I do not own Naruto. If I did, Kakashi would run out of excuses for being late all the time.

Chapter 1: The Thoughts of a Weapon

"We simply need a stronger weapon than we currently have to defend ourselves," said Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village. "Not that we aren't a powerful enough military already, but we need that edge that will ensure us victory whenever we find ourselves in a jam. Like now, for example, half of our strength is now decimated due to the attack by that snake, Orochimaru."

"So what do you suggest, Lady Tsunade?" queried Shizune.

"What I'm suggesting, Shizune, is a fusion of the Leaf's ultimate techniques…the likes of which the world has never seen."

"What are you talking about?!?!? That's not possible!!!"

The Fifth sighed, leaned her elbows on the desk, and steepled her fingers in her trademark pose. "Look, Shizune, you know that there is a group called Akatsuki out there searching for jinchuuriki like Naruto, right? Well, the intelligence we have received from Jiraiya indicates that they wish to use all nine tailed beasts combined with a special summon to produce a weapon that could level even a hidden village in the span of a few seconds."

"But…Lady Tsunade…no one can control the tailed beasts…can they?"

"Listen, Shizune, I don't care weather you believe me on this or not, but whatever the case, we need to develop a new weapon that will ensure our survival in these trying times." Tsunade snapped.

"Yes, ma'am," said Shizune sulkily. "So what is it you have in mind? What could you possibly do to combine two supposed ultimate techniq—"

A knock on the door interrupted Shizune's question.

"ENTER!" bellowed Tsunade.

A tall, white robed man with long dark hair and eerily white eyes walked in to the office.

"You wished to see me, my Lady?" exclaimed none other than Hiashi Hyuuga.

"Yes, thank you for coming Hiashi," said Tsunade. "Now, Shizune, everything shall be explained to you momentarily, we are just waiting on one more person.

"Pardon me for speaking out of turn, Lady Hokage," said Hiashi, "but knowing the person we are waiting for, we may well have to wait awhile longer than we hoped."

"Nonsense, he would never keep his Hokage waiting!"

*An hour and a half later*

A puff of smoke appears, and a young masked man with tall, silver hair and a headband covering his eye appears out of it.

"Sorry if I kept you waiting, but I got lost along the winding road of life on my way here," Kakashi smiled amiably.

Shizune sweat dropped, Hiashi sighed, and Tsunade looked ready to send the jonin through the far wall. Without missing a beat, Shizune nervously laughs and stammers, "Well, we're all here now…c-can we all g-get down to business? Hehehe…"

"Right!" exclaimed Tsunade. She reached under her desk and pulled out her hidden bottle of sake, and poured drinks for herself, the Hyuuga clan head, and the still smiling jonin. She made a mental note to pummel the jonin into showing her some respect as the Hokage next time she called him in for a less important meeting. And if he showed up late for that too…

Hiashi uttered a low cough, awakening Tsunade to the present once again. "Okay, Shizune, do you remember what I said earlier about fusing Konoha's two ultimate techniques?"

"Yes…"

"Good, well, what do you notice about these two men?"

Shizune was taken aback for a moment. "Well…I…they…so they are both jonin, both extremely powerful assets to the village…" she looked at the faces of each man, and suddenly, it clicked. "THEY BOTH HAVE A DOUJUTSU TECHNIQUE!!! THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING ON mmmmmph!?!?!" Shizune's outburst was muffled by Kakashi, who preformed his trademark Silent Kill jutsu to come up behind her rapidly and stop her from giving the plan to the rest of the world.

"Correct, Shizune, we are planning on fusing the Byakugan of the Hyuuga clan, and the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan. And before you spout off on how that's not possible," Shizune started in surprise and indignation to his observation; "I would like to inform you that in fact it is. We have hired a scientist who is even more experienced than Orochimaru at strange, power-yielding experiments. We have spoken with this man, and he has agreed to help us, and will never reveal his work to anyone else due to a special suggestion placed in his mind by our own mind-manipulation master, Inoichi."

"Exactly," exclaimed Hiashi. "We have decided that we would use the prodigies of both clans to yield the most powerful doujutsu ever seen. This will combine the best effects of the Sharingan and the Byakugan, and will eliminate all of the shortcomings associated with both."

"So who are these prodigies of both clans? I mean, the only two Uchiha left alive are Itachi, the missing-nin who slaughtered the entire clan, and Sasuke, who left the village just a short while ago. How are you going to attain a true, pure Sharingan? Not to belittle yours, Kakashi, but since Obito was not shown to be skilled in the Sharingan due to the late age he awakened it, and the fact that the ability has been tainted with the blood of the Hatake clan…what can we do?"

Tsunade spoke up then, "We took precautions against this a while ago, when the idea was simply an idea and not a true plan. During Sasuke's last physical exam, I drew blood from him, and also took a sample of some of the skin of the chakra points in his eyes so that I could use them for such an occurrence. Kakashi also managed to attain some of his skin from their battle. The thing is, we discovered that Sasuke's Kekkei Genkai is far superior in potential than his brother, so we preformed a shadow clone jutsu to ensure plenty of raw DNA.

