Redemption of The Gazing Eye

by FenreldStormblade

Naruto finds the Gazing Eye Keyblade in the forbidden scroll and uses it to defeat Mizuki. Naruto later finds out that the Uzumaki clan are descendants of Master Xehanort. He decides to make his own version of Organization XIII. Sakura gets rejected and badly beaten by Sasuke so Naruto decides to make her his second in command. Naruto SakuraxHarem. I own NOTHING!

AN: Here is a challenge from a friend on discord by the name of DLBarrett89, and right away I will mention that another great author, MercenaryGrax, has a chapter up for this same challenge with the title of "Key to a Better Life." I hope that you will go give him a read if you haven't already. And before you ask, the harem is set! So please, no suggestions or asking me to swap out girls for others.

WARNING! There will an Attempted Rape Scene! And Know I do not condone rape in the slightest!

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

"Kyuubi/Inner Sakura"

"Summon Talking"

Jutsu/Magic/Bloodline

Chapter 1: Awakening to the Darkness

Naruto Uzumaki, an Academy student of 12 years old, who was rather short for his age, had golden blonde hair, sapphire blue eyes, with 3 whisker marks on each cheek, wearing a hideous orange and blue jumpsuit with a red swirl on the back, had just failed the Graduation Exam for the 3rd time. He was currently sitting on the schoolyard tree swing, sulking because every one of his classmates was able to graduate because they could pull off the one jutsu he had too much chakra to pull off, the Clone Jutsu.

'Tch, Iruka Sensei knows that I have too much chakra to do the stupid jutsu. Hell, when we unlocked our chakra in class I almost blew up the school when they told me to pull out as much as I could, but he always says "you aren't working hard enough, try again next time." And I can't go to Gramps because I'm sure he knows more than just the reason for my high chakra levels.

Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if he's keeping everything from me for some bullshit reason like "it's for your protection Naruto." I swear if that's the fucking reason I'm going to lose it. I mean, if I'm able to outrun ANBU and lesser ranks after my pranks, I'm currently capable of receiving proper training. I know I'm being sabotaged, but there is nothing I can do about it.' He thought with a dark expression on his face.

He was pulled out of his thought when one of his saboteurs and tormentors approached him with a fake smile, one of his instructors, Mizuki. "Oh, there you are Naruto. How are you holding up?"

"Oh, I'm just great... All of my classmates have become Genin while I didn't, and most of the civilian parents are mocking me from here thinking I can't hear them." He replied sarcastically.

The silver-haired Chunin frowned at the sarcasm, inwardly overjoying seeing the demon brat suffering. "Now, now... You know Iruka couldn't play favorites. He knows you're working hard and wanted to you pass on your own merit."

'Yeah right, that's why he always acts so impartially. Even if he does treat me to Ichiraku's once in a while, he doesn't actually care.' Naruto scowled. "'My own merit' huh? You both know that I have too much chakra to perform the Clone Jutsu or that stupid Leaf Balancing technique."

"Well, as I said, we can't play favorites. However..." Mizuki paused before looking before whispering to the blonde. "There is a secret graduation test given only to the special students."

"What is this test...?" The Jinchūriki asked cautiously, knowing something was up, especially after seeing the Chunin smirk.

'Gotcha, now I can pin the blame on the Nine-tails brat.' He thought, not knowing he was about seal his own demise. "All you need to do is sneak into the Hokage's office and steal the Scroll of Seals without being detected and learn a jutsu from within at a designated location."

'Yeah, something's definitely up. However, I'll play along since no one is willing to help me. I mean Anko would help me if she wasn't so busy at T&I, but that's beside the point.' Naruto thought inwardly smiling when he thought of the Snake Mistress. She was one of the few people that truly cared about him, especially since they lived similar lives within the village as pariahs. Her being the former apprentice of one of Konoha's biggest traitors, and him for reasons he didn't know for sure. "Alright, you got yourself a deal. Where do I meet you?"

"There's an old shack outside of the village in the forest, meet me there at midnight so I can grade your performance." The bandana-wearing Chunin said with a smile getting a nod of acknowledgment from the blonde as he got off the swing and walked off with his hands in his pocket, not knowing they were being watched by the crowd of parents and happy graduates.

[That night – Hokage Tower]

It was pitch dark, to the point where normal people wouldn't be able to see without the help of a flashlight or enhanced senses. Fortunately, Naruto has always had excellent night vision, which helped when he pulled his night pranks. Right now, it helped that he also had extremely good stealth skills because the room in question was guarded by hidden ANBU, and one of them that was usually on duty wouldn't be affected by his secret weapon, the Sexy Jutsu.

'How do I deal with Neko...? She's always been so nice to me in the past... Huh? Where is she? I thought she was on duty tonight? Maybe the Old Man gave her the night off to take care of that chronically ill boyfriend of hers.' He thought before shrugged it off. 'Oh well, that makes this easy.'

He casually walked into the room, causing the ANBU to drop down from the ceiling as he predicted before smirking before calling out "Sexy Jutsu!" causing the poor fools to fall back and faint from nosebleeds, blood clearly seen dripped out the sides of their masks.

"Serves you perverts right." He said not losing his smirk before walking over and opening the cabinet containing the giant scroll that happened to be his target. "Alright, now to get to that shed. I have about 2 hours before that asshole arrives and probably 10 minutes before the alarms are sounded when these idiots wake up."

[10 minutes later]

As Naruto predicted the ANBU affected by his Sexy Jutsu woke up and sounded the alarm, alerting not only the Hokage but the council and other ANBU as well. Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't amused since he was about to turn in for the night after his lovely dinner with his family. "What is it now...?"

"Lord Hokage, Naruto stole the Forbidden Scroll!" One ANBU said while kneeling.

"Hiruzen, we need to track down and boy bring him and scroll back unharmed." Danzo said urgently, knowing the rest of the council would call for the boy's execution or banishment for this. He never did agree with his old teammate's decision to keep Naruto's heritage and status from him. He even warned the old monkey that if even the young boy even found out on his own, he'd likely snap and turn on the village. 'I only hope that if he does somehow find out on his own that the Ichiraku's and Mitarashi are enough to keep him here. Maybe I should introduce myself to him soon.'

"Unharmed?! The Demon is clearly trying to use the Scroll's secrets to harm the village!" One of the Civilian council shouted. "We should kill it and finish what Lord 4th started!"

"Enough!" The 3rd Hokage, signaling for the fool's execution, causing Neko to appear behind him and run her blade through his throat from behind. "Let me remind you that the law regarding Naruto is still in effect!"

This shut the civilians up, who were now cowering in fear. However, the head of the Nara Clan and Jonin Commander, Shikaku spoke up. "Troublesome, while I agree with Danzo that he needs to be brought back safely, we cannot let this go unpunished."

"Let us wait to see his reasoning. Something tells me that this isn't one of his pranks." Inoichi, Head of the Yamanaka Clan and part of the T&I division said calmly. When he saw that people were looking at him like he grew a second head he sighed and continued. "Earlier today, the boy looked completely discouraged before one of the Chunin came up to him and talked to him. What was said I'm sure unsure, but Naruto looked concerned but seemed to agree with whatever was said as he walked off with his hands in the pockets."

"And you think that this is what caused Naruto to steal the scroll?" Hiruzen said, puffing on his pipe while thinking. "It's plausible. I do agree with you that this doesn't seem like one of Naruto's usual pranks. It was, he would have left a paintball bomb in its place."

Everyone that liked Naruto and his pranks, chuckled, knowing that's exactly what he would have done. "Very well, call for every available shinobi and Kunoichi to find and bring back Naruto unharmed. I will try to find him via my crystal ball. Anyone that DOES harm him will be spending time in the ever-so-loving care of Anko and Ibiki." The old monkey said sternly scaring everyone but Danzo. The entire village knows those two cared for the blonde as siblings and knew if you hurt him in any way, you better prey they were feeling merciful.

[Old Shed – 5 minutes after the alarm]

At the Destination, we find Naruto panting. He had just arrived as the Shinobi forces were sent to look for him. 'You'd think I'd be used to that speed... damn.'

After taking a few minutes to calm down, He took the scroll off his back and opened it up. "Huh...Shadow...Clone Jutsu is the first on the list... Great..." He said before reading it more. "A-rank Ninjutsu. forbidden to due to chakra required to make proper use out of. Allows users to make solid clones, and when the jutsu is dispelled, the caster receives the knowledge and experience the clone obtained. Primarily used for infiltration. Warning: Overuse could lead to brain damage from whiplash." He read while thinking to himself. 'This could be useful for training if I do it right. Well better get to training.'

30 minutes later, Naruto was exhausted but had a big grin on his face, standing in front of him were 20 identical copies of himself. "Heh, I did it... Alright guys, I want you guys to go out in pairs and use the Transformation Jutsu while being on the lookout. Dispel if that fool Mizuki is on his way or someone else finally finds, most likely Iruka Sensei."

"You got it, boss!" All 20 Shadow Clones say at the same time and rush off in 10 different directions as instructed.

"Now then, let's see what else I can learn before I'm found." He said before seeing some weird. "What's...this? This is the same symbol as what's on the back of my jacket..."

He felt drawn to it, and when he put his hand on it, he felt something cut his palm and reveal an odd-looking weapon. It had a spiky, black guard resembling demonic wings, a horned, demonic head just above the handle, two barbed shafts, and teeth resembling a battle axe split into three almost claw-like protrusions with two shafts and a different head. Its shaft and head are adorned with several twisting, silver patterns. It also contains two demonic, blue eyes with one on the Keychain, which was a black charm, and the other one on the head. And when he took hold of the handle, a multitude of information came flooding into his brain.

The weapon he was holding is called the Gazing Eye Keyblade, and it was once possessed by the progenitor of the Uzumaki Clan, a man by the name of Xehanort, or his formal title was Master Xehanort, a Keyblade Master. Naruto learned all his magic, abilities, comrades of the past, and even his past battles. Not to mention the knowledge of creatures and monsters called Unversed, Heartless, and Nobodies.

