Our Will of Fire

by tymaxion

A world reforged by strength of Will, one child has a fateful encounter that will shake the foundations of history and change the future for himself and the world. Possible M rating for future content, Smart/strong/op naruto/pyra/mythra, Hyuga and civilian council existence and bashing, smart(er) Team 7. Back at writing, will re-write chapter 1-4 at some point.

10. Chapter 9, Our Team and Tenant

Our Will of Fire

Chapter 9

Review Q/A: darkwarp: Indeed I am turning her into the next Morag, wait until you see her later down the line. As for Malos I agree wholeheartedly.

Rantu1324: I agree with your first suggestion and your second suggestion has been added to the pool of possible blades for him.

AN- 4K VIEWS! I LOVE YOU ALL! ALL BLADES ARE ON THE TABLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SHULK AND FIORA! I do not own either Naruto or Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in any way shape or form and they are the property of their respective owners Masashi Kishimoto and Monolithsoft respectively. I make no money from this story. Also if I swap between English and Japanese sporadically I am sorry.

Warning: Naruto and others will become quite overpowered compared to most others for most of this story.

Biju Speaking

'Biju Thinking'

"Telepathy"

'Person thinking'

Flashback Speech

PLEASE READ AUTHORS NOTE AT THE END

xXxXx Location: Uzumaki Residence, 1:15 AM

Naruto and Mythra enter the Uzumaki residence as quietly as possible only for the lights to turn on when they enter, "So how'd everything go you two?" Pyra asks her siblings with a hint of worry in her voice.

Naruto grins and Mythra matches the grin, "We don't have to worry about Mizuki-teme any time soon, he's going to be spending some time in T&I with Anko Mitarashi and Ibiki Morino in order to find out who he was working for. We kicked his ass after we spent about 8 hours copying down some jutsu from the forbidden scroll." Naruto says while pulling out about 6 scrolls and Mythra pulls out her own copies, then Naruto's expression turns somber, "A-also we found out why the village hates me." Naruto says in a sober tone and a small frown on his face, "It turns out the Yondaime sealed the Kyubbi no Kitsune into me, it's why people call me the demon brat." Naruto says starting to tear up a little before Pyra and Mythra hug him.

"Don't worry Naruto, we could never hate you. And those villagers are idiots if they think that you're the fox." Pyra says in a rather crude way that makes Naruto and Mythra look at her in shock. "What, I can't be protective of my little brother?" she asks causing the three of them too break out into laughter. The three walk over to the dining table and Pyra pulls out some of the leftovers from the celebration meal she prepared in advance. As the two start eating Pyra starts looking through the scrolls, "Ooooh, I like this jutsu, Katon: Hellfire Inferno eh?" She says and starts reading the rest of the jutsu details, "I can see why this would be labeled as a kinjutsu for most ninja, however we aren't most ninja. Naruto's healing factor would negate most of the negatives of this, my fire affinity would make this far easier to learn as well as my not being human, and Mythra with her lightning and earth affinities would have trouble learning it she shouldn't have too much issue because she's a blade too." Pyra says analytically causing Mythra and Naruto to nod in agreement of her assessment. Naruto and Mythra finish eating while Pyra is still looking at the scrolls and comes across the Hakke no Fuin Shiki sealing formula. "This is what's on your stomach right Naruto? It's the seal that keeps the Kyubbi locked away?" she asks.

Naruto nods still a bit unsure about the safety of the seal due to its details, "Yeah, but the seal is designed to gradually leak power to whatever has the seal on it, in this case me. This causes the seal to gradually weaken over the years and since I've had it since the day I was born the seal might be getting to a dangerous point where the Kyubbi could come loose. After team assignments tomorrow I'll ask Jiji about the key the scroll mentions that is supposed to be able to tighten or release the seal." Naruto says making Mythra and Pyra smile at how their little brother is taking all of this, where most would crack and fall under the pressure of knowing something like this was their burden, Naruto is taking it a bit hard but still walking tall.

Mythra decides to stretch her arms a bit, "Alright, well that's a detail for later. We've got 5 hours of sleep to look forward to before we gotta be at the academy for assignments tomorrow morning." Mythra says causing the other two to nod in agreement. Putting their dishes in the sink to wash when they get back home tomorrow the three head to the bedroom to sleep, Mythra and Naruto not even changing their clothes to get as much sleep as possible. "I'm happy we decided to get another bed, you needed one Naruto." Mythra says as she lies down.

Naruto nods in agreement as he lies down on his bed, "Agreed. Goodnight Mythra-neechan, Pyra-neechan." Naruto says to his sisters.

"Good night Naruto, see you in the morning." Pyra says before falling asleep.

"Night little brother, you did good today." Mythra said before falling into unconsciousness.

Naruto knowing his sisters are asleep decides to go to sleep himself.

xXxXx Location: ?, 1:00 AM

A red mass behind a set of golden bars stirs, "So, the kit knows about me now. Even more so about the details of the damnable seal! If that kit finds the key before I have a chance to talk to him it'll be near impossible for him to call upon too much of my chakra! I need to talk to the boy the next chance I get, I'll let him rest for tonight but tomorrow we're going to have a chat. I just hope the kit can see reason." the mass says to a seemingly empty series of sewer systems before resting it's head on its red furred paws before falling back asleep while a figure watches from outside the cage.

xXxXx Location: Uzumaki Residence, 7:15 AM

This morning in the Uzumaki residence is sort of chaotic, "DAMN IT MYHRA-NEECHAN YOU FORGOT TO SET THE ALARM!" Naruto yells as he's rapidly eating a slice of toast causing him to start choking a bit which he clears with a drink straight from the milk container.

