I must say thank you too all those who have read this story, and double the thanks to those that reviewed. I have been told my writing style takes after whatever book I happen to be reading while I'm writing, and I am gonna read some techno thrillers soon, so get ready for some action later on.

As for the pairing, I've been running through it in my head and listening to all your suggestions, and I've been trying to find two female characters (I don't really feel like creating an OC, since the readers usually don't connect to them very well) that will fit the scenes and scenarios I will be putting them in later on. So right now I must say my order of candidates from most to least likely are Hinata, Anko, Ino, Sakura, TenTen, Temari, Kurenai, and Tsundai. On that note, as glad as I am for all the suggestions on pairing, I gotta remind y'all that this story is more focused on vampire/angst/supernatural, though romance is an essential key to tying it all together. So please, a lil comments and suggestions on the other aspects of the story will be great.

I have taken 5 years of mandatory latin, so I'm gonna start integrating them in. It may not be completely grammatically correct, but the conjugation and declension should be. I think if I was to put up a translation for them, it may go better if they appear the following chapters or the bottom the chapter, but I can't decide which. Or maybe translate the whole thing in the end. Mainly because there is just some sort of feeling you get when you hear latin, even if you don't understand the exact words, so try to just pronounce them, I think it helps. I'm just so glad I found a use for the language; nothing puts God and devils together than latin.

Oh and for the music that would provide the theme for this entire story, I believe L'ArcEnCiel got it covered very well. I recommend All Dead, Hitomi no Jyuunin, Fate, Niji, Anemone, and Dune. A nice blend of melody and rhymth, with a touch of sorrow.

Right now while the story is still in its early stage, I can do this but later, its gonna be hard trying to respond to everyone.

Dragon's Shadow: Thank you for being the first to review. Personally, I don't like the quiet yet brave instead personality of Hinata as much as I like the tough-on-the-outside-but-soft-on-the-inside personality of Sakura and Ino.

Kitty: Don't worry there will be tons more. I'm planning to make this a really long story. But I'm still trying to decide how complex its going to be. I even considered adding in stuff about Heaven and Hell, like angels and stuff, in, but then I thought that it may cause me to divert from the Naruto story a lil too much.

Jenniyah: I only used the story to show how innocent these young ninjas still are. With the story getting darker soon, I'm gonna be using the love triangle and romance to help ease some of that angst. I still can't really believe I actually put that in there, I may try and replace it with something a lil less stupid. Thank you for pretending that it was funny, that was very considerate of you.

Hitomi No Ryu: Well I'm sure about cannibalism where he actually eat flesh, but there will be the turmoil and hunger that comes with being the last surviving vampire in the world. You know humanity vs vampire, light vs dark, a lot of room to play with.

elementforlife: Well, TenTen was on my initial list, but the thing is I know very little about her, and find it hard to make a personality for her, but the good thing about her is that I can rewrite her personality completely. But my goal for the begining of the story was to show how it would diverge from the original, so like those Ino and Sakura would then be the best characters for it. Especially with their clingy characters, I can make good use on their current lack of maturity.

Shadow Eclipse: I'll consider not using Sakura since she really is too mean to Naruto in the original, but then again, it may work in my favor, like with the whole 180 turn in attitude, but I will keep it in mind. As for a NaruSasu, I'm sorry but absolutely no, I'm not good with writing yaoi and don't quite wanna imagine myself good with it, and there already has been quite a lot on the two of them. I can deepen their friendship a lot, which I was planning for Naruto and one of the male characters, but not to the level of intimacy. Sorry to disappoint.

Gelionlegends: Thanks for your comments. I almost completely forgot about the instructors, especially Anko. I can think of some great ways to use her in it. Thank you so much for this suggestion. As for how the love triangle is gonna work, well considering it is a dark fic about vampires, then you can just let your imagination do the work.

Hexgar: Hmmmm, I wasn't planning on a main character death but I think I'm allowed to do that in PG13 rating right? Are there any other main character's deaths that you won't miss? I personally found Kiba a lil annoying…lol. You'll just have to wait and see, but I promise there will be deaths.

Delores, Gato-san Jr, SoulDemon80, Gopu: Thanks for your review, I hope you'll stay around cause I plan on making this long. Oh and please try to do some criticism on this story, its my first so making it better would be a definite plus.

