Chapter 1: Becoming

It was a semi-cold morning in the village known as Kohona. People were getting ready for fall and winter, as well as the annual Kyuubi festival, unofficially known as the 'Hunt the Deamon' Festival. It is usual to find the villagers getting drunk and readying their weapons for the hunt. It was also usual to find Tas locked up in her room or off for training. But what was unusual was that, instead of a locked up Tas or an on-the-go Tas…was a grinning, semi-lunatic looking Tas walking down the street.

'I wonder who I should shock first…' Tas/Master wondered as she walked down the street.

She knew that Sarutobi would have just gotten to the Tower Offices, Sasuke-teme would be either training or brooding, and even Sakura-ama would be just getting up.

'I know…I'll go bother Sarutobi…his predecessor did take my pilfered TARDIS anyway. Besides, I need a good laugh this morning.' Tas/Master thought to herself as she walked towards the Tower.

"Who…what…what is going on here" Kyuubi asked/wondered in its 'regal' voice.

'Simple, my foxy companion, the person known as Tasrem Uzumaki was a fake…a 'pseudo-personality' for me to hide under when I landed here in this universe.' Tas/Master thought with a chuckle.

"So…the sweet, innocent, naieve Tasrem Uzumaki was a shell. Who are you?" Kyuubi asked.

'I am The Master. A Time Lord…sorry, 'Time Lady' who wishes the obedience of all I see and the domination of all that is in the universe. If you and I have a problem…I'm sure that we can come to an acceptable arrangement.' The girl thought.

"I have heard of such 'arrangements' before…they usually end up with either party or both parties dead or ruined." Kyuubi said to the young Time Lady.

Before Tas/Master finished her conversation, she noticed that she had arrived at the Tower.

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Sarutobi was doing the most dreaded thing in the universe…PAPERWORK. Give him disputes between clans…give him an assassination…give him something to get over the bane of every person's existence and he's in his proper element. But no, he had to be stupid and take the job that he (willingly) gave his predecessor the Fourth Hokage.

'I was tricked somehow…I don't know how this happens, even my wife does this, I say no then everything gets funny in the head then I wind up doing something that I know I didn't want to do before…' Sarutobi thought before looking up to the sky.

"You hate me, don't you?" Sarutobi whispered silently to himself before getting back down to business.

"Personally, no, I don't really hate you…I just want everyone to either obey me or I want them out of my way so I can eliminate them." A girls' voice said with a slight chuckle.

Sarutobi looked up to see the girl he regarded as a granddaughter…but there was something off about her; like someone else was standing there in her skin but didn't get her actions down just right.

"I'm sure that you've already guessed that there is something wrong about me today…didn't you Hokage-san." 'Tasrem' said to Sarutobi.

"I already figured as much, Miss…?"Sarutobi asked to both get information and to stall.

The young girl smiled at Sarutobi and said, "Is that the best you can do, old man? I already figured that you wanted both information and are trying to stall me, so let's cut the bull already and talk. I am The Master; a member of a species of a different time period. I call myself The Master because I desire only one thing…Obedience, or Death. I can be quite creative at both."

Sarutobi sat back, pondering The Master's answer. You almost could see the wheels turning in his mind before he sat forward.

"And Tasrem?" Sarutobi asked.

"A cover identity, created to fool my enemies and to lull others into a false sense of security…although, examining my other identity's memories has shown me both the good and the bad of being 'Tasrem Uzumaki'. However, I must insist that I have the blue police box back from your hands." Tas/Master said, still a smile on her face.

Sarutobi smirked before saying, "And if I refuse?"

"Then I will be forced to either entice your cooperation…" Tas/Master said.

"And if that fails?" Sarutobi asked.

"Then you will die." The girl said without irony.

"Well…how about a counter-proposal?" Sarutobi asked, hoping that the carrot he placed in this trap worked.

Tas/Master thought, weighing the options before her.

"Think about this, kit…he might offer something of more value." Kyuubi said, already understanding that the old human was playing with his final cards.

'Maybe…maybe he wants to kill me. But…there is something left of 'Tasrem' left inside to listen to the old man. Maybe I'll kill him after I hear his proposal.' Tas/Master thought.

"I'm listening…" She said aloud.

Sarutobi smiled before saying, "As you may know, Tas was recently assigned to a ninja team. I request that you continue to do so…at least until the end of the Chuunin exams. I will pay you with her adoptive father's scrolls, weapons, deeds and the blue box."

The Time Lady sat back herself…thinking of the possibilities.

"Kit, understand what he's offering. It's more than the memories that I've seen of your 'other' incarnations. This sounds like the best course of action." Kyuubi said, hoping that the unstable young woman would accept.

"Alright…on one other condition." Tas/Master said.

Sarutobi's face paled slightly before asking, "And that would be?"

"The condition is that I get to release the Kyuubi whenever I choose. And I don't mean 'release' as in 'Go and Destroy the Planet' type of release (though that is plan 'B'). I mean 'release' as in I want someone besides Shikamaru to keep my intellect company." Tas/Master said plainly.

Gulping, Sarutobi said, "Done."

The semi-evil half smirk formed on Tas's beautiful face before saying, "Until the Chuunin Exams then."

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And that's the end of chapter 1. Please read and review.