Chapter 1
The Removal of the Seal
Starts from after Hagoromo recounts his life story in canon
Hagoromo Otsūtsuki was not the Six Paths Sage for no reason- he knew that there was a seal apart from the seal of Kurama on Naruto. He just didn't know how it appeared on him. He did know how Naruto himself could release the seal though. So he made his decision.
"Naruto, before I grant you my power, I must tell you that there is a second seal on you. Not the technique that sealed Kurama in you, but something else. I do not recognize it, but I do know that you can release it with a flare of your chakra and the seal order of RamDogBoar. Unfortunately, it also means that you are the only one who can release the seal. This seal would interfere with the power I give you, so it mut come off."
Naruto himself had more of an idea of what was happening, knowing that his chakra and abilities felt constricted at times. While he dismissed it as exertion of ability till now, he knew that the seal had to come off. Therefore,silently following Hagoromo's directions, he released the seal, with a "Kai".
The result, to say the least, was surprising. The sage watched in shocked curiosity as the reincarnation of his second son first jerked back slightly, then hung his head low while laughing quite sinisterly.
"Man, I screwed up really badly on that seal! Really! Kurama must be wondering why I didn't release the seal during the Chūnin exams. Still, that aside, the side effects of that ability managed to make my growth quite stunted. Imagine the horror on Sasuke's face when I show him that his arrogance is futile! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Fearing for Naruto's sanity, Hagoromo interrupted the conversation. "What's going on, Naruto? And what do you mean, you screwed up really badly on that seal?"
"Oh, I guess I should explain myself. In all honesty, I never expected to meet anyone who could decipher my original seals,so that's a relief and surprise. By the way, lemme reintroduce myself. I am Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze-Senju, holder of the title of Seal Creator, and prankster extraordinaire. The seal you detected was one that I had created and applied when I was around 6, and was designed to suppress a certain ability that I awakened on my fifth birthday. The seal did modify my memory, abilities and personality as well,but it's more of an unexpected side effect than a conscious decision." Naruto closed his eyes while replying. This Naruto was far more mature, Hagoromo noted, and he apparently was more intelligent than Sasuke. However, what power could he be hiding from everyone, to risk such side effects?
"What would be worth hiding so badly that you would use a seal to suppress it using an admittedly risky seal?" asked Hagoromo- he knew that some abilities, like the Six Paths Sage Chakra was worth the effort, but what could Ashura's reincarnation have awakened?
"Well, let's just say that anyone holding Otsūtsuki blood can awaken it, but it only comes in effect when we talk of chakra based abilities." sheepishly answered the jinchūriki. Having understood his words, Hagoromo's eyes widened, now knowing why Naruto's eyes were closed. He dreaded to know how to awaken this ability, but was curious at the same time.
When asked, Naruto explained that to awaken the ability, the hopeful must have Kaguya's blood flowing through their veins, which meant any blood member of the Uchiha, Senju and Uzumaki clans could awaken it. The second condition was what horrified Hagoromo the most- the child must experience hell for the first five years of their life. NO exceptions could be made. Hashirama, and all the previous reincarnations, or the other members of the clan were never in that situation- Naruto awakened it due to being an orphan and the jinchūriki of Kurama- jinchūriki were universally discriminated against (even though the road to safety was love).
That solidified the fact that Hagoromo had made a mistake in giving Ashura his power. He knew he should've shared his power with both siblings. He even voiced this thought,
"Not exactly so, Hagoromo. Indra and his descendants were manipulated. I'm going to teach you a technique I developed to recover memories and share them. Considering the circumstances, all you need to do is let your chakra interact with mine." was Naruto's rebuttal. Hagoromo, not seeing the harm in letting him do so, made his chakra interact with Naruto's.
Through that, he learnt of Zetsu, the fact that Madara had misinterpreted the tablet he had created due to the message being tampered with by Zetsu, and Naruto's suspicions regarding Zetsu's origins in light of Hagoromo's life story. (Readers know the drill and what happened in canon). To say the sage was incensed was an understatement. He was happy to learn that the technique Naruto had developed was unconsciously based on the concept of Ninshū. Having processed everything, he knew he had appeared too late to even do anything about it.
"If only I knew of all this… I will definitely regret having ever let Indra be manipulated. Nothing can be done. I hope you can avert this disaster, Naruto Uzumaki-Senju-Namikaze." came the Sage's mournful reply.
"Not so fast, old man. You can use my technique- There is a secret in this technique that allows this situation to be averted. You see, my ability allows me and anyone taught this technique to detect the changes in chakra signature over time, and syncing the changes to the person you use it on, using the changes of your own chakra signature, allows you to give the person the experience and memories through those changes being assimilated. Thus, you just have to go to the 6-year-old me and sync your chakra signature with mine. Even suppressed, I have memorized the chakra signatures of everyone, even though you don't actually have to memorize it to recover the changes. I'll take care of the rest" instructed a very calm Naruto, while revealing his Rinnegan to the Sage.
"You do know that it will alter the timeline, not to mention, this reality will be destroyed as a result, right?" asked Hagoromo.
"Not if you follow the changes in my chakra to the past- This reality is fucked in all honesty. Regardless, the reality will change, not be destroyed as a result. Leave the rest to me- go to just after my sixth birthday and return my memories and experiences." Hagoromo just thought 'As expected of the No.1 Unpredictable Knuckleheaded Ninja, he thinks outside the box, yet managed to dispel the multiple problems in his plan with ease'
Meanwhile, Nauto was planning on how to deal with the results of his idea. He knew that he was risking it all on a wild concept, but then he always did so. No one ever did more than him in risk-taking and making it work- he knew he was gifted, and even when suppressed, his true expanse of power pulled through when it counted. He would show the world just what a shinobi can do when unlimited. "Whenever you're ready, Hagoromo!", he yelled, and the Sage promptly left, confusing Sasuke in the process
A few moments later, the world ceased to exist.
Really! Why am I so creative with concepts? This one is blamed on the idea of Naruto getting the Rinnegan, as many stories a- NOT! I will admit to basing it off that concept, but wider- Think multiple ways... No one thought of Naruto inheriting from his Ōtsutsuki blood. As always, my versions of the characters, with the exception of Hajime Nagumo (Oddly, Ryō Shirakome is not good at plot weaving, but created my favourite type of MC- he just needs some polishing) will be altered to my liking. I DO also have a Mahouka fic in my head, but that is a weak idea. Anyways, I'll be waiting for reviews! Ja ne!
