Naruto Fanfiction: Legend of Wind

Chapter 1: Abandoned

Orochimaru of the Densetsu no Sannin sighed. What was going here? He came looking for a strong Uchiha and at least a decent shinobi in the Kyuubi Jinchuriki. Both turned out to be worthless. While the Uchiha may have looked better on the outside persepective, he was even worse than the jinchuriki. At least the jinchuriki used the kyuubi's powers nicely…..for now. He would be a problem, orochimaru decided.

He gazed at the jinchuriki who was running towards him with three shadow clones beside him. The blonde looked eerily like a pupil of his old friend now enemy, Jiraiya. He wouldn't ponder on it now. He had a jinchuriki to kill. HE quickly slammed his hand on the ground and said "Doton: Yomi Numa." (Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld.)

The earth quickly collapsed into a swamp as the three shadow clones were swept up by the swamp. The original however was clever enough not to be hit by the jutsu. He jumped on a tree branch and propelled himself forward towards Orochimaru using the fox's chakra. Orohcimaru retched as he felt the killing intent of the fox. It nearly rivaled his own and considering the jinchuriki was not even using a tail of the beast's power, he had a right to be slightly fearful.

He grabbed Naruto by the scruff of the neck and slammed him down to the earth. Naruto shouted out in pain. He looked directly at Sasuke and the pink haired bimbo for help with pleading eyes. Orohcimaru looked at the team with curiosity in his eyes. Even for all his evil, Orochimaru valued comradeship.

"We should go from here, Sasuke-kun, while he's distracted with Naruto-baka!" The pink haired bimbo shouted. Sasuke trembled as he took a few steps back and then followed the pink haired genin leaving his teammate.

Orochimaru laughed. Oh the irony! A shinobi who valued comrades who came at him to save his comrades was abandoned by his comrades. He looked at the blue eyes of the jinchuriki and hissed. "They left you."

The jinchuriki started to sturuggle even more at his voice. Orochimaru grinned. "They left you." He repeated. "They never acknowledged you. They never loved. They hate you. They used you."

He saw the jinchuriki's eyes widen with hurt and desperation evident in his face. "No!" He cried. "This must be a dream! A really bad dream!"

Orochimaru laughed. "Oh how you wish it were. But I assure you young Naruto-kun it isn't. Now, die for me will you?"

Plunging his poison into the jinchuriki he threw him towards the river knowing that the poison would kill him within ten or fifteen minutes, or he would die from drowning as there was a waterfall that lead the river out of the village.

Orochimaru looked at the blonde haired genin who was quickly swept up by the current and sent towards the waterfall. He then looked at the direction that the other two had gone. While he was very disappointed with Sasuke, he would have to do. There was no way in hell he could defeat Itachi. He then set after his prey.

Oh yes, the predator was approaching.

X.X.X

"Something is wrong. Very wrong." Kakashi muttered as he ran through the village towards the forest of death. Almost every Jonin and chunin had felt the Kyubi's chakra. Iruka who was beside him running towards the forest looked equally worried. Kakashi quickly ran through some hand seals and slammed his hand on the ground as he muttered "Ninpo: Kuchiyose no Jutsu." (Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu)

A brown dog with a leaf headband appeared as he said "Yo, what's up Kakashi?"

"Pakkun, I want you to track my student Naruto." Kakashi said quietly.

"The loudmouth?" Pakkun asked while inclining his head to the side. "Why is something wrong?"

"The kyubi." Kakashi said shortly. Pakkun understood immediately. Pakkun nodded as he smelt Naruto's handkerchief that Kakashi had er…..borrowed from him. Pakkun immediately said "I can smell him towards some river. Quickly, there's a scent of snakes on him as well."

"Scent of snakes…I hope that doesn't mean what I think it means." Kakashi thought with a shiver remembering the Hebi Sannin.

X.X.X

Itachi Uchiha was a man of many regrets. Regretting the fact that he could not save his friend, Shishui. Regretting the fact that he had to kill Izumi, his love. Regretting that he had to kill his whole clan along with his parents to stop a coup de teat. Regretting that he had abandon his brother, Sasuke. Regretting that he could no longer watch over his godmother's son, Naruto. Regretting the fact that very god-brother of his was in danger from his very own organization because of his status of jinchuriki.

