{It's time for another chapter, and this time there will be action involving the Uchiha clan. It's time to get serious. Enjoy the new chapter.}

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the Mega Ten franchise. If I did, both would more than likely suck, but Kishimoto seems to be done with his so … yeah.

"Human/Disguised Demon Talking"

'Human/Disguised Demon Thinking'

Jutsu/Spells/Atma Brand

"Tailed Beast/Demon/Atma Avatar Talking"

'Tailed Beast/Demon/Atma Avatar Thinking'

*Scene Change*

*Evening Twilight, Cathedral of Shadows, Naruto and Tenten*

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Tenten asked as she leaned against the door of Naruto's room while the owner of the room was preparing to sneak out of the Cathedral of Shadows. Of course the blonde only gave her a questioning look as he stopped sealing kunai into his right hand, giving the bun haired girl time to continue her questioning.

"Think about it; if you go there then wouldn't Kushina just get worried? I mean, she has been depressed since we came back. If she were to find out you vanished, she would more than likely come right after me since Alice and Chernobog are going with you." Naruto nodded at the bun haired girl's point, she would get in a lot of trouble if the woman found out he was gone. Still, after sealing the last two kunai, the blonde walked over to the girl and grabbed her shoulder as he stared into her eyes.

"Don't worry, I'll be going there, getting this Mikoto woman, and coming right back. What's the worst that could happen?" As soon as he finished that question Naruto walked right out the door of his room, Alice already being in his mental compendium for easy summoning. He never noticed that Tenten was starting to freak out slightly as she imagined exactly what could, and more than likely would, go wrong. This was Naruto she was thinking about after all.

*Konoha Outskirts, Area Outside of the Uchiha Compound, Nightfall*

Naruto had been intending for his trip to be just a quick in and out, visit the Clan Head's house, grab Mikoto, go home and have a nice snack. That plan had gone out the window when his mind was hit with a wave of fresh life force, something that only happened when he had slain one of his training demons. The fact that he was nowhere near a dead creature meant that so many people were dying in such a short amount of time that it was sending their remaining life force out in a giant Tsunami-like pulse that only demons or those with Comps would be able to pick up. His was proven right when the voice of a certain white rabbit resounded through his mind.

"We are going to have company soon." Naruto didn't waste time responding to Chernobog's statement, as that would leave him with less time to escape the inevitable surge of feral demons, and he could hear some of the fast demon's rushing towards him as he started to climb the walls of the compound. Naruto yelped as he felt something snap at the air just behind his leg as he pulled himself over the wall and fell onto the ground on the inside of the compound, landing on something soft as he did.

Allowing himself a moment to calm down, Naruto looked around to get an idea on what happened and immediately wished he hadn't. Littering the ground around him were various bodies of people who had at one point been members of the Uchiha clan, and he quickly got to his feet as he noticed that he had been lying on the body of a middle-aged man. Naruto swallowed as he felt his throat run dry at the sight of a feast of powerful meat before he beat down his Atma Avatar's impulses, not wanting to give into the desire to gorge himself on the helpless corpses.

"Shed your human skin Naruto, some of the demons are getting up the wall." Naruto was thankful when Alice's voice cut through the fog that was clouding his mind as Atma Lines had begun spreading across his skin, and he sent the blonde demon girl an affirmative as he pulled his Magatama's power's to the surface.

Naruto felt himself slump to his knees as his Jacket dissolved into his skin, leaving his upper body bare as a series of complex glowing black tattoos spread across his being, along with a horn that grew out of the nape of his neck. The blonde was vaguely aware of his pants begin torn just above his knees as he pushed himself back to his feet, the only thing remaining of his former appearance being his shoes, pants and hair as his eyes were now a piercing yellow color to show the demonic power racing through his body.

"Looks like it's getting easy to change, I guess Kurama was right about it getting easier the more I do it." As Naruto said this he rolled his shoulders, working out the slight stiffness as he noted the underlying demonic tone to his voice.

"We've got company!" Chernobog's shout was the only warning he got before three creatures flopped over the wall and began attempting to stand, and Naruto couldn't help the smirk that crossed his face as he saw what his first real battle was going to be against. The three creatures were very similar to humans at first glance, however due to his enhanced eyesight Naruto was able to see the differences clearly.

The creatures were each had a very dark green skin color, sporting torn but pointed ears and skinny limps topped with five clawed digits each and disgusting yellow eyes. Along with the physical traits, the creature's also smelled like fresh death and decay, along with an hint of old blood that just sealed the deal as to what they were. The three demons were Ghouls, demons of the Ghost Race that normally haunted graveyards and cemeteries. 'In other words, these things are no threat at all.'

