Hey guys, before you read this story, please let me clear some thing up first. This is an AU story, meaning Alternate Universe. Most AU stories still take place in the Naruto Canon story, but add or subtract something to it. This story is not one of those. Everything in it is revamped. There are the same characters, personalities, and similar backgrounds, but it is NOT canon in any sense of the word. If your looking for a world you already know everything about, then this is not the story for you. If you want something new, then continue reading.

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Enjoy, and rest assured that I will try to address everything with a explanation as it comes up. If you decide later that this story is not you cup of tea, then check out my other stories, because their a bit more on track with canon, though completely original in their own way.

Hinata

Moonlight shone brightly, bathing the small village in jagged, sharp shadows and gave the illusion that each rock, leaf, and flower were glowing with its own faint, radiant light. The view from her balcony never ceased to take the breath from her, no matter how long she stares or how many times she wakes up to the sight.

Willing herself away from her balcony, she crossed the large bedroom to the immodest vanity mirror. After a quick look over, she straightened the small tendril of dark hair, tightened the slack on one side of the large bow that kept her uniform from opening to the world, and let out a small, depressed sigh.

Today was suppose to be her day off, but the Western Moon Temple had been attacked. Although there wasn't much damage to the building itself, some of the relics had fallen off of there stands. Tradition dictated that only the Moon Priestess's were permitted to even touch the precious artifacts. Sadly, until her sister, Hanabi, came of age, she was the only Moon Priestess alive.

Supposedly, the title was eligible to all members of the Main Branch of her family, but around the time of her thirteenth birthday, the year at which she had gone with her sister to the Eastern Moon Temple to train to be a Priestess, her family shrine was attacked. Her mother and father were two of the many Hyuga's who died during the raid, leaving her and Hanabi to be the only Main Branch Hyuga left.

Since that time, she had resolved herself to try to bring an end to this war. After many visits to the archives, libraries, and her own personal stash of books and scrolls, she came to the realization that nobody could remember why they were fighting with the people of Kasai, aside from the childish need for revenge against the last attack the respective group had suffered. Though she was sad to admit it, she had become somewhat apathetic to the meaningless squabble. Sure, she sympathized with those hurt, blessed the small groups of warriors that left to fight, and kept up with updates from the Divide, but she could not bring herself to actively hate anyone that lived under the Sun.

She did, however, harbor a grudge against those who killed her family, but that was a personal vendetta. Though her family had never been very close, always being called away for matters that needed the Priestess's to resolve, she still loved them. The blame fell upon those who had taken part in the act, not the nation as a whole.

A gentle knock sounded from her door, interrupting her thoughts. "Hinata, may I enter?" came the calm voice of Neji, her servant. Neji had traveled with her and Hanabi to the Eastern Moon Temple, meaning he was the only remaining Branch Family member.

"Yes" she called back. As Neji walked in, she seen that he was carrying a bowl with a white cloth covering the top. The boy showed all the poise and control of a Hyuga as he sat the silver bowl on the table next to the entrance, then calmly shut the door.

The moment the door was closed, his shoulders visibly slouched and his posture became slightly more slack. "Hey," he called out, his voice more relaxed "your horse is ready, and Kotetsu and Genma are waiting."

"Are you not suppose to curtsy or something when you greet me?" she asked, teasingly.

The only immediate response from the boy was a rude gesture as he sunk into an armchair in the corner of her room.

She couldn't help but smile at his informal attitude. Since the Eastern Moon Temple trip, Hanabi and herself had grown closer to their cousin. The quiet boy was more of a brother than a servant to them, but tradition forced him into the role. Though he showed a respectful aura when in public, he became much more relaxed when he was alone with the two girls.

"I'll curtsy to you the day I kiss a Kasai." he grumbled. He did not share her views when it came to the attack on their family. He wanted the entire nation to burn under the fireball they worshiped.

"I'll hold you to that, you know."

"You just keep thinking that, because it will never happen. Anyways, I've brought you a snack. Its a long trip to the Western Temple, and I don't want you losing control and going after something fresh. Your enough of a pain when your not crying over something you've killed." he added that last part with a hint of a disapproving undertone.

Glancing up towards the Moon, she said "It has been a couple cycles since I've eaten anything... Fine, give it here." she held out her hands, but turned her head slightly to the side. Wincing at the thought.

