Mizuchi and had nine radiating lines. The newer bandages were covered in strange, indecipherable symbols. His Byaakugan could only detect his right eye and stomach. “What the fuck!? How the hell is he blocking my Byaakugan?” he thought to himself.

Naruto then charged and began rapidly poking at Neji. He knew enough about physiology to know that if even one of those touches connected he would be paralyzed. He dodged and dodged until he got fed up and used Rotation, hoping to knock Naruto out. It didn't quite work out that way. Naruto began to run around Neji then he yelled “Tenketsu Tornado Jutsu!” he began to spin rapidly while running around Neji, eventually turning into a tornado that circled Neji. When he came in contact with Neji's Rotation he came within striking distance and knocked Neji out of his Rotation. Neji was out cold. The winner was Naruto. Naruto then carried Neji to the Medic Facilities.

 

Later, when Oto attacks…

 

All hell broke loose. The Leaf and Sand ninja fought hard against the Sound ninja. Kakashi sent Pakkun, Naruto, Lee, and Haku to help Sasuke. No ninja followed them, since the Sand sided with the Leaf and the Sound needed all available manpower to hold off defeat. They jumped through the forest. When they arrived Gaara was about to kill Sasuke, so Naruto did the natural thing and kicked Gaara out of the way.

“Gaara, I suggest you stay down” said Naruto, “you will only bring more pain and suffering if you don't. Don't be like what they want you to be. Just calm down and let's talk this through”

“I want blood… I want to feel alive!” said Gaara. Currently the right side of his face and his left arm were transformed, along with his tail.

“What the hell is he!?” exclaimed Haku

“He's a Jinchuurinki. A child with a demon sealed within him. In this case it's the sand spirit Shukaku. I suggest you get back. Only a demon or a Jinchuurinki can stand up to him right now. This is why I didn't want you to fight him Lee. When he gets like this, only force can stop him.” Said Naruto.

“Blood… must… have… blood…”

“Grab Sasuke and get out of here. I'm going to hold him off until he calms down. I can't let him get near the village.” Said Naruto.

“But Naruto…” Haku started to say

“No buts. He's too dangerous to be left alone or dealt with by mere mortals. “

“But what about you, Naruto? How will you face him?” asked Lee

“I am a Jinchuurinki. I can manage” He said as he removed his jacket and threw it towards Lee “Take that with you. It's very expensive and I don't want to lose it” he said as the bandages on his left arm and head began to unravel. What they saw shocked them. His left arm was completely black, and tipped with claws, but the worst was his face. The left half of his face was black to, but what drew their attention was the eyes. There were three of them set in a vertical line. They were Crimson eyes, filled with hatred. “Now go!” he yelled as the bandages on his right arm unraveled. There was nothing there, the bandages were the arm. They began to flail about as he gathered chakra into his left hand. Lee and Haku ran, taking Sasuke with them.

“Now Gaara, lets see how my new body fairs against you” he said as he formed a Rasengan in his left hand. He then charged Gaara, slamming the Rasengan into his chest, launching him back a good thirty feet. Gaara responded by completely transforming his body, though not quite finished yet. The right bandages then surged forth and began cutting through the trees, making a beeline towards Gaara. Before they could impact though, Gaara launched himself into the air and began to fire Sand Shuriken at Naruto, who responded by using his other bandages as a shield. They didn't do to well, as the sand shuriken ripped through them, hitting Naruto and forcing him back. Naruto charged up another Rasengan and charged Gaara. When he hit Gaara, his arm started to sink into the sand. Gaara the finished his transformation, going full size.

“Shit” thought Naruto, “I'm going to have to summon him”. He then reformed his right arm as he screamed out “Forbidden Art: Void Style: Alucard Shadow Jackal Full Release Jutsu!” his left arm then dissipated, as a gigantic Jackal began to form. The Jackal was easily 2/3 the size of Shukaku. “We must disable him, before he heads toward the village” he said, standing on the Jackals head. The Jackal nodded slightly then charged Shukaku. Shukaku began firing air bullets, but the Jackal dodge them and shot flame bullets in response. When the Jackal got close enough he grabbed Shukaku by the throat as Naruto leaped up his head, straight for Gaara. When he got to close Gaara attempted a Sand Burier Jutsu, but Naruto's right arm unraveled again and sliced through the sand, displacing it long enough for him to get free and head butt Gaara. Shukaku dissolved into his component sand as Gaara and Naruto fell. Gaara hit a branch while Naruto landed on his Jackal. He then jumped to a tree and dismissed his Jackal. His left arm reformed. He then went and checked on Gaara. He was unconscious. That was good. He lifted Gaara on to his shoulder and headed towards the village. He used what remained of his bandages to cover his inhuman aspects as he went along.

 

When he got back to the village the battle had died down. Orochimaru had escaped, but at the cost of his arms. Sarutobi lay dead. He delivered Gaara to his siblings then went in search of his friends. He soon found Kakashi talking to a weird man with long white hair.

