Make sure to check out the original story written by RESTIA - s/10013441/1/Nurarihyon
Hey! I'm back! So my last account got deleted and I'm reuploading all the content I can actually find. Unfortunately I couldn't find the first chapter to this story but I'll keep looking.
Naruto, and the rest of the people in the room, froze as just before Naruto placed his hand on the stone, a group of people appeared.
A legendary group of people.
"Baa-chan!?" Uzumaki Mito grinned brightly at her granddaughter.
"Nidaime-sama?" Senju Tobirama merely nodded his head, his expression serious.
"Is that the Shodai?" Kiba whispered as he looked at Senju Hashirama who grinned widely as he waved at the younger shinobi.
"M-Madara-sama, Izuna-sama?" Sasuke murmured as he caught sight of Uchiha Madara who leaned against the wall, his arms crossed, as he ignored everyone and Uchiha Izuna who just smirked at his older brother.
Tsunade snapped her head to the sweating God.
"You are fucking insane!"
"Tsunade! Language!" Mito slapped before Tsuchi could come up with some reason for bringing the four most powerful people in history here.
Tsunade meekly shut her mouth.
"Is there a reason that they are here, Tsuchi-san?" Hiruzen asked, flinching as Tobirama gave him a harsh stare. "Not that I am not pleased to see you, Tobirama-sensei."
"Aniue wouldn't shut up." Tobirama told his student. "With the help of Mito, he forced even Madara to come."
Madara scoffed as he glared at Hashirama who grinned.
"We-well…if Tsuchi-san managed to bring Sandaime-sama, it is no surprise he did the same with them." Kurenai said reasonably as the others nodded.
"Just get the thing started already." Madara and Tobirama snapped before the two men glared at one another, lightning dancing between their eyes while Hashirama and Izuna rolled their eyes at their respective immature brothers.
Tsuchi nodded at Naruto who grinned and placed his hand on the stone and the images began to appear.
Thus, everyone was forced to pay attention, though the tension never left the room with some of the most powerful people alive inside.
Humans are bound by what they see, what they perceive as natural, and cling to what they know and understand. They then call this "reality". But knowledge, understanding and perception are all subjective and ambiguous.
"Unfortunate." Madara said calmly as everyone turned to him. "But true."
"What Madara means to say is…" Hashirama smiled uneasily. "…is that many people, mostly civilians, cannot understand anything that is outside of what they might consider 'true' and 'real' which is a danger to shinobi, but to civilians, it is very common." Hashirama explained to the younger generation who listened intently.
"I know what I mean to say, idiot." Madara grunted as he turned away while Hashirama grinned and Tobirama glared at the Uchiha ancestor while Izuna glared at his rival for glaring at his brother.
"So, it is a hereditary thing." Jiraiya mumbled as he looked between Naruto and Sasuke, Madara and Hashirama, Tobirama and Izuna.
Tsunade rolled her eyes, nodding to her teammate.
What can be called "true" or "realistic"?
"In this world, only bonds can be called the truth." Hashirama said, sharing a grin with Naruto who agreed, though Naruto and Hashirama glared at Sasuke and Madara as the two Uchiha scoffed.
"Idiot…" Sasuke and Madara grumbled under their breaths.
"Oi teme/Madara!" The Hokage and Hokage to be shouted.
The Uchiha ignored them while everyone else looked at the exchange in bemusement at how similar the pairs were to one another.
There is no universal answer.
All the elder ninja nodded sagely while the younger were either disinterested, confused, or annoyed at their elder's lectures.
One man's reality could be another man's illusion.
In a world where lies and deception are the shadows that shapes the world, what one man calls "reality" can simply be a mirage. All humans live with assumptions that they believe to be fact, with the vague concept they deem "logical", "rational", "scientific".
Their world, shaped by their beliefs, molded by their close-mindedness, is enclosed, small, tiny.
"I get where you are coming from…" Kakashi said hesitantly. "…but did the creator of that universe have to make humans seem so stupid?"
Madara gave him an unimpressed stare but said nothing and Kakashi bristled, knowing he would say something if he did not think that the man would crush him like a bug.
"Humans are stupid very often, are we not?" Danzo wondered curiously. "How many times have entire civilizations fell because of the arrogance or the pride of humanity? How many times has our narrow minded nature destroyed innocents on the thousands?"
Everyone looked at the warmonger in shock at the fact that he had such sentiments save Tobirama who knew his student's true nature.
Contrary to popular belief, Danzo did not seek death and destruction. In fact, Danzo was a creature of order, a man that would do all in his power to bring order, even if that meant ruining the lives of thousands as he did so and for that many regarded him as cruel, and perhaps he was or maybe he just did what needed to be done, Tobirama couldn't say since he wasn't sure what Danzo had done since his – Danzo's teacher's – death.
Bounded by science, shackled by logic, humanity in the twenty-first century have evolved and gained so much, and yet have lost so much in the process. Improving their technology, advancing forwards to what they believe to be a brighter future, what have mankind lost in the process?
"Twenty-one centuries…over two thousand years." Jiraiya's eyes widened at the mere thought of it. "In that world, humanity have strived for two thousand bloody years."
"It seems their advancements are leagues above ours, but in the process of this have lost something that should never be lost." Mito commented sadly. "Though I do wonder what exactly that is."
"By the fact that it speaks of science, probably nature." Naruto shrugged, as Jiraiya gave his usually less intelligent apprentice a look as he deduced the situation with perfect calm.
Tobirama eyed the young man with interest.
"How do you figure that, Uzumaki-san?"
Mito eyed her descendant with a warm smile.
Naruto shrugged, saying nothing causing the generation of the Shodai Hokage to give the young Uzumaki a worried look.
