Chapter 2-Passing the Test
For the next two years, life for Naruto had drastically improved, and yet it was still filled with hardship on account of his training under Darth Plagueis in the ways of the Force. It was not easy hiding the training from the ANBU codenamed Weasel on account of his choice in masks since the Hokage had assigned the man for his "protection", which the Sith Lord knew was false, and the Shinobi really assigned spy on Naruto to make sure he didn't do anything dangerous. This was further proven by Kyuubi, who had informed with anger in his voice to the both parties that the one "guarding" the blonde was in fact an Uchiha, and had fully developed Sharingan Eyes. Kyuubi further explained that the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan Eyes when focused, had the ability to suppress demonic chakra, and could pose a problem later.
Fortunately, as the two years progressed, the Sandaime had to divert the Uchiha's time away from Naruto to more important issues, and the blonde Sith Apprentice pounced on all those opportunities to continue his Force training. The boy had learned quickly under Plagueis, which the Sith Lord had found to be refreshing in a sense since Sidious was never really like that, and would become frustrated with things he couldn't understand.
Some of the things Plagueis had taught Sidious in his early years had been discarded by the young Sith, but Naruto had absorbed everything, and focused on how to use such skills to his benefit before he learned something else. In truth, Plagueis had found the ideal Sith Apprentice in the form of Uzumaki Naruto, and had found that his young student was able to endure his harsh training ironically thanks to the cruel treatment of the villagers responsible for placing such hardships on him from the start. Even Plagueis's own teachings, which he had used on Sidious did little to impede the boy's progress in training under the Sith Lord, and only made the boy get better with each passing moment.
Tell me what you regard as your greatest strength, so I will know how best to undermine you; tell me of your greatest fear, so I will know which I must force you to face; tell me what you cherish most, so I will know what to take from you; and tell me what you crave, so that I might deny you.
Naruto's greatest strength was never giving up in the face of adversity. Naruto's greatest fear was failing his Master any test placed before him. What Naruto cherished most was learning from both his teachers. What Naruto craved...well not even the boy knew what that was considering his age, but there was something there, and for the moment was out of his reach. Still, Naruto wasn't interested in trying to fight for what he craved knowing there was no point until he had the means to reach it, and decided to be patient. Sadly for Naruto, that was one of his main weakness's, as he had inherited his Mother's impatience when she was a child, and at times it required a bit of an effort to calm him down when things rarely got frustrated.
Another thing Naruto was beginning to experience through the Force as the two years of training progressed, were visions of the future when he slept, and found them to be a bit unusual if not disturbing. When Plagueis asked about them, Naruto said he saw the very ANBU, who was "guarding" him, walking towards a large fan like symbol, the Shinobi then pulled out his sword, and slashed it repeatedly until all that remained was a small tainted fragment. Kyuubi explained the fan symbol he saw in the vision belonged to the Uchiha Clan, which the ANBU with the Weasel Mask belong too, and the vision showed them being completely destroyed all the way down to a small handful. Maybe less then that!
"We must use this time to our advantage Naruto. The day or night this happens, you will escape from the village, and head towards a country where we can continue our training. Having the ability to command the Force makes you strong, but I also need to teach you the various sword forms developed over the years used by Jedi, and Sith since we first took up such a weapon," said Plagueis seeing Naruto nod, but given the situation that was going to happen with the Uchiha Clan's soon to be near extermination, escaping would be a challenge since every Shinobi not keeping the village on lockdown would be hunting down Weasel, and the risk of them finding the Kyuubi Jinchuriki escaping would rise in the process.
'Another test?' thought Naruto knowing that every command Plagueis gave was basically a test for him.
"Yes. Though there is another test you must undertake before completing the other one my still very young Apprentice," said Plagueis with Naruto looking curiously at him.
'What test my Master?' thought Naruto while the Sith Lord smiled at the boy knowing he was eager to prove himself.
"Your final test before I grant you a Sith name," said Plagueis seeing Naruto's eyes widen in shock.
"What kind of test Master?" said Naruto knowing this test would be a major step forward in advancing towards becoming a Sith Lord.
