SevenKings here with this fic, I wanted to try something new in this fic that I've only seen rarely in fanfic, the backstory will be given in small bits and pieces over the chapters. You will know where the backstory is in the chapter and it'll be up to you to put it together.

Chapter 1: The Start of Something New

"Naruto!"

"Sasuke!"

The two teen had rushed each other wielding power that no one in their age group have the power or the capacity to wield. As the two collide with one another with their jutsus, an explosion had happened causing the two to fly in opposite direction with both were unconscious from low chakra reserves from the hour-long battle. As the two huffed before their bodies shut down due to blood loss.

*Blink,Blink*

A knife wielded by a punk was thrust towards a tall and lean blonde teen. This teen was wearing a black-and-orange sleeveless muscle shirt with blue jeans and white sneakers. His spiky blonde hair had grown so that it reached down the lower part of his neck with side bangs making him look like one of his childhood idols, the Yondaime Hokage. This teen was none other than Naruto Uzumaki, former Genin of Konohagakure no Sato and he was bored.

Naruto knocked the knife away from him by using his backfist before using that same fist punching the punk in the face. As the punk flew backwards, his buddies ran over to his fallen form asking if he was alright. Naruto looked at his fist before looking back at them with a bored expression,"If you're going to attack me, you better do it as a group."

One of the punks growled as he grabbed a baseball bat,"How dare you mocked the great and powerful MK5, the greatest group of hooligans in Japan."

The blonde raised an eyebrow while keeping an bored look,"Well excuse me, it's because I'm so agitated, I was going for a nice walk through my new surroundings when I was jumped by a bunch of weak 'hooligans' with them wanting to steal everything I have on me. Frankly, after the last,I don't know, seventeen or so incidents I get bored of the same routine of me smacking their faces in and taking everything but their clothes."

The thugs looked confused as they tried to understand the insult, one of them had asked,"Are you mocking us?"

Naruto had a blood-thirsty grin on his face,"No no,psssh Yeah." With that,Naruto rushed them as the thugs readied themselves but Naruto did something they never expected. He slid just as he was a few inches away from them,tripping one forward and using his hands to grip;slammed him down into the ground head-first while using the same person as a vaulting pad and flip over the fallen form of thug number two.

As he stuck the landing, he once again rushed thug number three as he wielded a baseball bat and swung like a baseball player only this time the target was Naruto's head. The lone fighter's hand snaked forward and grabbed thug number three's hand and headbutted him; knocking him out due to his forehead of steel.

Thug number four and five acted together since they saw that this gajin had defeated their comrades in less than five minutes. Thug number four wielded a knife while thug number five also had a baseball bat s they came up with a plan. As thug number four thrust the knife making the gajin dodge, thug number five would attack by swinging in the direction where he dodged. It was a fool-proof plan but what they didn't expect was that their opponent grabbed the knife,pulled thug number four and punch him with the same hand while side-stepping to the right and punched thug number five in the jaw knocking him out as well.

As Naruto looked at his handiwork, he let out a sigh as he looked at his palms. He then looked at the night sky,"When will I get into a real fight again?" Naruto took a last look before looting those thugs of everything they owned except their clothes, cause he wasn't that desperate for money,before leaving. In the shadows, a small chuckle could be heard as a voice called out,"Oh, he'll do," before silence reign supreme.

"Where am I,dattebayo?"

Naruto looked around to see to see that he was in darkness. He could tell he was chained with his hands spread apart so he couldn't make a jutsu and he had a slight stomachache feeling. He tried to gather his chakra but Naruto was in shock due to the fact he couldn't feel any in his body right now. It felt weird, he felt more drained than any other things he did when he was younger.

"Are you surprised at the fact you can't mold chakra?"

The lights turned on so brightly that Naruto closed his eyes quickly due to the brightness. He slowly opened his eyes as he adjusted to the lighting, when his eyes fully opened, he could now see he was in a large room with pillars all around him. In front of him through was an old man dressed in a kimono and had a cane. His face had bandages covering his right eye and forehead with the most noticeable feature being a cross-shaped scar on his chin.

The man looked with an uninterested gaze making Naruto feel as if he was some minor prize,"I now stand before you and all I see is wasted potential. But do not worry, I shall forge you into the sharpest sword to destroy Konoha's enemies and the strongest shield to defend Konoha itself. Welcome to Root."

Naruto felt a slight shiver when the man turned and left the room. All he wanted was bring Sasuke back to fulfill his promise to Sakura and now he was stuck in some place with a creepy old man. He hoped to Kami the old man wasn't some pedophile.