He settled down near a river that came from Konoha as he looked at the river's clashing white water. Such unparalleled beauty, just like his Izumi-chan. He sighed. He was too hung up about the past it seemed. But what could he do?

He had been planning on deserting Akatsuki for some time now. Even with his strength Itachi knew he could only take on two and if he was very strained just three of the Akatsuki members at once. All other nine? Forget it. It was suicide. He had left Kisame in a civilian village nearby to flirt with the ladies and who knows what else. Kisame was a womanizer. Itachi had learned that since the very first mission they did together. Bah, what was he thinking he was going off topic.

He heard a distant clash of water at the waterfall that connected the river with Konohagakure no Sato. He was just too close to his old village for his own comfort. Anyway he was looking at the waterfall when he saw something distinct fall into the river. Was it just a big fish? It wouldn't be surprising considering the river did originate from the Forest of Death. Anyway he looked at the distinct figure that floated alongside the river. It was getting clearer and clearer. It had orange coloring on it skin it seemed. What kind of big fish had orange coloring?

Then he saw it clearly. It was a boy. Blonde hair and orange dress floating in the river. Itachi quickly stood up and walked towards the boy. He picked him up and set back at the banks of the river. He turned the boy and around to see his face. He froze.

Blonde hair, azure blue eyes, cheek whiskers, seal on stomach, fascination for orange color. This was Naruto, his christened god-brother. What was he doing here, in such a state? He looked at the boy and saw that he was barely breathing at all. Itachi activated his sharingan and saw that there a peculiar poison coursing through him. A poison it seemed that even the Kyuubi was having a hard time filtering out.

Itachi knew he now had three options.

Go find Kisame and take Naruto to Pain. He scrapped that plan as quickly as it came.

Second, he could kill Naruto and leave him here. He scrapped that as well. Though it was for more personal reasons.

Third, use this as the best opening he received to desert Akatsuki and go somewhere else with Naruto and to recover and prepare fro Akatsuki.

He didn't even think twice on the last one as he picked up Naruto and left in a seal less shunshin.

X.X.X

Some Hours later

"Hey Itachi, where the hell are you? You said you would be beside the river!" Kisame shouted as he looked for his fellow akatsuki member.

He saw a black raven crow sitting in the banks with sharingan eyes. "…..What?" Kisame asked to himself as he saw the crow look at him

The crow extended its wins as it flew away. Kisame understood immediately.

"Itachi…..you son of a bitch…."

X.X.X

Naruto slowly opened his eyes. Where was he? Was he dead? Well it should be better than being abandoned by his teammates, he though miserably as he tried to move.

"I would not do that, Naruto-kun." A voice said causing Naruto jump up and take out a kunai.

Naruto looked around to see someone else sitting in a chair next to the bed he was in. The man was a wearing a black cloak with red clouds on it. He had onyx eyes under which were long, pronounced tear troughs. He had jet black hair that was pulled back into a low ponytail and his face was framed with center-parted bangs that extended to his chin.

"Who are *cough* you?" Naruto asked whilst coughing

"I am Itachi Uchiha." The man introduced himself.

Naruto remembered this name very nicely.

"How disappointing. Considering you are Itachi's brother, Sasuke-kun." Orochimaru taunted.

"Don't you dare say the name of the person who slaughtered my clan!?" Sasuke angrily shouted back.

"You….you're Sasuke's brother!" Naruto said while stuttering in fear.

Itachi frowned. "That is not how usually I am called. But yes I am." Itachi replied tonelessly.

"You killed your own clan!"

"Why I did it is for me to know, and not you." Itachi said emotionlessly.

Naruto gulped as he looked at Itachi. Standing beside was a person strong enough to make Hiruzen Sarutobi go back to retirement and take the mantle of Hokage.

Itachi suddenly brought a mask out from his pocket and put it on his face. Naruto immediately recognized this mask. It was the mask of the three ANBU who used to protect him as a child from the beatings he received for being a 'demon'. He remembered distinctively this particular masked ANBU taking him out to eat Ramen and Ice-cream on multiple occasions before he suddenly disappeared when he was seven and a half years old.

