章 203: Chapter Three: You're a Demon Weapon
"What's going on Kaa-chan?" A young blonde boy asked. He was wearing a red shirt with the Iwa symbol stitched into its front in white with grey shorts. On his feet were some shinobi sandals colored black. His right hand was rubbing his face as it was still early morning while his left was holding a small fox stuffed animal by the neck. Little did he know a certain demon was cringing at that fact.
"I'm busy Naruto. Go outside and practice molding your chakra or something." Replied a woman with black hair and violet eyes. She was wearing a tight fitting black short sleeved shirt and a red skirt. She was messing with something in front of her that Naruto couldn't see because he was behind her. When he tried to walk around her to see what she was doing she sighed and quickly grabbed him and stormed out of the house before he saw it. "I said OUT!" She shouted as she tossed him into the front yard. Naruto landed on his bum and dropped the fox toy as he pouted at Kurotsuchi being so secretive.
"Geez, what's her problem today?" Naruto muttered as he grabbed his toy and walked off to the small park Iwa had. It wasn't like the many massive parks in Konoha, mainly because Iwa wasn't in a forest but rather Iwa was located in the center of a large valley surrounded by the mountains of Tsuchi no Kuni. So as such, the few parks Iwa had were small. Naruto went to the main one and just hopped down on the swing set as he lightly swung himself with his toy in his lap. "Kaa-chan sure was hiding something. I just wish I knew what damn it."
"Don't let Kuro-chan hear you swear gaki, she'll tear you a new one." Naruto's eyes shot up at the voice to see the only other blonde in Iwa walking up to him. "Remember last time she found out you cursed?" He said with a smirk. Naruto jumped out of the swing and ran up and hugged the jonin.
"Dei-nii-san!" He cheered. Deidara just chuckled a bit. Sure he at first thought the kid was nothing but trouble but after he grew up a bit and could walk and talk, the blonde grew on him. He just seemed to draw people to him for some reason. The boy had also come to start calling him nii-san which just made everybody laugh for a while. To get back at what was at first a humiliation to him, Deidara started calling him gaki, much to everyone's amusement. But after a while, the two just got close and the nii-san/gaki exchange just stuck. "Why're you here nii-san? Didn't Tsuchikage-oji-sama give you a mission?" Naruto asked as he stepped back and looked up to his face. Deidara smirked down at the kid as he ruffled his hair.
"Like some measly A-rank is gonna keep me out of town for long. Oh hey, did you hear? I've got a bingo book listing now." He said as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small black book before flipping through it and handing it to the boy, opened to a specific page. Naruto took it and started reading.
"Name; Deidara. Title; Iwa's Mad Bomber. Rank; Jonin. Village; Iwa. Threat Level; A-rank. Bounty; 560,000,000 ryo offered by Kumo and Konoha. Skill set; Explosive kinjustu known only to Iwa, Bakuton kekkei genkai. Orders; All ninja B-rank and below are to flee-on-sight and A-rank plus are to use extreme caution. Target is known to change the landscape with his jutsu's and prefers long-range combat." As Naruto finished reading he looked up to the smirking blonde with stars in his eyes. "This is totally awesome! You rock nii-san!" Deidara chuckled as he took the bingo book back.
"Don't you know it. The only problem I have with it is my title. I'm not a mad bomber, I'm an artist. I'd much rather be known as Iwa's Explosive Artist. After all, art…" He trailed off, but Naruto knew what he was saying.
"Is a bang!" He shouted. Unlike most of Iwa, Naruto thought Deidara's explosives were great and he loved watching him make sculptures just to blow them up. Deidara laughed and picked the little boy up and place him on his shoulders.
"That's right gaki. At least you appreciate my talent."
"That's cause the big booms are really loud and cool!" Naruto said excitedly as Deidara laughed. The jonin started walking back towards the Tsuchikage mansion with Naruto on his shoulders talking about how secretive his Kaa-chan was being earlier. Now Deidara knew exactly why, but feigned ignorance to the child to keep him out of the loop. This was the real reason he finished his mission quickly, not that it was hard to begin with. As they got to the door Deidara knocked.
"Who is it?" Came Kurotsuchi's voice.
"Deidara, I've got the gaki with me too." He called back. She said it was fine for them to come in and Deidara did, but then quickly tossed up a small flash grenade in Naruto's eyes.
"Ah, Dei-nii-san! You trying to blind me?" The boy shouted out and started rubbing his eyes, his fox toy dropped on the floor. As his vision slowly returned he saw a couple blurs standing in the living room.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY NARUTO-KUN!" Came the loud cheer from Kurotsuchi, Akatsuchi and Deidara. Naruto's vision finally got back to normal as he looked and saw his Kaa-chan and Aka-nii-chan, as he called Akatsuchi, standing behind the table with a large white cake that read 'Happy Fifth Birthday' on it in red. Naruto instantly started grinning as Deidara set him down and he ran up and hugged Kurotsuchi.
