Chapter 12: Uzumaki Naruto
Naruto wakes up half-sleepily, only to find himself suddenly outside at an unfamiliar place, on a roof of a building close to Uchiha district, but approaching more towards the center of the village.
"H-huh?! Who are you!".
Naruto looks at the masked man, feeling scared.
"Uzumaki Naruto… It must have been difficult for you…".
Tobi raises his hand, and places it on Naruto's head.
"Huh…?".
"Do you know why you are lonely, Naruto?", Tobi ask in his cold voice.
"I-I…".
"The pain in your heart… poor… poor child". Tobi felt like playing a little game…
Tobi used his Mangekyo to delve into Naruto's mind.
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[Play Soundtrack - Sadness and Sorrow]
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Why don't I have parents…?
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I feel… so lonely…
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It's so… so hard…
Tears fell from Naruto's eyes.
"Don't come near him".
"Leave! You monster!".
"Um… sorry my dad doesn't want me to play with you…".
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Naruto sat in the dark cold corner, holding his knees…
Tears fell, dripping down from his eye across his face… down to his chin…
His stomach is shaking as he sobs continuously… with no one patting his back, or telling him it will be fine.
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It's so… cold…
He wished he could have hands that would embrace him… that would teach him warmth…
… It's so heavy…
The tears keep falling as he hears the cruel words thrown at him.
"What a troublesome kid…".
"He really is up to no good…"..
"Get out of my store! You freak!"
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Naruto's vision went blurry… he looked down at his own shaking hands… the tears filled his hands forming puddles representing his sadness and loneliness.
He watched himself from the dark corner, seeing the image of him seeking connection and any warmth from anyone.
"Ne ne! Can I play with you!".
"Heyyy! I like that manga too!".
"Let's practice together!".
"HAHHAHA! You are so funny! I know a joke too!"
"Hey!! I know I know!".
Naruto gives his best smile, wanting connection badly.
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Naruto watches as each of them leave one by one…, refusing him.
'So annoying…'. 'Weird…'. 'Why he acts so familiar with us…'. 'He really craves attention'. 'Umm… Naruto-kun… I don't think we are that familiar…'.
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Naruto smiles slowly faded… he's left all alone.
Just then… he felt someone behind him.
"Tsu-chan…".
Naruto walked forward to reach out to her.
"Nii-san, you shouldn't be a pushover. Try to take it slow".
Huh?
"Words don't affect you. Only if you give those words power it hurts. Besides, you have me, no need to care about what they say".
Tsu-chan… you don't get it…
"Nii-san, your posture is wrong. It's like this. You have to use your lower body as well. Get it?".
No. I don't need you to teach or order me Tsu-chan…
"Nii-san, everyone has their own strength and weakness. We should be realistic in our goals".
Tsu-chan, I can do it! I really can… why don't you believe me…
"Nii-san, of course I care. You are my brother after all".
You never had once hugged me Tsu-chan… You never had once tell me you understand… you don't.
In his vision, Tsuyu just turned around, and kept walking away.
"Tsu-chan! Wait!".
Naruto sees people around Tsuyu.
"Tsuyu-chan, do you how to solve this problem?".
"Tsuyu-kun, me and Sakura want to get the viral dango! Want to come along?".
"Tsuyu-chan, you are so cool!".
"Hmph… I admit you are strong. But I won't let you beat me next time".
"T-Tsuyu-chan… I… I li- n-nevermind…".
"Ara-ara! Tsuyu-chan! You are here again! Here auntie will give an extra piece!"
Naruto steps slows down as he sees the scene. Watching his twin sister leaving him behind farther and farther away.
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Tsu…chan… please…
Tears fell down from his eyes… the brightness in his eyes faded…
As if the only person he had left is gone, leaving him all alone.
Nnh… it's so… unfair…
Nnh… why… why…
WHY DO THEY HATE ME!? WHAT DID I DO SO WRONG!? WHY! WHY WHY WHY!
WHY!!
Naruto fell to his knees, punching the ground over and over again.
Naruto screamed in agony and despair.
Why…
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It's unfair.
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Hatred.
Jealousy.
Despair.
Everything.
The red moon with 3 tomoe spun…
The silhouette of people hating and mocking him surrounds him. Naruto gritted his teeth, from hatred and grief deep inside his heart.
"Do you hate them?", Tobi's deep voice sounded in Naruto's mind.