As soon as Naruto finished his thought he slid into a ready stance, bringing his hands up to cover his face and chest as he faced his side towards the Ghouls, and as soon as he finished he heard Chernobog say, "They know we're here, we have to fight."

The difference was that this time Naruto did respond to the rabbit's statement, vocally no less. "Let's kick some feral ass." The Ghouls all turned towards him as he said this before they shrieked in hunger and rushed him with the intent to feed.

*Play Music, SMT Nocturne OST - Normal Battle*

Naruto side stepped the first Ghoul's wild swing before he slammed his fist into the Ghost's chest, blasting it off its feet and sending it flying backwards before he ducked under the next one's tackle. The final Ghoul tried to take advantage of Naruto's current state by jumping at him, intending to pin the human turned demon face down before tearing into him with its claws. Unfortunately for the demon Naruto had no plans of being its meal, and he proved that when his fist took on a dark grey Aura before he shot up and sent it flying through the creature's skull with a single thought, 'Lunge.'

Naruto ignore his now gore stained fist as he let the Ghoul's headless body dissolve into nothingness, instead choosing to roll backwards to avoid the first Ghoul's attempt to land on his back. He solved that demon's problem when he put his hands on the ground and shot his legs out in a mule kick to the demon's chest.

He smiled as he heard the crunch of the Ghost's chest caving in from the force of the blow before he flipped to his feet and lashed out a fist to catch the only surviving Ghoul in the throat. He then followed that hit up with another to the face, then the chest, then a final upper cut to the jaw that all but turned the demon's jawbone to dust. He watched the demon stagger backwards as he gathered mana into his right hand to form a small cyclone in his palm, which was soon sent flying through the Ghoul's chest as Naruto whispered the name of the spell, "Zan."

Naruto stood there with his hand extended as he watched the creature shamble towards him before falling forward; dissolving into nothing before it even hit the ground. The blonde grinned as he felt the Ghoul trio's experiences flood his mind now that the battle was over, and he raised an eyebrow when he saw a technique the creature's had known float through his mind before it sank in.

*End Music*

'Feral Claw huh? Sounds like fun, I'll need to try it out when I get the chance.' As soon as Naruto finished his thought he took off full speed towards the clan head's house, having a vague idea of where it was due to his adventures across the village when he was younger. In fact he was surprised to see the building so close after he exited into the main road of the compound, along with the surprising amount of bodies littered all over.

He shook of the sights of the massacre and took off towards his target building, having just barely noticed a shadow jumping down from the building's roof and into the back yard, leading to his going straight through the house and tripping the security seals to alert the Hokage … just in case he bit of more than he could chew. He couldn't be stupid about this; he did want to live after all.

*Mikoto Uchiha, Clan Head's Home, Living Room*

The Matriarch of the Uchiha clan was currently stuck between a rock and a hard place as she watched her oldest son duel her husband in a battle to the death. They had both been startled when the heard they the sharp ring that symbolized their security system being triggered, and that shock was what had saved her husband from being skewered by her son as he went on high alert from the noise, letting him trade a quick death for a deep gash on his side. No she was torn between helping her husband, the man who had given her two children and a wealth of happiness and love, and helping her son who had apparently murdered the rest of her clan due to their planned coup.

The dilemma resolved itself however as when she had drawn her sword and had been about to join her son in putting down her husband, the wound he had received earlier caused him to over extend a slash with his katana, leaving him wide open for Itachi to take his head over with a clean slice straight through the neck, cleanly decapitating the man that had been his father. Mikoto saw her son shed a tear for his father, allowing her to see that he didn't have his Sharingan active as he turned on her, his chest covered in blood as he had caught the body over her husband to lay him gently on the ground.

"Mother don't resist, I have to do this to keep war away from Konoha." The woman's grip on her Ninjato weakened as she heard that, she hadn't thought about the possibility of war breaking out as a result of the coup, and she honestly felt like an idiot as she realized that not a single person had thought about that outcome. She noticed Itachi grip his Tanto tighter as he got closer, and just before she had given up on fighting she heard a slightly familiar, yet somehow different, voice ring out from behind her.