Dragon89: Thanks for your review. The problem I have with those two girls is that I can't find it easy to visualize them in the story as I intented for the two girls. But I'll decide as I move along in the story. Hinata's isolation from her family can work for me. I don't know about Sakura though, since I don't remember any of her parents being shown, I can make up some stuff about her past. But stayed tuned, you never know how a writer may change his mind.

Naruke: Well I have heard many adjectives describing my writing style, but never "archaic." Lol. But I understand what you mean, sort of anyways, I just finished some old books for college and their old styles is affecting me just a lil. I'm glad you liked the prologue, I had three versions made, I'm glad this version worked.

Sam: I just think the two female characters will fit in the story well, but that doesn't mean the other female characters won't have a near-intimate relationship with Naruto as well, I wanna keep things a lil open for now, especially how I wanna do Naruto. I have so many ideas, its really a hard job to decide. I'm not going to spoil anything, but I'll just say you will not be disappointed by how I do it.

Plur: Yes Naruto as a vampire was something I thought would actually suit Naruto well. But the real question is, is Naruto just a normal vampire? Heheh.

Disclaimer: Like every other fanfic writer, I don't own Naruto. I'm new to this, but do I have to do this for every single chapter?

Formatting:

"Blah" – Talking
'Blah' – Thinking



Unforseen Shift

Ab aeterno, fuerint Agni Dei.

'I don't need a wedding or a marriage, just being with you is enough. Lets flee far away from the sanctuary of God forever. Even if I am to be damned to purgatory, as long as you are with me, I will have no regret...God? GOD?!? Mankind is on the brink of extinction and you talk about God?...You must never use that forbidden jutsu, even at the risk of our clan fading into the realm of history and myths...We, the council, has convened to decide that we will hereby disacknowledge the existence of the Uzamki clan...God has abandoned us all...God will be with us always...This unholy marriage will never be allowed! Mizuki, think about what exactly you will be doing!...You have betrayed us all...You actually think it will be a real negotiation...We may be sinners but we sin for necessity, never for greed... Yondaime-sama, something tragic has just happened...There is no other choice! Take every last surviving member and wait for me at the holy shrine...May God have mercy on our souls...Was this what destiny really had in store for us...' "...no more…" Naruto pleaded in his sleep.

Ever since Naruto entered the forest, he had felt an odd feeling in the pit of his stomach and on the back of his hair. It wasn't fear, but more like that of comfort, as if he had been here before. But with his teammates depending on his every action, he needed to stay focused.

Soon they were battling a team from the Hidden Rain Village for their scroll. It was a long battle that drained the energy out of all of them. In the end of the battle, team seven was victorious. Sasuke had bloody bruises all across his body, and Sakura came out matching Sasuke bruise for bruise with a light, yet thin cut on her shoulder to match. As Sakura was patching herself up, Naruto, having fainted out of exhaustion, was beginning to stir on the ground besides them. Out of all of them, Naruto had contributed to this battle the most, and though Sasuke may never say it, he was impressed, yet also a little insecure about the recent rapid growth in Naruto. They had agreed to let the poor boy rest while they each took turns standing guard.

"Confute…in nomine Dei…confute illac memorias…" Naruto continued to murmur these strange words, as he struggled in his sleep.

Sakura wasn't sure what to make of this, so she quickly wakes Sasuke up. Sasuke had never heard this exotic language before, and so he and Sakura leaned down to hear it better and were surprised at seeing tears flowing down from Naruto's eyes. They didn't know what to do about it, but seeing as how he was struggling so much, they thought it best to wake him up. Sasuke being the considerate person that he was looked around them for something he could use. He found a patch of mushroom found only in the Konoha, it was a delicacy because it had an immensely spicy taste blended with a garlic flavor. Our number one rookie ninja took some and forced it down Naruto's throat through basic techniques all ninjas must know to treat their comrades on the battlefield by forcing them to swallow medicine even while unconscious.

Naruto's eyes abruptly open and he sprang.

"ATSUI!!!" He shouted on the top of his lung. And after he had run circles around the area where they were resting, he noticed the chuckle that Naruto was starting to find extremely irritating. "Sasuke, temae! This is the-"

Suddenly, a wave of nausea overcame his entire body as he collapsed to his knees. He felt his body heat up and sweat collecting on his forehead. He quickly noticed a disgusting scent in his mouth. As he threw it all up from his system, he immediately recognized what it was. Because of the popularity and abundance of this species of mushroom, almost all ramen shops in the Konoha adds just a little bit to their dishes to bring out the flavor. But years of eating ramen full of this stuff had done nothing to him, he even ate a bowl with an extra amount of this mushroom for flavoring just yesterday, why was it bothering him so much now?

