I Do Not Own Naruto

"Where am I? What's going on?"

The last thing he remembered was sealing Kaguya away with Sasuke and then throwing the black Zetsu into the Chibaku Tensei before-

Naruto's eyes widened in shock as it came back to him "Oh, no! I got pulled in."

"Yes, you did. You were also crushed in between the rocks and died."

Crushed in between rocks. looking down at his body Nnaruto frowned. He looked fine, not a scratch on him. "Whoever you are come out! Show yourself!"

He spun around looking behind him for anyone but all there was for as far as he could see was white. If felt was like he was in a room with all white walls and floors that just stretched on forever. "I thought there was supposed to be a light."

"A common misconception created by people seeking attention. When a soul dies it his dead, you cannot come back to life. No one can see the other side and live to tell others about it. It's impossible."

Sitting down on the floor he leaned back on his hands closing his eyes. If the voice didn't want to show itself that was fine by him. Finding out you are dead doesn't really make you want company. Besides obviously whoever was talking didn't know much about what was going on.

"Nagato brought the whole village back to life and Kakashi-sensei told me he met his dad. And what about all those people brought back with the Edo-Tensei?"

"They told you all what I wanted them to. Ghosts and Spirits of loved ones that have passed make contact with the living all the time. That's, not the same as seeing the other side."

Naruto didn't believe that. All the people kabuto brought back not allowed to say anything because one person didn't allow it? Yea, right "Who do you think you are? Kami?"

"Yes."

"NANI!" Naruto eyes shot open. He had just been mouthing off to Kami. "He's going to smite me."

Kami sighed at Naruto's thoughts. Why did everyone assume he was a man and that they were going to get smote?
"You are already dead, I couldn't smite you even if I wanted to. Which I don't. I've brought you here for your help."

"You need my help?" Naruto crossed his legs sitting up straighter his hands resting on his knees. Maybe he was going to be brought back to life to fight another enemy. He could see his friends again.

"You will get to see your friends again, but not in the way you want. Another world similar to yours is going to need the child of prophecy in the years to come. I am sending you there."

Another world? Seeing my friends but not actually seeing them? "Will you stop speaking in riddles and just tell me what's going on? There is only one world and why can't I see my friends."

He didn't have time for games, even if it was Kami he was speaking to. His friends were in danger he needed to help them. What if he spent too much time here talking and they all died! Neji was already gone, Obito died as well and everyone at the Shinobi HQ. "Take me back now, we don't have time to waste."

"You don't understand. I am not bringing you back to life in this world. I'm sending your soul to another world to help the people there. Your friends will not recognize you and you won't be able to them of who you used to be in this life. Look down at yourself."

Naruto looked down. "Why- What the hell did you do!"

Gone was his seventeen-year-old body and orange and black jumpsuit. Replaced by a black jumpsuit and a seven-year-olds child's body. "How am I suppose to save the world in this?"

"It's not a piece of clothing you wear its body naruto be a little more respectful. As for why you look different is simple, you are now a different person. Naruto Uzumaki is already alive in the world you're going to and so Nagato Uzumaki will be born."

"Nagato? As in-" Naruto wished he had a mirror handy to see if Kami had actually changed all of him.

"Your hair is now red and your whisker marks ae gone as well. Blue eyes are common enough not to cause a fuss so I left those alone. Now before you go a few words of advice. Without the Kyuubi, your chakra reserves have been cut by a large amount. You are an Uzumaki so you will still have double the other kids your age and they will grow given time but be careful when you use the Jutsu you learn. I don't want to have to search for another dying naruto to help save the world if you die."

"Thanks." Naruto deadpanned running a hand through his hair. It felt the same length but it was weird imagining it red instead of blonde.

"Still one more thing to do." Dropping his arms his fists balled up at his sides.
"Kami for helping you I have a request."

"Oh, and what is this request?" Kami asked. Not many who he had spoken to had the gall to ask for anything in return for their help. It was considered an honor for mortals to help their creator.

"I want Kurama to be happy when he reforms. No more sealing or Jinchuriki."

"It shall be done."

Naruto immediately relaxed his shoulders slumping and his fingers uncurling away from his palms. "Thank you," he said sincerely.

The Fox may have been a pain in the ass for almost the entire time they were stuck together but when it counted Kurama had shown his true colors and was there when he needed him. The Shinobi would have definitely lost the Fourth war without him. "It's the least I could do."

"Are you ready now?"

Naruto nodded." How is this going to work, are there hand seals I have to do? Oh, and when I get there what do I do? You haven't told me what my mission is."

"I can't tell you what to do. you must discover your own path to walk in this new world as you did in your previous life. As for how to get there, you already here."

"Holy shit!" Naruto gasped as the white walls around him faded from away.

Buildings taller than the Hokage tower which was the tallest building in Konoha surrounded him and on the sides of some of them were giant TV's. The biggest TV he had seen was the one at the tower inside the Forest of Death. "What is this place."

