Naruto Repeated Spiral

[Fosfor]

Now as much as I don't want to start a new fic, I don't have too much time to write because of my exam on saturday so I didn't manage to finish any of my stories yet. But I had this wierid idea and I couldn't get rid of it, so I wrote it down. Though it is written in 1st POV, it's done so deliberately and only for the prologue's sake - rest of the story would be normal. Anyway, tell me what oyu think. I could really use opinions on this one since I have no idea if to write it at all.


Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Shame, but such is life.

Repeated Spiral


A Naruto fanfiction by Fosfor.


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Prologue

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"Ignorance is temporary - stupidity is forever."

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Have you ever wanted to know what is going to happen in your future? To have the preknowledge so accurate, so sure that would allow you to remodel your life as you saw fit? To know where to go, what to do to make your life better, avoid the usual pitfalls that life sets upon your path? To defy that pesky little concept some call 'fate'?

Dream come true, right?

Word of advice?

DonÆt.

YouÆll only end up complicating your life further.

Believe me, in this case having a cheat sheet does not pay.

Call it the butterfly theory, the chaos thesis, the sycnchronicity, the cosmic casuality, the pendulum theory, fate, hitsuzen... It's all the same.

Some things WILL happen.

Some things won't. Or rather will. But not when you expect them to.

Some things will twist, warp, bend and shatter - but one way or the other...

BANG! Like an overcharged explosive note, there goes your cheat sheet.

And you're worse out than where you began and back not to the step one, but to the step minus fucking THOUSAND.

Cosmic cheat sheet does. Not. Fucking. PAY.

Not in the way you want to, anyway.

Heard the saying 'Karma is a bitch and she knows it'?

It's true.

Thing is, bitch as she is, she LIKES it.

Tough shit, ain't it?

There are worse things, however.

Much, much worse things.

Like having The Bitch decide that she LIKES you. And doing something nice to you to offset the bad karma she sent your way.

I fucking swear Fortune, Karma, Fate, Kismet - whatever you call the flighty bitch - is in fucking LOVE with me.

Suck to be me, huh?

You don't know how the half of it.

My name is Uzumaki Naruto. Age... Who the FUCK knows after all that shit? Let's say I'm thirteen. Plus... something. Aww, who the hell cares?!

Point is, I'm Uzumaki Naruto. That's my fucking name. THAT much I know. Might be fake, might be not - I don't know, don't care and don't give a shit. It's MINE. It's one of the damn few things nobody can take form me. Heh. I'd like to see them try. Oh please, do.

Kakshi-baka's '1000 years of pain' will seem like a blessing if you do. Things I can...

Uh... Where was I?

Ah. Right. Introduction.

ANYway... My name is Naruto. Majority of the Konohagakure's esteemed citizens won't agree with that simple fact, of course. 'Hey you idiot' would be the kindest of what they would say. Very kind, in fact. 'Kuyybi brat', 'demon', 'trash', 'blemish upon the village' and 'that damn bastard' would be more up to their usual standard.

Many names for a sawed off blond runt, huh? Yep. I'm popular. Famous, even. Or should it be 'infamous'?

Both, propably.

Meh. See if I care. Now, anyway.

But wait, I have more!

'Jinchuruuki'.

Bit of a mouthful, ain't it?

Though 'Kyuubi no Kitsune no jinchuruuki' is even more of a bother.

But still, that's what I am.

The living demon container. Jailor for the most powerful of the tailed beasts.

Got the furry bastard sealed into me barely few hours after I was born.

Major bad karma, that. Just fucking PERFECT omen for my future life. Indeed it was.

How went that old saying? 'Start the story with an earthquake...?' Something like that.

Considering that the baka-fox could allegedly start earquakes, tsunamis and other apocalyptic goodness with his tails...

Ah, well, I digress.

So. I'm a jinchuuruki. Was. Am. Dunno. Don't CARE. Oh wait. I DO. Or I should.

Shouldda, wouldda...

Fuck it.

