Chapter One: Arc One: Into the Four Houses

The sky was a crimson goldenrod, meaning that the sun just set, and the unknowing villagers of Konohagakure no Sato were preparing to go to bed. Well, except one, that is. That person is Naruto Uzumaki, age 7, and academy student in the Konoha Ninja Academy.

The reason he was out so late, was because he is an orphan, and one of the few that weren't adopted. Nothing was wrong with him to his knowledge. He was nice, energetic, and fun to be around, once you got to know him. He always had a smile on his face, always tried to be a 'good boy'. He also had a huge pranksters side. When a member of the humongous village saw his dubbed 'foxy-grin', they knew something was about to go down.

The villagers, however, always found a reason to blame him for something, even the smallest things. The villagers treated him like the plague, never harming him, but never going out of their way to talk or help him. As he was going to visit the Hokage, or as he calls him "Jii-jii", to talk about how the mean orphanage matron kicked him out three weeks ago, saying he was old enough to fend for himself. He knew it was a lie, because he saw children older than him in there, mocking him behind her back, not that she wouldn't do anything to them. He currently was taken in to temporarily stay with Neko, and she gave him the basics of Kenjutsu, since he wouldn't shut up about it.

He just left the Higorishi Store, one of the three places in Konoha that treated him like everyone else. He had to get some new clothes, as he saved up the measly allowance that the matrons threw at him at the beginning of each month. He bought a creme shirt, with grey swirl patterns, a thin grey fur lined jacket, a pair of tan baggy pants with plenty pockets, and a pair of tan geta. He also bought a kunai for emergencies. Just because he was seven didn't mean he was stupid. He knew of the villager's feelings towards him.

As he was walking to the Hokage's office after thanking the kind woman that owned the store, he heard different noises. For some reason, Naruto had enhanced hearing, and sight. He didn't tell Old man Hokage about his gifts, because he didn't want the old man to worry about him. He heard screaming, and then he heard a man's voice. He ran to where he heard the noise. What he saw disgusted him to the fullest. He saw in an alleyway, a man attempting to sexually abuse a teenage girl.

The girl looked in fear towards the man. "P-please don't do this!" she pleaded to the man.

The man sneered, and said, "Shut the fuck up, unless you want me to kill you. Just take it, and there won't be any problems."

Naruto couldn't take it anymore, and ran to the man, in hopes of saving the girl. He pulled out the kunai he just bought, and jammed it in the man's back, surprising both man and girl. The man howled in pain, and pulled it out.

He saw who stabbed him, and smirked. "Well, lookie here, here's the fox-brat. I get to get easy sex, and kill the fox." he said, making Naruto and the girl wonder what he was talking about.

Naruto cocked his head to the side, avoiding a kunai to the face. "Old man, the hell you talking about?"

He smirked, and said proudly, "You see, I know why you are disliked in the village, oh yeah I know. You see fox, seven years ago, the great and terrible Kyuubi no Kitsune was sealed in your gut. We don't hate you for that, that would be stupid. Even we know that you, a baby couldn't kill all that died on that terrible day, but we hate the demon in you. That's why we are so distant from you, afraid you will turn on us. That's why we don't harm you, afraid that the demon will take your body over, and go on rampage!" he said, as he punched Naruto in the face, and threw the kunai, hitting Naruto in the gut.

Naruto's eyes widened, and gave a silent scream. Naruto just laid there, and the man turned to the terrified girl. "Your turn girlie. Time to-" he froze. He felt something he never thought he would feel. His body felt so dirty, and he wished he would die. He turned towards the feeling, and saw Naruto glaring at him, hate intensified. Naruto didn't know what he was doing, but he knew he wanted the man to feel what the girl would feel if he wen through with the disgusting act.

The man looked into Naruto's eyes, and shivered, as his eyes went from a dull blue to an electric blue, bright, and furious. Naruto could feel a change in his mind, and suddenly knew what he was doing. He didn't have a clue what genjutsu were, but he knew illusions. He pretty much had them everyday of his life. He knew then what he was doing to the man, and he liked it. This man deserved to feel like she would. He focused his mind on the depressing feelings that a rape victim would feel, based on the emotions the girl was portraying. He then send the illusion to the man, and then...

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" the man was screaming, with white hot tears streaming down his face. The man just wanted to curl up into a ball, and die. Naruto took this chance to end his misery, misery that he injected into the man. Naruto grabbed his lone kunai while the man was screaming, crying, and muttering, "Please stop, I'll be good I swear..." Naruto shook his head, and was about to end the poor man's life, when a hand grabbed his arm, successfully stopping him.