"You forgot it was your birthday didn't you Naruto-kun?" She asked with a slight smile. He looked away in embarrassment as she laughed. "Whatever am I going to do with you?"
"Probably kick me out and start smooching Dei-nii-san like you do when oji-sama isn't around." He muttered. She froze, her face turning slightly red. As did Deidara's but nobody noticed it before Naruto ran away from her.
"You damn brat!" Before she could grab him Naruto had climbed the giant form of Akatsuchi and was hiding behind his head.
"Help Aka-nii-chan!" He cried out as Akatsuchi laughed. The large man just grabbed the boy and held him even higher so that his Kaa-chan couldn't get to him without jumping up. Naruto and the big man laughed as she fumed that he was out of her reach before she leveled a glare at Akatsuchi.
"Put him down now so I can punish him for that remark." Akatsuchi started to lower him and Naruto's face paled more and more as the ground became closer. Just as Kurotsuchi was about to grab him and hit him, Akatsuchi tossed him into the air, getting the boy to cry out in joy and start laughing.
"Ah just let it go Kurotsuchi. Naruto didn't mean it." The big man said as he caught the boy just to toss him right back up. Kurotsuchi sighed but had a smile on her face as she watched the boy smile and laugh as he was repeatedly tossed up high and caught. Finally Akatsuchi caught him but didn't toss him back up. "Anyways Naruto-kun, you ready for your cake?"
"Cake!" He shouted in happiness. The big man set him down as the three jonin laughed. The rest of the day was spent just playing around with the boy and having fun with him. Kurotsuchi had gotten him a large set of training kunai and shurikan since he really wanted to be a ninja. (They would've trained him in the shinobi arts anyways but him wanting it made it much easier to get the boy ready) Akatsuchi had used his skill in making golems to make a life size statue of him that could move around if a little chakra was pushed into it. And then towards the end of the night, they all went outside and Deidara put on a little fireworks show for the boy. All in all, it was a great day for the blonde jinchuriki.
The next day had Kurotsuchi bringing Naruto to the Tsuchikage's office at noon. The old man had something to tell Naruto and it was decided he'd learn of it after his fifth birthday. The two were let into his office and saw he was alone, his ANBU being out completing other orders. Besides he was only meeting with his granddaughter (an Iwa jonin with a flawless loyal record) and a young boy that couldn't even fight yet. "Good afternoon you two. Enjoy yourself yesterday Naruto?"
"You bet Oji-sama! The cake was awesome! Kaa-chan made sure to save a slice for you back home." Naruto exclaimed as he ran up to his desk and was just smiling at the kage. Oonuki smirked and glanced up to Kurotsuchi who just had a slight smile on her face. She knew what this was about and personally felt the meeting could go either way; it could embolden Naruto to Iwa and Konoha's eventual destruction or it could get him to turn traitor and want to leave. If the latter option happened, they would have no choice but to rip out his demon and put it in someone else and that would kill him. Kurotsuchi really became close to the young blonde and wanted to avoid that at all costs, but she knew how things worked in a shinobi village. First comes your loyalty to your village and kage, then to your family and friends.
"How thoughtful. Thank you Kurotsuchi." He said as she sat down and then held Naruto in her lap. "Now Naruto, I'm going to tell you two things today. It was decided when you were brought to us that you would learn this information when you turn five. At Kurotsuchi's insistence, we held off on telling you this on your birthday. Instead letting you enjoy yourself and not be bothered with it. But now is the time you will. Understand so far?" Oonuki asked as the young blonde nodded his head with a serious expression on his face. "You weren't born in Iwa and we aren't your family. Rather, you were born in Konoha-"
"But Konoha is the enemy! Why would you guys be so nice to the enemy? I don't believe you! I call bull-" Naruto exclaimed before getting slapped in the back of the head by his Kaa-chan.
"Language Naruto-kun. He will get to that. Let him finish and then you'll understand why we're taking such good care of you." Kurotsuchi said as Naruto rubbed his head. He nodded and looked back to the Tsuchikage who had a neutral expression on his face.
"Do not interrupt me again Naruto or the punishment will be severe." After a 'yes Tsuchikage-sama' the old man continued. "Now as I was saying, you were born in Konoha. In fact, you are the son of one Uzumaki Kushina and the Konoha no Kiiroi Senku, Namikaze Minato." He paused to let that info sink in as Naruto's face went blank. Not only was he born in the village Iwa hated, he was the son of their most hated enemy. Nothing made sense to him. Iwa hated anything to do with those 'tree-huggers' as they put it. They wanted nothing more than to resurrect that 'bastard flash' just so they could have the pleasure of killing him themselves. Yet he was the son of their greatest enemy, and he was being taken care of by the Tsuchikage's family.
