Naruto: Uzumaki Yuji [EN]

Konan saw the boy, possibly they would never again witness that unknown innocence in a child from Yūji, but now she liked the fact that the little one did not fall into a bottomless pit; seeing that determined, though painful, look was the only sign that told her that Yūji could possibly in some distant future become the leader in Amegakure.

With a smile, she caressed the little one in that hair that had grown.

" I am glad that at least you found the path you will take... what you do is not a problem, Yūji, but remember... at some point, you will have to kill; you will not always escape the fate of taking a life " the lilac‑haired woman spoke sensibly again, and Yūji moved his uncomfortable lip.

" ... I know, Sister Konan " The boy was already deeply hurt, but as was said a few moments ago... he has to prepare himself and adapt, because his time of peace and fun could no longer take place; he had to accept those facts in a mature way.

But now he looked at his sister Konan as she jumped something that surprised the woman, whose beautiful eyes even widened; she saw the boy clench his fist in the midst of the rain.

As that warmth returned to him, so did the little one's radiant smile and his determination to carry out his words " I will work very hard to build a place where no one has to die! I... will be the one to achieve the feat of ending these paths of pain! "

he spoke firmly and with a unique blaze in his eyes. " I will be the most powerful person who will extinguish the flames of wars, and protect the innocent... if blood must be shed along the way, they will be the ones who pave the way for peace in this life; that... will be my ninja path "

Recalling how in his previous country everyone lived their lives without worries, always with a smile and the security of that same country.

He... wants to live again in those places where there does not have to be wars and deaths, where children do not have to enlist in war from a very young age.

To give them back their stolen childhoods and the joy of living.

Konan looked at him in surprise, and a smile full of sadness and hope appeared on her lips.

The image of Yahiko appeared in her mind just by looking at the little redhead.

A custom she had adopted was to caress that hair the boy had " I know you will succeed, Yūji, you are a child who I see can eventually do what you desire... I hope to see your performance very soon... "

Yūji once again gave him his biggest smile, despite still being hurt and feeling the greatest guilt he had ever felt on his shoulders because of those deaths; he would not plunge into the pit.

It is... like what happened when Nobara believed he had died, he felt lost, he felt that he could do nothing... that he was weak.

In this life, he will not let himself be defeated.

' what a pity, I thought you would fall back into darkness; I was ready to wake up and have some fun '

The boy's face tensed as he listened to that voice in his mind, and he blinked upon seeing that the gray sky was now dark. Had so much passed in that place while talking with his sister Konan?

" Ah! Sister Konan, I have to go! Karin is going to hit me if I'm late! " he spoke quickly as he said goodbye to Konan, who saw the boy return to his usual mischief.

Seeing him now making huge leaps to reach the village quickly, she only smiled ironically.

And Yūji, now looking at the sky from the skyscrapers of Amegakure more specifically while passing by the Tower of Pain, now looked toward the villagers; he... he will become the fortress for those people.

He will try not to suffer for the people who will come after, because they will be the ones to pave the way for peace.

Amegakure's people desire above all their sister, their Sister Konan, their brother Pain, their comrades, even their sensei to see an era where peace is absolute and they will never fear an approaching war.

That is why he will become stronger to achieve it and so that they can live in an era of tranquility.

Letting himself fall from the Tower of Pain, Yūji ran toward his home, managing to see the light turned on in that area; his big smile appeared, now with his energy at least a little better compared to how he arrived, and he spent the entire day talking with his sister Konan.

" Sister, I'm here! " Yūji arrived with joy, only to see Karin throw a frying pan at him; she almost hit him but her reflexes were faster, and his smile turned nervous even though he showed little more than his nerves.

His sister Karin was angry

" You foolish child! Do you know how worried I was not knowing anything about you!? I went with Suiren and Ajisai asking about you and it only scared me more when you told me nothing! I thought something had happened on your mission! " Karin spoke furiously, her somewhat long hair now moving in accordance with her fury.

Dramatically, Yūji cried as he fled the house in fear, being chased with another frying pan in hand

" I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Sister, forgive me! I didn't mean to scare you! " Yūji pleaded for forgiveness from Karin.

