Naruto: The Storm Sage

Hello everyone. This is my first time writing a fan fiction. This story is a response of devilzxknight86 's challenge; Naruto the Storm Shinobi. All the credit for the basic concept goes to him/her.

Disclaimer: Do not own Naruto or any of its characters.

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A Divine Blessing

The aged Hokage sighed. He read the report again and looked at his desk.

"Are you sure, Inu?" Hiruzen had to confirm this.

"Yes, Hokage-sama." The said man replied. He was wearing the traditional Anbu attire with a dog mask. He continued, "Jiraiya-sama's information was accurate, but I was unable to inspect the place as there was nothing left. But we were able to find some ninja activities a bit further away."

"What about this explosion that you have put on the report?" The Hokage still couldn't take his eyes off from the object that was on top of his desk.

"It is just my speculation Hokage-sama but I believe that it played a part in the explosion. I can't say much about the explosion but the marks it left behind was really, how should I say, weird. All I can say for sure that it was an S rank jutsu but …"

"You can't put your finger on the origin of it?" Hokage finished for Inu. The Anbu just nodded back.

"Anything about the scroll?" The Hokage looked at a scroll. It was a small scroll engraved with Uzushio's symbol as well the said object's symbol. Hiruzen was hoping that some sort of instruction or information was inside the scroll that could help to solve the mystery around their current predicament.

"Nothing, I studied about seals but this is way out of my league. The only person who can open it is probably Jiraiya-sama." Inu replied back in a bit disappointed voice.

"OK, for now seal these inside the Forbidden Scroll. And Inu, you are to participate in the genin selection as a jonin instructor next week."

"Is it necessary?" Inu sighed.

"The council wants you to train Sasuke, you being the only one with sharingan can teach him about his bloodline." Hiruzen just shook his head.

"He still has to pass my test." Inu shrugged making the Hokage to sigh.

Hiruzen gave a dismissing wave and the Anbu left not a second later.

The Hokage took out his pipe. He wanted to make head and tail of the situation. Few weeks back Jiraiya sent him some vital information about some ruins located somewhere along the outskirts of Konoha. He sent an Anbu squad led by Kakashi to search the ruins. It was supposed to belong to the Uzumaki clan. But before the Anbu could even reach the ruins, they were slowed down by a sudden storm that came out of nowhere. It was so strong that even he felt it from all the way here. And it didn't stop there, the Anbu reported that there was a huge explosion and when they went there, there was nothing left. The only clue of the explosion they found was the aftermath of it which created a huge crater as if it was caused by a strong phenomenon like meteor falling from the sky and the power of the explosion was so strong that it left nothing behind around few hundred meter radius. But the odd part was only those items were left unscratched on middle of the crater, that object and the scroll.

The Hokage sighed and put down the report. He would have to think about it later, next week there were new batches of genin coming out and a few Jonin instructors had already made some recommendation. He had to oversee the making of the teams.

This was going to be another long night for him.

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One Week Later

It was a bad day for a certain blond.

He failed the graduation exam again. He studied and practiced hard but at the end just because he couldn't do one bunshin, he failed. Except for the written portion, he did quite average on other fields. But it wasn't enough. 'Why?' That's the only thought that was going through his mind. He always tried his best till he fell over but it was never enough. And no one helped him at all. All he ever asked for was the recognition of the people, to look at him, to smile at him. "Was it so much to ask?" Sometimes he wondered if all of these were worth anything.

He looked at the sky. It was cloudy, a storm was coming.

"Hey Naruto, how are you feeling?" Naruto was snapped out from his thought and looked at the person. It was Mizuki. He didn't like this instructor that much, never knew why. It was more like a gut feeling.

"What do you think sensei? I failed in the test again." He said sourly.

Mizuki was glad inside; everything was going just like he was hoping for.

"Naruto, do you know about a secret test? It's for those that fail but might have potential in other areas. Wanna hear about it? You might pass if you do it properly." He laid out the bait.

"Really sensei? What is it about? Of course I will take it, believe it!" Naruto was ecstatic.

Hook, line and sinker. Inside Mizuki started laughing.

What they didn't notice that they were both seen by a blue haired girl who left hurriedly.

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Few Hours Later

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Naruto stopped and hid behind a tree, "WOW! I didn't know Jiji was a pervert too. That made things way lot easier."

