A Dream Between Twilight

Full Summary: This is a crossover between Naruto and the Dot Hack series. At the age of six Naruto is cast out of the village by the civilian council, near dead he is found by the ruler of the Twilight Country, Ovan. How will Naruto far when raised and trained by the characters of the Dot Hack universe?

Rebirth Arch: Chapter One

The Civilian Council had finally accomplished their long time goal. The Kyuubi Vessel, Naruto Uzumaki had been banished and was being escorted by two Root Anbu out of the country. They had gone over the Hokage's head and secretly held a meeting without his knowledge. The clan council except for the Uchiha had voted to not banish the young blonde but against the civilian council, the elders, and the Uchiha clan they had been out voted. Danzo had taken it upon himself to have his men personally escort the boy so Sarutobi would not be alerted. They had taken the boy from his home in the dead of night and paid off the guards assigned to watch him, claiming they would be seen as heroes in the eyes of the villagers.

The Root members had not been kind in handling the boy, binding his hands and feet with ninja wire tight enough to cut deeply into his skin, he was also gagged and had a hood over his head that constricted his breathing. Slowly they had dragged him over ten miles, taking breaks to repeatedly beat him over and over. Once they decided they were far enough away they decided to carry out their true mission from Lord Danzo. Cutting off the boy's shirt they applied a crude seal that kept the Kyuubi's chakra from healing him and set to work on slowly killing the blonde. They smiled behind their masks as Naruto's gagged screams carried on and on as they continued their torture, however it was their mistake by wasting time instead of doing their job that led to their downfall.

"My to harm a child, a unique child such as this so badly, you truly must be foolish"

The two Anbu turned to see an unknown man wearing strange clothing; his left arm was encased in a strange casket like object with seals crisscrossing it. In his right hand he held a strange looking sword the shined in the moon light. His red round glasses glinted as a frown marred his face. "He has seen us, we must eliminate him" one of the no named Anbu voiced as they both drew their swords. The man smirked before a clicking sound was heard and a large lock like object fell off the casket.

"Burn this into your eyes, foolish little Anbu"

In a split second it was all over, the man tore through the men and what ever had emerged from his casket arm had been sealed again. With gentle care he cut the wire from Naruto's form and removed the hood and gag. He could tell the boy was clinging onto life and would require medical attention soon or he would die. Ovan had no interest in allowing someone so interesting of dying so soon. Carefully he picked the boy up, cradled him against his chest and began walking at a quickened pace north. All that remained in the clearing was a large disfigured triangle cut deep into the earth and remains of the Root Anbu. They would later be found by another Root squad that had been sent out to find their missing comrades.

One Hour Later…

He sighed as he walked on, soft groans of pain coming from the blond he held. He was lucky the city gates were so close now as he could tell the boy's condition was slowly getting worse. He could only hope Shino was awake and still in the capital building when he arrived, as it stood she would be the only one with enough experience and chakra to take care of the boy. A breaking twig got his attention as he came to a halt, a small smile on his face. "Come out Endrance, I know your there" he voiced. In a swirl of rose petals a strange slender man appeared. He wore a grayish green outfit and a hat with three roses on the left side. A single strange glowing katana on the small of his back.

"Lord Ovan you are back sooner then expected" Endrance voiced as he walked closer. "I had an unexpected encounter, however putting that aside I need you to make haste to the capital building and alert Shino that she has a critical patient coming in shortly. Tell her to prepare for a high level injured patient" Ovan ordered. "Understood Lord Ovan" he bowed and in a burst of rose petals was gone. Picking up his pace again the city walls of his home came into view, with a smile he glanced at the boy who had pried open his eyes to stare back at him. "Welcome young one to the Capital City, Mac Anu"

Naruto didn't respond, seeing how he had finally passed out from blood loss.

Mac Anu was known as the Capital City of the Twilight Nation. It was home to the most powerful shinobi of the Northern Countries. It was a beautiful city made of stone and concrete and was famous for its scenery and culture. The main gate was protected by various runes and seals that erected barriers that alerted the guards if anyone crossed the walls. The city was also known for its advanced technology that didn't exist anywhere in the Elemental Nations. Warp Gates allowed citizens to travel to any area of the city, large video screens helped spread information, and communication runes allowed people to contact anyone within the city walls at any time or place.

