Naruto of the Shinju

Chapter 20: Symptoms

I'm back. I know some of you may hate this story, considering that I make Naruto powerful and I still do not state what his plans are. Don't worry; I'll reveal them in the subsequent chapters. You may question why despite being powerful, he doesn't finish anything quickly. The answer is that he wants to amuse himself at the actions of other people, and treats anything as if a game. He wants to execute his things in a different way that's why he does not want to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Now, if I tell his reasons, it's like I'm divulging part of his plans here. Anyway, let's proceed to the story right away.
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Gato's Den…

Zabuza looks bored waiting for Gato while Haku was just sitting beside him, thinking their plan on how they would kill Tazuna. Soon, the door opens revealing a short stout man.

"When will you kill the bridge builder? It's been over a week already and you haven't done anything". He shouted.

"Hmph, Gato. Do you think I will listen to you if not for the money? I didn't expect that one of the ninjas that guard Tazuna would have special abilities", Zabuza replied in a menacing tone.

Gato glares at Zabuza disappointedly.

"You have until tomorrow. If you can't make it, I'll go fins someone who would easily do the job", Gato said angrily.

Zabuza put his sword new Gato's next. "My safety is in risk here. I demand more money from you", Zabuza stated.

Gato looks at him angrily with fear in his eyes. The two bodyguards of Gato then stop Zabuza.

"I will give you more money provided that you kill that old man successfully", he retorted.

Then, he left with his bodyguards.

"Tomorrow, huh?", Haku said.

Zabuza just nodded.

As Gato was now away from Zabuza, he said "The two of you, I want you to kidnap the old man's family. He will be forced to negotiate with us".

"Why send us if Zabuza could kill the bridge builder?", one of his guards asked.

"Considering the situation, it would be easier to get rid of Zabuza. From the beginning, I just hired him to finish the man but now he's threatening me that's why I would want to see him die. I have no reason to waste money for him", Gato replied.

"Why should you care about…". The bodyguard was trailed off when Gato intervened. "Don't disobey me. I pay you good enough. Just do the job and you'll get a decent amount of money or more than that".

The two guards nodded and they left.

"Zabuza, I can't wait to see you die", Gato muttered, chuckling.

It was night again, and Naruto would always sleep alone in the woods or in his own land. Ever since he absorbed Moryo's soul, he started to act differently. Yes, he has become much wiser, more intelligent, more cunning, more sinister and gaining much power, he acknowledged that Moryo's soul was indeed too powerful to handle. Kakashi would ask him if he's alright and he'll always say yes however deep inside, his head would ache terribly and would wake up from terrible nightmares. Shion's power also had a profound effect on him. Out of the blue, he would be surrounded in a pinkish glow, and his eyes would have Shion's dojutsu in it for random moments. Maybe this was the consequence of absorbing too much power. He has also absorbed the sealed powers of Miroku in Shion's bell and he could feel that the priestess' powers and Moryo's powers were fighting inside him, giving him terrible spasms randomly.

Today, he noticed that glowing purple lines would appear from his body even he was not using Moryo's power. And today, he sought to control it. He closed his eyes and glowing purple lines appeared. He lightly tapped the ground and it cracked. Moryo's soul gave him tremendous physical strength yet the headache is there again. Returning to his true form doesn't help the situation. The pain would still remain, making him faint.

This time, he exited Moryo mode and collapsed in the ground, panting heavily. He looked to the stars and wonder if he could finish everything quickly. Closing his eyes, he fell into a deep sleep.

A young Naruto was running from a group of villagers.

"Go away, demon!", they shouted.

"Please stop, please", he pleaded.

Yet, they didn't listen. They took delight beating him and stabbing him with their knives. Soon the entire scenery changed, it was Sora who was stabbing him including all of his subordinates.

"Die Byakuya, die!", they shouted in unison.

"Stop"

"STOP!". Naruto woke up with a sweat. It was now morning and trying to steady himself, he relaxed for a moment, hoping to get the unwanted dream off his mind.

"Moryo's soul is extremely dark and corrupt but at the same time extremely powerful. Shion's power on the other hand is filled with light and purity. The two powers frequently fought inside me. I need to train with this effectively,", he muttered to himself.

He got up to himself and went back to Tazuna's house. Thankfully enough, Kakashi wasn't being too suspicious on him, yet he couldn't help with his other teammates. As soon as Naruto was inside Tazuna's house, he ran into Inari.

"Do you have any cigarettes here?", he asked.

"Do you smoke?", the young child countered the questioned.

"Isn't it obvious? I want cigarettes now!", Naruto snapped. "Where is it?"

"Th-there", Inari pointed at the direction of Tazuna's room. Naruto went there and take out all the cigarettes, putting them inside his pocket.

Sasuke then saw him anxious and out of curiosity he asked, "Naruto, something the problem?"

"No!", was the brief reply. "I'll go out for a meantime. I need to take my mind off from stress". He then hurriedly went outside.

Grabbing a cigarette from his pocket, he lit it up using fire from his fingertips. Putting it inside his mouth, he thought that minors aren't supposed to take cigarettes.

"Asuma smokes, Tazuna smokes, what's the problem if I smoke, too? It's not I'm going to die from just a simple cigarette", he said as he took the cigarette outside his mouth and blew smoke.

"I didn't expect that cigarettes were these good. It could help me relieve my nightmares for a meantime".

As he finished the first cigarette, he lighted another two and put those into his mouth, feeling addictive to the feeling of smoking.

"I don't care what they say, this is my ninja way", Naruto chuckled.
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Guys, I made Naruto smoke for now. This is a temporary relief to his nightmares. By the way, sorry for any typos or mistakes. See you in the next chapter. Bye!