Humanity have lost the ability to connect with the environment. Frivolously and flippantly expanding their urban settlements, mankind have abused their power to wreak havoc and destruction among the natural environment, polluting the seas and the skies, all for the sake of "mankind's future".
"Disgusting." Hashirama and Jiraiya – both Sages – shook their heads at the mere thought of such a world.
"Such is the greed of humanity." Danzo and Madara both shook their heads, though both ruthless and power-hungry in their own right, there was a difference between seeking power for peace than seeking power for power's sake.
"Progress is a double edged sword." Shino his voice quiet but so very loud. "On one hand, humanity benefits from it but the natural world is burned by it."
"Well said, Aburame-san." Mito smiled brightly at the child, glad that at least one person besides Naruto of the younger generation understood this.
Jiraiya himself sighed. His relationship with Orochimaru could be called the relationship between human progress and nature. Orochimaru was human progress, always seeking better and greater things while Jiraiya was like nature, stagnant but caring for the world that was gifted to them.
It was interesting to think about.
It is no wonder the Earth, the world is flooded with malice, malevolence and enmity.
"Earth?" Hiruzen arched an eyebrow as his gaze turned to Tsuchi who had been silent for the last hour. "What is that?"
"Oh. Right. Your era doesn't know." Tsuchi shook his head. "Well, you may or may not know this, but your world which is called Earth, is a planet. One of the many planets throughout the universe but one of the only planets with life."
Everyone whispered in awe at this fact.
"Outstanding." Tobirama and Hashirama murmured. "To think that this world is so much larger than the Elemental Nations…."
Tsuchi grinned cheekily.
"Much much larger, my friends."
Humanity have also developed a tendency to limit their horizons.
Forsaking all their ancestors once believed in, labelling the gods, deities like Zeus and Amaterasu, as "myths to explain lightning and the rise and setting of the sun in the past", calling it primitive nonsense, mankind believes they have advanced so far with their technology.
They became judgmental, close-minded, and refuse to accept anything else other than science as "truth". They call the myths "supernatural", and they live in their "natural" world.
"Preposterous." Hiruzen shook his head at the mere thought that anyone could ever forsake their belief of the deities. Though shinobi did not believe in many Gods, they at least had belief in Kami and Yami and the Shinigami.
"For you, it is so." Tsuchi said calmly. "But for others, for people of the future, it is not so and in fact, they would consider you preposterous for believing Gods exist."
None, even the younger generation, could nor wrap their head around it.
"This world has gone fucking insane, is what." Anko whispered to Naruto who grinned, nodding in agreement.
They have lost the ability to see.
They have lost the ability to hear.
They have lost the ability to perceive.
"That's what happens when they allow 'technology' to rule them." Izuna said, disgusted with the future. "If you do not use your mind, it is sure to rust like any old kunai."
Tobirama reluctantly agreed with his rival as he nodded.
Hashirama and Madara exchanged a surprised glance at the fact that their brothers were agreeing for the first time and they were not sure whether to be glad or terrified at this new development.
Mito just shook her head at her husband and his best friend, wondering if they could be any stupider before her gaze turned warm as her eyes find Naruto. He was so precious, this son of her dear Kushina-chan though she felt sadness that he went through the same sorrow as her and his mother.
Damn Kyubi!
As a result, gods, angels, demons, devils, creatures of all supernatural origins, beings from all sorts of myths and religions became invisible to the average mortal.
Everyone turned silent save Naruto who grinned widely as he bounced over towards Tsuchi like a monkey who saw a particularly delicious banana.
"Is this real?" He asked in excitement. "Do they already exist?" He asked as he laughed now, bouncing up and down. "Man! This is so cool!"
Tsuchi sighed as he held Naruto by the shoulders as Naruto arched an eyebrow, calming down as the God's brows furrowed.
"Yes. They do exist but not in your universe."
Naruto deflated like a popped balloon.
"Oh. That's so unfair!" He whined like a three-year-old child that wasn't given the ice cream he wanted.
Sasuke and Sakura and Kakashi rolled their eyes at their hot-headed and more than a little childish teammate.
Mito just smiled, glad to see how much he took after Kushina-chan.
Meanwhile, Danzo observed in interested, intrigued to learn that gods and demons and devils actually did, in fact, exist but it was too bad that they didn't exist in this dimension.
They would have been so very useful.
Humanity willfully blinded themselves, so as to continue deluding themselves in a fantasy where their "reality" is "true".
Humans fear what they cannot understand. As a result, they rush to give a "logical" and "scientific" explanation for everything. For there is nothing "irrational" and "illogical" in the world.
As a result, myths became myths and religions became religions. They are fictional, false, illogical.
"Because accepting something that does not go their way is smarter." Madara rolled his eyes, disgusted with the humans of this other world.
Hashirama, for once, agreed with his rival and best friend.
Surprisingly, Sasuke and Naruto looked as disgusting as their past lives, not that they knew Hashirama and Madara were their past lives.
"I'm starting to get freaked out how similar they all are." Kiba whispered to Shikamaru and Choji who agreed with a lazy nod and a big smile.
"It's troublesome."
Choji said nothing as he continued to eat his chips.
But they are very real. They exist. Angels, demons, devils, dragons... they exist, and they live. There are a myriad of legendary creatures straight from myths, folktales, lores and religions of all kinds, from all cultures that coexist in the world today.
And among the thousands of "illogical" creatures that inhabit the Earth today, there is one single group of creatures which stands at the top in sheer chaotic irrationality. Being a very broad category, comprising of creatures which ranged eclectically from the malevolent to the mischievous, these creatures brought fear, instilled terror and created awe in the night.
From animal spirits to demonic trees, from possessed tea-pots to the undead, these creatures varied from each other drastically in appearances, nature and powers. They were youkais, creatures that instilled fear, inspired awe, created terror, lorded admiration.