"A test forged in blood, death, and...your revenge against those orphanage overseers that made life miserable for you my Apprentice," said Plagueis seeing Naruto's face become filled with anger at the memories that came from his past experiences with the people there.
And it wasn't just the adults either, as the kids his age, and the older ones were cruel to him too! Laughing when they locked him dusty closets, beating him up after they talked Naruto into getting them extra food, and then pinning the theft on the Kyuubi vessel so he got beaten up even further. It made the Jinchuriki angry inside, which was what Plagueis wanted from Naruto, and kept the boy feeding on the Dark Side of the Force to remove any kind of guilt over what was going to happen in the near future.
'I'm ready Master,' thought Naruto while kneeling in his mind in front of the Sith Lord's throne in the room the Muun had the boy create to replace the sewer it had once been.
"No! Not yet. First, you need to learn some Jutsus to further improve your arsenal in that field, and there is also the matter of throwing off any pursuers once the Sandaime Hokage knows you've fled," said Plagueis knowing his apprentice was ambitious, but had to learn patience, and when to take his tests fully prepared.
'What about a Clone Jutsu? There are so many of them I could use!' thought Naruto with Plagueis smiling at his promising apprentice eager to pass any test before him and always thinking several step ahead even if its on his feet.
"Clever boy. However, there is only one true Clone Jutsu out there that is designed for someone of your...situation, and very few know it without going to the source of where such a scroll is located," said Kyuubi with Plagueis turning to face the fox.
"What scroll is that?" said Plagueis with a raised eyebrow.
"The Forbidden Scroll of Sealing. All of Konoha's most powerful Jutsus since the days of the village's founding are written in that scroll. What you are looking for would be the Shadow Clone Jutsu, which makes solid clones of the original user, and everything the Shadow Clones learn...you learn," said Kyuubi seeing Naruto's eyes light up.
'I could learn from you two in half the time! Over a Month's worth of training done in a single day,' thought Naruto with Plagueis realizing the same thing.
"But how do we get the scroll? Or to a lesser extent of not getting it, how do we find a proper teacher in the art to show you, and work from there? Such an item is no doubt heavily guarded in the Hokage's Office, as he would be its assigned guardian given it holds all the village's secrets, and those that do know it won't exactly be forthcoming in teaching you. We will have to...make someone teach you," said Plagueis knowing that was the safest route for Naruto at the moment to prevent the Hokage from ruining their plans for freedom.
'Who would know such an dangerous Jutsu aside from the Hokage himself?' thought Naruto while letting out a frustrated sigh.
"Just use the Force to guide you kit. Find your answers that way," said Kyuubi seeing Naruto smirking at the fox.
'You're right! Thanks Kyuubi,' thought Naruto before using the Force to find his answer and was surprised to once more see the Weasel Mask ANBU making a copy of himself with ease.
"What do you see my Apprentice?" said Plagueis while Naruto frowned in thought over what the Force was showing him.
'I think...I think the Force is telling me to learn it from Weasel,' thought Naruto while not understanding answer the Force was giving him.
"Learning from a member of the Uchiha Clan. It turns my stomach! He could hold it over you in exchange for some kind of favor. Those born of the Uchiha Clan cannot be trusted!" said Kyuubi feeling his rage flaring within Naruto's body.
"I agree, but we know that this particular person is going to do something horrible, and we use that knowledge against him," said Plagueis already forming a plan for the next time Weasel came by to watch over him.
(Several Days Later)
"Some fresh fruit was added in today's menu of food I've purchased for you Naruto-san," said Weasel, as he handed Naruto a bag of food, and looked at the nearly 8 year old boy in front of him.
The blonde boy had long since lost the signs of malnutrition thanks to choice of foods the Weasel Masked ANBU brought him, as well as the little burst of Kyuubi's chakra when the Shinobi wasn't around, and even then the man suspected the fox had done something to accelerate the boy's recovery. Of course, the ANBU could have reported this to the Hokage, but it wasn't really fair to the boy since all the fox did was heal him of any kind of physical problems, and thus didn't require the Third's attention. In a way, Weasel had secretly cursed the Sandaime for this assignment, not because he hated the boy, which he didn't, but because the old Hokage was partially responsible for setting everything that led up to this in motion, and Weasel once more wished the Yondaime Hokage was alive to run the Leaf.
