What if Naruto had been selected for a different team? What if he'd had a different mentor? Who would guess the consequences would be so large?

The eve after Kyuubi's attack, Konoha is low on strength. The council agrees to turn Naruto into a living weapon. But years later, after Sarutobi's death, will Konoha's weapon continue to defend it? Or will he poise his blade to carve out their throats?

A six year old Sasuke wakes from a nightmare...but Itachi wouldn't really kill the clan, right? As for Naruto, well, maybe he won't be so alone...this time around.

Forged from the twisted science of Midgar, and tempered by the shadows of Sephiroth, Uzumaki Naruto was power incarnated. Now, before the gates of Konoha, will this fallen angel find his absolution, or will his past haunt him until eternity's end?