Turmanarmo: Well I am back with another reveal, only one more to go after this.

Kurama: It is amazing how in a story about me I have so little screen time, I don't particularly like being talked about all the time when I never get to say anything about what the brat and his friends are saying.

Turmanarmo: Now Kurama, I know it must be annoying to be talked about so much, but you must remember that at the point this story is set Naruto and you don't particularly like one another. Also he and his friends only really have the stories of you attacking the village and Naruto's handful of encounters with you to base your character on, and let's be honest, you usually threaten to kill or maim him when he is around. Anyways, why don't you do the disclaimer so Naruto can have his body back.

Kurama: *Hmpf* Fine, this fleshbag does not own my host or the story about his life. I would suggest supporting the original release, but you should just skip to about the time when I and the brat become friends, I have way more screen time after that point and honestly that makes the whole thing better. Since his simple mind forgot about it I suppose I should thank those who have favorited/followed/reviewed but I honestly don't care so if you insignificant humans are done wasting my time I am going to go have a nap after I attempt to get Naruto to make my area in his mindscape look a bit nicer. The empty space that it has become is barely better than the sewer.

Naruto: Hey how did I get here again? Oh look a new chapter, quickly release it so I can read it.

As Naruto wondered down the street to the Hyuuga district he wondered how this conversation would end up going down. He also wondered which of his Hyuuga friends he would find first, though as he approached he noticed that there were a pair of guards standing outside the gate so he walked over to them since they were likely there to keep track of who entered the compound.

When he neared the gate they turned their impassive gaze to him and asked, "What business do you have within the Hyuuga district."

Naruto looked up and said, "I am here to talk with Neji and Hinata, do you know if they are around."

The guard on the right side said, "As far as I know Neji-san is still here and is likely in the training grounds. Hinata-sama left a while ago, I believe she said she would be spending the day with her sensei Kurenai-san and would not be back until later."

Naruto nodded and said, "Okay, I will talk to Hinata later, but can I go in and talk with Neji right now."

The guard on the left said, "I suppose there is no harm in letting you in Uzumaki-san as long as you do not cause a commotion."

Naruto smirked as he said, "I suppose I can contain myself while I am here dattebayo, thanks guys."

At this he dashed off to see if he could find Neji somewhere inside. Eventually he heard the distinctive sound of the Hyuuga Taijutsu style and decided to approach the training grounds.

When he was about to knock on the door he heard the sounds inside stop before he heard someone inside say, "You may enter Uzumaki-san."

He walked in and noticed a man who looked even more regal than most of the Hyuuga he had met standing across from Neji. As he raised his hand in greeting he said, "Hey Neji how are you, and who is the guy you were training with."

Neji sighed as he said, "I am doing well Naruto. This is Hiashi-sama, he is Hinata-sama's father and the clan head of the Hyuuga."

Naruto laughed before he reached out his hand and said, "Uzumaki Naruto, nice to meet you."

Hiashi continued to look at Naruto before he said, "Yes, I know who you are Uzumaki. However, I would like to know why you are here?"

Naruto scratched the back of his head nervously as he said, "I was hoping to talk with Neji for a bit, though if he is busy training I can come back later, I would hate to interrupt my friends training."

Hiashi raised a brow ever so slightly as he said, "Very well, we were going to be done soon anyways given the late hour. Neji we will continue your training tomorrow, you may have the rest of the day off."

Neji bowed to Hiashi as he said, "Thank you Hiashi-sama."

As Hiashi left the grounds Naruto quirked an eyebrow as he said, "Well that was interesting, I see why Hinata is so shy though. I know she has self-confidence issues even if she is a great Kunoichi, but her dad seems like the type to demand complete perfection."

Neji shook his head as he replied, "How is it that you figured that out in the thirty seconds of having met Hiashi-sama."

Naruto snorted as he said, "Honestly Neji, it isn't like it was that hard, when you live as an orphan who nearly everyone dislikes you get very good at reading peoples negative emotions and their expectations. That way you can avoid angering them unnecessarily and avoid the ones with expectations you can't meet 'tebayo." Though with me that meant avoiding most people in general since my existence angered them and they expected me to go away.

Neji hummed before responding, "You really are a strange one Naruto. Anyways, why did you need to speak with me?"

Naruto laughed and said, "Well Kakashi-sensei did call me the number one unpredictable knucklehead ninja for a reason. And I needed to talk to you about something important, but if possible could we go somewhere private to have the conversation."

Neji snorted before he replied, "That name fits you well Naruto. Anyways the only private place inside the Hyuuga compound that I am allowed to access would be my room as the walls are lined with special seals that prevent the Byakugan from seeing through it. So if you do not mind we can continue our conversation in my room."

