Back with chapter 55, it looks like Naruto and Temari's trip around Suna No Kuni is over but where have they been transported to? Again this shows why travelling with Naruto is dangerous as you never know what's going to happen one minute you could be happily walking along the next you could be fighting for your life, this was the main reason Izumi stopped travelling with him and she can't trust him to keep both of them out of fights and for you really smart readers you'll notice what Jiraiya said to Naruto when he disowned him came true…and when I'm writing Naruto's character I write him as if deep down he is feeling that as well and it's affecting him really badly since…well I assume for anyone being a danger to those you care about would be a horrible thing.

This chapter where going to find out what has been causing those voices in Naruto's head telling him it's not his time and also the cause of those dreams 'the never ending fire'. So that will be one loose end that will be covered up…however you know me I answer one question but I give out several more in the process.

Anyway this chapter will be more of a character development chapter for Naruto so no lemon with Naruto and Temari this chapter, the chapter after this one…maybe if not it will be the one after but don't worry there will be a chapter on Naruto and Temari letting loose, and as I've said before don't take Naruto having sex with all these women as a simple fan service thing I do have a plot and character purpose for this since it will all be used later in the story and the most important thing I could advise when reading this story is to not read each chapter as it is but try to look at it as one long story and how it could stem off into different directions.

One last thing Naruto will not be getting any women other than Izumi or Tsunade pregnant.

I DO NOT OWN NARUTO…


Chapter 55


Naruto groaned as he opened his eyes wherever he was it was dark and while his eyes struggled to adapt to the darkness he tried to remember what happened. All he could remember was staying in that town then as he and Temari went to leave they were both surrounded by a light.

Shaking his head Naruto stood up and wondered where Temari was if she was like him she would be feeling dizzy and nauseous not to mention like him she would want to know where exactly she was.

"Hey Temari can you hear me?" Naruto asked using his arms to feel around and once he was happy that he felt a wall he leaned his back onto the wall and sighed…this was just another dangerous adventure and he'd roll with the punches as usual and keep moving.

Hearing another groan Naruto narrowed his eyes at a small speckle of blonde hair in the darkness. He was certain that it was Temari and as she stood up he noticed her stagger a little before bending over and throw up.

Looking around Naruto noticed some candle holders on the wall they weren't lit so it was obvious this place hadn't been seen by human life in a long time however he could feel the slight draft of wind from one side of the corridor he was in.

"Hey, are you alright?" Naruto asked looking towards where he could hear Temari being sick.

"I swear if you've got me pregnant I'm cutting off your balls" Temari said as she stopped puking she felt unbelievable dizzy.

"You wouldn't dare, besides last night you couldn't keep away from them so I doubt you'd do it" Naruto replied back making Temari groan as she remembered having sex with Naruto.

"Shut up" Temari said gaining her bearings before trying to see where exactly she was.

"How did we get here?" Temari asked leaning against the wall next to Naruto.

"I'm still working that one out, how are you feeling?" Naruto asked looking at Temari to make sure she was alright.

"Yeah…" Temari replied back while slipping her hand into Naruto's as while she was a strong and independent woman she felt safer in this situation with Naruto by her side.

"What should we do?" Temari asked and Naruto thought for a moment neither of them knew where they were and they didn't know if there was going to be any enemies waiting for them. However just as he thought this the candle holders lit on fire lighting up the corridor so both Naruto and Temari could see.

"Well…looks like someone knows we are here" Naruto commented noticing Temari's grip on his hand tighten.

"Which way do we go now?" Temari asked knowing there might be some powerful enemies waiting for them.

"Forward…" Naruto stated as now the corridor was lit up he could see his surroundings a lot better, there were markings on the wall that he couldn't particularly make sense of. There was a small image of what appeared to be a man surrounded by flames and the flames where shaped into some type of bird.

Looking to the next image Naruto saw the exact same man and he appeared dead but the flames around him seemed stronger. Finally glancing at the next image he saw the same flames and in the middle of it was a shadow of a person rising from the dead man from before.

