An Intertwinned Spiral

Chapter 1

Naruto Uzumaki jumped from tree to tree, his breath coming in ragged gasps. He heard his partner Sasuke Uchiha behind him as they fled together through the forest.

Naruto sucked in a breath through clenched teeth as his movements pulled at his wound on his side. He knew that he was losing too much blood too fast. 'Damn it! This was supposed to be an easy mission!' He thought angrily as he sensed their enemies closing in on them.

Sasuke growled and signaled to Naruto.

They dropped down to the forest floor and stood close together in defensive stances. Naruto glanced over at his friend, noting that he was favoring his right leg a bit.

They had been assigned to go to the Cloud Village to retrieve a statue that had been stolen from Konoha. It was simple enough, except that they had underestimated the Cloud ninja and had paid for it. They had barely escaped and had been pursued ever since.

There was a slight rustling in the bushes and the figures emerged. The first was a young looking female with a sneering face. Her two companions were both male, one with bright red hair and the other with black hair. All three of them looked very pissed off.

"Hand over the statue." The girl said as she pulled some kunai out of her holster.

Naruto snorted, "Yeah right." He shifted his weight and darted toward her. She jumped out of the way, throwing the kunai at him. He dodged them and skidded to a stop.

The other Cloud ninjas began to fight with Sasuke. Naruto ignored them, focusing on the female who was currently taunting him.

"Come on! Is this all you've got?" She asked snidely, "You don't even deserve being Jounin!"

Naruto pushed back his anger and drew out his sword. "We'll see about that." He said calmly and lunged at her.

She used a kunai to stop the blow and swept her leg under his feet. He jumped back, quickly making hand signs.

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" He yelled out as ten more Naruto clones popped into existence.

The girl's eyes glinted with excitement as the clones drove for her.

Naruto gave a quick glance around to see where Sasuke was. He was surprised to see him holding his arm tightly and gritting his teeth. From the angle it was in it looked like it was badly broken.

The other two Cloud shinobi were closing in on the dark haired teen. Sasuke's face contorted into a disgusted sneer and wrenched his sword from were it was imbedded into the tree behind him.

Naruto was forced to looked away as the last of his clones were thrown back. The girl stood before him panting and wiping some blood that was trailing down her cheek.

Her hands blurred as she made some seals as she ran towards him.

"Kanashibari no Jutsu!" She cried. Naruto swore and tried to get out of the way but fell to his knees when a kunai slammed into his leg

His eyes widened as the girl used that opportunity to tap his arm and an odd numbing sensation crept up his arm from the spot she touched.

"Heh." The girl smirked at him, and lazily moved a kunai in front of his eyes. He glared and tried to move his arm, but to his surprise his leg twitched instead.

"Like my jutsu? It affects the nervous system, making you lose all sense of direction and leaving you completely open for attack." She crouched down looking him in the eye.

"Give me the statue and I'll let you live." She looked over her shoulder. "Though, I don't think that your friend is gonna make it." She grinned nastily.

Naruto went cold. He desperately tried to see where Sasuke was 'Oh don't you dare die you bastard!' He thought as he saw Sasuke laying limply on his side, his sword broken in two.

He called to him, urging him to get up. The girl's companions laughed as one lifted his sword up and swung it down.

The blade was abruptly stopped in mid-swing. Sasuke smirked as he dragged himself up. "I'm not about to lose to a bunch of third-rated idiots." He gasped as he clutched his broken sword.

Naruto was cursing inside his head as he watched his friend fight for his life while he sat there unable to move. Both him and the girl watched as Sasuke fight until he lost too much blood and slumped to the ground, too weak to fight anymore.

The girl started laughing quietly and it grew into blown laughter. "This is just too perfect!" She said in between giggles. She looked at Naruto, "You get to see your friend die before you join him!"

She walked to Sasuke who tried to stand. His legs failed him and he fell back to the ground. Naruto vainly tried to get his limbs to work as she grabbed Sasuke's sword.

"Getting killed by your own sword is such a fitting end, yeah?" She grinned.

Naruto snapped. Closing his eyes he called to give him chakra.

The girl was ready to end Sasuke's life when a burst of red chakra slammed into her and through her into a tree.

Naruto snarled as Kyuubi's chakra danced around his body, pulling him to his feet. "You're not going to get away with this."