He saw a vision of this odd mouse-like creature who was apparently a king of some sort that went by the name of Mickey Mouse. Even more peculiar was the fact that he could also wield a Keyblade. Three teenage Keyblade wielders that we're disciples of Xehanort's old friend, a Master Eraqus: One that fell into darkness and was taken over by the old man, a tall young man by the name of Terra. Another was a poor blonde that had his heart fractured during Xehanort's first attempt to create the χ-blade, who went by the name of Ventus or Ven for short, who ended up sealing himself with a young child.

And finally, a young and very beautiful woman, who was awarded the prestigious title of Keyblade Master. Her name was Aqua, she had gorgeous shoulder-length blue hair that framed her face, and blue eyes wearing a black and blue, high-collared halter top, two pink, intersecting belts over her chest, and black shorts. She wears a silver badge at the center of the belts, with white bell-sleeves and tan, fingerless gloves. The blue-haired girl also wears a small, segmented piece of armor on each of her upper arms. She wears what appear to be black stockings or socks on her legs which reached about halfway up her thighs, leaving a small area of bare skin on her upper thighs. Also baring two strips of blue cloth that drape over either side of her hips, along with a smaller, white strip of cloth tied around her waist, draped in the same manner. Finally, she wears pointed, armored, silver boots with a sharp "hook" on the outer side of each. Aqua ended up falling into the Realm of Darkness after saving the possessed body of her friend, Terra, and was likely still there, waiting for someone to come to her rescue.

'Hmm... Might have to go and do that... she's gorgeous and would make a fine ally, not to mention removing 2 Guardians of Light since she seems to have sealed Ventus' body within somewhere called Castle Oblivion, and only she has the knowledge of how to unlock it's secrets if she still has the Master's Defender that is.

Still... Hiruzen has some explaining to do... he and/or the damned council have kept that I am part of a clan, ones that were once allies before being left to their demise. And they dare use my clans symbol on their headbands and flak vests...'

Naruto thought, growing increasingly angry.

What he didn't know was how much time had passed since to touched his new weapon, since he was brought of out his thoughts and knowledge dump when he received knowledge from a couple of clones telling him that Iruka was on his way.

'Hmm what do about him... I have no doubt that by now the old man is watching me with that damn crystal ball of his so I can't outright kill an innocent... however...' He mused as he received word from another set of clones that Mizuki was on his way. 'Perfect... Maybe I can use that fool to do my dirty work before I kill himself myself for killing fellow shinobi. For now, I'll play dumb and see where this goes.'

"Naruto! Do you have any idea on how much trouble you're in?" Iruka said landing in front of the blonde before noticing the odd sword-looking weapon. "...What is that?"

"I found this in the Scroll while I was learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu. Mizuki Sensei told me if got this scroll and learned a jutsu from it that I'd pass the special test and be able to graduate." Naruto said innocently.

"Special Test? There is no special test. And that weapon was likely sealed for a reason, give it and the Scroll to me and we can go back to the Hokage and explain everything." The scarred Chunin said stretching out his hand.

The blonde shrugged and handed him the Keyblade and began rolling up the Scroll, went the Gazing Eye dematerialize from Iruka's hand, and reappear in his hand. 'Interesting... that's going to piss off the council and duck-butt emo lord.'

However, they both were brought out of their wonderment when they heard the sound of a giant shuriken flying towards them, with Iruka jumping in front of Naruto, taking the hit with the weapon getting lodged in the back of his flak vest in the middle of the Uzumaki Swirl, cutting into his spine slightly, causing excruciating pain.

"You always get in the way, don't you Iruka? And now because of your heroism, you're gonna be lucky if you aren't paralyzed from the shoulders down." Mizuki sneered as he landed on a tree branch above them. "Naruto give me the scroll! Lord Orochimaru desires it."

"The same Orochimaru that abandoned Anko and is one of the village's biggest traitors? Yeah...I don't think so." Naruto deadpanned.

Mizuki growled before smirking. "Maybe you'll change your mind once you learn the secret to why everyone hates you!"

"Mizuki! Don't! It's forbidden!" Iruka painful shouted as he tried not to move.

"You see, the 4th Hokage didn't kill the Demon Fox that night 12 years ago... he sealed into a human form. YOU ARE THE NINE-TAILED FOX!" The traitor shout manically. "You are responsible for the deaths of so many and the destruction of Konoha!"

Naruto stood there with his bangs over his eyes, clutching his Keyblade even tighter, then started chuckling, before backing out in full-blown crazed laughter, looking at Mizuki with absolute glee. "Me? The Fox? You don't know anything about Fūinjutsu, do you?!"

The bandana-wearing traitor took a step back as the hysterical Jinchūriki started walking towards him as he continued his speech. "That blonde bastard sealed it within me, making me a Jinchūriki, the PRISON for the Demon! YOU AND THIS STUPID SHOULD BE KISSING THE VERY GROUND I WALK ON BECAUSE, WITHOUT ME, YOU'D ALL BE DEAD!"

This stunned both Chunin present, Iruka knew this to be true but Mizuki didn't want to believe it, however, he didn't get the chance to protest since he felt the cold edge of the odd-looking weapon against his neck. "And since Iruka said it was forbidden for you to speak about this, am I right to assume it's punishable by death?" He asked looking at his loyal sensei, who gave him a stiff nod. "Well, then traitor... looks like you have two crimes punishable by death... It's a shame too. I'm sure Anko would have loved to play with you at T&I and get all that delicious information you have on her former sensei. Oh well, too bad for you." He said with a crazed grin on his face as he spun around and lobbed off the traitor's head with one clean cut.

"Naruto..." The pony-tailed Chunin said in awe.

"What? If he had kept his mouth shut about the Fox, Anko would have had a new toy." The blonde said, clearly unaffected. After all, years of being attacked during "fox hunts" would desensitize anyone to death.

It was then that Neko and other ANBU showed up. "I'm sorry Naruto, but the Hokage and council wish to see you. And don't worry about Iruka, the others with me will see that he gets medical help, and hopefully not end up paralyzed."

"...So the Old Man was watching after and called off the search when Iruka showed up am I right?" He said dully, getting a nod in return, he sighed and nodded, letting go of his Keyblade. Though what surprised everyone but Naruto, was that it vanished in black fog. He grabbed the scroll and looked to the kind ANBU. "Alright, let's go... I have a few questions for everyone there anyhow."

Watching as the other ANBU vanished with Iruka via the Body Flicker Jutsu, the purple-haired ANBU put her hand on the young blonde before doing the same.

[Council Chambers]

"The boy went too far! He killed a man in cold blood!" A civilian counselor shouted, banging his fist on the table, getting nods of agreement from the rest of the Civilian Council.

Since the moment Iruka arrived on the scene, Hiruzen had been broadcasting the entire event. Needless to say, the Civilians were up in arms and in denial about what Naruto said about being the Jailer and everything about his rant. The Shinobi Council, on the other hand, agreed with the blonde. Many of them respected him for his burden and once violently paying back those who wronged him. Well, some of them didn't like his pranks, especially when they were targeted, they knew said pranks could have been very lethal if it were an enemy attack.

"Mizuki had committed two crimes this evening. And he, himself, stated had the traitor kept his mouth shut about Naruto's burden, he would have been sent to T&I and at the mercy of Miss Mitarashi..." Shikaku said in his usual bored tone.

"Shikaku is correct. He will not be punished for the execution of a traitor. If anything I feel he should be rewarded for it and be given a field promotion after we ask him to perform the Shadow Clone Jutsu to be sure he actually learned it." Hiruzen said in firmly getting nods of agreement from the Shinobi Council and well as his old teammates.

"He was well within his rights to carry out the punishment since Mizuki broke a law that directly involved him." Danzo added.

'What's your game old friend, you've been rather supportive of Naruto lately.' The Old Monkey thought to himself.

"I am more concerned about that weapon. I remember Hashirama Sensei and Lady Mito sealing that thing away because of how dangerous it was." Homura Mitokado, one of the Elder Council and former teammate of Hiruzen, said anxiously.

"Yes, that is a concern, especially since it seems to bonded with the boy." Koharu Utatane, the only female member of the Elder Council, said plainly.

Before anyone could question what the odd key-looking weapon was, Naruto and Neko appeared in the room. "I've brought young Naruto as ordered Honorable council." The purple-haired ANBU said with a slight bow.

"Thank you Neko, you may go." Hiruzen said earning a nod in return before she melded into the shadows as a guard detail.

Naruto stood there in the middle of the room, looking really pissed off, but waited until he was addressed before going off on his tangent. Everyone could see it too, which worried the Elder and Shinobi council.

"Naruto, as you guessed, we have been watching the events since Iruka arrived on the scene. I personally wish to offer you my apologies for keeping your status as a Jinchūriki from you all these years. Even though it failed miserably, I wanted you to have a normal childhood." Hiruzen started before being interrupted by the very pissed-off blonde.

"Oh don't give me that bullshit! That's not all you kept from me!" He shouted, worrying everyone in the room. "What about that fact that I'm from a clan that, not only was allied with this hellhole of a village but continues to use its very symbol in its headbands and flax vests! I'm willing to bet that you've been lying to me about who my parents were for some bullshit reason like 'to protect me from their enemies' when you could have been giving me proper training to protect myself! Hell, I want to know why we didn't learn about the Uzumaki Clan in the Academy when the 1st Hokage was MARRIED to one!"

'So, the Keyblade shared its knowledge with him. Makes me wonder how much he really knows.' Danzo thought, wondering how Hiruzen would respond. A thought shared by the rest of the Elders and Shinobi Council while the civilians were sweating at the mention of the Uzumaki History Lessons being removed.

"Yes, it's true you are from the Uzumaki Clan, probably last of it that we know of. We were powerless to aid our ally when we too were being attacked at the same time Uzushio was during the 2nd Shinobi war.

As for your parents, as you surmised, they had many enemies. I couldn't tell you were part of a clan without telling you who your mother was." The Old Hokage said with a sigh. "Her name was Kushina Uzumaki, head of your clan, making you clan heir. Many in this room knew her as the Red Hot Habanero because of her wicked and fiery temper, while her enemies outside the village knew her as the Red Death. She was a skilled swordswoman and frightfully skilled in the art of Fūinjutsu, something your clan was feared for. However, I cannot divulge who your father was at this time, he had even more enemies than your mother and would stop at nothing to assassinate you.