Another thing he noticed was under each of the images there was what seemed to be writing however whatever it was, it was far too old to understand since it certainly wasn't anything used in this present day.

Temari frowned as she looked at Naruto he seemed preoccupied with the markings on the wall however she had no idea how he knew where to go. Looking down the corridor she could see hundreds of more markings on the walls truthfully she had no interest in them and just wanted to get out of here.

"How do you know we should go forward?" Temari asked in confusion there was only two ways they could go and they both looked completely identical.

"There is a slight wind coming from that direction…I'm certain if we follow it we'll find our way out" Naruto explained and Temari nodded in understanding before letting his hand go and smiled.

"Jeez considering the situation your unusually calm about this whole situation are you always getting yourself into situations like this or something?" Temari wondered this was frightening to her. The two of them had been transported to a creepy corridor and Naruto showed no fear or hesitation was he not scared of dying or something?

"You could say something like that…" Naruto said and he remembered what Izumi said about how he always found himself in dangerous situations…and the more he thought about it the more right she seemed it was like he was a magnet for danger and he didn't even realize it.

Looking over to Temari he found himself feeling guilty he had dragged her into this mess and he had no guarantee over her safety…perhaps he deserved to be alone after all the path he was going down was one he should do alone in order not to drag people down with him.

"Let's go find out what's up here" Naruto said walking forwards and he was followed by Temari. As he walked forward Naruto couldn't help but frown whatever this place was he found it sort of familiar even though he knew he had never been here before.


With Tsunade


Tsunade smiled as she found herself walking through Konohagakure her hand was on her large belly that showed she was with child. She enjoyed walking around Konoha as even if it sounded stupid to other people she liked to imagine she was walking around with her child by her side.

Of course she was never truly alone when she went out for these walks as she could always sense the anbu shinobi following her however she never paid them any attention as to her the only two that were there was her and her child. As she walked around she could see the faces of the smiling civilians and Shinobi it was fair to say that the reaction to her pregnancy from the populace of Konoha was a positive one there was always people greeting her and congratulating her on the pregnancy.

Feeling a slight kick from the baby Tsunade smiled warmly it wasn't long now until she would give birth and she was filled with excitement, she wanted to see what her child would look like. Coming across the Shinobi academy Tsunade sighed thinking back to her first day coming here and she also thought how one day she would walk her child here.

Noticing a presence out of the corner of her eyes Tsunade frowned slightly as she noticed Kurenai sitting on one of the benches near the academy, Tsunade knew there were some bitter feelings between the two of them and she cursed Naruto as he didn't know the effect he had on people.

Walking over towards her it wasn't long until Kurenai sensed Tsunade coming. The red eyed Jounin looked up and widened her eyes slightly before frowning again.

"Hokage-sama…" Kurenai said and Tsunade sat down next to her it had been a long day and the sun was beginning to set on Konoha.

"You know…a few years ago I used to have that exact same look in my eye" Tsunade stated and Kurenai looked at her in confusion.

"Back then nothing could cheer me up, and believe me people tried however I think in the end the reason no one could cheer me up was because no one knew what I was really feeling" Tsunade explained with a sad smile and Kurenai continued to listen.

"But then…'he' came along and completely turned everything upside down" Tsunade explained and Kurenai raised an eyebrow she had a feeling she knew who this 'he' was.

"Naruto knew what I was feeling immediately and that was probably what drew me to him in the first place and when we first had sex I knew it was wrong as did he but as time passed I like to think it was due to all the time we spent together that my heart finally healed, even if Naruto has left me with a child I don't regret one moment I spent with him as I was able to grow and learn from the experience" Tsunade explained making Kurenai frown and think back to all the moments she and Naruto spent together.

"But…how could someone just crash into your life make you fall in love with them and just leave you like it was nothing?" Kurenai wondered biting her lip she still loved Naruto and most likely always would in some way however she just felt hurt that he hadn't even explained why he did it or why to him it was like nothing happened between them.

