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Chapter 2: BROKEN
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A new day dawned and in the forest far from the leaf village two figures began their daily routine. It was a tall man around 1.80 with gray hair and a face furrowed with wrinkles. He responded to the name of Okko Ishura who looked attentively at his young adopted grandson and a recent student named Naruto.
It's been almost two years since the training began and to the delight of the older man, the blond turned out to be a box of surprises, first his inhuman resistance for an 8-year-old boy he could run several hours without stopping before running out, second his great regeneration attributed to the soul of the fox apparently had retained some of his abilities although on a much smaller scale since it sometimes took almost a day to heal the blond but it was still a great tool, another pleasant surprise was the density of his "chakra" the first time he released it the reaction caused a slight explosion that the man had never seen not to mention that when he performed the kawarimi no jutsu it required only 30% of the chakra that an average person used, apparently his dense "chakra" was more powerful than the regular one.
The biggest surprise came almost the following year; Okko was aware of the blond's parents so he had expected some affinity close to theirs, he had even heard that his sister Kasumi had been affinity to wind and fire, wind on her father's side and fire by the power of the demon, but the blond had surprised him like no one else, he was never able to distinguish the affinity through his special technique since he had never felt a "chakra" like the blond's so he decided on the affinity role and got the surprise of his life.
As soon as Naruto flooded him with chakra the piece of paper crumpled furiously and then split in two and burned in the air, the boy was akin to lightning, wind, and fire, that's what he thought when he noticed two small pieces of paper on the ground very small the incredible thing was that one was wet and the other seemed to crumble little by little; he was in shock Naruto was akin to the 5 elements although water and earth to a much lesser extent but with his unique "chakra" that would compensate for the power problems.
The man stopped remembering the experiences of that day when he noticed the blonde looking at him with a big smile on his face, he had finally finished his warm-up and was eagerly awaiting his first elemental ninjutsu lesson.
-Well Naruto, since we know your affinities, tell me which element you would like to learn something about, remember that although I know many jutsu's of various elements, my affinity is earth, eh- he said calmly while the blond thought about his decision
-I don't know sensei, that is to say, I don't know what the jutsu's do- he finally said undecided, despite the seriousness he showed sometimes, he was still a child.
-Well Naruto, I'll tell you just like my master told me, so pay attention- the blond nodded quickly while he cleared his throat.
-The way they work is simple: the earth mostly shakes, hits, and sometimes crushes; water is fluid so it envelops, surrounds, and drags, fire, on the other hand, is almost a living being since it breathes oxygen to live so it burns, heats and melts; the wind is fast and invisible and what it does best is cut, divide and throw; finally, some call lightning the piercing element since it converts chakra which is energy into another form of energy which makes it unpredictable and what it does most of all is paralyze, pierce and tear apart- he said solemnly while the blond sat in front of him thinking about his decision.
-I know, I want you to teach me some fire jutsu- he said happily, confusing the man in front of him.
-And why Naruto, I expected you to ask for something related to lightning or wind- he asked curiously at the blue-eyed man's response, after all these were his primary affinities so it was logical that he asked for something from them.
-Easy since I have the Kyubi inside me that should give me more control of the fire, plus if you teach me something about lightning or wind and I fail I could end up cutting you or making a hole in your chest sensei- a large drop slid down the back of the old man's neck at the mental image of him with a hole in his torso courtesy of the blond, shaking his head to remove the new image of him turned into a human toast courtesy of a fireball he began the instruction of his young student/grandson.
In the village of Konoha things with the search were not going well at all, Danzou had appointed his best trackers and investigators to search the entire village in search of some clue of the whereabouts of the demon but they simply ran into a wall it was almost as if someone was preventing him from carrying out his mission; for their part the personal anbu of the yondaime were also having problems they simply could not find clues and what is worse when they found them they frequently ended up lost in the forest of death how that happened only God knew.
In his mansion, Hiruzen Sarutobi was resting peacefully while reading a well-known orange-covered book and giggled lightly as the blush on his face deepened. He soon felt the annoying presence behind him and quickly put his beloved book away under the cushion he was sitting on.
-Well... it's good that you're back. How did it go? - he asked, extremely nervous, in front of the people who were looking at him with eyes that wanted to kill him.
-We did well Sarutobi-sama...I already took care of the trail, no one will be able to find it- she said proudly without stopping to look at the old man with those annoying eyes
-I was in charge of misleading the Anbu. I can't believe they let themselves be caught so easily and think that they are the best ninjas in the village- said the second figure while shaking his head.
-I'm sorry to ask you to do this but I couldn't trust anyone else, you see how the village treated him, if I went to someone else this could have ended very badly- he said sadly as he looked at the people in front of him
-Don't worry about anything as long as it takes to annoy that arrogant son of a bitch, just because he's the Hokage doesn't mean I'm going to end up in his bed, who does that blonde imbecile think he is?- she said extremely annoyed while looking to the side.