"Weasel-niisan?" He asked in a low voice.

"Yes Naruto-kun, I am Weasel." Itachi's tone gave nothing away but his eyes showed amusement. "Tell me Naruto-kun, I am curious, has Sasuke awakened the sharingan?"

"Yeah, he activated them on the bridge back in Nami no Kuni (Land of Waves), trying to save me, even though it was fake anyway…" Naruto muttered the last part out a little miserably.

Itachi heard him. "Hmm…..why was it fake?"

"He and Sakura abandoned me to die at the hands of a crazy Snake summoner who was after Sasuke's sharingan!" Naruto retorted angrily before he realized once again whom he was talking with.

Itachi frowned deeply this time. Abandoning his teammate was something he did not wish Sasuke to do. Naruto just seemed to mutter on. Only the Old man and Iruka-sensei really acknowledged me, not even that lazy bastard Kakashi-sensei, who only cared for Sasuke and his sharingan…"

Itachi softened at that. He had sent crows to Konohagakure and knew for a fact that Kakashi was tearing the place apart searching for Naruto. "Your sensei is indeed worried Naruto-kun. They are nothing like your other female teammate and my brother" "Though it hurts me to say that."

"What do you mean?" Naruto's head shot up as he asked his question.

"I sent some spies to Konoha. Kakashi-senpai has been tearing the place apart searching for you." Itachi replied keeping his emotions in check.

Naruto perked up at this. "But why, he was never really uptight about me."

Itachi inclined his head to one side as he said "Maybe that is because he was your Inu-niisan as one of your ANBU protectors."

Naruto's head almost snapped at the speed he shot his head up. "What?"

"Yes, he was your Inu-niisan just as I was your Weasel-niisan." Itachi replied tonelessly though his eyes betrayed his bemusement.

Naruto shook for a few seconds before a tear found its way to the ground. Itachi looked on surprised. "So there are people who acknowledge me…"

Itachi smiled internally, yes Naruto would grow. Even at the betrayal of his teammates. Thoguh he flinched internally remembering Sasuke had been one of those teammates.

"You have great potential Naruto-kun." Itachi said suddenly catching Naruto off guard.

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked confused.

"You learned the Kage bunshin, a B-rank jutsu and it's A-rank counterpart within an hour. You went up against one of the few users of of the true Hyoton (Ice release) users and you also stood up against one of the Kiri no Shinobigatana Shichinin Shu (The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist). You also had the guts to fight against one of the Densetsu no Sannin, albeit you lost and almost died." Itachi continued tonelessly.

"…..Have you even done your research nicely? I barely passed the graduation exam on a fluke. I have no potential even though I flaunt it so!" Naruto stated. It hurt him to say so but it was the truth. No matter how much he flaunted that he had the potential of a great ninja he would never be one, considering he had not even earned the Headband fairly.

"That is irrelevant." Itachi stated calmly. "Your academy teachers bar the one named Iruka all hated you for the beast you contain. They stunted your growth as a result."

"Yeah, I know that. Kakashi-sensei mentioned it when we were doing taijutsu practice." Naruto said miserably…..again.

"I can change that." Itachi said calmly.

"….What?"

"What I am saying is, that I am offering to train you." Itachi replied back emotionlessly.

"You have got to be kidding right?" Naruto asked disbelievingly.

"I can assure you Naruto-kun I am not kidding." Itachi replied back.

"For how long?"

"A month, just before the Chunin Exams finals take place." Itachi said calmly.

"Why?"

"I owe that much to you and your parents." Itachi stated calmly as Naruto immediately latched on to him.

"You knew my parents?" Naruto asked tearfully. "Did they abandon me like Sasuke and Sakura?"

Itachi released himself from Naruto's prying hands and set him down on the bed once again before saying "I did know your parents and they will be revealed in time. And no, they did not abandon you. They died loving you till their last breathe on this planet."

Naruto felt weary as he slowly drifted off to sleep. But he couldn't but help the smile that was forming on his lips. "Thank you…." He muttered before dropping back to sleep.

Itachi's lips twitched into what was eerily a smile.

X.X.X

Some hours later in the Uchiha Hideout.

