Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto...not yet that is
Author's Note: I've read a lot of good stories on fan fiction and decided to write one of my own. There are a lot of stories and authors I'd like to acknowledge for helping to inspire me to write this story, but I don't want to name any of them because I will feel like I left something/someone out; if you see something you have seen before feel free to point it out.
Summary: Everything is canon until the Valley of the End fight where Naruto instead wins and brings back Sasuke. From there on I write my own version of what happens. Naruto leaves the village in his quest to become stronger and then return after a few years. Orochimaru and Akatsuki are still out there trying to achieve there goals. Watch as many paths will cross and the worlds future will be shaped by the most powerful shinobi in the universe.
You have been warned: Language, Manga Spoilers, Super (not invincible) Naruto, Sexual themes, and Violence.
"Jutsu" means Jutsu name
"Inner Sakura/Kyuubi" means Inner Sakura or Kyuubi speaking
"Inner Thoughts/Flashback" means Inner Thoughts of a person or a Flashback when stated
Ch. 1: Home Sweet Home
He entered the gates of his village carrying the bloody and battered body of his teammate. He had pain surging all throughout him, but he refused to give in and continued to walk towards the hospital. As he continued to walk he saw the glares of the villagers and heard words such as, 'demon', 'monster', and 'murderer'. He tried to remain oblivious to the comments and continued towards the hospital.
Just as he reached the steps of the entrance his body finally gave into the pain and he collapsed onto the stairs dropping his teammates body in front of him. He struggled to get up but couldn't. Suddenly, he heard some noises from behind him and forced himself to turn around.
There they stood, a mob of villagers giving him evil glares. "What did you do to the poor Uchiha you demon!" yelled an old man. "Why must you continue to haunt our village demon brat? Why don't you just die!" yelled someone else.
Naruto tried to suppress his anger; it wasn't his fault that they were too ignorant to realize the truth, they were just fearful. They continued to mock and insult him because he refused to retaliate against them knowing plain well that that would only further support their ignorant beliefs. He was broken from his thoughts when a rock was thrown at his head, and one of his former wounds had opened up allowing blood to trail down his face.
"Leave you demon brat! We don't want you here to harm us anymore!" yelled someone from the crowd. "Just go away and crawl into a ditch and die!" someone yelled as they threw another rock at his head.
Naruto's anger was rising to a new level; he had to leave before he would do something that he'd later regret. The crowd became bigger and more people started throwing rocks at him. Naruto quickly got up and ran away. He kept tripping, but continued to get up and ran towards his apartment. He entered the trashed apartment and went into the bathroom. He removed his torn clothes and took a cold shower trying to clean all the wounds he had received from the battle. Turning the faucet off he dried himself with a white towel that soon turned red, and put on a new pair of clothes. He went to his bedroom and fell on top of the bed.
He laid there closing his eyes and began to cry, tears streaming down his face. Why? Why do they hate me so much? What have I ever done to them? I continue to train and become stronger so I can gain their respect, but they still refuse to acknowledge me! How can I ever gain their respect?
His questions were all answered by one response, "Through fear..."Naruto opened his eyes but found that he was no longer in his bed, but in the sewers of his inner mind in front of the cage that jailed his captive. "What do you mean?", he questioned.
Before him appeared the nine tails fox, Kyuubi no Kitsune, his aura simmered red throughout the sewers. "You want to gain strength do you not?"roared the fox. Naruto stared at him for a while before nodding his head. Kyuubi continued, "You alone cannot gain the strength required to satisfy those fools. In order to gain true strength you must use my power!"
"If I use your chakra you will just take over my body and do the exact opposite of what I want"
Kyuubi gave out a large laugh, "Are you too stupid to understand what I'm proposing? I will help you become the most powerful entity this world has ever seen! Do you have any idea of what happens when human and demon chakra combine? It creates a new chakra so powerful that it will install fear into the hearts of those who feel it!"
Naruto continued to stare at the fox before speaking, "How do I know your not lying? How can I trust you?"
Kyuubi stared right at him, "If you must know, that cursed Yondaime defeated me by using the Shiki Fuujin to seal me away. However, as the powerful being that I am, he could only seal part of me within himself and left the remains within you. The seal that he placed on you slowly leaks my chakra into your system till eventually it becomes one with your very own. But, if you let it take it's normal course the chakra's true power will not be activated. In order to take advantage of my full power you must completely remove the seal and instantly absorb it into your chakra system"
Naruto took the response into his head and thought it over. "But, if I remove the seal won't my body not be able to handle it?"