-You shouldn't talk like that, you're a lady, act like one, don't worry about me Sarutobi-sama, I would do anything for that cute little boy, besides I'm sure he'll become such a handsome man... I wonder if...- and she was lost in her thoughts while a faint blush appeared on her face and the other 2 present looked at her doubtfully of her attitude with huge drops sliding down the backs of their necks.
-um... that's okay, thank you very much, I don't think I need anything else, but if you need anything just let me know, if I can, I'll do what I can to help you- both women nodded and disappeared from the retired man's residence (-I wonder what face Minato will make when he finds out that he won't be able to find him hahaha-) he thought relaxed as he took out his beloved book again and started reading again.
Back in the forest, the duo continued their training which was progressing by leaps and bounds thanks to the blonde's endurance, he had executed the jutsu at least 10 times and was already showing signs of fatigue; in the distance, a lucky squad of root anbu was returning to Konoha after successfully completing a secret mission when the sounds of training caught their attention, they slowly approached the area and spotted the couple, they immediately identified the blonde, they had completed their mission and had orders to catch him as soon as they saw him so they got ready to attack.
He was so focused on the blond that he didn't notice the presence of the Anbu until it was too late –NARUTO RUN- he shouted loudly to the blond as 6 ninjas dressed in black attacked the blond, Naruto did his best to avoid being captured and watched in amazement as his sensei/grandfather fought against his attackers in a taijutsu duel.
It was an uneven match 4 to 1 but Okko managed to get out unscathed and run towards the blond who was now lying on the ground while they put chakra-inhibiting handcuffs on him, several rock projectiles hit the anbu from behind crushing him against a tree while he reached the blond.
-Naruto we have to get out of here now- he said alarmed as he looked at his opponents getting up
-NO, we have to fight- said the blond confidently only to receive a cold look from his teacher
-Listen, we're tired and they outnumber us. They probably watched us train for a while. They know what we can do. We have to get out of here now.- he said seriously, silencing the blond who nodded while 3 other Anbu came out of the bushes and took up the chase.
As they could, they quickly got away from their pursuers, running with luck they managed to evade them to rest near the lake next to which they always trained, old Okko was breathing more agitatedly than the blond, oblivious to the blue-eyed man on the man's back a cut could be seen with a small hemorrhage what both did not know was the poison that was at the tip of the weapon that hurt him.
Little by little the old man's vision became cloudy and his breathing became more labored, he was aware of the wound but this reaction was too much for something so small, his eyes opened when he finally understood the nature of it (-damn, there was surely poison in that kunai, I can barely move-), a short distance away the anbu began to approach ready to catch the blond fugitive, it was time to make a decision.
-Listen to me Naruto, those bastards poisoned me- the blond's eyes filled with fear when he heard his adoptive grandfather's words -We don't have time to try to find out what poison it is and make the antidote, I don't think I can go any further, I want you to leave, don't look back, just run away from here, I'll try to stop them as much as I can, come on, get out of here- he said tired and panting as he got ready to fight again.
-No, I don't want to leave you Ojisan, we can fight together, we will beat them, let me help you- Naruto begged, under the man's serious gaze, he smiled at him for a second only for the next to hit the blond in the stomach, knocking the air out of him and bending him over his knees.
-I'm sorry I can't allow it Naruto, take care of yourself- an earth clone appreciated and carrying the blond who was struggling to resist ran from the place leaving the man behind.
The last thing Naruto could see before losing sight of him was him fighting against a couple of those anbu while the blond walked away, fighting with a smile on his face while Naruto tearfully watched as his family was destroyed by those men.
Her chest hurt, for some reason Namikaze Kushina felt a great tightness in her chest as she supervised her daughter's kenjutsu training, it was a very strange pain almost as if someone she knew was suffering or about to go through something very bad but it couldn't be, after all her daughter was in front of her, her friends were in the village, she had no family other than her daughter so it couldn't be a relative, the feeling became more distressing by the second but she still didn't know where it came from.
-I'm done, are you okay, Okasan? You look worried? - asked the redhead Kasumi to her mother who remained silent.
-I don't know Kasumi-chan, I have a very strange feeling, let's forget about it and go eat something you said- she asked smiling to which her daughter responded with a happy hai, although the feeling did not fade away.
Naruto sat and cried on the shore of that small lake, almost an hour ago the clone had vanished after saying goodbye to the blond, he knew very well what that meant, his grandfather had finally died and he was alone again, he remained there crying while in his mind a certain red-haired demon tried to comfort him something that was useless at that moment, he wanted to be free more than anything that was what Kyubi wanted, free to tear Konoha apart, free to avenge the death of that honorable man who had taken care of the blond, free to be able to hug him and comfort him, free to warm him in his arms, free to be with him and make him stop suffering.