In the end, the girl stopped, still appearing furious, clenching her teeth; however, she no longer chased her dear younger brother, and only stopped to embrace him.

" I know it was your first mission, but... the look on Suiren's and Ajisai's faces answered me as it turned out, silly brother; if you have any problem, never hesitate to come to me... it is supposed that, as your elder, I must watch over you " Karin spoke, trying to comfort her younger brother.

The boy's eyes narrowed as he listened to his sister; his hands, which had trembled when he reached out to her, now only cuddled with love, and he closed his eyes just to hide within Karin.

" I know, sorry for worrying you, sister " the little one's face narrowed shyly, but adoring every moment that Karin could give him simply being with her and enjoying her warmth gave him the calm he needed. It was just that he did not want to bother his sister with his complexes of his two minds battling over his morals and what his world now is.

Karin truly cared about Yūji; if he did not open up, she would help him with that. For now, the girl comforted her brother, separated from Yūji, and sat on the tatami they had; Yūji followed her since he paid attention to his sister's words " I... will tell you about my mission, I'm sure you're curious about what I have done " the girl spoke with amusement, as they parted, she saw how Yūji seemed to notice, since upon seeing the bandages on his sister's arms, he became very worried.

" Sister, were you hurt on your mission? " the boy touched the bandages carefully, his eyes showing that concern; playful Karin ruffled the little one's hair.

" Not at all, Yūji, I gave my chakra to my companions, you know, it wasn't such a bad mission... as far as being a shinobi is concerned "

she shrugged somewhat wearily.

With that, the two siblings, at least, that worry and sadness dissipated, Karin explained that in the end, her sensei is not a bad person, that person may seem rough but inside is someone with a sensitive heart who truly cares for his own. Fuyō, the lazy girl, turned out to be very good at ninjutsu and a sensory ninja; Touwa, that shy boy with an embarrassed nature, was good at taijutsu, and is basically the tank in the team.

And she helps them as if she were a medical ninja; at least the inherited ability from her mother had to be of some use.

Karin also began to share about her mission an escort mission that turned out to be dangerous since there were many bandits along the way, and, of course, Karin witnessed, and made one of her first kills; she was also disturbed by taking someone's life, but she had to face it, because she did not want to die at the hands of those men.

In the end, it turned out to be her, and not the bandits.

Yūji only had a darkened and very sad face, the words of Rokushō-sensei lingering in his mind; at least he was relieved that nothing had happened to his sister.

And that he would get a good team.

Yūji recounted his experience; in the end, the boy opened up to his sister, and Karin saw and listened very attentively to her little brother's words.

She saw how, with a smile, he recounted how he had a good time with those people, how those very people gave him their best smiles, how he enjoyed himself with his team and the teachings of his sensei.

But when he reached the part where he experienced a moral and cultural clash and the crisis of his being his face fell into a darker one, a very sad face, one that Karin had never seen, as if the light of her brother was extinguished while he spoke.

Karin did not hesitate to support her brother and give him strength; her arms wrapped around Yūji's slender body, as he had teary eyes, she had always known that Yūji was a child with a good and sensitive heart—and she simply let her little brother vent, being the support he needed.

For Yūji's face was one that broke her heart.

In silence, Karin gave him that support and unconditional love.

The boy let go with his sister, as if that weight of guilt and sadness he had been carrying was being released.

But after everything, ending the story with the desire to extinguish his sadness and let the determination of his path shine, Karin saw how, once again, that brightness that had been extinguished resurfaced from the ashes.

Her brother... is strong.

She looks at him, giving him a soft smile.

Thus, the day passed.

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Days have passed since Rokushō went to Yūji to ask him that question which will determine whether the boy wants to continue as a shinobi or remain a villager.

The answer only made him smile with pride, an innate pride from seeing how the little one stood firm in what he said, continuing to be a shinobi to be someone who protects Amegakure and those he loves—but now to his ninja path he has added something important for him.

To be strong to bring peace.

