Hello Every to my challenge story! I would to present to you Neo Uzushiogakure! Unoriginal title, I know! BUT! This helps keep a mystery of what the story will be about. This will a strong Naruto to eventual god-like Naruto! Expect a very kick ass Naruto. This is also a Naruto-harem story. I chose to do this challenge story for two reasons. One, because I liked the challenge. Two, I already was planing a story with this topic for Naruto in mind; this challenge just helped me visualize a plot for my idea. Thanks Zanark Sathanus for the challenge, I hope you can enjoy it along with everyone else. Hope you enjoy the first chapter. Remember to Read, Favorite, Follow, and most importantly...REVIEW!
A Unexpected Meeting with Life and Death?!
The Land of Waves (Nami no Kuni). A country once ravaged and milked dry by the tyrant, Gato, was brimming with life. Even in the cool night air of the fall, one could see a country that was truly alive. Many of the residents had packed it in and already went to bed, while others are enjoying the evening with whatever company they could find. Ever since Gato had been removed, the country has been able to bring more clients and tourists from all around the Elemental Nations to their happy home. The biggest attraction to Wave is the gigantic bridge that connects it to the mainland of Hi no Kuni (Fire Country). This bridge was the hope of the country and the key to their salvation. Tazuna was the man who built this bridge; he carried the hopes of all his people as he built this landmark, knowing that Gato would do whatever it takes to stop him. Tazuna at times almost lost hope, along with the people of Wave, however, there was one person who revived their spirits. He gave them hope again. Hope in a brighter tomorrow, and the hope to fight for what you believe in. It was a simple boy, a genin at that, that helped the people overthrow Gato and take back their county. It was after this boy that the bridge was named after. So all would know about the hero of Wave; the one how saved them all. The one who gave them the ability to hope again.
And currently that same boy was sitting on the roof of Tazuna's roof looking up at the night sky. Naruto Uzumaki continued to stare at the night sky with envy. He wished he was star; free and independent, without a care in the world. Just endlessly floating in the never ending void of space in peace.
He sighed tiredly. Something that felt like the hundredth time he had done today.
Things have not been too kind for the young Uzumaki. Then again, he can't remember a time when things were easy for him. Ever since the boy could utter a word, life had been difficult for him. He was an orphan boy that had no knowledge of who his parents were. Whenever he asked, all he was told was his mother was a whore who wanted nothing to do with him and his father was a bastard drunk that got himself killed. Sadly, these were the types of things Naruto was used to hearing since he was little child.
For as long as he can remember he was hated by everyone in his village. They would either ignore his existence or glare at him like he was an abomination to the world. On numerous occasions, they would form a mob and chase him around before beating with whatever weapons they could find till he was a bloody mess. The hospital would rarely allow him in, and barely do a passable job in treating him. The worst beatings were on his birthday, October tenth. The most dreaded day of his life. The day the Kyuubi attacked the village, and was stopped by the Yondaime. The only way to stop the fox was to seal it into him. Because of that act, everyone now saw him as the Kyuubi in human skin and would do everything in their power to make his life miserable. That is how his life as has been for the last thirteen years. Hell, he never found out about the fox until he graduated from the ninja academy at the age of twelve. Those genin days after graduation, were probably some of the few good days he had in his life.
However, his genin team was severely FLAWED. Sakura, his now ex-crush, would fawn over their other teammate and their sensei, Kakashi Hatake, would favor said teamamate, Sasuke Uchiha. Sasuke was an arrogant prick that believed he could do everything on his own, and without the help of others. All in the name of getting his petty revenge on his brother, Itachi. That alone was HUGE understatement for what his team was like.
However, despite the horrendous conditions of the team, there was some enjoyment with the them and all the adventures they went on. Then everything changed when Sasuke tried to defect to Orochimaru. It was up to Naruto and his five teammates to find Sasuke and bring him back to the village.
In the end, it was a grueling fight against his renegade teammate. What made it worse, was that he had to hold back from killing the bastard for two reasons. One, it would make the mission a complete failure. Two, the civilian council and the village would scream for his immediate execution. Because of all this, he lost to his teammate, as he succeeded in crossing over to the borders of the Sound Village. Naruto was rather down after arriving back at the village. He felt like he let everyone down, that he had failed their expectations. On the plus side, no one died on the mission. So there was some good news to this failure of a mission. However, things were gonna get worse for Naruto from here on out.