He jumped toward her his speed increasing, not giving her time to escape. He cupped his hand and a tiny whirlwind formed in his palm.

"Rasengan!" She didn't have time to scream as the chakra ball pierced through her chest and destroyed her heart.

Naruto dropped her body to the ground and looked at the other two shinobi. They were staring at Naruto in horror as their friend's head lolled lifelessly on the ground.

They didn't stand a chance.

The demonic chakra faded from his skin as the last shinobi fell. Naruto knew that he didn't have enough energy to get both him and Sasuke to Konoha.

He fell to his knees heavily. Looking at Sasuke he paled. There was so much blood, and Sasuke didn't look like he was even breathing.

Naruto dragged himself to his friend and quickly checked his pulse with shaking hands.

"H-hey! Sasuke, you better not be dead!" He muttered and sighed in relief as he felt a faint heartbeat.

"Like I'm going to die before you, dope."

Sasuke cracked an eye open. Naruto have a slightly hysterical giggle. "We really screwed up this time, didn't we?" He said as he laid down, his arms too weak to hold him up any longer.

Sasuke gave a sigh, though it sounded bubbly in his lungs. "I guess we did." He forced his head up a little. "At least we took them down with us."

Naruto bit his lip as he pulled out the statue they had been protecting from his pocket.

"All for this." He snorted and dropped it beside them. He closed his eyes, feeling exhausted.

"Thanks Sasuke." He mumbled.

"For what?"

Naruto gave a tired smile. "For… I dunno… It sounds corny but, I'm really glad that we became friends." He started slurring his words. He felt so tired… he just wanted to fall asleep.

"Hn." Sasuke mumbled and they lay together silently, knowing that it was the end.

"Hmph. Pathetic humans." Kyuubi growled from his prision.

He looked at the half torn seal keeping him locked up. He closed his eyes and channeled his chakra into his host and the boy beside him. How dare his host die like this? It was a disgrace!

Kyuubi hoped that his plan will work, and he might just get to live a little longer. Of course, he would have to bring both boys along with him. The idiot fourth Hokage did his job well and made the seal so that Kyuubi would die along with the boy.

But he didn't intistapate that Kyuubi would transfer the seal over to an object. If Kyuubi did this right, he could seal Naruto's memories with him into that statue that they had stolen, then he could wait until Naruto's soul had been reincarnated and then he could unseal the memories. He wouldn't be completely sealed again but only partly attached to him.

It was better than dying at any rate. Unforunately for Kyuubi, Naruto had bonded with that Uchiha brat. He had unknowingly tied both their fates together, forcing Kyuubi to save both souls. Naruto soul would have refused to be reborn again without the other brat.

Kyuubi smirked. Success. He carefully accessed both minds and gathered their memories and transferred them to the statue. The demon gave one last look around the room that had been his prison for the last eighteen years and laughed.

This was the perfect plan.

The only witnesses to these events was a small squirrel. It watched as the two human boys died next to each other, while a red mist rose up from the blonde one and surrounded the two of them for a moment before moving on to the statue that lay between them.

The statue glowed red for a few seconds and then returned to it's original colour.

Hours turned into days and days turned into years as the bodies in that spot of the forest rotted and eventually turned to dust.

The only clue to what had happened that day was that small statue, left forgotten among the dead leaves.

Centuries later, four wizards happened to decide that this would be a perfect place to build a school. They named that forest, the Forbidden Forest, as many dangerous magical creatures called it home.

These four wizards became known as the Founder Four of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

xXxXx

"Move it kid!"

Naruto Weasley was shoved violently as a group of older kids pushed their way onto the train.

He glared at them. 'Stupid crowds…' He thought to himself as he tryed to find an empty compartment or at least one of his brothers.

He was finally on the Hogwarts Express and was beginning his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Naruto was the seventh child of Weasley family. He was the second youngest, his sister being only a year younger.

Naruto walked along the train peering into the commpartments. He saw his twin brothers, Fred and George sitting with their friend Lee Jordan. They had a box that had a long hairy leg poking out of it.

He shuddered and quickly moved on. He really didn't want to be involved in whatever they were planning.

He was nearing the end of the train when he found Hermione Granger marching down the aisle, her hair bushier than usual.