In the past, when humans still believed in the supernatural, humans feared youkais, for they were a "mysterious apparition", an "unknown calamity", an "unaccountable phenomena". Unscientific and hence fictional, these creatures were an aberration to the humans' "logical" world.
And the sole youkai who stood at the helm and led the tumultuous horde of demons was given the title Lord of Pandemonium, ruler of all monsters, goblins and spirits, master of fear and terror, demon king of Kyoto, King of the North Star.
The humans also had another title for him... They called him...
Nurarihyon.
"I will bet any amount of money that Naruto is Nurarihyon in this other world." Kiba pulled out some notes of money. "Anyone willing?"
"Nurarihyon. A yokai that steals and pranks." Shikamaru rolled his head. "It is fucking obvious that it is Naruto."
Naruto just grinned, proud to see that his other was some cool Yokai Lord.
"Hn." Sasuke scoffed, incredibly jealous as he slapped money on the table. "I bet that its isn't the dobe!"
"Whatever! Your loss!" Kiba grinned as he and Sasuke shook hands while Naruto glared at his rival, muttering about 'asshole Uchiha's' while Tobirama nodded proudly at the young Uzumaki's words.
Hashirama shook his head at his immature brother while Madara and Izuna glared at the younger Senju brother.
Mt. Hiei
Mt. Hiei. A mountain to the northeast of Kyoto, lying on the border between the Kyoto and Shiga prefectures of Japan, this mountain had a famous history and was well-known to be the subject of a large amount of folktales in Japan over the ages. It was also once thought to have been the house to the gods and demons of the Shinto religion.
"What a beautiful mountain, filled with history." Hiruzen murmured, taking in the sight of the breathtaking sight of Mt. Hiei.
Danzo rolled his eyes at what his friend noticed.
"Japan? What in this youthful world is that?" Gai wondered as he looked over to Tsuchi who shook his head as he was lost in thought.
"Japan is one of the many nations of Earth." He explained calmly. "And Kyoto is the capital city of Japan."
Everyone nodded in understanding as they all 'ah'd'.
It is on this mountain where our story begins.
"Fucking finally!" Anko cheered as she punched her hand into the air, though she squeaked when Kurenai slapped the back of her head and as she turned to her friend with exaggerated teary eyes, she flinched at Kurenai's annoyed glare.
"I. Said. Language." Kurenai said through pursed lips. "Anko."
Anko flinched again as she faced forward, refusing to look at her friend's glare of doom while she glared at Naruto who was grinning cheekily, and she smiled as Kurenai slapped the back of his head for his efforts.
"You two, Naruto. Stop it." Kurenai told him primly.
Naruto pouted as he crossed his arms and Anko grinned at his back, amused beyond belief at how childish he could act at the drop of a hat and then become one of the most serious young men she knew.
Under the pale creamy disc that was the moon, under the jet black sea that was the sky, two individuals stood at the peak of Mt. Hiei, their clothes fluttering in the mild breeze, the wind gently tussling with their hair.
"Story either starts with a fight or serious conversation." Tsuchi said, grinning. "Anyone willing to bet on it?"
He was not disappointed.
"Fight!" Naruto and Anko cheered as they slapped money on the table, high-fiving as they sat back down.
"Conversation." Kurenai and Hinata said more quietly, gently placing their own money on top of Naruto and Anko's money.
"Well, let's see, shall we?"
Tsuchi grinned as everyone turned around.
The first individual was a man that appeared to be eighteen years of age to the human eye. Through closer inspection, this individual was a handsome and intense fellow with unkempt dirty blonde hair that seemed to spike all over the place and defy gravity, with eyes a shade of azure blue that resembled the seas and the skies.
Donning a red leather cloak with designs of black flames sewed on the hemline, with a design of what appeared to be a spiral with a pointed edge on the back, over a black kimono, and wearing a geta. Fastened to his hips was a beautiful blade, the blade with the kanji characters for Kurama emblazoned within its steel. With a hilt of crimson red, with a circular handguard, it was sheathed in a scabbard painted the red of blood. The most unique feature this individual possessed were three lines chiseled on each cheek on his face, which looked similar to whiskers from a cat... or a fox.
Even if he looked deceptively human, he exuded a curious aura of power, of strength, of charisma, one that belied his existence as one that lied outside the boundaries of all human knowledge, wisdom and power.
"It's obvious that is Naruto…but…" Ino flushed as she looked at the hunky version of the blonde Jinchuriki.
Sakura and Hinata were no better as their faces were redder than Mito's hair and while Ino, Sakura and Hinata were flushing, Anko was licking her lips and Kurenai was trying to remain aloof though the intensity of her eyes showed her true feeling.
Mito and Tsunade were just smirking at the girls.
The men, save Jiraiya who was grinning, rolled their eyes, secretly jealous of the attention he was receiving.
Naruto, on the other hand, laughed like the fox he resembled, though he and Anko pouted as Kurenai and Hinata took the money placed on the table as the winners of the bet.
Appearing as a beautiful young woman with a voluptuous figure, the second individual was a vixen that truly exemplified and defined the words femme fatale.
With long and wavy golden blonde hair that reach down to the knees, with blank eyes of amber honey that shone with emotions, with a skin the tone of alabaster, of milk, clad in a shrine maiden hakama, calling this individual beautiful would be an insult. The most curious and noticeable features the woman carried would be the beautiful and furry fox-like ears of the same color as her hair that lied on top of her head, and the nine unusual golden brown tails with white tips that whipped through the air. Her body as whole seemed to be designed to be translucent, to resonate all of her separate features into a being of ephemeral beauty.
Hers was an existence that lied outside the boundaries of all human knowledge, wisdom, beauty.
