I'm just taking a quick moment to inform my readers that this will likely be a weekly Fanfic. My schedule doesn't allow me to write as much as i'd like.


It was lucky that Takigakure had never once been invaded in its 60 years of existence; else they would have been more alert at night. So Raiga took that night time opportunity to return to his hospital cot after determining that he could, indeed, retract his Chakra Wings at will.

He determined it was best to keep his more cordial relationship with Chomei a secret until he could reunite himself with Tsunade. When his memories of Robert finally settled and the amalgamation that was now Raiga's personality set the information that he had a Godmother intrigued him. Robert claimed Orochimaru to be his favorite character due to his cynical viewpoint and his actuality as a scary villain in contrast to many of the other enemies in the series. Raiga however, after sorting through memories of the Manga and his own past, easily claimed Tsunade as his favorite character.

It was a strange day when he called his Godmother a character, he idly noted.

In any case, the night had passed and when morning came Raiga found himself being awoken by the nurse and taken out of his cot for food. He request Ramen, since Raiga had never had any and wanted to understand why Naruto was obsessed with the stuff.

When the bowl of Miso Ramen was brought to him as he made himself comfortable in the hospital cafeteria, he noted that a man came and sat across from him. Raiga offered a weak salute to the man and dug into his Ramen, much to the stranger's apparent amusement if the stifled snort was anything to go by.

"So, you're Raiga huh?"

Raiga looked up at the stranger and took in his appearance. He had a hard tan, akin to what one would hold if they'd worked in a field for their income. His face was lined with small wrinkles and he had small grey eyes along with brown hair that was greying at the tips with a small goatee, "Uhuh." He then plunged right back into the Ramen. For some strange reason the food tasted akin to what he mused nectar and ambrosia to be like, he just couldn't get enough of the height stunting noodles of goodness.

"It's nice to meet you Raiga, I'm Shiburo, the leader of Takigakure."

Raiga absently choked on his Ramen but immediately gave "Shiburo" his full attention. How was he to know that they'd bring in the Village head?! "Uh… Nice to meet you, Shiburo-sama."

He smiled kindly, "You're very well spoken for your age, did you know that?"

Raiga nodded, "Kaa-chan did the Shinobi tests on me, she said I was a genu-genius." He nodded; taking another bite out of his noodles not notices the look of surprise that came across Shiburo's face.

"I didn't know your mother was a Shinobi."

"She wasn't, she knew Fuinjutsu, since it was a clan tra-tradition, so she knew some things."

He nodded, it was true Raiga was an Uzumaki, and if the story the Honored Elder that had gathered him gave, his mother was dying from unknown reasons. It was a sad fate, especially for one so young and so well spoken to see his mother die and be chosen as the Nanabi's vessel. But, in the Shinobi world sacrifices must be made for the good of the village.

"Well, I'm just letting you know that you'll be living with me and my son Shibuki from now on."

Raiga looked at Shiburo with wide eyes, "Why?"

"It's my duty as the leader of this village to ensure that they can be protected. You, Raiga, are a very important person to our home whether you know it or not, and due to that it falls to me to make sure you are as comfortable as possible so you can be guided properly."

Raiga understood the gist of what was being said; Shiburo's job was to watch him. And from paying attention to the wording there, they did not know Raiga was perfectly aware of his Jinchuriki status.

That was a blessing in disguise.


Time had passed in Taki and Raiga had slowly accustomed to the village atmosphere.

Unlike in Konoha, nobody held any animosity to his status as Jinchuriki, but that could be attributed to the fact that it was an actual secret.

Raiga was able to convince Shiburo not to add him to the Shinobi corps while sill granting him some training due to his age. During this time Raiga learned how to access his Chakra, which in turn allowed him to use his Chakra Wings once again much to his joy.