The Uchiha Clan was causing problems, which couldn't be solved by peaceful talks, and was distracting him from his current mission to watch the boy properly like the Sandaime Hokage ordered. Granted, the Shadow Clone Jutsu allowed him to be in two places at once, but it only lasted so long, and a strong enough hit to the Shadow Clone would cause it to disperse. If that happened, red flags would be raised by his family on why he was using that Jutsu instead of being there with his family, and question his loyalty to the point where the mission he would have to undertake in the next couple of Months could possibly fail.
"Thanks Weasel-san. You're much better at being a Shinobi then those other guys with masks," said Naruto with his fake happy smile in place while Weasel moved his head slightly to the right.
"Really? How so?" said Weasel wondering what the boy saw through his eyes.
"Oh, they kind of flaunt their position some times, trying to pick up women, and basically 'get laid' as they joke with each other. I don't see you doing that," said Naruto knowing the ANBU in front of him was known for making conversation and yet needed it from the man all the same.
"That is foolish of them. They risk the Leaf's security with their identities being exposed by potential spies," said Weasel shaking his head disapprovingly at the idea.
"Tell me Weasel-san, why are you going to kill your clan?" said Naruto, as his voice had become deadly serious, and made the ANBU go on full alert.
'How does he know that?' thought Weasel, as he saw Naruto suddenly shift, and become something dangerous.
Something deadly.
"I can read your thoughts...Itachi. I know what you are going to do. I have foreseen it," said Naruto calling upon the Dark Side of the Force to do what he commanded.
"So you know. How exactly?" said Itachi before removing his Weasel Mask and looking the boy dead in the eye with Sharingan activated.
"That would be telling, but if the rest of your clan was alerted to your betrayal, things would get out of hand, and that's not your style," said Naruto with a cruel smile on his face.
'Is this the Kyuubi's influence?' thought Itachi not sensing any of Kyuubi's chakra from the seal yet he sensed there was something around the boy.
"Hardly. Yes I know about the Kyuubi and I know about the conspiracy against me," said Naruto with Itachi's eyes widening slightly in surprise.
"Conspiracy?" said Itachi with Naruto frowning and the Uchiha sensing the strange dark energy swirling around the boy that gave him a more menacing form for one so young.
"Do you think I'm a fool Uchiha Itachi? I've known since before you were even assigned to watch me. I've known how the old man has deliberately screwed me over to have his own personal weapon for the village by leaving my life to the wolves before bringing it back up marginally so in case I do go crazy he can put me down without a shred of guilt to his conscious," said Naruto seeing Itachi frowning at him.
"I don't believe you," said Itachi with Naruto letting out a chuckle.
"I don't expect you to, but then again you don't want to believe an almost 8 year old kid, who has had no Shinobi training as far as you know currently has information about the plan to liquidate the Uchiha Clan, and at the hands of one of its own no less," said Naruto with Itachi looking away from him to calculate things in his head.
"What is it you want? You clearly let me know that you know what I have been ordered to do in order to receive something in return for your...silence," said Itachi seeing the boy smirk.
"You are not the only one, who is going to do something, which will be considered bad in the next couple Month, and then be forced to flee soon after. I need you to train me in the use of one Jutsu in your arsenal. Just one Jutsu is all I need from you Uchiha Itachi," said Naruto seeing Itachi raise an eyebrow slightly in surprise.
"Just one? I know quite a few. Not all of them from the Uchiha Clan. Why only ask for one?" said Itachi seeing Naruto smirk.
"Because none of the other Jutsus you have will allow me to avoid my pursuers once the Sandaime sends out every tracking unit to find me," said Naruto seeing knowing the old man would redirect the units hunting Itachi to hunt for him once they knew he was gone.
"What Jutsu do you want to learn?" said Itachi sensing the power around Naruto go away slightly.
"The Shadow Clone Jutsu. Like I said Itachi, I need something that will help me get away from the Leaf, and ditch the trackers. Besides, consider this your payment to me for when I'm getting all the Hunter Nin off your tail once I go missing, and they the Hokage sends everyone hunting you after me!" said Naruto with Itachi considers this information and knows its true.
