Reincarnated as Naruto with Sukuna's Powers

Chapter 11: Decision

A/N: I didn't make the internal thoughts italic here cause there's just too much of it in this chapter.

This chapter was kinda cringe to write though...

Just know this...

LET ME COOK!

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(After Naruto killed the 600 hundred assassins)

Naruto ran his hands from the top of his head to his neck, pressing down hard.

Blood trickled down his neck, staining his clothes.

He wiped his palms on his shirt and turned to look at the dismembered bodies scattered around.

Most had vanished, but a few tough parts remained: a severed head, a lone arm, a leg.

'That really drained my chakra... huh?'

His senses suddenly flared. Instantly, he propelled himself toward the disturbance, chakra surging through his body.

"Hey there, little spy," Naruto grinned menacingly at the white Zetsu.

"Hiiih!" Zetsu squeaked as Naruto grabbed him by the neck. "How did you find me?"

Naruto just smiled innocently before slicing Zetsu in half, killing him instantly.

'Now what?' Naruto thought, surveying the carnage. He had just killed 600 key members of Kumogakure.

'I can't just act like nothing happened. They'll never overlook this.'

He glanced at the sky and saw eagles circling above.

'Those aren't normal eagles. Too much chakra. Father did say Kumo used eagles as scouts. So, they probably know already.'

He crouched, resting his chin on his hand, deep in thought. 'My father's much stronger than his canon counterpart. He can handle them. And mother... she has the Nine Tails' chakra. She'll be fine if she uses it properly.'

He opened his eyes and looked around.

'The problem is this: I can't explain this carnage. My intelligence won't help here. I have a few options. One, I could stay and wait for someone to find me. I'd probably get lost, but hiding with my shadow powers wouldn't be too difficult.'

'After this stunt, Obito might try to target me, no he definitely will.'

'And most importantly, I am five fucking years old! No matter how intelligent I am, they won't believe me or value my opinions at all! I can tell them everything, and they still won't believe me. My parents are good, but like everyone's parents, they have a brain that tries to rationalize the world. This is real life, not some BS fucking fanfic written by a 12-year-old wimp who has never been loved by anyone. They won't go, "Oh, Naruto, we are your parents, we believe in you. We will support you! You, as a five-year-old, want to leave the village and go on side quests all alone in this dangerous, cruel world of shinobi? Why not? That's the best plan I've ever heard!" Expecting things to go like that is beyond idiotic.'

'If I stay, I need a reason to explain all this. I could lie and say I can see the future, but they're some of the smartest shinobi in the world. They'd find the holes eventually. I've already fucked up the plot, so that route is a dead end.'

'Another option is to claim I can see the past and say I'm Asura's reincarnation, revealing Hashirama's role. But that messes with my plan. Revealing my wood style and other Asura-related powers will attract too much attention. Dealing with external threats is hard enough; adding Danzo and Orochimaru to the mix will drive me insane. I don't even know if Hiruzen is trustworthy. Father trusts him too much, and I can't risk it. I can't assume anyone's a good guy in this world.'