Yes, we could have arranged for you to have the necessary training to prepare you for that kidnapping and assassination attempts, but many felt it would have shown favoritism."

Naruto scoffed at that. "Favoritism? You mean what is being shown to Sasuke?!"

"Lord Sasuke is more deserving of the training and special treatment than some boy from a clan long since killed to near extinction. The Uzumaki's were nothing but a blight on our history and our village. It's thanks to them that Nine-tails was brought within our borders to begin with!" One snobbish Civilian said. "So of course we removed the history of that cursed clan from the Academy."

Hiruzen, Danzo, and the Shinobi Council all levied their full KI (killing intent) on the Civilians. "1: It was Madara Uchiha who brought the Fox within the border of the Land of Fire when he fought Lord Hashirama. 2: It took 3 major Hidden Villages and multiple lesser ones to destroy Uzushio and even then it took 3 months of fighting and heavy losses to finish the job, while your precious Uchiha clan was wiped out by a single shinobi in a single night. 3: You had no right removing the history of the Uzumaki from the academy. I am half a mind to execute the lot of you right now and select new members that are more reasonable." The Professor said sternly.

"In fact, thanks to this blunder, it would be within young Naruto's right to do something that would cripple the village, our very identity in fact. He could demand the removal of the Uzumaki Swirl from our headbands and our flak jackets." Danzo added in the same stern voice, planting a seed within Naruto's mind for later.

"You are dismissed for the evening. Get out of my sight before I order you all to be executed." The Hokage said, making the Civilians trip over themselves as they ran out of the room.

"Now then... Naruto. Before we continue, can you... summon your weapon please?" He asked warily.

The Blonde just shrugged and held out his hand and willed the Gazing Eye into it before putting his arm back down to his side.

"Lord Hokage, can you explain to us what that is? It looks like... a Key but also a sword, albeit a creepy and deadly-looking sword. I've never seen anything like it." Inoichi said, a little unnerved by it.

Hiruzen was about to answer but Naruto spoke up instead. "It's called the Gazing Eye Keyblade, and if you want to know, it can only be wielded by me. If you were truly watching what happened, you saw that when Iruka Sensei tried to hold on to it, it disappeared from his hand and back into mine. Something I have no doubt the Uchiha ass-kissers will be pissed about."

"But what does it do? Lord Hokage and the Elders all said it was dangerous." Choza Akimichi, Head of the Akimichi clan, asked curiously, earning a scoff from the blonde.

"One of the common functions is the ability to unlock any lock and allow its wielder the ability to cast magic, not to be confused with chakra. However that is all I will say about it and this was a weapon owned by the progenitor of my clan, all other functions of this particular Keyblade are hereby declared clan secrets." The Uzumaki heir said, making use of his newfound authority.

"Very well Naruto." Hiruzen said stiffly, not liking that he officially ties his hands about explaining the dangers out that cursed Key. "On to our last order of business. You said you learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu, can you demonstrate that for us? Doing so successfully will grant you a field promotion and allow us to pay you for your catching and killing a traitor."

The blonde merely crossed his fingers and 30 solid clones appeared in the room, looking just as bored as the original did. The old monkey motioned to Hiashi, head of the Hyuuga Clan, to use his Byakugan. Once received the nod of approval that the clone had their own chakra network, Naruto dispelled the clones.

Not only did this shock everyone that the kid could make that many clones, but they had a feeling he was holding back. "Well done, here is your headband." The Hokage said as he tossed the black-clothed headband. "Come back in a few days for your Shinobi registration picture."

Naruto nodded and left the room, no one seemed to realize that he didn't dispel all 30 clones, that one had transformed into a bug and was hiding nearest the bandaged old man. Once the door was closed and privacy sealed re-established, the council resumed the meeting.

"Something's changed in him Hiruzen. I'd be careful if I were you. Now that he knows who his mother was, what's to stop him from finding out about Minato?" Danzo warned.

"I must agree with him, Lord Hokage." Shikaku said seriously. "Naruto's smarter than he lets on, his pranks prove that. My son has even mentioned once during our Shogi matches, that he noticed a resemblance between Naruto and the Yellow Flash."

"I know, but if word ever reached Iwa that Naruto was his son, the number of attacks, infiltration, and assassination attempts on him will only increase. Not to mention Kumo, they once tried to kidnap Kushina, then young Hinata, what's to stop them from trying to kidnap or opening recruit Naruto. With common knowledge that their Jinchūriki is treated as heroes, I fear he may very well defect." The Old Monkey said tiredly. 'I'm getting too old for this shit.'

"As much as it pains me to say, we should keep an eye on the boy. See how far this change has gone, and see if he has become a flight risk." Inoichi said solemnly getting hesitant nods from everyone in the room.

"Neko, will you take up this mission on the side of being his ANBU protection?" Hiruzen asked, knowing she cares for the blonde.

She stepped out of the shadows before kneeling. "I must decline. While his change concerns me, I will not violate his trust by spying on him. Lady Kushina would never forgive me."

"Very well. I will ask Kakashi since he has asked to be Naruto's Jonin Sensei."Hiruzen sighed for what felt like the 100th time that day. "It's late, everyone is dismissed. Oh and Inoichi? You may wish to have a serious talk with your daughter about the dangers she may encounter now that she's a Kunoichi."

The platinum blonde nodded as everyone left the room for the night, while the Shadow Clone dispelled, telling the original everything that was said.

[Naruto's Apartment]

'Son of a bitch! Congratulations Hiruzen, you've completely lost my respect and trust. Keeping my family's identity away from all these years when you knew all I wanted to know was if my parents loved me, well I guess that answer is clear. Tch, the only thing keeping me in this damn hellhole is those precious to me. The Ichiraku's, Anko, Ibiki, Neko, maybe even Sakura if she ever snaps out of her Sasuke daydream. One day I will watch this village be engulfed into Darkness.' Naruto thought darkly, a menacing grin on his face, his eyes changing from blue to amber yellow. 'Time for a new outfit I think. Maybe I'll finally give that shop Anko told me about a visit, see if they are like the rest of the village.'

[2 days later]

It the day all Academy Graduates get their photos taken for their Shinobi Licences, however, Naruto was at a shop on the outskirt of the village. The sign read Higurashi's Outlet Shop. 'Higurashi? Wasn't that girl's last name that graduated last year? The one with panda-like hair buns?'

As he entered, there was the girl he just thought of standing behind the counter looking bored. She was wearing a pink sleeveless qipao-style blouse with red sleeve trimmings and yellow fastening buttons and dark green pants. A pouch is adjusted to her thigh and her headband where it belonged and blue sandals.

Hearing the chime signaling someone walking in, she looked up giving the shops greeting an equalling bored tone. "...Welcome to Higurashi's Outlet... one-stop-shop for Shinobi needs. Huh? Naruto? What are you doing here?"

"Hey Tenten, I came to get a new outfit." He said with his usual fake smile. "I figured it's time for a change."

"Well, it's about time. That gaudy outfit you have on now will get you killed in the field." The bun-haired girl said with a grin. "So what are you looking for?"

"Got any trench coats and those fingerless gloves with metal plating?" the blonde asked, ignoring the crack about his jumpsuit.

"Yeah somewhere around here. Might even have some better shades of orange for you." Tenten said with a wink before trailing off. "In fact… I think we have the just the thing."

She walked out from behind the counter and went into the back to grab the items they just got in. After a few minutes, she comes out with a large box and sets it on a nearby table. "Here, take a look. It should fit you and can be given some seals so the outfit grows with you as well as self-repair seals for a price, or you could do it yourself if you learn how."

Naruto nodded and opened the box. Inside was a high-collared black leather trench coat with a burnt orange lining, black shinobi pants and sandals, and a pair of burnt orange fingerless gloves with metal plating on the back of the hands making him have a maniacal grin that kinda creeped out the older girl.

"I love it, how much for this and the self-repair seals?" He asked eagerly.

"Uhh… 10,000 Ryo and the seals can be done fairly quickly." Tenten said cautiously. 'What's up with that grin?'

"What? Seriously? That's 1000 less this thing cost me!" Naruto said in surprise.

"What!? That's extremely overpriced! We have jumpsuits like that for a 3rd of the cost! You should go to the Hokage and get him to get you your money back!" She shouted in disbelief. "Hell! Tell me where this place is and I will go give them a piece of my mind!"

"Please don't worry about it. The village doesn't like me for something before my control. Everyone overcharges me for anything. The only people that don't are Ayame and Teuchi at Ichiraku's and apparently you guys. Not sure about the Akimichi's barbecue place, but I don't want to take the chance of being denied entrance much less being giving service." He said with a shrug. "Besides, they already pay for it. There's a reason I earned the name Prankster King from Hell."

The brunette nodded with giggling. "Fair enough. Let's get this ringed up and so I can get to work on that seal for you. You're changing here by the way. I refuse to let you leave in that overpriced monstrosity."

The poor blonde just threw his hands up in surrender. He knew better than to argue with girls. "Wait… can I get some new mesh armor? This one is getting kinda old and rusty, been waiting for since the start of the academy."

"Yeah sure, tell ya what, you make this shop your go-to place for your shinobi needs and I'll give you the mesh armored shirt for free, and even throw in a new kunai and shuriken holster. Go pick out one that fits." Tenten said feeling generous, knowing her parents were going to be furious once they learn someone was being overcharged. Little did she know that her mother was watching the whole scene play out.

While the boy went and looked around the shop for his new mesh shirt, Kagome, Tenten's mother, came walking into the room. "That was a very nice thing of you to do for him Tenten. He's lived a very hard life. If your father gives you and grief for the missing Ryo, you can tell him to talk to me." She said with a smile that promised pain for her husband if he disagreed.

"I'm...back…" Naruto said trailing off seeing told the older woman in the room getting on edge thinking he's about to be thrown out and cursed at again.

Seeing this Kagome gives him a disarming smile. "Welcome to our store Naruto. You're always welcome here."

