Cursed Eyes 1

A/N: Hello, everyone. This fic will have pretty basic elements in it: single pairing, Rinne Sharingan Naruto, a little bit of AU mixed in.I'm thinking of a crossover sequel, but I'm not sure yet. I'm uploading this chapter, then starting another story which should have its first chapter published a little bit later on. That, I think, will be my main story. I don't know if I'll get back to Demon Angel King anytime soon, but I'm sure that there are DC fans who'd like to see more. For now, Naruto is my priority. See you soon.

Chapter I: My Eyes Have Awakened

Pathetic. Useless. Insolent. Brash. All of these are words that could be used to describe Uzumaki Naruto. He was so weak that he couldn't even save one person. This was evidenced by the raven-haired boy that he held in his arms. "Sasuke… why?" He wheezed out, tears streaming down his face. The duo was trapped inside a dome of mirrors made of ice. The caster of the jutsu was a fake hunter-nin working under Momochi Zabuza, the Kirigakure no Kaijin. Their missions had conflicted interests.

Blood patched on both boys' clothing; senbon stuck out of multiple puncture wounds in their bodies. The most gruesome, however, was one lodged directly into Sasuke's neck.

Sasuke put his arm on Naruto's shoulder and gripped, hard. "I… hated you…." Naruto sobbed.

"Then why?! Why save someone like me?! Why waste your life, dattebayo?!"

Sasuke chuckled. "Naruto…. I had an ambition. I wanted to kill my brother… for what he did to my clan…. But I failed. Don't let yourself die before you complete your dream…." With that, Sasuke's Sharingan eyes closed for the final time.

"You surely see now that your death is inevitable? Give up, or I will be forced to object you with the same fate as your friend," the fake hunter-nin suggested. Naruto's hair shadowed his eyes. Seeing this, the fake hunter-nin thought it wise to continue. "Just give up-"

"SHINRA TENSEI!" Naruto screamed.

The ice mirrors exploded, and Haku was sent careening to the group a few tens of yards away. Naruto looked up with hateful, malicious eyes. But that wasn't the only thing noticeable about them; no, the bigger issue was that his eyes now had purple rings surrounding his pupil.

When the fake hunter-nin looked up through his cracked mask, his eyes widened in shock. "What kind of dojutsu is that?" He thought as the blonde stood to his feet. Naruto held out his left hand, "Banshou Ten'in!"

The fake hunter-nin suddenly came flying towards Naruto, who met him halfway, delivering a devastating haymaker straight into the faux-hunter-nin's face, effectively breaking the mask. The person who was behind the mask shocked Naruto. "Ha-Haku…?" Naruto stuttered.

Haku looked at Naruto with an unreadable expression. "Yes, Naruto. It's me. And now that you know who I am, can you do me a favor?" He asked.

"What?" Naruto asked incredulously. "Why should I do any favors for the person who killed my friend?" Haku looked at the ground. "Because you might like the favor I ask. I want you to kill me."

_Cursed Eyes_

Hatake Kakashi was engaging Momochi Zabuza a little bit further along the bridge. The two were locked in a fierce kenjutsu battle, with Kakashi using a kunai, and Zabuza using his Kubikiribocho. After a particularly vicious bout, Zabuza managed to lightly cut kakashi's back. Kakashi flipped away.

"You see now, Kakashi?" Zabuza taunted, "I'm the superior opponent here. Now give up and let me kill the bridge builder already, or I'll be forced to kill you and your genin."

Kakashi's eyes hardened. "I can't allow that, now can I? Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" Zabuza didn't know exactly what Kakashi had planned, but he didn't want to find out either. Before he could do anything, he cried out in pain. Kakashi smirked. "Fanged Pursuit Jutsu success. You know, Zabuza…"

Zabuza was shocked that he was caught so easily, while using his most effective technique at that. "You say that I can only copy jutsu from others using my Sharingan. That's not true." Kakashi went through a quick string of hand seals. "I'll show you my only original technique. Raikiri!"

_Cursed Eyes_

Naruto's eyes hardened. "Why would you want me to kill you? Is it because you lost?" He asked. Haku nodded solemnly. "Zabuza-sama will have no use for me now that I have lost. I am no longer a razor-sharp tool, but one with a dulled edge." Naruto growled.

