Chapter 11: Three down, Six to go.

Hokage Tower

Naruto stood across the Hokage's office, his eyes narrowed. He immediately came to the Hokage's office, stopping only to get a new mask, as his old one got destroyed.

His narrowed eyes shone with clear annoyance and anger, for the two people next to Hiruzen. Leaning next to a wall was Kakashi. Hiruzen coughed a bit as he sat in his chair "Naruto-kun, I would like to ask you a few questions." he said, with Naruto not changing his attitude "Is this about Orochimaru and my new found power and personality?" he said, causing the room to widen their eyes, but Hiruzen nodded nonetheless. He sighed "I met that annoying snake on the Second Part. He had just branded Sasuke with a Cursed Seal, so I fought him. He used a diversion to fool me and planted a Cursed Seal to me as well." he said, causing Kakashi to widen his eyes "Why didn't you say anything? We must seal it immediately!" he yelled, causing Naruto to turn at him, forcing him to silence "Oh really? Think I don't know that." he said with sarcasm then turned back to the Hokage "But there's no need. The hickey was destroyed. However, the Memory Seal broke." he said, causing Kakashi and Hiruzen to gasp. Kushina blinked "What Memory Seal?" she asked with Naruto turning towards her with a scowl "After I turned 6, the beatings became very...unpleasant. So much, that before I went under the Hokage's command, I had my memories sealed by a powerful Memory Seal. That seal also held my special power, which reappeared today." he said.

Hiruzen sighed, but Minato looked at Naruto with narrowed eyes, getting one in return "What did you do to Naruko? The seal has disappeared." he said, with Naruto smirking "I took the Kyuubi's power." he said, causing them to widen their eyes in shock, all except Hiruzen ."W-What do you mean?" asked Minato, as Naruto spiked his power, causing them to get scared "That is for me to know." he then turns to the Hokage "Hokage-sama, tomorrow I will leave the village. I am going for some training." he said, causing Hiruzen to nod "Alright, but before you go, you need to talk to the Inuzuka and Yamanaka clan heads for the marriage proposal, also Hiashi-sama wants to see you." he said, with Naruto scowling but nodding. He rose, then turned to Kakashi "Make sure Sasuke's curse seal is fully suppressed. I don't want to deal with a mini-Orochimaru in the middle of my match, for I might kill him." he said, leaving the room, as the rest looked in shock.

Castle Takezo

Naruto groaned as he sat on his armchair in the living room. He passed three hours talking to the Hyuuga, Yamanaka and Inuzuka clan heads. The only one he came to an agreement with was the Inuzuka, as she didn't care for anything, rather for his support in harsh times and to marry her daughter to a true Alpha, with him chuckling at the last part, as she was referring to his Wolf Alias. The Yamanaka was too prideful and overprotective. He was gloating about his daughter's beauty and was demanding from Naruto too many things for him to even consider agreeing. For example, he wanted his Clan to give them a shipment of flowers once per month. Why in the world would he do that? And for what? Ino? Sure, the girl was interesting and cute, but she wasn't as strong as he expected, which even that wasn't much, not to mention she seemed to be turning into a Naruto fangirl, like Hinata, to his disliking.

Speaking of Hinata, his conversation with the Hyuuga was interesting. He wanted to talk about the possibility of giving Hinata to him as his wife, which Naruto wasn't sure. However, the advantages Hiashi pointed out were… interesting to say the least.

If he married Hinata, or made her his slave, he wasn't sure yet, he could have the entire Hyuuga clan under his command, something he would like for the wars to come.

All Hiashi asked, was to take care of Hinata, protect his clansmen and to kill the Hyuuga Elders, for the plan to work. He would think about it later. Right now, he needed to rest a bit, for it would be a good night tonight. He turned to see Haku reading a book, as Zabuza was resting on the couch. He yawned "Yo Zabuza, from what I learned, the new Mizukage will be coming to watch the Chunin Exams, in order to set up an alliance with Konoha." he said, gaining Zabuza's interest "I hear she will also bring a new Ninja Swordsman of the Mist." he finished, with Zabuza grinning "Well, I now can't wait for the exams. HAKU!" he yelled rising up, as she rose with a yelp "Come, we're gonna start training, so that next time, you won't lose!" he said, with Haku sighing and nodding. Naruto smirked 'Alright, those two now have something to do. As for me, I got work to do.' he said, vanishing.