"As for the Hyuuga genius, I have chosen none other than Neji Hyuuga."

Hiashi gasped. "But, but, he is of a branch family, and he is not the prod—"

"Hold your tongue, Hiashi!" barked the Fifth. "You and I both know that he is the most suitable candidate for this operation. He has the farthest range of vision, the strongest gentle fist taijutsu, and on top of that, he can see the chakra points along with the typical chakra flow that all Hyuugas see. He even came so far as to discover a method to insure the blind spot is covered, and how to perform the Kaiten and 8 Trigrams 64 Palms jutsus, with no guidance from you or any other main branch Hyuuga until this potential was shown in the Chunin Selection Exams."

Hiashi bowed his head. He knew he had lost the argument. "Very well, Lady Hokage."

"Good. Now that that's settled, there is the issue of who is suitable for this new jutsu. I will not trust just anyone with this awesome power," exclaimed Tsunade. "This person will also have to have the genetic capabilities to handle not only both techniques, but both techniques simultaneously. This will put serious strain on the eyes, and the body as a whole due to the nature of the two eye techniques, and the nature of the power associated with the combination. This will require a special genetic disposition, an insane amount of stamina, and a chakra level to surpass even the great Kages of the Hidden Villages. Who do we know who possesses all of these qualities?"

The assembled shinobi pondered it for a few minutes.

"I have no one in mind from this village that has that kind of potential," said Hiashi.

"Neither do I, Lady Tsunade," said Shizune.

"Kakashi?" Tsunade asked.

"Well…there is one person…but it would be up to his current sensei whether or not he could handle such a burden without…losing control…" the silver-haired jonin mused.

"Its Naruto isn't it?" asked a perplexed Tsunade.

"Hai. He is the only person who has the stamina and chakra, thanks to the Kyuubi sealed within him. Also, as some of you, or all of you, may not know, his father was none other than the Fourth Hokage, who possessed a unique bloodline. This bloodline was known only to him, Obito, Rin, and I, as we were his genin pupils. His ability was suttle, but it allowed his body to undergo huge amounts of strain and not collapse from the severe forces pulling it apart from the seams. It was a compatibility of sorts. It allowed him to easily ascend to Sage level, and allowed him to perform the jutsu that made him known as Konoha's Yellow Flash."

"The Flying Thunder God Technique…" said Hiashi in wonder. He mused, what if Naruto could learn that technique…but wait, he's the Kyuubi! He cannot be trusted with such knowledge of his ability, or with this ability that was to be created. He made his opinions known. "He cannot be trusted with this power. He is the Kyuubi, and I will not see the abilities of the Byakugan fall into his hands. He could destroy us all!"

Kakashi ignored the Hyuuga head's outburst. "And," he looked at Hiashi with his one uncovered eye with a look that would have put Gaara to shame, "I trust him more than any other in this village not to spill the secrets or destroy Konoha. He loves this village and all of the people in it. It is his lifelong dream to become the Hokage of this village so that he can protect and serve its people, and so that they will look up to him and respect him. He desires this above life itself, and he has never faltered in his determination to reach his goal, nor shown any reason to doubt his intentions and devotion to this village."

Hiashi was stunned. This young jonin had just mouthed off to him: the leader of the most revered and legendary clan in Konoha. The nerve of that man was astounding, and yet, he could not find it in him to be angry, as everything the jonin had said rang true. No one could deny it, Naruto was the perfect candidate for the new ability that was about to be created. No one else could physically or mentally carry that kind of burden without dying or going completely mad with power. "Very well, Kakashi, you are correct…this time. But if you ever speak to me in such an insolent way again, I will make sure you regret it in the worst way possible."

"Good, as I already had Naruto in mind, Kakashi's argument in his favor has completely convinced me that there is no other shinobi in this village capable of this burden." Tsunade was happy, this had gone well, much smoother than she had hoped. She addressed those gathered again. "Now, tomorrow at noon, I will expect the following people to report to the ANBU headquarters, building 4, basement lab 277. The people to attend are: Hiashi Hyuuga."

"Hai!"

"Neji Hyuuga."

"H-Hai. I will see to it that he is there, my Lady."

"Kakashi Hatake."

"Hai."

"Very well. Dismissed!" the Hokage sighed, "Oh, and Kakashi…be on time for once in your life, or it may well end tomorrow when I find you."

"Very well, Lady Hokage," Kakashi drawled lazily, staring out the window at the sunset behind the Third Hokage's stone head on the mountain.

Hiashi stood, pushed in his seat, and left the room, thinking about the wonders he would see tomorrow. Kakashi preformed a one-handed ram seal, and shunshined away. Shizune left the office to find TonTon and head home, leaving the Hokage alone to her thoughts of what had just happened, and what was about to. After all, the fate of the Leaf Village rested on what would soon be occurring.