He looked at the huge scroll and smirked, "Well, Mizuki-sensei didn't say that I can't learn anything for myself. I mean I will be considered as an idiot if I don't give a peek." With that he opened the scroll and started to look for anything good. Most of the jutsu were complicated; as in he got zero idea what they were meant to use for. And some even sounded downright weird. But one jutsu caught his attention, and it was 'Shadow Clone Jutsu'.

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Somewhere else

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Iruka was running with Hinata to find Naruto. The girl came to his house and told him about Mizuki. If it was anyone else he would have thought that it was a bad joke but Hinata's worried eyes and her frantic gestures told him that she wasn't lying. It angered him but instead of going after Mizuki he rushed to go to the tower to inform Hokage about the matter. But when he saw few Anbu running around he knew that the damage had been done. He sent a message to the Hokage and started looking for Naruto, he couldn't lose time now. He had to find Naruto before Mizuki would. Hinata tagged along, he wanted to send her back but he really needed her Byakugan and the girl was determined to help.

His only wish was that he could find the boy whom he started to see as a little brother before it was too late.

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Back with Naruto

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"Wow that wasn't so bad. Maybe I should check out if there is anything else" With that he started looking into the scroll again.

His body was a bit ragged. It was hard to learn at first but he still pushed forward and at the end he learned it. Although he got few cuts on his hand courtesy of the tree next to him as he punched it when he got frustrated at the middle of his learning. But he didn't wish to stop now because he wanted to see if he could learn something more, something important. Chances like this never came so often. Then he saw the last part of the scroll, nothing was written there, but there was a symbol and it looked like the one he wore on his jacket. He touched it with his bloody hand and was surprised when suddenly smoke came out form there. When the smoke cleared he saw a mask and small scroll lying there. The mask looked weird to him but for some reason he felt calm when he held the mask.

"Weird." Naruto thought as he took the scroll and he was surprised when he saw that his jacket symbol again and this time it had the picture of the mask with it also. He touched the scroll with his bloody hand again and immediately with a 'click' sound the scroll loosened up. Naruto was surprised to see the scroll opening. He opened it to see what was written there.

*Raijin, the Shinto god of lightning.

With the help of this divine mask you shall be able to call forth the blessings of Raijin, god of lighting, thunder and storms.

Be wary summoner, if your intention is vile, you will be punished for your malicious intent. You will be reduced to nothing as the power of the storm will tear you apart from inside.
Take heed summoner, even if your intention is good, you will have to pay the price for wanting such a power. For this your soul will be his to command.

Let the storm obliterate everything in its path.*

"HOLY SHIT!" that's the only thought that came to Naruto.

"To summon a divine god? A GOD? Are you freaking kidding me?" Naruto read the warning again and he felt shiver running down his spine, "I don't know if it is bullshit or real, but whoever wrote this really knows how to keep everyone away. I would like to keep my soul to myself, thank you very much." Naruto tried to put the scroll and the mask back inside but, "… Ok, how am I supposed to put the mask and the scroll back? Damn it!"

He sighed as he finished debating with himself; there wasn't much time left so he would have to ask Mizuki-sensei later. He put the mask and the scroll inside his jacket, closed the Forbidden scroll and started heading toward the meeting point. It didn't take long for him to reach there.

Naruto sat down and started waiting for Mizuki as he noticed that he came a bit early but he couldn't help it, he was excited. He heard some noises and when he looked around he was surprised to see Iruka and Hinata.

"Hey Iruka-sensei, what are you…" but he was cut off when Iruka dashed to him, grabbing him he jumped back, and he did all these in five seconds. Naruto was surprised and then he was shocked to see there were kunais on the place where he was standing.

Mizuki was not having a good time. He had to slow down to make sure no one was following him. Now before he could even get to Naruto, Iruka was there already and the main problem was Hinata. Having here there complicated things a lot, but the main problem was time. He didn't have any to waste, he had to jump the gun as the clock was ticking.

"Naruto this is a trap. I already sent a message to Hokage…" before Iruka could finish Mizuki started laughing. He looked at Naruto with a disgusted face and shouted, "Hey Naruto, you want to know why the villagers hate you? Why everyone….."

"Mizuki!" Iruka shouted and he threw some shuriken at him. Mizuki jumped and hid behind a tree.