Naruto smiled as he said, "That is cool, I kind of always wondered about how you had any privacy since your eyes give you x-ray vision. Anyways, lead on Neji, it might be kind of cool to see your room."

Once they left the Main family's section of the compound and wondered over to the Branch family housing section Naruto noticed that the house Neji was leading them to was rather plain and was the closest house to the Main family sparing grounds. As they entered Naruto looked around and noticed that Neji's room was very neat and organized. In one corner he had an area clearly set up for meditation and along one of the walls he had a table with a neat stack of scrolls that seemed to be largely training scrolls based on some of their titles.

While Naruto looked around Neji took off his headband and set it on his table before walking over to his closet and pulling out some mats for them to sit on while they talked. As they sat and got comfortable Naruto's eyes couldn't help but be drawn to the curse seal on Neji's brow as he thought once again about how sad it was that there were other people in the village who knew what it was like to be marked against your will and be treated differently because of it.

What was it that Neji had said during their bout in the Chuunin exams? Something like, 'You don't know what it's like to be branded with a mark that sets you apart, a mark that can never be wiped away.' The sheer amount of Irony in that statement would almost make Naruto laugh if it weren't so sad.

From what he had heard, things had begun to change in the Hyuuga clan after Neji and Naruto's match in the Chuunin exam finals, but that still didn't quite make up for all the years where the Main family had basically used the Branch members as slaves.

Sure he understood the value of having the seal protect the Byakugan by destroying one's eyes upon death to prevent anyone from stealing the valuable Kekkei Genkai or study it after death to learn how to counter it. However, the thing he couldn't understand was why they felt the need to add the second feature that allowed the Main family members to force Chakra into the brains of those who were marked causing pain that made a migraine seem pleasant in comparison.

As Naruto shuddered Neji spoke, "You know Naruto, it isn't polite to stare. You have seen my curse seal before, so why are you so interested in staring at it right now?"

Naruto laughed nervously as he said, "I am not really interested in it per se. Seeing it just caused me to think about some things and I kind of got lost in my memories for a second, sorry."

Neji frowned before he asked, "What would my seal remind you of that would make you have such a sour look on your face as you did a few seconds ago?"

Naruto snorted, "Well I was partly thinking about how much damage that seal has done to your clan, and about our fight during the Chuunin exams when you first showed it to me and told me about it and your story."

Neji shook his head as he said, "That truly was a match to remember. It is thanks to you that I have come so far since then, even if your insistence on constantly moving forward despite the fact that I had clearly beaten you was aggravating at the time. Despite the fact that it was humiliating to lose to you in our fight even though I should have defeated you fairly easily I am glad it turned out that way. I honestly don't know how bad things would still be if you hadn't managed to prove to me that fate didn't control every aspect of our lives."

Neji smiled as he said, "As an added bonus to you beating the stupid out of me your determination managed to convince Hiashi-sama to reveal the truth about why my father, his brother, died and also convinced him to finally let go of the old ways and move towards bringing the Branch and Main families together as equals."

Neji frowned a bit as he said, "Though thinking back to that fight, there was one thing I never understood. How was it that you managed to re-open your tenketsu when I had clearly sealed them with my attack? I saw you pump a vast amount of Chakra through your system to do so but the thing is the amount of Chakra you sent through your system on that day was larger in quantity than all the Chakra you have now, though a lot of it was burnt up each time a tenketsu opened. Also, I noticed that the Chakra you sent out seemed different than your normal Chakra based on the way it looked to my Byakugan."

Naruto laughed as he said, "Oh that, I was just doing something Ero-sennin had taught me just before the finals. At the time I kind of figured if I wanted to re-open them I could probably just push a ton of Chakra into my system and that would force them open. The only thing I regret about that decision was how much it hurt as my system was forced back on."

Neji snorted as he said, "You would find a brute force way to override the closing of all your Tenketsu by my Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms attack. If I didn't know that you have some sort of strange healing ability I would also wonder how you had seemingly healed all of your wounds including the one I inflicted to your heart when you reopened your system. I figure that by forcing that much Chakra into your system you also accelerated your healing factor."

Naruto nodded as he replied, "Yeah, something like that. As a side note you mentioned that you were observing my Chakra when I forced the system open and you noticed that it was different than my normal Chakra. Do you remember anything about that Chakra?

Neji looked thoughtful for a moment before responding, "Not much besides the fact that it seemed stronger than your own and had a different appearance. Oh and while on the outside it was forming those tendrils around you on your inside it seemed to form the shape of a fox head for a short time. However that is all I remember."

