I highly recommend reading The Uzumaki Identity before reading this story. However I'm not going to stop you from reading this one!
I have chosen a new penname, Shattered Twilight, in celebration of this occasion.
The Uzumaki Rebirth
Prologue: Rebirth
Ba-bump…ba-bump…ba-bump…
"Hmmm. So my time has finally come. The Fox has fallen and nature is ready for me to take his place. I didn't think I'd see the day…fear not my friend I will do my best to fill your role."
Out of the shadows a large wolf strode forward. Swinging back and forth behind him were nine tails. With each step the wind picked up a little more, the trees began to creak, and rocks began to shatter where they lie…
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Naruto's Mindscape
Fssssshhhh…
The Nine Tailed Fox glanced up as it heard a hissing sound near the front of the seal.
"Is that you brat?" the Fox rumbled. Slowly picking itself up, the Fox made its way to the front of the cage that held him captive. "Hmmm? Heheheh…AHAHAHAHA! Freedom has come at last!"
On the door of the cage the single piece of paper that held it shut and kept the Fox at bay had caught fire. The seal burned slowly, peeling away from the metal and sagging towards the floors.
The Fox began pacing with anticipation; barely restrained malice flickered behind its eyes. Whatever was setting him free was doing it very slowly, taking its time, but the Fox was fine with that. He had waited twenty years, what was a few more seconds?
The moment of truth finally came as the rest of the seal fell away and drifted slowly to the ground before burning out completely. With a roar the Fox threw itself at the gate determined to break free and start his work anew.
The moment the fox touched the gate, however, it exploded with energy and threw the Fox back. Bright light blinded the terrible being of power for several seconds before letting up and when it could once more see the cage its eyes widened in surprise. The gate to freedom no longer existed and was instead replaced with solid bars.
The fox collapsed to the ground as it felt its consciousness begin to slip. It didn't have much longer and there were things that needed to be said.
"BRAT! COME FORTH!" The fox roared.
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Konohagakure
Naruto Uzumaki kicked his door open as he struggled with groceries that his girlfriend, Sakura Haruno, had forced him to buy. There was nothing he could do of course. As his girlfriend she held a unique leverage over him. Regardless he still resented the fact that she was forcing him to spend his hard earned ramen money on things like vegetables.
Pocketing his keys as best as he could, Naruto shuffled into his apartment. However, not three steps into the small building he felt his chest seize up and it felt like his stomach was on fire. Dropping the groceries, Naruto began tearing at his shirt until he could see his stomach.
He was alarmed to see that the seal on his stomach was casting a hellish red glow on the room but it was quickly forgotten as mind numbing pain washed over him. Naruto fell to the ground and clawed at his stomach as it continued to burn. Blackness quickly claimed Naruto as he slipped into unconsciousness.
"Some…one…help."
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Elsewhere
Kirdei Tatsumaki found himself in the most dangerous situation of his life. No matter what actions he took he would surely die. Kirdei struggled to keep his heart rate low and his breathing steady but it was a losing battle. Kirdei watched a ray of light slowly traverse his face as his considered his options.
On one hand, he could sit and wait for his inevitable death that would come if he didn't act. Not an appealing option.
Kirdei glanced over at Ino's sleeping face. Mere seconds from now the ray of early morning light would strike his angel's eyes and cause her to wake up and kill him for not shutting the blinds properly. Kirdei nearly laughed as he thought of her as his angel. Also because early isn't quite the word for the time it currently was. It was almost noon.
She had practically forced him to be her boyfriend and within a couple months also got him to move in with her. Yet, as loud and annoying as she could be sometimes, she had truly become the center of his life.
Kirdei quickly returned to thinking of his other option as the ray of light hit his other eye. He could attempt to sneak over to the blinds and shut them better and thus defusing the situation, which he would have done in the first place, if Ino hadn't somehow wrapped her arms and legs around him in a death-grip in the middle of the night.
Trying to remove himself from her grip would likely wake her and result in his death.
'Choices, choices…'
Kirdei could only turn his head away as the ray of light traveled over to Ino's nose.
'At least I lived a good life and made the right decisions in the end.' Kirdei thought as Ino began to stir.
"Mmm…what time is it…" Ino said as she released Kirdei to look over at her clock. "NOON!" She screeched to an empty room.
Kirdei looked back at Ino's apartment when he heard her screech. Sure, running away wouldn't save him from her terrible, righteous, feminine wrath, but it would at least buy him enough time to have a last meal.
"KIRDEI, YOU ARE SO DEAD WHEN I FIND YOU!" Kirdei heard her scream.
"Hmm. I wonder if Naruto's eaten yet." Kirdei said as he placed his hands behind his head and walked away at a slightly faster pace.
Kirdei…
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The Land of Water
Tosen Yukisawa cursed silently as he walked back towards his clan's home. He had never been angrier in his life. One of the villagers had spit at him and called him a demon. Normally he would have just ignored them, but then they mentioned his cousin…
It had all started when his aunt had decided that it was time to reveal that their clan was a carrier of a kekkei genkai. She wanted the village to see that despite their blood heritage, they lived as normal people, rarely bothering to develop their unique skill.
His younger cousin had been in school that day. She usually walked home by herself and that day was no different. Some villagers had recognized her after hearing the news…she never stood a chance. Tosen had been the one to find her corpse. She had been among the first to die that day.