"Oh…my…god." Tsunade whispered, shocked at how unfairly beautiful the blonde haired woman was.
Jiraiya and Kakashi had already flown back with a nosebleed while Tobirama and Izuna held their nose in case the same happened to them and Hashirama and Madara stiffened, saying nothing as Mito eyed them with disdain.
"Wow! She's real pretty! Don't ya think, Sakura-chan!?" Naruto grinned brightly at the awed girl who nodded hesitantly.
"Y-Yes she is."
'She is a bloody bombshell! Shannaro!'
To Sakura and Ino's dismay, even Sasuke was flushing slightly, trying to avert his eyes from what was going while Hinata looked dismayed at Naruto's compliment of the beautiful fox woman.
'Naruto-kun…does he like her?
"Wouldn't mind turning lesbo for her, would ya?" Anko grinned at Kurenai who despite herself could find herself agreeing with her horny friend.
Anko laughed, deep and husky, a woman's laugh.
For they were yokai.
"Oh? You don't say?" Madara rolled his eyes. "Because the tails were not obvious enough for that."
"Aniue…" Izuna sighed, running his hands through his hair.
Madara ignored his brother's plea for him to be more patient. Sighing, Izuna turned back to the footage to continue to watch alongside everyone else.
The man stood at the edge of the cliff, a tinge of vacancy in his eyes as he gazed at the distant horizons, his vision piercing through the thick veil of mist and fog to the treacherous and rocky terrains around him.
The woman stood at the back, silent, patient, waiting.
"This Naruto is different from your or the previous one." Shino commented, nodding towards Naruto who merely tilted his head, curious on what his other was thinking.
"We still don't know it's the dobe!" Sasuke protested, though everyone ignored him, even his own ancestors.
"...It is slightly unfortunate that it is mid-autumn.", The man spoke, his voice flat, monotonous, concealing any emotions he might be feeling. "Were it spring, we could have enjoyed the beautiful blooming flowers."
"You…enjoy flowers, Naruto?" Ino wondered, looking at Naruto in a new light as Naruto flushed lightly.
"Well, not flowers in particular." Naruto told her as she arched an eyebrow. "I've enjoyed gardening since my childhood, so anything that can be classified as a plant, I guess."
Ino's eyes widened as she eyed Naruto.
"I didn't know that."
Hiruzen smiled at the blonde girl.
"Yes. Naruto-kun would spend hours gardening on his own time." Hiruzen told the girl, his smile warm.
"That is no surprise." Ino, and everyone else who was surprised which mostly consisted of the genin, turned to Mito who smiled. "Every Uzumaki in history has been known to have a passion for gardening."
Naruto arched an eyebrow.
"Every Uzumaki in history? That sounds like there was more before me."
Mito arched an eyebrow and turned to Hiruzen who fidgeted in his spot.
"Of course there was." She said sternly. "The Uzumaki Clan, before their destruction, were one of the most powerful in the Warring States Period."
The genin's eyes widened.
"The…Uzumaki…Clan?" Sasuke said through gritted teeth, annoyed that Naruto had something else that made him even greater. It was the one thing he had over his rival, the fact that he was of higher blood but now…
"Your father must have been a fool, boy." Madara said, looking at Sasuke as Sasuke glared at him. "To think that he did not teach his own son of one of our greatest rivals."
Mito glared at Hiruzen before turning to everyone.
"The Uzumaki Clan were feared for their abilities in Fuinjutsu. A very rare and powerful ninja art and you, Naruto-kun, like me, are of the Uzumaki Clan."
Naruto eyes widened as he froze.
"You…"
Mito smiled warmly.
"Yes, Naruto-kun. We are family. To be exact, I am your great-great-aunt."
Naruto was silent for an entire minute before…
"Baa-chan!"
Mito laughed brightly as she caught the bundle of joy and softly embraced him as his arms tightened around her. Her smile turned soft as she realized he was crying into her shirt and so she turned to the others.
"You continue. We will be back in a moment."
Without another word, she disappeared into the other room.
"Well…" Tsuchi trailed off before grinning and looking back towards the footage as everyone continued watching, deciding to let them talk as family.
The women held a red maple leaf to her lips, her tails swishing to and fro as she softly replied, "Autumn has its own appeal. And now, I am here with you, in the autumn. That alone... is more than I can ask for."
"Oho? This woman is Naruto's…" Jiraiya squeaked as Tsunade punched him in the stomach when he showed his pinkie finger.
Anko, Sakura and Hinata pursed their lips, wondering what this feeling in their chests was, this feeling like a fire burning in their hearts.
"I never thought that I would see the day that Naruto-kun would be involved in a relationship with a woman." Hiruzen said reluctantly, wondering how old Naruto was in this world.
"Children grow up quickly, Saru." Tobirama said, smirking at his student. "Though it is a surprise to see that little brat so grown up and with a woman of his own."
Hashirama merely smiled gently, glad to see the previous generation growing.
Tsunade, on the other hand, narrowed her eyes.
'That hussy better not upset the brat…'
"You endured my absence... thinking of that?" The man replied, his voice audible even over the harsh winds.
The vixen merely smiled, her silence enough of an answer to the question.
"Do you think…?" Tsunade trailed off, looking at Jiraiya who gave a perverted grin causing her to growl as she slapped his shoulder.
"I see... It has been tough on you, leading Kyoto, our capital, in my absence." The man stated emphatically, his voice melancholic with sorrow. "I must apologize, and once again thank you for your loyal service... Yasaka."
"So, he is the ruler of this Japan?" Hashirama wondered, looking towards Tsuchi who seemed surprised before shaking head.
"No." He told the man that arched his eyebrow in confusion. "It is more like he is the ruler of the yokai of Japan."