While Naruto was in the hospital recovering from the mission, Sakura came to 'visit' him. However, instead of worrying about his injuries; she berates him for failing the mission, and not bringing back her 'precious' Sasuke-kun. He could still remember what she called him.
WHAM!
WHAM!
WHAM!
WHAM!
WHAM!
The sound of flesh meeting flesh as Skura's fists meet with Naruto's face. No matter how hard Naruto pleaded, she continued to attack him.
"S-Sakura-chan, please sto-" he was cut off as she bashed him on the jaw.
"SHUT UP!" she screeched as she continued to pummel the shit out of him.
"You failed! YOU FAILED! HOW THE HELL COULD YOU FAIL SUCH A SIMPLE MISSION! YOU COULDN'T DO THIS ONE THING RIGHT FOR ME? FOR SASUKE?! YOU DID IT ON PURPOSE DIDN'T YOU?! YOU WERE ALWASY JEALOUS OF US, AND THIS WAS YOUR SOLUTION IN GETTING IN OUR WAY OF BEING TOGETHER! YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT! I HATE YOU NARUTO! I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU! I WILL HATE YOU WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING FOR THE RSET OF MY LIFE!"
Her screaming finally caught the attention of the doctors and nurses in the adjacent room. They all came in along with Kakashi. They were all horrified at the bloody state Naruto was in.
"Get her off the kid! The last thing we need is the Hokage, accusing us of being negligent in our duties and having our heads!" roared the head doctor of the group.
Kakashi and the other doctors and nurses all jumped, and managed to pry Sakura off of Naruto. The doctors went to Naruto to help him calm down from the shock he received from the beating. While this was going on, Sakura was struggling against Kakashi's iron grip.
"LET ME GO! THAT DEMON HAS TO PAY FOR NOT BRINGING BACK SASUKE-KUN!" she screeched at him. Kakashi just glared at her before...
SLAP!
Sakura just stood there in shock that her own sensei slapped her. She would have screamed at him for the action, but his cold glare stop her from doing that.
"Listen here, genin. Naruto and the others were given an A-rank mission to retrieve Sasuke Uchiha. The same Uchiha that cared little about your feelings and left of his own FREE will! The mission was to bring him back with force being permitted if dimmed necessary. And considering Orochimaru sent his four most powerful subordinates, force was definitely a necessity. Now look how all of them ended up. Four of the five members are severely injured, with Choji and Neji at death's door. The only ones to come out with minor injuries were Shikamaru and Rock Lee. Had the Sand not send their shinobi, we would be burying some of these ninjas. Ninjas that are supposed to be your friends. And what do you do instead of worrying about their health. You are beating Naruto for failing a mission that he probably did his best to not fail on. I was already ashamed of Sasuke, but now I am ashamed of you, Sakura. As far as I am concerned, you and Sasuke are not my students. You are nothing more than the worse piles of trash I've had the displeasure of knowing."
Sakura just stood there in shock before glaring hatefully at Kakashi, before walking out of the room. However, she stopped at the entrance of the room before sending one last, hateful glare at Naruto.
"Filthy Demon." she says before leaving the room.
Normally, this would crush anyone else, but not Naruto. While Naruto was heartbroken by her words, deep down he knew that she would never feel the same way he did for her. He was painfully shown this when he brought Tsunade to heal Sasuke after his encounter with Itachi. Now all he felt was disappointment. Disappointment in Sakura and disappointment in himself. He thought Sakura actually cared about him, but what she did and said proved him so wrong. He had wasted so much time in chasing Sakura, because of his idiotic crush, but her actions had killed any feelings he had left for his pink haired teammate.
However, not everything was all bad. Tsunade was glad to have him back alive, and said he'll make a full recovery in just a few days. Kakashi had come in and apologized for his negligence as a sensei, and swore he would make it up to him. Naruto tried to insist he did not need to do this, but Kakashi thought otherwise. His first act of repentance was to give Naruto a scroll on nature transformation and manipulation, along with his signature justu, the chidori. Naruto was surprised, but graciously accepted the gifts.
The next big surprise came in the form of Hinata Hyuuga. After the incident with Sakura, Tsunade had decided that Naruto needed to be left alone to recoporate. Hinata had sneaked in in order to speak with him. At first, Naruto was scared of Hinata. He wondered if she'll reject him as well like Sakura did for Sasuke.