With this, Rokushō appreciated how Yūji was truly steadfast in his conviction, and they had been completing mission after mission; luckily, among the strongest missions that had happened, his young team had simply been that of Katabami Mizan, they had escort and rescue missions, things through which Yūji shows his joy in helping people and saying words of encouragement, living together and getting to know more about those who help.

Ajisai, upon seeing that the boy appeared strong, even though he tried to hide it, had a smile present; as for Suiren, she did not hide it, her face showed in her eyes a relaxed, even happy expression, something that was strange for the quiet girl.

Rokushō, in secret, had been observing how Yūji, upon returning from a mission, was very active, his big smile showing his strong conviction, always helping the villagers of Amegakure with his radiant light.

And after finishing helping, he went straight to those training fields far from Amegakure; he practiced his taijutsu until he was gravely injured, but the boy did not care, he trained until he hurt himself, practicing his ninjutsus.

And one can only say that with all the effort Yūji makes, even if in small steps, he was truly becoming strong in his own way; the green‑haired one wanted to hide it, but he was proud of that boy.

And of seeing that he had the strength.

Rokushō, upon seeing the boy train, moved away, after all, they had completed more than fifteen missions; he wanted to let him train.

As for Yūji, he was now training his taijutsu, combining his famous movements that he used against curses and his elusive steps that his sister Konan had taught him.

" Gha! Ha! Shht! "

The sounds of effort came out of his mouth, as he was not wearing his shirt in order to practice with more agility; loose white pants tied with a blue band, the only thing he wore was the scarf given by Karin.

His face showed no sign of pain, having a strong soul that had suffered death several times; these blows and the feeling of tearing in his small muscles were nothing.

His body was quite slender, due to his poor nutrition, although somewhat toned, with mud on various parts of his body and the wounds he had inflicted on himself, since he was fighting with several clones of himself, moving agilely and his eyes darting in several directions.

His clones, just like him, are spontaneous, which is why he is very battered.

The blows and the little cries of the clones were all that could be heard, along with his gasps and his furrowed face.

Yūji will train until he himself notices his change; he will also train hard to slowly combine his CE with chakra even if it disintegrates his organs, he will only move forward.

His eyes, firm.

But again, something that no one had seen: the black mass watches from afar; since the last time it had seen the boy, it had not stopped watching him, seeing how that boy was becoming strong in giant steps, it has also noticed that he has a Kekke Genkai.

What it finds strange is the harmony of his inner self; now that it had noticed, multiple times, that he used that Kekke Genkai, there was no doubt.

He used a part of chakra.

But the other was not chakra; it was another energy that in these thousand years he had never seen, back then, humans only had natural energy before their mother granted chakra to those filthy humans.

" I can't believe we have to come and watch over this boy, do you think it's because Konan and Pain trained him and have a plan? " White Zetsu spoke with an amused look at his counterpart.

" No, idiot... it is his inner energy... in that mantle, there is no chakra; observe that movement carefully and you will understand... " Black Zetsu spoke in that deep voice, his yellow eye alert to the boy's movement.

A flame materialized at the tip of the boy, then with his other hand he mimicked as if pulling something invisible.

From the tip of his fingers, such a potent flame appeared, so potent that it consumed almost all the water where he stepped.

" I‑it's true... I didn't feel any chakra emanating from that boy now " White Zetsu really never paid attention; he just let his counterpart guide him wherever he wished " Could it be natural energy? "

" It isn't; I don't feel any sensation of that singular energy, but all I feel is... fear " He never really expected to say that word; he had never been afraid of anything from Indra to Madara, they had all been pawns, not even they had frightened him, perhaps nervous because one of his plans could go awry.

But fear, it's the first time he has felt that sensation... so, disgusting.

" This makes no sense, the boy possesses chakra, but why do I feel a terrible malice emanating from him? This is very strange; this boy could be an anomaly, perhaps that is why Konan and Nagato trained him since they sensed that potential " White Zetsu spoke in surprise.

But as for Black Zetsu, he only clenched his hands, feeling the need... to kill that boy.

That boy gave him a nauseating feeling; he just wanted to eliminate him.