"Oh, hi Naruto." She greeted him distractedly, looking past him to peer into the room behind him,

"Hi. Um, who are you looking for?" He asked her when she started to walk away.

She turned to him, a slightly frantic look in her eyes. "Ron and Harry! I didn't see them board the train, and I can't find them anywhere. I thought that I had just missed them but I've searched the entire train and they aren't here!"

Naruto blinked as she turned on her heel and started down the hallway again.

"Hey! Wait up!" He called and ran after her. "Maybe they missed the train." He said while they searched the train.

Hermione sighed. "That's what I'm afraid of. Knowing them, they'll do something stupid instead of doing the smart thing and owling Dumbledore."

Naruto scratched his head. "Well, we can't really do anything now. Let's just go and sit down for the rest of the train ride."

She smiled weakly at him. "Right, this is your first year. You should enjoy the trip." They wandered around a bit more and found Neville Longbottom.

They asked if they could share his compartment with him and he quite happily agreed.

"Ugh, I'm tired…" Naruto groaned as he flopped down. Neville gave him an uncertain smile.

"Hi, I don't think I know you. Are you a first year?" He asked shyly when a toad peaked out of his robes and tried to make a leap for freedom.

Naruto quickly reached out and grabbed it and gave it back to a grateful Neville.

"Yeah. I'm Naruto Weasley. Nice to meet you." Naruto said. Neville blinked.

"You're a Weasley?" He asked then blushed and looked away. "Sorry, you don't have to answer that…" He trailed off looking embarressed.

Naruto laughed and waved his hand. "Nah, it's fine. You do have a point, I know I don't look like one but I'm definitely a Weasley." He was used to this reaction as he really didn't look like he belonged to his family.

He had somehow escaped the features that marked someone as a Weasley, mainly the red hair, freckles and pale skin. Instead he had bright blond hair, tan skin and for some reason he had three whisker like birthmarks on each of his cheeks.

He knew for a fact that he wasn't adopted and asked his parents once about the issue.

His mother had just shrugged and said that his looks most likely came from an ancestor and had shown up in him. As for his named she told him that it just came to her and it felt right for him.

"Hey, did you hear? Malfoy's little brother is coming to Hogwarts this year." Hermione said, bringing Naruto back to earth.

Neville paled. "Why does it have to be another Malfoy? It's bad enough we have one…" He said quietly.

Naruto raised his eyebrow. He had met Lucius and Draco Malfoy once but had never seen Malfoy's brother.

"So this guy is in my year? Wonderful." He snorted. Hermione sighed. "Yes, but the only reason I knew he was a Malfoy was because Malfoy was introducing him to the other Slytherins. He looks nothing like the Malfoy family." She said with a side glance at Naruto.

"What's his name?" Neville asked looking at Hermione.

"Sasuke. Sasuke Malfoy."

Naruto frowned. That name seemed familiar, though were he had heard it he couldn't remember for the life of him. 'Someone must've told me his name before or something.'

"Eh, whatever." The converstation ended with that.

Naruto stretch and looked at the window. The scenery flashed by in a blur of green as they past farms and fields. Hermione and Neville were talking in the background. Naruto just relaxed, thinking of when they got to school.

He didn't know when he fell asleep but soon he was dreaming.

He was sitting on the ground with think silver needles sticking out all over his body. He was staring in horror in front of him. A dark hair boy was swaying unsteadily on his feet. His back was turned toward Naruto.. He too was covered in needles.

"Dope. You always get in the way," The boy said faintly looking over his shoulder at him. A trail of blood ran down his pale chin from his mouth.

Naruto looked with a shocked expression. "I-I didn't ask you to save me!" he yelled frantically. This boy was going die, and it was his fault. His fault that that this boy gave up his goal to save his life.

"Hmph. I didn't mean to, my body just moved on its own." The boy closed his eye and started to fall backwards. Naruto scrambled to catch him, tears dripping down his face.

"SASUKE!"

"Naruto!"

Naruto shot up, the cry still on his lips. Hermione and Neville were looking at him with worried expressions.

"Naruto, what were you dreaming about?" Hermione asked. Naruto shook his head. "Nothing important. Just a weird dream…it's probably from nerves." He gave her a weak grin, hoping she'd drop it.