"Ah." Hashirama nodded in understanding.
"It seems the Uzumaki boy has an…intimate relationship with the woman." Madara commented, almost smirking as the genin Kunoichi fidgeted, a hint of envy in their eyes while the purple-haired woman called Anko grinned widely.
Hashirama and Hiruzen laughed nervously while Danzo, Tobirama and Izuna scoffed at the mere thought of a ruler apologizing to his servant.
"...I merely did what was natural." Yasaka commented, while tilting her head to stare at the boundless sky above. It was true, after all, to her, loyally serving the man in front of her was as natural as breathing, as instinctive as eating, as visceral as drinking. "Yes, I merely did what was natural as one of your attendants... Naruto-sama."
"He is a good leader." Danzo said abruptly. "And she a good soldier." He said while Hiruzen hesitantly agreed with his rival and old friend, though not surprised. Naruto, no matter which world he belonged to, had something about him that inspired loyalty, even more so than his own father had.
"I can't blame her." Anko smirked as she whispered this to Kurenai who nodded absent-mindedly before realizing what she was doing and flushing darkly causing Anko to laugh as her friend glared at her.
"Uzumaki Naruto will be a good Hokage." Hashirama said with a smile as Tobirama agreed with a stern nod.
The now-named Naruto sighed, but refrained from commenting. Yasaka's lips crawled up in an amused smile as she heard the irritated sigh. Naruto's dislike for suffixes was almost legendary to his subordinates. She found Naruto's adverse reaction to formalities amusing.
"Well, this one seems much more similar to our Naruto." Jiraiya grinned while Tsunade smiled gently, glad that it wasn't a Naruto as dark as the previous one. In fact, this Naruto was much humbler than their own. Their Naruto would eat up the fact that he was being called 'Naruto-sama'.
That little brat.
"Look how cool I look, Baa-chan!"
Speaking of the devil…
Tsunade turned around to see her grandmother Mito smiled gently down at the beaming younger Uzumaki as they walked back into the room.
"Oh, your back, Mito?" Tobirama asked, arching an eyebrow.
Mito wore a grin that looked the very image of Naruto's own.
"Naruto-chan and I just had some things to speak on."
Naruto and Mito exchanged identical grins as Hashirama and Tobirama arched an eyebrow at them.
[A few moments ago]
"So, you didn't know there was an Uzumaki Clan, Naruto-chan?" Mito asked as the two sat in the room a few feet away from the rest were.
Naruto shook his head, looking at her as if he could not believe that he actually had family.
"Are you remember my family?" He asked, his eyes so lonely and innocent that Mito had to urge to charge back in there and ring Hiruzen by the neck. Instead, she smiled and smoothed back his hair and kissed his forehead gently.
"I am." She smiled bright instead. "I am your great-great auntie." She told him as Naruto looked at her in wonder. "Your mother was my great niece."
Naruto's eyes practically shined.
"Kaa-san? You knew my mother?" He stood up, hopping in his spot. "Who is she? Is she cool? Is she pretty?"
Mito smiled sadly as she held him by the shoulders.
"Your mother, when I knew her, was an amazing woman." She said and Naruto sat down, impatient to hear about the woman who birthed him. "Well, an amazing child." She giggled at his confused expression. "When I died, your mother was still in her teens, thus I do not know who your father is." Mito told him, truthful.
Mito knew that Hiruzen knew the boy's father and so did Tsuchi, but she knew both men would refuse to tell them and Naruto would be heartbroken, so Mito hadn't brought the subject up.
Naruto seemed disappointed.
"That's bad but still! You know my mother, right?" Naruto beamed and Mito looked at him wondered and awe.
He truly is your son, isn't he, Kushina-chan?
"Your mother's name was Uzumaki Kushina." She told him and enjoyed the expression of wonder and joy on his face. "She was fierce and hot-headed and beautiful. She was kind and humble and honourable. You take after your mother, Naruto-chan." She said gently and her eyes warmed as the boy flushed slightly at the praise.
Naruto looked at her when Mito held his face in her hands, looking into his eyes with love and warmth.
"Naruto, there are many things I can tell you about Kushina, but there is one thing I want you to never forget about, do you understand?" She asked sternly, her eyes intense and her face hard.
Naruto looked at her in wonder as he nodded timidly.
"Uzumaki Kushina, my niece, your mother, loved you more than anything else in this world. She would burn and destroy the world if it meant that you were safe and happy, never forget that."
Naruto nodded vigorously with unshed tears in his eyes.
"Now, take a seat, let's talk about your mother." Mito said gently as she let him go and pat the seat beside her.
Grinning, Naruto joined her.
The two Uzumaki would spent the next hour talking about Uzumaki Kushina, the second Jinchuriki of the Kyubi no Kitsune, the grandniece of Uzumaki Mito, the wife of Namikaze Minato and the mother of Uzumaki Naruto, the Child of Prophecy before they would return to view the alternate universes of Uzumaki Naruto and his lives.
[Back to current time]
Ignoring the two beaming Uzumaki's, everyone turned their eyes back to the footage that was being shown.
Naruto then closed his eyes as he listened to the gentle humming of the wind, a small smile on his face.
"Yasaka, was that previous youkai a herald?"
Yasaka demurely smiled, as she replied with, "Yes. He brought a message regarding the situation in the joint Gremory-Sitri territory in the Human World. Kokabiel is attempting to start another war between the Three Factions. Just as you predicted... Naruto-sama."
The jovial atmosphere in the room dissipated and a tense silence echoed throughout the room.
"Even in separate worlds, human's penchant for war does not end." Hashirama shook his head solemnly, as Hiruzen's eyes clouded in similar tiredness to his late sensei.