Outskirts

Naruto stood at the outskirts of the village. He was waiting for Gaara to come, knowing he took his messenger bird. It was early in the night, the moon having just risen. He looked at it, then turned where he felt a Chakra signature. He smirked as he saw Gaara appearing from a Sand Shunshin. Gaara folded his hands "What do you want?" he said, with Naruto smirking and appearing in front of him to his surprise "Your 'Mother'." he said, before punching Gaara in the stomach, then grabbed his head and sent him flying to a tree. Tendrils of sand rushed at him, as he dodged them and sent a spinning kick to his face, cracking his armor. Gaara growled, as a wave of Sand was unleashed. Naruto smirked, as lightning enveloped his arm. He disappeared and slammed his Raikiri up Gaara's shoulder, earning him a scream of "BLOOD! MY BLOOD!". Naruto smirked, punching his throat, causing him to shut up, then placed two fingers on his head, sending a pulse of Chakra. Then, the world turned white.

Gaara's Mindscape

Gaara groaned as he rose to his feet. He looked around, only to see sand. "W-Where am I ?" he asked "In your mind." Naruto said, standing next to him. Suddenly, the sand shifted, to form a colossal beast. It was a sandy-brown tanuki, with blue markings all over his body. It's eyes had black sclera, yellow iris and a pupil looking like a 4 pointed star, with 4 dots. It had a large tail, almost as big as himself. It roared at Naruto "GET AWAY! MY DOMAIN! THIS IS MY

DOMAIN!" he yelled, with Naruto sighing, releasing his power "So you want to fight Shukaku?" he asked, with Shukaku flaring his own power. Soon, Naruto's power overpowered Shukaku's, causing it to yell loudly "NO! I WON'T LOSE!"

he yelled, forming an orb of purple Chakra, combining positive and negative Chakra.

He swallowed the ball, then released a beam of light "ONE TAILED MENACING

BALL!". The beam rushed at Naruto, only for him to jump in the air, rearing his fist back as it glowed with Gold Chakra of gargantuan amount. He punched Shukaku in the head "Chakra Cannon!" he yelled, releasing the Chakra, forming a point-blank explosion. He fell back, seeing Shukaku collapsing. He then raised his arm, making a come here motion, a pulse of Chakra released from the fingertips. Suddenly, Shukaku's body started transforming into Chakra, flowing inside Naruto. Soon, it all disappeared, as Naruto's power flared even more. He smirked happily, turning to Gaara "You can sleep now." he said, to Gaara's shock. "Fight with all you got in the exams." he said, disappearing from the mindscape.

Hotel

Naruto stood inside a room of a hotel. The lights were out and only one other person was inside. On the bed, sleeping peacefully, was Yugito. He silently looked around the room, then approached her. He was right next to the bed, as he slowly took off her sheets, to reveal her wearing only a sports bra and a pair of blue shorts. He pressed one hand to her belly and two fingers on her forehead. Then, with a pulse, he teleported inside her mindscape