"I...suppose that's just how Naruto is as when your with him it feels like nothing can stop you and that you'll always be happy…the Naruto I know is passionate and kind deep down and I think it's those qualities that make us love him and once he's gone it's hard to cope without having him" Tsunade explained and it was true for her as well Naruto's passion and kindness to her had always been attractive in her eyes and even now without it she felt weird and even the likes of Dan couldn't compete with him in that aspect. She knew it was wrong to compare men in this situation but she had to admit Naruto's qualities where far superior to Dan's and lately her heart had been wavering over who she loved more.

"What should I do...I had finally thought I had found the one…my soul mate who I could have kids with and grow old with, what am I supposed to do when all I can think about is how I want Naruto to be the one I wake up to every morning or how I want Naruto to be the one in bed with me…it's just too hard to let go" Kurenai admitted frustration evident in her voice and it was clear she had been trying to move pass Naruto and forget all the time she spent with him.

Tsunade frowned at Kurenai in some way she could relate to the woman and understand what she was going through and it was that reason she had decided to try help her through this.

"You learn, what you had with Naruto was probably real to him as well however you can't stand around and beat yourself up over this, your still young and attractive there is plenty of time for you to meet the one you can have kids with and grow old with. Don't live a life filled with regrets as you'll miss chances but more importantly you should know that you don't have to let go of the Naruto you spent time with keep him in your heart until you are ready to move on since it would be far too simple if we could stop loving someone don't you think?" Tsunade said and sighed enjoying the last rays of the sun.

Kurenai stared at Tsunade in curiosity for a few seconds before sighing she was right, she had been trying to forget Naruto so quickly that she hadn't realized the more she did it the less it worked, perhaps Naruto would always be a part of her heart and instead of fighting it she should just accept it and move on besides she was young and had plenty of time to think about where her future should go…but if there was one thing she had picked up it was that she shouldn't let her future be decided by her feelings for Naruto or by anyone else.

"…Hokage-sama could I ask one question?" Kurenai asked standing up her hair shadowed her eyes and Tsunade widened her eyes slightly as he noticed a stray tear flow down her cheek.

"Of course" Tsunade replied back.

"Do you love Naruto?" Kurenai asked making Tsunade close her eyes and look away slightly before looking down at her belly.

"…What sort of question is that?…I thought by now it would have been obvious don't you think…I wouldn't have just let anyone knock me up you know" Tsunade said and a small smile appeared on Kurenai's lips before she turned towards Tsunade and bowed slightly.

"Thank you…" Kurenai said and turned around before walking off leaving Tsunade to sit alone on the bench and even if she still loved Naruto Kurenai couldn't help still feeling a little bitter towards Tsunade as even though her words did help her in some ways it was still easy for her to say that since she still had a piece of Naruto with her, however for now she would just take Tsunade's words and then ignore her again as best she could like she had been doing.

"Naruto…you keep leaving problems behind you…one day you're going to have to own up to them eventually" Tsunade said out loud before smiling at her baby kicking again.

"That's right daddy's stupid isn't he…" Tsunade stated before standing up and walked back home.


With Naruto


"Achoo" Naruto sneezed for what seemed to be the hundredth time.

"Someone must be talking about you" Temari stated in amusement and Naruto glared at her slightly for mocking him.

"Well…it's not going to be something good though" Naruto stated if someone was talking about him then it was most likely in a negative light.

Temari was about to respond however the feeling of a large gust of wind hitting the two of them stopped and they narrowed their eyes as it seemed the corridor came to an end leading to an open door way and it was easy to see there was no light in the room at all putting the two on edge.

"Well the only way where going to get any answers here is by going through that doorway" Naruto stated and Temari hesitantly nodded before the two walked into the pitch black room.

"Hello" Naruto shouted and his voice echoed through the darkness making him a smile slightly it was a childish thing to do but he enjoyed it, looking towards Temari he was rewarded with a fierce glare as she did not seem one bit amused by his actions.

"What if someone was down here idiot you would have just given away our position" Temari said in a scolding tone while whispering in an attempt to stop her voice from echoing however it failed and she blushed when she heard her hushed whispers echo making Naruto smirk at her.

