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Chapter 6: Back to the Origin
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It had been a few days filled with tense calm among the Konoha ninja, the reason being the rumor that the Anbu team led by Kakashi Hatake in the search and elimination of the renegade Yamanaka had returned after being mocked by the same blond deserter but still with the body of the same, the reason for the tense calm was the part that mentioned that the guy had been killed by a strange subject who effortlessly mocked the Anbu but above all it was said that the subject somehow managed to defeat Kakashi's Sharingan.
The rumor had started in the bars when some of the Anbu in a drunken state loosened their tongues and said confidential details of the mission, of course now they could not be seen anywhere, most likely they had been disciplined by the Hokage who since that day was quite serious, well he always was but now much more than usual and everything was reflected in his current state; in the office of the famous Yondaime was the blond man looking out the window remembering the events of a couple of days ago.
{Flashback begins}
Minato was working on his paperwork, well the truth was he was reading a book about sealing according to him one never stopped learning too much, while he read a dozen of his kage bunshin were doing all the paperwork, on more than one occasion he had been tempted to dedicate a holiday to such a wonderful technique, at this moment the blond leader was not alone apart from his multiple copies a man was with him.
He was an old man of no less than 50 years old with white hair and a protector on his forehead with the kanji for oil engraved on it and wearing a kabuki-style outfit with his wooden shoes plus a large scroll on his back. This man was none other than the gamma sanin Jiraiya.
-You know Minato, I've been thinking about something lately- the man suddenly said, distracting his blond student.
-What sensei, it won't be about trying to conquer Tsunade-sama again, right? I must remind you that the last time it didn't end very well, let's say- answered his student, still remembering the image of the beaten white-haired man who arrived at his office through the window.
-It's not that, it's about the Kyuubi,- as soon as he mentioned it, his student's expression tensed and he put the book aside.
-What have you thought about that demon sensei?- Minato asked with coldness in his voice, Jiraiya avoided bringing up this subject since it always hurt him but if he brought it up now he must have a good reason.
-I think the devil doesn't control that body- he said bluntly, silencing the room.
The clones stopped, Minato fell silent, one could even swear that the insects that were on the office floors fell silent and looked in the direction of the two men all because of those simple words, the blue-eyed man cast a hurt and questioning look at his teacher who after remaining silent decided to continue with his explanation.
-Look, I remember that when we confirmed that there was no human chakra in that child and that consequently, the fox soul was the one controlling the body, you and Kushina modified the seal, right? - The mere mention of his wife's name made the Hokage clench his fists tightly, although it went unnoticed by his master.
-If I remember, that was to prevent him from trying to harm Kasumi-chan, if we had killed him there, his soul would have tried to regain its power by killing my daughter and we couldn't risk that when he grew up he would go after her, that's why we modified the seal. What does that have to do with what sensei said? - Minato answered, intrigued by his teacher's words.
Again the toad sage fell silent, thinking carefully about what he was going to say – every time that child cried his eyes turned red like the Kyuubi's, but after they modified the seal that didn't happen again, that made me restless and I've been thinking if the seal could put the fox's soul to sleep then maybe he doesn't control the body-
This was a novel idea, the truth is that the blond had never thought about something like that, but the most important thing was that this idea being correct raised a big question, then who controlled that body... it couldn't be his son, he was not in that body, besides after modifying the seal the baby was in a coma for almost a month almost without showing brain activity until he suddenly woke up and those red eyes no longer returned.
-If that's correct... How does sensei move?- Minato asked somewhat worried, after all this was a delicate subject.
-Well, according to the doctors who examined him, the body was in perfect condition. Don't you think it would be possible for the brain to function by taking control, you know, as if it were a puppet... where the soul of the Kyuubi would give it the chakra to move, but since he was asleep, the body found a way to maintain itself- it was a disturbing idea that they would have continued to discuss if it hadn't been for the noise at the door?
-Go ahead-, -Hokague-sama the anbu team that dispatched has returned and its captain is here to give the report- said his secretary a woman with black hair and a serious face; -Thank you very much Yumiko tell him to come in- the woman left with a discreet smile and then the aforementioned anbu with silver hair and a dog mask entered.
-Well, I'm leaving, we'll talk later, eh Minato- said Jiraiya, ready to leave after all this report was only for the Hokage's ears.