"Naruto, Hinata. Go get help, you won't stand a chance against him. GO!" Iruka told both the kids. Before both of them could run, "Don't you want to know Naruto? Why everyone ignores and neglects you?" Mizuki started saying while jumping behind the trees. Naruto stopped hearing that. Hinata got worried when she looked at the eyes of the blond, there was desperation, something she had never seen before. Iruka tried to go after him but Mizuki kept throwing shuriken at the kids, keeping him defending them. "Twelve years ago, Yondaime couldn't kill the Kyuubi so he sealed it inside a baby, and guess what? That baby is you, Naruto."

Time seemed to stop for Naruto. All the time the question he always asked himself 'why' had finally been answered. He didn't wait to see the look on Hinata or Iruka's face. He jumped and started running away. Hinata was heartbroken after knowing the truth. When she looked at Naruto, she could see the pain in his eye, the fear. Before she could say anything he jumped away. Without a second thought Hinata gave pursuit.

"Naruto! Hinata!" Iruka screamed but before he could do anything he saw a fuma shuriken coming at him. He jumped to avoid and then he saw his mistake. Another fuma shuriken was coming at him, while he was still in mid-air.

Hinata was running, she could see Naruto with her Byakugan. She couldn't take this; the boy she admired and liked was torn to pieces. She couldn't run away now, he needed her, she needed to tell him that all this didn't matter. She suddenly saw a fuma shuriken coming at her from behind fast. She dodged it but not fast enough as it cut her leg. She took her gentle fist stance and stood there. She looked at her leg, it wasn't deep cut but she could see she wouldn't be able to outrun Mizuki now. But she was glad when she saw that Naruto also stopped behind some trees. But she had to focus on Mizuki now for she would protect him with her life.

"Why do you care for the demon child, eh, Hinata? You know that he is the fox that caused so much pain all those years back? Many of your clan members died too if I remember?" Mizuki was trying not to kill Hinata, killing the Kyuubi brat and Iruka was one thing but a clan heiress was another.

"You are wrong! Na-Naruto-kun isn't a demon. He is a b-boy that tries his ha-hardest and always stands up no matter what. I do-don't care if he has Kyuubi inside of him, he is not the Ky-kyuubi, he is Naruto; the p-person I admire most and I will not let you kill him!" Hinata shouted.

Mizuki was pissed, he really didn't want more trouble but now there was no other way, he had to kill her and find Naruto fast.

Naruto was shocked to hear this. Hinata didn't mind that he had the Kyuubi inside of him. Sure he didn't know the girl that much but he knew that she was shy, quiet and a bit weird but also caring. And here she was saying all these gentle things about him, but one thing that rang through his head the most that she saw him for who he was, not the Kyuubi. He looked out from the tree and was horrified when he saw Mizuki threw his fuma shuriken and he started preparing another. Hinata dodged the first one and then she saw Mizuki throwing another one. With her eyes she saw that the first one was coming back from behind. She knew she might not be able to dodge both of them at once with her damaged leg.

Naruto was terrified; the first person that recognized him was going to die right in from him. He started running toward her but he knew he couldn't reach her in time. He needed to be a god to reach…..

The Mask of Raijin.

"Screw the warnings." He thought to himself as he had to save her no matter what. Without another thought he took out the mask and wore it directly.

And then everything went blank.

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Naruto's Mindscape

Kyuubi looked in front of his cage, he was surprised, "Who knew that the brat had it in him?"

"I am surprised to see you didn't zap the kid to death."

"Kurama, it's been long since we faced each other, last time it was with Hagoromo-dono." Said a figure which was covered in shadow. "How are you?"

"I am sure you didn't come to chat with me, and by the looks of it you got something to do with the stupid host of mine." Kurama said bitterly.

"The stupid host of yours interests me. Naruto is it? Maelstrom. Sounds befitting." The figure chuckled.

"Oi, what are you thinking of doing with him?" Kurama was surprised, it was like the figure was enjoying himself.

"Kurama, this kid from what I saw through his memories; despite all the treatment he gets he still stays strong. Something that is rare in this world. Don't you agree?"

Kurama laughed. "You do know that it is a mask he created to protect himself, right?"

"Nonetheless, a mask to protect his innocence. The reason he never came to this part of his mindscape till now shows that even all the abusing he got, he still doesn't hold hatred in his heart. Sadness, yes; envy, maybe but not hatred. And the mask helped him to become courageous and strong. For that he earned my respect." The figure replied back.