You might think that shoudl be my biggest problem in life. I mean, hello?! Orphan with a demon sealed in his stomach here? Reviled by the vilage that should be his home, crappy life, assassination attempts (Shit WERE there any? Dunno...), 99% people around me hating my guts, caped freaks after me - though that's for later...

Unfortunately it isn't. Or is. Though not directly.

Ya see, the problem is POWER.

Because when there is power, there are power hungry morons that want to use it.

And some are bigger morons that the others.

One particular moron proved to be the biggest one you might imagine.

Punch to the gut, some blood... Eh. Part of the course. Move along.

I mean, I wasn't beaten or abused, no. The Old Man Sarutobi would have kittens if I had been and would propably throw a fit. Like that one time in the orphanage after he had learned I was fed that spoiled food by that 'nice elderly lady'. And Hokage throwng a temper tantrum... Whoo. Not nice, let me tell you.

Still, it happened. Not frequently, but enough that I was familiar wit it.

Since it didn't hurt too much and I heal at crazy rate, I didn't pay attention.

Big mistake. Cause the punch hit the seal on my stomach. And my proplems REALLY started. Not that I had any idea, really. That little draining feeling didn't even register until Wave, when I used Foo Foo's chakra directly for the first time.

Bad move. Not that I knew it then.

I mean I FELT something odd. But being the wonderfully fucking IGNORANT little urchin, I went and ignored it to my heart's content.

Oblivious doesn't begin to cover it.

Anyway, Wave was strike one.

Chuunin exams - most importantly the Forest of Death and the fight with Neji, were strike two.

The whole mess with finding Tsunade and fghting Orochimaru and that bastard Kabuto didn't help any. But the real clincher was the Valley of the End. I jsut HAD to go and pull a nearly a tail's worth of energy fighitng that Uchiha bastard.

And loose too, but let's not get into that. I was a moron. Let's leave it at that.

Still, the Valley was REALLY the Valley of the End for me. Or rather the beginning of the end.

Because between exhausting my own chakra and overburning my chakra system, drawing on Kyuubi's power and Foo Foo working overtime to patch me up after that bastard ran me through with chidori, I finally started to notice the drain. Shame it was too late by then. Every time I used the power, even my own chakra - no matter the Kyuubi's stufff - I allowed the 'channel' to widen, gave more acess to the Kyuubi. And the jutsu, whatever it was, finally ended up overtaxing even Kyuubi.

I don't know WHAT it was supposed ot accomplish. Maybe it was just siphoning power, maybe it was revenge, maybe the fucking bastard wanted have the Foo Foo as a summon or fucking attempt on time travel for all I know.

I tried to find him but it proved futile. It's as if the guy doesn't exist. As if he NEVER did. Which is ridiculous since I saw him plenty times around the village as a kid. Only he isn't there. And people never heard of him. Even his friends.

Whatever.

Point is what that meant for ME.

Seven months, fourteen days, nine hours, twenty two minutes and three seconds.

Exactly.

That's how long it takes for the time turn back. For the world to rewind.

Seven months, fourteen days, nine hours, twenty two minutes and three seconds.

Every. Damn. Time.

Seven months, fourteen days, nine hours, twenty two minutes and three seconds.

And infinitum, ad nauseum.

My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I don't know my age anymore. I am shinobi of the leaf. And Cloud. And Mist. And Sound. And Earth.

Seven months, fourteen days, nine hours, twenty two minutes and three seconds.


A lot can happen in that time. More than you could ever think. Less as well.

Hero. Villain. Conqueror. Savior...

Seven months, fourteen days, nine hours, twenty two minutes and three seconds.

I have been lover, brother, husband, master, teacher and student. I have been shinobi, samurai, archeologist, ramen cook and countless others.

Seven months, fourteen days, nine hours, twenty two minutes and three seconds.

I have been genin. And chuunin. And jounin. Even a nukenin.

Seven months, fourteen days, nine hours, twenty two minutes and three seconds.

I have yet to be a Kage. But I will. I have time.

Seven months, fourteen days, nine hours, twenty two minutes and three seconds to be exact.

