Drip…Drip…Drip…Drip…

Naruto blinked, unable to see in the blinding light that surrounded him. All he knew was the light, it seemed to be everywhere, and there was nothing else here to see. All he could remember since waking up, was a long journey, and a powerful urge. A urge he couldn't fathom. He had been doing something, but the light seemed to have stolen it away. All he could feel was the liquid dripping onto his head, futilely he attempted to block it, however it seemed to miss his hands each time, straight on the head.

What is your Desire?

Naruto blinked. looking around trying to find the source of the noise. The sound filling his ears, almost booming in his head. It was a voice he had heard before. It was definitely male, he could tell that but he couldn't place the name.

Power?

Naruto's mind was assaulted with images of a ruined Konoha beneath his feet, the dead piled before him, he was completely unscathed. His body was strong and his visage was one of a powerful conqueror. It had taken only minutes to wipe out the village of his birth. The sight made his stomach turn, the only path to such power…it was unholy. It was the Kyuubi. This voice, it wasn't the demon's. It was someone else.

Wealth?

Naruto again saw images of himself having collected the bounty of some man, that he had never even heard of. The amount was astronomical; it had even been an easy job. He smiled as he looked at the money and calmly whistled, walking away towards the next bounty without a care. It wasn't right to him, caring only about his wallet.

Women?

Naruto once again saw himself. This time in a bed, happy as he looked to the four girls around him cooing for his affections, however there was something, wrong about it. He could make out Sakura, and her blonde friend Ino, Hinata, and the crazy snake Jonin, Anko. They each had a metal band on their necks and their eyes were glossy and blank. It shocked him as he realized they were being controlled; it was easy once you noticed the toneless edge to their voices. He was so sick he almost lost it, this…it was horrible and disturbing. He believed in freedom!

No? Of course not…you're too…'Noble.' Fine, if you cannot be bought…

Naruto blinked into the white void as a shadow appeared, slowly wavering into existence. The man was tall, lean, and handsome with dark hair and dark eyes, his skin was pale. He was obviously in his twenties or thirties and wore a headband Naruto had never seen before. But if Naruto had to guess he looked very similar to an older Sasuke.

That reminded him, the last thing he had done before the white had clouded his vision was fight Sasuke on the roof tops of the Hospital. Kakashi-Sensei had stopped it but, he couldn't remember much afterward.

"Then I will have to punish you, Naruto," The Sasuke look alike muttered annoyed, his eyes narrowing as a flash of red lit the grim man's eyes for only a second before Naruto crumpled to his knees, agony filling every inch of his body. "I will punish you in a way you couldn't even fathom…but should you join me…all those things could be yours." The idea of him actually agreeing to allow those things made him feel even worse as he weakly snarled.

"I figured, you are in idealist…" he seemed to be thinking back almost fondly before the pain grew, Naruto could only clench up into the fetal position to try to resist crying out. "…This is punishment, for denying me here, and ruining everything there. It took me three years to finish this jutsu, it might be a one shot, but it is worth it…" 'Sasuke' sneered darkly "…you will never get the chance."

Naruto couldn't hear the rest but he heard it in his soul, whatever tortures he visited upon him could only be removed by falling into the darkness that he had already embraced, or live the rest of his life in the new found torment.

Naruto's choice was a simple one.

Shadow of Intent

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

Tsunade sighed as she spoke with Kakashi in front of her patient's door. She couldn't believe their immaturity, but it was undeniable. Sasuke and Naruto were rivals in a time of peace; they had nothing but themselves to prove. No war to propel them to their limits, and missions were only now beginning to allow them any action or test of their, rather exceptional, skills. However, using such dangerous techniques on comrades was unacceptable.

Tsunade's eyes glanced to the door and frowned. Kakashi also mentioned that Naruto had collapsed just a flight of stairs down from the roof. It didn't take long to get him here in a hospital room. What bothered her was the cause of his collapse. No jutsu, she knew of could cause these symptoms, and poisons…well those had different signs altogether.

"Let's take a look shall we?" she asked calmly, as she walked into the room. She was surprised two-fold by what she saw when she walked in. one the patient was awake, which was definitely a good thing all things considered but it was the second thing that bothered her greatly. She was looking at a bare toped, long haired, blonde female. She did a double take and checked her charts and the room number. She looked to Kakashi who was replacing his headband, shock easily noticeable on the Jounin's stature as he nodded.

"Naruto?" Tsunade ventured, causing the poor girl to jump out of bed, frightened and slipping to the floor unbalanced, with a loud thud dragging some of the medical equipment with her; the medical gown hanging on her hips. Suddenly a memory slapped her in the face from her sensei's reports and her temper flared "Stop that perverted jutsu and stand up!" she demanded annoyed and snarling as Kakashi snickered not having thought of that.