"I don't know whether I want to hug you or clobber you, Itachi." Said a man with shaggy white haired mane and red and green kabuki dresses.

"I would rather opt for the former, Jiraiya-sama." Itachi said with a perfect poker face on.

Jiraiya shook his head before saying "How is he?"

"He is fine, just dealing with betrayal." Itachi replied. Jiraiya's eyebrow seemed to disappear in his hair. "Betrayal you say?"

"Yes, apparently his teammates left him to fight Orochimaru on his own."

Jiraiya frowned. "What kind of shinobi are graduating from the academy nowadays? I will have to tell this to Sarutobi-sensei. Anyway, having a person inside Akatsuki was beneficial for us, why did you leave?"

Itachi shrugged. "I really did not have a choice in the matter, Jiraiya-sama. It was do or die."

Jiraiya sighed as he rubbed his temples. He stood up and said "Fine then. I will be going. I have tell Sarutobi-sensei, his adoptive grandso is alright."

Itachi nodded. He stood up and went towards Naruto's room before he heard Jiraiya's voice.

"Make him great, like his parents, Itachi."

Itachi nodded back.

X.X.X

Kakashi was beyond furious. He had just checked the CCTV footage of the Forest of Death showing Naruto pleading for help but his teammates, his other students, abandon him. Killing intent was rolling off Kakashi in waves. Sasuke and Sakura were already whining about failing the second exam even though they had received two scrolls. Kakashi wrote it off denial, though he found it surprising they weren't scared for Naruto.

After that he had goen to the footage department and saw what happened. The footage supervisors had fainted at the Killing intent coming off the Son of the White Fang.

His sensei's son was probably dead, knowing Orochimaru's poisons. While it would have been impossible for three genin to beat the sannin, hey could have helped Naruto and they allcould have escaped, but no! They had to abandon their teammate.

He already had asked the permission of the Sandaime Hokage for what he was going to do.

He stood in front of Sasuke and Sakura who were confused as to why Kakashi was so angry.

"Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura…" Kakashi said angrily "You two, by the order of the Hokage, are kicked out of the Ninja Program."

A pin drop could be heard.

"WHAT?!" Sasuke exploded.

"Why Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked in disbelief.

"You two abandoned your teammate, leaving him to die." Kakashi said deadly calm.

Sasuke snorted. "That dobe? It's all the better if he is killed. At least he gets to say he died at the hands of the legendary Hebi sannin!"

"Yeah! We would have died Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura agreed.

In a flash two hounds which Kakashi had summoned in a split second had their fangs on the two genin's throats drawing blood.

They looked at Kakashi and they could have sworn they saw the Shinigami hovering over him. "Then you should have died. Dying to save a comrade, there is no better glory. Naruto would have appreciated it with his life. Bit your arrogance. Your arrogance forfeited Naruto's life!"

"So what about him! He is not special! I am the Last uchiha. Sakura here is the daughter of the Head of the Civilian Council!" Sasuke shouted in anger.

Kakashi eyed him with a cold look. "You will never learn it seems. Hokage-sama ha given me permission if it came to this."

"What do you mean?" Sakura stuttered.

"I am about to seal your chakra away, permanently, with a seal that without my permission can never be released." Kakashi clarified as he started to flip through hand seals.

Sasuke started to struggle against the hound holding him down as did Sakura. They were both pinned down easily by the hounds. Kakashii first stepped up towards Sakura. "Fuinjutsu: Towa Mippu Chakura Fuin!" (Sealing art: Permanently seal Chakra Seal).

Sakura screamed as her chakra veins started to be destroyed this ending her career as a kunoichi until Kakashi felt otherwise. Sasuke looked on in horror and disbelief as Kakashi then advanced on Sasuke. Sasuke struggled and this time broke free of the hound. He started to run.

Kakashi caught him in a blink of a second and slammed the seal on Sasuke. Sauke slowly felt his chakra ebbing away as he groaned in severe pain. Kakashi then looked at him in anger and stomped on him. Sasuke shouted in pain. Kakashi simply shrugged and said:-

"That's not even one percent of the pain Naruto had to go through in his lifetime."

END OF CHAPTER

So how is it? It was an idea I had for a long time? Flames accepted, please review.