Taking the cloth off of the bowl, he revealed a large, sedated squirrel laying inside. Picking it up by the tail, he laid it in her hands.

As she brought it closer to her mouth, she felt her two fangs slowly grow...

Naruto

"Damn it Konohamaru, where the Hell did you guys go?" he whispered to himself as he ran thought the trees. "What are they thinking, running into the Divide by themselves?"

In an attempt to prove themselves, Konohamaru, Udon, and Moegi ran off into the Divide after he had told them that he could survive for a week on the dangerous lands. The terrain of the Divide wasn't the dangerous part, it was what lurked inside that scared him.

The Divide was, basically, the land that stretched out endlessly North and South where the two nations of Kasai and Tsuki met. The area was only about a Kilometer wide, with Kasai on the Eastern side and Tsuki on the Western. Inside of the Divide, neither the Sun nor the Moon could be seen, but their combined light gave the area a ethereal setting. The Sun would light up the Eastern half of the Divide, while the Moon lite up the the Western side, nearly canceling out all shadows in the area. But, of in the few shadows they could hide themselves in, the creatures of Tsuki could see straight through, due to their uncanny ability to see in the pitch black.

Luckily, the parasites of Tsuki had a much lower population than Kasai, and two humans could overpower a single Tsuki, whereas the creatures possessed speed and strength that far exceeded the Kasai. Also in the Kasai's favor, was the rare ability to use jutsu.

Nobody truly understood how jutsu were decided, but those that were born with the trait had the ability to use one or more jutsu. Of the few people that were blessed to be born with a jutsu, even fewer ever realized that they could use them. The jutsu could be taught, they could only be discovered by those that had the ability to use them. Most people, that could use them, had the ability to only use one or two, but Naruto was one of the luck ones that could use three, four if you looked at it from certain perspectives.

As he propelled himself through the Divide, he came across a small dirt road. Judging by how the Moonlight overpowered the Sunlight, he came to the conclusion that the road must have been made by Tsuki, which meant Konohamaru and his team were deep in enemy territory. "Damn."

The sound of shifting gravel reached his ears. Just coming into view, was a small group walking towards him on the road. From the looks, two foot soldiers and a woman in a priestess's outfit atop a horse. The first soldier had what appeared to be a bandage wrapped tightly from the left ear, across the bridge of his nose, and across to the other ear. The second one was slightly taller, and held a senbon needle in his mouth.

The woman looked to be around his age, but he knew that their appearances could be quite deceiving, for he had seen the leader of Tsuki herself, but for all the eighty years she had run the nation, she appeared to be no older than her early twenties. The woman in front of him had skin as white as the Moon she supposedly worshiped, and long, dark hair. The most prominent of her features though, were her eyes. They were a dull, off white color. Even though the half of his brain that dictated survival told him to run as far away as possible, the other half told him to stay staring. She was, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen.

He watched from the high treetops as the group walked in silence, until they were nearly below him.

The guard that had the bandage on his head let out small chuckle, "Well, well, well," he laughed "What do we have here?"

Hinata

"Well, well, well," Izumo laughed "what do we have here?" With a casual strike of his hand, he reached inside a bush that was right off to the side of the path.

"HEY!" cried of a nasally voice from inside the shrub "GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME!"

Without the slightest bit of strain, Izumo pulled a small boy out from the bush. The boy was lanky, had sloppy brown hair and a long scarf around his neck, which Izumo was using as a handle.

"And he has friends." called Genma, pulling a small girl and a runny nosed boy out from another shrub.

"LET GO!" screamed the little girl, as one of her pigtails came undone while she struggled. The other boy just cried, not even putting up a fight.

Holding the first boy up to his face, "You guys came along at the perfect time. Now, we don't need to hunt for dinner." Izumo said before showing his teeth.

The blood ran from the boys face as he watched Izumo's fangs slowly grow.

"E-enough," she called out, trying to muster as much authority as she could. Despite the effort, her voice still seemed to waiver. Her shy side always seemed to surface, no matter the circumstance. Now that she had their attention though, she let a bit of a nurturing tone slip into voice. "W-why are you three so far from your home?"

"W-w-we were," the boy tried to say, but his trembling voice made the rest of his sentence incoherent.

Gently sliding off of her horse, she took a step towards the group, intending to try to comfort the boy. She was a bleeding heart when it came to children. But the moment her foot touched the ground, she was grabbed and held from behind. She could feel cold, sharp steel being pressed to her neck.