"Uhh… Thank you, ma'am." He said cautiously, still not convinced.

"Your outfit is ready. Go get changed! I wanna see how it looks on you." Tenten said deciding to rescue her underclassman.

He nodded and disappeared into the dressing room. The brunette sighed before turning to her mom. "Why did he get so afraid when he saw you, Mom? This is the first time you've met isn't it?"

"Yes it is, but as he said, he's hated, even feared for something that is out of his control. I only wish we could help him more." The older woman said with a frown.

'I wonder why he's hated so much. I'll ask him about it later. He has his license photo to get to.' Tenten said for herself, however, she was brought out of her thoughts when Naruto walked out of the changing room, and what she saw made her jaw drop. 'Damn… He looks amazing. If Sakura doesn't wake up and claim him soon, I will.'

Kagome smirked at her daughter's reaction. Naruto looked nervous. "Well? How do I look?"

"I think you're going have the same problem as that Uchiha brat. At least judging from my daughter's reaction." The older brunette said with a sly grin.

Tenten shook her head and coughed while blushing. "You look great Naruto. If that pink-haired fangirl doesn't notice your charms now, she's hopeless, leaving you free on the market for any girl to snatch up."

Naruto looked confused before figuring it out and putting a cocky smirk on his face. "Why? Has the Panda fallen for her underclassmen?"

"Don't call me Panda! Damn it Naruto you know I hate that." Tenten said pouted trying to look angry but only came across as cute to the blonde.

"Alright, alright." He said throwing his hands up in mock surrender as he walked to the door about to leave. "I'll see you later Tenten. Maybe we'll end up working together on a joint mission at some point."

As the door closed, Tenten was still fuming. "Idiot..." was all she said as her mother giggled.

"By the way dear? Did he always have those eerie yellow eyes?" The older Brunette asked.

"Huh? Now that you mention it... no. He always had sapphire blue eyes." The Genin said curiously. "I wonder what happened?"

[Hokage Tower – Mission Room]

"Impressive photo Naruto. But what happened to your eyes?" Hiruzen asked looking up from the blonde's file.

"Let me answer your question with a question... What is the one thing you didn't tell me during that meeting that you discussed after I left? What would that do someone if they didn't dispel all 30 clones and had one transform into a bug, staying behind because they didn't trust a current old man?" Naruto said with a smirk.

"...I'm getting too old for this shit." The Hokage said wearily. "You're as unpredictable as ever... I assume you'll be wanting your inheritance then."

"Their house, their bank accounts, and whatever else they left me." The Jinchūriki confirmed with a serious nod.

"Very well... they left everything in their house on the outskirts of the village. I'll have Neko take you there later today. For now, go pack whatever you want to take from your apartment." The old man said, truly feeling his age, getting a nod from the blonde before he turned and left minutes before a current young boy would attack his grandfather.

'What else is going to go wrong? There's no point in having Kakashi keep an eye on him now... Not when he knows about it. I'm getting too old for this shit' Hiruzen thought as he slumped in his seat.

[Later that night]

Naruto had just finished packing what little he had when there was a knock at his door. "That time already huh?" He said as he opened the door to Anko standing there with Neko. "Didn't expect you to be here Anko."

"Consider me your public protection while Neko stays hidden to keep suspicion down to a minimum. After all, no one will bat an eye at the two village pariahs walking together." the Snake Mistress said with a smirk.

"You got a point." He shrugged before smiling. "It's good to see you. Haven't seen you in a while since you're usually busy at work."

"Let's just get going brat. I'm a little upset that you denied me one of Orochimaru's henchmen as a plaything." She said with her arms crossed under generous chest causing to him chuckle.

"Sorry about that. I was just so pissed off that I just wanted to kill him after everything I learned that night." The blonde apologized.

"Nah, don't worry about it. You can just get me Dango later and we'll be square." The purple-haired woman said with a shrug.

"Sorry interrupt your sibling moment, but we need to go. The house is close to the Uchiha district and Lord Hokage would appreciate it if we got there without being noticed." Neko said, a smile hidden behind her mask. 'I'm glad these two found each other early on. It's helped them both to know they weren't alone in their suffering.'

Naruto's mood soured hearing this. 'Of course, the people have a fit if I lived anywhere near the great Uchiha Compound.'

"They're going to find out eventually. It's not like he can sneak in every time. Hell, he shouldn't have to!" Anko growled.

"Is it at least a safe place?" He asked, trying to keep calm. "I don't want to have to worry about being attacked there."

"It's perfectly safe. No one should be able to see it, much less enter it without knowing where it is and permission to bypass the barrier in place." The purple-haired ANBU replied getting nods in return.

With that, they made their way to the new place but not before Anko burned down her favorite blonde's former living arrangement that should have been condemned a long time ago with a Dragon Fire Jutsu much to Neko's annoyance. "You know that's going to cause a lot of paper for me and Lord Hokage right...?"

"And provide us with a necessary distraction. People will come so the 'Demon's Apartment' burn to the ground with hopes that he's inside and burning alive." The Dango-loving woman said sternly.

"Let's go. It'll be for nothing if they see me still standing here." Naruto said, wanting to get out of there, even if he wanted to watch it burn.

With nods of approval they all speed off, and a minute later people gathered around celebrating. Some even were roasting marshmallows. However, when Hiruzen arrived on the scene and saw what was happening, he palmed his face and sighed. 'Anko is the only one that would do this. Likely a distraction. Even so, the paperwork is going to be hell.'

30 minutes later, Naruto and his escorts arrived at a stone wall, much to Anko's confusion. "Uh... there's nothing here Neko. What the hell?"

Ignoring her friend's confusion, the ANBU turned to the blonde. "Naruto, draw spread some of your blood on the wall, then..." She turned to her friend pointedly. "The way will open."

Naruto nodded, pulled a kunai and cut his palm, then put his hand on the wall. When he did, the wall vanished causing him to stumble forward over the breach. Inside left the blonde in awe. Calling his new place a house would be an insult. It looked to be half the size of the stadium, a yard big enough to be used for training complete with a pond to put fish in. After Anko and Neko stepped inside, the wall reappeared, only they could see out but no one could see in.

"Damn. This place is amazing brat. You're gonna be living comfortably here." The Snake Mistress said in awe.

"As I said, you don't need to worry about being attacked here. The only reason Anko and I were allowed to pass through is because I am already keyed in and walked through while in contact with her. The only other people keyed in are Kakashi, Lord Hokage, and one other.

You don't need to worry about alerting the village to any high-level jutsu or chakra spikes. Lady Kushina made use to place chakra dampener seals all over the place." The purple-haired ANBU said with a hint of pride in her voice.

"I suppose this last person is someone my parents trusted to look after me and has neglected or abandoned that duty for whatever reason?" Naruto said coldly as more of a statement than a question.

"I'm afraid you'll have to take that up with Lord Hokage since it is not my place to explain that to you." She said sadly getting a stiff nod in return

"Well kid, we'll let you get settled in. Don't forget to keep in touch, you know where to find me." Anko said before pulling the blonde into a hug, burying his face into her ample chest causing him to blush.

"Don't worry, I'll come to see you at the Dango Shop after team placements." His voice muffled by her breasts as he wrapped his around her waist, hugging her back.

When they separated Anko knelt down and whispered into his ear. "Don't forget, train hard, grow up nice and tall so Big Sis Anko and teach you all about women" Causing him to shutter in equal parts arousal and embarrassment.

"Have a good night Naruto. I will come by tomorrow to help you get proper groceries in the morning. You can't get stronger on Ramen alone." Neko said simply.

"Fine." He said sharply. "Good night you two. I'm going to explore the house before I go to bed."

The women nodded and left while Naruto walked into the house. 'And I thought it was big on the outside. This is ridiculous.' He thought as he wandered the halls. There were 15 bedrooms, all but 1 were massive in size. He was hesitant to look into the last room since he had a feeling it was the nursery. Naruto knew that he wasn't emotionally prepared for that just yet. There was a massive outdoor onsen, big enough that it could be separated in half and leave more than enough room for 7 people on each side. It had privacy seals, more complex ones that he knew Hiruzen used. There was a massive basement that looked like a Fūinjutsu laboratory, and surprisingly enough, there was even enough room left over for a prison to hold his enemies if he wished. Not to mention the massive library with knowledge on every subject he was denied in the Academy.

'Looks like I'm going to have to study up on Fūinjutsu to understand the complex seals around the place. But that shouldn't that long given my lineage and the liberal use of Shadow Clones. At least they left me an extensive library.' He thought before yawning. 'But for now, I should get some rest. I'm sure Mom and Dad wouldn't mind me using their room.'

[3 days later – Team Selection Day]

Naruto had arrived early getting a seat in the back corner by the window with a book on Fūinjutsu while he left 20 clones reading back at his new place. The last 3 days that's all he's been doing was studying. He ignored people coming in, especially since they didn't seem to recognize him. Not that he cared. It wasn't until he heard a familiar sound of heavy-footed running, which could be mistaken as a stampede, that he looked towards the door. Seconds later, the Co-founders of the Uchiha fan club, Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka, came barrelling through the door. Both of them fighting for the spot next to Sasuke. However, it was Sakura that noticed the blonde sitting in the room.

"Naruto, what are you doing here? You didn't graduate with us." The pinkette said curiously.

He just sighed before pointing to his forehead. "Lord Hokage gave me a field promotion for something I'm not at liberty to discuss."

"Stop trying to sound and look cool idiot. What's with that outfit? Trying to outdo Sasuke?" Ino asked, not wanting to admit to herself that he looked very attractive with the new look.

"Look... you don't believe me? Go talk with the old man after we get our assignments. As for the new look, I figured it was time to get proper shinobi attire." The golden blonde said dismissively.

Before either girl could say anything, Iruka walked into the room. "Alright everyone, take your seats and calm down." Seeing everyone did as asked he continued. "I want to start by saying I'm very proud of each and every one of you."

"Iruka Sensei? Where's Mizuki Sensei." Sakura asked, not seeing the Assistant Sensei there with the scarred Chunin.

Looking discreetly at Naruto, getting a nod in a subtle nod in return. "Mizuki was executed for treason. He tried to steal Scroll of Sealing and leave the village to give it to one our biggest traitors."