As Ovan walked on everyone he passed stopped and bowed to him, one of the perks of being the Twikage was the respect of the people. As he reached a warp gate he was met with Endrance and Sakakai of the Moon Tree Clan. "So this is the child Endrance spoke about? He seems to be quite injured" Sakakai voiced as he took the child from Ovan. "Indeed, has Shino been alerted to the situation?" Ovan asked. "Yes my Lord, she is currently waiting with a squad of healers in the Alchemy District" Endrance replied. "Good. While Shino is healing the boy I want you Endrance to watch over him, Sakakai I wish you to inform Lord Zelkova of the situation and arrange a council meeting within the hour" Ovan ordered.

"Yes Ovan-sama" they bowed and quickly warped away with the child. Ovan sighed and warped away as well, heading towards the Capital Building.

Alchemy District…

The Alchemy District was the place to go for your everyday medical needs. Alchemy, healing, curse removal, seal arts, the place had it all. It was also the site of one of the four main clans of the Twilight Nation, Moon Tree. It was a clan of skilled Medical and Genjutsu shinobi that produced the strongest medics in the world. There were rumors what the Senju family were descendants of the clan before moving to the Land of Fire. Its current clan head was the young Zelkova Reaper and although he was only twenty years old he was a wise and greatly skilled shinobi. He was currently sitting in his council room meditating and listening to the report from Sakakai the leader of the clans Second Division.

"I see, so Shino-san is taking care of the boy?" Zelkova asked, "Yes, she is currently in the lower levels with three of our best medics. Don't worry Lord Zelkova the boy will be healed in little time" Sakakai replied. "Yes, Shino is the best medic of her generation, easily surpassing Tsunade of the Senju clan" Zelkova smiled. "That is all I have to report, I shall be returning to my division now Lord Zelkova" Sakakai bowed and quickly left the room, leaving his lord to his thoughts.

"The vessel of the most powerful demon in our hands… most interesting indeed"

Moon Tree Clan Tower, Floor 2…

Shino wiped the sweat from her head as she broke connection from the healing seal. The boy was far more injured then she had been informed and the half assed seal that keep his chakra sealed was interfering with her work. She decided to take a break and allow the clans seal expert to do his work while she went over some medical reports of other patients. She knew she didn't have much time to help her other patients, Lord Ovan and Zelkova had made the boy the priority.

"Nee-sama?" a quiet voice spoke catching her attention. She turned to see a small blonde haired girl peaking her head in from the hallway. "Atoli-chan you don't have to hide out there" Shino smiled as the girl got a grin and quickly ran into the room. "Are you busy Nee-sama? I need help on my rune carving" she asked. Shino sighed; it was just one thing after another today. "I'm sorry little sister, I have a critical patient that needs my upmost attention today, but I'll spend all the time you need tonight ok?" she smiled and patted the girl on the head. "Alright, I'll go visit Haseo-san then" Atoli smiled and ran out the door.

The silver haired woman sighed again; it seemed she would need to assign Sakakai to watch over her sis again, she didn't quite trust certain members of the Raven Clan with her sister, Haseo being one of them.

"Lady Shino we have removed the seal from the boy and he has begun recovering at a rapid rate. We only need to heal several organs and set his left arm to heal properly but he will be fine" a medic voiced from the intercom. "Hai, begin the procedure and inform me via short mail when finished" she voiced. "Hai, Lady Shino" and the intercom cut out.

Capital City Building…

The home of the Twikage, Ovan was a massive castle. It served as the center for all public relations meetings that concerned the Twilight Nation and its clans. Currently Ovan and four others were sitting in protected room in the higher levels of the building.

Ovan the Twikage, Zelkova of Moon Tree, Yata of Raven, Gabi of Kestrel, and Taihaku of Icolo were seated at table. They were the governing body of the entire nation that met to discuss events that affected the people and clans. Currently they had been just finished discussing increasing the border patrol around the main city, seeing how Orochimaru had been spotted near the border recently. "We have another topic up for discussion, earlier today while I was making a monthly trip to the Land of Waves I discovered upon my return two Anbu from the infamous Root division of Konoha torturing a young boy to death" Ovan voiced.

"From what I understand, you believe the boy is the vessel of a tailed beast, is that correct Ovan?" Zelkova asked. "Yes. The seal on his stomach and the whisker like birth marks led me to believe this, as did the seal the shinobi placed on him that surpasses demonic chakra" Ovan replied. "But to bring a demon vessel into the city walls, that was most unwise Ovan" Yata voiced from his seat. "I did what needed to be done Yata, I see value in all living things after all" Ovan smiled. "If I may ask, what was the boy's condition when he was admitted?" Gaki spoke. "He had roughly eighty percent of his body covered in cuts and bruises from repeated beatings, he had also lost well over two pints of blood and was going into shock when I arrived in the city" Ovan explained.