Speaking of Chakra Wings, Raiga kept in frequent contact with Chomei. Chomei himself was just happy, or Lucky if one were to use his terminology, that Raiga was an actually willing to hold conversations with him. Apparently the first time he was sealed it was into an older Kunoichi that never even considered him to be sentient and due to her age, she was incapable of using his Chakra since it didn't add into her network from a young age. His second Jinchuriki, Raki, only saw Chomei as a tool or akin to one at the very least. Chomei often recounted Raiga with tails of his previous host's brazen acts of foolishness around him.

Raiga began his training once his Chakra was completely active, which took 2 months after he became Chomei's Jinchuriki. In order to activate his Chakra, he had to meditate frequently to keep Chomei's Chakra and his own separate until he could instinctively differentiate them. It was a consequence of starting his training so soon after the sealing. The training originally consisted of Shurikenjutsu and smaller Chakra control exercises such as the Leaf Sticking exercises.

Originally meant in the beginning, for true to Raiga's status of genius he finished the Chakra control exercises quickly enough and moved on to Tree Walking on his own time, eventually making his way towards Water Walking. It was still strange to him to remember how these exercises were performed from memories of a Manga. When Shiburo caught him performing Water Walking at the age of 4 he knew Raiga could become the greatest asset to Takigakure and lead them to greatness.

Shiburo, after witnessing Raiga's prowess in the Shinobi arts decided to give him extra incentive to remain loyal to Taki and Taki alone, offered Raiga a piece of Chakra Paper.

"Raiga, do you know what this is?"

Raiga was currently practicing jumping on top of water. It was a legitimate exercise that taught the body instant reaction and precision control. He looked over at Shiburo holding a sheet of paper, "Paper" Raiga grunted, continuing his training. He needed to get better sooner than later.

Shiburo offered a small chuckle to the 4 year old; Raiga had grown on him. He was a blunt and easily motivated boy with an obsession with Ramen for some strange reason and he was something of a little brother to Shibuki, which helped.

"No, this is Chakra Paper; can you tell me what that is from your Shinobi history course?"

Raiga's attention was immediately caught as he walked over to Shiburo, "Chakra Paper is paper that is harvested from the trees the Shodaime Hokage Hashirama Senju created using his Mokuton. The Paper has the ability to inform a person that adds their Chakra to it what their Chakra nature is."

"And what are Chakra natures?"

"Chakra natures are relevant to a Shinobi's natural talent in a specific type of Ninjutsu. Fire, Lightning, Water, Earth and Wind are the natures a Shinobi is able to utilize."

"And how do you tell what your nature is from using this paper?"

"If you have a Fire nature the paper with turn to ash, Water soaks the paper, Earth turns it to dust, Lightning crumples it, and Wind splits it in half."

"Are there any exceptions?" Shiburo loved these moments. Shibuki sadly didn't have much of an interest in the Shinobi arts regardless of being an Academy student, but Raiga was like a drone.

"The exceptions are Kekkai Genkai's, blood-limits. There exist bloodlines that have the natural ability to combine 2 or more elements into a new one, such as Yoton or the Mokuton which the Chakra paper originates from."

"Very good! Today we'll be learning what your nature is and discussing its properties, as well as determining if we can have a tutor for you depending on your nature."

Raiga nodded eagerly and Shiburo handed the paper over. Raiga placed it on the palm of his dominant hand, which was his right hand and poured Chakra into it.

The paper crumpled.

"Alright, so you've got a Lightning affinity, those are very useful. Now, what do you know about Raiton?"

Raiga knew a fair amount, and at the same time not much at all. He knew that he was likely to have a Lightning affinity based on who his sperm donor that allowed him to be born was, "Raiton Jutsu turns your Chakra into Lightning which can be used to pierce and paralyze enemies."

"Not bad, it's a very good description for your age, but let me give you a better one, alright?"

Raiga nodded eagerly, sitting down as Shiburo went into full lecture mode, "As you know, Raiton is one of the 5 basic elemental nature transformations, which allows you to generate lightning by increasing the high frequency vibrations of your Chakra. You having a Raiton nature means your Chakra naturally vibrates in comparison to my Suiton nature which means my Chakra naturally flows."

Raiga blinked, not knowing that at all.