-Wait Jiraiya-sama, I think you have to hear this too - said Kakashi before the sanin left through the window, which caught the attention of both men.
The next half hour was a very interesting story of how his squad had found the target, followed him, discovered them, put them in that mental genjutsu that Inoichi had warned them about, but the most disturbing part was the part where he mentioned Naruto; as soon as he mentioned him everyone's faces in the room turned serious and even more so when he told them in detail how he left the headless body in the middle of the street and how he distracted them by throwing the head, but more importantly how he plunged them all into a genjutsu that not even the sharingan that Kakashi possessed could dispel.
-You're telling me that that demon caught them effortlessly and that you couldn't see through that illusion- said Minato incredulously, that's why he had designated Kakashi for this, his sharingan had to prevent something like that.
-That's right sensei, but what puzzled me the most was the name of that jutsu
According to what I heard, it was called Ninpō: Kurai shin'en (Ninja art: dark abyss), I had never heard of it- he said bewildered, after all, the man who knew more than 1000 jutsus did not know this one and what was worse, he had not been able to copy it.
-He also told me that he always wanted to be a ninja and that for that reason, plus some pending matters in the village, he was going to return... and that he sent his regards Minato-sensei- now everything was very strange, too strange, because that demon alerting of his return made no sense.
-I got it!- the sanin finally exclaimed as he hit his fist against the palm of his other hand –it's just like I told you Minato, most likely the fox's soul is asleep and he doesn't know who he is, that's why he wants to go back to try to remember everything – the next few minutes were of heated discussion, after all, if they were right they couldn't afford to lose this opportunity to finally keep the demon's soul under surveillance.
{Flash back end}
Minato had a smile on his face now that he had thought about it calmly for the last week and had come to the same conclusion as his master and that caused him great joy - (well it seems that we won't have to keep looking for the demon, he will return to the village on his own, it couldn't be easier this way I will only have to worry about gaining his trust and keeping him close for when the time comes to hand him over... I just hope that my "wife" doesn't ruin this, sometimes I wish I hadn't gotten married) - and after thinking about it the Yondaime returned to his duties.
In the streets of the village, a very upset redhead walked down the main avenue heading to her favorite restaurant, she was upset for a simple reason the comments and looks she received from the majority of the male population; the reason a series of rumors that had begun to circulate around her, it was said in the streets that she was an unfaithful woman to her husband, she certainly did not adore him like in her teenage days but that and cheating on him were very different things; the last straw came when she accidentally heard how they said that they had seen her in the red light district of the village accompanied not by one but by 4 guys with whom she had entered one of those seedy hotels and that they had seen her leave until the next day.
That put her in a fatal mood how could people invent such ridiculous things, she just wanted to be able to meet the source of said rumor to be able to introduce him to her beloved ketsueki-no-uzu (blood whirlpool) the sword she had obtained from Mito-sama when she was still a very little girl, she was eager to meet that person and show him why she had come to be known as the aka no shi (red death, I personally love this nickname).
In one of the downtown stores, a cheerful pink-haired woman watched in amusement as the yondaime's "beloved" wife received the lascivious glances of the most perverted men in the village. She was none other than Sayako Haruno. It was no secret to anyone that the woman hated the redhead with all her heart; At the academy, the redhead was the number one kunoichi, she won Minato's love even though she was the one who gave herself to him for the first time, she got her promotion to chunin on her first try and when the pink-haired girl achieved it she was already jounin, it was worse when the green-eyed woman was unable to rise in rank due to her low chakra reserves, the reason being her lack of training, when she finally retired and got engaged to a wealthy merchant from the Haruno family who wanted to settle in the leaf, she got the annoyance of her life when she learned that the redhead was marrying the blonde, yes in short he hated her and did not bother to try to hide it.
It was a good plan she had devised, she had been executing it for a few months now and she was surprised that no one noticed, it was fortunate that the night before she was seen by a Yamanaka famous for her mental techniques and her tendency to gossip, if it was a good plan, she seduced men with a Kushina henge and through a genjutsu she made them believe that they were spending the night with her while in reality, it was the pink-haired girl, all with the aim of discrediting her so that when the Yondaime left her for her no one would question her decision - (enjoy your comforts while you can, damn it because you'll soon be out on the street) - she thought anxiously for that long-awaited day to arrive then she would only have to dedicate herself to living the high life as the Yondaime's wife.