Izumo and Genma's reaction was instant. Within a quarter of a second, they each had a blade pressed to the children's throats.

Her captor was the first to speak. "Let the kids go, or..." he trailed off as he pressed the blade harder into her throat, slightly piercing her skin. His voice was not necessarily deep, but not very high either.

Neither side let go of their hostage for countless seconds. Trying to keep her whirling thoughts fairly calm, she whispered very carefully "E-excuse me, m-may I speak?" She tried not to move her throat, fearing she may cut her own neck farther than it already was.

When the pressure of the blade let up slightly, she took that as a yes. "Let the children g-go, the two of you have gone too far. This senseless b-bloodshed has to stop if this war is ever going to end." As soon as she was done, the blade at her neck moved back to its original position, slightly digging into her skin.

Reluctantly, the three kids were lowered to the ground. "Go back home." commanded her captor, his voice angry.

"But Boss, we-" started the kid with the scarf.

"Go!" he said with a low tone, his voice holding the utmost authority.

Hesitantly, they left

None of the remaining group moved an inch for almost an entire minute.

"Let her go." warned Izumo, his voice cautious, but even. "We held up our end of the deal."

Several more seconds passed in silence, then, his grip lessened, and he gave her back the majority of her balance. Finally, the knife left her throat. Quickly, she moved back to her two guards.

He was dressed in the usual fashion of all Kasai elites, though he was missing the white mask and black cloak they always wore. His blond hair grew out in jagged points, with a pair of plate blue eyes. Like all Kasai, he was fairly tan.

Much to her embarrassment, just the thought that he was holding her against him made her blush.

She had never had much of a love life, even though her title permitted her to have one. Since she was currently the only Moon Priestess alive, she was given many more daily duties to perform than the usual case. Those reasons aside, she had just never found anyone that she felt an immediate connection to, and since she was always busy, she never had enough time to form one with anybody.

Over the years, Ino had introduced her to many, many cute boys, but none of them had ever appealed to her as much as the boy in front of her did.

Then, as quickly as he appeared, he vanished into the tree line.

"Should we go after him Priestess?" asked Genma, digging through the pouch at his waist. Pulling out a small bandage, he handed it to her.

"N-no," she stammered, her face red. Hopefully, the two men would think the blood in her face was from the slight cut on her neck, not the thought of the boy. "I meant what I said. I'm very disappointed in how you two treated those children."

"But Priestess," pleaded Izumo "you of all people know that they don't hold back against our kids."

With that said, he had crossed the line, and by the look that stretched across his face, he knew it.

Just under Tsunade, the Hyuga were the highest authority figures in Tsuki. They alone were the only ones that the Moon Spirit, Yuumei, spoke to. The spirit's personality was much like hers; respectful, quiet, kind. It was Hinata's job to fulfill Yuumei's wishes, like all Moon Priestess's before her. So when a Priestess was mad at someone, they didn't even have to be under the pretenses that it was for Yuumei, the Priestess could demand any punishment and it would be fulfilled. Though, any Priestess that abused their power fell from Yuumei's blessing, usually resulting in a fatal accident within the hour.

Without a word to her guard, she climbed on her horse and continued on her way to the temple. Thoughts of the boy how just threatened to kill her flooding her mind.

Naruto

"What the Hell were you three thinking?!" demanded Naruto. As soon as they were out of the Divide, he had found a small clearing to properly yell at the thirteen-year old's.

"You were telling us how awesome it was in there," explained Konohamaru, pushing a pebble around with his foot. "Since you said we were really good at hiding, I thought we could, you know, stay out of sight if anything came."

"Yeah," agreed Moegi "and nobody got hurt, so why are you so mad?"

"Why am I mad?!" yelled Naruto. To the extent of his knowledge, the Tsuki never just let someone go. They like to toy around with their food before they eat. "If it had come down to a fight, theres noway I could have won against them! We could have all DIED!"

"I thought the Kyuubi helped you out?" asked Udon.

"That Bastard can't do shit while in the Divide. Plus, he doesn't," holding up his fingers to show a quotation "'interfere with daily happenings.'"

