Sins of the Past

by LucasLAD

Everyone's sins come back to haunt them. They were the sins of evil men throughout their lifetimes, Manifested. A Kitsune, A Sand Demon, and a Frozen Wraith. NaruTem, GaaHina, OCSak

2. Chapter 1:Shifted Reality

Like an idiot I forgot my disclamer so here it is - I DO NOT OWN NARUTO™

I'm glad that the prologue has intrigued some of you, although it was quite short. Anyway here is the first Chapter of Sins of the Past

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Chapter 1: Shifted Reality

-With Naruto-

A blinding light was seeping through the eyelids of the blonde, "Kami-sama I know people talk about a light at the end of the tunnel, but isn't this a bit MUCH?"

'You're not dead, Kit'

'Kyuubi? What the hell's going on?" he cried, Jumping up he looked around. He saw his tattered bed, couch, and half working refridgerator. "How is this possible? I...I watched Konoha burn!"

'The unsealing didn't kill you, so we sent all three of you to a...different place.'

'So we're not dead?' he questioned, standing up he bounced on the balls of his feet. If he WAS dead, it was really weird.

Kyuubi only sighed, 'No, you're quite alive, as is Gaara and Zaiaku. Shiva noticed it first, that you were still alive I mean. I made a decision, to give you a new start. Unfortunately that meant becoming resealed. You are very much in Konoha.'

Naruto fell back down on his bed trying to grasp at the situation, 'So we were sent back in time?' then he chuckled slightly, 'I bet Shukaku was extatic about the resealing'

'No, on both counts,' replied the fox, 'Even with the combined powers of Shiva, Shukaku, and myself we can't shift the fabrics of time. Also to attempt to do so would potentially rip that fabric, sending that particular universe to a cataclismic end.'

'So, what is going on? And for the sake of arguement let's pretend I'm not a several million year old demon.' replied Naruto sarcastically.

Kyuubi grunted, 'Shiva's better at this, I'll give my best explaination though.' Circling his cage he finally curled up, 'There are multiple planes of existance, or in a simpler term, there are multiple Konoha's. Different situations have played out in different ways on each plane. So when we discovered that you three were still alive we decided to take you to another plane, one that wasn't ravaged by war, this one is nearly identical to yours when you were 13 years old. We shoved your consciousness into the three of you existing on this plane.'

'Ok I kind of get it, but why would you do that? I mean you three were free, now you're going to die with me.'

'Kit, Shukaku and I were ripped from OUR home along with the other tailed demons and brought to this world. We are hypersensitive to human emotion, so when we landed here we went insane by the overwhelming maliciousness of the men that called us. When we 'die' here, we get to go home, it's the same with Shiva. Now we're about to get to the hard part Kit.'

before the Kyuubi continued Naruto's eyes went wide, 'THAT MEANS EVERYONE'S ALIVE!' "TEMARI-CHAN!" he shouted.

'KIT STOP! That's the hard part!' cried Kyuubi, 'She doesn't even know you here, much less love you. You have to start all over, the other thing is that you need to meet with Gaara and Zaiaku and decide what about this world you'll change. Before you start off about crushing Akatsuki before they get started, remember you're only 13, your body can't handle what it could at 23.'

Naruto wanted to scream, he wanted to tear something apart, 'THEN WHAT WAS THE POINT KYUUBI?'

'I didn't say that she WOULDN'T love you, just that she doesn't right now. It might surprise you, but I asked Shiva this same question.'

The blonde snorted at the Fox demon's thoughtfulness, 'and she said?'

'Love overcomes all obsticles' he replied simply.

He relaxed slightly, 'I'm watched too much here to leave the village, they'd brand me a missing nin and kill me before I got out of gate, and how do I find out when to meet Gaara and Zaiaku?'

'They will be here in two weeks, no one would dare question Gaara, and Zaiaku wanders already.' growling he continued, 'I'm going to sleep kit, shifting planes is the most draining thing I've ever done.'

-With Gaara-

'So we are to meet Zaiaku in a week and then meet Naruto in Konoha in the following week?'