Among the casualties were his aunt and mother; his older cousin had quickly stepped up and proposed a cease fire to the village elder. Somehow, the two had managed to get the villagers to settle down. Just under the surface, however, hate and anger boiled waiting for the opportunity to be set loose.
And today, when that bastard had revealed that he had been the one to kill his cousin, Tosen drowned the man with his kekkei genkai.
His friend and fellow clan member had rushed ahead to the clan house to warn them of what had happened but Tosen didn't care.
"There he is! Get'em!" Someone yelled.
Tosen spun and commanded the water that hung heavily in the air to solidify around his hands. He quickly charged the group of angry villagers with abandon.
"SO MUCH HATRED…IT WILL BE ERASED FROM THIS WORLD." Something roared. Tosen and the villagers skidded to a stop and gaped at the giant blue wolf that had appeared out of nowhere.
Tosen watched in awe as one of the tails the beast smashed through several trees like toothpicks as it swooped at him. Tosen was dead before he realized what was going on.
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Konohagakure
Kirdei glanced up at the sky as he made his way towards Naruto's apartment; truly Shikamaru was on to something with the cloud watching thing. It was so…calming.
So much had happened in the short time since he had arrived in Konoha. He had, not surprisingly, drawn the ire of many of the Villagers and Ninja alike. Just by being a former member of the Akatsuki had given his name a dark taint to most, and he couldn't blame them for feeling that way.
Worse than that, the Senior Jonin Counsel had it out for him, especially Danzo. He had originally come off as a friendly older man, offering Kirdei membership in his personal Anbu division, Roots. When Kirdei politely declined, however he became cold, and quietly told him that he would regret siding with the Jinchuriki.
He had mixed reactions among his peers. Hinata had been extremely hostile towards him and still blamed Kiba's death on him. He was often inclined to agree with her. Most of the rest of the former rookie nine and Team Guy accepted him with mild distrust or complete indifference.
The only one who openly accepted him besides Ino, Sakura and Naruto was Lee, and for that Kirdei was grateful. The man, though strange often provided Kirdei with company and offers of training that Kirdei would once in awhile accept.
The biggest difference he had noticed however was the return of the tugging in his chest. He had discovered that anytime he left either of his jutte at home, he felt unbearably uncomfortable and naked. Fortunately, carrying at least one made the discomfort manageable.
He had discovered this when he had tried to leave them at home when meeting his team for the first time. He wanted to seem as normal as possible, but the tugging began before he even left.
However, Kirdei could never bring himself to carry the black handled dagger he had named Dusk, despite the constant tugging at his chest. It reminded him too much of the darkness he had lost himself in while with the Akatsuki. Fortunately, Dawn, the jutte with the white cord reminded him of the light he had found and never left his person.
Kirdei turned and entered Naruto's apartment complex, ignoring the villager's distrustful stares, and made his way towards Naruto's apartment.
When Naruto's door came in view Kirdei gasped and rushed in the open door.
The sight that awaited Kirdei was stunning. Naruto's face was the picture of the worst pain imaginable and his stomach seal was glowing fiery red; exposed to the world through Naruto's ripped shirt. Kirdei wasted no time unsealing his notebook that contained the basics of sealing.
"Soshigan!" Kirdei said, activating his bloodline. Kirdei set to work checking his friend's vitals before moving to the seal.
Kirdei was stunned by the genius of the fourth Hokage. The seal was a true masterpiece; simple in design yet able to lock away, suppress, and leak the Fox's chakra as needed.
Just as Kirdei began to wonder where to begin the seal exploded, leaving the skin on Naruto's stomach slightly pink where it had once resided.
"Holy…" Kirdei said as the only thing keeping the Fox at bay was utterly and completely destroyed…
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Well that was chapter 1 of the new series The Uzumaki Rebirth. However due to time constraints, I will be updating infrequently. So really this is more of a teaser. For a little refresher, here's a character bio of Kirdei Tatsumaki.
Character Bio #1:
Name: Kirdei Tatsumaki
Age: 19
Height: 5' 11"
Eye: Ice Blue (Varied when the Soshigan is activated)
Hair: Blond
Elemental Affinities: Wind, Water, Fire, Earth, Lightning, Light, Dark
Bio: Born to the Tatsumaki Clan of Hakumeigakure, Kirdei quickly became the clan's prodigy. It was said that he had more potential than any other member of his clan since his grandfather.
At a young age the Tatsumaki clan's dojutsu, Soshigan, manifested itself in him giving him access to the five basic elements of Ninjutsu; Wind, Water, Fire, Earth, and Lightning. Unfortunately, when he was 10 years old, Orochimaru attacked and destroyed Hakumeigakure. Most of his clan was wiped out after resisting Orochimaru's attempts to capture them and the only other member to survive, unknown to him, was his cousin, Riku Mikkoku. Other survivors of the attack include Wolf Kasaikou and Kuroiaki Mizuhime.
The trio was picked up by the Akatsuki and he served them until he met Naruto Uzumaki. A series of events eventually led to Kirdei abandoning the Akatsuki and joining Konoha. During those same events Kirdei managed to unlock the final level of the Soshigan allowing him to access Light and Dark Chakra, and he gained the Artifacts Dawn and Dusk. However due to the recent events he has refused to carry Dusk as he feels it represents the darkness within him.