Naruto looked towards the hand, and saw the girl crying, and she hugged him, calming Naruto's mind. Naruto hugged her back, to cease her tears.

When the ANBU and the Hokage arrived on the scene, to see what could cause the noise, they saw a shocking scene. They saw a man curled in a ball, crying and muttering, "Please go away, I swear..." was all that could be heard. They saw Naruto being hugged by a girl, which was a surprise, since Naruto almost never showed emotions, as his ANBU guard taught him the bare basics of ANBU training, since Naruto claimed they were 'super cool heroes'. His guard, Neko was his favorite, and Raven was his second. The Hokage allowed them to take off their masks, though Neko did even before the Hokage allowed it, since she had gotten close to the boy in the few days they knew each other.

The ANBU with him consisted of: Raven, Neko, Inu, Hebi, and Weasel. They looked at the scene, and wondered what happened to the man. They knew it wasn't the Kyuubi, since they didn't feel the dark and bloodthirsty aura of Naruto's chakra. Neko walked to Naruto, and pried the girl from Naruto.

"Naru-chan, what happened? What happened to that man?" she asked softly.

Naruto looked to the others, and they nodded, giving him permission to tell what happened. "Well, I was leaving the Higorishi Store, after buying some new clothes and a kunai, and was about to go to Jii-jii's office to tell that I was kicked out, and living with you for a while, and I heard a scream, and that man's voice. I wanted to know what was happening, so I ran to the noise. That man was about to rape this girl, and I ran to him, and stabbed him in the back. He was pissed, and told me about the Kyuubi being sealed in my stomach, and stabbed me in my stomach. I almost passed out, but I had to save that girl." he paused, to gauge their expressions.

By then, every ANBU had taken off their masks, and was staring at Naruto, waiting for the end of his story. The Hokage was saddened, because the boy knew of his burden.

Naruto continued. "Then I felt something deep in my body, and in my eyes. Then suddenly, I knew what it was. I felt that I could make illusions, and so I did. I made that excuse for a human feel the pain and misery that she would have felt if he would have been able to rape her, and I guess he went into shock from the emotions." he finished, making everyone's eyes bulge a bit.

That was a deadly ability to have, especially dangerous to those that pissed Naruto off. Luckily he had emotions training.

Everyone present looked at Naruto in awe. The Hokage looked at Naruto and asked him softly, "Naruto-kun, do you know what this gift is called?"

Everyone hung on that question, and were waiting on the boy's answer. Naruto looked deep in thought, before his eyes widened. "It's called...the Kenzenoi."

The ANBU thought is was a fitting name. 'Clear Eye'.

Sarutobi hugged Naruto. "I'm so sorry Naruto-kun, sorry that I had to keep that secret from you. You have to understand that it was for your protection."

Naruto hugged him back, and said, "It's ok Jii-jii. I really don't care that the fox is in me. It'll just be a part of me, and plus, foxes are tricksters, so I guess it'll help that I have the strongest fox in the universe in me, ne?"

Everyone chuckled. Leave it to Naruto to joke about something like that. Then they got serious. They looked at the girl, still clinging to Naruto like a lifeline.

Neko asked the girl, "What is your name?"

The girl didn't want to talk, but with a bit of coaxing from Naruto , she finally got the courage to speak. "My name is Teppōmizu Akira, member of the Tatsumaki Clan."

The Hokage's eyes widened. She was royalty. He looked at Naruto, whom just hugged the girl. Sarutobi then ordered Inu to go retrieve the Tatsumaki Clan Head, and tell her to assemble a Council Meeting, to deliberate the actions that have happened a short while ago.

Council Meeting

Sarutobi, Naruto, Akira, and Neko walked in the building. Naruto looked at the circle of gathered people, and saw what he knew were the Clan Heads.

There sat Hyuuga Hiashi, the only Hyuuga to be able to close all 128 tenketsu in a Shinobi's body. He was made Clan Head at 19. He was the epitome of stoic.

Next was Nara Shikaku, the Nara Clan Head. He was the laziest ninja of his generation.

By him was Amikichi Choza, the second member of the legendary Shika-Ino-Cho cell. He was a burly, muscular man, however, he was very kind towards people.

Next to the man, was Yamanaka Inoichi, the final member of the cell. He was the head of the T&I in Konoha.

Besides him was Inuzuka Tsume, the most feral woman in Konohagakure. She was the fastest and strongest kunoichi. She firmly believed in loyalty and honor.

Aburame Shibi was the second most stoic Shinobi, though all Aburame were stoic, and for good reason. They held Kikiku bugs in their bodies, helping them, and giving them a special gift.