"Why?" He muttered. The old kage let him get away with talking when he was supposed to be quiet but let it slide since it was a viable question.
"That is the other piece of information I will be telling you. Five years ago, on the day you were born, the Kyuubi no Yoko attacked Konoha. We are unsure of the how or why but the demon appeared and went on a rampage. Your mother apparently died somehow that day, likely either childbirth or from the fox itself. Your father took the newborn you and saved the village by sacrificing his life to make you a jinchuriki." At Naruto's confused expression Kurotsuchi butted in.
"Lift your shirt Naruto-kun." He did and wondered what she wanted. "Now channel chakra towards your stomach." Again he did and his eyes widened as a complex sealing array faded into sight. "A jinchuriki is a human with a demon inside them. Kyuubi is right behind that seal Naruto-kun." She told him as Naruto was now staring in shock at his stomach like he could explode at any moment.
"You can calm down boy, the seal is fine and the fox isn't going to get out." Oonuki said as Naruto was still staring at the design. "If that bastard flash was good at anything it was his fuuinjutsu. But anyways, this is why you were kept alive. You're a demon weapon Naruto." Naruto dropped his shirt before looking up at the Tsuchikage in childlike curiosity.
"Okay, but if I was born in Konoha and I'm the son of their greatest hero then how come I'm here with their biggest enemies? I mean, wouldn't they be treating me like royalty and training me to fight for them?" He asked. The Tsuchikage snorted.
"Because they weren't treating you like royalty." Seeing him confused Oonuki pulled out a scroll. "You were being sent out of the village to be raised off on the border by civilians. However some of Konoha's ninja apparently didn't like this decision and a fight broke out between your protector and the others. Deidara and his team stumbled across the aftermath and found that you were the only one alive. They read this exact scroll, which they found in your protectors pouch, and that convinced them to bring you here. I decided you would be raised by Iwa and placed under Kurotsuchi's care. And we will train you to not only use your demonic power but give you all the skills you need to take out Konoha with us. If you don't want to attack them, then read the scroll the Hokage wrote when he kicked you out. That'll be more than enough to convince you that those cursed tree lovers need to die." He said as he handed the scroll to the young blonde.
Dear Jin,
It's Hiruzen, how are you? I know you must be wondering why there is now a jonin and newborn there with you but I have a favor to ask of you. You see, the Kyuubi has attacked Konoha and Minato sacrificed his life to seal the best into his son, the boy my jonin brought. His mother Uzumaki Kushina is also dead. I have a couple questions as to how this all happened but that is not the point right now. When word of how our beloved Yondaime defeated the beast reached the civilians they started to cry out for the boys' death. Even many of my own ninja forces are rallying towards the cause. I cannot let the son of their hero and the very reason they're alive be killed for their foolish hatred. So I'm sending him to you. I know from your last visit, you and your wife were wanting to adopt a child. So I'm asking you to take young Naruto here. I just have few things to ask.
Treat the boy as just that, a boy. He is not the demon within him like the idiots here think. Also, never tell him of his heritage as the son of Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina. Iwa would like nothing better than to get some twisted revenge on Minato by killing his child. So raise him as your own, Naruto must not be told who he really is.
Never bring him to Konoha. Please follow this above all else. Our sensors could likely feel the demon within the boy and then that would alert everyone as to who he is and defeat the purpose of sending him away. If you must bring him here then alert me beforehand so that I can set things up so that he won't be discovered. But I pray you'll never have reason to.
And finally, do not train him in any ninja arts. I know you are a civilian, but you're also friends with a few ninja. If Naruto receives ninja training he may stumble onto what he contains. If that happens there's no telling what could happen. So to avoid that, do not let him so much as learn how to mold chakra.
I'm sorry for forcing this on you but I hope you understand and will still raise the boy. Naruto has gone through more than most others have and it hasn't even been a day since he was born.
Signed Sarutobi Hiruzen, Sandaime Hokage of Konoha
As Naruto finished his face was held down and the letter was set back on the desk. Kurotsuchi was worried about how Naruto would react because this would decide if he lives or dies. Oonuki on the other hand was quite confident in what the boy would say. "Well Naruto? Do you see why we want you to help us destroy Konoha?"
"They wanted to kill the son of their hero because he was a hero." Naruto mumbled. "I mean, if their Yondaime didn't put the Kyuubi in me then they all would've died right? So I should be a hero to them. But they wanted to kill me." Naruto then looked up, his eyes full of anger and determination. "Well I'll show them! They wanted to kill me cause they thought I was a demon so I'll show them a real demon. The only one I'll spare is the Hokage for protecting me! The rest of the village can go and die!" Oonuki smirked as Kurotsuchi let out the breath she didn't realize she was holding.
"Good choice Naruto. You start training in a week."
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