"By increasing the frequency vibrations of your Chakra, you can increase your speed more-so than say a Suiton user could; but that doesn't mean you will be faster, it just means you have the capability to be. Raiton has many abilities, some like you said are meant for piercing, like Kakashi Hatake's Chidori, or to paralyze opponents like Kumogakure's Kaminari Shibari, a paralyzing seal that is empowered by Raiton Chakra."

Shiburo didn't know when Raiga pulled out a notepad and wrote that down; he didn't even know he had a notepad. Still, whatever helped the lad helped the lad, "Now, while this is uncommon in most places aside from Kumogakure, Raiton Chakra can be focused into bladed weapons using a technique called Chakra Flow that can also be applied with Futon techniques. These blades are augmented with the high frequency of Raiton and makes cutting techniques more effective on harder surfaces; armor for example. They are akin to a saw being moved very fast where a Futon Chakra Flow technique would increase sharpness and depending on how much Chakra was put into the flow, the length of the weapon."

Shiburo took a breath before continuing, "Now Raiton sounds great, and it is. In fact Raiton users are praised here in Taki since the majority of our Shinobi use Suiton, and water conducts electricity making combinations very effective; you are currently the only Raiton user in the village. However, while I wouldn't call these downsides, there are things you need to know about Raiton that if you didn't could kill you in the future."

Shiburo held Raiga's attention explicitly at this moment, and he savored it, "Raiton is weak to Futon, Wind, due to its nature as a natural electrical insulator. A Raiton user can beat that issue if their Chakra's vibration frequency is faster than the Futon technique can insulate. The difference however, is that in the case of Futon insulation, all that is required is for the technique to have more Chakra poured into it. Raiton needs control, and with it higher Chakra levels, which you do have.

Now, do you have any questions before I continue?"

"Raiton is strong against Doton, right? Why?"

"Fair question, fair question; Raiton naturally has the ability to pierce, whereas Doton focuses on wide areas and defense. Just as lightning is capable of traveling through the ground and breaking it apart, so too is Raiton able to pierce Doton."

Raiga nodded, writing the information down on his notepad before looking at Shiburo expectantly.

"Now, the reason I decided to let you test your affinity is my belief that based on your progress with Water Walking, you're ready for the next control exercise."

Shiburo then pulled out a scroll, a storage scroll in particular and poured Chakra into the seal matrix. From the scroll came a bag of leaves, a roll of thick parchment, and a box filled with lightbulbs, "When training up Wind, Fire and Earth, you use leaves. For Wind, the goal is to cut it in half with just your Chakra. For Fire, the goal is to burn the leaf without burning your hand. For Earth, the goal was to turn the leaf into dust, but keep the dust in your palm."

He then pointed towards the parchment, "Most places would use paper, but since Taki has a majority of Suiton users and since one our exports is parchment from the Great Tree, this is used instead. True it's harder, but it's worth it in the end. For Water, the goal is to soak the parchment so much that it falls apart."

He then picked up the box of light bulbs and handed one to Raiga, "Raiton has the most unique training due to the fact that it was only recently that light bulbs were invented; around 50 years ago, in comparison to hundreds of years of documented nature manipulation training for the other elements. For Lightning, the goal is to light the bulb and keep it lit for as long as you can. Too little and nothing will happen, and too much and the bulb will burn and so too will your hand. The original exercise was to crinkle a leaf with just your Chakra, but that was replaced with the light bulb exercise since the leaf only taught how to vibrate your Chakra and had no insight to frequency."

Raiga looked at the light bulb with both wonder and annoyance, "After the light bulb test what is the next level of Raiton training?"

Shiburo chuckled with mirth, "Well, you're nowhere near ready for that. It takes most adults months of straight training just to get this first part down, but I'll humor you. The second stage of Raiton training is the Chakra Flow technique I told you about, but instead of using a blade you'd use a blunted piece of metal like a pipe. The theory is that if you can cut something with a blunt weapon then when we put a sharp weapon in your hand… Well, you understand."