"Don't you think I know that brat?! We gotta haul it if we're going to make it to class on time, eat on the go people!" Mythra yells as Pyra grabs a slice of toast and shoves it in her mouth as the three run out of the building towards the academy.

xXxXx Location: Hyuga Clan Compund, 6:45 AM

Hinata finishes eating as her father walks up to her, "Daughter, I wish to tell you to make the Hyuga clan proud this day. Whoever your jonin sensei is, remember to heed their advice and hone your craft to perfection, much like that style you have been learning from Brighid-san as that style seems to fit you as much as the Juken variant you've been working on." Hiashi says, surprising Hinata at the words coming out of his mouth as they're usually full of disappointment; however these words seem to be filled with… Pride? Yes, pride is what is hidden well in her father's voice. "The council despises that you've chosen to in their words, 'Butcher the legacy of the Hyuga clan's Juken by changing it.', however I approve of what you're doing. Tradition is what keeps us grounded, but it will eventually lead to our downfall due to our becoming stagnant and trapped in the past. That is all Hinata." Hiashi says before leaving the room, leaving a stunned and teary Hinata behind.

"Did that just happen Brighid? I think I need to pinch myself." Hinata says using her mental connection to Brighid while freaking out on the inside despite her calm exterior.

"I don't know Hinata, I'm still trying to see if it's a genjutsu, if it is it won't break! I've disrupted both of our chakra networks with my chakra a few times. Kai!" Brighid says to Hinata through their connection, still trying to break a non-existent genjutsu. A few more tries later Brighid gives it up, "Ok, it's real. I guess your father is actually proud of your accomplishments much like I am. You not only mastered our weapons and fighting style both solo and with me in tow but you also created the Mouka Juken style for yourself which works better for you as it's not as rigid. Just take it in stride Hinata and let's start heading to class, I'm excited to see what team you end up on." Brighid continues, causing Hinata to smile widely, she's earned the pride of two of her personal teachers, and though she hasn't beaten her cousin with her regular Juken, he hasn't seen her Mouka Juken yet and she's ready to surprise him with it.

"Thank you Brighid, let's get going." Hinata says to Brighid before getting up and making sure her outfit is in good condition before heading out, before she leaves she feels a very minor strain on her eyes which she just shakes off as her vision is still clear and she heads to the academy.

xXxXx Location: Uchiha Clan Compound, 6:45 AM

Uchiha Sasuke having eaten his breakfast earlier starts heading for the door, "Have a good day Sasuke." A voice said from behind him.

"I will, thanks Itachi-oniisan." Sasuke says with a small smile while looking back at his older brother. "Are you going to be home when I get back later?" he asks Itachi.

Itachi nods, "I made sure to ask Hokage-sama to let me have today and tomorrow off so we could celebrate you being put onto a team. He should only call me if it's an extreme emergency. So go and try to make friends with your teammates Sasuke, no matter who they may be." Itachi says causing his brother to grow a noticeable smile on his face before he runs out of the house.

Itachi watches as his brother leaves and can't help but recall the night he was supposed to leave the village, never to return.

Flashback

"….I'll stay in the village. Mythra-san is right; I need to be there for Sasuke after all I've done. I did everything I did so he could have a life here in the village but he'd be consumed by hate if he lived his life alone." Itachi said to Hiruzen who sighs and nods.

Giving Itachi a grandfatherly smile he says to him, "I see, if I'm going to be honest Itachi I'm more proud of that decision than the other option you had. The village will look upon your clan with suspicion when they learn the truth but some will look past it, it's your duty to restore the honor and standing of your clan, though it's never diminished in my eyes as the entire village is like my family, so if you ever need anything come to me." Causing Itachi to look over to Hiruzen and give a genuine smile he hasn't seen in the years since the rebellion was brought to his attention.

End flashback

'I should thank Mythra-san for her words the next chance I get, she pushed me to earn Sasuke's forgiveness and understanding, something I would've missed if I had left.' Itachi thinks to himself with tears running down his face. 'Kaasan, Tousan, would you be proud of where we're going, of what we're doing?' he thinks to himself before going back inside to prepare for Sasuke's return.

xXxXx Location: Shinobi Academy, 7:29 AM

Hinata is worried that Naruto, Pyra, and Mythra haven't arrived yet as they've never been late in their time at the academy and especially on a day like today, where they're going to be assigned teams until they become chunin. When the clock is about 15 seconds away from it becoming 7:30 and the point where a student would be late the door bursts open and three comically exhausted people are now huffing and puffing in various positions with Pyra sitting down laying against her desk, Mythra holding her sides seemingly with a cramp, and Naruto cleanly sprawled out on the floor breathing heavily, "W-w-we made it… just in time." Mythra said still trying to catch her breath.

A few moments after they enter the room the bells chime and Iruka enters the class room to this odd sight. He walks up to Mythra, "Sleep well?" he asks with a smile on his face.

Mythra turns to glare at him, "Oh har-de-har, you know full well we didn't get too much sleep, we had to rush here on top of that because I forgot to set the alarm clock out of exhaustion from last night." Mythra says finally having caught her breath and giving Iruka a deadpan look with a glare that could melt steel.