However, he was surprised when she wrapped him in a soft hug, and began to sob on his shoulder. He could hear her say how thankful she was that he was still alive. She could not bare the idea of losing him. She would rather die then live a life without him. Naruto was shocked. He didn't know he meant that much to Hinata. He finally asked her, why did she hold him to such high regards, when he failed the mission. Then Hinata would say words that would forever be engraved to his heart.
"You mean the world to me Naruto-kun. I couldn't bear the thought of losing you. A life without you, is the same as being dead for me. You are my everything Naruto-kun. Ever since you saved me from those bullies, I have always looked up to you in admiration. And as the years went by, it became something more for me. I want to tell you that I will always be there you. I will always believe in you, because I love you, Naruto-kun. I love you with all my heart and soul."
Naruto was speechless at her confession. He never thought Hinata felt THAT strongly of him. He soon couldn't help it, but shed tears. But these were tears of joy of hearing someone say they loved him. Naruto told her that he was really happy to hear that, and wanted to give this a chance. Hinata just smiled and said she would help him to learn what it means to love someone. Hinata and Naruto shared their first kiss with Naruto asking afterwards if Hinata would mind being his girlfriend. She replied with a yes and the two continued to make out on his hospital bed. Hinata soon left and told him they will have their first date after he was released.
However, things were about to go from bad to worse after he was discharged from the hospital. The minute he was released, the council immediately called him into a meeting and demanded an explanation for why the mission was a failure. Naruto questioned why they don't just ask Shikamaru, but they retorted that they wanted a worded explanation from every member of the recovery team.
So, Naruto explained the mission from his point of view up until his fight with Sasuke. With great reluctance, he explained Sasuke using the curse mark and being forced to use the Kyuubi's chakra. After explaining everything, he hoped to get some recognition for his efforts, and hopefully some pep talk that he tried his best, and maybe next time there be some success. Well, did he get it? NOPE! Naruto got screwed over once again. The Civilian Council began cursing his name, and demanding for his execution for failing the mission. Naruto got very pissed off and told them all to shut the hell up.
"You ungrateful bastards! My team busts our asses to bring your precious, little Uchiha back and this is the thanks I get?! You may call me a demon, but I rather be a demon than the filthy mongrels right in front of me!"
Needles to say, none of the council like that remark and looked like they were about blow several fuses. Before another shouting match could commence, Tsunade shut both sides up. Tsunade then demanded what the hell this meeting would entail. The old fossils of the Shinobi Council said that since Naruto used the Kyuubi chakra to create a chakra cloak and used excessive force against the Uchiha; the council sees Naruto has become a threat to the village, and needs to be taken care of. They all announced that he needs to be punished for his transgressions against the village. They all asked for hands for Naruto to be banished from the village.
Tsunade immediately protested that only the hokage has the power to banish a shinobi, and even then he/she must have the majority of the council to agree with the kage's decision. The shinobi council all smirked in victory. They explained that after the Kyuubi attack, the council took several powers from the Hokage; including the power to banish a shinobi. They took a vote and it ended in a majority voting for banishment, and that his contract to the Toads be terminated immediately with Jiraiya forfeiting all rights to train the boy from this day forward. Naruto did not react to the sentencing besides bowing his head.
Tsunade was holding back her tears, while the clan heads bow their heads in shame for failing the boy yet again. The civilian and shinobi councils smirked in victory, until they felt an ungodly KI overflowing the room. They all looked to see Naruto glaring at them hatefully. Many of the civilians began to gain from the pressure, while others were getting nervous, and the shinobi council looked unimpressed. That was until the Kyuubi added its own KI, which knocked out the remaining civilians and left the shinobi council rather nervous. Before anyone could say anything Naruto spoke in a bone chilling voice.
"So that's it huh? After everything I gave for this fucking village, this is what I get in return? I have sweat, bleed, and shed tears for this hell hole, and even after all that it's not enough for you bastards?! Well I hope you remember this day, because I swear you will regret this decision. That I promise you, and I always keep my promises."
Naruto ends his rant with taking off his headband and slamming it onto the ground before leaving a stun council in his wake. Naruto was so angry, he just wanted to scream out in rage and agony. However, Naruto held back the tears, because there would be a time and a place for it. Naruto quickly went to the hospital to at least say goodbye to his friends before it was too late.