She gave him a strange look but thankfully she did and she and Neville resumed their talk. Naruto sighed and leaned against the window. That had been a freaky dream. Why had he called the boy 'Sasuke'? It couldn't possibly be the younger Malfoy they had talked about.

Naruto mentally shook his head. He was reading into it too much. He stared outside, not quite registering what he was seeing. He blinked and yelled out, jumping away from the window scaring the other two.

"Car!" Naruto spluttered, pointing. They gave him a weird look. "My dad's car! It was flying and Harry and Ron were driving it!"

"What?!" Hermione shouted and and they rushed to see. No car was insight. Neville and Hermione looked like they were questioning Naruto's sanity.

"Don't look at me like that. I know what I saw, and I saw them flying my dad's car!" Naruto said annoyed.

"Um, your Dad's car flies?" Neville timidly asked. Naruto flushed. "Yeah… he likes to mess around with stuff and he put in a fly button." He mumbled.

Hermione gasped. "I told you they would do something stupid! They must have missed the train and are flying to school!" She moaned burying her face in her hands. "They're going to be expelled…"

Naruto who was getting over the shock and was wishing he was with them winced as a thought came to him. "Oh, Mum is gonna kill them."

Hermione got up, her face grim. "We better get changed. I think we're almost there." She got out her robes and stalked out.

After they got changed, the train did start slowing down. They stepped out of their compartment and were immeditely pushed and shoved as everyone tried getting off at once.

Hermione grabbed Naruto's sleeve when they managed to get on the platform. "You are supose to go with the other first years." She raised her voice to be heard over the noise. Naruto nodded.

"IRST YEARS! OVER 'ERE!" Hagrid's voice boomed. Naruto grinned, he knew the large man as he was a friend of the family.

Naruto went to go over to him but was pushed from behind. He yelled as he lost his balance and fell against someone.

"Watch it idiot!" the boy that he had crashed into growled. Naruto looked up into angry black eyes. Naruto glared at him, noting that they looked the same age. "It wasn't my fault bastard, I was pushed!" Naruto snarled, walking away.

He saw that there was only first years left on the platform along with Hagrid.

"Alright, follow me now. Stay close and don't wander off now." Hagrid told the small group. They walked down a path leading down to the lake.

Naruto shivered as a wind blew off the lake. He drew his cloak tigher and listened to Hagrid explain that they would cross the lake in the boats to catch the first glimpse of the castle.

He looked around and saw the boy from before climbing into a boat to his right. Naruto turned and got into another one. He sat next to two identical girls who were giggling madly and a small boy with wispy brown hair.

The girls squealed as the boats suddenly lurched and they started gliding over the smooth water. The giggles and squeals were starting to get on Naruto's nerves but he ignored them in favor of trying to get a look at Hogwarts.

There were gasps all around as the castle came into view. Hogwarts was beautiful, with it's gothic design and huge towers. Lights glowed from the many windows.

"Watch your head!" Hagrid called as the boats entered a cave with ivy hangin over it.

The boats landed on a small stretch of land and everyone clambered out. Hagrid went up to a large wooden door and banged on it three times. They opened and a tall woman stood looking down at them.

She had square glasses and her hair was pulled into a tight bun. She thanked Hagrid and turned to the students.

"Please follow me and don't wander off." She lead them into a room that could have easily fit Naruto's house inside five times over. They went past a pair of huge double doors. Naruto could hear voices and laughter from inside the room.

They were directed into a medium sized room. Professor McGonagall began explaining about the four houses and the rules of the school. Naruto more or less ignored this since he had been told all of this already courtesy of his brothers.

As soon Professor McGonagall left, people broke out in whispers. Mainly the topic was the sorting. Everyone wondered what house they were going to be in Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff or Sytherin.

Naruto hoped that he would be in Gyffindor since all of his family had been Gryffindors for generations. He was a little nervous about how they would be sorted. Fred and George had told him that he had to westle a troll but he didn't believe them. Well, not completely aways.

Naruto jumped as screams erupted from crowd and was pushed violently as people started backing up. 'What is with people and pushing me? Argh, screw it!' He pushed back and then caught sight of three transparent, while and floating figures coming out of the wall.

"Ah, first years!" One of the ghosts said gleefully, not noticing the apprehensive faces staring up at him.