As he noticed the worried stare of Sakura and, he could have sworn, of Sasuke, he decided to let it go for now. 'We just got our scroll, we better hurry to the tower before some other team attacks us. I believe just lie to them about this, its probably just an upset stomach or something. Got to make a mental note to myself to get Sasuke back for that. Hey, he has never been defeated by the Harem no Jutsu, I think, we can finally find out if Sasuke really is a closet pervert at heart…hehe' "That was nothing don't worry about it, just an upset stomach from eating too much ramen." Naruto laughed sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head.

In the face of such a stupid lie that only Uzamki Naruto can make, the two others felt at least better he was returning to his normal self, yet they made a mental note to keep an eye on him.

Sasuke was the first to get back to the business at hand. "Ok, let's make our way to the tower, if we don't get into any fights, we should be there in two hours without rest. I suggest we travel to one click from the tower and then slow down in order to-"

Out of nowhere, a giant snake appeared behind Naruto and swallowed him whole before quickly vanishing. Just as Sasuke and Sakura recovered from their initial shock, they felt the hairs on the back of their necks stand up and sensed an aura that brought up images of blood and death in their minds. As they halted in their step and turned around they noticed a pale-faced, long-haired man standing no too far away with the most wicked grin plastered on his snake-like face.

"Uchiha Sasuke I presume, you can call me Orochimaru, but you can just call me Orochi, I'm quite infamous in the village, you know" the man spoke with such a creepy voice, that it took Sakura a lot of effort just to keep herself from shuttering at its sound. "I have waited a long time to meet you, please accept this gift from me." Just then, he narrowed his dark eyes and gave out his killing intent to the two young genins.

Sasuke and Sakura froze in their step. As they were reading themselves to get out of way of whatever jutsu the dangerous looking man seemed to have been preparing for them, they had no idea what they were about to experience. Sakura had heard about this from her father, but the actual experience was nothing like what she imagined. The blood, the pain, the anger, the lust, and the urges, they were overwhelming to her senses. She would have thrown up from utter disgust if her body hadn't stopped responding to her commands.

'What is happening?!? I'm not ready for this! Someone help me! SASUKE-KUN!?! NARUTO!?!' Sakura's mind screamed.

'What the hell is this?!? This guy is on a whole another level! We gotta get outta here! I don't want to die yet! Got to get out of her! Move! DAMN IT, MOVE!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MOVE!!!' Sasuke screamed to himself.

As they saw out of the corner of their eyes, the man slithering toward them, they were running out of options. A giant snake suddenly appeared behind the man and rushed toward the two genins. Sasuke, out of desperation, used his remaining ounce of will power and stabbed himself in the leg with the kunai and hurled himself at Sakura, trying to push themselves out of the way of the snake.

But the kunai-embedded leg slowed him down dramatically and he knew they weren't going to make. And he still have not recovered enough to use any ninjutsu to save them. As they saw the snake bearing down at them at an angle, ready to crush them, they could do nothing but close their eyes and pray for something, anything to save them.

"KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUSTU!"

As the snake's upper half exploded in a shower Narutos, Sasuke and Sakura watched this awe, feeling a sense of relief flowing within them. But their victory was cut short as two other snakes soon launched themselves at the team. With each snake going after each boy, just as Sakura was about to go help one of them, she felt a sharp pain on her shoulder blades and promptly collapsed to the ground.

'I can't have you intervening with my plans for your beloved Sasuke-kun, but don't worry, I may have uses for you later in bringing him under my control,' Orochimaru smirked and headed toward Sasuke.

'This one's much faster than the last one.' Naruto thought as he lead the snake to the trap his bunshins should be just about finished in creating. 'I need to get back soon, that idiot Sasuke didn't seem like his normal self back there.'

'Chikushou! Why am I still running? Have I not improved at all in these last few years?? Am I going to stay this week forever?!?' Sasuke screamed in his mind as he jumped free trees to trees in panic, trying to outrun the snake that he couldn't even see anymore.

Suddenly the snake sprain up in front of him, only out of instinct did he jump out of the way. In his moment of panic, he stumbled through his seals and yelled out, "Katon Karyuu Endan!" But the poorly performed jutsu turned out to have half the speed that it should have had, and ended up being dodged by the surprisingly agile snake.