"Your position was given away a long time ago humans" A deep voice stated from the darkness and immediately two giant red diamond shape objects shined making Naruto widen his eyes it was the eyes he had seen in his dream.

"Who are you?" Naruto asked back in a serious tone, now wasn't the time for jokes, unless of course he thought of a really good one which at this present time he could not.

The giant red eyes narrowed onto Naruto for a few seconds however for Naruto it felt like an eternity, it was as if the eyes were examining him and looking into the deepest parts of his soul.

"I am a prisoner of time…" The mysterious voice answered making Naruto's eyebrow tick…what type of answer was that?

"But I'm surprised you don't know 'who' I am as even with a different face, voice and body I can immediately tell who you are…although your heart has changed a lot" The voice stated making Naruto and Temari raise an eyebrow.

"What are you talking about?" Naruto asked and from the shadows a large groan could be heard.

"Perhaps if I reveal myself you will start to remember" The voice commented and before Naruto and Temari's very own eyes a large flame erupted causing their eyes to widen at what was in front of them.

As in front of them was a fifty foot golden bird surrounded by flames standing like a proud animal and for Naruto he had never seen such a beautiful animal…so elegant at the same time so dangerous.

"Now do you recognize who I am…Sage?" The bird asked making Naruto snap out of his stupor for a moment and blink.

"Sage?...What do you mean and besides what are you?" Naruto asked he had so many questions for the bird in front of him.

"You…really can't remember can you?" The bird asked in a confused and lost voice while frowning before looking at Naruto.

"Of course I don't remember anything fool, because there's nothing for me to remember in the first place I'm fairly certain I'd remember seeing a huge ass bird" Naruto grumbled annoyed that the bird was treating him as someone he wasn't.

"My apologies…I forgot that you humans lose your memory when you go through the process…now I'm on the same page as you, my name is Felix and I am a Phoenix" The now identified Felix said and Naruto felt some annoyance at how Felix referred to him as 'you humans' however he brushed it off and decided playing nice for the moment would be the most logical thing to do.

"My name is Naruto Namikaze…" Naruto said and Felix narrowed his eyes slightly before chuckling slightly.

"I know who you are Naruto…I've watched over you from the day you were born I'm slightly surprised you don't remember my voice since I've called out to you twice now" Felix explained in an amused tone making Naruto think back it was true Felix's voice did sound familiar to him however he couldn't quite place a finger on it due to all the confusion in his head. However his eyes widened as all the gears in his brain began to function again and he pointed at the large flaming bird.

"You were the one from my dreams…" Naruto shouted and from beside him he noticed Temari give him a discreet look that caused him to turn around and point at her.

"Not those types of dreams idiot" Naruto shouted making Temari turn around and smirk at him.

Felix looked amused at Naruto's antics whether he knew he was doing it or not he was acting exactly like 'him'.

"You're quite right…it was my voice in your dreams telling you to wake up…twice now my voice has guided you away from death" Felix stated and Naruto nodded he first heard the voice in Kirigakure and then again in Iwagakure after he had been wounded by Ryuujin.

"What exactly do you want from me, since I'm not going to thank you after all one of those dreams was less than pleasant" Naruto replied back remembering how he had been forced to endure all of his darkest and saddest parts of his soul and memories attacking him all at once.

"I'm sorry I was trying to make you remember who you are and as it seems I failed" Felix responded sadly and Naruto's hair shadowed his eyes briefly.

"It didn't fail at all…I know exactly who I am, I am Naruto Namikaze and no one else I am myself so stop talking to me as if I'm someone else" Naruto shouted in anger shocking both Felix and Temari at his tone.

Naruto's identity had always been important to him it was the only thing he could rightfully call his and having your own identity was freedom he knew who he was and that was that, granted he might not always like who he is however he accepted himself even with all the darkness that came with it.

"Your will is very strong…even now, again I am sorry I will try to hold myself back however seeing you in the state you are in now I have to ask…would you like me to force your memories of your past life into you or would you like me to burn them away forever? Felix asked making Naruto raise an eyebrow.

"What are you talking about?" Naruto asked in confusion.