Red evil chakra leaks out of him. His red demon eyes shed tears of pain and hurt.
Naruto finds himself in a gloomy, cold space… in front of him a tall giant red gate stands… red chakra leaks out from the gaps… but it's not enough, Tobi thought.
Tobi uses this chance to pry the seal slightly, just for a second to let the chakra leak out enough for that moment.
Fuinjutsu - Reverse Sealing! Tobi went forward and slammed the gate.
A gap in the seal appears… the water beneath Naruto's feet rises until he feels himself drowning.
Tobi smiled behind his mask, smiling.
9 tails… inside of me…?
The evil eyes stare down at him, the claws scratching the gates as if wanting to shred him and Tobi behind him. Naruto finds out about the horrifying truth - the true cause of his suffering; completely breaking the last shred of his mental resistance.
BOOM!!!
Blast of evil chakra exploded from Naruto's body. The shockwave causes the ground to tremble.
1 tail… 2… 3… 6 tails. The red chakra consumes and burns his skin, bubbles of blood vaporised from his body. His entire body deformed. Bones start to form out of his body… his mind is no longer in control of himself but hatred and pain. The ground starts to crumble due to chakra pressure alone.
RAAWWWR!!!!
The sound of Kyuubi roar shocked the entire village wake.
"CODE RED! CODE RED!", the ANBU observing the Uchiha felt the distinct Kyuubi chakra and immediately notified his teammates.
He fired a red flare to the sky.
CLANG!!! CLANG!!! CLANG!!!
The sound of alarm blared throughout the village. All ANBU units not in shifts start to wake up and prepare themselves. Every shinobi woke up and each of them evacuated their own family first and foremost.
Danzo comes running to Hokage Office, finding Hiruzen already geared up for battle.
"Hiruzen! I already told you! The Uchiha has done it again!".
"Silence! It's no use to talk about it now. I am going!".
Hiruzen flickered out and disappears
Hiruzen asks the Hyuga next to him as he's rushing to the source of the evil chakra.
"What's the situation?".
"The seal is not broken completely! It's a partial transformation!".
Hiruzen at least feels glad it hasn't gotten to the worst point yet.
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"Damn it! Naruto isn't here!", Kakashi curses as he and his teammates hear the roar of Kyuubi outside of the district.
They had gone around the Uchiha District amidst the internal fighting that's going on with a Hyuga teammate to find Naruto. Itachi, Fugaku, the ANBUs and the others are fighting the crazy rebels Uchiha right now.
Sasuke is taken outside of Uchiha district by his brother after knowing the rebels dare to take up arms. Not wanting Sasuke to know what's happening.
Blood spilled inside the clan as the two sides exchanged blows. Fugaku and Itachi do not want to reveal their mangekyo, afraid that this will cause an inevitable massacre of their clan. But never in their imagination would someone unleash 9 tails power…
Sasuke outside is feeling anxious… but after a while, he suddenly felt terrible evil energy causing pressure and fear in him. And along with it a roar of a raging beast.
Red flares turn the sky red. The sound of alarm incite fear in Sasuke.
"Nii-san! I.. I am scared!", Sasuke is about to return back to Uchiha district, but a nearby shinobi coming to evacuate the civilians sees Sasuke and snatch him.
"Come with me! It's not safe!".
"B-but nii-san…!".
"Your brother will be safe alright!".
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Hearing the roaring sound and feeling the familiar evil aura from the direction, Tanya had a guess in her heart. This felt familiar like the day she was born.
No. How can this be… Naruto!
Badump!
Kuh!
Tanya the pressure in her abdomen intensified. As if a resonance is caused by the source of the evil chakra.
Badump!
Tanya felt herself pulled in by some force. Her consciousness felt like floating.
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Tanya suddenly finds herself in an unfamiliar space.
Huh…?
Tanya looks around. It's an open space, the familiar smell of gunpowder and sulphur. The battlefield. Though there's only grass and brown dirt, with nothing else.
But as she walks further, she finds herself looking down at a trench. A trench that's very deep as if it has no end.
She can't help it but come down, as if she knows something is there.
Behind the darkness, lies a tall red gate. Tanya's eyes widened in shock, seeing it again after 7 years.
"9 tails…", Tanya murmured.
Kyuubi locked his eyes with Tanya, he bared his teeth and scratched the gates prisoning him with anger and hatred.
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