Iruka sweatdrops at this, "Ok, ok." Iruka says while putting up his hands defensively, "Let's help these two get to their seats and get this started." He says while holding out a hand for Pyra to grab. Once Naruto, Pyra, and Mythra are in their seats Iruka walks behind his podium. "Alright everyone, it's time for your team assignments and for you to learn who your jonin senseis are. First up Team One consisting of…" Iruka starts running through the team assignments, he eventually reaches team 7, "… Team seven consisting of Sasuke Uchiha," this causes a number of the girls in the class to squeal while those who've already been assigned a team look down in defeat, "Settle down, next is Naruto Uzumaki," Naruto and Sasuke lock eyes for a moment and give each other a nod of acknowledgement, "And lastly Sakura Haruno." Sakura cheers in joy while pumping her fist into the air, "Your jonin sensei will be Kakashi Hatake. Team 8 will consist of Hinata Hyuga," Hinata perks up at this and Brighid is excited to hear who Hinata's teammates will be, "Kiba Inuzuka," Kiba smirks, "And Shino Aburame. Your jonin sensei will be Kurenai Yuhi. Team 9 is still in circulation from last year so team 10 will consist of Choji Akimichi, Shikamaru Nara, and Ino Yamanaka and your jonin sensei will be Asuma Sarutobi." His words make Ino snap for a second.

"Aw come on, Forehead gets Sasuke-kun and I get the lazy bum and the fat kid?!" she yells causing Choji to sink into his seat a bit and put down his chips while Shikamaru scowls at her a bit.

Iruka looks at her in disappointment and shakes his head, "Sorry Ino but Hokage-sama himself made these team setups so if you have any complaints then please bring them up with him." Iruka says while Ino shrinks into her seat almost disappearing underneath the desk.

Shino raises his hand, "Iruka-sensei, what about Pyra-san and Mythra-san, they haven't been assigned to a team yet." Shino says in his monotone voice.

Iruka smiles at the question, "Pyra-san and Mythra-san are two extras that we unfortunately don't have an extra student or jonin sensei for, in this case however Hokage-sama has determined that they'll be placed on team seven to continue their training together under Kakashi Hatake, the first five men cell in the history of Konoha." A knock is heard at the door at the end of those words and a number of people walk in. A olive skinned man with black spikey hair and brown eyes, wearing a standard Konoha ninja uniform with a small cloth with the kanji for 'Fire' on it on his waist walks forward.

"Team 10 comes with me." The man says and the members of team 10 leave the room with the man.

A black haired woman with beautiful red eyes wearing a red mesh blouse with only a single sleeve able to be seen, she has numerous bandages on her body including her hands and on her thighs and a white material covering her blouse with a pattern resembling roses thorns walks forward, "My name is Kurenai Yuhi, team 8 please come with me." She says and the members of team 8 follow her out of the room. The rest of the teams eventually have their senseis come into the room to retrieve them and Iruka leaves the room as they come in.

3 hours later

Naruto, Mythra, and Pyra are all reading their books while waiting for their sensei to arrive while Sasuke and Sakura are starting to lose their patience, "WHERE THE HELL IS HE?! It's been three hours since the last team left, what kind of sensei, no what kind of ninja is ever this late to anything?!" Sakura yells while Sasuke just nods in agreement.

"Seriously, it's crazy that the man who is supposed to be teaching us how to be ninja is this late." Sasuke says in a bored tone while he tosses a kunai up and down out of habit. "Hey Naruto, what are the three of you reading?" Sasuke asks the whiskered blonde.

Naruto looks over at Sasuke, "The three of us are reading up on nature transformation and training, we've already tested our affinities at home so we're just looking up training methods involving our affinities." Naruto says shocking Sakura.

"Wha, but nature transformation is a jonin level technique, why are you studying that?" Sakura askes in a near breathless voice due to the high level of difficulty involved in that subject, even jonin take years in that field to get good mastery over their change in chakra nature. Sasuke looks surprised that they're studying something like that as well, especially if it's as difficult as Sakura states it is.

Pyra looks over at Sakura and says, "We're studying it because we have had the time to move past the academy jutsu, we've all already learned a number of D, C, and even a few B rank jutsu relative to our natural affinity and even one or two outside of it. I personally have a fire affinity with a minor wind affinity and weak earth affinity. Naruto has a very strong wind affinity with a minor water affinity. And Mythra's was weird; she had earth, water, lightning, and wind in equal strength to each other. If you'd two like we have some spare chakra paper to see your affinities so you can choose jutsu to compliment your affinity." She pulls out two slips of white paper and walks over to Sasuke and Sakura, "Just channel your chakra into the paper and it'll do the rest." She says as she hands them the paper, the two do so and Sasuke's crumples then bursts into flame while Sakura's turns brown and then becomes wet turning to mud which she throws at the ground. "Well, well, it seems like the Uchiha's dominant affinity isn't yours Sasuke, you have a primary lightning affinity with a strong secondary affinity for fire, both very offensive affinities. Whereas Sakura has a combination of earth and water in equal strength to each other which are both primarily defensive affinities. We have some jutsu for everything but lightning that we could teach the both of you, sorry Sasuke." Pyra says which causes Sasuke to look down for a moment before breaking out into a very small smile.

"It's no issue Pyra-san, anything you can offer would be extremely appreciated, and thank you for helping us." Sasuke says which causes Pyra to smile.

"Yes, thank you very much Pyra-san. Though I thought chakra paper was somewhat expensive, I don't know if I have the money to pay you back for helping us." Sakura says causing Pyra to start giggling, "What's so funny?" Sakura asks.

