Hello Readers :D! This is the first path that I will be focusing on for a while. I thought it out and I chose to do the side of Kings first. I also want to say thank you for all of you guys who followed/favorited this story. I was absolutely astonished when the follows went up to 7 in 22 hours. Thanks so much! Well I hope you guys enjoy this side first. I also plan on having another path known as the "Path of Unity" which is Naruto being trained by both the Lone Warrior and Vandheer Lorde. But anyway onto the story...

"Regular Talking"

"Regular Thinking"

"Demon/Powerful Being talking"

"Demon/Powerful Being Thinking"

"Justu/Techniques"

Winged Redemption: Exiled Hero

Naruto thought for a moment about what to choose. What would benefit him the most? Then he decided, he always wanted to be Hokage, and that dream never really left him. And being the protector of the village meant being powerful. He breathed in and out, wondering about what to do. Then he decided...

"I... want to be trained in the Path of Kings." Naruto says, starting out unsure, but ending confidently. He saw Vandheer Lorde straighten up. Naruto didn't know how he knew, but he could feel if Vandheer Lorde didn't have his mask he would be smiling. Naruto then breathed out in relief, this would alter the past. And he would try his best to alter it in a way that would benefit his cause, which is to protect the village and his Naruto did something he didn't do in a long time, smiled. A truly happy smile graced his face, and he saw that the Lone Warrior did the same.

"Very well, Naruto Uzumaki shall be trained in the path of Kings." The Lone Warrior said calmly. He then raised his hand which glowed with white energy. Swiping his hand down it cut a hole in the air, and looking inside there was a time rift. Filled with many colors, memories, and events that happened. Naruto looked at Vandheer Lorde, who nodded and stepped through the time rift. He looked inside and saw Vandheer Lorde standing waiting for him. Naruto stepped inside and found himself standing on a glowing white platform. He looked back and saw the Lone Warrior nod at him and close the rift.

"This will take a while..." Vandheer Lorde says.

"How long will it take?" Naruto asks curiously.

"I have decided that you should alter your past the day you entered the academy, which was 6 years ago..." Vandheer Lorde replies. "And since it is 6 years in the past, that is how long we will have to wait here..."

Naruto sighs, this will be a long while. What would he do? Naruto then sat down on the platform and looked bored. Why would he have to wait so long-

His thoughts were interrupted as he had to roll out of the way of an incoming blade. He looked at who and saw Vandheer Lorde with a sword in his hand. The sword looked menacing, the hilt was black, and looked like it was wrapped in leather. The guard was 4 blades in a circular formation. But the actual blade is what tied it together, a dark shiny gray, very sharp, and had a little hook in the end of it (A/N: For the blade think like an Egyptian sword or Spartan sword).

"W-What are yo-" Naruto tries to say as he dodges another slash.

"What? Surely you didn't think that you were going to wait 8 years doing nothing." Vandheer Lorde says casually.

"Then what are you attacking me for?!"

"Think of it like this... Training starts now..."

"NANI?!"

Naruto kept on dodging the sword slashes and running away. He then felt like he needed to attack to end this. He took out 3 kunai and 4 shuriken and hurled them at Vandheer Lorde who simpl stepped to the side. Vandheer Lorde then disappeared again (A/N: Think Bleach Shunpo) and was right in front of his face. He slashed down, and Naruto barely dodged it. Naruto then took out another kunai as he ran towards Vandheer Lorde, ready to clash with him when suddenly, he disappeared again. Naruto's eyes widened as he looked back to see Vandheer, blade raised high. Next thing he knew, Naruto found himself cut right in the chest, blood flying everywhere. He lay there on the ground, but found the blood return into his body and the skin reattach itself.

"W-w-what?"

"We are travelling back in time, therefore anything that happens now, it will be reversed, including wounds..." Vandheer Lorde explained.

"..."

"Now, what you did was a good start. You knew that going on defense wasn't going to work, so you went on offense. But it was poorly executed, your moves were too predictable, and slow..."

"I can't help it, your too fast..."

"...then become faster yourself."

Vandheer Lorde then summoned from nothing a straight Katana, and gave it to Naruto. He then taught, Naruto the basic way to hold the sword and regularn slashing techniques.

"Now that you know the basics, let's try again..." Vandheer Lorde says again. Naruto then gulped, he knew that these 8 years would be a comeplete...

HELL!

(A/N): Well that took 3 days to write. I hope you guys enjoy, and be free to give me helpful critisism but flames will be ignored. Hope you guys enjoyed. :D

Dragonbron356