"Don't say things like that dattebayo! You're no one's tool; you're your own person!" Haku chuckled with little humor.

"I once had a family. A mother and a father. We lived in a little town in Mizu no Kuni. Everything was fine for the first few years, and we were happy. But then, something terrible happened.

"I showed the ability to use my kekkei genkai." Naruto looked at Haku in confusion.

"What's a kekkei genkai?"

"A kekkei genkai, or bloodline trait, is an ability passed down through heritage. It is unique to the family who possesses it. We both possess kekkei genkai; my hyoton, and your dojutsu." Haku explained. Naruto's eyes widened.

"I have a kekkei genkai? Wait, that means I have an ability like Sasuke!"

Haku nodded. "You may have noticed that your vision has changed." Naruto rubbed his chin in thought.

"Yeah, I noticed that everything's a lot more… clear. It's so detailed now."

"That is because your kekkei genkai has already awakened. Now, let me continue my story. When my mother saw my kekkei genkai, she slapped me and told me to never use it again. But it was too late. My father saw the interaction, and butchered my mother. Then he came after me. Fortunately, I was able to kill him with my hyoton abilities.

"You see, in Kirigakure and surrounding nations, there was a bloodline purge. People with kekkei genkai were being killed just because of something they were born with, and unable to control. Heroes of war that used their bloodlines to fight for Kirigakure were betrayed and slaughtered. I and my mother were no exceptions.

"But then, Zabuza-sama found me. He saw usefulness in me and told me that he would take care of me when I needed it the most. In return, I became his weapon; a tool that he uses when he sees fits, and discards of upon his own accord. He is my master. And I have failed him.

"So please, Naruto… end my suffering." Haku had looked so weak and pathetic in that moment that Naruto felt like a bastard for even considering that. But, the least he could do is honor the wish of his fallen opponent.

"...If you insist." Naruto said stiffly. He pointed his palm at Haku, who then looked further along the bridge, his eyes widening.

"On second thought, Naruto, there is one more way I can make myself useful to my master." Naruto narrowed his eyes, and Haku disappeared.

When Naruto saw what Haku was about to do, it was too late to stop him. Naruto could only hang his head. Haku had used the Shunshin no Jutsu to intercept Kakashi's Raikiri, which pierced Haku through the chest. Kakashi's eyes widened in shock.

Blood spilled from Haku's mouth. "Za-Zabuza...sama…" was his last word. Zabuza smiled sadly.

"Thanks for the save, Haku…"

Clapping resounded from farther along the bridge. Standing at the end of it was Gato himself, along with his army of thugs. "Good job, Konoha ninja. Momochi was getting too expensive. Now we'll just kill the lot of you ninja and the bridge builder. Two birds with one stone, as they say." He started laughing.

"And Zabuza, how pitiful can you get? Demon of the Hidden Mist? More like kitten! Meow, motherfucker! HAHAHAHA! Get them!" Gato's men charged.

"Kakashi, it seems as if we have a common enemy now. Let me go, and I'll offer my assistance." Zabuza said. Kakashi nodded and snapped his fingers. His summons disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Naruto ran to meet Kakashi and Zabuza, creating some Kage Bunshin in the process. "Whoa, what the hell?" He said, immediately dispelling the clones.

"What's wrong, Naruto? Wait, what the hell is wrong with your eyes?" Kakashi asked with his own eyes widened.

Naruto grinned. "I've got a dojutsu!" Kakashi was shocked. "What about Sasuke?"

Naruto's mood instantly changed. "He's dead." Naruto's words hit Kakashi like a fist to the gut.

"Oh-Okay… we'll bury him after this, just help me take on these bandits." Kakashi said. Naruto nodded and jumped into a group of the bullies.

"Let's see how you like being pushed around dattebayo! SHINRA TENSEI!"

Ten of the assailants were thrown in different directions. Naruto began punching and kicking the surrounding enemy, his strength, speed, and reaction time increased because of his new dojutsu. He took out his rage on the unfortunate mercenaries until they were nothing but bloody piles of flesh on the ground. Blood coated Naruto's face. He looked over at Zabuza, who was making his way towards a pleading Gato. "You don't have to do this. I'll double your pay; no, I'll triple it! Anything! Just don't kill me-" he was silenced by the kunai in Zabuza's mouth. Zabuza then proceeded to fall to the ground, dead.

