Adopted from Godspartan the Kitsune. Still the same as before.


It's been said that the path of fate we all follow is predetermined by God. What we never understand is where our fate leads, or ends, but most importantly is if we should even willingly follow it...

Naruto was falling down a crevice. He was training with someone he never met before in training to perform summoning in toads, in order to beat Neji in the Exams. He was kind of questioning the pervert at the top of the crevice on his teaching methods since... HE WAS FALLING TO HIS DEATH IN A BOTTOMLESS ABYSS WITH SPIKES FOR WALLS!

I understood nearly from the start that the path we follow may lead to disaster, but we must follow it. For sometimes, not often but sometimes, it will lead to a better future. I was always taught to trust in myself, and trust in those who are beside me. Most importantly, I was taught to entrust myself to my fate, no matter what the cost, for you make your own fate, following the path God laid down in front of you.

Naruto was in his mind-scape, talking it out with the Kyuubi as he fell, in his mind it was a few minutes, but in real life a few seconds, as he finally had a talk with the menacing fox inside him. He woke up to still be falling, and tried the Summoning Jutsu again, pulling on the Chakra to use it, but when he did, it didn't do anything... Nothing at all. He looked shocked as he, once again, summoned a small toad, this one vanished quickly as Kyuubi's chakra was unstable... As if saying 'Fuck you!'

It takes many years to understand that, what could have gone right to help you be a better person that never happened, would actually be something that would never help you become the greater person. When I thought that I could live, normal and happy for a normal lifetime, I would be better off, I thought that all the time, regretting that I couldn't do what I always wanted.

Naruto screamed as he tried to grab a Spike again from the walls of the crevice. He didn't catch it this time, as he actually was too far towards the wall and a spike rammed into his side, cutting his side open and ripping him apart, his blood spilling all around him. He kept trying, slowing down a little more every time he managed to grab a Spike, but was still slipping, the walls way too slippery for him to ever hold on now.

It wasn't until I lived my life to it's fullest as I am, when I realized I would have never been happy being the person I wanted to be, never as great, never someone who could make a difference as big as I had created as I am right now. God laid this path before me, and I fought it at first, but I chose to follow it, and I will never regret it. This is who I am, and I will not fail in my duties.

Naruto was falling to the bottom, the floor getting closer, and closer, nearly visible now, and he was still falling way too fast. He looked up and kept trying though, failing miserably.

I will never fail in believing how I was taught, by my master, by my friend, my father, my mother, my family... For You All, I shall never stop in my duties, I will never stop living for my purpose!

Naruto screamed his last scream from his falling inside this crevice. "I CAN'T DIE! I CAN'T DIE! I HAVE TOO MUCH TO DO IN MY LIFE! HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" His blood hit the floor of the abyss before he screamed, but also something else as well... The blood splashing would soon create the life he was always meant to have...

In the name of God, Impure Souls of the Living Dead shall be Banished into Eternal Damnation! AMEN!

Naruto closed his eyes and awaited his death... which never came. He opened his eyes to see a woman holding him, a woman in a strange Blue uniform, shoulder length Blonde hair, and bright red eyes. What was strange was she had some of his blood on her face and uniform, but there was smeared blood, from the side of her cheek near her mouth connecting to her mouth, where two teeth protruded as fangs.

Naruto was just stunned, speechless, as the woman held him in her arms strongly, and was looking up with her eyes closed. He wondered what was going on, who this woman was and why she was at the bottom of this abyss...

After a moment she opened her red eyes and looked to Naruto, looking sad with a sad smile. "You've had a horrible life, and I know you are still moving forward to have a better one, but I will help however I can. Naruto Uzumaki, right?"

Naruto nodded in shock. This woman knew his name? How the hell did she find out if she has been down here? Better yet, what was with the slightly airy accent? Sounded pretty sophisticated. "Yeah... How did you know?"

The woman stood him upright on the ground and bowed. "I am Seras Victoria, a very old, and very strong Vampire. I am sure you have never known one, I seen your memories."

Naruto looked confused and shocked at all this. "Vampire? What the hell is a Vampire? And there is no way you can see my memories."

Seras smiled at that and looked up at him. "A Vampire is an immortal. Someone who can live, staying the same age, forever. There are many ways to kill a Vampire, but we have survived the ages. Speaking of Vampires survival, we drink Blood to survive and gain more strength. I drank some of yours, and that is how is seen your memories. I have a rare ability, to see the memories stored in the blood of a host body."

Naruto looked very puzzled, and very overwhelmed. Vampire, blood abilities... Wait, blood abilities? "Wait, so, you have some kind of Bloodline Limit? Vampire?"

