Here is the first chapter, since the previous one was a prologue. I know I said that this was going to be uploaded before Thanksgiving, but well I couldn't. Before I start, I am putting in a character from the anime Bleach. Even though he is a shinigami in Bleach, here he is just a human. He is the same here as he is in that show. Same personality and stuff. So here it is.

Chapter 1

Naruto looked in horror as he saw the nine bijou walking around. Naruto carefully walked around looking at the graves which surrounded him. None of the names were familiar to him and it seemed that the names were of ninja as well. The symbols of the village they were from were on top of the graves. Ninja from all the villages were lying next to each other as if they were from one village. Even Sound ninja were among the fallen.

Naruto continued to walk for what seemed like hours until he saw a road. Naruto tried to see where it went but couldn't see far with it continuing past a hill. Not having much choice, Naruto went in that direction. He walked for a while thinking about his friends, how much time has passed this time, and where Sithis was. While thinking about all this, Naruto almost didn't notice the footprints in the mud below him. Naruto stopped and examined them. They were not his and they were going into the same direction that Naruto was headed. So Naruto began to do the only thing he could. Follow the footprints.

The sun was beginning to set and the footprints did not go off into any other direction other than the road Naruto was on. Just as Naruto began to lose hope, he saw the footprints leaving the road and going into the woods on the side of the road. Naruto followed them but then saw the footprints stop. Either the person jumped on the branches or disappeared. Hoping it was the former; Naruto jumped on the branches and began to go forward. Once again, the journey was for a while and Naruto was actually getting tired. Naruto stopped and rested on the branch. It was nightfall already and his visibility was not that great at the moment. Naruto looked into the direction that he was going and saw a light. Naruto got up and began to jump on the branches again. Naruto stop at a clearing and saw a small house with a light on the porch. Naruto jumped down and approached the house.

Just as Naruto made one step on the porch, the door opened. "Who are you?"

Naruto did not recognize the man. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I mean you no harm." Naruto answered.

"Uzumaki? As in the Naruto Uzumaki from all those years ago?" The man asked.

"I guess. I don't know where I am or what year it is. Perhaps you can help me?" Naruto asked.

"Of course. Please come in." The man said stepping aside allowing Naruto to walk in. "My name is Akon. Follow me." Akon said as he closed the door. "Before I can trust you, I must be sure that you are the real Naruto Uzumaki. So I will do a couple of tests on you to make sure you are you. The tests are no big deal. Just DNA sample, neural pathway recognition, and other types of stuff. Like I said, no big deal. If you pass, I will take you to the boss." Akon said as he opened a door to reveal a room with medical equipment. Naruto began to sweat a little.

"Looks like you are sweating. Good, I do need some sweat samples from you as well." Akon said as he walked in.

Naruto walked into the room and was told to sit at a chair. Naruto did as he was told. Just as Naruto got comfortable, ropes and other binding tools appeared from behind the chair and held Naruto in his place.

"This is to make sure that if you are an imposter, you won't be able to run away." Akon said as he picked up a needle.

After the whole night went by with Naruto screaming to be let go, morning arrived and Akon let Naruto go.

"Looks like you pass. Sorry for the inconvenience, but I had to make sure." Akon said.

"Inconvenience? I'll give you inconvenience." Naruto said raising his fist.

"Please Mr. Uzumaki, I have to do my job. Now follow me to another room." Akon said.

"Hell no." Naruto said. "After seeing that room, I am not going anywhere."

"But I am going to the kitchen." Akon said as he opened another door to reveal a kitchen.

Naruto began to mumble words about rooms and sickos as he walked into the kitchen.

"Would you like some tea?" Akon asked.

"As long as it is actually tea and not some potion." Naruto said.

"Please Mr. Uzumaki, I am not an alchemist. My job is to do DNA sampling from everything imaginable. Making potions is in my colleague's department." Akon said as he poured some tea into two cups. Naruto again began to sweat.

"Here you go." Akon said as he handed Naruto his cup. "It would be nice if I finally got some company, but humans are such a rare species now with the whole bijou ruling the world thing." Akon said.

"Tell me everything that happened." Naruto said.

"Sure. I am actually supposed to. Well, to be more precise, anyone who meets you is supposed to." Akon said.

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked.

"Well, along with our orders, everyone has gets the same order. And that is, if Naruto Uzumaki arrives, we are to inform him about what he has missed and to bring him to the boss." Akon said.

"Who is this boss?" Naruto asked.

"Well, its no one you know, but he does work with two people you might know. So when I take you to him, he will introduce himself." Akon said.

"Fine. So tell me what happened." Naruto said.

"Well, it all began when you vanished into the time portal created by Orochimaru. When you and the other one got sucked up, that's where it all went to hell. The nine demons were released and spread throughout the land. When the demons began to attack the villages, everyone united to stop them. Before, only one demon at a time attacked. Kyubi attacked Konoha, Nibi attacked Cloud, Ichibi attacked Sand, etc. One demon at a time. But this time, all of them attacked. There were not enough ninja to stop them, which resulted in a near extinction of the human race. For all of those who were left alive, regrouped underground to wait for the right moment to attack. As of right now, there are three factions. The research and development squad, the defense and offense squad, and the internal squad. As you can figure out, the first two are for our attack on the demons. The third squad is basically our government. It is ruled by all three faction leaders, but the internal squad leader has the final say." Akon said as he refilled the cups with tea.

"As I was saying, with us all underground and most of the humans gone, we thought that we were going to die. But so far we are holding out." Akon said.

"How many years passed since I was gone?" Naruto asked.