The ANBU level Shinobi may be considered a Prodigy among the Uchiha Clan, but that all paled in comparison to having the Kyuubi inside the Leaf, and turned into a weapon. Itachi knew they would if they caught the boy and decided to do what needed to be done in order to keep Naruto under their control.
"Very well. Considering your current and growing chakra capacity you should be able to make a small army of them before even getting winded," said Itachi seeing Naruto smirk again.
"That's the idea. I need a small army to scatter outward from the village so it sends them all running circles on potential destinations. By the time they know which direction I did go...the trail will be so cold you could pour water and skate on it," said Naruto seeing the Uchiha nod in understanding.
"You didn't come up with this by yourself. Did the Kyuubi help you?" said Itachi with a calculating look in his eyes.
"More or less," said Naruto making Itachi looking at him with curiosity.
'More or less? Does that mean he has another teacher? It would explain that strange dark energy I sensed earlier,' thought Itachi while Naruto now gave him a look of impatience.
"Hey! I'm waiting," said Naruto tapping his foot.
"Patience young one. Just because the Shadow Clone Jutsu will become easy for you to perform doesn't mean it can be mastered just as easily," said Itachi seeing Naruto just giving him that confident Uzumaki smirk he had seen before.
In Uzumaki Kushina.
"I'm a fast learner when given the right teacher," said Naruto with Itachi believing him without a doubt in his mind.
'If only Sasuke showed half your current potential,' thought Itachi, as all his brother did was pester him, and just assumed that power would come easily to him.
(Konoha Nightfall-Months Later)
The full moon was blood red in the sky, casting a dark shadow over all in its illuminating form, which was ironic since the moon was never meant to do that, and brought about a dark omen for many that read it as such. It was said people did evil things under the gaze of such a moon, as they killed those close to them, or knew on some deep level. On this particular night, screams of pain, suffering, and death echoed throughout the Uchiha Clan District run entirely by every single person with the clan's blood flowing in their veins. All around, men, women, and children fell at the hands of a single Uchiha of their own blood they did not expect would betray them.
His name...was Uchiha Itachi.
However, the focal point of this dark night was not entirely centered on Uchiha Itachi this night, as another evil was about to be committed by an even younger individual wearing robes, and a hood that covered his face. He wore combat boots, black pants, shirt, Shinobi elbow coverings, and gloves with special finger tip grooves specifically designed to hold the hilt of a blade regardless of its size.
"You know what must be done my Apprentice. Prove yourself worthy of the Sith title I wish to empower you with. Make those that wronged you tremble in fear at the carnage you are about to unleash. Do not hesitate. Show no mercy," said Plagueis seeing his Sith Apprentice marching with a purpose to the building getting bigger in front of him.
'I will not fail you Master,' thought Naruto, as he could feel the Dark Side of the Force flowing through his veins, and felt the lives of the Uchiha in Konoha dying.
Inside the young boy's body, Kyuubi howled in pleasure at the sensation of every single Uchiha in the Leaf being snuffed out like the flame on a candle, and Plagueis too felt the Dark Side shift more in their favor. No doubt the Hokage would send in his ANBU and Jounin to investigate what was going on after the report came in about the destruction of the clan. Plenty of time for Naruto to do his own thing, which was the final test to see if the boy was in fact worthy of becoming a full fledge Sith Lord in the future, and be given his Sith name.
Standing in front of the door, Naruto used the Force to open it quickly, and loudly to make everyone in the room jump at the sudden action. Taking a few steps forward, the young Kyuubi Jinchuriki was now in the room that was the kitchen area, where all the orphans, and overseers of said orphans were currently eating.
"Who are you?" said the Matron of the Orphanage, who was gray haired, in her mid 50s, and looking at the robed boy before her eyes widened at the sight of those eyes when Naruto raised his face up more for her to see his face.
"Hello Matron. I'm back!" said Naruto with a smirk on his face.
"You! What are you doing here demon? We kicked you out years ago. I barely dodged an investigation by the Hokage over your actions. I should skin you alive just for getting me in trouble with him. Give me one good reason why I shouldn't!" said the Matron while pointing a butcher's knife at him with her much younger aids standing up ready to assist in the act.
