"What is it that you are hiding Naruto?" I blink, looking confused. I ask Hiruzen a question.
"What am I hiding?" Hiruzen just raises his eyebrows at my question. He looks into my eyes, which is what I do as well. Let him watch my eye movements, breathing tempo, or my sweat dropping in my forehead, it doesn't really matter.
Because I am truthful the entire time.
"can you explain WHY you are acting.. different?" The number one rule during an inquiry is let them answer the question for you.
"How am I 'acting' different?" Hiruzen narrows his eyes, mostly guessing what I am trying to do. This is a huge risk as I am basically announcing that I am acting "un-naruto" like, so even if I let Hiruzen answer his own questions, I am indirectly telling him that my thought process is not as the same as Naruto, which would make him suspicious of me, but I need to push on-
To get that one moment where I can use it to my advantage in this discussion.
"Are you gonna seriously play this game?" Hiruzen leans front, putting his hands near his chin as he looks at me seriously, and-
Jackpot.
I narrow my eyes, genuinely having a frustrated face.
"Isn't that what you have been doing my whole life?" Hiruzen's eyes widen a little in surprise, completely off-guarded by my response, and I pounce on it.
"Whenever I asked you about my parents, or why the village don't like me, isn't this the same game you play with me?" My voice is full of frustration, making my face also show the frustration. Hiruzen opens his mouth, but I don't let him speak any words.
"You are asking me what I am hiding? First tell me what it is you are hiding from me my whole life. How can you question me when you are not even honest?" I get up from my seat in frustration, looking at Hiruzen in anger. Hiruzen looks surprised at my aggression, and for a second, I think that i succeeded-
But I immediately throw away that thought, knowing that being conceited or sure about my small victory will cost me later on.
I am not acting, I am reacting. Understanding how Iruka was suspicious of my acting was the first step in changing my style in convincing others that I am Naruto.
I have to use my emotions, somehow mixing it with Naruto's speech in order to convince someone, at least for a little bit. From my frustrations and anger, and with Naruto's own tendencies to act out his emotions, I can fake real emotions, maybe even convince others.
"You want to know what I am hiding? I am hiding the same thing as you old man. If you want to know, then tell me the truth as well, or else, keep guessing." I raise my hand-
And show my middle finger, flipping Hiruzen off. His eyes widen in surprise, as I turn and walk towards the door, my steps heavy as I am angry. This is not even a fake emotion I am feeling, as I am genuinely feeling angry. When I first watched and completed Naruto, I hated Hiruzen and was angry at him, but after reading the manga, my opinion of him changed, as the filler was removed, making his image much better.
But the anger at his incompetence never went away, and now that he is questioning me without telling any truth himself, reignited that anger.
"Naruto, wait." I stop, turning to look at him in agitation. He looks at me in sorrow, before sighing and composing himself.
"I Can't…No, it's more like me telling you will change your life, your destiny forever. You will be in a huge burden that-"
"Oh fuck off!" Hiruzen is surprised at my interruption. My anger shows in my face as I walk towards Hiruzen's Desk. Hiruzen opens his mouth to continue, but I speak up.
"You don't get to decide what my destiny is, whatever that means. You don't get to decide what my life is, I do."
*SLAM*
I Slam my hands on the desk, making him look at it before looking at my angry face, making him narrow his eyes a little bit, as if realising something.
"you have always hid things from me, and you think you have any RIGHT to speak about how my life is supposed to go?" I remember Naruto's Speech against Neji, how He told Neji to live his life how he chooses, and i decide to do it here.
"Don't whine to me about this destiny stuff, and stop trying to tell me I cannot change what I Am!" Slamming the desk once again, I turn and walk towards the door, this time having no intention to stop. I reach the door and open it-
"The Nine-Tails is sealed inside you by the Fourth-"
*SLAM*
I slam the door in Hiruzen's face, cutting off his words. I put my hands in my pocket, still agitated as I walk towards the exit of the Hokage's tower, leaving it and heading home.
As I walk, my mind races. Finally, I somehow survived from going to the Torture table with Ibuki and Inoichi Yamanaka. I am a little fearful of them if Hiruzen were to send me there, but I am sure I can counter them if needed.
I just need to get the insurance IF I am to be sent to them, and that Insurance is Kurama.
Kurama must have gotten my - as in, Rex Tennyson's - Memory, so he should understand what threat we are about to face. I should just convince him to help me, which would be a little difficult as I still haven't conquered his hate, but I know Kurama will see the bigger picture here.
I reach home, thinking of ways to convince him to help me, and I come to one simple conclusion.
Get rid of his hatred, just like Naruto. Kurama isn't just gonna acknowledge me if I don't prove to him that I am the Child of prophecy that Hagoromo talked about, it wouldn't matter if he has all the knowledge that i have. He isn't just gonna believe the memories at face value.
While the process might take much longer, it is still something that is possible.