Everyone but Naruto gasped and muttered to themselves. "Now then, I'm very proud of you all -"

The Jinchūriki just toned Iruka out, waiting to hear what team will be a part of while looking out the window, not noticing Sakura stealing glances at him. 'Naruto seems different... He's not as loud as before and he hasn't tried to hit on me since I got here. He's been rather distant, to be honest. I wonder what happened to him.'

"-Team 7 will be made up of Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha. Your sensei will be Kakashi Hatake." Iruka said before sighing. "...Good luck there kids. I'd get comfortable if I were you. Naruto, maybe you should have a clone go get you and team some lunch."

Coughing to clear his throat after seeing a nod from the blonde he continued. "Team 8 will be Hinata Hyuuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame with your sensei being Kurenai Yūhi. Team 9 is still in circulation, so Team 10 will be Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, and Choji Akimichi with Asuma Sarutobi as your Jonin Sensei. I wish you luck out there!"

Ino groaned about being on the same team as the lazy bum and fatso, while Sakura was cheering about being on the same team as Sasuke. The Uchiha grunted thinking he got a useless team that would only hold him back. The blonde however was thinking over the teams.

"If you have a problem with your placement, take it up with the Hokage. Your sensei will be here shortly. Good luck out there and remember what we taught you about the value of teamwork." The Chunin said with a smile.

'So... Top two students with me, the one with the lowest scores, a team made up of the clan heirs with abilities perfect for tracking, and the second generation of the Legendary InoShikaCho formation. Interesting.' Naruto thought while smirking. 'Seems the old man has forgotten the "Team 7 curse" as my mother called it. Wonder how long before things go to shit.'

Taking Iruka's advice, Naruto looked to Sakura and Sasuke. "What do you guys want for lunch? Kakashi is notorious for being at least 3 hours late for anything outside of an A-Rank mission and summons from the Hokage himself. It'll be my treat."

"Tch, I won't accept anything a low-classed nobody offers." Sasuke scoffed as he went back to brooding.

"I'll...have a salad if I can get one. I...didn't have breakfast" Sakura said with a nervous laugh.

The blonde sighs and makes a Shadow Clone. "Get her a bowl of Vegetable Ramen and get me the usual."

"Hey! I said I wanted a salad!" She protested only to be ignored.

"You got it, boss. Back in 40 minutes." The clone said before running out the door shocking everyone in the class.

"What was that?!" Kiba shouted.

"Troublesome blonde... when did you learn the Shadow Clone Jutsu?" The Nara in the room asked before facepalming while groaning. "You were the one kill Mizuki, weren't you?"

"Heh, trust a Nara to figure it out." The Jinchūriki said. "That's right. he used me as a scapegoat to steal the Scroll. The 'mission' was to steal it and learn a jutsu from within. The first one I found was the Shadow Clone Jutsu. He revealed top-secret information and that he was planning on taking the Forbidden Scroll to one of our worst traitors as Iruka said. I killed him for revealing that information as well as attempting to become a Rogue Shinobi. That's part of the reason I was allowed to become a Genin, through a field promotion if you will."

"Like you could tell a Chunin dobe… You're the weakest of all of us." The Uchiha scoffed.

"No, he's telling the truth…" Hinata said surprisingly with a stutter. "F-father had the entire clan looking for Naruto that night a week ago. I-I found him as he k-k-killed Mizuki with some strange weapon."

"Hey… I remember that night." Kiba said getting a nod from all the clan heirs except Sasuke. "Mom had our entire clan looking for him as well, something about stealing something important to the village. Then she was called to a Council Meeting… when she came back she looked pissed! When I asked what happened, she said it wasn't any of my business, only that Naruto smelled of blood."

Sasuke was seething. "Dobe, give me this weapon! An Elite Uchiha like me should own such a weapon!"

"Why should I?" The blonde shrugged. "Besides, it's a clan heirloom."

"What are you talking about? Aren't you a civilian orphan?" Ino asked curiously.

Naruto glared and growled at the platinum blonde. "No, I'm not. Tell me, does anyone know the meaning behind the red swirl on the back of the Chunin and Jonin Vests or where it comes from?"

When no one answered, the blonde growled, but before he answered, two of the Jonin Sensei entered the room and Asuma explained for him. "It's the mark of the fallen Uzumaki Clan. We wear it to honor the alliance we once had on them before they were wiped out in the Second Great War. If you want more info, ask your respective Jonin Sensei later."

Sasuke scoffed. "These Uzumaki must have been pretty pathetic to be wiped out. The Uchiha were only killed because they were betrayed by one of their own."

"Don't be so sure. I heard it took 3 of the Major Villages to wipe them out, and not without losing most of their forces. The Uzumaki were known for their extreme Chakra levels and longevity." Kurenai scolded making Uchiha heir seethe with anger.

"Wait… is that why Naruto had so much trouble with the Clone Jutsu? Because he has too much chakra?" Sakura asked in awe getting a nod in return from the Jonin.

"Troublesome blonde… it's never boring with you around." Shikamaru said getting up from his desk.

"Alright, now that is out of the way, Team 10 with me." The Bearded Jonin said taking out a smoke and lighting it.

"Team 8, follow me to the Dango Shop." The ruby-eyed Jonin said following Asuma's lead.

Both teams got up and followed but not before looking back at Naruto in shock, still trying to wrap their minds around the fact that he's the last known member of his clan. Sasuke's anger was growing even greater hearing that not only was the dobe had more chakra than him, but he was apparently from a clan that was feared enough to have 3 villages team up to wipe them out.

It was then that Naruto's clone came back, sensing the tense atmosphere. "Umm... I have your order boss. Got a message for you as well." It said and dispelled giving Naruto the message.

"Geez… Ayame can be such a pain." The original said in a defeated tone before handing Sakura the Veggie Ramen. "Here, I know you said you wanted a salad, but I should have mentioned that only Ichiraku lets me eat at their place without overcharging me."

"I'd ask why, but after the revelation of you being part of an extinct clan, I'm not sure if I can handle any more startling information right now." She said as she took the bowl and started to eat. "Thank you by the way. I'll pay you back after we start taking missions."

"Don't worry about it." He shrugged. "I said it was my treat. I'd feel bad if you paid me back."

With that, they sat in silence, while the blonde and pinkette ate their meal and the Uchiha brooded. At the 3 hour mark, what Naruto said was true, a Jonin with gravity-defying silver hair, his headband covering his left eye, and a mask covering his lower face. Aside from that, he had the standard Jonin attire with the addition of gloves like Naruto's only his were black. Naruto narrowed his eyes at the Jonin while he looked over the Genin hopefuls in the room. 'So that's Kakashi… Dad's last remaining student, and former ANBU captain. Someone that Dad likely wanted to watch over me and didn't.'

"First impressions of you three… I don't like you. Meet me on the roof in 5 minutes." Kakashi said as he disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"...Lazy asshole couldn't even come in person. He sent a shadow clone to fetch us." The Blonde growled getting up and started walking. "Come on, we better go before he takes off."

On the roof, Naruto once again glared at Kakashi while Sakura and Sasuke took a seat on the table up there. Having enough of Naruto's glares the silver-haired Jonin spoke up. "OK, what's your problem blonde?"

"I know who my parents were…" The blonde said straightly shocking the Copy Cat Ninja, who now understood why the young man was so upset.

"I see…" Kakashi started before nodding. "Well, we'll discuss that later then. For now, let's introduce ourselves."

"What do you mean Sensei?" Sakura asked, not showing her intelligence.

"Your name, likes, dislikes, hobbies, and dreams for the future." The Jonin said dully. "Here, like this. I'm Kakashi Hatake, you're not old enough to know my likes or dislikes, I have lots of hobbies, as for my dreams… I never really thought about it."

"...Really?" Naruto groaned. "Kakashi Hatake, the only remaining member of the 4th Hokage's team. known as Kakashi of the Sharingan Eye, or the Copy Cat Ninja due to him receiving one from his fallen Uchiha teammate, Obito Uchiha during the famous Kannabi Bridge Mission of the last Great War, who was killed in action. Likes to read the Icha Icha Series in public despite it being pure smut. Rumored to be the rival of fellow Jonin Might Guy. The only jutsu he hasn't stolen with that eye of his is one of his own creation, the Chidori, or Lightning Blade."

"You've done your homework I see. Why don't you go next then?" Kakashi said ignoring the shocked looks from the other two.

"...Fine." The Blonde said shortly. "I'm Naruto Uzumaki, I like ramen, training, those important to me. I dislike liars, traitors, those who abandon their responsibilities," He paused glaring at the Jonin. "those that don't know the difference between a kunai and the scroll it's sealed in, and arrogant assholes. My hobbies are studying Fūinjutsu and training. I used to dream about becoming Hokage but I don't give a damn about this village anymore. The only thing keeping me here is the important people I mentioned before."

'Lord Hokage was right to ask me to keep an eye on him. He's a potential flight risk.' The former ANBU thought before addressing the pinkette. "Alright, you next pinky."

Sakura glared at the nickname. "My name is Sakura Haruno. My likes are…" She started before thinking about it for a second and decided to give an honest answer. "Well, I like Sasuke, my family, green tea and banana bread. I dislike bullies, rapists, and while I used to dislike Naruto and Ino, I'm not sure anymore. As for hobbies… I...can't really say. They are too embarrassing. As for my dreams for the future… I want to step up my training and become a proper Kunoichi, then maybe have a family and retire."

'Huh, reports said she was a total fangirl, but looks like she's finally changing her mind. Or it could be that she's trying to impress Sasuke. I guess we'll see.' The one-eyed Jonin thought curiously.

'Hmm, she's changed. Has she finally had enough of Sasuke's refusals?' Naruto thought to himself kind of hopeful. While he was distant he still had feelings for the pinkette.

"Alright Mr. Broody, your next." Kakashi said, looking at the Uchiha intently. 'This is another severe flight risk, maybe even more so than Naruto.'