I am Uzumaki Naruto. And if there is anything I have beside my name, it's time.

Whole seven months, fourteen days, nine hours, twenty two minutes and three seconds of it.

I'm Uzumaki Naruto. I'm stuck in time.


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Comments?

 

[Reozul]

groundhog day.

I like the idea even though it would be hard to incorporate it into a regular fic.

A retelling of what happened each time would probably take too long but you could simply make up chapeters upon chapters of causal-happenings.

The time is very close to 20,000,000 seconds.
funny thing that.

otherwise

fire away.

 

[Eternity]

Ok, thats just...

damn wwhat a mind job /laugh

Hmmm, though this is an intresting little idea, it this a ground hog day type deal in that even if he dies he gets back to the restart of is it until he died?

well anyways, look foward to seeing more from you, one way, or another ^^

 

[Fosfor]

groundhog day.

I like the idea even though it would be hard to incorporate it into a regular fic.

A retelling of what happened each time would probably take too long but you could simply make up chapeters upon chapters of causal-happenings.

The time is very close to 20,000,000 seconds.
funny thing that.

otherwise

fire away.

That's the general idea. though it's not EXACTLY groundhog's day - there will be subtle changes from repetition to repetition that Naruto will start noticing.

Chaos theory and all. B)

But it won't be exact retellling of every day of the seven moths he repeats - jsut the moajor points, whatever they might be duringt hat particular repetition.

 

[Fosfor]

Ok, thats just...

damn wwhat a mind job /laugh

Hmmm, though this is an intresting little idea, it this a ground hog day type deal in that even if he dies he gets back to the restart of is it until he died?

He can't die in normal way, no. At least at the beginning. But some things carry over, Like chakra exhaustion, chakra overburn and several other things. He CAN die. Suficiently powerful genjutsu that would kil his mind would kill him as well.

Also, first several repeats, he'll be 'immmortal' in the sense that leftover Kyuubi chakra (Kyuubi is dead - the jutsu nearly sucked him dry and killed him) takes care of physical dmage 'resetting' the template. Then... Heh. He learns he CAN die. Or suspects anyway and MUST survive until reset or he's dead meat. And he doesn't want to die, nomatter how annoyed he is.

 

[Eternity]

Ok, thats just...

damn wwhat a mind job /laugh

Hmmm, though this is an intresting little idea, it this a ground hog day type deal in that even if he dies he gets back to the restart of is it until he died?

He can't die in normal way, no. At least at the beginning. But some things carry over, Like chakra exhaustion, chakra overburn and several other things. He CAN die. Suficiently powerful genjutsu that would kil his mind would kill him as well.

Also, first several repeats, he'll be 'immmortal' in the sense that leftover Kyuubi chakra (Kyuubi is dead - the jutsu nearly sucked him dry and killed him) takes care of physical dmage 'resetting' the template. Then... Heh. He learns he CAN die. Or suspects anyway and MUST survive until reset or he's dead meat. And he doesn't want to die, nomatter how annoyed he is.

Hmmm, damn if/when he ever gets out of this, he's going to be the most bitter, cynical and POWERFUL little 12-13 year old in that world /laugh

heh that and he probably has some really intresting information about the various villiages he's worked for through the resets.

 

[rootathell]

:huh!: :huh!: :huh!: HOLY SHIT!!!!!111oneoneone

 

[Fosfor]

Hmmm, damn if/when he ever gets out of this, he's going to be the most bitter, cynical and POWERFUL little 12-13 year old in that world /laugh

heh that and he probably has some really intresting information about the various villiages he's worked for through the resets.

Yeah, well variety is the spice of life and all. :snigger:

EDIT: And he didn't go through as many resets as you might think - but still quite a number.

Major point is: Naruto doesn't have the Kyuubi anymore. Bye bye chara benefits. Bye bye most of the rapid healing (MOST - not all). He CAN'T make a Kage bunshin anymore. At ALL. Any kind of a solid bunshin is beyond him, in fact.

