Ultimate Weapon

Naruto let a curse slip through his teeth as he was harshly shoved into a large, metal prison cell along with the others.

He glared at the guards as they shut the door behind them before locking it up. They grinned as one of them shoved the key into his pocket before walking away.

Naruto huffed as he sat down on a stone bench coming out from the wall. “This is ridiculous…” He muttered.

Before he could sulk further, another inmate sat down next to him. “You know what else is ridiculous? Standing up to Lord Mui like that.” He closed his eyes as he smiled. “You're only going to get yourself killed.”

Naruto clenched his jaw as he listened to his words, looking away to try and contain himself. He couldn’t get in trouble the first day.

“It's not like you would actually ever escape. Lord Mui is too powerful. And no offense, but a guy like you doesn't seem like he would be able to win a fight against him.”

Screw it. Naruto decided.

He quickly shot out of his seat before grabbing the man's shirt collar the best he could through his handcuffs. “Who are you to talk? What makes you so tough?!”

Multiple eyes darted to the yell, wondering what the hell was going on.

The man defensively lifted his hands in the air. “Woah now. I'm just stating my opinion, that's all.”

“Well, your opinion is wrong! I would be out of here in no time if I didn't have this stupid jutsu sealing away my chakra!” Naruto yelled, getting close to the man's face, staring him down.

“Well, alright then. What are in for anyway?”

Naruto clenched his teeth before releasing the man as he sat back down on the bench. “Nothing. Nothing at all. They've got the wrong guy, I didn't do a damn thing!”

“Ohhh.” The man cooed in amusement. “So you're that guy who claimed to be innocent during arrivals huh? We were waiting outside for our turn to come in after you. No wonder why your voice seemed familiar.”

He paused as he leaned back against the wall before speaking again. “Its a shame. Me? I was completing a mission and messed up pretty bad.”

Naruto starred at him with a confused look.

“I was told to slaughter every soul in a neighboring village. But in a moment of weakness of something, I let this one little kid get away.” He sight at the remembrance. “But my village found out.”

Naruto felt his face cringe. “That was a crime?”

The man nodded. “What village are you from?”

“The hidden leaf.” Naruto replied as he lowered his head shamefully, feeling as if he was giving a bad example to his village, even though he didn't do anything wrong.

“Huh—ahh, that explains it. I heard the leaf were a bunch of softies.” He teased.

“What did you say?!” Naruto fumed.

“Where I come from a shinobi obeys orders.” He leaned in closer. “Guys guys like you in the leaf don't take things seriously.”

Naruto quickly stood up. “Listen jerk! Don't go trashing the hidden leaf, you don't know a thing about us!” He pointed a finger at the man. “Just wait until I get out of here! I'll show you who's serious!”

“That's enough.”

Naruto swiftly turned around to catch who interrupted their, soon-to-be brawl. It was the same boy who was staring at him when he got that celestial prison jutsu.

“What?!” Naruto questioned.

The boy walked forward, keeping his hands in his pockets. He had shoulder-length, silver hair that was mostly covered by a bandana.

He stopped once he reached Naruto. “The guys right. There's a reason you're in here. Hōzuki Castle is a place where shinobi are sent when they can no longer serve their village.”

Naruto tilted his head, smoldering an obvious unhappy look.

“Thieves are thieves. Murderers are murderers. You can never run away from who you are.”

“Hey! I'm not running away from anything!” Naruto claimed.

A guard walked up to the cell, pointing towards the boy he was speaking with. “Bandana, out!”

The boy turned to the guard before facing back to Naruto. “Listen, when you find yourself in a deep hole…..” He paused, starting the walk toward the cell door.

“….Its time to stop digging.”

Naruto stared at him with a confused look as he walked out of the cell, leaving a clank as the guard shut it behind him.

“What is that supposed to mean?” Naruto pondered.

“You figure it out.” The boy said before walking off with the guard.

Naruto looked at the ground in confusion. “What the hell was all that about?” He muttered.

Before he could thing much more about it, another guard approached the door before opening it. “Its your turn blondie.”

Naruto wondered why everyone called him that here, until he took a good look around and realized he was the only blonde one there.

“Yeah yeah, I'm coming.” Naruto mumbled as he walked forward, earning a few snickers from the others.

The guard gave him a good whack on the back as he stepped out of the cell, causing Naruto to jolt forward as he angrily eyed the guard who just laughed and shut the cell door.

The guard once again tried to grab hold of Naruto's arm to guide him but was quickly shoved off by the 16-year-old.