Since his birth, he has been marked by the Sun Spirit, Kyuubi. To be marked by the Fox was a rare occurrence, only happening once every couple hundred years. Because of this, everyone in Kasai knew who he was. He couldn't walk down the street without a hail of requests, asking for the Kyuubi's blessings of water for their crops, or for him to perform a wedding ceremony. Every once in a while, he was even asked by random women who wanted to bare his child. Being only nineteen, he would politely refuse, blushing as he walked away.

But despite the number of requests that were asked of him, only a surprising few ever reached the Kyuubi's ears. Even fewer requests were ever granted. The reason was simple...

The Kyuubi, was an ass.

And to make matters worse, the damn Fox had an affinity for torturing him.

Some days, when he was working outside or taking long walks, it was not uncommon to feel the temperature spike up twenty degrees and hear a faint laugh at the edge of his consciousness.

Aside from the extra attention he received from the god, he still viewed the mark on his navel as a curse.

While everyone knew of Uzumaki Naruto: Marked Child of the Kyuubi, very few knew Uzumaki Naruto: The Person.

Looking through the sky, he found that the ever-present Sun had already hit its peak and was beginning its decent, following the same path it took upward. "Come on," demanded Naruto "if we hurry, we might be able to make it back by mid-set."

But because of the kids slow pace, they didn't make it back to Kasai until the sun had hit the horizon and started rising again with its six hour cycles.

Kasai was a large village with a equally large population. The surrounding forest stretched through the Divide, and deep into Tsuki territory. To the North, layed the vast desert that was also split by the Divide, and to the South, were the jagged mountains, which were nearly exclusive to the Kasai region. Since very little of Tsuki has been mapped by humans, they could only speculate as to what other regions were on the other side.

After a few more scoldings, the three parted from Naruto as he headed to his home. His house had originally belonged to his mother, Kushina, who had moved to Kasai from the desert city of Sarube soon after their his father, Minato, a highly revered medical specialist, had died of a plague that he had self-infected in order to try testing a potential cure. Though the medicine was a success, he was to far into the illness to be saved by it. Sarutobi, a long time friend of Minato and Hokage of Kasai, offered Kushina a home in Kasai, where she could raise Naruto free from money problems.

But no long after Naruto's seventh birthday, Kushina had died from a new variant of the plague that killed her husband. Since then, Naruto had shared his home with Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari, three siblings that were abandoned by their father after their mother had died. Sarutobi had Kankuro and Temari, who were old enough to take care of Gaara and Naruto, raise the two.

Two years ago, Kankuro had met a woman and moved out to marry her. Followed by Temari moving out to the desert. She had an uncanny understanding of air currents and had been offered a position on a research team trying to build a experimental flying machine. Judging by the letters they received from her, they were drawing up a prototype.

Now, it was just him and Gaara living together. The two had become as close as true brothers through the years, but Gaara still remained strangely distant. He had been traumatized by his father before the man left, but refused to say a word about it, even to Naruto.

At the age of twelve, Naruto and Gaara had gone to the Hokage saying that they wanted to train to become shinobi to help defend their homeland. It was while the two were in the old mans office that Kakashi appeared, late for an appointment that was meant to take place an hour beforehand. From that point on, they were put under the care of Kakashi, an ANBU that begrudgingly came to accept the two as his students. It was after Naruto started to learn to channel chakra when the seal on his navel revealed itself and the voice of the fox invaded his head.

As sadistic as the bastard Fox was, it still impressed upon Naruto the idea of peace. If it had been any other shinobi that held the knife to the priestess's neck earlier, then they would have slit her throat before attempting to run away. Everyone had lost someone to the Tsuki, Naruto included.

"A priestess you say?" came a deep, resonating voice from inside his head.

"Ugh," mentally sighed Naruto. The last thing he wanted right now was to talk with the Fox.

"Ugh?" repeated the fox "I know I created you humans with a higher thinking capacity than just 'Ugh'"

"What do you want?" caved Naruto. He had long ago realized that the Fox was something that wouldn't go away until it was satisfied.

"I was just wondering what happened in the Divide. As you know, my power can't extend that far. But then, much to my surprise, I come across you thinking about a priestess. May I inquire which one?" The Spirit actually seemed interested about this topic.

"Why would you care?"

"Well, I have to admit, I outdid myself when I created a couple of them. You like the petite ones, right? There's this one female in the Southern Temple. She's very flexible and-"

"Wait, wait, wait," shouted Naruto mentally and verbally, causing several people on the street to stop and stare. "What the Hell has gotten into you? You never offer to help me, but now, your acting like a giddy school girl."