Chakra is a problem - his 'spiritual' ammount is growin - his physical does not since his body is back to the square one with each reset. And so on.

And some of his resets were spent on completely inane things, like doing anything he could think of to make Sakura love him instead of Sasuke (and FAILING miserably), the 'Grand Ramen Tour' and so on.

 

[MnemoD]

Another repeat of the infamous Legend of Zelda fic I was reading.

Don't have the link to it anymore, though..

It was a LinkxNabooru one, though, but the beginning was the same.

Link was stuck in that loop, going through each "Game" several times, and he aged constantly in that fashion, but never grew a day physically.

An interesting idea.

 

[bob999999999]

That's the general idea. though it's not EXACTLY groundhog's day - there will be subtle changes from repetition to repetition that Naruto will start noticing.

So basically he's not actually going backwards but sideways?
What I mean is that instead of going back in time he's actually moving to nearly identical parallel dimensions at the exact same point in the timeline of each one.

 

[lonetemplar]

Wow. Naruto sure is screwed. Seven and a half months, over and over. You can do a lot in seven and a half months, but he's still a kid. I think that that would be literal hell for me at that age.

 

[Fosfor]

That's the general idea. though it's not EXACTLY groundhog's day - there will be subtle changes from repetition to repetition that Naruto will start noticing.

So basically he's not actually going backwards but sideways?
What I mean is that instead of going back in time he's actually moving to nearly identical parallel dimensions at the exact same point in the timeline of each one.

More or less. He's fluctuating, though he doesn't know it. Kyuubi's chakra is undergoing a sort of 'rotting' process and it unravels the seal, which fucks up his loication while jutsu affects time. Pool it together and he moves 'sideways' as you described.

 

[Fosfor]

Wow. Naruto sure is screwed. Seven and a half months, over and over. You can do a lot in seven and a half months, but he's still a kid. I think that that would be literal hell for me at that age.

Ah, but there in lies the fun. B)

Sicne he won't be able to release himself fromt he repetition, he'll be considering alternative ways of 'growing up'. That's one of the reaons he'll go to Sound several times over the resets - Orpochimaru IS known for his experiments and he'll be wnating to learn some of that to create a 'true' transformation technique - or more accurately 'aging' one.

 

[Mr. Mysterious]

Why would solid bunshin be beyond him? :blink: I don't even see why Kage Bunshin would be beyond him... he's still a stamina freak without the Kyuubi, so... there really needs to be an explanation behind that.

Otherwise, should be interesting.

 

[SoulGriever13]

Kage Bunshin are basically solid copies, which require far more attention to detail and power than normal Bunshin, but but BUT ... for the former reason, also require a basically stable _template_ to base the copy off of and form a sympathetic link to said copy from the 'caster' as it were.

Seeing as Naruto's/Kyuubi's chakra is all fucked up with nowhere to go, he can't make a Kage Bunshin ... or rather, he can, but they go poof almost immediately after invocation because of the inherent instabilities in the chakra circulatory system they're copying, not to mention lose the sympathetic link almost immediately because the original Naruto is no longer seen as the original Naruto a few moments after employing the technique.

Or so I see it.

I could be wrong.

-Griever

 

[Jinxyspellkeeper]

Another repeat of the infamous Legend of Zelda fic I was reading.

Don't have the link to it anymore, though..

It was a LinkxNabooru one, though, but the beginning was the same.

Link was stuck in that loop, going through each "Game" several times, and he aged constantly in that fashion, but never grew a day physically.

An interesting idea.

i know which one you're talking about. it's called Ledgend of Link, Lucky Number 13 and it's on Mediaminer.org.

 

[Fosfor]

Kage Bunshin are basically solid copies, which require far more attention to detail and power than normal Bunshin, but but BUT ... for the former reason, also require a basically stable _template_ to base the copy off of and form a sympathetic link to said copy from the 'caster' as it were.

Seeing as Naruto's/Kyuubi's chakra is all fucked up with nowhere to go, he can't make a Kage Bunshin ... or rather, he can, but they go poof almost immediately after invocation because of the inherent instabilities in the chakra circulatory system they're copying, not to mention lose the sympathetic link almost immediately because the original Naruto is no longer seen as the original Naruto a few moments after employing the technique.