"Humanity covet love and peace more than any species in the world." Uchiha Madara said calmly as everyone listened to the ancient Uchiha, either too scared or too respectful of the man to interrupt him. "Yet, the selfish desire of maintaining the peace causes wars and hatred is born to protect love." His eyes were hard now.
"That is why war will never end, even in that world."
"Madara-san speaks the truth." Danzo said grimly. "If peace and prosperity is to be found, war is a necessary evil."
"War is never necessary." Hashirama said stubbornly with Hiruzen nodding in agreement.
Izuna and Tobirama sighed, wishing their brothers had not started this ever existing argument between the two of them.
"I…"
Madara and Hashirama turned their gaze to Naruto who was flushing and Mito who smiled at him in encouragement.
"Go on, Naruto-chan. Tell us what you think."
Hashirama and even Madara nodded in support.
"I think it is better to wage war than to trust in a false peace where five great superpowers constantly have skirmishes against one another and betray one another." Naruto's eyes hardened now.
Hashirama shook his head as Madara gave a victorious grin.
"…however, I also think it is foolish to start war for no reason because war is expensive, for all parties involved."
Everyone looked at Naruto in surprised.
"What? I can be smart!" He said indignantly as he glared at everyone who turned away from him sheepishly.
"The boy speaks truth." Danzo said after a moment of considering. "War and peace, no matter the time, will exist. There cannot be one without the other. Peace is needed to maintain stability of economy. War is needed to maintain the might and progression of civilization."
Some looked to argue, some looked to agree but nobody said anything as they turned towards the footage.
At that, Naruto looked over his shoulders, his eyes glinting with amusement.
"That warmonger, trying to reignite the sparks of war? Haha, well, we can't let that happen, can we?"
"...So you are going?"
"Of course.", Naruto paused, his eyes drinking in the sight of the distant horizons.
"Another war... would not be beneficial to the Three Factions, and to us as well. After all, they are fighting on our territory, our land. It is time to show the world why we yokai are to be feared!"
"The Three Factions? What is that?" Shikamaru wondered as he looked towards Tsuchi.
"The Three Factions; the Devils, the Angels and the Fallen Angels. Each are enemies but also coexist with one another." Tsuchi explained to them.
"They are of similar nature to the Five Nations, then." Hiruzen realized, humming in thought.
Tsuchi gave him a soundless nod.
"Then, Uzumaki-san is not part of these factions?" Danzo wondered, looking at Tsuchi.
"Indeed. Uzumaki Naruto, in this world, is the leader of the Yokai, an independent people that are loyal to near the devils nor the angels or the fallen angels. They fight for themselves and their people."
The genin, including Sasuke looked at the grinning Naruto in a new light. Even though it was another Naruto, at the end of the day it was still Naruto, one that existed somewhere.
Yasaka merely bowed, lifting her right hand to clasp over her breast, over her heart to show her subservience.
"The question isn't whether I can do it. I shall judge that crow myself, to see if he lives or he dies..." Naruto remarked, turning around to move backwards from the cliff-side and towards Yasaka.
"Okay…" Ino drawled, her eyes finding Naruto. "This Naruto does not seem averse to killing."
"This Uzumaki Naruto is not dark or evil, per say." Tsuchi said after a moment as everyone turned to him. "He is ruthless. He does not forgive and he certainly does not forget."
"I don't care! He's still cool!" Naruto cheered, punching his fist into the air with Anko and Jiraiya and Hashirama joining him with a grin.
Sakura, Sasuke, Kurenai, Tsunade, Tobirama and Madara sighed, rolled their eyes at the display.
He quirked a small smile, "I've been causing you nothing but trouble. I get carried away by my own desires, and impulsively, selfishly do what I want. I have without a doubt caused a large amount of headaches for you."
"Tell me about it." Sakura snarked at Naruto who flushed at the reminder, scratching his cheek.
"I guess all Naruto's have that one trait." Iruka deadpanned. "Acting impulsively and selfishly, without a hint of thought for the consequences."
"Iruka-sensei!" Naruto whined, pouting at Iruka who grinned, ruffling his student's golden hair.
Yasaka tried to protest, "That's not..."
Naruto merely clasped his palm on Yasaka's shoulder, cutting her off, giving her smile that made her feel light-headed and flushed, pushing his face to mere inches away from Yasaka's, almost as if he was about to kiss her, before continuing his words. "...But your service shall not go unrewarded."
"Your good, brat." Jiraiya grinned liked the pervert he was, though not for long as Tsunade landed her fist in his stomach forcing him to keel over with a pained squeak.
"Damn pervert…" Tsunade grumbled as she held up her stomach fist as the men looked at her uneasily. "And you!" Tsunade pointed at Naruto who looked like a deer caught in headlights. "Your too young to kiss anyone!"
Naruto flushed, saying nothing.
"Tsunade dear, it's the other Naruto." Mito smiled, glad that her granddaughter had found a child to call her own, even if he did not come from her body. "And he is a growing teenager, he is more than old enough."
Tsunade huffed, crossing her arms as she looked away but she shared a warm smile with her surrogate son who grinned brightly.
"Jealousy in unbecoming, Kiba-san." Shino said calmly as he heard Kiba scoff under his breath.
"I'm not jealous!" He whispered loudly and fiercely.
Shino rolled his covered eyes at his friend's lies.
Letting go of the vixen's shoulder and turning back, Naruto angled his neck to gaze at the abyss that was the base of the mountain, and its unlimited scenery that spread infinitely. "I should not have brought you outside unnecessarily. But I simply wanted to feel this... the sensation of the world as it spreads beyond."
Naruto chuckled humourlessly, "Yet another one of my whimsical desires."
"This Naruto seems very melancholy, doesn't he?" Tsunade whispered to Jiraiya who hummed in thought.