When he arrives, he sees all the rookies, their senseis, and the Sand Siblings all together in a recovery lobby catching up. When everyone saw him, they were about to greet him until they saw his face. Naruto gave them all a bittersweet smile, knowing this may be the last time he sees them for a long time. Shikamaru swallowed the dread building up and asked Naruto what happened. Naruto sighed before explaining what happened in the council meeting and how it ended with his banishment. By the the time he ended his explanantion, everyone had varying reactions. However, the two biggest reactions he saw was anger and sorrow. Everyone wanted to march down there and give the council a piece of their minds, but Naruto stopped them saying it would do no good. Naruto thanked them for everything, before walking away.
Naruto quickly went to his apartment and gathered what little belongings he had before preparing to walk out before the council tried something. Right as he opened the door, he was confronted with the sad face of Hinata Hyuuga with a bag. Hinata explained that the elders wanted to get rid of her, but her father caught wind of this plan and gave her what he could before telling her to leave with Naruto. Naruto did not want Hinata to be on the run with him, but he would be damned if he let those bastard hyuuga elders do something to his Hinata. The two went through a secret passage that he had discovered when he was younger, and were out of the village by the time night had settled in.
The two took made it to Wave in just two days. They soon reunited with Tazuna and his family. Naruto barred right to Tsunami in tears along with Hinata. This surprised the family, but they did their best to comfort the duo. They then explain what happened, and to say they were pissed would be understatement. They were down right furious and swore they would make that village pay for what they did to their hero. The family decided to give the duo a Hero's welcome, which the two were reluctant about, but they enjoyed it, nonetheless.
It was there they were surprisingly reunited with the sound ninja, Tayuya. At first Naruto and the girl were at odds with one another, but she explained after Orochimaru left her for dead, there was nothing left for her in Oto. So she dragged herself out before some travelings found her and brought her to Wave for some medical attention. She was recuperated back to full health and decided to make a new life for herself here.
Now after almost a week here, Naruto had no clue what to do next. Iwa was out of the question, he had no clue if Kiri's Civil War had ended, Suna would not be a good place to stay for the long-term since they were allies with the leaf, and Kumo was definitely out after what happened with Hinata. He sighed. He could always go to Spring, but what then? The Akatsuki was still out there and there was Orochimaru and Sasuke. So what could he do?
He sighed agin.
"I wish someone could give me a sign." he muttered to himself. Suddenly he felt a pull before he disappeared in a plume of smoke along with several other people.
When Naruto regained his bearings he looked to see himself, Hinata, Tazuna, Tsunami, Inari, and Tayuya in a blank void.
"Naruto-kun where are we?"
"Yeah blondie, where the fuck are we?" Tayuya asked before being smacked over the head by Tsunami.
"Language." Tayuya growled, but stayed silent.
"Naruto-nii what is this place?"
Before he could reply, Naruto and the others felt a chill envelope their bodies as if death itself was right next to them. Oh how they wished they could take that back. A booming voice then spoke to them.
"I can answer all your questions mortals."
Everyone turned to see something they were not expecting. An ethereal being with red horns, long, white moopy hair. He had a pale purple tint to his skin with black nails. He wore a white kimono with a knife in his hand. He had giant teeth coming out his mouth. The most striking feature were his eyes that were completely black with a yellow iris. Naruto could not believe his luck. Of all the places to end up in, they ended up in HIS domain. In front of them was the Shinigami, the god of death. They then heard a giggle around the void.
"Now, Now Shin-kun, don't square the poor kids. I think they have been through enough for one lifetime."
There was a flash a light that blinded everyone. When everyone regained their vision, they saw another figure next to the Shinigami. She was beautiful woman in her early twentities. She silky black flowing down to her back. She wore a long, flowing black kimono with the sleeves detached. On her chest was light red ribbon with a leaf ornament at the center. Her face had a like complextion, but the most stunning thing were her eyes. They were a deep shade of dark blue like the night sky. Everyone wondered who she was, before she began speaking.
"Hello everyone. My name is Izanami, goddess of life and death. I have come here to speak to all of you. More specifically, I came to speak with young Naruto-kun."
This made everyone, including the blonde tense, what could two of the shinto dieties want with Naruto?
"The reason I wish to speak with him is to offer him a proposition as the last heir of the whirlpools and the last descendant of the prince."
I based Izanami's appearance on her portrait in Age of Ishtaria. Hope you like this introduction. Please Read and REVIEW! This will be a slow pace updates as well. Goodbye.