When Naruto woke up, he found himself in a dark, dank sewer. He looked around, and went up one path, with pipes above it. He came to a dark gate, in front of which stood a tall, armor-clad individual. His helmet was spiky, and on his right index finger, a golden ring was visible.

"Hello, young one." He spoke. His voice was surprisingly gentle, and, despite the helmet, very clear. "I came here to help you control your new powers and do good to the…" He was interrupted by a roar, and a bang. Naruto looked to the gate to see a giant fox banging against an invisible barrier, snarling and roaring.

"Don't listen to him, kit." It yelled. "He's evil."

"Never mind the monster." The figure spoke, offering Naruto a hand. "Just take my hand and we will begin your path to power." Naruto could swear he could hear him smile.

Naruto slowly reached for the offered hand, but pulled him by the wrist and slammed his elbow into his face. Then, he started laughing. "I see that the tales of your honeyed tongue are true…. Sauron. You will not deceive me as you did my ancestor. Be gone from my mind, and from my ring, fiend." He imagined a sword, and stabbed it through Sauron's stomach. The soul piece vanished, screaming. The Kyuubi let out a breath of air it was holding.

"Good work, kit."

"Oh, and what's your story." Naruto raised an eyebrow. "And no lies. You know damn well that I can destroy you here and now."

The Kyuubi grinned. "You got spunk. I like that. And about the whole destroying the village thing. Sorry 'bout that, but I was put under a Genjutsu by some creepy snake-fag."

"Meh, no use crying over spilt milk. What's done is done, and now the only thing left to do is tear the snake-fag a new asshole and pull out his spleen from it. You wanna help?"

"Let's see, on one hand, I have a boring existence staring at one wall of a sewer your entire life, which could be several hundred years or so, and on the other skull-bashing spine-crushing fun. Yeah, real tough call." His voice was oozing sarcasm.

"I'll take that as a yes. So, what can you do."

"Well, if you let me play around a little, I can increase all of your sense, as well as speed and strength. I can even change you a little to look like your ancestor."

"Well, have fun. Just don't fuck up real bad. Gotta go now. See ya."

Naruto woke up, seeing Khamul and Sarutobi observing him. "How did it go, my Lord?" Khamul asked.

"Gather the rest of the Ringwraiths, and tell them to bring their rings. Old man, you should stay for the meeting. Time to meet my generals."

Eight humans walked in, and bowed to him, before speaking their names. The first was Khamul, who had donned his human appearance, as did the rest.

Khamul was a tall dark-haired man, whose skin tone was slightly darker than Naruto's. He bowed to Naruto and spoke "I am Khamul the Easterling. "

"Arise now Khamul, embrace your ring and serve as my advisor and second in command, as you did for my ancestor all those years ago."

Next was a large muscular man, larger than any other Naruto had seen. His fiery red hair was short, and his blazen eyes fierce. "I am Dwar the Dark Marshal. I was once the main general of the Witch-King's armies."

"Arise now Dwar, and embrace your ring. I have no army for you to lead, but you shall keep your former title nevertheless."

The next was a lean man, who looked more like a tracker than a fighter, but had a dangerous air around him. "I am Ji Indur Dawndeath, the tracker-general of the With-King."

"Arise now, Ji Indur, and embrace your ring. Track for me as you once did for Er-Murazor."

Next was a tall man with shaggy black hair. He looked like a dangerous man if pissed off, but otherwise calm and collected. "I am Akhorahil the Knight of Umbar. Chief of the Guard."

"Arise now, Akhorahil, and embrace your ring. Protect me and mine as you did years before."

Next was a tall skinny man who had a mad-scientist vibe about him, complete with the crazy white hair. "I am Hoarmurath the Undying, chief researcher and mad scientist extraordinaire."

"Arise now, Hoarmurath, and embrace your ring. Discover new wonders for the use of the Witch-King."

Then came the only female rider. She was stunningly beautiful, with long black hair that glossed over, full red lips and large black sensual eyes. "I am Adunaphel the Beastmistress. "

"Arise now, Adunaphel, and embrace your ring. I have no beasts for you to tame, but you shall keep your former title nevertheless."

Then stepped a blond man with a goatee. "I am Ren the Shadow Lord, Tactician and Spymaster in times of War and Peace."

"Arise now, Ren, and embrace your ring. Construct plans that would lead us to victory over any foe and protect the Witch-King from the shadows, and eliminate all covert threats to the throne."

The final one was a rather tall man with long blond hair. "I am Uvatha the Horseman. General of the cavalry of Angmar."

"Arise now, Uvatha, and embrace your ring. I have no cavalry for you to lead, but you shall keep your former title nevertheless."

When that was done, the eight surrounded Naruto in a semi-circle and roared. "ALL HAIL THE NEW WITCH-KING!"

The cry was heard throughout Konoha, as well as the Land of Fire. Creatures began to stir in the Forest of Death, and the land began to shake. The mountains on the east of Konoha were ablaze with activity, as well as the only volcano in the Land of Fire.

"Now old man." Naruto turned to the Hokage. "I'm gonna need some time to adjust to the powers, and amass my army. How long before the sorting?"

"Two months, actually. What with Iruka injured, and we'll have to make an investigation into the other teachers. Now I have to go. See you in two months, my boy."

"Two months, eh? What do you think."

"It is enough time, my lord. The remains of your forces should be scattered, but there are some in the forest, beasts mostly. The Easterlings are in the mountains to the east, the cavalry of old. The volcano in this land houses some of your fiercest fighters, and the very land may also provide with troops."

"Very well, here's how it's gonna work. Adunaphel, gather the beasts from the forest, tame them if necessary, but always be gentle and kind to them. They are our allies, not our servants." She bowed to her King and left. "Uvatha, get the Easterlings. Same as I said to Adunaphel. Ren, get those fiercest warriors, and Dwar search for the land troops." They bowed and left, too. "Hoarmurath, go into your lab, make some new inventions. I want at least something done by two months."

"Ooh, a schedule, how exciting."

"The rest of you." He turned to Khamul, Akhorahil and Ji Indur. "Your job is to train me in all you can. Tactics, leadership, swordplay, tracing, diplomacy… anything. We only have two months. Let's make 'em count."