"Hmm, if I am not mistaken, about 90 years have passed." Akon said.

"But if that much time has passed, then how would I know the other two leaders? Everyone I know would be dead." Naruto asked.

"Yes that would be the case. But they….actually, forget it. It would be so much better if you see them yourself. The shock would be that much bigger than if I told you now." Akon said with a smile.

"I have one more question. The only reason I got here was because I saw footprints leading to this place. Whose were they?" Naruto asked.

"Mine. Like I said, my job is to do DNA sampling. I finished all the little things like plants, animals and etc. Then my job was to sample the dead. So I went to the graveyard to take samples." Akon replied.

"Where is Sithis?" Naruto asked.

"Sithis? Oh, you mean the other guy who got sucked into the time portal. No one knows. He might be still trapped in the time vortex." Akon said.

"Not likely. We both got out of there at the same time." Naruto said.

"Hmm. Well, it would be best if you tell that to my boss. Now then, if you are ready, we can go and meet him now." Akon said.

"Yes I am ready." Naruto said as he got up.

The two left the house and continued walking for four days until they approached another house. Akon knocked three times on the door and was told to give password. Akon did so and the door opened. They both walked in and walked down some stairs. Akon opened a door at the bottom of the stairs and they walked into a large cavern.

The cavern itself was filled with people, buildings, and other things. It was as if it was a village. They were walking to the largest building in the entire cavern. They entered it and Akon led Naruto the top floor. Akon knocked on the door and from inside was told to enter the room. Akon opened the door and they both walked in.

Inside was a man standing over a surgical table with dead body on it. The man had a mask on and a hat which pointed to his right. He was wearing a white coat and was as pale as Orochimaru himself. Naruto noticed that his right middle finger nail was as long as the finger itself.

"Akon. What are you doing here? I told you to only come here if it was of utmost importance."

"Forgive my interruption sir, but this man is the real Naruto Uzumaki. I made sure by testing him and he was the real deal." Akon replied with a bow.

"Oh? This is the Uzumaki kid which we are supposed to wait for?" The man said looking at Naruto with a sadistic smile on his face. The man walked towards Naruto and held out his hand.

"My name is Mayuri Kurotsuchi. I am the leader of the research and development squad. Please sit." Mayuri said as he pointed to some chairs in front of a desk. Mayuri walked over and sat down behind the desk. Naruto, afraid that this chair might bind him also, just stood in front of the desk.

"I would rather stand." Naruto said.

"Fine. Now then. What should we do with you? It would please me if I could experiment on you but that is out of the question. The others would surely kill me for that. I have to inform the others that you have finally arrived. So while they get here, I hope you enjoy your stay here." Mayuri said.

"Yeah, thanks." Naruto said as he turned around and was about to leave when he saw the body on the table. The body had red hair, dark rings around the eyes and a red kanji on the forehead. "Hey, what the hell did you do to Gaara?"

Mayuri looked at him and then at the test subject on the table. "Him? I didn't do anything to him yet. Since he was one of the containers for the Ichibi, I decided to find his body and freeze it so I could to tests on it at a later date. In fact, I only brought him up here about five minutes before you arrived. In case you are wondering, I have the other six containers downstairs. Since the Sanbi was never sealed into a body, there was no container for me to research upon. Don't give me that look. I have every right as a scientist to research whatever I want. If you don't like it, then go have a talk with the other two leaders. They are the one who gave me permission to do this." Mayuri said in a prideful tone.

"No problem. But since they are not here yet, I will take Gaara's body away from you." Naruto said. "He was one of my friends and I am not going to watch you dissect him like a frog."

"First of all, who the hell do you think you are? He is my research project and if you try anything, I will kill you and add you to my collection. Do not forget that you were the container for the Kyubi. Your body is just like the others I have. Second of all, no one said you had to watch. You are not even authorized to be in the same room as me when I do my research. And third of all, I am not doing this just to kill time. I am doing this to see if I can replicate his sand abilities. So in the mean time, go and wait for the other two leaders to arrive. They will be here in about a week. Now leave. Akon, take him to the hostel and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid. We don't need him making a ruckus only for the demons to find us." Mayuri said in rage.

Akon bowed his head and took Naruto by the arm and dragged him out of there.

"Let go of me." Naruto said as he freed himself from Akon. "I can walk by myself."

"Sorry about that. I don't want to upset the boss any more than he already is." Akon said.

They walked to a building which had the words Hostel written on it. Naruto received a room and was told by Akon to relax and enjoy his time here. He will get him when the two leaders will arrive. Naruto nodded his head and thought about what Mayuri is doing to Gaara's body.

A Week Later

Naruto was training in the dojo when he felt Akon approach him. He stopped and saw Akon near the door.

"Let's go. The other two leaders are here." Akon said.

Naruto quickly washed himself and went with Akon back to the dreadful building. They went up to the top floor again but this time, they entered another room. This room looked more like an office. Inside, Naruto saw Mayuri sitting behind the desk.

"Ah, here is the guest of honor. How was your stay so far?" Mayuri asked.

"Fine." Naruto replied.

"I do hope so. Anyway, the other two should be coming any minute now." Mayuri said.

About a minute later, the door opened and two people walked in. Naruto couldn't believe his eyes.

"How are you Naruto?"

"Long time no see."

Naruto looked at the two people in front of him.

The first with his pale skin and long black hair. "Or..Orochimaru?"

The second with his young face and red hair. "Sas..Sasori?"

And that's the end of this chapter. I hope you enjoyed this one. Please review this story. Any feedback would be nice.