The children just grinned knowing the boy they were taught to hate would soon get hurt by the adult around them and were just enjoying the show.
"Because I'm going to kill you. All of you," said Naruto before moving his hand slightly, using the Force, locked everyone in the room, shutting doors, locking windows, and the blinds on them concealing eyes from the outside from seeing in.
"He's using his demon magic!" said one of the younger aids while Naruto had a smirk on his face and everyone started to get nervous around him.
Just what he wanted.
"No. Not demon magic. Something completely beyond your understanding," said Naruto looking at them now with reddish Sith like eyes before using the Force again to take the butchers knife out of the Matron's hand...and into his own gloved hand.
It was in that instant, all Hell broke lose in that building, as Naruto had unleashed all his fury, and power of the Dark Side of the Force on the people in the room. No one was safe from his wrath, as he stabbed, sliced, and gutted his foes that had made his life miserable. This wasn't just a test for the blonde Sith Apprentice, as Plagueis had originally stated, as that was seeing things from a narrow point of view, and the Sith Lord knew this would mean so much more to the boy then just advancing his career in being a Master of the Dark Side of the Force.
This was revenge. This was a message to the people of Konoha. It was a message forged out of hatred by them, redirected at them, and meant to inspire fear for the sins they had sown into the boy via their cruelty. The Dark Side fueled the boy's desire for revenge on them, guiding his blood soaked gloved hands, as he took the first bloody step towards becoming a Dark Lord of the Sith, and succeeding his Master in the Sith Arts.
When it was all over, not one of Naruto's victims were left standing, as he threw the knife on the ground, and let it sink into the wooden floor. Walking out of the building, Naruto soon found the small lake near the orphanage, which everyone with the exception of himself was allowed to play in, and submerged himself into the water to wash away the scent of blood from his being. After awhile, he rose from the water feeling reborn in a sense, as the entity of Uzumaki Naruto was no more, and in his place stood a true Sith Apprentice with his new name about to be given to him by his Master.
"You have done well my Apprentice. I am proud to see you've completed your test in earning your Sith name," said Plagueis, as he saw Naruto's body physically on auto-pilot going on the mental command to get out of Konoha, and somewhere away from the Leaf village.
'I am honored my Master,' thought the young blonde, as his mental image knelt before the Sith Lord sitting on his throne of sorts inside the secret Sith Temple that Plagueis called home on Byss.
"Uzumaki Naruto died in that orphanage along with all the others slain there. He was weak, vulnerable, and would never achieve his dream of being Hokage. You on the other hand, my young Apprentice are his exact opposite, and will go far in this world. To do that, you must have a new name, which will inspire fear in all those, who hear it being spoken, and tremble in your presence knowing you are that man with such a name. From this day forward, you will be known as Darth...Sage!" said Plagues, as he found it ironic to give the boy such a name considering the boy's lineage, and the man behind it being a Jedi.
It was perfect!
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" said Naruto before an army of several hundred clones appeared around him.
"Okay kit. You know what to do," said Kyuubi seeing its vessel nod.
"Scatter yourselves in all directions, run out of the village, and get far away from the Leaf as humanly possible. Don't stop for anything. Dispel one at a time when all of you have reached your intended destination. GO!" said Naruto seeing his Shadow Clones nod and then go off in all directions before he went on his own destination already in mind.
To the Land of Iron.
'I don't know if this world is technologically advance enough or has the crystal needed for him to make a Lightsaber, but at least at this place, I can show him how to make a sword that will have the power to stand against one, and be unmatched on this planet,' thought Plagueis, as he had been looking over the history of this world, provided by Kyuubi of course using the previous two vessels it had before Naruto, and what it knew from them.
"Can he make such a powerful sword?" said Kyuubi seeing the Sith Lord thinking it over.
"Its not impossible. I have never performed the means to make such a weapon because a Lightsaber seemed much more advanced and simpler to make then a sword of such a caliber. Still, I have long since memorized the means to make one, as it requires speaking in the Sith tongue, and using the Dark Side of the Force when forging the blade," said Plagueis, but he was confident Naruto could pull it off, as the boy had spent learning the language in his mind while his body slept, and seen his student practice the different forms using a sword the Sith Lord had manifested for him to train with.
