I'm back once again with another update. I'm now installing sorta crossover from a game I've just recently played called, Bastion. Fun stuff, but I'll only be doing a minor crossover and using them in a slightly different way then was given in the actual game.

Disclaimer: I don not own Bastion or Naruto, just the OC's present in the story.

Ok, now enjoy!

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Forgotten

The genin squad finally comes within talking distance and stops dead in there tracks when they spot me, and Tsuma seems to tired to sense the obvious tension between the five of us. I did fight them not too long ago, and it's only natural that they would be quite shocked to see me bearing a Konoha hi-ate. The larger bowl cut man steps forward and sternly says, " Who are you, and why do you have a Konoha headband when you attacked us not too long ago."

I shake the nervousness out of my system before replying, " Let me explain. I did tell you before that I wasn't who I was thought to be, and I would have to use force if neccesarry, did I not? What I was doing there was undercover work for a division of Konoha's ANBU. If you don't believe me just go ask the Hokage." They all seem pretty skeptical and the jounin replies back, " Why didn't you say that at the time?"

I hold back an eye roll and say, " Well, you guys decided to engage me in battle before I could say that. I had to dissmantle you so I could escape with the needed information. Hope you understand." They all seem to be starting to believe me, but I think there going to ask the Hokage about me no matter what I say at this point. I just have rotten luck. Tsuma shakily stands up and asks, " So what are you all doing here?"

The miniture version of the jounin pipes in, " This is our training ground! We have to get ready for the chunin exams that Gai-sensei has entered us in!" I smile at the boy's enthusiasm and reply, " Well good for all of you and good luck. Tsuma and I will leave your field now since we're just about done here." I motion for Tsuma to follow me, and I exchange nods with Gai as I leave the grassy feild.

I drag Tsuma over to the next training ground I see and I hear her moan behind me, " I thought we were done. What are we doing now..." I stop in my tracks and turn to her to say, " I just want to show you something, that's all." I look at the dense forest I've led the two of into, which should be perfect since nobody will see what I'm going to do next.

I whip out a scroll from my pocket and spread it out on the ground infront of me and Tsuma, which see is now giving a very intrigued yet confused look to what I am doing. " This is a scroll I use to travel to a certain place. I'm going to use the transportation technique, and use this essentially as a destination. just hold onto me when I say so." I explain to the confused girl. I look at her with reassurance and say, " Don't worry. Where were going is a very special place for you're training." Tsuma gives me a blank look, probably due to being exhausted and sick of me, and i motion for her to come around to my side of the scroll.

" Now, I'm going to do a few hand signs, so once I start just hold onto my shoulder or something so I take you along." I tell the her, and she replies, " Umm, ok?" Once she finished her statement I start to do about 15 or so handsigns, and then I slam my right palm down in the center of the scroll and we are whisked away from Konoha.

We reappear in a very dark looking world with high wall surronding a collosium type place that is o so familiar to me. All around the circular stadium is ten shrines with a stone pillar infront of them and symbol atop the shrine. The shrines are well-type devices with a fancy roof over them with a stone pillar infront of it with a indent for a hand. This is a realm that has been forgotten of unfortunately.

Tsuma gazes around in a slight panic and yells at me, " Where the fuck did you bring us! Is this the realm of the Shinigami or soemthing?" I chuckle at her behavior and reply, " Oh no my dear child, but you are close. This is a gateway between our world and that of the gods of the old days, which have been forgotten. The Shinigami is more of a demon than anything, but this is a shrine to the gods of the past which were worshipped many centuries ago." Tsuma still looks a bit uneasy about the whole sitiuation and she asks, " So what's this got to do with training, and how do you know of this?"

I let a faint smile cross my face and reply, " I once trained her when I was young. My grandfather is the one who first brought me here many years ago. The religion that worshipped these gods has died out, but they still live on. For your training, you shall be tested by each deity, and defeat there trial. Once you have done all eleven trials I don't think you'll be needing me to train you anymore, but that's all specualtion for now. Not even my own son was able to conquer all the trials in his life time, infact it took me 17 years to finally beat the last trail myself."