Pyra stops giggling, "You don't owe us anything Sasuke, Sakura. And please don't use honorifics with us; we don't particularly like it as it makes us feel old. We have enough money to buy plenty more chakra paper if we need it, there's no need to pay us back for simply helping our teammates." Pyra says with a smile on her face that Naruto and Mythra mirror.

"She's right you know. We're teammates now, if you need anything just name it and we'll help you out." Mythra said making Sasuke and Sakura look at her with grateful smiles on their faces.

"Besides, you guys are going to get strong right alongside us. We've got your back and you've got ours." Naruto says with his fox like grin on his face. "So if you want to train with us just let us know, as long as you agree to keep our abilities secret." Naruto says with a rather serious look on his face.

Sakura looks at him with a quizzical look on her face, "Why do you want us to keep your abilities secret?" she asks Naruto who just sighs.

"As we get to know you we'll explain more but for now please accept that our abilities are just between us as teammates, that's all we ask." Naruto says. Sakura is still confused and would like to know more right now but these people have helped and are offering to help her and Sasuke so the least she can do is keep a secret or two, Sakura nods in response after thinking about it for a moment. "Thanks Sakura." Naruto says with a smile on his face. The group proceeds to keep talking for a while until the door to the room opens and a silver haired man wearing the standard Konoha ninja uniform but with his headband covering his left eye enters the room.

He looks at the group present and sighs, "My first thought about you five…. Is that you're all boring." he says causing the group to deadpan at his comment and demeanor, "Meet me on the roof in 3 minutes." He says before using the shushin to disappear. Everyone in the group all look at each other and head for the roof.

A minute of running up the stairs the members of team 7 arrive on the roof to see their jonin sensei leaning against the railing of the roof he motions for them all to sit down on the steps leading down to the overlook. "Welcome everyone, so you're all team 7. Let's move on to introductions, give us all a general description of yourselves like your name, likes, dislikes, and hopes for the future. I'll go first so you have an example, my name is Kakashi Hatake, my likes are none of your business, I don't have many dislikes that are worth mentioning, my dreams for the future…. Well I haven't thought about it too much." Kakashi says while everyone has the same thought running through their head, 'All we learned was his name.', "Ok, you go first Pinky." He says causing her to have a tick mark on her forehead.

Sakura sighs and says, "My name is Sakura Haruno, my likes are…" she dashes her eyes over to Sasuke, "My hopes for the future are to be with the man I love, and I don't have many dislikes."

Kakashi nods his head, 'Great, a fangirl. However she at least isn't going off on her teammates.' He thinks to himself, "Thank you Sakura, ok Uchiha, you're up." Kakashi says and Sasuke nods.

"My name is Sasuke Uchiha, I like tomatoes in my food, training, and spending time with my brother. I don't have many hobbies outside of practicing some basic kenjutsu katas. And my dislikes are those who look down on others for the mistakes of someone else. My dream, no my goal, is to restore the honor of my clan and to make the Uchiha a name to be proud of once more." Sasuke says with a straight face.

Kakashi nods, 'At least he isn't an emo avenger, plus his skills are rather high for an Uchiha even without the Sharingan.' He thinks to himself, "Thank you Sasuke, you're up Miss Red." Kakashi says and Pyra nods.

"Hi there, my name is Pyra Uzumaki. My likes are training, cooking, cleaning, and spending time with my brother and sister. My hobbies include the previously stated and reading and mastering our kenjutsu style further." Pyra says which shocks Sakura and Sasuke that she said that she's a master in their kenjutsu, "My dislikes are people who can't tell the difference between the scroll and kunai that it has sealed within and people who judge others before getting to know them. My dreams for the future are making sure my family is happy and helping their dreams come true." Pyra says.

Kakashi nods in response, "Thank you very much Pyra, now you Miss Blonde." Kakashi says while Mythra gains a tick mark on her forehead.

"Watch it cyclops." Mythra says which makes Naruto and Pyra start giggling while Sasuke and Sakura look at her with a look of exasperation, crossing her arms she says, "My name is Mythra Uzumaki. My likes include training, spending time with my family, and shopping with my family. My hobbies also include the above but I also like designing and creating clothes for myself but mostly for others and I also love reading. My dreams for the future are making sure my younger siblings are happy and that their dreams come true. My dislikes are fools that can't tell the difference between a scroll and the kunai it has sealed inside, idiots who attack children for any reason, and dumbasses who judge others before knowing them." Mythra finishes with a bit of venom in her voice.

The tone of voice sends shivers down everyone's backs except Naruto and Pyra, 'She's a bit more outgoing than her sister, and it seems like she really doesn't like the villagers that have been harassing Naruto over the years, I need to help mend that wound.' Kakashi thinks to himself, "Thank you Mythra, Whiskers, you're last." Kakashi says making Naruto jump up.

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki dattebayo!" Naruto yells while the others look at him weirdly for his verbal tick, "My likes are my sisters, training, reading, ramen, and learning new jutsu and kenjutsu. My hobbies include gardening, reading, and studying higher level subjects like Nature manipulation." These words shock Kakashi visibly, "My dislikes are those who can't tell the difference between the kunai and the scroll it's sealed inside of, those who would attack children under any circumstance, the three minutes it takes to make instant ramen, and those who judge other people without knowing them in the slightest." His words hit Kakashi who knows he has to help the boy grow to like the village more than he does, "However, my dream is a great one. I want to become not only the Hokage; I want to become the greatest Kage in all of history! That's my dream and the promise I made to my sisters, and I never go back on my promises." Naruto says with a large grin on his face which causes Kakashi's heart to lighten slightly.