"But it will be a challenge for him nonetheless," said Kyuubi seeing Plagueis smirk at the fox.
"I would think you of all creatures far older then myself would know by now my dear friend Kyuubi...everything I do regarding this boy's training is a challenge," said Plagueis before letting out a small chuckle and Kyuubi just grinned at him.
(The Next Day)
The Hokage was worried. No strike that thought. He was terrified at this very moment after word reached him of the Uchiha Clan being completely decimated by Itachi. He sanctioned it of course, at the last minute after being pressured by the Elders, and by Danzo in the end knowing what would happen if it wasn't done. The only remaining survivor of it was Itachi's younger brother Uchiha Sasuke and already the people were praising the boy for his survival like he was blessed by Kami.
At the moment, the Councils, and Danzo were trying to use this to their advantage in keeping the boy in the Leaf by basically spoiling him silly. To make him so loved by the people, he would have to be stupid to leave the village, and expect better treatment then what they could give him.
However, what the Councils, Clan Heads, or even Danzo possibly knew right now was the entire orphanage along with all those residing in it...had been killed. Not just killed. They were slain, butchered, and mutilated in such a fashion that the Sandaime Hokage knew even Ibiki himself would flinch at the sight of it.
And the name of the one responsible for the brutal slaying of men, women, and children at the orphanage?
Uzumaki Naruto himself.
Kakashi had confirmed it with his dogs the moment they were summoned by him, as the ANBU Captain knew this had to be kept quiet, and members of the Inuzuka Clan couldn't do that considering most of them were...well brash! The Sandaime had asked Kakashi to look in on Naruto after what happened with the Uchiha Clan, but the man never found the boy in the assigned house, and tracked the Kyuubi Jinchuriki to the orphanage where the bloodbath was soon located before informing the Hokage of it.
'Could Itachi have been teaching him? No. Its not possible. Even if that were true, Itachi would never had been able to make Naruto that strong, as several adults against one boy, and the fact Kyuubi's power wasn't even sensed there means the seal is intact. The only possible conclusion I can make from this, is that Naruto did it all on his own, but...where did he get the power to do it if not from Itachi, or the Kyuubi itself?' thought the Hokage while finding himself in a dilemma that couldn't be ignored.
Once word got out of Naruto disappearing, every Shinobi possible would be deployed to find the brat, and then certain...measures to prevent that from happening again would be made. Of course, such things were considered a last resort with the boy, but then again this sudden butchery, regardless of the reason behind it, would more then warrant it that such procedures be used, and Jiraiya would have to be summoned to Konoha to do it since he was the only Seal Master the Sandaime trusted to make sure what was done to Naruto didn't mess with the Shinigami Seal.
"Hokage-sama," said Kakashi, as he wore his Inu Mask due to being in ANBU, and stood at attention.
"Kakashi, did you locate where Naruto was heading?" said the Sandaime since the boy was not with the man, it was clear the brat got away, and currently couldn't be hunted in the correct manner.
"No. His scent is scattered all over the place. It went from Konoha to every single kind of direction outside the village has and I'm forced to conclude...he used the Shadow Clone Jutsu to make that happen," said Kakashi with the Sandaime sighing heavily at this news.
"So Itachi did teach him," said the Sandaime sensing Kakashi frowning behind his mask before the ANBU Captain removed it.
"Hokage-sama, why would Itachi teach Naruto that Jutsu? What would he gain from it?" said Kakashi seeing the Sandaime was just as puzzled by this information.
"I don't know. Its possible Naruto talked him into it. Though why Naruto copied Itachi in terms of performing his own massacre I don't know," said the Sandaime, as Kakashi did not know the details behind Itachi's secret assignment, and couldn't say "failed rebellion".
"This won't be contained for long," said Kakashi seeing the old Hokage nod in agreement to his words.
"Which is why I need you to put together every available tracking team we currently have in the Leaf and inform them discreetly of the situation involving Naruto. I want them all deployed before the meeting with the Councils and the Clan Heads about this disaster," said the Sandaime knowing if he went into that meeting and explained to them that he had done absolutely nothing would make him look incompetent.
