It was a quiet night in Konoha, but that was soon to change. In an abandoned alleyway, a sandy portal appeared and a huge black monster fell out. It was clearly wounded, as it had trouble rising to its feet.
The creature grunted. "Damned prince. Just had to use the Water Sword on me."
As it rose, the Dahaka saw a light going in his direction. It cursed and melted its massive body with the darkness.
The sight that next greeted it made even the Guardian of Time disgusted. A mob of about forty or fifty people was chasing a young boy of fifteen, complete with torches and pitchforks. The boy turned towards the alley the Dahaka was in, but, to his fear, it was a dead-end.
The men close up on the boy, but did not notice sand incasing the alley behind them. The Dahaka used all of its remaining strength and its tentacles to rip the villagers apart. It then washed away the chunks with its sand.
The monster looked too the boy, who was oddly calm, and fell down on one knee. Not one second after, the boy was by its side.
"Hey, easy now, let's get you healed up." The boy spoke without a hint of fear or malice.
Then Dahaka chuckled. "You're not afraid of me, hm?" Naruto chuckled too.
"We monsters should stick together. Now come on, I'll get you to a friend of mine."
"It's too late for me, child. I am the Dahaka, the Guardian of Time. Immortal, invincible, everlasting, except…. For the Water Sword. That is what I was wounded with. I am at my last breaths. So, before I pass, allow me to transfer my powers to you. It will help you on the road ahead."
"Why me?"
"You have shown no fear at my presence, and, more importantly, treated me with respect. I will also impart knowledge of the use of my power." The Dahaka started to disintegrate into sand, all of it seeping into the pores of Naruto's skin. "Goodbye Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto. May you find happiness, and may my power help you keep it."
The sand completely entered his body. He just raised his eyebrow and went home.
Later that night, as Naruto was sleeping and dreaming of dunes and scorpions, he was dragged into his mindscape. He looked up at the massive gate, and the demon fox behind it.
The fox laughed maniacally at the sight of its container. "You are pathetic, whelp. That little sand stunt you pulled just weakened the seal on this gate. Now I will devour your soul, rein your body, and burn this village to the ground." The gated swung open and the fox charged at Naruto.
Naruto, who had been standing still, his head looking to the ground, suddenly looked up at the fox. His eyes, which were once crystal blue, were now of gold, and a golden tattoo started spreading slowly from under his right eye, down his hand. The bright, sunny-blond color of his hair also started changing to a sand color.
"Kyuubi no Kitsune." He growled out. "You shall be the first on whom I shall test my new powers." The charging of the Kyuubi slowed to a crawl, before stopping completely. The fox could do nothing, as it was literally frozen in time. "Now feel the wrath of the Sands of Time." Then the body of the Kyuubi started to crumble into sand ever so slowly, from its tails to its head. It was the worst of tortures to the beast. Oh, it didn't hurt, not at all. But death was slowly coming to it, and there was nothing the almighty Kitsune could do to stop it. Oh, it tried. It tried to roar, tried to shake, but it could not move, still frozen in time.
Finally, the demon completely crumbled, the sand it turned into got soaked into the floor, for later use. Naruto smirked, before turning and leaving.
Naruto woke up, still smirking. Time to see what team I got bumped wit. But to buy some new clothes, first.