"Perhaps. Though, he seems more enigmatic than melancholy." Jiraiya told her, crossing his arms over his chest as Tsunade narrowed her eyes in thought, nodding her agreement.
Naruto suddenly straightened his back, as black feathers started to rain from the sky. A pulse of energy signalled the beginning, the initium of a spell. The rustled shuffling of feathers resounded behind the two individuals, the rain of feathers eventually letting up to reveal a cloaked and nondescript kneeling figure with ivory white hair and bloody, crimson orbs for eyes, with three pair of wings of the darkest black sprouting from the figure's back, akin to that of a bird's.
A Yosuzume, or a Night-Sparrow. A yokai which was rumoured to hold dominance among the darkness and the skies, their feathers were said to be able to infiltrate the closest opening in one's eyes and totally blind one to the world, trapping them into a realm of eternal darkness.
"A Yosuzume is essentially the shinobi of the yokai realm." Tsuchi explained to the interested shinobi and Kunoichi. "It finds its strength in shadow."
"So, it is essentially like Anbu." Anko realized as Tsuchi nodded though his expression was slightly amused.
"Though much, much stronger."
The older shinobi were more than a little intrigued, especially Madara and Hashirama.
Naruto looked over his shoulder, and asked, "What is it... Erisu?"
"Erisu; it who thrives in discord and strife." Madara murmured. "What a fitting name for a yokai." He said, smirking at Hashirama who nodded in agreement, though the Shodai was not smiling showing that he was not pleased with such ideas such as discord and strife when he had fought his entire life for peace and order.
Tsuchi arched an eyebrow, surprised at how similar Madara and the Naruto of the 'Nurarihyon' world thought.
"Ha." The bird-yokai muttered, testing its voice which was undoubtedly feminine in nature, before continuing with, "My lord Commander. The preparations for the parade have all been completed."
"Lord Commander…what an interesting title." Hiruzen said calmly, looking upon Naruto who was grinning at the fact he bore such a title. "It is one that I have never heard before."
"Ignoring the title, what is this parade?" Tsunade wondered, curious. "It seems that they are on the brink of war. Is this the time for parade?"
Tsuchi smiled but said nothing and nobody had answers for her.
"Good work, Erisu." Naruto smiled at that. He then paused, as he turned to look at his two subordinates, his coat dramatically fluttering in the wind. "Well then, it appears that it is time to make our exit. Let us go, to ride among the night once more."
The mist and fog started to thicken, coming together to cloak the figures above the mountain top from view, boiling together in a veil that blocked all vision. When the mist eventually and finally cleared up, the cliff was found to be empty, void of all beings.
"Fast." Sakura breathed in awe. "It's not possible for even Jounin-level shinobi to disappear so fast, without a trace, is it?" She wondered as she looked up to Kakashi with her wide green eyes.
Kakashi hummed in thought.
"It is not impossible but neither is it probable." Kakashi told his student who seemed confused at the difference. "There are some, like Madara-san and Shodai-sama that have such an ability, but they are the rare few."
"The boy is correct." Kakashi frowned at Madara's words, annoyed that he was treated like a snot nosed brat. "Even in our era, there were none with such speed and skill to disappear without a trace in an instant, save us."
Sakura nodded, her eyes wide with awe as she turned back to the footage while Sasuke glared at the back of Naruto's head, the jealousy in his heart growing and expanding at frightening speed.
Deep within the less savoury areas of Kyoto, on a misty, foggy night, a woman was bolting for her life. Panic, fear, terror, each and every one of these dark emotions fueled her, pushing her onwards. For she knew if she was caught, her fate would be worse than death. For she was being chased by the worst of men, the lowest of the dregs of society, the vilest of the scums of humanity, the most despicable trash of mankind.
"Hey, ojou-saaaaan, c'mere! I'll guarantee you'll feel good!"
Rapists.
The tougher women – Mito, Tsunade, Anko, Tenten and Kurenai – growled as they glared at the grinning scum while the gentler women – Sakura, Ino and Hinata – flinched at the sight.
The men were less than pleased as well. The Jounin and the Sannin was frowning, the Uchiha's were sneering, the Hokage's wore expressions of stone, the genin looked disgusted but none reacted more than Uzumaki Naruto.
For Uzumaki Naruto was standing still, his fist clenched as the chakra of Kyubi began to seep from his body, his fangs sharpening, his finger nails turning into claws and his muscles bulging.
"Shit! What the hell is going on!?" Tsuchi grumbled under his breath before turning to Jiraiya and Kakashi who were stunned. "Jiraiya! Kakashi! Hold him and pin a chakra seal on him!" They still stood still, shocked. "NOW!"
They quickly moved into action as Kakashi held the boy down and Jiraiya slapped a seal on his forehead while Tsuchi charged forward and slammed his hand into Naruto's stomach where the seal was.
"Silence, Kyubi!"
Suddenly, all the chakra dissipated and his appearance returned to normal and everyone but none more than Tsuchi, breathed a deep sigh of relief.
Naruto blinked as he awoke.
"Huh? What happened?"
Everyone shook their heads, saying 'nothing' before everyone, including Naruto, turned to the footage though people glanced at Naruto from the side of their eyes, nervous at the chance of him losing control again.
Anko, on the other hand, grinned widely as she put her arm around Naruto's neck causing the young man to look at her with confusion in his blue eyes.
"You really are somethin', ain't ya kid?"
Naruto arched an eyebrow but Anko said nothing as she grinned.
Repulsion, disgust, revulsion, abhorrence, all of these filled her entire being, as she looked at the the pigs behind her. She shuddered to think what they would do to her if they caught up to her. Adrenaline pulsed through her body as she pushed forward, dodging down several back alleys in an attempt to elude her chasers. She continued running, continued racing even when her muscles screamed, even when her body begged to stop, she ran, racing through the dark alleys of Kyoto.