Tsuma's jaw dropped, but she quickly recomposed herself and said, " Wait, you said there were eleven trials, but there's only ten shrines?" I give her a pat on the head and respond, " You're sharp as ever, aren't you? The last test is deferating all the deities trails at once. Only very few have ever succeeded in history." Tsuma's jaw drops again and she mumbles out, " So what will I be doing?" I look up at the shadowy overworld that goes off into nothing and reply, " Well, you're kinda beat up today so I think I'll have you attempt you're first trial tomorrow after a light warm-up spar. I already have the first deity in mind that you should face. And let me warn you right now, you will have to formulate a strategy for these trials since you will find yourself outmatched."

She tilts her head to the left in a playful manner and innocently asks, " How you mean that I'll be outmatched?" I shrug my shoulder and quickly blink to just stare at the poor kid for a moment. " Look. You see those pillars infront of all the shrines?" I state while pointing to all the pillars around us, and I continue, " Well, you place you hand in the indent and release a bit of you're chakra to invoke said god. What will happen is a copy or clone of you will rise out of the well like structure, and then you must fight yourself, but there's a catch." I pause for a moment to catch my breath since the last jutsu used a decent amount of energy, and Tsuma asks, " So what's the catch? I just have to fight myself or what?"

" Patience child." I whisper to the girl, and I look into her eyes and say, " It's not jsut yourself. It's you with the power of that god infused within the clone. Each god has a unique trait that each copy of you will have, forcing you to beat the trial with brains, and not brawn. Tomorrow I will fill you in on the god you choose, but remember that killing yourself is a very weird experiance at first, so try to distract yourself from that aspect if need be." Tsuma lets out a yawn and blabs out, " Ok then sensei. Let's just go. This place is creepy, but can you just tell me what deity I'm going against tomorrow? Please?"

I give in to her whining and grunt back, " I plan to have you face the god of commotion, Pyth. That's all I'm telling you for now, so grab onto me unless you want to stay here until tomorrow." Tsuma quickly clutches onto me and I preform the same seals as before and slam my palm into the scroll once more. We reappear again, but this time in our hotel room. Looks like I'm still pretty sharp on navigation.

" How'd we get back here? I thought we'd be back in the forest or something?" Tsuma cries out in an overly dramatic way. I reroll the scroll back up neaty and tell her, " That's not the only thing that's changed, go look out the window." Tsuma quickly trots to the window and removes the curtain, and I hear a gasp come from her.

" What? We couldn't of been gone 10 minutes and it's now sunset? What gives!" Tsuma exclaims as she falls back onto the bed looking up at the ceiling in wonderment. I shove the scroll back into my pocket and reply, " Time and space are skewed at the shrine. I was able to manipulate our destination through my mastery of the transportation technique, but a minute there is almost an hour here." and Tsuma just looks flusterd about the whole situation. " I had plans for today you jerk! You could have warned me or something!" Tsuma shouts at me.

" Calm down kid, it's not all that bad, and you still have a few hours left before it gets too late. By the way, what were you're plans?" I ask her with a bored expression. I just reciecve a glare from the girl, and she leaves the room without another word. That doesn't bother me too much since if I can keep her from opening that damned noise hole hers, it's a win for me. I grab my guitar that i left propped against the wall across from the door that has the window, and I leave while closing the door behind me and locking it.

I leave the hotel at a nice leisurely pace, and I head for a part area in the near the center of town I saw awhile ago. It should be a pleasant spot to play some music in peace before I have to talk to that witch of an apprentice again. I make my way under the setting sun, which is illuminating of many oranges and pinks that seem to be painted on the few clouds in the sky as well and I take a seat against a tree in the small park that's just a block or two from Konoha's academy for genin. I start to play some "classical" songs with fingerstyle, (which were new to me back in the day)to just fill the air with a sultry sound of scales and various melodies, and I close my eyes to let the music envelop me. Even though I've played most the songs I know a million times, I still haven't gotten sick of 'em.