As Naruto groggily woke up due to the sun shining in his face, he rubbed his forehead as he got up. The blonde looked around his spartan room, in it were just a bed that Naruto found in the trash and several bags that Naruto carried with him. In it were stuff that he found essential meaning money, food, first aid and of course manga since it basically pictures with dialogue. Naruto sometimes wonder if there were any manga back in the Elemental Nations before he left that place.

Slapping himself, he thought,'The past is in the past. Get it through that thick skulls, Naruto.' Checking the position of the sun, Naruto concluded it was early morning meaning most stores are still closed. Seeing he had some time left before the stores or rather the pawn store was still closed, Naruto decided to get some workouts in with the makeshift equipment he had.

After he finished, Naruto check the position of the sun revealing it was around midday or so. Checking that his loot bag were secure, Naruto headed of to the nearest pawn shop. As he reached his destination, he saw a old man sitting out front in his rocking chair playing a banjo.

After the old man finished his playing, he asked,"What can I do for a youngster like yourself?"

Naruto couldn't help but smile as he drop off a bag off his shoulder,"Got some things I want to pawn off."

The pawn shop owner got off from his rocking chair and opened the store for him. Inside were stuff that Naruto help but be amaze which was amusing to the old man. As the duo reached the back where the register and a table were, the old pointed,"I'm sure you know what I'm asking ya to do right?"

"Don't need to tell me twice," Naruto placed the bag full of loot that he 'liberated' last night,"Spoils of war,"Naruto explained.

After reaching an agreement of about forty-four hundred yen due to the poor condition they were in(apparently the equivalent is around 36 Americans Dollars; three words,Google Conversion tool). As Naruto exited the shop, he thought about what he should do for the remainder of the day. He had just gotten to this city a day ago.

As he walked, Naruto spoke his thoughts out loud,"Maybe I should go challenge one of those dojos, never know when I might get a new technique to use. Or maybe I should go check out one of those arcades places I hear so much about. I should have enough indulge myself in a game or two." Before Naruto could react, a hand was placed on his shoulders with a voice that was full of authority near Naruto's head,"And just where do you think you're going young man?"

Naruto turned around to see it was a man dressed in some kind of uniform,"Can I help you in any way and could you please let go of my shoulder?"

The man did let go and soon crossed his arms,"You can start by telling me how old you are."

"Sixteen."

The man nodded like he won the lottery,"I knew it, so tell me, why aren't you in school?"

Needless to say that Naruto was in shock as the man grabbed the ex-ninja by the wrist before cuffing him,"Come with me now, we're going to call your school and parents." But just as the man was about to take his first step in a direction, a voice cried out,"There you are," making both Naruto and the man looked in that direction to see a blue-haired boy with sharp brown eyes wearing a white blazer and blue jeans.

The boy huffed as if he ran a marathon,"I've been looking all over for you. I figure that you might be near here since you seem to attract all the delinquents."

The man looked at the boy with a suspicious gaze,"Do you know him?"

The boy nodded,"Yeah, he's a friend of mine and we go to the same school, he has a habit of just wandering around. Naturally, it takes him to areas where delinquents hang out so he has to beat them up before looting them of everything they could use to harm other people and selling them bringing those objects back into society. The boy rubbed his eye gently as if he was wiping his tears,"Unfortunately, it makes people think he's a delinquent himself, it's a shame people could be so cruel."

Naruto squinted his eyes, that was actually too close to what he did the other day. He could tell this boy was a master manipulator by telling half-truths combined with little white lies. The only question Naruto had was how did he know but the glint in the boy's eyes told him to play along for now.

The man released Naruto from the cuffs,"Well, I'm sure you can take him back to school then. Make sure he stays there,okay?" After receive a nod, he patted Naruto's shoulder,"Good job taking out those delinquents then but from now on, leave it to the police."

The boy grabbed Naruto's hand and pulled him in a direction while saying to the man,"Have a nice day." The two walked for a bit before they stopped in an alley. Naruto stared at the boy before he asked,"Alright, so what do you want and how do you know about the fights?"

The boy merely chuckled as he reached into his pocket,making Naruto tense a bit before the boy revealed in his hands were goggles that reminded him of the Aburame for some reason, black gloves with some strange engravings on it and one of those PDA's he heard about in his travels but was too poor to get himself,"Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Loki the fourth Fist of Ragnarok."

Loki then played the video of Naruto beating up thugs and delinquents,"And I want to join our gang."

Naruto raised an eyebrow,"And why do you want me to join your group?"

Loki pointed at the PDA,"Our gang is going to be the best in the city but we need more powerful fighters on our side and you fit the bill. So what do you say, you'll get to fight powerful opponents."

Naruto shrugged, after coming to Japan he was bored after coming to this world two years ago.

How long has it been?

Darkness surrounds my body

No light shines on me

What do you think?

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