"Why are you so interested in a mere mortal? It's not like you." Kurama said with an edge in his voice.

"When he wore the mask, he SHOULD have been killed instantly but your yang chakra intervened my divine chakra, Kurama. If you had both of your chakra, things might have been different. It feels like this kid has a destiny of his own and he can't die right now. I will watch and see where this destiny of his leads him to."

"Goodbye, Kurama." With that the figure left.

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With Naruto

Naruto opened his eyes. His body was sore. He sat down and looked around. He was on top of the clouds?
"Well this sucks. I thought the heaven will look a bit nicer than this." Naruto sighed.

"Trust me boy this is not heaven, and no you are not dead yet." Said a voice behind him.

Naruto jumped and slowly looked behind him. There was a HUGE GUY behind him, he was more than 8 feet tall and behind him few spheres were forming a circle with three tomoe inside each circle. He had a muscular body and his hair was crimson red. The thing that caught Naruto's eyes was the mask he was wearing. It was the same mask he was carrying, but looked more deadly. Most of his body was covered by shadow, even the eyes.

"Umm, who are you sir?" For some reason Naruto thought he shouldn't piss off this guy.

"Hmm, why not give a guess, boy?" Raijin mused.

"Your mask looked a lot like the one I…" Naruto gulped, "By any chance, are you Raijin, Shinto god of lightning?"

"Yes that I am. So why did you tried to summon me boy? You do know that your soul will be mine to command." Raijin said with a false edge voice, he wanted to test his determination.

Naruto was taken aback first but he quickly got over it when he remembered why he did what he did, "I don't care! I want to save my friend. She recognized me despite my burden. I will save her at any cost, even in exchange for my life." Naruto shouted, looking straight at Raijin.

Raijin was having more respect toward the boy. Here he was staring at him directly without a scare, even knowing who he was. And unlike others that tried to summon him before, he didn't want to use his divine power for destruction but to save a life.

All of this facts together was increasing Raijin's view toward Naruto.

"Don't worry, you won't die cause of your special case. You are one lucky kid do you know that? And you interest me. So I will give you my blessing for your courage and honesty. But you have to …."

"I accept!" Naruto shouted. "Blessing from a Shinto god? With that power I will be able to protect all of my precious people."

Raijin smiled inwardly. Naruto didn't know but Raijin could hear all his thoughts. "Maybe he will do just fine."

"Fine then, you will have my blessings and you will gain new powers to help you in your journey but be aware little fellow, from time to time you will be tested by me to see if you will still be worthy enough to keep them. And those times your will and courage will be put to test and judged, fail and you will receive punishment worse than death. Do you still accept kid?" Raijin asked one last time.

"I accept dattebayo. I promise I will not fail you no matter what test you put me through! And I never go back down on my words. It's my nindo!" Naruto said loudly. He wouldn't back down; not now, not ever.

"You are indeed one amusing kid and I respect that strong will of yours. Never lose that will and courage kid. I will leave my companion here; so that he can guide you how to use the powers. Farewell, Naruto. Let's pray our next meeting will also be a pleasant one."

Naruto suddenly felt like he had been hit by thunder, his whole body started to feel numb and he slowly started to lose consciousness.

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Real World

Naruto opened his eyes and tried to look around but for some reason moving a single muscle hurt like hell. He felt like he was grabbing something, he looked down and he saw he was holding onto Hinata, as was she. He could feel her heartbeat, "She is alive!" He relaxed, closed his eyes and thanked Raijin.

Few moments later Kakashi and an Anbu squad came to the spot. Kakashi was surprised to see that the Naruto was in the middle of an explosion zone that looked exactly like what he saw on his last mission. He saw Naruto was holding onto Hinata like she was his lifeline. He tried to separate them but the moment he touched Naruto he felt like he had been zapped hard. Before he could try do anything Hokage arrived there as well. He didn't even look anywhere else as he strode right toward the kids.

"Kakashi, go get Hiashi. I will take these two to hospital." He ordered. Kakashi hesitated for a bit but then he sighed and left.

Hokage looked at Naruto and hoped nothing bad happened but looking around he knew that he was wrong. He just had to wait to hear all the details from him directly.

With that he carefully picked both of them up and shunshined to the hospital.

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Here is the First chapter, Hope you guys liked it; feel free to leave any suggestions.

Till Next Time