Kakashi looks at Naruto, 'Minato-sensei, he's taken a difficult path but he isn't treading it alone anymore. I hope you can see your boy grow with pride wherever you are.' Kakashi thinks to himself before nodding. "Thank you Naruto, now I'm sure you're all excited to get started as ninja, but let me tell you all this, you haven't become genin yet." His words make everyone look at him in shock except the Uzumaki siblings who just narrow their eyes. "There is one more test you have to take tomorrow, and anyone who fails will be sent right back to the academy to repeat their final year, in other words this is a make it or break it test. This test has a 66% failure rate so at least 3 of you have a possibility to fail this test." His words seem to strike a chord with Naruto and his siblings while Sasuke and Sakura look at their sensei with worried faces. "Tomorrow we will meet at training ground 7 at 5:00 AM and then we will have a little survival test. I suggest you don't eat breakfast; you'll just throw it up. So see you tomorrow my cute little genin hopefuls." Kakashi says before using the shushin to leave, leaving a semi panicking Sakura and a slightly worried Sasuke behind with a calm Uzumaki family.

"How are you three so calm about this, if we fail we'll be sent back to the academy!" Sakura yells a bit loudly.

Pyra walks up to her and puts a hand on her shoulder, "Calm down Sakura and let us explain, you too Sasuke." Pyra says and the two calm down in a few moments. "Listen, whatever test he has lined up for us we will pass, as a team." She says and that seems to brighten the moods of the two, "And another thing, make sure you eat breakfast before you head to the training ground at 6:00." Pyra says confusing the two slightly.

Sasuke speaks up, "He said not to eat breakfast and to be there at 5:00 in the morning, why would we defy his orders and go there late?" he asks while Sakura nods in agreement.

Mythra speaks up, "Think about it you two, he was three hours late to meet us this time and he was reading a smutty novel the whole time, plus I've heard he's an extremely lazy ninja for anything short of an A rank mission so he might show up late tomorrow. And as for his 'order' to not eat breakfast, it wasn't an order, it was a suggestion designed to soften us up. If you don't eat breakfast that early and he does show up late you're going to be hungry the entire test and not have the energy to pass so even if you go there at the assigned time make sure you eat before you leave." Mythra says making Sasuke and Sakura look at her with wide eyes and the two nod in response. "Good, now we're going to go back to our place to prepare for tomorrow so we'll see you two tomorrow morning." Mythra said waving goodbye and the Uzumaki trio left for home.

xXxXx Location: Uchiha Clan Compound, 12:30 PM

Sasuke enters his home to the smell of well cooked meats and steamed vegetables coming from the kitchen. "Itachi-oniisan, I'm home!" Sasuke yells.

Itachi hears this and calls out from the kitchen, "Welcome home Sasuke! I'm making a celebratory lunch, come on in!" Itachi yells back and Sasuke enters the kitchen to see a number of favorite meals of the two including various sweets like pocky and dango and various tomato dishes, and of course meats like steak and beef cutlets.

"Whoa, this is a lot of food Itachi-oniisan, you made all of this?" Sasuke asked Itachi who nodded.

"I made most of it, I went and picked up the dango and pocky from the nearby market. But yes, this is all for us tonight so once I finish this soup we're going to be all set to dig in." Itachi says with a big grin on his face, "Now go wash up." Sasuke nods and heads to the sink in the kitchen, "So who's on your team and who's your jonin sensei?" Itachi asked.

Sasuke smiles, "I'm on team 7 under the tutelage of Kakashi Hatake as a five man cell." Sasuke says surprising Itachi, "My teammates are Sakura Haruno, Naruto Uzumaki, Pyra Uzumaki, and Mythra Uzumaki, who by the way are all really smart." Sasuke says earning Itachi's attention. "Pyra and her siblings were reading books on elemental manipulation and when Sakura inquired as to why they were reading jonin level material they gave their explanation and told us their chakra affinities and even had some chakra paper to test ours as well." Sasuke said further surprising Itachi while Sasuke sat down at the table waiting for Itachi to finish.

Stirring the soup Itachi decides to ask further, "They were really reading books on chakra manipulation not even a full day out of the academy?" Itachi asked while Sasuke simply nodded in response, "That's pretty amazing, and you said they gave you chakra paper to test your affinity, I'm assuming fire due to our families connection to it?" he asks.

Sasuke shakes his head, "Nope, my primary affinity is actually lightning with a fire secondary affinity." Sasuke says further surprising Itachi, 'It's been a long time since someone in our family has had anything other than fire as their primary affinity, he'll go far.' Itachi thinks to himself, "Sakura had earth and water in equal amounts, Naruto has wind with a minor water affinity, Pyra has a high fire affinity with a minor wind affinity and low earth affinity, and Mythra has four affinities, all of them in equal amounts but without a fire affinity." He says making Itachi almost fall over in surprise.

"Sasuke, she had four affinities? That's near impossible, most jonin only have two affinities after years of training but for a newly graduated genin to have four equal strength affinities is beyond incredible, it's almost like she has a kekkei genkai." Itachi muses out loud.

Sasuke starts thinking about it, "You know they did ask us to not talk about their abilities outside of our training in the future, they wouldn't tell us why but that might be it." Sasuke muses before shrugging his shoulder, "Well whatever it is they'll tell us eventually, like they said, we're teammates now." Sasuke said with a small smile on his face as Itachi takes the soup off the stove.