"Back away from her you bastard! Zan!" What followed shocked the woman as a small blast of green wind flew past her and slammed into her oldest son's chest, sending the boy flying back before a cloud of smoke concealed his body and a log took his place. Mikoto couldn't help the grimace as she saw that the small wind attack had punched clean through the log before dispersing. What happen next actual floored the woman as she saw the son of her late best friend Kushina shoot past her and jumped at Itachi, who looked just as shocked to see the blonde as she was.

However, the woman was more curious about the strange tattoo's the blonde had now, along with the strange horn he now sported. The woman she sank to her knees, suddenly feeling the stress of the recent events starting to get to her. As she sat on the ground she couldn't help but notice that the chakra in air of the compound seemed … off somehow, as if there was something ripping the air apart with its presence. The ringing in her ears didn't help any either.

The woman shook off the insane notion as she focused on the blond boy that was charging full speed at her son.

*Naruto*

Naruto growled as he jumped into the air and pulled his fist back, intending to take full advantage of the mysterious assassin's surprise at his presence to drive a full powered, momentum driven Lunge right through his skull. Unfortunately the man was still aware enough to think, meaning that the instant before the blonde's fist collided with his face the man was once again covered in a cloud of smoke before Naruto hit something with enough force to shatter it completely. When the smoke cleared Naruto found himself staring at what might have been a decorative statue before its untimely demise.

Naruto barely managed to throw himself into a forward roll when a familiar Tanto blade flew through the air his chest had just been occupying, and as so as he hit the ground he blasted a Zan into the man's chest. Naruto grinned as he noticed that he finally landed on the man and he chased after as he flew backwards through the air before jumping and slamming his fist into his stomach. However, as soon as the man hit the ground, but before Naruto was about to hit him in the chest with a Lunge he was stopped by a kunai flying at him from the stoop of the house as a voice called out at him, "Leave my brother alone you monster!"

That shout had come from a fair skinned boy with duck-shaped hair, which earned a few giggles from the demons currently inside Naruto's mind, and everyone but the blonde was shocked when the kid charged him with another of his knives. Naruto was about to just knock the kid, who was slightly familiar now that Naruto really got a look at him, out with a low powered Zan spell before his ears started ringing, followed by Chernobog suddenly shouting at him. "Something big is heading this way; it feels powerful as well!"

The very next instant the building the boy had just charged out of exploded as something very large ripped its way through the building. The explosion kicked up a large cloud of dust as well, forcing both Naruto and his opponent to cover their eyes in order to keep from being blinded. When the dust cleared both of the fighters stared in shock at what they saw. Standing on the destroyed remains of the building was a large four story tall skeleton made of blood red bones with a strange design on its fore head that looked kinda like a circle with three magatama attached to it.

However, Naruto's attention was suddenly drawn to the beast's hands as he saw the beast moving them towards its mouth, and he starting running towards the creature, anger and worry making him ignore the two shouts as he charged the powerful demon about to eat the black haired woman. Almost immediately after Naruto started moving, he caught sight of his previous target rushing past him, his free hand running through seals as his tanto glowed with a film of chakra. This time Naruto actually caught what the man said as he all but roared, "Let go of my mother!"

The creature stopped it attempt to eat the Uchiha Matriarch as it heard the man's voice, and as soon as it laid eyes on the man it roared and chucked Mikoto away before a massive, distorted voice shouted, "Itachi, You die for your betrayal!"

Naruto had caught that little bit of information as he rushed over to the limp body of Mikoto, and he was relieved to see that she was still alive despite being nearly crushed and then being thrown and bouncing against the ground like a rag-doll. He still knew that he needed to get Mikoto out of here and back to the Cathedral, but his demonic instincts were all but screaming at him to kill the feral that had harmed his prize.

Deciding to feed his darker impulses, Naruto quickly summoned Alice to let the demon girl take care of Mikoto on her way home, knowing that the little blonde Chaos demon would take care of any feral demons on her way back as she all but squealed at the chance to 'play' as much as she wanted. As soon as Alice had left his sight, Naruto rushed towards the now named Itachi to see if he could tip the odds in his favor. After all, this demon seemed to have a person grudge against him … and judging from how Chernobog was screaming bloody murder for him to run, he was going to need all the help he could get.

{Done and done. So readers … this is the next last chapter of the before the start of the series arc. So far we've had Naruto being turned into a demon, getting adopted into a demonic church, training with (or rather getting the carp kicked out of him by) Kurama, meeting Tenten and the rest of his gang of misfits and now the Uchiha Massacre with demons. Next time is the arc boss fight though, and here is a hint in the form of its name, Uchiha Odokuro. Enjoy Life Readers.}