Yugito's Mindscape

Naruto looked around the mindscape with an intrigued look. It was certainly unique and inspired after the Bijuu, like Gaara's mindscape. He had heard of the Nibi. The giant cat surrounded by blue flames and capable of absorbing souls if she likes. So, it didn't do him much surprise to find her looking at him in a giant cat-box, surrounded by hundreds of graves. The scene was a bit macabre, but nothing new to him. But he did wonder what was the Kyuubi's connection to sewers. He shook that head off, as he looked at Nibi again. He noticed on a small cat-bed to the right, laid Yugito, sleeping peacefully. He looked at Nibi's green and yellow eyes, with a smirk "It is a pleasure to meet you in person, Matatabi." he said, with Nibi hissing "How do you know that name? Only the Bijuu, our creator and a few Rinnegan users know them." she said, with Naruto raising an eyebrow, releasing his power "So, the reincarnation of the one you were born from can't know your name?" he asked, with Nibi standing up slightly "It can't be. Impossible…" she said with narrowed eyes. The power continued to rise, as Naruto's gold eyes glowed "I am Naruto, future Lord of the Nine. And I demand your submission. If you don't give it willingly, I shall take it by force." he said, with Nibi rising "I am not like Shukaku or Son Goku or even Chomei. I don't just fight an opponent I don't know anything about." she jumped in front of him "However, Shinju's reincarnation or not, I shall not allow you to take the HellCat Mistress without a fight!" she roared, as her blue fire shone. Naruto simply smiled "Let's get wild." he said, opening his arms to the sides with a mock bow.

Nibi growled, rearing her head back, forming an compressed fireball in her mouth twice the size of any Great Fireball Naruto has ever seen. "Cat Flame Roaring Fire!" she said, releasing the fireball like a Cannon, making a large explosion. From inside came Naruto, his clothes burning but other than that he was fine. Matatabi send her paw at him, attempting to crush him, but Naruto raised his arms and stopped the paw. He then pushed it back with great force, and appeared in front of her sending an axe kick on her head. Matatabi roared in pain, creating a sonic wave that pushed Naruto back. She looked in angered and surprised "How are you not hurt? My body's flames burn as hot as the sun. Only God Fire like that of the Amaterasu is stronger!" she yelled, causing Naruto to smirk "You are really foolish. And I thought cats were clever creatures." he said disappearing and sending a Chakra enhanced punch at her paw, a breaking noise coming from it as Matatabi screamed and used her other paw to cut him in two, only for him to say "Water Release: Water Encampment Wall!", causing it to stop as dense water formed, strong enough to cause her paws to sizzle, as the fire got weakened.

"You keep thinking you fight an ordinary human. You know my power, you feel it, yet you assume I have human weaknesses." he said, his anger rising, as he raised his arm and multiple water balls formed on the air, shooting off towards her, causing her to roar in pain. "YOU'RE NOT FIGHTING A HUMAN! YOU'RE UP AGAINST A BIJUU!

AGAINST THE LORD OF THE NINE! FIGHT LIKE YOU MEAN IT!" he roared, releasing a sonic roar that sent her towards a wall. At that moment, Yugito woke up, to see Nibi on the wall and Naruto standing there. She turned to the Bijuu "N-Nibi! What is going on!" she yelled, with Nibi growling "Stand back kitten!" she said, forming a purple orb of Chakra on her mouth "Tailed Beast Bomb!" she yelled, the orb shooting off like a rocket. Naruto pushed his arms forward, stopping the orb. The two sides battled for dominance, with Naruto growling. Nibi then formed two orbs that became one and ate them. Steam rose from her mouth, releasing a blue beam of light "Two Tailed Menacing Ball!".

Naruto saw it coming, then yelled "Chakra Torrent!" he yelled, the orb cracking and disappearing, as a large blast of Gold Chakra rushed at the beam.

The two sides battled for dominance, until Naruto raised his palm "Chakra Eruption!" he yelled, releasing a compressed orb of Chakra, similar to a Tailed Beast Ball. The new power pushed back the beam, until an explosion formed. Naruto appeared above the Nibi, placing his hand on her head "Nice fight." he said "Chakra Flare!" as Nibi was surrounded by a Gold Light.

Once it cleared, stood an injured Nibi, blood flowing as her blue flames were getting smaller. Naruto raised his arm "Who do you serve?" he asked, with Nibi saying painfully "The Lord of the Nine. The heir of the Shinju." causing Naruto to smirk "Good kitty." he said, as Nibi transformed into flames that flew inside Naruto's palm. Naruto roared in the air, as his body grew slightly larger.

Naruto turned to Yugito "Sorry for the inconvenience. Good luck in your exams." he said, then with a snap of his fingers, Yugito's eyes became dull. 'Memory Eraser success.' Naruto thought, disappearing.