Sasuke glared at the Jonin. "My name is Sasuke Uchiha, I have very few likes, I dislike everything, and my ambition is to restore my clan and kill a certain someone. And for the record, I do not approve of you having the Sharingan. I should order you to return it to me, the last loyal member of my clan."

"I'll have you know that your parents and entire clan knew, and chose to honor Obito's parting gift, as well as has the Council." Minato's student said sternly before calming down. "Now then, Despite what they told you in the academy, you're not Genin yet."

"What?!" Both Sakura and Naruto shouted. "What the hell do you mean?"

"What you guys did was to weed out the people who had the potential to be Genin. Did you really think a written test and three low-rank jutsu were really what you needed to make it in the real world?" Kakashi said lazily. "Meet me at training ground 7 tomorrow at 6 am...and I'd skip breakfast or you'll puke. See you then."

They watched Kakashi used the Body Flicker Jutsu to disappear when in reality he was watching from a nearby rooftop in case something happened. He knew the two boys didn't like each other and were often at each other's throats. However, he'd be surprised by what was about to happen.

"I'm out of here." Sasuke said and turned to leave, but before he could Sakura put a hand on his shoulder.

"Tell me someone Sasuke. Why do you always turn us down? You just said you want to restore your clan! You can't do that if you don't go on dates and get a girlfriend! I've tried to be patient with you. I've tried to understand you. I've done everything I could possibly think of to make you like me, and yet you continue to be an abrasive asshole! I started dieting because I wanted to make myself pretty enough to earn your affections. And it's not just me either. You have all those girls willing to help you, willing to bear your children and make everything right again. But you treat ALL of us like shit! I'm sick of it! For once, accept a fucking date and be happy for a change! Don't you ever get tired of scowling all the time and carrying all that hatred inside of you?!" Sakura said, showing she has indeed had enough of Sasuke's bullshit.

'Interesting… so she has had enough… I better be ready to defend her.' The blonde thought ready to summon his Keyblade.

WARNING! ATTEMPTED RAPE SCENE! READ AT YOUR DISCRETION!

"You stupid bitch!" Sasuke growled, "Do you think you can tell me what to do?" The sounds of knuckles cracking against skin echoing around the area, sending the body flying back from him. Quickly rushing forward and pinning the girl below him. "If you're so willing, then maybe I should take you right here?! Right now?!"

"Hey!" Naruto shouted, "Get off of her!" The blonde trying to pull Uchiha off of the pinkette, only to feel a backhand hard enough to send him into the nearby railing causing him to get disorientated briefly.

"Get off of me you bastard!" The girl below him yelled out, only to feel the man's knuckles once more against her body.

"Shut up!" Sasuke grabbed the girl's top, and with one movement ripped the fabric and bra away from Sakura.

He smiled as she tried to cover herself, only to pin her arms above her head. The look of derangement in his eyes sending fear deep into the girl's body. Only to be replaced by pain as she felt shot after shot against her face.

"You've wanted this for years," Sasuke whispered into Sakura's ear. "Now you don't get to back out now."

Finally, Sasuke stopped punching the girl, lowering his fists to start to unbuckle his pants. Finally stopping as he felt a prick of metal against his throat. Naruto slowly opened his eyes, seeing Kakashi standing over the would-be-rapist, a kunai tip gently pressed against the throat of Sasuke.

"That's enough Uchiha!" Kakashi ordered, "You would dare rape a Kunoichi of the Leaf?!"

"So what?!" Sasuke barked. "She's pathetic!" His hollow eyes and a deranged smile never once turning to look away from Sakura. "She should be honored to take my seed and bare my child," a small giggle releasing from the young man's lips. "Just like she has been trying to do since we started in the academy."

The former ANBU captain snarled as he lifted the arrogant boy off of the girl, catching her movements as she quickly moved away from his captive. His eyes catching the black of the blonde, only to see a sword he did not recognize in the young man's hand, the shape seemed like a key of some sort. The young man glaring at the dark-haired boy, putting himself in a defensive position between him and the girl.

"Naruto…" Sakura's fear-laced voice filled the air. She worked hard to position her exposed body behind Naruto. "It's alright." Naruto comforted, his hand reaching up and removing his jacket to place on the girl, the other never leaving the grip of the blade. The girl behind him quickly taking the item and using it to cover herself. "That thing will never touch you again."

"Sakura," Kakashi said with sympathy filling his voice, what she had gone through was enough to traumatize most anyone. "I hate to say this, but we need to report this incident to the Hokage." He could see the fear filling her eyes once more. "You'll need to tell him everything that happened, but your friend there, as will I, as you do this."

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Sakura gave a shaky nod as she put on her friend's coat, finding it oddly warm and comforting. Even more so when she felt his arm around her in a comforting, yet protective manner. She offered him as much of a smile as she could under the circumstances.

"Let's go." Kakashi said with steel in his voice.

[Hokage Office]

Hiruzen was fighting the worse enemy of every Kage, paperwork, as Kakashi came into his office with a kunai Sasuke Uchiha's throat, followed by a visibly scared Sakura Haruno wearing Naruto's new trench coat and a very protective Uzumaki with that cursed Keyblade in hand, glaring at the raven-haired teen.

'Oh no… I really hope I'm wrong about this, but the council is going to have a field day if I'm right.' He thought with an audible sigh. "Alright… care to explain what is going on Kakashi?"

"Lord Hokage, after we introduced ourselves, I left these 3 to watch from a distance to see what would happen since I knew that the two young boys didn't get along. And from what I could see, Miss Haruno has blown up at the Uchiha.

Whatever was said seemed to cause him to attack her and proceeded to punch her rip off her clothing, clearly attempting to rape the girl. Naruto had tried to pry him off her, only to be knocked into the handrail and get disoriented long enough for me to arrive on the scene." The one-eyed Jonin said professionally, digging the kunai into the rapist's neck slightly, making him grunt but not look afraid at all.

The Uchiha knew the civilian council would be on his side and they outnumbered the Shinobi council. However, he started losing his confidence when he was hit with overwhelming killing intend making him feel sick.

"Sasuke Uchiha, do you have anything to say in your defense? Why did you intend to rape Miss Haruno?" The Professor said with steel and venom in his voice.

"The bitch provoked me!" The raven-haired rapist said cockily.

"She confronted you about your priorities you bastard!" Naruto snarled while pointing his Keyblade at the Uchiha. "She pointed out he had all sorts of girls willing to help him restore the Uchiha Clan and help him get rid of the darkness and hatred within his heart and he attacked her for it!"

"Sakura, my dear." Hiruzen said softly, his voice filled with sympathy. "Is this true?"

"Y-yes sir…" She said in a weak and quiet voice. "I told him everything not only I did, but all the other girls in the academy did to earn his affection. To try to help him restore his clan, and how he was just an arrogant asshole to us all… and his attacked me and tried to-"

"That's enough my dear. Thank you."Hiruzen raised his hand, motioning her to stop, seeing how uncomfortable was becoming before summoning his personal ANBU. "Summon the council. It's time to determine this monster's punishment."

"Yes sir." Neko growled left to carry out her orders along with her comrades.

"Let us make our way to the Council Chambers. It won't take long for the ANBU to fulfill their orders." The Professor said seriously getting nods from everyone but the Uchiha who started struggling.

Seeing this Kakashi quickly wrapped the boy in ninja wire. "Stop fighting, even the council won't be able to save you this time."

[Council Chambers]

When the council arrived in the room seeing Sasuke Uchiha wrapped in ninja wire, Sakura clutching to Naruto as if he was a safety blanket, wearing the same trench coat the blonde had been wearing the last few days. The boy who she was clutching to was holding his Keyblade in a defensive manner as if to protect the pinkette.

"Hiruzen what is going on? Why is young Sasuke tied up?" Danzo asked curiously.

Naruto growled while Sakura cried and clutched to him even tighter, giving everyone a clue as to what happened, making many of them growl in disgust, even many of the civilian council. One of which was the girl's mother. "What did the Uchiha do to my daughter!?" Mebuki roared.

'Heh, funny they didn't accuse me of doing anything.' Naruto scoffed, holding Sakura tighter.

"Ladies and Gentlemen of the council, today we discuss the fate of Sasuke Uchiha, who attempted to rape Sakura Haruno on the roof of the academy, while Naruto Uzumaki attempted to defend her only to be knocked out and Kakashi to apprehended the Uchiha before he could complete the deed. The offender claims to have retaliated. While both Kakashi and Naruto say she blew up at him for not having his priorities in check, what with having so many girls willing to help him achieve half of his dream of restoring his clan and then attacked for it." The Hokage said pure authority before glaring at the few on the council that were not upset. "And before ANYONE tries to justify or depend on the Uchiha, know this: I will NOT let this go unpunished and anyone who supports such behavior WILL be punished alongside him."

"Since the Uchiha seems so intent on bringing back the Uchiha clan now… why don't we extract his seed forcefully, seal off his chakra, and let Anko and Ibiki have their way him." Hiashi with an evil smirk.

"That would mean removing him from Team 7." Inoichi said thoughtfully while looking at the two friends, the blonde looking ready to celebrate while the pinkette seemed less scared. "But something tells that if we let them stay a team, we'll be back here within a day after Naruto kills him when he gets anywhere near Sakura."

"Before that… Sakura dear?" Mebuki said solemnly. "Can you show us the extent of what that little bastard did to you?"

The poor girl takes a shaky breath and sighs before nodding, knowing they need to see it for reference. Sakura slowly removes the piece of clothing that has been providing her with warmth and comfort since the attack, immediately missing those qualities, revealing her bruised wrist, her shredded shirt that little more than a rag at this point, and black and blue welts where Sasuke had punched her. They had already seen the black eye and busted lip, but now they had the full picture.

Everyone, even those who had even slightly considered defending the Uchiha, couldn't bring themselves to do so anymore. The parents who had daughters in the Shinobi Program or even daughters, in general, were appalled at the sight. Mebuki looked like she wanted to tear the one who did this her baby girl apart. Inoichi wanted to destroy the little pricks mind and leave him as nothing more than a vegetable. Tsume actually had to be held back by reluctant bystanders.

Sasuke, however, was sweating bullets. He saw the shift in support go against his favor. 'I'll be lucky if they only go with the Hyuuga's idea!'