Or so I see it.

I could be wrong.

? -Griever

More detailed than mine, but good explanation. Better than mine, in fact. Thing is, Naruto ain't the 'original' Naruto. That's for one. Chackra system is the second one - it's not the question of control, but of overabundance of spirit/mental energy compared to physical - in fact, Naruto will be finding genjutsu and onther 'softer' arts increasingly easier to use, though he won't become suddenly inept at classic ninjutsu. Third and most important factor - Kyuubi. Leftover demonic chakra, 'chakra corpse' slowly 'rotting' inside the seal, seal unraveling... All those factors make creating solid copies impossile. Like Griever said - Naruto's basic template is unstable. Or rather stable and horrendously static in some areas (the 'rewind' template) and copletely fucked up and nearly fluid in others. Hence clone doesn't have anything to copy really. Naruto has plenty of chakra for Kage Bunshin - he just can't use them.

EDIT: When I mena 'original' Naruto I mean that he isn't 'original' because he's going through the rewinds.

 

[Magnus]

So, is this Naruto gonna try and fuck up Sasuke?

 

[SoulGriever13]

So, is this Naruto gonna try and fuck up Sasuke?

Eh. I expect it's a fallback plan for whenever he gets bored with a cycle nowadays. Or his usual avenue of practicing new techniques.

-Griever

 

[Fosfor]

So, is this Naruto gonna try and fuck up Sasuke?

Getting emo-boy to be laughing stock will loose it's appeal rather fast. Naruto wil train, learn and explore many avenues of entertainment - like becoming specialist in every possible ninja field just to see if he can, working for other villages, living as a nukenin, living as non-shinob, etc. And let's not forget about women - who can he be happy with, who is fun which girl is the best for him? After he repeatedly fails with Sakura he'll go that avenue. He'll try romancing almost any female nin he knows - from Ino to Kin. He won't always suceed, but he'll learn some interesting things.

 

[Revanant Dragoon]

So, is this Naruto gonna try and fuck up Sasuke?

Getting emo-boy to be laughing stock will loose it's appeal rather fast. Naruto wil train, learn and explore many avenues of entertainment - like becoming specialist in every possible ninja field just to see if he can, working for other villages, living as a nukenin, living as non-shinob, etc. And let's not forget about women - who can he be happy with, who is fun which girl is the best for him? After he repeatedly fails with Sakura he'll go that avenue. He'll try romancing almost any female nin he knows - from Ino to Kin. He won't always suceed, but he'll learn some interesting things.

So Naruto is going to wind up as the ninja version of Casanova? :blink: Sweet.

Is he going to go to anybody about this, though? I mean, he's gonna be freaked as fuck about what's happening to him, especially the first time, and I don't see him being above going and asking for help...unless he's afraid he's crazy and doesn't want to be locked up with an IV drip.

Either way...this should be fun. ^_^

 

[GaelicDragon]

Just out of curiousity, does he have to deal with the screwed up chakra system due to the spiritual part of chakra when he is still in the "loop"?

Or does that only happen after he escapes?

 

[zeebee1]

Personally I don't think you should write this when you have more interesting stories in the work. Of course, that was also my thought when you started Fate Breaker, and that is now my favorite of your stories. Still, you have plenty of great stories in the works. So, unless you feel a need to write this I vote that you delay it for the time being.

 

[teko]

Personally I don't think you should write this when you have more interesting stories in the work. Of course, that was also my thought when you started Fate Breaker, and that is now my favorite of your stories. Still, you have plenty of great stories in the works. So, unless you feel a need to write this I vote that you delay it for the time being.

Seconded.

 

[Mr. Mysterious]

This one could be interesting, but Naruto without Kage Bunshin has always bugged me... just doesn't seem like Naruto, to me. And I'd rather see your attempt at the Greatest Teacher Competition story, anyway. :huh.:

So thirded.