The other two laughed as they glided through the opposite wall. Naruto smile. This was so cool!

Professor McGonagall returned soon after. "Please line up." She instructed and waited until they all managed to get into a semi straight line. They left the small room and went to the large doors they had past. Professor McGonagall knocked once and stepped back.

The double doors opened slowly revealing a huge room with kids. They looked like their ages ranged from twelve to seventeen. They sat at four tables with different colored banners telling which table belonged to which house.

Naruto followed all the other first years to the front of the room where a long table stood. Strange looking adults sat that that table and in the middle; an old man with long white hair and a matching beard. He looked at the nervous kids with a twinkle in his eyes. He was smiling kindly as the first years lined up facing the crowd.

Naruto noticed that not everyone was looking at them anymore; most were looking at an old three-legged stool that stood to his right. Professor McGonagall walked forward carrying a ragged looking hat with many patches and a piece of parchment.

"When I call your name you will come forward and sit on the stool. I will place the Sorting Hat on your head, when you have been sorted please sit at your appointed table." She then started to call out the names.

"Colin, Lan!" A tiny boy in a mullet stepped timidly to the stool and sat down. Prof. McGonagall placed the hat on his head and it flopped down over his eyes. Everyone was silent for a minute, then-

"Hufflepuff!" A rip near the brim of the hat open wide and gave a loud cry. Lan pulled the hat of and hopped of the stool and smiled brightly as the Hufflepuff table cheered loudly as he went to sit down.

Naruto breathed in deeply. All he had to do was try on the hat. He could do that, as long as he didn't trip over his feet going up. He watched as the line slowly thinned out. Damn his name, he would be one of the last ones. Naruto quickly looked up as the next name was called.

"Malfoy, Sasuke!" Naruto's widened slightly. The dark haired boy that he had bumped into before was the youngest Malfoy! 'Ah, crap.' Naruto thought as Sasuke calmly walked to the stool and sat and Professor McGonagall placed the hat on him. A few minutes pasted. Students were getting restless, wondering what was taking so long. Suddenly Sorting Hat shouted out Slytherin.

Even where Naruto stood he could see that Sasuke was smirking as he walked to the green and silver table and sat next to a boy with an identical smirk. Probably his older brother. 'Heh, Hermione was right. He doesn't look anything like his brother.'

The dark haired boy looked up and caught his eye. Naruto glared at him and stuck out his tongue. He saw Sasuke roll his eyes and looked at the hat.

Naruto realized that his name was just called and they were waiting for him to step forward. He blushed and stumbled out of line, nearly tripping over his feet. When he sat down the hat dropped down over his eyes, blocking his view of the Great Hall.

"Hm… another Weasley."

Naruto's eyes widened. 'You can read my mind?!' he thought frantically. The hat chuckled.

"Yes, but don't worry. I don't tell anyone's secrets. But what's this?" The hat was silent for a moment.

"How strange. Part of your mind is blocked off. It seems neither you nor I can access it. I have just seen another boy with this problem tonight."

Naruto was extremely confused. 'What do you mean?'

"However, my job is merely to place you in a house. Yes, I think I know which one will suit you nicely." The hat murmured.

'W-wait! I want to know what you meant!'

"Gryffindor!" The hat yelled out. Naruto pulled the hat off and smiled at the Gryffindor table, which was cheering for him.

He sat next to Hermione who congratulated him. "You took a while though, almost the same time as Sasuke Malfoy…" She said. "Were you arguing with it?" Naruto shook his head. He didn't really want to explain what the hat had told him, since he didn't understand it himself.

"Have Harry and Ron shown up yet?" He asked looking around for them. Fred and George who were sitting a few seats down hear his question,

"Didn't you hear?" Asked Fred. Or was it George?

"They took Dad's car and crashed into the Whomping Willow!" The other twin said excitedly. People around them started asking them questions. Naruto laughed, so he did see them flying the car.

He ignored Hermione muttering under her breath about irresponsible idiot boys and saw that the Headmaster Dumbledore had risen to his feet.

"Welcome back to another year at Hogwarts!" He said opening his arms as if to embrace all of the student body.

"I have a few announcements before we can begin the feast. First off, please welcome Professor Gilderoy Lockhart who will be our new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher."