Naruto nodded before asking, "Say these walls that block the Byakugan, they don't happen to block chakra as well do they?"

Neji looked curious as he said, "They do, but why do you want to know that."

Naruto smirked as he said, well I was going to show you that Chakra again and see what you thought of it now that you are not in the middle of a battle and now that your Byakugan is even better than it used to be. The reason I wanted it blocked is because I didn't particularly want to do it if your entire clan was going to be able to sense it as they may not take kindly to me using it inside your compound."

Neji raised his brow as he stated, "I fail to see why they would be concerned by that, they would most likely just believe I am sparing with you or something, but regardless let us see this strange chakra of yours. Byakugan!"

As the veins around Neji's eyes raised and his pupilless eyes focused on Naruto's chakra system Naruto calmed himself and reached for his tenants Chakra before doing like he had with Kiba and forcing enough of it into his system to be the main thing Neji would likely see. As he opened his now slited and red eyes to look at his friend he noticed the look of extreme concentration in Neji's eyes.

After a short time Neji glanced up at Naruto's eyes as he said, "Well aside from the transformation to your body this is definitely the Chakra you used last time. I notice that your Chakra seems to take two different Colors, Blue and Red. The blue one is what you seem to normally have with only trace amounts of the red but right now your blue Chakra is highly suppressed and the red Chakra is dominating your system. It looks highly erratic and uncontrollable based on the way it flows so that is something."

Neji hummed as he continued, "I would also say it seems more potent I suppose given how dense it seems to be despite its erratic nature. Based on the way it seems to be interacting with your Chakra network it is almost like despite the fact that you are healing very fast you are taking miniscule amounts of damage constantly. Also, despite the fact that there was a very small amount of this red Chakra in your system to start with I cannot see where it came from as there was definitely not that much at first. It almost seemed like the Chakra was being created where it was appearing in the base of your Chakra pool before spiraling outwards to the rest of your body."

Naruto nodded as he replied, "That is neat to know, so you can't sense that part of my Chakra unless I pull it out of the seal. That could be useful to know so I will have to keep that in mind. As to the rest of your observations I would have to say it is pretty much in line with what I already knew and what others have confirmed for me."

Neji interrupted, "Excuse me, but did you say, pull it out of the seal, you have a seal that stores Chakra for use. That is strange, given the fact that you didn't seem to have a noticeable drop in your chakra when you drew out the other I question how this seal would work since according to Tenten unsealing something with that much energy would be energy draining itself, especially for someone without perfect Chakra control. And we all know how poor your Chakra control is due to the size of your Chakra pool."

Naruto snorted, "Yeah Tenten and I talked about that and we came to the same conclusion, though my seal works a bit different than that. Here let me show you. "

Naruto proceeded to lift up his shirt and Neji noticed the complicated seal array that was etched onto Naruto's stomach. Neji utilized his Byakugan to examine as much of the seal as he could before saying, "That is some impressive work, there are symbols embedded into that seal that are nearly invisible to the naked eye and the Chakra pathway for the seal lines up perfectly with the center of your Chakra network which explains why it is not noticeable unless I know to look for it. So this Chakra you use is sealed inside of there, how do you add more to the seal as you use it and where are you getting such unusual Chakra from to store in there?"

Naruto laughed as he said, "Yeah, the seal is pretty cool though I don't add Chakra to it, the thing sealed in there is constantly replenishing it's Chakra and so I can draw on it without worrying about running out. Plus the amount of Chakra in this seal is so vast I doubt I could ever run through it in any timely manner, at least not at my current level. I could likely make a good dozen Shadow clones and burn the Chakra up just to run faster and have hugely wasteful fights for nearly a day before I would run out of it. And I question if even that would be able to dent it in reality."

Neji looked skeptical as he said, "What sort of entity do you have trapped inside this seal of yours that would be able to maintain and replenish that amount of Chakra, and why do you have this entity sealed inside you?"

Naruto snorted as he said, "Well to explain that I would need to explain a bit first, I suppose we could use that to explain a bit. Neji, since you were on the mission to save Gaara, what were you told about why he was captured and what happened to him."

Neji raised his brow at the strange change of topic as he replied, "Well do to the speed at which we needed to be sent back out we did not have much time to cover what the mission details were, we were simply sent out to follow your Sensei's summoned ninken and on the way he informed us that we were being sent to back you up on your mission to rescue Kazekage-sama since he had been taken captive."

