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The river current carried Naruto's body downstream as he let it carry him carries him away. Niamh, the only family he had known his entire; life was now gone. She took her life so that he could live, giving him the power to see whom he could trust. So that he could live for more then revenge by being able to trust others. (1)
The river finally took him to a shallow part of the river. He found himself between two large boulders that sat on either side of the river with a narrow opening between them. What surprised him the most was that Niamh's bike was sitting there in front of him; fully geared up for travel.
"Niamh you planned this didn't you," Naruto said as he stood up out of the water.
"Yes she did, she wanted you to have her bike," Hunter said appearing on top of the boulder on his right. "She had this all planned out, so that she could save you Nartuo from being consumed by revenge."
"She said that I was her brother," Naruto said.
"Niamh always saw you as her little brother and loved you, remember that Naruto," Hunter said.
"That woman, Niamh; was something I hadn't seen in a very long time," Butcher said appearing on the other boulder across Hunter. "She gave up her life just to save someone she hasn't even known for a year out of love, something that you don't really see nowadays."
"I see you recovered from the shot," Hunter said to him.
"Yes, I can see why there are few bloodlines where you come from. Those bullets you hit me with almost did the deed so many have died trying," Butcher said then pointed to the cameraman who was filming at the hilltop right behind Naruto. "By the way I brought the cameraman along so the rest of the viewers could watch." (2)
"Why are you here Butcher?" Naruto ask.
"To offer you my power," Butcher said. "I'll train you to master my fighting style and teach you all of the skills and jutsus I have picked up along the years in my line of work. When it's over you'll be stronger then me, and all I ask is that you take up my title as Butcher."
"You'll train me?" Naruto said.
"Yes, I'll become your master and once you learn everything I have to offer you can have your revenge on the Leaf Village," Naruto said.
"Naruto," Hunter spoke up. "I'm not going to try and stop you from going with him if that's what you choose. Niamh wished that you'd live your life the way you want, and I will honor her wishes, but I will offer you to come with me and the others if that's what you want."
"You never had a choice of what you wanted to be, but now is your chance to choose," Butcher said. "Will you go with me?"
"Or with me?" Hunter said.
"NARUTO!" Minato shouted as he came running on top of the water of the river. He was reaching out to him when he was stop as a bullet came close to hitting him, kicking up water as it struck the wet rocks of the river.
"Now, now," Butcher said holding his smoking gun. "You chose his life for him now it's his turn to choose what he wants to do with it."
"What will it be Naruto?" Hunter asks.
Naruto said nothing as he walks over to Nimah's bike and took the helmet off of the seat. "Niamh told me to live the life that's been given to me, and that's what I'm going to do. Hunter, Butcher, I'm not going to go with either of you. I need to find out who I am and what I want out of my life, by myself."
"Naruto, remember when you need help; come and look for me I'll always be there to help you," Hunter said.
"I know that," Naruto said looking at Hunter with his new eyes and saw a light blue aura around him. Looking at Butcher he saw a yellow green aura around him, still new to his new powers he felt that Butcher could be trusted if he decided to go with him.
"Going off on your own for awhile," Butcher said. "Well you're still young and need time to straighten everything out first. I can wait a little while longer."
"Naruto where are you going?" Minato ask.
"You just want to make yourself feel better for the life you gave me," Naruto said staring at the man who gave him life; an aura of light blue shone around him the same as Hunter. However, he wasn't going to trust him not after what he has done no matter what color aura he had around him. "You may be my father by blood, but you and that woman are nothing but strangers to me. Both of you know nothing about me; everything everyone thinks they know about me is nothing more than a mask. I'm going to free myself from everything of the life you have given me. I am Naruto Bradley the younger brother of Niamh Bradley."
"You're right, I have no right to try to be a father," Minato said lowering his head.
"Hunter, Butcher, I'll return to the Leaf Village in four years from now during the exams. By then I will have decided which path, I'll follow and for my revenge," Naruto said getting onto the bike remembering the lessons Niamh had shown him in riding it.
"The bike is loaded with what you need for the road Naruto and money to hold you over for awhile. Remember Naruto when you need him come and find me," Hunter said.
"And I'll be watching over you just in case. There will be a lot of people after you for either the power you have or the tech given to you," Butcher said.
"I know that," Naruto said starting up the bike. "It's going to be a hard road ahead of me with a lot of hardships and unclear path. But it's the path that I have chosen for myself and no other." The bike roared to life as Naruto took off going between the two boulders following the river to whatever road was ahead of him.
"Quite the kid he is," Butcher said watching as Naruto's form got smaller and smaller.
"You better not interfere with him," Hunter said to Butcher.
"I would never do that, that's his job," Butcher said pointing to his old rival. "Besides I'll get to enjoy watching as a boy becomes a man, something that you'll never get to do Minato."
As the two left, Minato fell to his knees. He was still staring where his son had rode off. He lay there kneeling, as he felt empty inside. He had lost his family again. He knew he would die when he did the seal, but he had hope that the village and his wife would look after Naruto. Unfortunately, they didn't, and now he lost his son again.
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Author's Notes –
1 – The aura eyes thing will be like the Dragon Tear in Breath of Fire 2.
The Dragon's Tear is an object that you always have. Its center lights up whenever approached by a different essence. In Naruto's case the aura around people he sees. Its colors are the key to the other's real intentions. This is where you can find out exactly what each color means.
Black - That person's intentions are evil.
Dark Red - That person hates you with a passion.
Med. Red - That person hates you fiercely.
Red - That person hates you.
Red Orange - That person's feelings are mainly sided with hate.
Orange - That person is mostly angry.
Orange Yellow - That person is starting to warm up to you, but only a little.
Yellow - That persons feelings are a bit lighter.
Green Yellow - That person likes you and you can trust them.
Green - That person really likes you.
Deep Green - That person cares for you.
Blue Green - That person is a good friend.
Light Blue - That person enjoys your presence.
Deep Blue - They share a deep bond with you of love or friendship.
Flashing - Watch out. They like you THAT much.
2 – I don't know if in Naruto's world they have TV but in my fic they do.
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