At the academy things couldn't be more common, on one hand, the always quiet and grumpy Sasuke Uchiha, ignoring like a true professional his entourage of fans who bombarded him with a shower of invitations to go out, most of them being surpassed by certain girls, a blonde and a pink-haired one who, unfortunately for more than one, screamed with a force and stridency that they swore could be heard even in another country.
- INO PIG SASUKE-KUN IS GOING TO SLEEP WITH ME NOT WITH YOU! - he shouted loudly making his companions cover their ears
While in a certain leader's office, a vase was breaking due to the high-pitched screech that had filled the air - (what the hell was that, some kind of assassination jutsu?) - the Yondaime Kazekague thought, his ears aching, before returning to his work after requesting that his vase be replaced.
Back at school, the fight between the blonde and the pink-haired girl had finally begun and everyone watched with pity as it seemed like it was not going to end soon –(sometimes I wish you had killed me, brother)- thought a certain Uchiha annoyed as he seriously considered the murder of those two…again.
Higher up a boy with a pineapple-like hairstyle was sleeping incredibly despite the racket, earning the admiration of his seatmate who was endlessly eating a bag of potato chips. If he had paid attention he would have noticed the plugs in the unconscious boy's ears. In the upper corner and alone as always was the heir of the Aburame clan, who was alone for the simple fact that his companions did not understand the degree of rapport he had with his insects, that and that they did not want the bugs to get on them. At a table just below the Aburame were two of the heirs of the Konoha village.
First the beloved daughter of the Yondaime, Kasumi Namikaze who at almost 15 years old proudly showed off her 1.60m height, her body slightly more developed than the girls of her age stood out with her short-sleeved shirt slightly tight to the body of light blue color wearing underneath a fishnet shirt that reached to her elbows making her breasts easily cup C noticeable something that more than one of the girls envied, she wore black shorts, with the kunai holder on the right leg, with ninja sandals in dark blue color, at her side her best friend Hinata Hyuuga a year younger than her, in fact Kasumi was the oldest the reason was simple she wanted to graduate with her best friend so she entered a year late to the academy, returning with the shy girl with pale skin even a little more than her friend with short dark blue hair with her shy pearl eyes clear sign of the byakugan that gave an innocent air to the girl of almost 1.55 m in terms of the development of his body, because nobody was sure since he always wore a big jacket with the symbol of the Hyuuga clan so nobody knew for sure well only one person knew that was Kiba Inuzuka who trying to prove that he was the "alpha" groped both girls it must be said that the Inuzuka spent a month in the hospital; returning with the Hyuuga he used his kunai holder equally on his right leg and wore dark blue sandals.
Now speaking of the Inuzuka he was wearing a hooded jacket and had the classic tattoos on his face while a small dog slept on his head, he was sitting just to the right of the girls chasing away any busybody who got in his way, reason had decided that at least one of them would become his partner, too bad both girls considered him in Kasumi's words "a hot and brainless dog", the door to the classroom opened and again Umino Iruka sighed after seeing how chaos reigned in his classroom again, he was fortunate today were the tests and they would finally graduate but he had the slight feeling that he would continue to suffer ... he just hoped that those rumors about the Sandaime's grandson were just stories.
At the village gates, an extremely bored Izumo and Kotetsu were struggling not to fall asleep out of boredom. Gosh, nothing interesting was happening today apart from that bee that almost stung Izumo. Nothing interesting was happening, that was until they spotted him in the distance. He was walking calmly towards the village and immediately caught their attention.
He must have been about 1.69m tall and wore an old straw hat that covered his eyes and what appeared to be a red scarf that swayed in the wind, he wore a grey shirt with a purple flame drawn on the chest and dark blue ninja pants, he wore combat boots and didn't seem to be carrying a kunai pouch, all they could see was the curious sword that hung on his left side tied by a chain to his wide belt, he walked slowly almost noiselessly and stopped in front of the guard post, remaining silent in front of the pair of ninjas who looked at him cautiously.
-ahem... welcome to the village of Konoha. If your visit is for tourism, please go ahead. However, if you are coming for business, please wait for a ninja to escort you to the Hokague's office. What is your name and reason for your visit?- said Izumo smiling while his partner prepared for a possible threat.
-My reason for the visit I would say is business...and you can call me Naruto Ishura- he answered calmly and relaxed with a voice that the guards could distinguish from someone young.