"Thank you, you may cover yourself again." Her mother said tensely earning a thankful nod from her daughter as she quickly put the trench coat back on and hide once again behind her blonde protector.

'Anko's going to get a new toy soon, and she's going absolutely have the time of her life with him.' Naruto thought with a dark smirk. 'That is if they don't call for his execution right now.'

Seeing Naruto's smirk, the Hokage shuddered. 'He's probably thinking about Anko and how upset she was when Mizuki was killed and didn't get to play with him.'

"So. What is the council's verdict?" He asked resuming his Kami of Shinobi persona.

After a few minutes of deliberation, Danzo, Mebuki, and Shikaku stood as representatives of each category of the council. Each nods with each other as if sharing the same thought. "We, the people of the council, have decided to end the Uchiha Line by sealing his chakra and give T&I division full freedom in their custody of him. On top of which, we move to have his genitals removed and destroyed. Should he ever manage to escape, he will be labeled an A-ranked criminal with a Kill On Sight command." Mebuki said looking at the monster that nearly raped her daughter.

"YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME! MY CLAN FOUNDED THIS VILLAGE ALONGSIDE THE SENJU! YOU NEED THE SHARINGAN!" Sasuke shouted at the top of his lungs, struggling against the ninja wire.

"I agree with the council's decision." Hiruzen said getting up taking out a sealing tag from his robes, placing it on the condemned boy's forehead. "Sasuke Uchiha, you are hereby no longer a shinobi of Konoha or even a civilian. You are nothing but criminal scum." Before turning to the ANBU in the room. "Inform Anko and Ibiki to have fun and try not to kill him too quickly. It seems Inoichi wants his own fun with the boy."

"Gladly. I'll take him myself and perform the neutering myself…" Neko said, everyone could almost hear the malicious smirk hidden under her mask, making all the men shiver.

After Sasuke left kicking and screaming, Inoichi stood up and spoke. "On another note Lord Hokage, I recommend Sakura come to me and my family for therapy to help her recover from this tragic and traumatic event."

Danzo too stood up. "Also, young Uzumaki said that his Keyblade would allow him to use something called magic correct?" Getting a cautious nod from the blonde. "Do you possess healing arts as well?"

"You're asking if I can heal Sakura's wounds, correct?" Naruto asked getting a nod from Danzo and hopefully looks from his crush and her mother. He nodded with a smile and stepped away from Sakura before turning towards her. "Now, I will need to point this at you, but I would never you, alright?"

The pinkette nodded with a sad smile. "You would have every right to, but I know you won't. And while this may not be the time, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for always punching for the smallest reason, all because I was blinded by my crush on...him." She quivered even thinking about the Uchiha.

"Don't worry about it. We can talk about that later." Naruto just shook his head, raising his weapon, and aims the spell at her. "CURA!"

Everyone in the room could see her injuries fade away as if they never occurred, they could only hope that it was the same for the wounds under the jacket. However, that was confirmed when the pinkette tackled the blonde onto the floor, hugging him tightly while muttering thank you's while crying into his shoulder.

"Thank you, Naruto. I'll be sure she gives you back your jacket tomorrow after we spend some time as a family. You're always welcome in my home from now on." Mebuki said with tears of happiness in her eyes.

"I have one more question before we adjourn, how are your studies into Fūinjutsu coming along my boy?" The Hokage asked.

"To be honest, I'm not sure. I've had my clones handling the studying. Why do you ask?" The blonde replied curiously.

The Old Monkey sighed and looked at young Sakura. "I was hoping you'd be able to apply a seal to help her feeling better around other males."

"I'll see what I can come up with." Naruto nodded. 'I think I remember notes on an anti-rape seal in Mom's journal.'

"Very well. We will discuss what to do with the remainder of Team 7 in a week's time. Dismissed!" The Hokage said as he stood up and left the room.

Sakura and her mother both left after saying "thank you" once more before leaving, followed by everyone else. However, by the time he left the Hokage Tower, he realized he didn't let the Haruno family know that he wasn't living at his old apartment. 'Whatever, I'll just go visit her after I find and go through Mom's notes.

Later that night, Kakashi arrived at the compound, dreading the upcoming talk with his sensei's son. 'Well, time to face to the music.' He thought as he walked through the barrier. Once on the other side, he saw that everything looked the same as it did that same as it did 12 years ago. The only difference was the yard covered in 500 Naruto Shadow Clones doing various training exercises.

The real Naruto noticed the one-eyed Jonin. "Welcome, let's go inside. I need my clones to help me fix all the sabotage from the academy." Minato's student sighed and followed the young man inside and sat on the couch while Naruto sat in the recliner. "So our relationship will depend on your answers. Will you be the big brother you should have been, or will we be strictly student and Sensei? I think you know why I want to know."

"Why I stayed away all these years." Kakashi said getting a nod in return. He took a breathe a collect himself. "I'll be honest, part of me did blame you for Minato Sensei's death… and the other part feared getting close." He looked away in shame. "Everyone I've ever gotten close to has died. Guy...doesn't count. He involves himself in my life."

Naruto looks at him apathetically. "Yeah, that's a load of bull. If you didn't want to get close you wouldn't have come tonight and stayed at distance." He said in the same tone before standing up. "You can leave now. Nothing will change unless our team is dissolved by the council."

The Silver Haired Jonin simply nodded and left without looking back or saying a word. The Blonde however raised his guard. 'Someone knows about the time delay with the barrier.'

At the exact moment Kakashi walked out of the compound, an Old Warhawk slipped in using the Transparency Jutsu but immediately was noticed by the numerous Shadow Clones, who looked ready to attack. Seeing this, Danzo dropped his jutsu and raised his good arm up in surrender.

"Easy young man, I mean you no harm. In fact, I have a proportion for you, young man. Where is the original?" He asked calmly.

"I'm right here scarface." Naruto said blankly as he walked out of his house, the Gazing Eye in hand. "What kind of proportion?"

"I wish to help you train, you, that girl Sakura, and anyone else you see fit. I wish to be to your silent supporter from shadows." The old man replied, remaining calm.

"...even if I plan to walk the path of Darkness and bring back Organization XIII that my ancestor created?" The Jinchūriki said pointing his weapon at his uninvited guest.

Danzo grinned. "Especially if you plan to walk the path of Darkness."

"Every well, I will accept your offer." He said extending his hand.

The ROOT Commander took his hand, sealing the deal, before asking "Do you plan to travel to other worlds?"

"I only plan to go to Realm of Darkness and Keyblade Graveyard at some point. There is someone that those Guardians of Light fools have taken far too long to rescue that I think would love a fresh start." The Blonde said, not surprised the man called the Warhawk would know about the other worlds. "Other than that I don't want to gain too much attention from them."

Danzo nods since it was a good plan. "Then I will help you get whoever you bring back integrated into the village as a Shinobi, even provide them crash courses on our world. Just be wary, if it is someone once part of the Guardians then they will be looking for them eventually."

"I'm aware, however, by then it will be too late." Naruto said an evil smirk.

'This kid has potential. The civilians and the other two elders were fools to think sabotaging him was a good idea.' The Warhawk thought with his own smirk on his face. "I must be off. I will find you later to start your training. For now, focus on young Haruno."

The blonde nodded as the old man left the compound. 'I'll trust him for now, but I'll keep an eye on him. If he betrays me, I'll turn him into a Heartless and a Nobody.'

[The next day]

Naruto was making his way to Sakura's house, realizing that she nor her mom know that he's moved. He had found his mother's notes on the Anti-Rape Seal and his clones had gotten to an acceptable level to be able to perform the Jutsu, however, he was worried about how she'd react to how or rather he needs to apply the seal. He was blushing just thinking about it.

'Well, here goes nothing.' He thought to himself before knocking on her door.

A moment later, Mebuki opened the door looking shocked. "Oh, Naruto! I wasn't expecting you to come by. I was going to have Sakura drop by your apartment later today or drop your coat off at Ichiraku's if she couldn't find you."

"I'm not only here for my coat." He said with a small smile. "I'm here to apply that seal the council requested."

"Oh, come on then, Sakura should be down shortly." She said with a motherly smile as he nodded and walked in with her. After leading him to the living room, he took a seat on the sofa by the coffee table.

"I'll go check on her. Make yourself at home." The Councilwoman said before heading upstairs. Once outside her daughter's room, she knocked softly. "Sakura dear, Naruto is here. Will you down?"

'Naruto? What's he doing here?' The Pinkette thought. "Alright, I'll be right down."

After minutes, Sakura and her mother were in the living with Naruto, with the blonde looking nervous. Seeing this Sakura gives him a disarming smile. "How are you today Naruto?"

"I'm alright… though I may not be after I'm done here." He says bashfully.

"Why is that dear?" Mebuki asked curiously.

"As I told you before, I'm here to apply the seal… However, I...need to place somewhere very...private." Naruto says flinching, excepting to get hit any moment, but is shocked when all he hears is two resigned sighs.

"We were expecting that to the case." The older woman said in a defeated tone before turning stern. "However, can you explain what this seal does and how it will protect women from being raped?"

"Yes, of course." He said, feeling relieved. "The seal runs on the user's will, meaning it will only work so long as they want it to. Any offending limb that trying to touch or enter them will first get a warning shock. Then if they purist, a second shock will not only paralyze the would-be-rapist but fry the nerves allowing that limb to operate… Meaning they could lose functionality of their hand, tongue, or whatever. On top of that, they will never be able to get an erection ever again, not to mention leaving them sterile."

"Very impressive." She said with her daughter looking on in awe.

"Thank you. Shall I begin?" The blonde asked looking slightly nervous getting an equally nervous nod from Sakura as she stripped down to her bra and panties while covering herself.

Naruto took out his sealing kit from his ninja pouch on his hip and got started. The second the brush touched her skin, Sakura started to squirm.

"Sakura dear, you need to try to stay still. You squirming might mess up the seal, and that could be very dangerous." Mebuki said softly getting Sakura to stiffen up and nod slowly trying to relax.

