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Naruto was but a babe when he heard the rolling oceans in his ears. He was a child when the Wind, the summer breeze and the thunderous sounds of oceans whispered in his ears Child of Eddies
Naruto heard and laughed in a childish fit because finally, something he can understand. The people around saw him and ignored him. They saw the whiskerd cheeks and sunny blonde hair and ignored the Whirlpool in his veins.
Naruto smiled.
Naruto sleep, sleep and dream.
He dream of an Island surrounded by Whirlpools, he dreams of kaleidoscoped coloured houses, of sunshine and the smell of fishes. Naruto wake up crying and longing for the home he never had, crying for how his people died because of ignorance and betrayal.
In the morning, Naruto wakes up and smile again because he can hear the mourning the oceans, the mourning of red headed people who took care of the island and oceans. Naruto can't be selfish to be gloom when whirlpool lost so much.
So, Naruto listen and mourn with the Oceans.
He smile during the day and mourn at night. When the dreams come and embrace him in their salty breeze, and sunny smiles.
He listen to the tides and oceans and do as she bids. Whirlpool is a mother that lost her children, and she rage and mourn. For they can not be a replaced, for she wants her children back. But she waits and listen to the massive chakra of the her children that left before the Attack. She listen and guides them in return.
Come back. She whisper to them.
And they listen. They hear the sadness and heartbreak in her voice and they vow vegence for hurting their mother.
Patience, children.
Everything will fall in place one day.
They listen to her wisdom and waits. Everything will balance itself out.
When people see Naruto, they don't see the sunny blonde hair, the speed and the Hiraishin or the azure blue rasengan. Nor do they see the red hair, the fiery tempter of the Whirlpools or the Ink and the papers.
But Naruto just smile and show them the kaleidoscope houses personality. He show them the kindness of the Whirlpools and their rowdy personality. He keep out the red fiery tempter that change like whirlpools and the small Written kanjis on the scroll.
Whirlpool thanks him when Naruto give the Tree people an inch and they took a mile, Naruto just smiled and handed them the whole yard.
When Naruto finished writing his homework, he go to his chipped mirror and he doesn't see the sunny blonde hair and the Inky smudged fingers. Naruto see the red hair, the same inky smudged fingers and robes with big sleeves and a whirlpool on his breast.
Naruto smile when he hear the Rolling waves of the ocean and the churning sound of the Whirlpool.
Naruto Follows the Whirlpool and He dance in the rain, he listens and learn. The lines on the paper and the chakra full of vitality.
He stand still as whirlpool paint him in lines like a soldier, he stand still as whirlpool draws him and fills him with Uzushio and seals.
In the academy, naruto stood up and headed for the window. he can't stay still when he's surrounded by the tree people who are ignorant. But something pulls him. Whirlpool slows him down and naruto obeys. he watch as the door open and a man with a scar on his nose with raven hair enter. The man sees him and shout to sit down. Naruto obeys only because whirlpool was never wrong. Even though he see the hate in the mans eyes, the hate that tree people have for him.
he will he good. patience, child.
Naruto hears and listen and learn.
He seek the knowledge of the seals, Bloodline, vitality, massive chakra and whirlpool.
He knows. All things will fall in place.
Balance.
After school, he climbs the hokage monument and sit upon the head of the Fourth. He sits upon the head of the sunny blonde hair, speed, seals and Hiraishin.
He feels the breeze ruffle his blonde hair locks and smile. Because although The Island is surrounded by Whirlpools, he knows that the wind is home too. Because they can't be no whirlpool without wind. He longs to smell the fish scented air and the salty air along the coast.
patience, child.
All will fall back into place.
Because all things needs Balance
Naruto listen and learn
Naruto sits down and meditate.
He sits down and sense all the life around him, all the chakras and he thanks whirlpool because he understand that she's the one who guides him. Because without her he couldn't do this.
Naruto sit and listen to whirlpool.
you're dangerous
Naruto laugh hard and smile and whisper back. Every shinobi is dangerous
He stand up and forget about what whirlpool said.
But she doesn't worry, he'll come to Understand. Patience.
Naruto watch the kids play and wish to join them. He request to play with them but they scoff and stick their nose in the air. They see and they beat him and kick him down.
Naruto hides the scars and smiles when he see Iruka coming with instant noodles. Somethings are worth the sacrifice he thought.
Iruka gifts naruto with a pouch and kunais and shurikens. Naruto strap the pouch but doesn't use the weapons, he's an Uzumaki. He will use no steel.
He sees the massive trees and yearns for the vast expanses of the sea. His veins are full of history of seals and his eyes cry blood for the Island that is ruined and isolated. Naruto's eyes cry blood for the red hair people — not shinobi, never shinobi— and rage at their death.
Years go by and naruto ages. Hee grows and grows but doesn't forget the ocean roaring in his ears.
He graduates after years of failure. he graduates and they put him in a team, Team 7, they call it.
Their teacher, Kakashi, says he will test them. He's confused when he sees naruto not using the weapons they gave him in the academy, he has them on his person but never uses them. He asks but Naruto think he knew the answer before he replies. He sees his face grow pale when he answers. Im a Uzumaki, I shall use no steel.
Naruto sees him shake and tries to hide it but naruto see. Kakashi pushes him in the river, he never expected to give him more strength. But naruto thinks he knows, he knows but he has forgotten. Grief clung to him like a wet blanket, he's starting to forget what made him. He's starting to forget the red hair and Inky smudged fingers.
Naruto falls in the river and hears the Whirlpool sing and sing. The Whirlpool welcome it's prince back, although he isn't in The ocean. He's in the natural river, stream and that's enough.
Enough to hear the hundreds of voices. Happy, crying and mourning, Naruto hears them all. He hears them and he cry with them. Because s o much was taken away from him.
But still, he hears and he learns.
Because everything will fall into place
Because of Balance