-Well Ishura-san can wait while we call someone to escort him to Hokague-sama's office- said Kotetsu, getting a shake of the traveler's head in response.
-No need, I know the way, and there is someone I would like to visit before going to the Hokague- the blond replied calmly.
-Well then you can go ahead- said Izumo while secretly an anbu got ready to follow the blond.
-with your permission guard-san- and the blond entered the leaf village
He walked calmly, attracting more than one glance from the curious people who spoke secretly and pointed in his direction to the annoyance of the blond who, as always, was in an internal dialogue.
- I insist, why did it take us so long to get to this place? You could have arrived last week - said Kyubi in the blond's mind who only sighed. She had already spent the whole day complaining about her passivity as she approached her destination.
-(Oh come on, don't complain so much Kyu-chan, besides, casinos are fun or are you going to deny that the face of that blonde was priceless when she found out it was the first time I played poker)- the blond responded mentally as he remembered the scene.
Flashback begins
At a table in a somewhat crowded casino were two people playing, both blondes, a curious thing, one of them a young man with marks on his cheeks of about 18 years old (because of training Naruto looks older) and on the other side a beautiful woman with equally blonde hair tied in two pigtails with honey-colored eyes and a small stone adorning her forehead, she was wearing a green jacket with the bet kanji on the back and a fairly large neckline in the front revealing large breasts probably bigger than Kyuubi's, something the blonde thought impossible.
-Well, I'll bet everything right now- said the beautiful blonde woman confidently while Naruto looked doubtfully at his cards.
-Well then I'll bet everything too- answered the blond, pushing his chips into a considerable pile in the center of the table.
-You played well but today is not your night brat, I have poker of 9- she said with a big smile while the blond looked doubtfully at his cards
-Um...I have 4...eh, what are they called aces- the blond replied, placing the four cards on the table.
-IT CAN'T BE LIKE I LOST, YOU'RE A DAMN TAUR IN THE BODY OF A CHILD - he shouted accusingly while a certain part of his anatomy bounced, distracting the blond for a second.
-I don't know what that is, it's actually the first time I've played this game- the blond replied, only to see her petrify in place.
Her eyes widened as did her mouth as Naruto could have sworn he saw a small blueish thing leaving her pale, petrified body, then she quickly fainted on the table.
Flashback end
The fox laughed out loud in the blond's mind until suddenly she fell silent and the blond could swear he felt her getting upset, it was there that the blond realized his mistake.
- Or now I remember Naruto-kun, not only did you settle for leaving her without money, you also LEFT HER WITHOUT CLOTHES! - shouted the enraged redhead while the blond's mind was flooded with memories of what had happened with that woman, in a drunken state he did lose his inhibitions.
-(Kyu-chan, don't get angry, you know it wasn't my fault, besides, you told me it was okay to do it, right?- the blond said mentally.
-Naruto-sama has a point in that Kyuubi-san- said the white-haired girl finally joining the conversation
- You don't get involved... I already know I said it was okay, what bothers me is that you didn't invite me Naruto-kun- said the redhead demon sending somewhat altered mental images of what could have happened, it is worth mentioning that the blond almost fainted.
The blond continued on his way as best he could once the kitsune calmed down and went to take her beauty sleep muttering things about rude blonds who didn't invite him, while this was happening the blond arrived at his destination, he didn't even knock on the door he simply entered the house, for the anbu who was following him this was a hostile act he was even ready to act he just hoped to avoid a tragedy. Inside the property, an older man was painting a picture of Mount Hokage when a cheerful voice called him behind him.
-You're still painting, old man- said the voice cheerfully, causing the man to turn around quickly.
-Who are you?- asked the old man ready for anything while the anbu watched from the tree with his kunai ready.
-It hurts me that you don't recognize me, I've changed so much ojisan- said the blond as he left his hat aside, revealing himself to the old Sandaime.
-Naruto-kun is that you?- the man asked full of hope when he saw this young man in front of him
-The same Ojisan, I kept my promise again- said the blond as he approached the man and gave him a strong hug. At that moment, the Anbu could swear that he was watching a grandson reunite with his grandfather after a long time.
For his part, the blond lovingly hugged the first paternal figure his first grandfather had, so to speak, while his heart filled with joy at seeing the old man again, all under the watchful eye of that supposedly hidden anbu, although not for the blond.
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