The figures of the Anbu appeared in front of the blond, out of all of them in the end only 4 came, they looked very beaten, with their suits torn and dirty, one of them even held an improvised bandage against a wound on his left shoulder but even so they walked firmly towards the blond who looked at them with his cold and empty blue eyes.
-You finally decided to stop running away, that's better now we won't have to chase you anymore, finishing off that man was quite annoying- said the leader of the group with his cold and emotionless voice.
Annoyed? Had that Anbu called Okko, the man who had loved Naruto like a son who had given him a home and taken care of him, annoying? These men had killed one of the few important people for the blond and now they intended to take him back to Konoha... He didn't want to go back. What Naruto wanted most at that moment was to make them pay for what they had done to his grandfather.
-You killed him...I...I...AM GOING TO KILL YOU- the blue-eyed man shouted with all his might, his blue eyes now filled with anger and hatred.
Inside the blond, in Kyubi's cell, a reddish energy emanated from it before the attentive gaze of the redhead who smiled devilishly while emanating that energy from her "room"
-I didn't expect you to be able to use it so soon, puppy... come on, show them what you're made of, Naruto-kun-
The anbu stopped dead when they looked at the blond in front of them emanating that reddish energy that his body was beginning to release, it felt strange almost as if it did not belong to the Kyubi little by little a strange silhouette began to appear behind the blond while the energy covered him... it was not the 9-tailed fox it was something else... it was
-GROOOOAARRRRRR- the blond roared as things appeared on his hands and legs and a sort of skull began to cover the top of his head.
In the distance in the forest, only the screams of the ninjas were heard, the roars of that creature and a great red flash that ascended to the sky, then everything was calm in that place that now looked devastated with pieces of the ninjas scattered everywhere, inside the small cave an exhausted Naruto lay unconscious on the ground while he walked in his mind to meet the fox.
Soon Naruto found himself in front of the cage where a smiling redhead looked at him from behind the bars, her kimono, the same as the last time still made her beautiful figure show off which again caused the blond to blush as he looked at her with sadness in his eyes.
-And tell me, did you have fun killing those miserable people?- the fox asked anxiously, still with that smile on her face.
-It was strange, I had never felt like that in my life, so strong, so ruthless... I liked it and it scares me. What kind of monster am I? How could I enjoy tearing them apart? - the blond replied with fear in his eyes.
-You are not a monster, they killed your Ojisan, they deserved to die for that, besides it was the first time you used this power, it was natural that you didn't control yourself- Kyubi calmly replied, to which the blond just looked at her with doubt.
It was such a strange situation, here he was talking to a demon who, besides being the most damn beautiful girl he had ever seen in his life, was telling him that he was not a monster right after he had acted like a beast and torn those ninjas to pieces...yes, it was strange.
-Well...thanks for not thinking that I'm a monster but that you weren't supposed to have Kyubi power- said the blond curiously after all the fox's power was supposed to be sealed inside his sister, right?
-Naruto-kun, when we met, I told you that taking away power was not the same as taking away the ability to create it... true, my chakra was ripped from me and sealed inside that girl, but I still have my tails and it's only a matter of time before my power regenerates again. Now I have like 5 tails more or less and I will continue to recover my strength until I have it all again- the redhead responded calmly.
Naruto had listened to everything carefully, what he had just heard was a revelation, since now it seemed that in the end, he would have the same power as his sister, something that the Yondaime had obviously not considered, but what the blond also noticed was that Kyubi told him... Naruto-kun?
-So I'm going to have the same power as Kasumi, right?- he finally asked, to which the fox gave a big smile.
-Not that Naruto-kun, you will be stronger since the chakra that is inside her will end up being exhausted since I am not there to continue producing it, hahaha take that stupid Yondaime, in the end, your great plan was disgusting hahahahaha- she said happily and then began to laugh like crazy, her laughter echoing throughout the darkness.
-Thank you for your help Kyubi-san- the blond spoke calmly, attracting the attention of the queen of the bijus
-Why are you thanking me? I didn't do anything in that fight Naruto-kun- he answered with a half smile on his face knowing in advance the reaction of the blond
-What? How do you say that? I saw the red chakra that covered me and that made me feel stronger, that's why I beat them because you lent me your power- the blond answered, somewhat startled.
-You're wrong Naruto-kun, as much as I want to help you, it's impossible for me until all my power regenerates...besides, that was yours - he said with a slight smile on his face, looking at the blonde's reaction.
He couldn't believe it, such overwhelming power was his...and not his host's, so where it had come from he had no idea and he was sure that the sealing was to blame for that after all, everything that happened to him seemed linked to that.
-If it wasn't your chakra then what was Kyubi-san?- he doubtfully faced the fox who now looked quite serious and that didn't give him a good feeling after all, what could make the queen of the bijus so serious.
- I really don't know Naruto-kun, besides that strange energy I'm sure it was yours and it was also something... something very powerful- the fox said seriously, now this was really strange what kind of power did the blond have and most importantly... how had he gotten to him?
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