Haruno Sakume was the civilian Haruno Clan Head. She attempted to become a kunoichi, but was forced to quit in the academy, because of her blatant infatuation with the Uchiha Clan Head Uchiha Fugaku.

Uchiha Fugaku was the Uchiha Clan Head, as well as the Head of the Konohagakure Police Force.

Lastly, sat Tatsumaki Shūchū, head of the Tatsumaki Clan Four Houses. She also was the Head of the Taifū House was the sole holder of the Hyakurai, or One Thousand Thunderclaps bloodline. She was usually a very kind hearted woman, but tonight she was beyond angry, fully showing why she was named Shūchū.

And in the front of them all was the Hokage, and Head of the Sarutobi Clan. He was tired, but had to talk about the newest discovery. He cleared his throat. "Council, I have brought the meeting to attention for two reasons: the first is young Uzumaki here, and the second having to do with Tatsumaki Clan."

Everyone looked surprised, and Tsume spoke their thoughts. "Hokage-sama, what does this meeting have to do with the pup?" she asked. She never had any problems with the young Uzumaki, as her son and Naruto were friends in the academy.

However, Sakume did dislike the boy. For reasons known to everyone, she was among the small group of villagers that hated Naruto with a passion. "Hokage-sama, I see you finally came to your senses, and decided to do away with the brat!"

The Hokage had no time to speak, because surprisingly, Naruto did. "And I see you finally show how much of an idiot you are..."

Everyone, even Hiashi started to chuckle, though Fugaku held it in. 'Must not laugh, Uchiha are too powerful to laugh...' he thought. He did smirk though.

She yelled at him, and produced a small amount of KI at him, which he shrugged off. "Boy, shut up, you are luck-" she was cut off, and screamed, holding her ears, which confused everybody in the room.

Everyone looked towards the Hokage, hoping for their silent question to be answered. The old man sighed, and said, "Naruto-kun, please cut the illusion..."

Everyone looked in confusion towards the blond, and saw him close his eyes, and the screaming ceased. Sakume looked in hatred at the boy, "What did you do to me, DEMON?"

The air temperature dropped greatly, even Fugaku and Hiashi were slightly afraid about what was about to happen, and they were right to be scared, as what happened shortly after would forever be in their minds...

Sarutobi tried to cease the danger of the woman, but he was too late, as Naruto already called out, "Kudakero: Kyōka Suigetsu...(1)", and all hell broke loose.

The whole room shimmered, showing that everyone there was caught in his illusion. Even Fugaku couldn't break it to save everyone. They appeared in Konoha, during the day, which gave away the illusion, yet they still couldn't break it, no matter which method they used. All they could do was search for the caster, and somehow get her to break it himself.

With Sakume

Sakume was walking around Konoha, as happy as can be. She passed the Hokage's tower, about to go get her pride and joy, her daughter Haruno Sakura from the Ninja Academy. She passed the Higorishi Store, and saw the Academy, and suddenly, the Academy burst into flames...

BOOM!

She tried running to the Academy to save her daughter, but she felt weird, like she couldn't move, and she had no experience in the illusion arts. She ran as fast as her legs would take her, but instead of taking her to the Academy, she ended up running past the Hokage Tower again. She then re-passed the Higorishi Store as well, and saw the Academy, still in flames. She then heard her child's screams of agony, and she began crying.

"I'm coming to save you sweetie!" she yelled, seemingly to no one. She tried to run to the academy, and she finally succeeded. She was so close to the academy, but then as if it were a mirage, she appeared back at the Hokage Tower.

She broke down, pounding the ground, hot white tears burning the earth. "Damn it, why can't I do this? I was so close, so close!"

She finally lost it. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" she screamed to the Heavens, as if to somehow get Kami herself to stop the torture.

With the Others

The Hokage sighed, and so did everyone else. They were only going in circles, and they couldn't even sense Naruto's chakra.

Suddenly, the heard the shrill scream, and their senses were going haywire.

Then, Shūchū felt something in the air. "Hokage-sama, I feel young Uzumaki. I can taste it." she said, her bloodline giving her the ability to feel the particles in the air, everyone's in fact. Naruto's were slightly stronger than the rest, most likely because of the fact that he created the illusion.

Tsume used her nose to pinpoint his general direction. "She pointed towards the Hokage's Tower, and Hiashi activated his Byakugan. "I see him, he on the top of the tower!" he announced, and they Shunshined towards him, luckily reaching him, most likely because his attention all on Sakume.

The Third tried to get his attention. "Naruto, please stop! She's learned her lesson!" he pleaded with the boy, but his plea fell on deaf ears.

Fugaku tried to gain control over the boy with his fully activated Sharingan, but it was assumed that unless Naruto willed it to happen, then anything was useless. They knew they were in deep if they couldn't reason with him.