Neji continued, "Other than that and the fact that whatever they did to him while he was captured seemed to have killed him I know very little. I was not informed why he was taken in the first place, though if I had to guess it would have to be either for his position of power as the Kazekage or for that interesting ability of his to control sand. Though that doesn't really add up with the results of their capture, both of those reasons should have kept him alive, but instead he was dead when we arrived."

Neji frowned as he said, "They also clearly were not interested in assassinating him otherwise they would have simply killed him in Suna instead of dragging him off to die later. So when I think about it there is no logical reason for them to have done what they did based on what I know."

Naruto nodded as he said, "Yeah that pretty much covers it. Of your guesses the closest one to being correct would be their interest in his ability to control sand. Though they don't want that for the purpose of breeding more sand users or anything like that. You see the reason Gaara developed that ability is due to something that happened before his birth. The major villages all have a program they call the Jinchuuriki program, which is designed to make super weapons for their village."

Naruto grimaced as he continued, "The way they accomplish this is by sealing a powerful being inside of a young child, preferably one that is likely to become a Shinobi. Gaara developed his sand ability due to having the Sand demon sealed inside of him and Akatsuki was after that power. Unfortunately to extract the demon from its host is fatal for said host, we are just lucky Chiyo-Baachan was willing to use that Jutsu of hers that transferred her life energy into Gaara to bring him back to life. As I assume you have figured out by now I, like Gaara, am a Jinchuuriki and due to that the Akatsuki will be coming after me some time in the near future."

Neji scowled as he said, "First, you don't really seem like a weapon of mass destruction to me. If you were supposed to be a weapon wouldn't you have been trained like one to maximize your abilities? Though your tenant seems to have given you much less useful abilities relative to Gaara. Second, the Akatsuki can have you over our dead bodies, I know that you have many people who will stand with you when they come for you. We have all learned well the will of fire from your example, we will not let our comrades die so easily."

Naruto snorted as he said, "Well to be fair my tenant gives me two main things, a massive healing factor and near endless Chakra on top of my already large Chakra pool. This means that if I absolutely have to I can fight for much longer than most. And thanks for saying you would stand with me Neji, it means a lot dattebayo."

Naruto continued, "Also the reason I was not trained as a weapon is because despite the fact that Konoha has a Jinchuuriki program we do not use them as simple weapons like some of the other villages, sure there are some here who think of me like that but Jiji didn't and neither does Baachan so I am treated just like any other Shinobi, for the most part. I am mostly its prison to keep it from harming the village."

Naruto grinned, "Though from my understanding of the system I hold the strongest of them and my seal is apparently one of the better designed ones that Ero-sennin knows about. So if I were to ever learn how to fully utilize my tenant's power then I could potentially become one of the strongest Shinobi alive. Though I would rather do that on my own without relying on the fuzzball."

Neji snorted as he said, "That is very you Naruto, though I have to wonder, since you contain the strongest, how many of these Jinchuuriki are there?"

Naruto looked up and said, "Well there can at most be nine from what I know as there are only nine Bijuu, though I don't know if they are all currently within a host or where these hosts are. I contain the strongest of the Bijuu, the Kyuubi no Kitsune that attacked our village 15 years ago. When the Yondaime went out to defend our village he knew that a being like the Kyuubi that is made entirely of Chakra could not be defeated so he sealed it inside of me on the day of my birth."

Naruto snorted before saying, "The ultimate irony is that despite the fact that he apparently wanted me to be seen as the hero that protects the village from the beast, I was shunned because of people's fear of me and what I contain. Though I have mostly gotten past that due to the awesome people I now consider my friends who have accepted me despite the fact that I am a hyperactive baka who is often too noisy for my own good."

At Naruto's cheesy grin and self-described vices Neji nearly laughed before he composed himself and said, "Well you were right about another thing it seems."

At Naruto's confused look he continued, "During our match at the exams, when I accused you of not knowing what it was like to be marked with a seal that set you apart. It seems I was just making a further fool of myself and at the time I was so mad at you for what you said after that. You told me you did and it didn't matter, then you told me that I was nothing special because of my situation. At the time I thought you were just being a baka and thought you being labeled as a failure was like me being sealed, but now I see that I was the one who was wrong. You did indeed know my pain even if I didn't realize it at the time."

Neji frowned as he pointed out, "And to top it all off, the fact that you were able to take all that and keep pushing forward without losing sight of your path is amazing. Whereas I fell to self-pity and anger when I found out about my unfair lot in life. Now I realize there are so many of these stories around, and sure some of them may be way worse than others, but that doesn't make anyone else's pain any less real. And it definitely seems that it takes someone with a very strong character to walk that path without falling to self-pity."