Seras looked confused and thought about it from his memories and sighed. "No. See, whilst being a Vampire is kind of like it, having special abilities that are not usually for a normal person, anyone can become a Vampire, so it's not truly a 'Bloodline Limit'. Being a Vampire is kind of like being chosen for something special."

Naruto frowned, seeing more questions he needed to ask. She seemed to realize what Bloodline Limits were, but from his memories, so she knew everything about him... Which included the Kyuubi he finally realized. He stepped back. "You know what's inside me?"

Seras sighed, but smiled a little, knowing how clueless he was currently. "Yes I do, I know about the fox. But I also know that the fox is not you. The fox is INSIDE you, that is all, you are your own unique person, and you should be respected for holding back something so dangerous back from destroying this place..."

Truth be told, she got more than just his memories, she got the memories two generations older than him. She had been alive for a long, long, long time, thousands and thousands of years, her powers grown to heights she never thought imaginable. That included gaining the memories of the host body and their ancestors, but only the parents and grandparents, no further.

Naruto was a little out of it... Come on, finding a woman down here, not dead, after the fall and punctures his body endured, and not to mention one that was... well.. 'gifted' to say the least, in more ways than one, was beyond normal for him.

Seras stood straight, no longer bowing, and smiled. "If you don't mind, I think we should be going. I mean, it's fine and dandy that we are in a dank hole in the ground, but we should be getting up and ready, no doubt that master of yours is kind of worried."

Naruto looked in horror. "OH SHIT! The whole reason I was thrown in here was to summon an actual toad! DAMN IT! How do we get out of here though, it's like the deepest hole on the planet!"

Seras turned and bent down on one knee. "I can get us up, just hop on my back." Naruto looked at her and was a little skeptical. He slowly did as she said and climbed on her back, and she held onto his legs. "Hang onto me tight. This is going to be a bit of a ride."

Naruto nodded and held on with a tight grip, making sure not to put his arms around her neck and just ready. He smelled her, and she smelled a little like spring water. After being down here for however long, he could sort of believe that the water dripping off the walls kept her clean. What it was, was her never producing body oil due to being a corpse till just a moment ago.

Suddenly she jumped, with great speed and power and actually managed to jump half the thing in seconds, landing on the edge of a spike and Naruto got scared. For no reason, as she jumped off it and they were out of the crevice with little trouble and landing on solid ground above.

Jiraiya was pacing like hell for the last fifteen minutes, wondering if he should tell the third he may have killed Naruto using this method. He was even considering killing himself,not only would the Third do it for him before he could have time to blink, but if he managed to keep alive long enough to tell the council, they would do it themselves!

Sure, the Council was a bit iffy on Naruto, but a few key members kept with the Thirds policy and actually changed their minds after a good while, but that was enough to have him dead in seconds, hell Danzo would kill him just for destroying the 'weapon' he wanted.

But, as Seras stood in front of him, Naruto on her back, he was both glad Naruto was ok, and cautious around Seras, for she was a stranger to him. Naruto got off her back and she stepped up to Jiraiya, and in a non hostile way.

Jiraiya was still cautious, but let a little bit of his guard down... which was a mistake,cause the second he did that, he got a fist rammed to the face, which forced him to fly about ten feet backwards. Seras huffed. "Nice going creep, you could have killed him!"

Jiraiya was about to fight her off, but stopped as he heard her say that. He blinked. "Wait, you know Naruto? He never mentioned you... and he damn well should of!" Jiraiya looked her up and down and she rammed another fist into his head, this time slamming it into the ground and making him into a human ostrich.

Naruto was stunned, whistling a bit. "Remind me never to get on your bad side..." Seras smiled and looked to him. "You'll never incur my wrath... Master."

Jiraiya's head popped up from the ground in shock. "MASTER! And what in the name of the five nations did you do to get this girl to call you master?"

Seras snarled at him as she stared at him angrily, her blue eyes turning red. "You will step down, or do you prefer another fist to the face? He woke me up, he is my master, that is how simple it is." She remembered how her first and true master, Alucard, became servant to Integra so eagerly, how he tasted her blood and wanted only to serve her. Seras had the same urge, to loyally serve Naruto.

Jiraiya was in shock and stunned by this. His thoughts spoke it all, but only to him. "That little brat has this BOMBSHELL of a woman, someone so hot and sexy in her tight outfit, calling HIM master? How the fuck did he wake her up, fucking eat her out into a blissful state so wonderful she was hooked?"

Seras turned to Naruto. "So, shall we be off? I suppose we have to go see this Hokage of yours..." "Hold on, hold on, hold on..."