"Phoenix's have the power to awaken the memories of past lives and at the same time we have the power to erase all memories of past lives" Felix explained and Naruto narrowed his eyes in understanding.

"You mean reincarnation?" Naruto asked and Felix nodded slightly and for Naruto it made sense since Phoenix where mythical creatures that revolved around the whole idea of reincarnation.

"Naruto wait…before you decide what to do, think about it this is an incredible opportunity don't be so hasty with your answer" Temari advised she had been listening to the conversation between Naruto and Felix intently and she had been able to keep up with some of it and she did have her own opinion on the 'sage' Felix mentioned and if she was right then she had discovered something really important.

Only a fool would refuse this opportunity after all who wouldn't want to know how they lived or how they were before their current life questions like would he have family still alive from his past life and was he famous appeared in Temari's mind. Naruto looked at Temari for a moment and noticed the eager expression in her eyes before looking away in disappointment she had no care whatsoever about his opinion on this considering she was trying to pressure him into making the choice he realized once again it was only himself he could rely on now Izumi wasn't here.

"I…I want you to erase them whoever or whatever I was before doesn't matter to me besides I can barely cope living with my own life so I doubt I'd be happier with the memories of another" Naruto explained and Temari looked at him in bewilderment for a moment before sighing it was clear to her that Naruto was far to mentally scarred for something like this it proved even if he didn't show it often he was broken inside.

"I see...so be it…did you know Phoenix's know their name the moment they are born it's the one thing that never changes when we…ah, that doesn't matter anymore…please Naruto step forward" Felix stated and Naruto walked forward and stopped a few meters away from the giant phoenix.

"Is there anything I should know about before you start this process? Naruto asked and he was certain he saw Felix's beak form what seemed to be a smirk.

"Well you see…everything will be answered after" Felix replied back and immediately fire exploded from him and blazed around the whole room.

Naruto roared out in pain as the fire engulfed his body he could feel so much pain that it actually felt kind of weird considering he had been spared from heavy amounts of pain by his disease however his disease was not sparing him from this pain one bit.

From the corner of his eye Naruto noticed Temari fall unconscious however he was unable to keep focused as he dropped to one knee from the pain, looking up towards Felix all he saw was eternal flames and giant red eyes.

Feeling his eyes roll into the back of his head Naruto started to laugh…slightly…was he going to die here? How many times now had he felt death on his shoulder?

Widening his eyes Naruto felt his vision blur before he collapsed and fell over landing on the side of his face and thousands of images appeared in his mind and memories flashed through him.


Naruto saw the face of a red haired women smiling down at him he had never seen the woman before but he could see in the woman's eyes they were filled with love.


Naruto gasped as his vision came back to him he could still feel the burning inferno around him and the pain had not eased down one bit either and it wasn't long until he felt his vision blur again.


The image of a pair of hands came slowly into sight and Naruto could easily see they were covered in blood and it didn't take long until Naruto realized these where his hands apparently however he had no memory of this.

"Please…spare me" Naruto heard a man say from the floor, the man was beat up and bloody however Naruto's body moved on its own and he stabbed his hand into the man's chest ending his life.

Naruto spared one last glance at the body he could feel tears flowing down his face before he turned around and the image blurred out.


Naruto once again gasped as his vision came to him what exactly was he seeing here these memories where certainly not his however they did seem familiar to him...yet what was more disturbing was he was losing these memories seconds after witnessing them.

Closing his eyes tightly Naruto clenched his fists tightly to fight off the memories of whoever this was however it didn't feel like he was reliving them or remembering them as after each image he saw he would forget them.


The image of a moaning black haired woman came this time and beside Naruto he felt a pair of hands raking his chest. Turning his head Naruto was rewarded to a kiss from a beautiful brown haired woman and tanned woman.

For Naruto he would admit he had his own fair share of sexual experiences however this was not one of his own however he did have some respect for whoever this was it wasn't easy getting two women into bed at once.


Naruto's body laid limp on the floor he had come accustomed to the fires of the phoenix even if they did still hurt. What was going on Naruto wondered he couldn't remember a thing from a moment ago and it had felt like his mind had been completely erased.