'Yes' replied Shikaku

'Why did you agree to this?' questioned the young man

'I had my reasons, maybe one day I'll tell you. Rest, we'll set out in the morning.'

'I'm going to go see Kankuro and Temari first, I've missed them,' then Gaara looked out the window, 'Shukaku...Arigato'

'Hn' replied the one tailed demon as he fell asleep, 'This isn't going to be easy, at all.'

'I know'

-With Zaiaku-

Light poured into a small house in snow country, 'I don't know whether to thank you or scream at you,' thought the young man

'I know my little one, my intentions were to make you happy.' replied the ice queen

'I am Shiva-san, it's just...I know where he is, what he's planning, but I don't have the capacity to kill-' he cut his thoughts off, panicing he reached back for his weapon, yet felt nothing. 'What happened to it?' he questioned.

'When I was released from the imprisonment it was shifted back into my being, when we reached this plane I was resealed. Again ripping it from me.' She replied

'I'm sorry Shiva-san, I know it was painful.' he said somberly, 'You should rest, you sound exhausted.'

'You're kind to me little one, yet I am the source of so much pain for you. Why do you not despise me, like Gaara does Shikaku?'

'You're not a demon, and you were forced just as much as I was. Besides, you're the voice of reason that stops many of my rash actions.' the young man laced his fingers behind his head, 'We'll meet Gaara and Naruto and compose a course of action. Then we shall seek it once again.'

'Will you continue to call yourself that horrid name?'

'It's the only name I acknowledge, when I found out my name was the same as that bastards I abandoned it.'

'Have you thought of another name for yourself?' she pressed

'Yes, and I'll use it when all of my sins are forgiven.' he replied flatly. 'Go to sleep Shiva-san, we have a long journey ahead of us. I hope your right about love overcoming all obsticles, truely I do.'

'It is very true my little one' as the young man drifted to sleep the elemental sighed, 'It will be difficult this time, much more difficult. I hope you can endure.'

-One week later in Sunakagure-

Zaiaku groaned, "You're country is too blasted hot, Gaara."

"And your's is too cold," replied the redheaded boy smirking. "We should leave tonight, not even I am resiliant enough to endure the mid-day sun of the desert."

"Will they allow us in Konoha?"

"Probably not, we have no official correspondence and our alliance is flimsy at best." crossing his arms Gaara looked out over the dunes, "We'll have to sneak into his apartment," turning his gaze to his companion he continued, "I see you are missing your friend."

"It's complicated, after our meeting though I will collect it once again. Maybe this time around you should get a weapon? Naruto flings around that montrousity of a sword, why not get something for yourself?" replied the white haired teen.

Quickly the sand began to swirl around Gaara, concentrating on his hand creating a simple Tonfa, "My sand is my only weapon, it can take any shape, if I see a situation where I need a close combat weapon I shall have one."

Zaiaku cocked and eyebrow, "Tonfa? Don't you tire of being so defensive?" Gaara only shrugged in reply. Both young men gazed over the dunes from the rooftop of a home, Zaiaku broke the silence, "Are you going to see her?"

"No, it would be foolish, we shall meet soon enough. Certian things have to happen remember?" replied Gaara

Turning his ice blue eyes to the sky, Zaiaku sighed, "It's going to be maddening to be that close to them isn't it? I bet Uzumaki is crawling up the walls to get here to see your sister." he chuckled

As the sun began to set Gaara stood, "It's time to depart, we should make it there just in time. I assume Shiva is still sleeping?"

"Yes, the shifting of planes and being resealed drained her." replied Zaiaku. "We'll have to tread softly, if a fight comes we can't handle more than twenty percent of their power, these bodies are not conditioned properly." With no other things to be said both young men departed.

-One week later-

Naruto was currently pacing in his apartment, wearing down an already delapidated rug, finally he heard a light knocking on his door. Opening it revealed Gaara and Zaiaku, "Good to see you two in better condition than the last time we met. What's with the masks and hoods?"

Zaiaku rolled his eyes, "Naruto, it's only common sense. If anyone comes looking for Gaara he is not recognized immdiately."