Jiraiya shook himself from his stupor to think clearly here. "First of all, what the hell do you mean he woke you up, second of all, why did your BLUE eyes change to RED eyes suddenly, and LASTLY, why do you need to go to the Hokage?"

Seras scoffed. "The first two can be answered when we go see the Third Hokage, and the third answer is because... I am not from here, nor from the other villages so do NOT make assumptions, and I will need to explain to him if this is to go smoothly without any consequences... for anyone, me or you."

She was half trying to keep the situation calm, and half trying not to seem weak. She got a good long look into the memories she got from Naruto's blood, and knew EXACTLY how long she was asleep... Being asleep, without a coffin and dirt from her birthplace or blood whilst in the sunlight from time to time, for about three THOUSAND years, that tends to take a toll on a Vampire's power. Luckily, she was pretty well fully powerful before she went to sleep, otherwise she'd have been COMPLETELY dead already.

Jiraiya looked long and hard at Seras, but Naruto got between them. "Alright, alright, STOP IT! Pervy Sage, she's right, we need to get to the Third. Trust me, it is important. Either you can come with or let us be, but we need to go."

Seras smiled. "Not the sharpest tool in the shed, but he sure is the most determined and headstrong one. That's for sure."

Jiraiya sighed heavily and shrugged. "Let's go see him then. Follow me." he turned and led them through town, and Seras was getting weird looks. Some because of her unique look, having the same uniform from Hellsing she always had, having had it on before she slept, and some from the fact she was a hell of a looker. No matter how long she lived, she would always be ogled by perverts because of how beautiful she was. Beauty was such a curse... but also a blessing she supposed.

They entered the tower and walked up to the Hokage's office, and as Jiraiya knocked, he was a bit nervous. "If this doesn't go smoothly... This will be my head on a pike. Oh well, as long as I get in a good look before I die."

He knocked, and on the other side of the door was a stern "Enter!" Jiraiya knew that tone was of him being bored, wanting something to take his mind off the paperwork. They did and The Third was looking out the window.

Jiraiya sweated a bit at the small bit of tension... "Uh, Sarutobi, I have a guest here... Not sure what's up about her, but-" "She can tell me herself... Right?"

Seras stepped up. "Yes I can. So, you are the Third Hokage, it is an honor." "Although I do suspect something off here... Yes, five ANBU, four on all corners of the room, one outside the window. I also sense their intent to attack. Better keep this situation calm, I know I can take them if they try anything."

The Third nodded, being passive, in deep thought. He puffed on his pipe. "Honor will be mine, if you are not an enemy spy. I highly doubt that, but your appearance is VERY strange, and the fact I have never seen you before, in my many years I have seen nearly everyone in this village, bears the question... Who are you?"

Seras nodded. "I understand that this is of a major inconvenience for you... But allow me to give you a brief explanation.. First, I am Seras Victoria. Where I am from? Doesn't exist anymore. Why am I here? I do not even realize how I came to be in that crevice... All I know is I am here, and I will help Naruto in any way he requires me."

Sarutobi just sat there, looking at Seras with nothing, no emotion or anything. After a few seconds he sat up in his chair and reached into a drawer. He pulled out a book, dark red in color and no real name or anything. "This is a Rank Triple-S Secret... Jiraiya, if you would?"

Jiraiya blinked in confusion, but this was a serious Sarutobi, and a level that high was reserved for ONLY the Hokage's. Jiraiya did three sets of twelve hand seals, a pretty long Jutsu, and clapped his hands together. "Five Senses Barrier Jutsu!"

Naruto was confused more so. "What was that? It didn't do anything... And what is this about old man!"

Sarutobi opened the book. "The Jutsu created a barrier, one that no one outside the barrier, which contorts to the room's walls, will be able to see, hear, smell, taste or touch anything that happens within this room. Trust me, it's very possible to touch and understand what someone says, taste what appears in sight hundreds of yards away. Now... Seras, was it?"

Seras nodded and Sarutobi flipped to the front of the book, the inside of the cover. " It says in this book... 'The Bird of Hermes is my name, eating my wings to make me Tame.' And then a prayer of some sort, and the name... Seras Victoria at the bottom. Does this mean anything to you?"

Seras looked shocked. Of course she didn't know about this, the only memories she had were that of Kushina Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze, and the grandparents. What she did not know was some secrets of this world prevented some memories from making it to her...

She gained her composure and stared at the Third, a little more intently now. "Yes... I believe I wrote that book. It survived... I don't know why, but it appears to have been for a purpose..."