"Well it sounds like things will be fine with your team it seems, though hopefully that Sakura girl can get her mind off of you to focus on the real genin test tomorrow, Kakashi pulls no punches and has failed several genin teams before you little brother, do not hold back." Itachi warns his brother who nods in response.

Itachi is about to start eating when he starts feeling a bit of pressure coming from his brother, "Itachi-oniisan… I thought you said you wouldn't hide things from me anymore?" Sasuke asks creepily, "So why didn't you tell me about the real genin test hmmm?" Sasuke asks a now somewhat pale Itachi.

"I'm going to have to make a lot of tomato dishes for a while aren't I?" Itachi asks and earns a nod from his brother. 'God dammit Kakashi.' Itachi thinks to himself before starting to put his own plate together.

xXxXx Location: Uzumaki Residence, 12:45 PM

Naruto, Pyra, and Mythra are looking through all of the storage scrolls that Naruto has made over the last few months, "I'm happy you decided to learn some basic fuinjutsu Naruto, these storage scrolls are expensive because no one in the village knows how to make a decent one." Pyra said while Naruto and Mythra nod in agreement. "Ok, I've got a bunch of kunai and shuriken in these two scrolls respectively, about 50 in each. I've got some basic first aid kits in this scroll and some healing ointments in this one here. Scroll wise and weapon wise I'm all set, and I've been looking at the Kage Bushin no Jutsu and I think I can have it down by tonight as well." Pyra says earning grins from her two siblings which she mirrors, 'We've got this in the bag.' She thinks to herself.

Mythra looks over her scrolls, "I'm good here myself. What about you Naruto?" Mythra asks her little brother.

Naruto nods, "I'm all set, weapons in scrolls and in pouches within easy reach along with a number of hidden weapons in various spots. Now all that's left is to learn what the test is tomorrow and pass by whatever means necessary." Naruto says with a small sadistic grin on his face.

"Agreed, but for now let's eat, I'm making everyone's favorites tonight to celebrate!" Pyra says causing Naruto and Mythra to cheer.

8 hours later

Naruto, Mythra, and Pyra having gone over their game plan for the big day tomorrow are heading to bed to get the rest they need to take the test tomorrow. "Alright you two, good night!" Naruto says as he lies down.

"Good night Naruto." Says Pyra and Mythra in near perfect synch that it makes the three siblings laugh before the three fall into unconsciousness.

xXxXx Location: ?, 15 minutes after the three fell asleep

Naruto woke up inside of a dark and wet tunnel, noticing that he's lying in water he stands up and notices Pyra and Mythra asleep near him, he runs over to Pyra and shakes her, "Come on Pyra-neechan, wake up." He says over and over until she finally opens her eyes.

Groaning she sits up, "N-Naruto? Where are we and why am I soaked?" Pyra asks but then notices Mythra lying in the water as well.

The two go over to Mythra to try and wake her up, after a few moments they manage to rouse her, "Pyra, Naruto? What's going on?" she asks.

Naruto shakes his head, "I don't know, I have no idea where we are, I remember going to sleep and the next thing I know is I'm waking up in this…. Sewer. You guys remember how we got here?" Naruto asks his sisters who shake their heads, having no idea where the hell they are.

"Well, let's have a look around, see if we can find our way out of here." Mythra says earning nods from her siblings, she tries to materialize her weapon but it doesn't appear. "What the hell? Why can't I summon my weapon?" she asks frantically, worried about being powerless at the moment before focusing and reaching out with her mind, "P-Pyra… I.. I can't feel Siren!" Mythra says now scared.

Pyra near pales and goes to put her hands on Mythra's shoulders, "Calm down Mythra!" Pyra yells, a few moments pass and Mythra calms herself, "There's probably a reason for this, for now let's try to get out of here and we'll worry about it later." Earning a nod from Mythra who seems very upset she turns to Naruto who nods as well, the three begin to walk through the sewer. After a few minutes the trio starts hearing small splashes in the distance and a low growling. "You two heard that?" she asked getting nods in return, "Let's proceed cautiously; remember we don't have our weapons right now."

The three start moving towards the splashing which is getting louder and louder alongside the growling. Eventually the trio reaches a golden gate with the word 'Seal' on what appears to be the lock of the gate, while behind the gate is pitch black where the splashing seems to be coming from.

"What is this?" Naruto asks.

"So, the jailor has come to meet his prisoner at long last." Said a very loud voice coming from behind the gate, a moment later, a large pair of red eyes open behind the gate and the lights begin to show a large red mass behind the gate…. With nine flowing tails and large ears, with its large toothy fox like grin it begins to speak once more, "You've finally come… Naruto Uzumaki. You've finally come face to face with your prisoner, the great Kyubbi no Kitsune!" The Kyubbi puts all of its tails into the air above its head as it yells out loud.

Mythra and Pyra stand in front of Naruto, "Why are we here Kyubbi?" Mythra asked.

The Kyubbi chuckles, "You're here because I called you here, more specifically the Kit, but due to your bond with him when I called him here in his sleep you two followed." Kyubbi says.

Naruto steps forward a bit, "Why would you want to talk to me Kyubbi, I hope it's not to let you out, because with me as your container you're never getting out." Naruto says, causing Kyubbi to growl.

"Listen here kit; I didn't call you here to beg for my freedom, I have more pride than that. I called you here to explain our current predicament… And to apologize." Kyubbi says earning shocked looks from those present.