Kyuubi gave a grin, "That is your decision to make. Once you completely remove the seal, my chakra will enter your system and intertwine with your very own chakra. If you are able to endure the pain that comes with this process you will gain complete control over the new chakra and gain all of my knowledge and wisdom. I will still be able to contact you from a corner in your mind, but my control will be no more. However, if you cannot handle the combination, your body will break and I will die along with you..."
Naruto debated over this new information. If I can absorb his chakra I will become as strong as I can ever hope too. But, if I can't handle it I will surely die...and so will he...Naruto broke his thoughts and spoke, "I understand what you are saying and I will remove the seal. If I can endure the process then I will surely become powerful. If I die then it will be for the best because I won't be able to reach my true potential; Kyuubi, you got yourself a deal!"
Kyuubi laughed at the enthusiasm, "You indeed have courage little one, thus it is settled! We will leave this forsaken village and put you through the training of becoming the strongest figure in this world! Once your training is complete, you will return and show those fools what true power is and they will bow down before you!"
For the first time today Naruto actually smiled, "Ok fox, I will leave tonight and do this training. But, where exactly are we going?"
Kyuubi looked down at him, "We will enter Mt. Akuma Keika in the far east and enter a cave. There you will start the first step of the training and remove the seal"
Naruto nodded, "Ok I will depart tonight"
He then closed his eyes for a few seconds and opened them again to see his bedroom. He got up and pulled his backpack out. He put in some traveling scrolls that contained food, water, clothing, and shelter. Putting his backpack on, he took one last look at his home before leaving for the village exit.
Naruto began walking on the exact same road that Sasuke used to exit the village a few days ago. He was just a few feet from the gates when he felt a familiar chakra signal from behind him. "Where are you going?" said the figure. Naruto turned around and gazed upon his pink haired friend, "Listen Sakura-chan I just need to leave for a while, I just need sometime to get over things..."
Silence loomed for a while before she finally spoke, "I'm sorry Naruto" Naruto gave her a questioning look, "I don't understand Sakura-chan, what do you mean?"
Sakura had a few tears fall down from her eyes, "I'm sorry because of what happened earlier at the hospital..I'm sorry that they are always so mean to you..I don't know why they call you those horrible names...I hate it when they do that to you...I don't understand why they can't see how good you really are...how you are always helping others"
Naruto sighed and walked closer to her wiping the tears from her eyes, "It's Ok Sakura-chan it isn't your fault you don't have to cry about it. I just have to leave because I need to do something for myself. I need to find out who I really em"
Sakura looked into his blue eyes, "But you're not going to be leaving for forever right? You are going to eventually comeback?"
Naruto gave a heavy sigh, "I don't know what's going to happen, but I promise you that I will return one day to see you again"
"But how do I know you will keep your promise? How will I know that you will comeback?" she countered.
Naruto thought about it for a while before an idea came to him. He removed his forehead protector and placed it in front of her. "Take off your forehead protector and we will trade. When I return we will exchange them back" Sakura looked at him for a while before finally removing her forehead protector and gave it to him as he gave her his.
They both placed them on their heads and Naruto spoke, "There! Now I definitely will have to comeback!"
Sakura gave him a weak smile, "Naruto I just want to say good luck on finding yourself. I just hope you still stay the same on the inside"
Naruto gave her a grin, "Anything for you Sakura-chan!"
Sakura smile got a little bigger and she came closer to him and gave him a hug, "Naruto please stay safe and don't forget about me"
Naruto returned the hug, "How could I ever forget about you? You're one of the most precious people to me" With that he broke the hug and turned towards the gate and gave her a goodbye wave before departing onto his new journey.
Shiki Fuujin - Corpse Spirit Sealing Method (original)
Author's Notes: Well it's been some time since I wrote this story and it has gotten longer. Those of you who are new to this story, all I can say is that do not base your opinion of the story solely on the first chapter. Do you know the saying 'Don't judge a book by it's cover'? Well the same thing applies here. So you might have some ideas or questions about this story, and all I can say is just continue reading on. And if you think Sakura is OOC by being too nice to Naruto, I suggest you reread/watch the Promise of a Lifetime scene and realize that her opinion of him totally changed and she didn't become a total bitch. Even when he failed, she didn't bite his head off like she does in most fics. Trust me, she won't get special treatment, but I'm not going to be like the other million authors who bash her in every single sentence.