Naruto said, "It isn't like you knew about that at the time so don't worry about it. Sure I was frustrated at you for being a fate obsessed jerk, but honestly I was mostly full of crap when I claimed there was no way I was going to lose anyways. I wasn't sure if I could beat you at that point and using the Kyuubi's Chakra was a last ditch effort of mine since I couldn't think of anything else to do. I was being completely honest when I talked about fighting your fated role though and it still applies now dattebayo. Sure people like you and Gaara may have been lost at the time, but now that you are back on the right path you guys are some of the strongest people I know."

As Naruto began chuckling, Neji smiled as he said, "Regardless of the situation, you were right and because of that I have come a long ways from where I was. Everyone who you have managed to befriend has been touched in some way, though some like myself and Gaara were changed more because of our fights and subsequent friendship with you. Even if you aren't quite ready to be Hokage yet, you definitely have the charismatic nature of a born leader that will serve you well once you get there."

Naruto looked over at his friend as he grinned before saying, "Thanks Neji, I am glad that you are my friend, now if only I could reach the Teme like I reached the two of you. Ah well, thanks for listening to my story Neji, now I just need to tell your cousin Hinata. I just hope she doesn't act all strange while I talk to her. I know she has self-confidence issues, but I can't figure out why she is always so nervous around me. Anyways, it is late and I will just have to tell her tomorrow, see you around Neji."

As Naruto walked out of the room he didn't see his friend shake his head and mutter baka before taking on a contemplative look. Naruto walked out of the compound and began the journey back to his apartment though shortly before he reached the inner part of town he turned around and looked back at the trees before saying, "I know I can't sense you, but I know you are still there Kakashi-sensei. Why don't you come out and interact with others for once you scarecrow."

Naruto jumped slightly when he heard a voice from behind him say, "Mah. Naruto, no need to be so loud at this time of night, you might wake someone up."

At the disbelieving glare he said, "What?"

Naruto shook his head and replied, "Honestly sensei I know you were following me like before, there is no point in denying it, and it is late but it is only like dinner time, no one is actually asleep at this hour. Regardless though, do you want to join me at Ichiraku Ramen for dinner. I want to celebrate a bit even if I still have to do Hinata tomorrow and I don't feel like celebrating alone."

Naruto shivered as he swore he felt his sensei smirk before saying, "My Naruto, you and Hinata aren't even dating, how bold of you, I suppose there is something to celebrate after all, though you could sound a bit more excited about doing your friend."

Naruto chocked on air before he turned bright red and whined, "Kakashi-sensei! You know that isn't what I meant, why do you have to be such a pervert sensei. At least you aren't like Ero-sennin, always peeping at the hot springs, but you could at least stop with the comments and stop reading those trashy porn novels in public. Because of the two of you Ino accused me of being a pervert the other day 'tebayo."

Kakashi chuckled as he said, "Mah. Mah. Naruto, I was only kidding. I know you are too naïve to be 'doing' anybody."

Naruto huffed as he said, "I'm glad we got that cleared up Kakashi-sensei."

Kakashi waited patiently for the response he knew was coming as they kept walking before he Eye Smiled™ as Naruto turned red from anger this time before shouting, "KAKASHI-SENSEI!"

As they continued on their trek to Ichiraku ramen Kakashi chuckled while Naruto grumbled about his no good perverted sensei who won't give him any respect. As they ate they continued to joke about various things and Kakashi congratulated him on having told almost everyone already before they finally left to go their separate ways for the night. As he walked Naruto smiled as he thought about all of his friends he had talked to so far before wondering how this last conversation was going to go down.

This chapter was interesting to write, I have been sure I wanted to include that line from their fight in the Chuunin exam finals since I first started thinking about the reveals of the other members around chapter 3 of this story. The version I used comes from the English dub of Episode 62, the sub and manga have it basically the same but the dub version adds the small line about it setting them apart which I felt added a bit. As usual I hope that Neji stayed in Character for most of this, I know that he feels a connection with Naruto and feels that Naruto saved him from the path of fate obsession so I wanted to portray that here, but balancing that with his 'cool' exterior was a bit hard.

Anywho, with 4865 words this is apparently on par with the length of most of these chapters so that is good. Next we have Hinata to tell, this will definitely be an interesting one and hopefully I can pull it off, now I just need to find a way for them to have this conversation without Hinata being a stuttering fainting mess with her crush around for so long. With that we should be done with our reveals and we will move on with our wrap up chapters. I hope to get as much done as possible in the next few days as I will likely be unavailable to write much at all the week of 5/12-5/17 so onwards and upwards. Oh and please review.