Naruto only glared, "Still as poignant as ever, ne Zaiaku?"

Gaara interupted, "we have more important matters to discuss, firstly we'll note our observations and formulate a plan from there." sitting on the couch he crossed his arms and closed his eyes, "In sunakagure everything is relatively the same, people still expect me to go on a killing spree and I've had to kill two assassins."

The white haired teen leaned against the wall mimicing Gaara's posture of closed eyes and crossed arms, "Well mine was drastically different, other than missing my weapon I was in a hut. Unoccupied so I assume it was mine, at this age I was still in my father's...care. Apparently I've already escaped, yet I've encountered no search parties, that means he's given up on me and is coddling his new 'apprentice'." Opening his eyes he scanned the room, then he set them on Naruto, "Where's that elephant cleaver you call a sword Naruto?"

The young man in question scratched the back of his head, "That's just it, overall Konoha is the same, but we apparently never got assigned the mission to wave country. However I checked several papers, the great bridge was still built. After a little research it turns out Tazuna and the village hired Zabuza and Haku to assasinate Gatto." then Naruto frowned and grunted, "This is irritating and Kyuubi's still asleep. So I still don't grasp it all."

"So he still has your weapon, can't you just get another one made?" questioned Zaiaku, then he grinned, "You could just kill him."

Naruto narrowed his eyes, "One, he hasn't done anything wrong, as a matter of fact he did the world a favor. Two, you can't just 'make' Kubikiri Houcho (Head Chopping Cleaver) it's craftsmanship is beyond compair. Lastly, isn't Gaara supposed to be the psychopathic killing machine?" he finished with a jerk of his head in said boy's direction.

"You're both getting off topic," Gaara said glaring inbetween them, "We can't fight Akatsuki because our bodies can't handle the required energy to fight those monsters. We can't continue training in our villages because we can't push our limits. Finally, we have to decide when we'll make ourselves known to the shinobi world. It also seems that certian things in this timeline have been pushed back."

"I agree, given the current state of progress in this world I'd say we have at least a couple of years before the sound is ready to attack along with suna. I don't even know what to expect from Akatsuki." added Zaiaku

Naruto cut in, "That's true, also without suna having Gaara they'll be required to quietly gather more shinobi, with the current treaty that'll take a large amount of time considered the stipulations." Scratching his head he leaned back, "Two years sounds about right, we'll keep an eye on the bastards just in case though. The year we think they'll make their move, we'll enter the chunnin exams."

Gaara smiled, "You never cease to amaze me Naruto."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door and a voice called out, "Naruto? You in there?" Hesitantly the door creeped open, Gaara and Zaiaku quickly puled up their cloth masks and hoods. Seeing the two unknown shinobi Kakashi was on guard, "I didn't know you had company, You didn't come to the field for training so we came to you."

"Everyone relax" said the blonde, "No ones here to hurt anyone, they are my friends Kakashi-sensei." Suddenly Gaara and Naruto went wide-eyed and looked at each other paniced. "d-did you...say WE?" Kakshi stepped aside to reveal Sakura and...

"You" growled Zaiaku as his eyes began to glow and fixate on Sasuke, instantly the temperature in the room began plumeting. The pipes in the kitchen and the bathroom began to groan in protest, while windows frosted over.

Shiva feeling her chakra being forcefully pulled out woke with a start, instantly she saw the situation unfolding, 'LITTLE ONE STOP! THAT IS NOT THE SAME PERSON YOU KNEW!'

Hearing the reason in his entities words Zaiaku took several calming breaths. The temperature began to come back to normal, looking over at his friends he sighed, "Sorry" then he peered at Sasuke, "You remind me of someone."

"Y-you did that?" questioned the pink haired girl.

Zaiaku didn't trust his voice at all when he gazed at her so he merely nodded.

-Flashback-

Zaiaku was tearing down the hallways, "SAKURA WHERE ARE YOU?" Kicking open another door he saw her, her pink hair matted down by blood, and her eyes fixated in a trance. He knew she was dead, he'd failed. "SAKURA!" he cried.