_Cursed Eyes_

Sakura was crying over Sasuke's prone body. "Sasuke-kun… Sasuke-kun… why?!" She kept repeating over and over. Suddenly, Sasuke's eyes shot open, revealing his one tomoe Sharingan. "Sa-Sakura? Wait… I'm not dead?" He asked, confused. Sakura smiled brightly through her tears.

"You're alive, Sasuke-kun! I thought Naruto-baka had gotten you killed!"

Sasuke glared. "I sacrificed myself for him. I did it through my own will. So don't go talking bad about the person that I saved, even if I'm not dead." Sakura hung her head from not getting ideal attention from her crush.

_Cursed Eyes_

"They didn't deserve to die like this…" Naruto said, gritting his teeth. Kakashi put a hand on Naruto's shoulder.

"Even if that's true, there's nothing we can do about it now. Let's go." Kakashi began to walk over to Sakura. But Naruto had other ideas.

Images flashed through his mind; hand seals, a jutsu. He went through the hand seals and called out, "Gedo: Rinne Tensei no Jutsu!"

Suddenly, life returned to Zabuza and Haku. They sat up, looking confused. Kakashi looked at the scene in disbelief. "Naruto… you can bring people back to life?!" He asked.

Naruto looked equally surprised. "I-I guess…" he panted, having lost considerable chakra from the endeavor. Kakashi's lone eye (having deactivated his Sharingan) narrowed.

"That's too much power for a kid to have. His Rinnegan will attract a lot more attention than he'll need." He thought. "Naruto, deactivate your Rinnegan. Don't use it again until I say so or you really need to."

Naruto was confused. "The hell's a Rinnegan?" He asked.

"I meant your dojutsu. It's name is the Rinnegan. I'll explain more about it when we get back to Konoha." Kakashi said. Naruto did as he was told, and Kakashi looked at Zabuza.

"Zabuza, take the money you need for the coup d'etat from Gato's stash and leave the rest for Nami no Kuni." Kakashi said. Zabuza's eyes widened.

"You knew… the whole time, you knew. That's why you didn't fight me at full power." he accused.

Kakashi eye-smiled. "As the old saying goes- know thy enemy. You have Naruto to thank for the return of your lives."

Zabuza looked at Naruto, who scratched his head sheepishly. "I couldn't help myself. How does it feel?"

"I don't believe that a midget like him could've done something like that," Zabuza said.

Naruto shook his fist. "Oi! I ain't no midget! I just haven't hit my growth spurt yet! And of course I can bring people back to life; I'm the super-awesome mega-ninja future-Hokage-sama!" he bellowed, causing all three of the other ninja to sweatdrop.

"Exactly why I don't think you revived us."

_Cursed Eyes_

[Two weeks later]

Naruto's team and Zabuza had went their separate ways after the battle. Tazuna finished the bridge, and Kakashi grilled Naruto and Sasuke on what happened.

[Flashback- two weeks ago]

"Okay, you two. Tell me everything. How did Naruto awaken such a powerful tool?" Kakashi asked.

"I was nearly dead, Kakashi. How could I have seen it?" Sasuke countered.

Kakashi turned his attention to Naruto, who was picking his ear. "Naruto? What happened?"

Naruto looked at Kakashi. "After Haku fake-killed Sasuke, I lost it. My dojutsu activated, and I did this: Shinra Tensei!"

Kakashi and Sasuke were sent flying a few feet. "That's a pretty useful power. Can you do anything else? I'm sure that isn't the limit of the legendary Rinnegan." Kakashi said.

Naruto smirked and held out his right palm. "Banshou Ten'in!" Kakashi was immediately pulled towards Naruto, all the while screaming in terror.

"STOP IT!" Naruto snickered and cancelled the jutsu, causing Kakashi to fall on his face.

When Kakashi stood up, he glared at Naruto. "Never do that again. Anything else? I know that you apparently have the ability to raise the dead as well But I want you to wait a while before attempting that again." Naruto scratched his head.