30 minutes later, the Jinchūriki finished the seal with a sigh of relief. He had to fix it up a bit when she squirmed a bit but it turned out perfectly regardless. "There, you no longer have to worry about rapists again. Just remember, if you want to get intimate with someone, you need to be 100% about it. Any hesitation and the seal will end up activating."

The pinkette nodded as she got to get dressed but stopped realizing that the ink may need time to dry. However, seeing Naruto turn around and her mom look at her expectantly, she got quickly got dressed. Meanwhile, the blonde was thinking about asking her to join the Organization.

"Thank you so much for this Naruto. I only wish I could forget what happened. He...really scared me." She said, fear clear in her voice.

"While I'm sure Mr. Yamanaka could seal away the memory, I wouldn't recommend it." He said getting shocked looks from both of the females in the room. "What I mean is that if you seal the memory, the whole memory is gone. You won't remember what you learned about me or Kakashi. You may not even remember that you graduated, depending on how deep the memory is seeded."

This got frowns and nods from Mebuki and Sakura while the new Genin thought. 'I'd forget Naruto defending me and the fact I want to make up for all the abuse I've put him through.'

"Well, I better be going. See you later Sakura." Naruto said as he was about to leave before he was stopped.

"Wait! You forgot your jacket." Sakura's mom said handing him his trench coat, which he accepted with a nod of his head in thanks.

"Hey…" The Pinkette paused. "Can...you help me train? I know the status of our team is still up in the air but I want to get stronger so I can defend myself."

"Sure, meet me at Ichiraku's tomorrow. We can have lunch before we start training." He said with a small blush getting a nod from his crush, who also was sporting a small blush.

After he left, Mebuki looked at her daughter. "Are you sure about this dear? You know he practically asked you out on a date."

"I'm sure mom… Besides, it's just lunch before training. He probably just wants to make sure I have something in my system before the workout. Besides…" She trailed off. "I owe him for defending me and for all the times I hit him and belittled him in the academy."

"Alright hun, just make sure you're completely sure before committing. Don't use him as a rebound or shift your affections to him because he saved you. I don't think he'd appreciate affections born of hero worship." The older woman said sternly getting a slow nod from her daughter.

[The Next Day – Training Ground 7]

After having lunch and teasing from Ayame, they arrived at the training grounds that would have been assigned to their team. Sakura noted the Memorial Stone off to the side and remembered what Naruto said about their sensei spending a lot of time here. However, she was surprised to see Naruto walking up to it with a sorrowful look. 'Does he know someone inscribed here?'

'Mom… Sorry I haven't come to visit before now… I only learned about you a few days ago. I just wish I could have met you. As for you Minato, I hope we never meet.' Naruto prayed silently before turning to his crush. "Alright let's get to training."

"Umm before that, I want to thank you for defending me. I realize that didn't so before, so thank you." She said with a bow.

"Don't mention it… I wasn't going to let that bastard have his way with you." The blonde said with a dismissive wave of his hand.

"Is...there any way I can learn to heal people like you can?" The pinkette asked timidly.

"...You do realize that I said they were clan secrets right?" the Jinchūriki said sternly, getting a shaky nod from the girl before he inwardly smirking but sighed outwardly. "There is one way, but you would have to agree not to tell anyhow how I did it or the council will be down my throat to give it to the whole shinobi corps."

Sakura nodded seriously, getting an evil grin in return as he summoned his Keyblade and pointed at her. "Join me as my second in command. I play to start a group called Organization XIII to bring peace to the Elemental Nation by bringing them under one banner."

"Why do you want me as your second in command? I'm not all that strong, my strength is book smarts… That's I want to train and get stronger." She said confused.

"Sakura, why do you think I've been asking you out so often? And no it wasn't to one-up Sasuke. I genuinely care about you. Especially your forehead. It's so big and charming, I could just kiss it." He said losing the smirk and showed her his genuine feelings. "However, you should know that eventually I will likely be put into the CRA because I am the last known member of my clan like the Uchiha."

Sakura just nodded, trying to process what she was just told. The pinkette didn't know how she felt about the blonde right now but she did know that she was grateful to him for protecting her, and no one had ever complimented her forehead before. That and she is still recovering from the attack a couple of days ago. Then again, if she has the power that the knucklehead had, she could not only defend herself but heal others. "Alright, I'll accept the power, but I need time to figure out my own feelings and get over what happened."

"Fair enough." Naruto nodded before summoning his weapon and prepares a spell to give her abilities from the past. 'hmm the powers of Young Xehanort and Xemnas would be perfect for her.'

With that, he fired the spell at her. When it hit, she gasped in pleasure at the overwhelming power coursing through her, was well the knowledge of how to use her powers. She even summoned her own Keyblade. The tip of the Keyblade is modeled after a stopwatch, while the teeth are diamond-shaped spikes that are connected by a blue and black web structure. The Keyblade's neon blue shaft and blade resemble Ethereal Blades. In addition, a demonic head and wings found on the head and the shaft of the Keyblade. the Keychain found on it is an hourglass.

After she absorbed the knowledge she gained her own maniacal grin on her face. "Oh, this is going to be fun. Now I really hope that Uchiha somehow escapes so I can fill him full of laser holes."

"In time. I'm sure someone will defy the council and free the duck-butt. For now, I plan on recruiting someone that will help us with our Keyblade training. We may have the knowledge, but actually having experience is something else entirely." The Jinchūriki said with a smile. 'Good, she's taken to her powers without any issues.'

"I assume that they will be joining us as well?" She asked getting a shrug in return.

"I hope she does. One of her friends was lost to Darkness and my ancestor, another is sealed away in a Castle that only she can unlock properly with a certain Keyblade, and her other friend, a Guardian of Light, is a King and a Keyblade Master.

She stayed behind in the Realm of Darkness in an attempt to stop the spread of Darkness to the other worlds but ultimately failed. She's likely still there waiting for her friends to rescue her. However, 2 years within The Realm of Darkness alone isn't good for anyone's sanity." The blonde explained.

"I see, so since she may have succumbed to Darkness, there is a chance she'll join us out of spite." Sakura nodded. "How and when do you plan to recruit this woman?"

"Before the meeting to determine our team's fate. I have someone on the council that has a lot of sway that can help us put Aqua onto our team and keep it functioning." Xehanort's descendant grinned.

"Alright, then I'll see you later." The pinkette said turning to walk away before being stopped.

"Hold on Sakura, did you really think that just obtaining your new abilities was the extent of what we were going to be doing?" He said with a grin that sent chills down her spine. "No, we need to work on getting you up to proper physical condition, meaning today you give up dieting and train yourself into the ground each day. I know a few people that I'm sure would be happy to help both of us train."

'Tenten would be able to train us in weapons and accuracy, and Anko would whip us into shape fairly quickly until Hatake is officially our Sensei.' Naruto thought to himself while Sakura groaned in defeat knowing she neglected her training during her pursuit of the Uchiha.

"Alright, you win." She sighed. "What's first?"

"Stamina training." The Blonde said as used the Shadow Clone Jutsu to make hundreds of clones.

'This...is going to hurt.' The pinkette thought fearfully.

[2 days later – Uzumaki Compound]

Naruto was currently standing in his basement, more importantly, the Fūinjutsu lab. There he was preparing to create a portal or corridor into the Realm of Darkness. The council meeting was only a few days away and he needed to attempt to recruit Aqua as soon as possible. He only hoped that the Keyblade Master would cooperate without having to resort to violence, especially since he knew she would have the upper hand. He had thought about bringing Sakura with him, but with her past of dieting and not training, the poor pinkette would be taken out relatively quickly. That and going in with numbers could put the blue-haired woman on edge.

Taking a deep breath, he summoned the Gazing Eye and focused on conjuring the way to his desired location, and a moment later a dark portal opened in front of him. Gathering his courage and determination one last time, he steps through, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived on a beach with a crystal white stand, blackish-blue rocks, black skies, and an eerie midnight blue sea. As he started walking toward the sea, a black shadow stretched out from the water and took the form of his query. Only her appearance had changed. Her magnificent dark blue hair had dulled and looked bleached blue, her eyes are yellow, and her dress has darkened and become tattered, with a scaly texture appearance. Her arms and legs have also begun to darken, and her hands are now black with red fingertips.

"Who are you…? You reek of Darkness the same as I do now, only you wield Master Xehanort's Keyblade." She asked, her poise ready to summon a ball of dark energy.

"I am Naruto Uzumaki, a descendant of Master Xehanort." The blonde stated calmly. "He was the progenitor of my clan in a world of Shinobi, or Ninja as you may know them as, called the Elemental Nations. I found his Keyblade within a sacred scroll and gained his knowledge, memories, and abilities. That is how I learned about you Aqua."

"Why should I believe a word you say? Why should I trust you when my own friends and allies have abandoned me? Even the two teenagers who came through here last year didn't bother finding me and take me back to Realm of Light." The young woman snarled.

"I wouldn't fault the boys. After all, it was Mickey that didn't inform either of them about their allies. Not a very good King if you ask me." Naruto said with a shrug. "Some Comrade. I would have informed the two would-be-heroes in the off chance they got stuck here as they did."

"...Why are you here?" Aqua asked cautiously.

"I wish to rescue you from this hellish prison, to give you a new home and new life. Come back with me to Elemental Nations and train me and my friend how properly use a Keyblade. I can even see about helping you obtain a new one for yourself seeing as how you seem to have misplaced the Master's Defender." The Jinchūriki said stretching out his hand.

'What should I do? I want to get out of here. But I promised Ventus I'd get wake him up someday… but without Master Eraqus' Keyblade, I am unable to do so. Besides, Mickey and Master Yen Sid have clearly forgotten about me. Maybe I should join this boy and whatever dark forces he is amassing.' The Keyblade Master thought, considering her options.

Off to the side, a redheaded male was watching the exchange with interest. 'Well now, let's see how this plays out… Could be interesting to join Blondie if the little lady decides to accept his offer. After all… they could help me see him again.'

AN: I hope you guys enjoy is massive starter chapter! I really wanted to introduce Aqua to this chapter to really set the story in motion. And whoever could the mysterious redhead be who is watching from the shadows? If you manage to guess correctly, I'll be so flattered.

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