"Do not give in Naruto…if it is true that you know who you are truly then prove it to me and survive this" Felix stated his voice echoed into Naruto's ears making him widen his eyes slightly as another image came to him.


Naruto looked down at two women one had black hair with narrowed black eyes and the other had slightly tanned skin and brown hair in their arms was a baby, one baby had small patches of black hair with red spiralled eyes and the other child had brown hair and incredible strong life force from what Naruto could sense.

Naruto assumed these where meant to be his kids especially with the way both women were looking at him with such loving eyes.


Naruto's limp body twitched slightly as his fingers began to move…he had forgotten the last memory just like the other before and surprisingly he felt lighter…much lighter however the pain from the flames did not let off and it started to make Naruto question whether or not this was real since he had never felt such pain before in his life it felt so unreal, like he was stuck in some kind of Genjutsu.

"I…Is this hell?" Naruto wondered to himself through his blurred vision he could see nothing but flames and his body felt ten times heavier than usual.

"Moron…this isn't hell" Naruto widened his eyes at the voice and through the flames Izumi's figure appeared walking towards him.

"Now I'm certain this is hell if you're here" Naruto muttered as Izumi walked closer to him.

"I see you're still well enough to make jokes" Izumi chuckled before kneeling down next to Naruto.

"You have to stand up…and remember who you are" Izumi stated making Naruto groan.

"It's not like I'm not trying you know" Naruto replied back only to get a slap in the back of his head.

"Fool, I know that you're holding onto the memory of me still and even if all else has been lost know that I'll always be with you" Izumi said and Naruto smiled slightly and his memories of Izumi came back to him one by one from the moment they met all the way until they parted in Amegakure and slowly the rest of his memories came back to him from his brother and parents to the people in his life and finally all of his memories came back to him from the good ones all the way up to the bad ones.

"What are you doing here?" Naruto asked as he stayed perfectly still on the floor and Izumi turned to him and looked at him for several seconds before smiling which made Naruto's eyes widen since he had only ever seen her smile truly once.

"I'm here because you wanted me to be here" Izumi replied back and Naruto looked at her in confusion for a few moments before sighing.

"You're not really here are you?" Naruto asked with a frown on his face making Izumi smirk a little and it was one of those smirks Naruto had seen her do countless times and it was one that shouted dumbass at him.

"Well…I think I'm here…at least somewhere inside of you but where do you think I am?" Izumi asked confusing Naruto who looked around him but could only see fire and Izumi.

"I still don't understand what you're saying you know I hate it when you talk in riddles" Naruto said groaning and pushed himself to his feet surprisingly he felt a lot lighter than before.

"But you will understand what I'm saying and you will realize what I am very soon" Izumi replied back smiling at Naruto before she walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist and laid her head on his chest.

"…Very soon" Izumi mumbled and her body exploded in flames and wrapped around Naruto and it looked like giant red strings as the flames spiraled around him before going into his body through his ears, his eyes and his mouth and for Naruto everything went white.


Okay that's chapter 55 done so it's been revealed the voices that have been coming out to Naruto in his dreams was Felix the Phoenix and who exactly does he think Naruto is…or was? For you smart people you will know straight away.

However that doesn't mean Naruto is that person the main importance of this story is freedom as in the Shinobi world no one is guaranteed it and really that is what this story is ultimately about with Naruto trying to find his own freedom and him burning away any memories of his past lives showed this as he wants to live as himself and no one else…so to Naruto any past life he had doesn't matter to him.

Yes as you can tell this story does have a strong belief of reincarnation…but only in some ways for instance the only thing that is reincarnated is the will of people not the actual person.

Also Izumi was never actually there physically the manifestation of Izumi that was talking to Naruto came from Naruto himself and as she said he's going to learn quickly what it was and why she appeared in his time of need.

I understand there will be a lot of confusion with this chapter since I want there to be confusion in some parts so you never know what's going to happen I always like to do the unexpected when the time comes.

Thank you for reading.

Until next time…