That would be all the ammunition Danzo would need to nominate a new Hokage, which would be either himself, or a puppet that could be manipulated from the shadows.
"The Councils will want him marked down in the Bingo Book," said Kakashi with the Hokage shaking his head no.
"The Bingo Book only applies to Shinobi and Missing Nin. Even if we could put him in it, we would need to state why, which means labeling him as the Kyuubi Jinchuriki, and there is always a risk of Naruto telling his intended capturers about his childhood here in Konoha. They could either offer him a place in their village or they could turn him into a living weapon like Iwa or Suna did their own Jinchuriki," said the Sandaime seeing the man in front of him nod.
"How do you want the teams to handle Naruto once spotted and captured?" said Kakashi seeing the old man's eyes harden slightly.
"Ask Naruto to come back nicely and only ask him once Kakashi. If he still refuses after that...then they are authorized to cause bodily harm," said the Sandaime seeing Kakashi nod with a slight glint in his eye.
"I'll make sure they know," said Kakashi before he left the room with the Hokage letting out a sigh and looking at the picture of the Yondaime up above.
The man seemed to have a scowl on his face.
'Don't look at me like that Minato. What we decided regarding Naruto had to be done and now because of your son's action...a new way to handle him will be put into place. After all that I've lost, you owe me that much, and your son will pay it in your place,' thought the Sandaime with a scowl on his face, but all it did was make the Yondaime's face in the picture look even more angry, and the Third Hokage finally looked away in the end.
One did not compete in a staring match with an angry picture of a dead man and expect to win.
(Land of Iron-Weeks Later)
"So this is Land of Iron. Not bad considering how cold it is," said Naruto or as he would now be known by his Master as Darth Sage while the wind blew fiercely around him.
"Harsh weather will make you stronger my student. To endure pain and discomfort will harden your young body to become stronger then it would without such conditioning," said Plagueis, as his apprentice marched into the cold wintery terrain, and the nearest town.
Preferably with a Blacksmith and a Master of the art of forging swords who also in need of an apprentice.
"The boy is going to be a Master of many things and not just what we teach him," said Kyuubi having sensed the boy's intentions to make the sword he wanted.
"Yes. Then again it is to be expected from what you have told me about his family and their unorthodox like manner of doing things," said Plagueis
"Yes. Those of the Uzumaki bloodline were known for 'thinking outside the box' and this boy is indeed his Mother's son," said Kyuubi while looking away from the Sith Lord in thought.
"Your thoughts betray you Kyuubi," said Plagueis at last from his throne.
"I suppose so. I'm just curious, as to when you'll tell him about his parentage, and who exactly his Father is along with the boy's Mother?" said Kyuubi since he agreed with Plagueis in secret to keep that information from Naruto until he was older and his mind was mature enough from their training to handle the strain of this sensitive information.
"Not for a many more years. He's still young, impulsive at times, and such information will make him become too distracted in his desire to get revenge. The boy will have it when the time is right and when his training, as a new Dark Lord of the Sith is complete, and your own training in using your demonic chakra is finished. Only then will he truly be ready to take his revenge on the Leaf and crush those that would oppose his future rule over this world," said Plagueis seeing Kyuubi nod in understanding.
'And by that point, my vessel will be strong enough to destroy you Madara, and when that day comes I am going to enjoy watching you die!' thought Kyuubi, as he was going to relish that moment, and hear the Uchiha know the true meaning of fear.
And that fear would be in the form of Darth Sage: Dark Lord of the Sith.
(A/N: YAY! I updated. For those of you that know, yes there is another fic out there with the same idea of having Darth Plagueis teach Naruto, but I got the green light from the author to make my own story based on that, and it is entirely different. The only thing that is remotely similar when comparing our fics is that Plagueis was killed by Sidious in the Star Wars Universe, which is how it really happened, and that the now dead Sith Lord resides in Naruto's body. Well, in mine he does, but the other author axellon2008 is doing something entirely different, and since I am too all you flamers out there can just screw yourselves. Until next time...PEACE!)