Raiga nodded and looked to the bulb in his hands seriously before adding Chakra to it. The bulb immediately burned out and his hand singed lightly, "Ow!"

Shiburo cackled in mirth, "Aye, that happens. I'll make sure to get you plenty of spare bulbs for you to practice on your own time, alright?"

He noted Raiga wasn't even listening; the boy just went to the box and grabbed another bulb before getting to work.

Shiburo decided to leave the boy alone for now; he'd eventually tire himself out and come inside for supper.


Another year had passed and with Raiga had finally finished up the light bulb exercise. He was able to keep the bulb alight and hold it for 30 minutes, which apparently was thrice as long as most people bothered with, much to his dismay.

He had also begun to delve into his heritage through the art of Fuinjutsu. Taki was the only minor village that had any major experience with Fuinjutsu due to their need for Jinchuriki like Raiga, so they had a fair amount of resources for him to work with.

Shiburo had told Raiga that he would soon be joining the Takigakure Shinobi corps, regardless of age. At first it was agreed that a 3-4 year old child was too young, but with people like Kakashi Hatake, who became a Genin at 5 and were still alive and kicking, it was understood that Raiga couldn't escape his duty for much longer. Shiburo told him that he had until he was the age of 6, then it was off to the Genin corps.

Shibuki however, was finally taking his training somewhat seriously and was learning the Leaf Sticking exercise whilst Raiga worked on his calligraphy. Shiburo was quite happy to help his son with training, whilst Raiga still worked on his calligraphy. He had belatedly realized that, unlike other Shinobi arts that he just understood, Fuinjutsu would take much more work.

When he turned 5 he was granted the privilege to learn his first Jutsu. Shiburo even gave a sign of great trust and lead Raiga to the Jutsu vault, located under one of the main roots of the Great Tree. Upon entering the archives he noted that it wasn't nearly as large as he'd thought it'd be, but it was very possible that the majority of the scrolls were sealed in more storage scrolls.

When he went over the Raiton section, Raiga noted a Jutsu that caught his eye immediately, but he was well aware that it was far beyond his skill level. Still, it was a technique he would learn, nothing would stop him.

Raiga chose the technique Raiton: Jibashi, or Electromagnetic Murder. The Jutsu was very simple in execution but the beauty of it was that it was one of the few Raiton techniques that relied more on the amount of Chakra poured into it instead of the control needed to increase the frequency. Raiga was the Chomei's Jinchuriki, meaning he, at the age of 5, already had High Chunin to Low Jonin level reserves.

Raiga enjoyed overpowering his Jibashi very much.

Still, after weeks of single-minded training in order to successfully perform Raiton: Jibashi, Raiga was told it was time to begin learning a weapon.

Raiga knew who his father was; he remembered his Kaa-chan and Godmother, who he had called Baa-chan, speaking about the man. Raiga Kurosuki, hailed as the Mizu no Raijin. Current wielder of the Kiba blades, a pair of Twin-blades that had been granted the title of the sharpest swords ever forged. Many tales were told of the Kiba, also known as the Raito - Thunderswords, and how they were able to decimate full teams with the proper wielder.

Raiga Uzumaki had every intention of taking the Kiba from Raiga Kurosuki's corpse. So when Shiburo asked what type of weapon he'd like to learn…

"Twin-blades."

Shiburo tried to talk him out of it, or at least talk him down to only using one sword due to the strain of learning two swords at once would be difficult on his younger body. That, and Taki didn't have any proper Twin-blade Kenjutsu styles, so he'd have to create his own.

Raiga preferred that anyways.

Still, they didn't let him learn with actual swords, he was to be their weapon and they could risk him killing himself through self-harm. No, they brought out a pair of metal pipes that had been filled in with iron. It was a pity that they wouldn't allow Raiga to learn to wield a proper blade, but at least they were willing to allow him to use Twin-blades.

But when they brought Suien, the very man that murdered his mother, to be his sparring partner?