Shūchū walked up to him, and hugged the boy. She had a hunch that he never knew maternal contact, from the way Sarutobi described the actions that went down earlier. "Please, I beg you Naru-chan, stop this right now. She's sorry, and she won't do it again, I swear..." she promised softly.

The illusion wavered a bit, and everyone present knew that what she was saying was working.

Naruto wanted to believe her so bad, he had a feeling that she would keep her word. He ended up crying, and saying, "It hurts so bad being called a demon. I never done nothing to her, and she is mean to me." he sobs out, making Shūchū tear up, and hugged him even closer to her.

She kept talking to him. "I know it hurts. Naru-kun, do you have a home?" she asked, knowing the answer, but she wanted to hear it from his own mouth.

He shook his head no. "They kicked me out, nobody wants me!" he screamed out in sorrow and anguish.

She openly started crying. "Well, how would you like to come to my clan? We would love to have you, and you could have a family that loves you. I have hundreds of clan members, and all of them could help you be a better ninja, and to get your bloodline under control. Would you like that?" she asked softer than usual.

Naruto's control over his emotions and the illusion were broken with that question. Naruto ceased the illusion, and everything returned to Naruto, though Sakume was still shaken up. Sarutobi woke her up, and she glared at Naruto with all the hate she could muster.

"Hokage-sama, I demand you sentence him to death, or I will put him down like the animal he is myself!" she screamed.

Naruto looked at her with a deadpan expression, and was about to say something, but Shūchū beat him to it.

"You dare even attempt to harm the newest member of the Tatsumaki Clan, a member of the Taifū House?" she asked, shocking everybody. Any Clan Head had the right to adopt any orphan, though they were denied by the Civilian Council. So far, the clans denied by the council were the Hyuuga, Amikichi, Aburame, and the Yamanaka Clans. However, they could not deny the Tatsumaki Clan's claim. They slightly held more power over the council, and didn't follow the civilians way of thinking. Everyone in the Tatsumaki clan respected the boy.

A merchant, by the name of Hiiro Nakayama, also a diehard Naruto hater, spoke his opinion. "Tatsumaki-sama, why would you even think of something that preposterous? Why the Fox-brat, instead of someone more worthy?" he asked, hate clear in his tone.

Naruto scoffed. "Are all the civilians idiots? I am a child, not the freaking Kyuubi no Kitsune. And one more word about demons, I swear I will activate Kyōka Suigetsu again, and I promise that Tatsumaki-sama won't save you..." he responded.

The Hokage decided to intervene, and get to the main point of the meeting. "Shut up, all of you. The main reason I called this meeting, is to tell you that we have a mentally disturbed civilian, and it's due to Naruto-kun here. Now, before you claim the Kyuubi has been released, he saved Akira-chan here."

Hearing the old man say that, everyone's eyebrows raised, and even the Naruto-haters listened.

He continued. "You see, Naruto, kicked out of the orphanage, was staying with Neko-chan here, and went to buy some new clothes, and as he was leaving, he heard some noise and two voices. You see, he overheard a man about to defile little Akira, and threw the kunai he bought at the man, to distract him from hurting her. The kunai hit, but only slowed him down, and he hit Naruto. After that, he told Naruto the reason why the civilian clans hated him, and tried to finish off Naruto, and continue to rape her. Naruto unlocked his bloodline, and put up an illusion, making the man feel the emotions of a rape victim, causing him to go into shock." he finished.

Everyone was speechless. The Tatsumaki Head asked the million dollar question. "What is young Naruto's bloodline called?" she asked.

Naruto answered for him. "It's called the Kenzenoi...It gives me the ability to create illusions of any kind, anytime I want. I can't turn off the dojutsu either."

Everyone decided that night to start over their opinions about the boy. Demons didn't save girls from the worst possible thing ever. They were the ones to do the raping. So if he saved her, then he was definitely human.

The Hokage smirked at their facial expressions. He knew they were thinking about their treatment of the boy. The man was right. They never hurt him physically, but luckily for Naruto that he was just adopted before he was mentally dead.

"You see? You assumed he was evil, but now you realize how innocent he is. Now, the meeting is adjourned. You may return to your homes and families now." he said, as he was about to talk to Naruto, but when he looked for the boy, he saw both him and Akira curled on the floor, sleeping...

Jutsu List:

1. Kudakero: Kyōka Suigetsu - Shatter, Mirror Flower Water Moon - illusion of Naruto's Kenzenoi. Allows him to trap as many people in an unbreakable illusion. The only way to get out of the illusion, is to get the caster to break it, or if the caster is under heavy emotional stress.