But lust was a powerful motivation. They could drive a human to break the limits of their inhibitions, break the constraints of their normal human body.
She was prey, a pound of flesh merely born to pleasure them. They were the hunters. And the hunters would not be denied their meal.
"Someone... anyone... help me!"
She made a left when the road she was running through split into two directions, and despair resounded through her beings when she saw an obstacle. A wall, a barrier that prevented her from running further. She immediately turned around, hoping to double back, when she heard the steps of her demise.
"Hehehe, she certainly gave us a good chase, wouldn't you say, boys?"
A roar of agreement filled the air, as six scruffy vagabonds slowly walked towards her, each of them salivating over her flesh. She stared with fear, with despair, with hopelessness in her eyes. Her eyes diluted in shock, as she witnessed her would-be rapists slowly sauntering over to her. After all, she was trapped, cornered, caged. She had nowhere to run. Nobody would rescue her... her fate was inevitable. She would be violated here, in this dark alley, with nobody the wiser.
She was nobody, and her fate would forever be unknown, would forever be cloaked in blood.
Each step the men took closer to her send pounding reverberations throughout her entire being, as she slowly stepped back, until her back reached the wall. She squeezed her eyes shut, tears streaking down her face, as she sobbed in silent despair.
She could feel it, the rancid breath of the scums before her as they slowly walked closer, their mind driven by the appetition known as lust. She could feel it, despair, anger, hatred, she lamented her weakness, and most of all, she hated the scums before her. She gritted her teeth in agony, she balled her fists until her nails drew blood, and she resigned to her fate.
"So this is my fate..."
"Is this actually happening?" Ino said with a green face. "Are we going to witness someone be r-r-raped!?" She stuttered, her body shaking.
"I am sure someone will save her." Asuma told her gently, his hand on her shoulder as she nodded, her shaking calming slightly.
"Naruto will probably save her." Kurenai said, her eyes hard. "He wasn't shown for no reason."
Everyone prayed for this, but they still felt incredibly nervous.
Click, clack.
The sound of wooden sandals against the ground resounded throughout the alley.
"Thank god!" Sakura and Ino breathed a deep sigh of relief.
"See, I told you." Asuma grinned victoriously as Kurenai rolled her eyes at her ex-boyfriend who she had broken up with for this very reason. The fact that he gloated more than the normal man and smoke like a bloody chimney making their kisses taste like ash.
Naruto himself was grinning as he punched his fist into the palm of his other hand, glad that his other had arrived, hoping that his other would destroy these scum that called themselves men.
"Not so."
Two simple words. Like a sword of light through darkness, like a beacon of light in a stormy sea, the two words, delivered in a smooth baritone, instilled hope in the woman who had given up hope. The woman opened her eyes and gasped. For before her was hope, before her was salvation.
"I-I'm saved..."
The woman, hope blossoming in her chest, finally blacked out and succumbed to darkness as the exhaustion from her long run took the toll on her.
"Time to fuck some shit up!" Kiba grinned as he and Naruto high-fived, both hot-headed genin laughing loudly.
The six criminals immediately turned around upon sensing a witness to their crime. Hidden by the dark night, overshadowed by moonlight, veiled by darkness and cloaked in a mysterious mist, all they could see was the visage of three figures.
"Who the hell are you?!" One of the criminals, presumably the leader, shouted.
The figure on the left tensed, her hands, formerly hung at her sides, arced upwards, her palm facing her foe and her fingers clutched inwards. "Shall I take care of these trash, my lord Commander?"
The figure on the middle smiled, a smile that promised death. "No... I shall handle this myself. Let this old timer stretch his bones once in a while, Yasaka, Erisu."
"Old timer?" Tsunade arched an eyebrow, looking at Naruto with a pointed look while Naruto shrugged.
"If we are to assume he is the Lord of all Yokai, this Uzumaki Naruto must be at least over a hundred years old." Madara told her, his eyes hard.
Everyone who was confused 'ah'd'.
Yasaka merely smiled, her eyes crinkled up in amusement, while Erisu lowered her hand, obeying their lord's orders without a single hesitance, without a single question. "If that is your wish..."
"Now..." Naruto cracked his neck, eyes narrowed into tiny slits, "Shall we begin? The endless night is just beginning."
Call it foolhardiness. Courage. Stupidity. Whatever the case may be, the would-be rapists, instead of fleeing like most rational creatures would do, decided to confront the enemy in front of them. It might have made sense to them at that time. After all, it was six against three. What were the odds of the other party's victory?
Thrusting their hands into their pockets and coming out with pen knifes, the six criminals grinned, confident in their victory. The one who stood in the middle, presumably the leader, idly flipping the blade he was holding, sneered derisively. "A hero, eh? HA! How foolish. Now we'll have to kill you. No hard feelings, alright?"
They were remorselessness. Unrepentant. Unregretful.
And therefore - they must die.
"Cold-blooded." Kiba shivered. For all that the group of men were horrible disgusting creatures, Kiba still felt weird that there was a Naruto that would give such a cold-blooded sentence.
It was because of this that everyone was surprised as even the current Naruto's eyes were hard as ice as a satisfied smirk curved at his lips.
"Crime can be forgiven if there is regret." Hashirama said sagely. "…but crime without a hint of remorse…is unforgivable and deserves the sentence that Naruto-san has given."
Some were satisfied with the sentence such as Hashirama, Tobirama, Madara, Izuna and Mito while others were more conflicted such as Tsunade, Jiraiya, Hiruzen, Asuma, Kakashi, Gai, Anko and Kurenai while the younger generation were just stunned at the fact that Naruto, even a different Naruto, could act so ruthlessly.