Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Prologue
As the morning sun rises, beautiful rays of light covered the vast field. On that field only one man was standing. Surrounding the mysterious man were countless bodies stretching off as far as the eye can see. On this day the final battle was fought.
On what appeared to be the last battlefield stood one man. He has long crimson hair flowing all the way down to his shoulder. On his emotionless face were 3 piercing on the right side of his nose. He wore a tattered black robe with red clouds all over. On his hands he wore fingerless gloves made from an unknown material.
"…."
The mysterious man let out a sigh as pulled his sword out from what appeared to be the body of a large 8 headed snake. Taking out a napkin he began to wipe off the blood that covered his sword. Carefully stepping over the corpses that covered the ground he started to walk away.
After a day of non-stop walking the mysterious man finally stopped walking in front of him is a rather small red tower. Near the top of the tower the word "Fire" is seen.
He opened the door and quietly walked in. Once he reached the top floor he opened the door in front of him. Inside appeared to be an office. To his left there were 3 pictures hanging on what was left of the wall.
One of the pictures showed a blond man smiling. The other two had an old man in his seventies and a woman who looked like she was in her thirties.
In front of him was desk and behind that was large chair. Walking towards the chair the mysterious youth looked outside the large window behind the chair. To the right he saw a cliff with the remains of what appeared to be carvings of people's faces. To his left he saw the remains of a large mansion.
Sighing loudly he sat down on the chair, leaning back slightly he began to close his eyes…
Suddenly the front door bursts open. Standing in front of him was a young woman. She has long black hair flowing down to her waist. Her eyes were black as the night. She wore a long black coat along with a long sword hanged around her back.
"You back!" she exclaimed. "So does that mean it's finally over?"
The mysterious man opened his eyes to look at the woman he then gave her a quick nod.
"So what will you do now?" She asked "I know this place gives you many bad memories but I really hope you can stay, I mean you can help the rest of us rebuild----"
"Touka, is the old man still alive? I need to see him." He interrupted.
"Eh?! You wish to see Kariya-sama? Well he is certainly alive but I don't know for how much longer if you want to see him you better hurry."
"I see…"
Without another word the mysterious youth disappeared in a puff of smoke.
The mysterious man reappeared in some kind of dungeon, walking quietly down the hall he finally reached end of the dungeon in front of him is the room where the old man was.
As he walked in the room he saw in front of him the old man facing towards him.
"So boy you've returned I guess that means everything is finally over. But I'm quite surprised I didn't expect you to survive not that it would've made a difference. So what are you here for I'm sure you not here to chitchat are you now?"
"I need your assistance with a certain project of mine" he replied.
"Wha--! Hahahaha" The old man suddenly burst out into a fit of laughter. "You need my help? Oh that's rich coming from you! Since when did YOU need help with anything?"
"Will you help or not?" the mysterious man asked again.
"Hahaha, this is too funny. Well I am curious in what you want to do. Well what are you waiting for I'm listening!"
"With the end of this war and the death of the tail beasts my mission has been accomplished. I no longer have any obligations to this world. I plan on leaving two days from now however I will require you assistance to reach my destination."
"So… you're really going try? " the old man asked.
"…"
"I don't know how you plan on heading there but the chances of you making it there are almost non-existent and if this whole thing fails I fear the consequences."
"I am aware of that."
"Very well if this is really what you want I will assist you in anyway I can but your going to have to tell me what to do you're the expert here after all.
"Don't worry what you have to do is simple just meet me at the top of the tower two days from now"
With that said the mysterious man walked out of the room.
"You will never let go of the past will you?"
The old man let out a sigh as he turned to his bed to go to sleep.
2 days later
The mysterious man was waiting quietly at the top of the tower. He was not amused, 4 hours had past but the old man was still point here. He was almost about to go get the old man himself when suddenly the old man appeared right before him.
"Took you long enough" he said.
The old man laughed as he replied "Sorry, sorry it seems that I am getting really forgetful these days."
"…"
"Well I'm here now aren't I? Now tell me what I need to do"
The mysterious man took out his blue sword and handed over to the old man.
He looked straight in to the eyes of the old man before he replied.
"I will only explain this once so listen well. First you will take that sword and stab me in the heart once that is done quickly take my body to the old training ground once your are there place my body on the time seal and take the sword out of body you will then send my body back in time 3 years before the Kyuubi attack on Konoha. Once that is all done I will take care of the rest."
"What the hell is that suppose to mean?! Stab you in the HEART then send your BODY back in time!? Well I'm waiting aren't you going to explain to me!"
The old man glared at the mysterious man as he waited for an explanation.
"… I've created a technique that can only be used once my soul leaves the body. Seeing as the time seal cannot send back anything living I will send my body back first, my soul will be able to reenter the body thanks to my technique. Now let's start this already we've wasted enough time."
Giving a weary look to the mysterious man the old man shook his head and sighed.
"If you're so eager then let's do this" he said as he raised the sword.
In one quick motion he plunged the sword into the heart of the mysterious man. The old man then proceeds to pick up the body. With the body over his should the old man leaped of the tower as he ran towards the old training area.
As he arrived at the old training ground he pulled the sword out of the body and then placed the body gently over a complex looking seal that was craved on the ground. Putting on hand over the body he began to chant a strange incantation.
The time seal began to react as soon as the chanting began. A dark red aura soon covered the mysterious man's body. In a sudden flash of light the body along with the sword disappeared.\
The old man fell on his back in exhaustion. He looked up at the sky and whispered
"Good luck… Uzumaki Naruto."
A/N: First time writing a fanfic. Any suggestions or comments will be welcomed.