A tall blond man stood and waved, flashing everyone a bright smile. 'Oh no...' Naruto recognized the man from the series of books that his mother collected. He was one of the biggest heart throbs of the witches in Britain, and a huge fake in Naruto's eyes.

When his family and Hermione and Harry when to Diagon Alley to get their supplies Lockhart had been at the bookstore signing books. Naruto inwardly groaned at the remembrance of that memory.

Lockhart had seen Harry and had nabbed him for pictures and had announced that he, Lockhart, would be working at Hogwarts. Then they had run into Draco Malfoy and his father, Lucius. Lucius had picked up Naruto's second hand Transfiguration textbook and made a derogatory comment on the Weasley's wealth.

That of course started a fight and they were dragged out of the bookstore.

Naruto looked up just in time to catch the end of the announcements before Dumbledore sat down and the food appeared on the tables.

Naruto grinned. He could get used to this he thought while he dug in with vigor. By the time dessert had appeared Naruto was stuffed.

He sat back, gazing at the bewitched ceiling. A shooting star streaked across the fake sky. Naruto thought back to what the Sorting Hat had told him. 'So a part of my mind is blocked… maybe I was hit with a memory charm or something.' But the Hat had mentioned someone else with the same problem.

Naruto glanced at the Slytherin table, where he saw Sasuke scowling at everyone who tried making conversation with him. Maybe it was him, after all Hermione said that both of them took about the same time getting sorted. Besides, didn't he have that weird dream about someone named Sasuke? Now that he thought about it, the dream Sasuke did look a lot like the real one.

Naruto shook his head. No, that couldn't be possible; he'd never met the other boy in his life, how could he possibly dream about it. And not to mention that Sasuke was a Malfoy, their families were practically enemies. It's probably just coincidence.

Right?

o.0.o.0.o

The rest of the evening was a blur. Naruto had followed the rest of the first years up to Gryffindor Tower, although he did fall through the trick stair when he didn't pay attention to the warning.

By the time he made it to the dormitories he was ready to collapse. Naruto glanced around the room noting that there were four beds lined up, each with a name emblazoned in gold. He quickly located his own and flopped down. He sighed in contentment as he sank into the soft mattress.

Naruto glared at the other person standing across from him.

"Why? Why are you trying so hard for me?" The person asked angrily.

Naruto just looked at them, his expression hard.

"Because this is my first bond! When I'm with you I wonder 'Is this what it's like to have a brother?' That's why I can't let you throw your life away like this!" Naruto yelled at them.

"Then I'll cut this bond!"

Black hair whipped in the wind as the person charged at Naruto. He closed his eyes and leaped forward meeting the other's attack.

THUD

Naruto gave a loud cry and bolted upright. His eyes were wide open and he was breathing heavily.

"Sorry!" A voice called in the dark. Someone turn on a light. Naruto looked down at the floor. A boy with short light brown hair was getting up, "I tripped over a trunk! I'm sorry I woke you!" He apologized again. Naruto smiled at him. "It's alight. I fell asleep too soon anyway. I still have to change" He looked down at himself. He was still wearing his robes.

"Anyway, I'm Audrey Kendra." The boy looked at Naruto closely. "Hey, you ok?" he asked his voice concerned. Naruto tried to get his breathing under control. "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm Naruto Wesley. Nice to meet you!"

Audrey walked over to the bed beside Naruto and sat down. "Have you heard?" He asked as he stretched out.

Naruto looked at him in confusion. "Heard what?" He asked as he got up and wandered over to the window. He felt at peace as he watched the moonlight dance of the surface of the lake.

When he heard Audrey talking again he turned around and saw that he was talking with two other boys. "Hello." Naruto greeted them with a bright smile.

One of the boys who was on the other side of Naruto's bed smiled shyly at him. "H-hi. I'm David Winda." David had wispy brown hair and he was tiny. Audrey called Naruto over. "This is Colin Creevy." Colin had bright green eyes and he seemed very excited. He also had a camera in his hands.

"Hello!" Colin called to both Naruto and David. Naruto nodded to him and then announced that he was going to bed. He quickly changed into his light blue pajamas and closed the curtains around his bed. "Night everyone!" he called to them and he heard an answering chorus of 'Night!'

He curled up and quickly fell into a dreamless sleep.