Castle Takezo

Naruto had returned from his successful visits to his room. He was sitting in his room, meditating. His body was glowing, as blue flames, rings of sand and a red aura was forming around him. This kept on for a while, until they disappeared in his body.

He stood up, going to his desk. He sat down in the chair and took out a map of the Elemental Nations 'Alright. I now got Kurama, Shukaku and Matatabi. That's three, six remain. Konoha and Suna don't have any, so those are out. Kumo is out as well, for the Hachibi Jinchuuriki is said to have full control of his Bijuu. I'd prefer to fight him on the real world, not a mindscape. Besides, the fight would draw many heads. So, I need to go to Iwa and Kiri. Iwa will be easy, their Jinchuuriki are hated and live in remote locations. All I need to do is take down the Anbu observers and then fight the Bijuu. As for Kiri, the Sanbi Jinchuuriki I heard was killed, while the Rokubi one is a traveller.' he thought, frowning. He looked at the large distance of the countries 'Both countries are on the other side of the world and both Bijuu got nine tails combined. Also, no matter from where I begin, I would have to cross water and land.' he thought, then looked at Uzushio, with a bigger frown, remembering his parents. He sighed 'Alright. It's decided then. I will send spies to find the location of the Sanbi and Rokubi. This way, most of the month will pass with the travel, rather than searching.' he thought.

He stood up, taking out a Kunai and slicing his wrist open. Blood flowed in large quantities down, with Naruto using Chakra to halt his regeneration ability from closing the wound, but directed it to blood restoration. After a while, he stopped, the wound closing. With a light pant, he formed hand seals, his arms glowing "Blood Clone!" he yelled, the blood from the ground forming 4 Clones of Naruto. The Blood Clone was a Clone Technique more powerful than the Shadow Clone, but wasn't meant to be used in the middle of a fight, as they took lots of Chakra and blood to form. Their advantage was that they were 1/10th of the user's power, but they could regenerate their Chakra to a point and to die they needed an actual lethal attack. Simple punches and kicks won't dispel them like a regular Clone. Also, they could pass their memories to the user like a regular Shadow Clone. "Alright. You are to go to Water Country and search for the two Bijuu. You are to be disguised. Two of you will go for the Sanbi, the other two for the Rokubi. Once you find it, one of the Blood Clones are to dispel and sent me the information. The other will continue to monitor, until he gets a message from me to Reverse Summon me to his position when the time is right. Is that understood?" he said, getting four nods. He nodded back "Begin!" he said, with them disappearing.

He turned back to the map 'I got a month. I hope it will take them between two and three weeks to find them. It will give me time to go to Earth Country, grab the Bijuu and control their power, then go to Waterfall country and do the same for the Nanabi.

Then, on the final week, I hope to get both Water Country Bijuu and master them. If I do this earlier than scheduled, I will stop to do some research on things I need for the future.' he thought. He then rose, preparing for his trip. He sealed clothes in scrolls and placed them in his bed. He then went to the Armory, grabbing scrolls of Supplies and Weapons. After that, he went back to his room and sealed all of them in one scroll. He nodded to himself, then turned to his armor stand. He approached it, grabbing the Raijin no Ken. He narrowed his eyes "I haven't used you yet, have I?" he muttered. With a nod to himself, he pushed Chakra into the blade, his eyes glowing. The lightning blade started cracking uncontrollably, until a bright light erupted. When it was gone, the sword had changed. The hilt was the same, only bright yellow lines decorated it. It also had two lightning shaped spikes on the sides, forming a cross, made of gold metal. The blade however, had changed the most.

It was still yellow, only much taller and looked more like a large beam. Lightning appeared around it every few seconds. Naruto smirked "Now, you're back to your true form, Raijin no Ken." it said, the sword pulsing. He swung it around, enjoying the feeling. He sheathed it, the blade disappearing. He nodded "I will use you soon, don't worry." he said, placing it to the side. He then went to his bed, falling asleep.