"Are you lost, sweetie?"

"Huh?" Turning around Naruto came face to face with a slightly chubby older lady bending down slightly to look him in the eye. "Lost?"

Yea, he was lost. Kami just dropped in in the middle of a new strange world to find his own path. Whatever the hell that meant. He already had a path. Become an awesome Ninja and become Hokage. Just cause he got a new name and body didn't change a thing about what he wanted to do.

That was what he wanted to say. Maybe even yell and wave his arms. but he couldn't do that because it was against kami's rules so instead, he smiled a little scratched the back of his head a gave a small laugh. "Kind of. Do you know where we are?"

The woman looked shocked he had even asked the question and he began to feel nervous when she stayed silent.

"We are in Konoha, honey. Where are your parents? The lady straightened a looked around for anyone with red hair like the boys. What kind of parent just let their child walk around alone?

"I'm an orphan miss," Naruto stated getting a tiny gasp of horror from the lady. "And um...I meant what street are we on. Not what village. I'm looking for Ichiraku ramen stand."

"Right, of course, sorry, sweetie. Keep going down this road and take your first right and then the second left. you can't miss it. Everyone wants to eat where Lord Seventh used to when he was a kid, but since you're going there I guess you know that already."

"Thank you miss " Naruto bowed quickly then ran past here heading in the direction she had pointed. He wasn't actually going to Ichiraku's since kami had given him any money but he needed to get away from these crowds to properly freak the hell out.

He was in Konoha which was good. But the lady had said the Seventh Hokage ate at Ichiraku which meant he was in a future Konoha and that meant his friends were old or dead. The old man had been Hokage for decades and Granny Tsunade didn't look like she was going anywhere anytime soon when he died.

Ducking into a nearby alley he leaned against a wall taking deep breaths to stop from hyperventilating. He was trapped in a world where he would never be friends with his friends again cause if they weren't dead they were adults.

Did Kami know this world was the way it was? "Of course he knew!"

Kami was Kami. If he knew this world as going to need a child of Prophecy in the future he had to know what is was like now.

He had been tricked. BY GOD!

"Rarrggh!" Punching the wall next to him he immediately retracted his hand wincing as the skin on his knuckles cracked causing slight cuts that began to bleed.

"And I'm as weak as a kitten. Great." He muttered staring at the wall where he had punched the only thing proving his embarrassing attack was a few drops of red on the concrete. He had been able to shatter bricks easily just hours before. "Damn Kami."

What was he supposed to do now? He had no money, no friends and now he was bleeding.

"Hey what's going on out here?"

Shoving his hands in the pockets of his jumpsuit Naruto turned around plastering a smile on his face as another old person started walking towards him. This time an old man who wore a white chef's uniform complete with the hat and to Naruto's slight amusement had a Fu Manchu mustache.

"Where are your parents?"

And there went the amusement. Why was everyone so nosey in this Konoha? Back home no one cared when kids were walking around alone, now it was all about parents. "I'm an orphan."

That gave the man a pause but only brief before a stern look overtook his face. "If you didn't get separated from your parents what're doing back here?"

"Umm..." Naruto looked around thinking of believable lie he could tell. "I...Umm"

Glancing at the ground he saw a flyer stuck under his sandal. "I'm looking for a job."

The old man looked dubious "A job?"

"Yea." Naruto nodded reaching down to grab the flyer. "Do you know where I can find...the Golden...Oasis?"

"What kind of name is the GoldenOasis?"

"You're standing right next to it, and you're looking at the owner." The old man tapped the symbol stitched into his uniform. A tree that was on a small sand dune surrounded by water.

Naruto could have cried at the coincidence. Kami must have it out for him if he was making the first hour in the new world so hard. "Then you're the guy I'm looking for." He lied stuffing the dirty flyer in his pocket.

"What's your name kid?"

"Nar...agato. Nagato, pleased to meet ya, Mr?" Naruto trailed off sticking out a hand. He didn't set out to find a job but if he was gonna be stuck in this world he needed money. Naruto blinked

Naruto blinked Was that why things turned out the way this way? Did Kami know he was going to need money and set the board so he would wind up here where he would meet a kind old store owner who would hire him?

"The names Tosu. I'm not looking to hire any slackers and kids are the biggest slackers when it comes to working. So get lost kid."

"Hey, I can work hard!" Naruto shouted indignantly. So much for Kami's plan, this guy was an asshole. Huffing Narutoscowled at the old man who was still staring at him. "Whatever if you're not gonna even consider hiring me, let me know now so I can go look somewhere else."

"Fine brat, you have until the end of the day to impress me." The Tosu finally said when Naruto was just about to walk away.

"Wait seriously? Why?" He had expected to actually be hired. Back home only family stores or restaurants and Ninjas had children working.
"Not that I'm complaining but I've been to a few other places and they all turned me down right away." Naruto tacked on hastily when he saw the annoyed look forming on his new employers face.