"You see," said the Kyuubi, its tone turning lecturing "When I created you, love was one of the most precious gifts I gave you... That, and I'm about to learn if I win a bet or not. Very little happens thats out of my control, so this is kind of a big deal to me."

"What bet?" did gods make bets? And if so, with who? "Arn't you a god? Shouldn't you know everything?"

"Yes, but unlike you, I can choose what I do and don't know." it answered smugly.

"How is that even possi-" he started before falling into a puddle of water. But as he hit the surface, he broke through it. Opening his eyes, he found himself in a vast pool of water. The bottom to deep to see.

As soon as he broke the surface, he found himself face down in the shallow puddle. "Oh, right, your a god." he mentally slapped himself.

"Why do you ask questions you already know?" asked the Fox, sage like.

Ignoring the hypocrisy, he trudge on, soaking wet.

"Back to the matter at hand," said the Kyuubi "which priestess?"

"It's not like that." answered Naruto, emphasizing the word 'that'.

"The hormones in your body at the time say otherwise."

"How would you know what I was feeling in the Divide? I though your power only went..." he trailed off as he walked around another large puddle. "Fine," he grunted as he mustered up the best image of the woman in the Divide as he could.

Seconds ticked by in silence.

"Oh, a Tsuki..." said the Fox, almost as if he was taken off guard. Then, "Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" harder than he had ever heard it laugh before.

"Hey, whats so funny about it!?" demanded Naruto.

"Everything!" came the simple, whimsical voice. "During the entirety of your race, if I didn't wish it, then it didn't happen. But now, you fall for the one entity on this planet that I have absolutely no power over!"

"I didn't fall for her!" screamed Naruto, causing more people to stare "... and what do you mean by not having power over her?"

"If a normal person of Tsuki were to cross the border, then I would have the same power over them as I would you or anyone else, but this woman is the same to the Yuumei as you are to me." it laughed again "Your entangled in a romance that not even us gods can dictate!"

Authors Note: Well, please tell me what you thought.

If you have a question, ask with a SIGNED review. Keep in mind that while I'm trying to think of everything that this world enthralls, there are some that clash, and are just not physically possible, such as the Sun and Moon. So, I'll try to make a guide at the end of each chapter that will explain everything as it comes up. But I DONT want to hear complaints such as 'That can't be possible!' or such.

Also, this reflects religious views that many might object to, but keep in mind, this is fiction, so deal with it.

Oh, and if you can think up a good name to call the continent, then I'd love to use it. I'm looking for

something that holds all the feel of the current names, but is unique on its own.

World Guide

Sun and Moon - In this world, the Sun and Moon are a constant for their perspective sides. The Sun rises to its peak hours in which its directly overhead then sets to the horizon before rising again. Each interval takes six hours. The moon is stationary, but goes through its monthly cycle (It is symbolized as female) from new through full in a twenty four hour period.

Divide – The Divide is the area between Tsuki and Kasai. Inside that area, neither the Moon nor the Sun can be seen, causing a twilight like appearance. Neither Kyuubi or Yuumei hold any power within the Divide, though nobody knows why.

Kasai – is a synonym for fire in Japanese. I'm not sure what context its used in, but thats the word I'm using. Kasai is the capital city for all of the land that the Sun reigns over and is located several miles from the Divide. Also a term used for all people that reside under the Sun.

Tsuki – means moon in Japanese. Its the capital city for everything under the Moon. It is located several miles from the Divide. Also a term used for all people that reside under the Moon.

Sarube – An synonym for sand in Japanese. Same as Kasai, I don't know what context its used in, but I'm using it as the name of the large province that resides in the desert on the border of the ocean, where they receive supplies by boat from other provinces.

Yuumei – The name of the Moon Spirit, in which the people of Tsuki worship. The spirit is usually referred to as female and usually takes the form of a liquid silver fox. So far, she is the only OC I have in this story. Her connection to Kyuubi is unknown at this point.

Kyuubi - The name of the Sun Spirit in which the people of Kasai worship. The spirit is usually referred to as Male and takes the form of a large, flaming fox. Though referred to as a demon in the canon story, he is a god in this story. His connection to Yuumei is unknown at this point.

Hyuga – Hyuga is the name of the family in which Yuumei chose to use as her servants and speakers. The irony in this group is that the name literally means 'Into the Sun', though that is only in canon story.