Raiga charged at him with a partial Chakra Flow attached to his pipes, immediately catching the newly promoted Jonin off guard enough for Raiga to sweep his legs and slam a lightning infused pipe into Suien's groin.

The sickening crunch that was heard and the man's scream were very satisfying.

Shiburo immediately jumped into the fray with a pained expression on his face made Raiga know he went too far too soon, that was until Suien hobbled around on the ground still holding his now useless genitals and roared, "I'LL KILL YOU GAKI!"

Shiburo took that moment to take his attention away from Raiga and focus it on Suien, roaring for a medic.

Raiga made his escape before Shiburo could refocus his attention on the reason his Jonin was currently enraged.


More time had passed, the day was June 7, 047 SVE, and Raiga was currently on a rest day. He understood that training too much, especially with such a young body never boded well, so he was assigned 2 rest days a week. While on his rest day Raiga could be found lazing about in a hammock he set up in the branches of the Great Tree. He learned early on that he preferred hammocks over beds due to the natural snug feeling they give off. While on his hammock he was writing up a few storage scrolls for personal use. He understood that theory was extremely important when it came to the art of Fuinjutsu, but application was where he shined.

Still, he mused, it was likely something to do with his status as an Uzumaki.

He was perfectly aware that the Uzumaki didn't truly have a Kekkai Genkai, though their renowned longevity was praised in some circles as one. So, as a clan the Uzumaki delved into more foreign arts and on their own learned the value of Fuinjutsu on a large scale, turning what was merely an island nation with a bunch of redheads into Uzushiogakure, a military power that rivaled that of one of the 5 Great Shinobi Villages.

At least it was.

Raiga held very little empathy towards his clan, they were either dead or scattered to the corners of the worlds. He knew of 4 from his memories, Naruto in Konoha, Karin in Kusa, Nagato in Ame and now him in Taki.

4 people does not make a clan, it just makes a problem in his opinion.

As he finished his sixth scroll he idly put it in his empty kunai holster strapped to his right thigh that held the rest of them. As he prepared to begin writing up a seventh one a sound he'd never heard before in his near 3 years in Takigakure rang throughout the entire village.

An alarm siren.

As he looked down to see what was happening he noticed a panic occurring within the civilian population of Taki, which was strange. The civilians of the village as a whole were very dull folk, as were the Shinobi he idly noted. They wouldn't ever act like this unless it was serious.

As he pondered, an announcement came through the village via a loud-speaker system he was unaware even existed.

"Takigakure is currently under siege on the western flank by Iwagakure Blast Corps. All civilians, Genin and ninja under the age of 14 report to the underground barracks immediately."

This was it, it was finally time.

Raiga grabbed the storage scroll he had just put away and began sealing up all his Fuinjutsu equipment and hammock. The moment he finished with it, Raiga plunged into his mindscape, "Chomei!"

Chomei looked to be dozing until the sound of Raiga's high pitched voice stirred him, "Mmmm… Rai-gaki? What do you want? I was having such a Lucky dream… mmmm…"

"It's time Chomei, Takigakure is under attack, this is our best shot."

Chomei's attention was immediately held and he stretched lightly, due to his restraints making him incapable of doing much aside from sleep, "Then make haste Rai-gaki! Do not waste such a Lucky moment!"

Raiga looked down and prayed what he was about to ask for was granted, "I know I've never asked this of you before, but since this is the best opportunity for the both of us we need to work together.

I need to borrow some Chakra."

Chomei stilled, he had never given the Rai-gaki anything aside from his Chakra Wings, nor had Raiga ever asked him for anything else. All they did was have conversations about whatever interested them or Raiga would listen to Chomei tell stories. Still… If he needed Chakra "...You know you are too young to even ponder the thought of controlling my Chakra, yes?"

Raiga nodded, "It's not about control, and this is the best chance to finally leave. Not just for me, but for you. I don't have enough Chakra to escape on my own, Taki is too large and my reserves aren't large enough to power the Chakra Wings out of the border. Chomei, this is our chance!"