-End Flashback-

Snapping out of his revere he turned his pleading eyes to Naruto and Gaara, they interpreted the message immediately, he was suffocating. "We should get something to eat, Naruto" Gaara offered.

Naruto immdiately picked up on it, "Sure, we'll go to Ichiraku. I'll meet you guys on the street, I need to talk to Kakashi-sensei." Quietly the two made their exit. Naruto turned his eyes to his teammates, "Please don't ask me anything because I have nothing to tell."

Kakshi merely closed his visible eye, "I know that the blue eyed one is a snow shinobi, although I've never seen one be able to control the climate outside their body like that. The other I don't know."

"I won't be at training today Kakashi-sensei, they've traveled a long way, I'll make it up tomorrow." 'if there is a tomorrow' he added mentally.

The jounin merely shrugged and started to exit the appartment, "Actually I was coming to tell you we had no missions today, so feel free to take the day to yourselves."

Sighing Naruto looked at the faces of the two bewildered members of team seven, "See you later, Sakura-chan." He didn't even bother with a word to Sasuke, only a hard look. As he opened the door he was stopped by Sakura.

"Why did he look at me like...like he was dying?" she questioned.

He decided to bend the truth, "You remind him of someone he lost, she was everything to him."

-Outside the apartment complex-

'This is going to be hell' thought Zaiaku

'It will get better little one, that I promise.' replied Shiva

After walking a bit he realized that Gaara wasn't next to him, looking back he saw him gazing intently at something or someone? 'Oh no' following his gaze his suspicions were confirmed, it was Hinata. Quickly he ran to his friends side, "Get a grip Gaara, there'll be time for everything."

Gaara turned a hard gaze on Zaiaku, "Don't you think I know that?" he spat, "I can't help but look at her, she's so innocent there. No war, no death, just a girl looking at flowers." He sighed and tore his eyes away, "We should continue to the ramen stand."

"I still don't understand how you two can eat that crap all day," not recieving a response he looked over to his still somber companion, "You handled it better than I did."

"I didn't think sending an avalanche of sand in the streets would make her swoon." He replied smirking.

"Besides, at this point in time she still thinks she's in love with me!" interjected Naruto, he only received a death glare from the red-head. "So, have we figured out a course of action?" he questioned as they each took a seat. Looking up at the old man he smiled, "Three pork ramen, Oji-san!"

"We should meet with the Hokage, tell him you're leaving. Then I'm going to retrieve my weapon, you need to figure out what you're going to do about yours Uzumaki. We can't tap our full potential by any stretch yet, you'll need that thing to cover your ass for now. " Replied Zaiaku

Taking a large slurp of noodles Naruto gulped them down, "what if he says I can't leave."

Gaara looked down at his food, "Then tell him you resign as a shinobi. I don't think a leave of absence is too much to ask though."

-Hokage's Office-

"You WHAT?" exclaimed the third.

"I'm requesting a leave of absence oji-san," Naruto sighed, 'he's not buying it'

'Exaggerate the truth kit.'

'Exaggerate the truth? That's it, you're a genius Kyuu,' turning his head down he faked a sniffle, "The stares...and the harsh words...they're getting too much for me."

Gaara and Zaiaku meanwhile were fighting back snorts.

Sighing the Third resigned himself, "How long?"

"Two years at the most, but I will be back." replied Naruto

Then Sarutobi stood, "Uzumaki Naruto, you are on temporary leave until two years time," then he smiled, "good luck Naruto-kun." To which he only recieved a foxy grin.

-Naruto's Apartment-

"We'll go our seperate ways and meet in three months at the docks in snow country," stated Zaiaku, "Gaara you should go with Naruto, you can help him more than you could help me."

"I take it we're going to meet this Zabusa character?" questioned Gaara.

Naruto frowned, "Yea, but getting Kubikiri Houcho is not going to be easy, if I challenge him he'll just make sure it's a fight to the death."

"Getting it is your problem, I have my own journey to start," replied Zaiaku then he nodded to his two friends, "See you in three months." standing he exited.

"We should get moving too," said Naruto, Gaara only nodded and stood.

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