Despite defeating Naruto, Sasuke is brought back to village by Kakashi. Naruto leaves Konoha and finds sanctuary in Kiri where he finds a cave belonging to one of the Seven Ninja Swordsman of the Mist, and the legendary blade Nuibari. Can Naruto master the deadly weapon? What happens when he returns to Konoha? How will he deal with his old team? Can he ever find love? Naruto x Ino

Naruto awakens the Rinnegan after a traumatic event, now with instructions from the Sage of the Six Paths himself, he sets out to find and bring together the other jinchuuriki before the Akatsuki can capture them all. Naruto/Yugito, Gaara/Fuu, Rinnegan Naruto.