Landing on an extended branch, just as he was about to yell, "TEDASUKE NI-" The snake had been stopped by an angry Naruto.

"What's wrong scaredy cat? Do you want your big brother to come and help you!" The feline-looking Naruto yelled to Sasuke. Then Sasuke suddenly noticed the tears and caked blood on Naruto's clothes. Then just as he was to retort, he saw Orochimaru launch at him and get engaged in combat with Naruto.

"That's a very special kage bunshin I created just for you, Naruto-kun, I hope it keeps you entertained." Original said above the snake's head.

Sasuke has had enough of all this patronizing and ignoring of his existence. 'I will get above this small hurdle and kill my brother, next to my goal, nothing is important. No room for failure, either I succeed or I will die.' He quickly threw a kunai at Orochimaru, and just as Orochimaru was about to catch it. Sasuke muttered "Kage Kunai no Justu," and several hidden kunais appeared around the original. Orochimaru didn't feel quite like using an advanced justu so he jumped off the snake's head.

At that instant, Sasuke completed a complex set of hand seals and yelled, "Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu!" The fiery blaze consumed the large snake, defeating it. But before he had time to recover from the large amount of charka he just exhausted, he heard, "Kuchiyose no Jutsu," nearby. Just then he spotted Orochimaru bearing down with another snake.

Deciding to attack the problem at the source, Sasuke launched a shuriken with a charka string tied to it. Yelling out "Kage Shuriken no Jutsu," he then let the shuriken bind Orochimaru to a large tree. Just as the snake was bearing down on him, he remained perfectly calm, but still fueled by the adrenaline rush from the battle that he knew was over his head, he completed another set of jutsu, and yelled "Katon Ryuuka no Jutsu," and extended the jutsu long enough to let the stream of flame reach Orochimaru, ignoring the incoming snake and bracing himself for impact.

He felt satisfied but suspicious at the burnt figure of Orochimaru as he felt some of his ribs breaking at the impact of the gigantic snake. But then as he slowly got up, he saw the figure turn into nothing but mud, and saw Orochimaru once more on the head of the snake.

"Very nice, my dear boy, but I'm afraid the time for fun and games is over," Orochimaru smirked and made a few seals with a single hand, "Kanashibari no Jutsu."

Sasuke felt himself unable to move at all, it was unlike the killing intent, because this time he couldn't even move a single finger. Orochimaru then quickly gave Sasuke his real present, the grand finale, the cursed seal. Sasuke suddenly felt a burning sensation on his neck that quickly spread to the rest of his body and promptly fainted.

As Orochimaru smiled at his little handiwork, he suddenly stiffened and felt that something was coming. Suddenly a two dozen Naruto came throwing kunais and kicking Orochimaru. Still feeling the strain from giving the seal, a single kick landed on his face.

'Damn, this kid is annoying. Who would have thought the Kyubi's vessel is able to use some of its power, this can turn into a potential threat. Well we can fix that,' Orochimaru did his favorite evil grin and yelled, "Chakra Kyuushuu," as he landed an open palm punch to Naruto's chest, draining much of Naruto's charka and some of the Kyubi's.

'That was amazing. The boy's stamina is in a Chuunin level, but the Kyubi's was unbelievable. This could turn dangerous if it was to awaken.' So he ordered his snake to bash the now drained Naruto around a few times on the ground, breaking a number of his bones and dislocating his left arm. Then it picked the still conscious Naruto up from the ground by the neck using its tail.

As the snake suspended Naruto in mid air, Orochimaru readied a seal for Naruto that would stop him from using the Kyubi's chakra. "Goguoufuuin!" He yelled and slammed his palms onto Naruto's exposed stomach, causing Naruto to go unconscious from both the pain and the sudden changes in his body. As he was about to fling the now unconscious boy aside, he suddenly thought of something. 'If the rumors behind his childhood here in the Konoha are true, there may be a chance I make good use of him,' Orochimaru pondered in his dark mind. 'With the Kyubi on my side, I may have a true trump card on my hand that will utterly crush the Konoha.' Looking at the now limp Naruto hanging in midair, the smirk he wore soon turned into a truly wicked grin. And so Orochimaru made his move, he brought Naruto close to him, revealed his neck, and then gave him the cursed seal...

Translation:

'Ab aeterno, fuerint Agni Dei.' –'"Since the beginning of time, we have been the Lambs of God.'

'Confute…in nomine Dei…confute illac memorias…' – 'Stop…in the name of God…stop these memories…'