Tosu sighed. "When Lord Naruto was a kid he was an orphan. Since he became Nanadaime a few years ago a lot of people have taken more of a notice."

Naruto froze. "Lord Naruto." His counterpart in this world actually became Hokage.

"Oi, you alright kid? you're not already spacing out are you."

"What! No!" Naruto shook his head rapidly. he didn't want to have to go searching for another job that would hire a kid his age. It would take forever.
"It's just the Nanadaime is so cool."

It felt weird talking about someone with his name. Or his old name since he was Nagato now, but that was gonna take some time to get used to.

"Not many will argue with you there kid." Tosu agreed. The Nanadaime had saved the village from that pain guy and then went on to save the entire world. If that wasn't cool he didn't know what was.
"Anyway, Nagato let's head inside and see if you can actually work."

"Well prepare to have your mind blown." Naruto grinned pushing the weirdness of the situation away.

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"Not bad kid. Not bad at all." Tosu complemented scanning the dining area of his restaurant. Tables were cleaned, the floors were swept and there wasn't a dirty dish in sight through the open curtain where he could see into the kitchen. He hadn't expected such a hard work ethic from a kid but Nagato had kept to his word and worked the entire day. Servintables, cleaning tables and.

Tosu smirked. The female customers were quite adamant on tipping the cute red-haired boy who brought them their food more than usual.

"Nagato!"

"Yea old man?" Naruto popped his head out of the kitchen wiping his wet hands on the front of his white apron which after today was now covered in stains. He had no idea so many people could spill so much when eating.

"That's not going away anytime soon," Tous grumbled at the nickname Nagato had dubbed him with. It could have come off disrespectful but he thought the brat just wasn't one for honorifics. "It's closing time, you can head home. I'll have your first check ready for you tomorrow morning so be here at six sharp."

"Crap, I don't have a place to live." How could he have forgotten something so important? "Yea, see you tomorrow."Nnaruto tried to grin but I came off as more of a grimace and Tosu saw it."

Tosu grabbed Naruto's shoulder stopping him from leaving. "Better yet there's and old apartment above the restaurant. It's only got one room and a bathroom and it's not very big but-"

"I'll take it! Thanks, old man" Naruto cheered his smile brightening. His old apartment wasn't that big either even after the village was rebuilt so size didn't really matter to him.

"Apartments right up the steps in the back. Just remember six o'clock or your fired. And don't leave tonight. we need to get you a key before you can leave after closing.:

"No problem old man. See you tomorrow." Naruto waved turning around to head for the steps as Tosu left out the front door. There was still so much he had to do but that could wait until tomorrow. He didn't want to leave the restaurant to be robbed.

Stretching his arms up he groaned as the muscles in his arms relaxed. He was getting kind of tired too. "It's going to take time for this body to get used to working so much."

Waiting and cleaning tables was nothing compared to a ninja's workouts Jiraiya got him started on but this body definitely couldn't handle that. Not until he grew and was used to training again.

At the top of the steps, he opened the door to his new home frowning slightly at the lack of a lock. He'd have to buy one tomorrow when he got paid.

Flipping on the light he sweatdropped at the lack of anything in the room. There was a small futon mattress in the right corner, a small kitchenette to the left of the door which only had a hot plate and a small refrigerator and on his right was the door to the bathroom. He was going to have to do a lot of shopping tomorrow.

"Which means training is going to have to wait." Kicking off his sandals he tossed them next to the door and collapsed onto his sheetless bed.

Closing his eyes he started to make a mental list of everything he needed to complete. first was shopping for supplies for his house, because the place was bare and second, was finding out what this world was like. If there were any difference in history or if an enemy from his old world was an ally in this one like he saw in a movie once.

"Heh. If Ssakura was here she'd probably punch me for saying that." He chuckled and he would have let her. Movies weren't real but at the moment it was all he had to go on since no one had ever time traveled or hopped dimensions before. well, there was Obito and Kaguya but those dimensions were just pocket dimensions small with no one living there. He was in a whole new giant dimension that probably had its own pocket dimensions so those didn't count.

Then after that, he needed to get ninja weapons and start training again before he enrolled in the academy. Thanks to his future knowledge he definitely wasn't going to be the dead last this time. He might never be a genius like Sasuke or his father who learned Jutsu and Ninja techniques easily. Instead, he was like his Godfather and Lee. A genius of hard work. "Maybe even be Rookie of the Year."

He smiled at the thought. Maybe it was a little petty but after years of being the dobe because none of the teachers except Iruka liked him enough to teach him anything it was only fair he got his shot to be he top student in this world.

"Nagato Uzumaki, Rookie of the Year." It had a nice ring to it.

The first chapter of another new story is up. Leave a review with what you think and Paring choice.

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Sharingan

Mokuton

Uzumaki Chains

Shikotsumyaku

OR

If you want two, like the Sharingan and Shikotsumyaku let me know. These will be the for in the polls as adding each Bloodline would be too long so if an ability is asked for enough in the reviews I'll add it.

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