"B-Baa-chan?" Her voice was soft and obviously female, as Tsunade looked down at the boy in annoyance before he quickly gave a nod out of sheer fear and muttered a loud 'kai'. What Tsunade saw shocked her more, than the previous sight was the one forming before her. Before the girl was scrawny and thin female obviously but could have passed for a boy with clothes and such, almost like she was incomplete. Now there was a much longer haired, bigger breasted girl, there was no way to hide that.

"Be more mature!" as she grabbed Naruto's head and channeled chakra to dispel him back to a boy however the resounding poof shocked her again. Now there was an even more radiant and busty fifteen year old girl pouting up at the Hokage and shaking her head almost frightened.

"B-Baa-chan stop!" Tsunade rubbed her eyes as she looked at the scene before her and looked back to Kakashi who had wisely turned around and was looking at the wall with great interest.

"What happened here, Hatake?" Tsunade asked calmly, the elite Jonin shrugged and made the hand sign for no information. This meant that this was more recent of a development. The Fifth Hokage looked down at Naruto "explain."

Naruto blinked her eyes at the Hokage and shook her head "I don't know…" she whined you could almost hear the tears in her voice "…I woke up. I thought I had somehow changed into hedge in my sleep and tried to dispel it to change back but instead…I dunno…It became harder to remember boy things…and stuff…I know how to be a ninja, but each time I try to change back…I become more girl looking and stuff." She tried to explain as best he could but Tsunade already knew this was Jiraiya's territory.

Tsunade also noted that Naruto was slowly changing back into something other than the form she was in at the moment, like she wasn't completely finished. Tsunade decided to wait, having Naruto sit on the bed while Tsunade gave her the works. She noticed that Naruto seemed to be stabilizing into a finalized state at least until they could turn her back into a him. Tsunade decided to give her a full medical while this was going on.

Kakashi looked back when Tsunade tapped him on the shoulder; Naruto was back in bed blushing madly. Kakashi sighed and then asked "Verdict? Is this a prank, or…" Tsunade shook her head and frowned.

"No seals, no marks, not a jutsu, it's as if his…her...Naruto's body just decided to change into a thirteen year old girl, everything is there, she's a perfectly normal healthy girl." Tsunade shook her head as she looked to the Ninja before her and sighed "We'll call this a training incident for now, a backfired seal caused by Jiraiya. It'll work for now. However we need to keep her under observation." Kakashi nodded as he looked over at the beautiful blonde girl and found it hard to think that was his student.

"So, it's business as usual, she gets discharged tonight. I want you to talk to Sasuke about the fight and see what you can learn. We need to figure out what's going on. Tomorrow treat her like you would normally." Then the fifth walked out unable to face Naruto, as Kakashi gave his famous eye smile before vanishing.

Naruto blinked four times before scrambling to her feet and running to the bathroom before throwing off the hospital gown she had dangling around her waist. She blushed deeply as she noticed her chest; it was bigger than Sakura's, closer to Ino's. Naruto shook her head and winced as she untied the gown and spread her legs. Biting back a scream as she saw in the mirror and in the flesh, that 'It' was gone, In its place was something she'd only read about in special books, sure she had studied it for his jutsu but she'd never had one before.

She reached down and spread her blonde hair covered, pink pussy lips open and shook, gasping at the feeling of looking at herself as she tried to figure it out. Wow, I barely touched it but it felt…strange…it's like…electric… Naruto slowly ran a hand along her new pussy and almost collapse to her knees at the pleasurable feeling, he knees shaking a bit. She slowly stumbled back to bed. Forgetting the gown as she was just about to climb in the door slide open and a voice called into the room.

"N-N-Naruto-kun I hope you…" the calm toned female voice of Hyuuga Hinata froze as she stared at the girl and Naruto did the only thing she could.

"Heh, Heh…Hi…Hinata."

"W-Who are you?" Hinata asked shyly looking the girl over, she looked…so familiar.

"Its…me!" the blonde declared, she smiled cheekily.

"Uhm…"

"It's…Naruto." Hinata's eyes widened and she immediately activated her brakeman, Naruto was a prankster afterall. Before frowning, this person, was a real female. No jutsu, no seals, nothing. The girl claiming to be Naruto, walked up to Hinata covered in the blanket.

"Wh-What's up?" she asked Hinata with a blush, before a painful crack filled the room, a tearful Hinata glaring at the woman before running away. Naruto rubbed his red cheek and shook her head.

"Hinata…"