"So what will you do with the boy Ovan? Return him to the Hidden Leaf?" Taihaku asked. "No, I believe that Sarutobi's loss is my gain. I will place the boy into one of your clans to be raised and trained to love and protect the nation… with your permission of course" Ovan smiled. "I see, a wise decision but we will need to know more about the boy and the status of his seal before we allow him near our clan homes" Yata replied. "Agreed, Shino-san is treating him now, I'll send a full report of her finding via short mail once she has finished" Zelkova spoke.

"Meeting adjourned" Ovan voiced as holograms of Zelkova, Taihaku, Yata, and Gabi vanished.

"I wonder what your reaction will be Sarutobi when you find out that your most powerful asset becomes your greatest threat"

Ovan laughed in his mind as he walked on into the compound.

Konoha…

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN NARUTO UZUMAKI WAS BANISHED!?"

The council shuttered when the old kage's killing intent focused on them. It seemed that Danzo had a mole in his Anbu. Mere hours after Naruto had been taken out of the village the Hokage had called an emergency meeting and basically exploded when he arrived with papers for Naruto's banishment that he had never signed. He disbanded the civilian council that night and put Danzo and the elders on notice. If they ever stepped out of line again they would be publicly executed for treason. Currently he had sent out every single hunter ninja and several of his personal Anbu to find the boy. However after hours of searching the only thing that turned up was the bodies of two Root ninja that had been slashed into pieces near the border of the Twilight Nation.

It was possible that Naruto had escaped into the Twilight Nation but that was highly unlikely. Twilight had a policy of killing those who enter their country illegally and sending their bodies back to their home villages in pieces. If Naruto had entered there and managed to avoid being captured it would be damn near impossible to find him. Twilight's shinobi were far more powerful then any of the Elemental Nations and the only ones hat would even stand a chance of winning were the Sannin and Hanzo of the Rain. The most he could do would be to send a request to the Twikage and ask for permission to enter their country to search for the boy.

"This wouldn't have happened if you had just agreed to allow me and Tsunade to take him out of the village to be raised sensei. Because of your foolish need to believe in the people of this village you lost sensei's son and the vessel of the most powerful demon in the entire world!" Jiraiya shouted. "I don't need you pointing out my failures Jiraiya; I need you to help me find him" Sarutobi spoke. "I'll get in touch with my spies in Twilight Nation but you'll have to give me some time" Jiraiya spoke as he left out the window.

"I hope you're alright Naruto, where ever you are"

Twilight Nation, Mac Anu, Moon Tree…

Cracking open his eyes he met the familiar site of a white ceiling. Groaning he sat up and began to take in his surroundings. White ceiling, black marble floor, steel door with strange silver haired rose man guarding it… wait. "I see you're awake" the stranger voiced as he seemed to glide across the floor to his bedside. "Who are you and where is old man Hokage?" Naruto asked. "My name is Endrance young man and I'm afraid your Hokage will not be coming, seeing how you're in another country" Endrance voiced. "WHAT!?" Naruto freaked and his shout alerted the silver haired medic outside the door. "Endrance what did you do!" Shino shouted as she quickly sprinted into the room and tried to calm the freaked out child. "I simply informed him of his current situation Shino-san, he didn't seem to like the explanation" Endrance shrugged.

"Damn it Endrance, you were supposed to inform me when he woke up, not give half assed explanations and worry the boy to death!" Shino shouted. Endrance sighed, he hated dealing with children. "It's ok, everything's alright now" Shino whispered into the blonds ear as she held him. "My name is Shino and your currently inside the Moon Tree Compound in the Capital City Mac Anu of Twilight Nation, may I know your name?" she asked with a gentle smile. "Naruto Uzumaki, from the land of fire" he whispered as he snuggled into her embrace. "Alright Naruto-kun, can you tell me why those men were hurting you when Ovan-sama found you?" she asked.

"They were ordered by the council to escort me out of the village because I was banished, then they began to hurt me again and again, calling me the Kyuubi and saying they were avenging the village for my crimes against them. I couldn't see anything but I heard a third mans voice and then a scream and a man with grey silver hair took the bag off my head" Naruto explained.

"It looks like Lord Ovan's theory was correct, this boy is indeed a demon vessel"

Shino thought as she held the crying boy. She always had a soft spot for children when it came to abuse, having saved Atoli from a shelter two years ago that had been neglecting her. She silently vowed to hunt down and kill the bastards that were responsible for harming him for something out of his control.

In Konoha a certain bandaged one eyes man felt a shiver down his spine as did several hundred other people at the same time.