Sarutobi put it down in front of him. "Around two hundred years ago the First Hokage found it. This was before the founding of the First Ninja Villages, thus why this is so secret. During the Ninja Wars, where groups of Ninja from different families, clans, and bloodlines all fought for control of their given area, there were also loses in resources as much as there was in lives. We mined on a rich source of metal, and one day we hit something."

He pushed the book forward. "We found a small cave, it had a bookshelf. Most of the books were dust, had no more than five pages and even some that had no writing even though they had a few still preserved pages. This? Was the only book that was untarnished by time. It was as perfect as it is now, just a little dusting was needed. What is surprising is not that the book survived, but what the book portrays. Immortality, monsters, and those whom are devils, but do the work of God. It has in here many things that were very shocking to see and hear. The one to find it was the Second Hokage, the First Hokage's brother, whom gave it to the First Hokage, and thus the secret was passed between all four Kage's. Sadly, the Fourth never got to reading it, as many things were done between his appointment of Hokage and his death."

Seras was still confused... The one person's memory she has that SHOULD have memory of this book, doesn't remember it. There was a whole block of time in the memory line of that person, nothing at all was there. Either something happened to make that person forget, even in their blood, or the story wasn't real.

Sarutobi puffed on his pipe, looking sternly at Seras. "If you are whom you say you are, you have to be thousands of years old, and yet so young looking. Considering the uniform, the shield on the shoulders and chest, the name on them, those cannot be faked. Are you a Vampire as said in this book?"

Seras looked sternly back, smiling proudly. "Yes, sir, I am. One that transcended the greatest obstacle of time. Thousands of years ago, this world was not as it was now. See, time itself, the world itself, restarted. I survived it, but only just barely."

The Third frowned. "Restarted? What does that mean?"

Seras grabbed the book and opened it to the back and showed the date. "I wrote this, my time, 2020 AD. I remember from Naruto's memories that this year is 1082, no letters to determine any kind of separation from old or new. The reason being, one thousand and eighty-two years ago, this world was wiped clean of nearly everything. Everything, London, my comrades, my friends, everyone... and everything too, apparently a few scarce objects made it, but I think only this is preserved because I am here, for it is connected with my powers."

Sarutobi nodded at that. "I see. Sounds reasonable, except the fact you know about it at all. Also, you said from Naruto's memories... What do you mean? Did you steal his memories or something?"

Seras sighed. "No. Not on purpose anyway. See, if you've read this, you know that Vampires drink blood. I won't dare drink blood from an unwilling subject, but I suggest you grab some blood packs for storage for me to drink, otherwise I may just find a way to drink blood from people in the street. I was comatose, down in the crevice that this creep threw Naruto down. The walls made of spikes. Naruto fell and got impaled a few times, his blood flying everywhere. Some spilled on me, the smell woke me and I drank a few drops that were on me, thus how I woke up."

Naruto looked a little nervous. "I guess getting hurt was a good thing, better to have bled out a bit and woken her to catch me rather than die from the fall."

Sarutobi hummed in thought. He understood a bit after that. "Let me guess, you can receive the memories of the one whose blood you drank?"

Seras nodded. "Yes. And thus why I know of the Kyuubi." Those words had Sarutobi glaring with the intent to kill. She looked calm though, under that gaze. "I seen worse glares from my former master. I know Naruto is not the Kyuubi, and I appreciate you trying everything you can to help him survive and help his situation as best you could. It may not have worked well, but you helped a lot."

Sarutobi hummed a bit, still glaring. After reading the book he knew her to be trusted with this, but having someone just enter the village whom could match some of his best men with any surprises she had in store, he had to stay alert. He puffed on his pipe and calmed his look. "Thank you, I suppose. Seras, since you are obviously not a threat, as of this moment I see anyway, you're welcome to walk freely in the village... with limitations and such of course."

Seras was now the one to gently glare. "Limitations? Such as?"

Sarutobi hummed in thought before speaking sternly. "You're not to leave the village, and will be under constant ANBU watch. Every week you and I will meet for a chat, so that we can make sure of everything between you and this village."

Seras frowned at that, and took a deep breath. "I have some conditions to lay down with those... Kind of like exceptions. If you don't mind." Sarutobi just glared a bit but nodded. She continued. "Firstly, no matter what the rules be, I stick by Naruto's side. Whilst he is on a mission outside the village or in the village. Secondly, I wish to be the one to help train him. This creep, the one who was supposed to train your grandson, and the actual Sensei he was assigned didn't teach him anything at all. Summoning? Water and Tree walking? All he has is under average Taijutsu, no Genjutsu and can't even fight it, not to mention he has no Ninjutsu to speak of besides two of the basics and the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu. No disrespect to Naruto, but it's a miracle he managed to make it to the finals to begin with having such under-par training. No doubt that Sasuke kid is getting intense actual training, and Sakura is once again being left behind."