Yūji breathed heavily because, after finishing training in taijutsu, he wanted to use up his chakra to the minimum, and in doing so, he began to use his cursed energy; one thing he has noticed is that when his chakra runs out, he... still remains standing, since his CE is as vast as an ocean, even though he feels agitated from not having chakra, he will always have his other weapon, which he was already familiar with.

' brat '

" It was better without you, shut up " he whispered to himself, raising his index and ring fingers, planning to practice a bit of Gojo‑sensei's techniques.

After a while of practicing, Yūji realized that his eyes change when he activates his sensei's cursed technique; it is as if it were an instinctive change.

He closed his eyes and upon opening them, those that were once carmine with lilac hints now shone in all their splendor a beautiful blue inside, as if it were the sky itself, emitting such a mystical glow.

Being daytime, the beauty of those eyes would not be so appreciated.

" I never speak about anything since you don't interest me, brat, but I truly feel that I want to kill whoever is watching my vessel "

With that, Yūji became alarmed " Watching? Who could it be? "

" You have the six eyes, you can see much better what I mean; I only mentioned it because if they kill you, I still do not want to possess your feeble body "

The boy pressed his lips; with the Rikugan he was able to see with precision and detail all his surroundings, something he noticed was different: the Rikugan had also evolved in this place; his sensei explained to him that with those eyes he saw as if it were infrared and read the flow of cursed energy.

But these eyes, when used, not only saw the cursed energy of living beings but also what is equivalent to chakra, a pure energy and a corrupt one combined and managed to overwhelm him; now he understood his sensei's suffering and why he always used something to cover his eyes.

But besides those two energies, he has found that there is another energy that also combines perfectly with the two... what energy could it be?

Since that could be the key to preventing chakra and cursed energy from annihilating each other.

But it will be for later, how his sensei's Rikugan complements; now he searched with those eyes for the fluctuations of cursed energy, and he found them.

It is a being that has very great cursed energy, surpassing a bit those of special category, but of course, he could not use it.

Strangely, this being has no chakra, which is why he had never detected or sensed him, and that's why Sukuna managed to feel him through the CE.

His eyes expressed ferocity, Who is he and why is he watching him?

It might be that he is an enemy of the village.

Regretting internally for that person, he did not even hesitate, from his ready fingers, he was forming a small red sphere, but it was so small that it was not visible; with the six eyes (Rikugan) the manipulation of cursed energy was easy, moreover, it didn't even consume the third percentage of it, making its cost quite minimal.

Pointing in that direction, Yūji could only press his lips; if it were people fulfilling their duty, it would hurt him, since it could be a spy who is good at transforming into other forms and hiding his chakra to an almost nonexistent minimum.

" Cursed Technique Reversal: Red " the boy whispered solemnly, and the small sphere was launched in the direction from which, with his six eyes, he detected those strange forms.

Yūji only closed his eyes, pained at knowing that it was possible that that person might suffer or even die, not wanting to see that fate.

For Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, they did not see anything strange; the boy's behavior surprised them.

Although afterwards they understood why.

" damn " they didn't even hesitate; they saw how an invisible force was repelling everything around, pushing them away as if an invisible force were driving them away ever more strongly, something that was an enormous surprise for those two.

Before that attack, which was destroying everything in its path, reached them, White Zetsu slipped into the trunk where they were and they luckily escaped before that blow arrived.

That, that attack... it was like a space ninjutsu! But formed with that power?

Something made Black Zetsu ask himself, even more frightened, that that brat had noticed him; in all his years, no one had noticed him, not Madara, not Obito, not even Indra! How did that brat manage to see him hidden?

He remembered the brat's last flash of light.

Those eyes... didn't he have red eyes with lilac?

Why... were his eyes blue?

He had too many unknowns, but now both he and White Zetsu were breathing heavily, feeling that with that attack... if it had hit them.

Black Zetsu instinctively felt that if he were touched by that attack, he could die.

His body trembled at the fact that he felt threatened, something he had never felt before.

That brat... must be killed.

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[ Will we see Naruto very soon? Our golden rooster already feels better, and just as his blood‑curse technique changed by Yūji's part, Gojo's six eyes have now become part of Naruto's dojutsu, amazing things will be seen :p

I didn't feel the need to illustrate anything this time haha ]