Chomei's body buzzed lightly before his large bi-horned head nodded lightly, "Very well Rai-gaki, if you lose control then you will die, and I will be free of my bonds; both Lucky and Unlucky."

Raiga convulsed lightly as Chomei's Chakra, seeped out of the pit and enveloped him soundly until he was flung out of his mindscape. When he came to, he noted that a mass of bubbles of Red Chakra began to poor out from the seal located on his back and envelope his body. His Chakra wings, which were normally a deep teal color were dyed a blood-red color, a single tail reminiscent of Chomei's stinger took shape from out of the mass of Red and as the Chakra Shroud stilled into a shape, he noted that the shoulders seemed enlarged as well as he now sported a di-pronged horn of pure Chakra on his scalp.

If Raiga were to look in the mirror he'd note that he looked like some sort of red insect.

He felt primal emotions welling up and he fought with every fiber of his will to keep them down as he jumped off the Great Tree and took flight. The Chakra Shroud followed him as if it was a second skin and his newly dyed wings were nearly thrice as fast to use as they were previously.

He dove down the Great Tree and glided over to the Jutsu archive he was shown on his fifth birthday. Using his newly enhanced body, he punched the sealed gate of the archive so hard that while his fist began to bleed, but the door did give out and when it fell Raiga immediately pulled out an empty storage scroll and began storing as many Jutsu he could into the scroll.

He started with the Fuinjutsu section, filling up 2 of his storage scrolls before finally deciding he had enough. Next was the Raiton section, which was minimal at best so only filled up 1 scroll. Raiga noted that the Jutsu that he had his eyes on since the moment he entered this room at the age of 5 was nice and ready, just for him!

He put the trio of full scrolls back into his holster and found a single safe with the word "KINJUTSU" embedded into it. He sealed the safe itself, no point in taking risks when he was under a deadline.

As he left the archive and found sunlight once more, he spread his crimson Chakra Wings and took flight.

He never looked back, nor did he see Shibuki staring at him with tears running down his face as his "brother" turn and fled the village.

On June 06, 047 SVE, Raiga Uzumaki fled Takigakure with infamy.


Raiga had been flying for over an hour and he finally made it to Taki no Kuni's singular port city to the far north known as Tsuna no Gai. Chomei's Chakra had nearly run out, and the only reason he was capable of using so much for such a long time was due to his relationship with Chomei and the adrenaline rush of what just transpired.

Raiga had glided down using the last sliver of Chomei's Chakra into an open crate lain on the hull of a docked ship filled with fruit. Upon landing Raiga immediately felt his body go limp and he closed his eye's in exhaustion.

He never noticed as he slept the crate being bolted closed.

Not even a half hour had passed since his landing and the ship already headed out of port towards the east.


Chapter 3 is done! I'm going to take some more time to explain this chapter. Raiga is a firm believer that the whole of Takigakure is perfectly aware of the fact that Suien slit his mothers throat, that is the reason he has such animosity towards them and feels no remorse abusing their good will towards him.

I know perfectly well that during these mid-chapter timeskips I powered him up a lot, but in all honesty it wasn't too much. He learned Chakra Control, his element and how to train it, as well as a single Jutsu. I think that in a span of 2 years that's a fair amount to learn. Note that he's only 5 still, he doesn't turn 6 for another month from when the chapter ended. He currently has no Taijutsu aside from basic self defense, his body isn't near mature enough to deal with the strain of proper body training.

Chomei calling Raiga Rai-gaki is a nickname that he came up with, and Raiga has such a respect for the Bijuu that he doesn't mind in the slightest. Their relationship isn't exactly friendship like B and Gyuki or what Naruto and Kurama eventually gained, but it is definitely a polite acquaintanceship. They have no issue with each other, and Chomei was even worried for Raiga when he asked to use Chomei's Chakra.

The ending is where the name "Plot Thief" came from. Raiga is, by nature, a thief. He takes what he finds to be useful whether they be Jutsu, Weapons, etc.

Where is Raiga going end up? Follow/Favorite to find out on my next update. Don't be shy to review, I love'em!