Sarutobi glared more. "You are questioning the teaching methods of one of my best?"

Seras stood proud, her arms crossed over her chest. "From Naruto's memories, I can be certain that this Kakashi character is not doing his job. And I know you know this..."

Sarutobi kept his position, glaring and sternly looking at Seras for a good while. Suddenly he smiled and softened up. "I do. Unfortunately. Though Jiraiya should have been doing more. Why not?"

Jiraiya sweat-dropped. "Well I was going to help his Taijutsu, but he was having such trouble with summoning toads!"

Seras barked at him loudly. "How do you expect him to summon anything when you just laze around peeping on women in the waterfall you were at!"

Jiraiya paled, seeing Sarutobi glare at him now. Jiraiya sighed in defeat. "Fine, I should have done more, but I'm a man of weakness, and I tried. Hell, I was trying to get him to summon the Kyuubi's chakra and use it finally to be an asset."

Sarutobi sighed heavily. "Well it didn't work, and you should know better than to risk his safety over then Kyuubi, I have enough problems dealing with the Council. But... Seras, I agree to those terms, IF you agree to this one. You will train him beside Kakashi, and make sure all team members are getting equal training and are equals in the field. Since Kakashi is being so lax with the other two, and the fact he is supports us in this matter, I can assign you as a secondary Sensei. Accept this, and we can get down to assigning you an actual identity."

Jiraiya stepped up. "That really a good idea? I mean, you don't even know her abilities, or if she is actually prime Jounin material."

Seras smirked. "And I suppose bashing your head into the ground doesn't account for something?"

Jiraiya pouted at her. "Hey, I was between putting my guard up and ogling you, even a new Chuunin would be able to get a hit in."

Sarutobi smirked this time. "Should I take your rank away if you are so easy a target then? If a new Chuunin can get you as long as she is a beautiful woman, then how come you're so highly ranked?"

Jiraiya grumbled at that. "Fine, she has some skill, but like hell I say she should be Jounin off the bat." Suddenly she turned into one and flew around him, and he was creeping out and swatting at her but she changed back and smirked at him with an evil grin.

Jiraiya frowned. "Transformation, big deal, even the basic Genin can do that." He regretted that and changed back, sitting on his shoulder and putting a wing out. Jiraiya felt it up and it was furry, it was real, then she shifted into a snake and slithered around him before turning into a tiger, and then back.

Jiraiya was stunned by this. No hand seals, and it was real, no illusion at all. He crossed his arms. "Fine... Tell you what, you teach him these last two weeks before the exams, if he can't beat Neji, then you ask for a demotion."

Seras shrugged. "If I can't even get Naruto skilled enough to fight in the Finals with true skill, I doubt I deserve to live with him as my master and should probably die for disgrace."

Sarutobi nodded. "So, with this all agreed... Naruto? You also have a say in this."

Naruto looked to Seras and thought a moment... He smiled. "I trust her. Come on Old man, I would love to have an ACTUAL Sensei to train me more."

Sarutobi nodded and looked to Seras. "See me first thing tomorrow. Say four AM. Cause I know you Vampires are more nocturnal... I still don't understand how you got here without burns at least."

Seras smiled. "I'm no ordinary Vampire. If we are though?" She got a nod and turned to Jiraiya. "Try not to ogle too much, or next I will transform into something that can rip your head off." She turned and she and Naruto left.

When Seras entered his apartment, she frowned. "I was hoping your memories were exaggerating..." it was a dump, but thankfully decently cleaned. The bed made, the floors dusted, everything working, but there were ramen cups all over the table and a few piled up dishes.

She sat down on the couch and found it was lumpy just like Naruto remembers it. She sighed. "I am fixing this. This is no way for my master to live."

Naruto got her some juice, making sure of the expiration date which he made a habit after the milk incident awhile back. She smiled but shook her head. "No thank you. Now... I guess I should explain some things..."

Naruto sat beside her. "I'd like to know more since you managed to come alive by drinking the few drops of blood I bled inside that crevice. Not to mention I never heard of a Vampire... And I don't actually believe the fact your thousands of years old and still this... well..."

Seras smiled at his innocence and saw him blushing. "Thanks for the compliment, Master. How about I start from the beginning... This may take awhile, so please get comfortable. From start to finish, when I first became a Vampire, to now... It all started, with Vampire by the name of, Alucard..."