"Err, I don't think I can do anything else. That better not be all I can do, dattebayo!"

Sasuke smirked. "A dojutsu like that still doesn't compare to my Sharingan, dobe." Naruto scowled.

"Oi, teme, did you forget that I can raise the dead? Something else I figured: if I can repel and attract, which are opposites, then since I can reanimate, shouldn't I have the opposite of that, too?" Kakashi and Sasuke blinked.

"Well, that makes sense, actually. Never thought that I'd hear you saying something sensible, Naruto." Naruto grinned stupidly.

"What else could you expect from the best?"

[Present Day]

Kakashi decided to wait until they returned to Konoha before starting Naruto's Rinnegan training. But he did, however, do something for the group so that he could contemplate what would be best to teach them.

"What the Hell are we supposed to do with these?" Sasuke asked, holding a small slip of paper. Sakura wracked her brain for an answer.

"I know what these are!" she said, "These are chakra-conductive papers. If you channel your chakra into them, it shows you what your elemental affinity is."

Naruto was completely lost, as evidenced by the look on his face. "Ele-what now?" was his intelligent response. Everyone else face-palmed.

"Naruto, your elemental affinity shows what chakra nature you can work with best." Naruto's face held onto it's blank look. Kakashi sighed. "Okay, you do know what nature transformation is, right?"

"Umm… yes?" Naruto said, is a vain attempt to save face.

"You have no clue, do you, Naruto?" Sakura asked. Naruto chuckled sheepishly. "You got me…"

Kakashi rubbed his temples. "Okay, Naruto, listen for Kami's sake. Nature transformation is the changing of chakra into an element. The five basic elements, one of which you have an affinity to, are water, fire, wind, lightning, and earth. Each element has another element that it is strong against and susceptible to. If you channel your chakra into the paper, you'll know your affinity. If it gets wet, it's water; if it ignites, fire; if it splits in half, wind; if it crumples into a ball, lightning; and if it dissolves into dust, earth. Go ahead, give it a try."

Naruto looked as if he understood at least part of what Kakashi said. He nodded and channeled chakra. Amazingly, the paper split into 4 parts. Then, each part did it's own thing: one ignited, one soaked, one crumpled, and the final piece turned to dust.

Each member of the team stared at the paper in silence. "Nani…? NANI?!" Naruto yelled. "Th-this is unheard of…" Kakashi stuttered in shock. 'SEE! SEE! I TOLD YOU I'M A SUPER NINJA, DATTEBAYO! I TOLD YOU!" Naruto yelled.

Sakura smacked him over the head. "Quiet, baka! My turn…" Sakura's paper burned up.

"Fire. That's common in Hi no Kuni," Kakashi commented. "Sasuke, if you would…" Kakashi prompted.

Sasuke's paper crumpled into a ball. "What the…? Lightning?" he said, confused.

"Weird; I was expecting it to be fire, you being an Uchiha and all…." Kakashi said. "Oh well. I have an arsenal of very powerful raiton ninjutsu. It's a good thing you have the Sharingan, because my most powerful raiton jutsu requires it." Sasuke smirked at the thought of learning an elite Jounin's most powerful jutsu.

"Ano… since I have the Rinnegan, do you think I'll be able to learn that raiton jutsu? Since I have an affinity for all the elements, and all of this chakra, I can be a jutsu powerhouse, right?!" Naruto asked.

Kakashi chuckled. "Naruto, with eyes like those, anything is possible."

A/N: Okay people, that wraps up the prologue of Cursed Eyes! I hope this story is received well by my audience (if I even have one…), and I'm open to any suggestions. Like I said, the story is going to be NaruSamu, and there's no changing that. Also, I don't know what I'm going to do about the Akatsuki yet… what I mean by that is if I'm going to power them up or not. Oh well, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. Also, if anyone has any ideas for a Naruto story, I'm open to it.

For my next update, I'll either upload another chapter of this, or one of the other two stories I plan on starting. Probably this one, because I have a general idea of where I'm going for the next few arcs. With that, I have to go. Time to start writing again… Ja Ne!

(Update: Reformatted the chapter, because apparently I was making an incredibly dumb flaw with every sentence.)