Pyra speaks this time, "What do you mean by our predicament, and what are you apologizing for, your attack on Konoha 12 years ago?"

"Actually yes, I'll explain that part later. As for our predicament I am obviously sealed within you behind the Hakke no Fuin Shiki seal designed by the Uzumaki clan and sealed in you by the Yondaime Hokage. Over time the seal is designed to convert my chakra into your chakra, a rather ingenious seal however it's weakness is it gets weaker as time passes, as such if you were to enter an extreme mental state right now I could possibly weaken the seal further and take control of you or at least influence you." Kyubbi explains.

Naruto, Pyra, and Mythra all look at each other with various states of shock, "Why would you tell us this? Don't you want to get out, telling us this would just make Naruto more liable to prevent such emotional outbursts." Mythra says, very confused by the Kyubbi's actions.

Kyubbi sighs, "I'm telling you this because I want to apologize for being the reason your life for the first few years of your life was hell, all of the stares and comments, the beatings, and the hatred you received by being my container and all of it the fault of another." Kyubbi says as he puts his head on his paws, "You have no reason to believe what I am about to tell you due to what my existence has put you through, I was not in control of myself during my attack against Konoha." Kyubbi says, making Naruto and the others drop their jaws to the ground.

Naruto walks forward angry but despite the situation is keeping a cool head, "What do you mean you weren't in control of yourself during the attack? Who could possibly control a Biju?" Naruto asks causing the Kyubbi to frown at the memory.

Kyubbi looks at Naruto, "You definitely have your father's eyes kit." Kyubbi says, causing Naruto to nearly faint at those words and his sisters to look on in shock.

"Y-Y-You knew my father?" Naruto asks the Kyubbi in a low tone which the Kyubbi is still able to hear.

Kyubbi nods, "Yes I knew your father, your eyes reminded me of him along with that hair of yours, but I'll get to that eventually. I was under the control of someone with a Sharingan, an Uchiha who claimed to be Madara Uchiha." Kyubbi says with an extreme amount of venom in his voice at saying the name of his most hated foe, "He used his detestable dojutsu to control my body through a genjutsu after he forcibly extracted me from my previous host… Your mother…. Naruto." Kyubbi says with a hint of regret in his voice at being the reason his mother died within an hour of being born.

"Wait, this Madara guy, he's the reason why my parents are dead, because he controlled you and forced you to be sealed inside me?!" Naruto asks angrily, receiving a nod from the Kyubbi he starts screaming, "DAMN THAT BASTARD! Why the hell would he do something like that?!" Naruto asks loudly.

"Power was the reason kit, power to crush Konoha. Humans have always craved the power of us Biju, your mother being no different." Kyubbi says, earning a glare from Naruto. "Kit, your mother kept me chained painfully to a boulder inside her mindscape while forcibly taking my power, besides I have a right to my own opinion no matter how much you don't like it." Kyubbi said causing Naruto to stop glaring and nod in agreement. "Thank you, now then, Madara wanted me for something after he destroyed Konoha but I don't know what exactly for, regardless I wound up sealed inside you thanks to your father." Naruto seems confused at this sentence until Kyubbi starts chuckling.

"Hey, what's so damn funny Kyubbi?!" Naruto yells.

"It's just that once people realize that the son of the Yondaime Hokage, the Hokage everyone loved and revered, was the one they despised all of these years they'll probably shit themselves. Though if I'm honest, the fact that you look exactly like Minato Namikaze except with whiskers on your face, I'm amazed that people haven't figured out who your father was." Kyubbi says causing Naruto to nearly have a heart attack.

"My… My father was the Yondaime?" Naruto asked quietly, Pyra and Mythra now supporting him because his legs have given out from shock. Kyubbi nods in response to the question. "My… My mother…. What was her name?" Naruto asks almost desperately.

Kyubbi sighs and says, "Your mother was my previous container, Kushina Uzumaki. She was born in Uzushihogakure and brought to Konoha to become my Jinchuriki as her life force was extremely strong. Naruto, you are the child of two of the greatest shinobi to come out of your village." Kyubbi says simply while Naruto starts crying into the arms of his sisters, "I'll give you three a moment." Kyubbi says.

"Why didn't Jiji tell me?! I always thought I was an orphan without parents, why didn't Jiji tell me about my parents?!" Naruto starts yelling from behind his tears, starting to hyperventilate a bit Naruto starts saying, "Why did h-he hide this from me?" Naruto gets out before Pyra and Mythra start shaking him to calm him down.

A few moments pass and Naruto calms down a bit but is still crying into the arms of his sister Pyra, "Naruto, Ojii-san probably had a good reason for hiding this." Mythra says but Naruto looks at her with a look of betrayal in his eyes, "Naruto, I read about your parents, they were A and S ranked shinobi with many enemies, your mother due to her skill with a sword and her sealing abilities as an Uzumaki, and your father for his work in the third shinobi world war where he singlehandedly defeated an Iwagakure battalion. Your parents had many enemies and would probably love nothing more than to end their legacy, remember the secret Ojii-san was going to keep until you reached Chunin in rank, this was probably it. So calm down and let's let Kyubbi explain the rest." Mythra says causing Naruto to nod in understanding.