“Kakashi-Sensei, Jiraiya-San. Do you know where my friends are?” he asked

Kakashi looked at him and gave him a long look before saying “Yes, they were headed to the hospital with Sasuke. Lee and Haku told me something… disturbing, about you” said Kakashi.

“What did they say?” Naruto asked, worriedly

“They said your left arm was completely black, that your right arm didn't exist, and that you have three eyes on the left side of your face”

Jiraiya looked startled. It was then he noticed Naruto's seal. A seal that was all too familiar.

“It couldn't be helped. I had to prevent Gaara from getting to the village and killing every one” said Naruto

“Because of Shukaku?”

“Yes. I didn't have much choice in the matter. I had to use my full strength to take him down”

“What happened to you? You were supposed to be a loud mouthed knuckle head, but instead you act like a war veteran”

“Well, when you have knowledge of the next ten years and how your friends die, it's kind of hard to be boisterous”

“How do you have knowledge of the next ten years?”

“Because I am the soul of my future-self” he stated matter of factly

“How the Hell… you met the Dark Heart, haven't you?” asked Jiraiya

“He's my sensei. He used the Reverse Time Phoenix Jutsu on me so I could prevent my friends from getting slaughtered”

“But what about your body” asked Kakashi

“That's a long story. You see, the Chikage had to replace my arms and part of my face after my fight with Orochimaru. Since Orochimaru used the Five-Pronged Seal on me the Kyuubi couldn't heal my body. So by the time the seal was removed my arms and face were pretty much dead. Gangrene can do that to you. The only thing he could do to help me was graft on parts from supernatural creatures. In this case, the Jackal that I can summon, and part of his son's body”

“What part of his son's body?” Kakashi asked

“Some of the cloth that made up his right arm. You see, this specific son's true form consists of an ultra-dense fabric that creates a shell to house his essence. For him, his body is only skin deep. With out it he can only interact through computer systems. That's why my right arm doesn't exist. Though, he is looking into getting me a real arm so I don't have to constantly pump chakra into the cloth to animate it”

“I see… So it was done to save your life. But wouldn't the Kyuubi reject such unnatural things?”

“That's why the seal is visible. My physical body accepts the changes but the Kyuubi doesn't, so the seal remains visible as he attempts to reject them. Now if you excuse me, I want to check on my friends. Oh, and by the way, you're taking me with you to get Tsunade, Jiraiya”

“Why?” he asked

“Because in my previous life, it was me who convinced her to become Hokage” he said as he walked off.

 

Konoha Hospital…

 

Naruto didn't bother asking where Sasuke was. He could track him by sent, just one of the benefits from having the face of a Jackal. When he arrived where they took Sasuke he saw his friends sitting around. Some of them had bandages on. “Hey guys, how's Sasuke doing?” he asked. They seemed startled by Naruto's presence. They then started looking at him strangely.

“He's ok, a little banged up, but nothing too serious” said Shikamaru

“Ok, what's wrong? I know Shikamaru wouldn't speak up unless there is something important” he said

“So troublesome. Haku and Lee said they saw something strange just after you arrived to help Sasuke. They said you were a demon. This is so very troublesome”

“I said I was a Jinchuurinki. They must have misunderstood the meaning of the word”

Shikamaru raised and eyebrow, “You're a Jinchuurinki?”

“Yep, had a demon sealed in me when I was born.”

Everyone became startled again.

“That might explain why you're so hyperactive, but it doesn't explain your appearance.”

“Oh, that. Well, that was my reward for helping Sasuke. Get both of my arms amputated and lose half my face. If it wasn't for Teme-Sensei I probably wouldn't be standing here right now”

“Teme-Sensei? So now Sasuke is your Sensei?”

“No, I meant a friend of mine. He taught me a lot of things and trained me during the past month”

“Oh… Who is he? I don't remember you ever calling any by that name”

“You wouldn't know him. He goes by Dark Heart for some weird reason”

“Dark Heart? I think I heard that name before… isn't he a Void Ninja?”

“Technically, no. He works for them, but he isn't one of them. He's actually from Konoha. He left at about the time Sarutobi became Hokage. Now if you'll excuse me I'm tired. Oh yeah, it's good to see you're not hurt Hinata”

“Th-thank you Naruto-Kun” she said

“You're welcome, Hinata-Chan” he said as he left.

The significance of that sentence dawned on Hinata and Shikamaru.

 

 

So how about that. Naruto has arms and a face. And their was a hint as to what the Dark Heart is. And the introduction of the Chikage Hanicas, who if you remember, isn't a ninja. Please, more reviews. At this time, I've only had 3 reviews and one e-mail. Until next time… I get by with a little help from my friends, mmm… I get high with a little help from my friends, hmm… I'll try a little help from my fiends.

 

God is a magician,

Reality His trick,

And it's all done with mirrors.