He led the way to a new room. Upon entering, he was met with that same annoying captain sitting at a desk in the middle of the room, along with 3 guards standing somewhat nearby.

There also seemed to be a woman there. She was in a lab coat, indicating she might be a doctor or a physicist or something like that for the exam.

The guard that led him to the room unlocked his handcuffs before pointing to an imprint of feet in the floor, signaling him where to stand.

“Get undressed.” The captain ordered.

“Huh—”

“I said get undressed, this is the physical exam.” He stated.

Naruto stuck out his lip but ultimately complied as he stripped down to his orange boxers. He rested his hands on the back of his head as he stretched, trying to show it wasn't bothering him as much as they wanted it to.

He noticed the woman staring at him intently, or rather, his stomach.

“You have a nice physique, you must train hard.” She softly said.

Naruto smiled. She seemed to be about the same age as him, which he found weird since she worked at a place like this.

“You like what you see?” Naruto smiled, leaving the girl a bit flustered.

“Hey, careful now! That's my daughter!” The captain roared, almost standing up from his chair.

Naruto's eyes widened. His daughter?

She really looked nothing like him. The captain was a little bigger than average people, and he had an big nose. His daughter on the other hand, was slim and quite pretty.

Naruto would probably even hit on her if he weren't in his situation.

The guards behind him dropped his jacket onto the floor after they finished searching. “Theres nothing here, he's not carrying anything with him.”

The captain bit his lip. “Very well then. Strip.”

Naruto looked up at him as he lowered his hands back down to his sides. “What—but I already did, there's nowhere else I could hide anything.”

“Your shorts, take them off.” He ordered, standing up.

“Huh—”

The two guards behind him suddenly grabbed each of his biceps, holding him in place.

“Hey, what are you?-get your hands off of me!” Naruto yelled as he thrashed violently.

The captain made his way over before reaching for the lining of his orange shorts.

Naruto kicked his legs, trying to separate him and the captain.

“Wait!—Father I don't think….I don't think he's hiding anything else….” The girl in front of him stated. The two locked eyes, Naruto silently thanking her.

The captain looked back and forth between his daughter and Naruto. “Fine. If you really think he's not hiding anything—I suppose he passed the exam.” He said as he backed away.

Naruto quickly pulled his arms away from the guard's grasp before reaching down to pick up his pants and jacket.

“Just take him to his cell in the mean time. I heard he caused a ruckus with the other prisoners, so he'll just have to miss out on dinner and exercise period.” The captain stated with a flick of his wrist.

The two guards once again grabbed hold his his arms, tugging him near the door.

“Hey! Stop—I haven’t even put my cloths on yet!” Naruto exclaimed, barley being able to hold onto his cloths as the harshly guided him out of the room, slamming the doors behind him.

The captain turned to his daughter suddenly. “Have you taken a liking to that boy? You usually don’t act like this.”

The girl blushed a bit before turning away to avoid detection. “No—I could just tell he wasn't hiding anything.”

The captained gave her a suspicious look but dismissed it anyway.

Naruto struggled as the guards pulled him through the cells, earning more talk from the ‘old-timers.’

“I knew he was a good one.”

“Hes got a ninja body alright!”

“Hey, I'll still see you in the yard later, right blondie?”

Naruto glared at the prisoners as they pressed up against their wooden cells, not saying a word.

Before long, he was thrown into a cell of his own. Luckily, he wasn't that close to any creeps, so he didn't get as many comments as he did walking there.

He slowly put his clothes back on before sitting up against the wall, closing his eyes. He thought about his friends back at home. He wondered how they were doing even though they were to ones who sent him here in the first place.

“Hey, are you sulking again?”

Naruto quickly opened his eyes as he searched for the familiar voice. The same boy with silver hair from earlier sat in a familiar position as him in a cell across from his.

“Great. Why did you have to be put next to me out of all people?” Naruto sighed.

The boy tilted his head. “I'm not any more happy about it than you. Now I have to deal with your constant pleas of being innocent.”

“Because I am! I’m not supposed to be here!” Naruto exclaimed, now standing up.

“That's exactly what I mean. That's all I'm going to hear.”

Naruto crossed his arms. “Yeah well, you wouldn't if these idiots believed me.”

The silver-haired boy shrugged his shoulders. “The world's cruel, get over it.”

Naruto growled under his breath, deciding it would just be better if he didn't talk to anyone here. Nobody was going to help him after all.

He would have to do it on his own. And that included a plan.