It takes all of 10 minutes for Naruto to calm down and to stop his tears, "Are you ready for me to continue kit?" Kyubbi asks and receiving a nod in return the Kyubbi continues, "I am sorry about your parents kit, while my pride would usually stop me from apologizing to your kind, you are different, far more kind and understanding than others of your species. Their deaths were not my intention but they are my responsibility, and with this seal in place the only way out would be to find the key and unlock it or wait a few more years until the seal weakens further both resulting in your death. Or I could do the 'right thing' and help you out kit." These words make Naruto double take and nearly have a heart attack. Kyubbi laughs slightly at this reaction, "I will be willing to lend you as much power as your body can handle when you need it provided you ask for it, not demand it as your mother did. As long as you are a courteous host I will be a courteous guest, willing to help you when you require it. You don't have to answer tonight but I would prefer to work with you than against you as that would make both of our lives easier." Kyubbi says causing Naruto to once again nearly faint.

"So you're saying that as long as I ask when it's absolutely necessary, you'll lend me your power Kyubbi?" Naruto asks and receives a nod causing Naruto to turn back to his sisters, "What do you two think?" he asks them but is interrupted by Kyubbi.

"I do have one more thing to say." Kyubbi says drawing their attention, "Due to your bond with the kit, you two girls have also gained a partial access to my chakra, this bond between blade and driver is unique, simple yet beautiful as it merges your spirits together yet keeping them separate, I've never seen anything like it. Another side effect of the bond you share with Naruto and because of my being in his body is that your chakra reserves have also improved considerably. Though there are side effects to using my chakra, it will cause pretty severe pain to the body so I'm limiting your use to one tail of chakra to prevent the worst damage. Consider this information a further bit of good will between all of us."

Naruto, Pyra, and Mythra all look at each other, "While it is a bit odd to say if I'm honest, I believe the Kyubbi is being honest here." Mythra says surprising the three others in the area. "Think about it, the two previous times that the Kyubbi has appeared it's been under the control of humans, once by Madara Uchiha in his battle against Hashirama Senju at the valley of the end and then during the attack on Konoha twelve years ago. Aside from that Kyubbi hasn't been the central focus of any major attack or conflict before those times." Mythra says earning nods of understanding from those present.

'This girl…. She understands the truth well enough, but will the kit ask?' Kyubbi thinks to himself.

Naruto turns back to the Kyubbi, "Hey Kyubbi, would you be willing to help be control your power? It's gotta be wild and strong as all hell even at its lowest, if you can help me with the control of it then I'm all for this, and if you don't mind helping Pyra and Mythra too." Naruto says to the Kyubbi who just grins.

"Heh, smart kit, I don't want you dying too soon, as I refuse to have a weak vessel. I, the great Kyubbi no Kitsune accept these terms Naruto Uzumaki!" Kyubbi said causing Naruto and the others to smile.

Naruto and the others just smile when a question pops into Naruto's head, a relatively simple one. "Hey Kyubbi?" Naruto asks getting the attention of the towering fox demon, "Is that your name, do you have one?" Naruto asks surprising the Kyubbi.

"Why do you ask kit?" Kyubbi asks genuinely curious as to how Naruto will respond.

"Well it just seems like if you had a name you'd like people to call you by it instead of just referring to you by a title no matter how cool you think it sounds." Naruto says seriously but with a hint of mischievousness in his voice. "Besides, if I were you and had a name I'd want my friend to know what my name was." Naruto said surprising Kyubbi.

'Maybe you were right old man six paths… Maybe I found the right kit.' Kyubbi thinks to himself before openly smiling and laughing loudly. "Kit, you have a pair and I can respect that. But you are right, I do have a name. Since we're going to be partners in crime I guess I can tell you three my name, as long as you let me do something harmless." Kyubbi says causing Naruto, Pyra and Mythra to look at the fox curiously, "I know that you three have a joint mindscape due to your bond, a wide open plain, once we find the key to this cage and we all trust each other more you allow me to roam that mindscape instead of staying in this cage. With that key I will be able to teach you how to control all of my power and all I ask is to be allowed to stretch my metaphorical legs. Do you accept?" Kyubbi asks the trio.

Naruto, Pyra, and Mythra all look at each other and don't see a problem with letting the fox have some freedom once they trust it more, "Alright Kyubbi, you've got a deal. Once we find that key and we start training in how to fully use your power we'll let you roam the joint mindscape." Naruto says and his sisters nod in agreement.

Kyubbi grins, "Alright Naruto, Pyra, Mythra, It is nice to meet the three of you, my name is Kurama." the now named Kurama says. "Let's kick some ass together." he says with a toothy grin.

END

AN-Yes I did go the 'Serious yet remorseful Kurama' route. I personally like this route and think it will make for a more mature and stronger Naruto as the years pass in the story. (Nine tails Blade mode confirmed?) I also wanted to give naruto the knowledge of his parents early on as well because it will be further motivation for him to grow both as a person and to surpass his parents as a ninja. But I enjoyed writing this chapter, getting Hiashi out there, different than the rest of his family and his pride as a father was nice to write despite Hinata's disbelief, there will be more issues with the Hyuga in the future. Itachi did indeed stay for Sasuke's sake but also for the sake of the village he loved enough to sacrifice everything for. Kakashi WILL be receiving a blade, but Sasuke and Sakura won't be getting theirs for a while. I also kept the teams the same as they worked in the story and really didn't want to mess with a good thing especially with Sasuke not going emo avenger on everyone, I also decided to make Sakura more useful before they hit the Land of Waves arc as I'm going to have her learn a few defensive jutsu that will be useful in the coming months. Please Review and send suggestions in! Ja ne!