The next morning, Naruto woke early, preparing himself. He had changed his uniform. He had on a black shirt, with mesh armor underneath it. The shirt also had his signature face mask. On his arms, he had leather gauntlets. He wore woodland camo trousers and leather boots. He also had a brown cloak above him, with a hood. On the right side of his belt, a plain white porcelain mask was hanged, while on the left, the Raijin. Behind his back was his scroll. He nodded to himself in the mirror, going down to the kitchen. He stopped, however, widening his eyes. Inside the kitchen was Haku, drinking a cup of wasn't the weird thing. What made him widen his eyes was Kin, wearing a black maid uniform, bending over, putting food on the oven. His eyes, along with something else, twitched at the image, but he shook his head "Kin! What the hell is that!" he yelled, with Kin yelping, standing up and bowing "Good morning Master."

she said with a blast. Naruto's eye didn't stop "Why are you wearing that." he said, with her blushing more "Zabuza-san said I should wear that if I want to please you."

Veins appeared on Naruto's temple, as he unsheathed his Raijin "ZABUZA!" he roared disappearing. Screams were coming from the living room, causing Haku to sigh. Naruto returned, sighing "Anyway, you don't need to wear that." he said, with Kin nodding "I don't mean to be rude Master, but I- I like wearing this." she said, causing Naruto to sigh and shrug "Fine. Do what you like." he said, taking a bottle of juice "Kin, get Zabuza and go to the living room.

You too, Haku." he said, with the two nodding.

Naruto was standing in the living room, looking at Haku, Kin and a smoking, bandaged Zabuza. He crossed his arms "Alright. I called you here to let you know that the Chunin Exam Finals start in one Month. During that time, I won't be in Konoha. I want you three to take care of the Castle." he said, turning to Haku and Kin "I want you two to train as much as I can." then turned to Zabuza "Do you still have connections? Rogue-nin like the Demon Brothers that are capable of battling?" he asked, with Zabuza nodding "I know a few who could be of use. Not a large number, but I know you prefer quantity over quality." he said, with Naruto nodding "I do. Recruit them. I will talk to the Hokage, so that they are under my protection." he said, Zabuza nodding. He patted Kin in the head "See you in a month!" he said, disappearing.

Hokage's Office

Naruto was standing in the Hokage's office. Hiruzen looked at him "Alright. I understand. If Zabuza brings men, I will add them under your Clan name." he said, Naruto nodding. "Thanks." he said "I also came here to let you know I won't be in Konoha for the month. I will be out to train." he said, with Hiruzen looking at him "Like you need training." he said sarcastically "But I won't say anything. However, I have a gift for you." he said, giving him a box. Naruto took it and opened, a look of surprise in his eyes. Inside, laid a mask. It was black and shaped like a wolf. It had red whiskers and the Kanji for 'Death' in red on the forehead. He looked at it, touching it. Hiruzen smiled "It is the same mask you once wore, recolored. I was gonna give it to your successor, but I know none would deserve this title, besides, you won't die anytime soon, I am sure." he said rising. He bowed towards Naruto "Do what you must, Ookami." he said with Naruto nodding and bowing in return. Hiruzen rose "I also want to make a bet." he said, with Naruto raising an eyebrow "If something surprises you and I know it will happen, you must give me 100.000 ryo." he said, with Naruto shrugging "Sure. I don't think it will work though." he said. He exited the building, with Hiruzen thinking 'The Ookami no Shi is coming back…' he thought.

Gate

Naruto was walking towards the Gate, only to see Gaara. He looked at him, with Gaara looking back. After a while, Gaara bowed to him "I wish to become your subordinate." he said, getting a raised eyebrow from him "Why?". Gaara looked down "You cured me of my insomnia, took away the demon who tormented me and with this I have a purpose." he said. Naruto sighed "Alright." he said "Rise, Sabaku no Gaara."

he said, with Gaara nodding. "Don't talk about this to noone, if you have anything to say, send me a summon tomorrow." he said,Gaara nodding. He kept walking, until he passed the Gates 'The preparations are almost over. Soon, it will start…' he thought.