I open my jacket, tossing it to the ground before doing my necessary rituals like eating Ramen, brushing my teeth and then sleeping. Gotta still keep up the act of being Naruto in case There are Anbu Members watching me on Hiruzen's orders-
Or even worse, Root Ninjas watching me on Danzo's orders. I stop for a second, remembering that Danzo Exists. Someone who could try and put me under him so he could have control over me, and eventually over the village. In every Fanfiction, Danzo has a talk with Hiruzen about Me, how he wants to train me to be the perfect weapon, and when Hiruzen Rejects that offer-
"You will regret this Hiruzen!" Or "You will pay for this Hiruzen!" Or "Mark my words Hiruzen" or some bullshit like that. I must think that Danzo is talking with Hiruzen regarding my behaviour, and how "out of control" I am or something.
If I want to make sure I don't get caught or to make sure that I can survive, I have to follow both Canon and Fanon (Fanfic Canon) and predict every move that can be done by people which will be different from The canon storyline.
The storyline is my life-line after all.
….I feel like I have raised a red flag-
Nope! Nope! Not gonna knock on Murphy's door.
I lay down on my bed, closing my eyes and remembering how Naruto first had contact with Kurama. It was through the seal. By immersing my chakra in the seal, I can access my subconscious where Kurama is sealed away. So, i bring my chakra-
Before stopping. The realisation that Chakra is a very delicate thing makes me scared, as if somehow, the spiritual energy and the physical energy doesn't properly mix itself, I can hurt myself from the backlash-
Atleast, I think there is a backlash. From what I remember, not using chakra properly will drain the user, which will lead to death upon the exhaustion of both Spiritual Energy and physical energy, but other than that, there is nothing much, at least in canon.
Fanon has a different story, which I don't really know. There are many, and I mean, MANY different problems with chakra, but I don't know all of them.
I sigh, knowing that if I don't do this, I cannot guarantee my survival. I have been doing all of this for survival, abusing an old man, destroying family jewels, and impersonating a 13 year old kid.
All for the sake of Survival.
I draw chakra, targeting the seal in my stomach and-
Open my eyes in a sewer, which is full of water. I remember a joke on How this water is Kurama's Pee, and immediately look disgusted. I smell the air, which has no smell, so i did what I should do now-
"Wait a second." I look at..well, me. My reflection in the water.
I am still Naruto.
Does that mean me and Naruto have merged into one? Or did I awaken my 'past life' memories like I thought before? I scratch my head, still not liking that I don't have a proper answer for this. I sigh, knowing that I can't get any answer right now.
I have to meet Kurama Now, so i hype myself and-
Wait, could Kurama know what is happening to me? Maybe Hagoromo told him something or he might have experienced something like this in the centuries he has existed before being sealed away?
Maybe.
I Walk towards the huge gate with a small seal attached to it. I take a deep breath, before opening my mouth-
"Yo Kurama, could we tal-"
*ROAR*
A Huge roar is heard all over the Subconscious as i cover my ears, scared at the sudden roar.
*SLAM*
A huge darkness hits the massive Gate, shaking it and sending ripples in the water I am standing on. The sudden slam scares me as i fall on my back from the surprise, making me look up-
To Red slit Eyes stare at me with HATRED, terrifying me. I start breathing heavily, my heart beating faster to a level never before as I hear a low growl that seems to shake my entire existence, giving me goosebumps.
"How do you know THAT Name?" The tone scares me like nothing I have ever felt before, and if it was my physical body instead of my consciousness, I would have wet myself. Kurama looks down at me with Hatred, and my brain stops-
As in, it completely stops. I don't know what to say, I really don't know-
"Explain NOW or else!" my brain suddenly activates at the threatening tone, and I immediately try to speak something. It doesn't occur to me that Kurama cannot do anything from behind the Seal, but my terrified mind doesn't comprehend it.
But it does comprehend something else.
"T-the Memories!" I stutter, not able to find my voice. Why would Kurama NOT know about how I know his name if he can read my mind? I have all the memories of both the series and Rex's Memories, why-
Kurama narrows his eyes. he speaks, his tone still having that threatening tone, but it is laced with Curiosity and suspicion-
"What Memories?"
…..Shit.
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THE END
AN:- THE REASON WHY NARUTO, OR, REX, OR THE MC IS TERRIFIED HERE IS BECAUSE THIS IS HOW A NORMAL PERSON WOULD REACT TO KURAMA'S PRESENCE. THE MC HAVING FUTURE KNOWLEDGE DOESN'T CHANGE THE BLOODLUST HE WOULD BE TARGETED BY.
ANYWAYS, WITH KURAMA HAVING NO IDEA HOW NARUTO KNOWS HIS NAME? WHAT WILL NARUTO DO NOW? FOR THAT, CONTINUE WATCHING THE NEXT EPISODE OF NARUTO-BALL Z.
UNTIL THEN, JAA-NE!