Hello and welcome to the new chapter!

Again, hope u're well and that your families and friends are healthy and safe.

################# REVIEWS ZONE ###################

Fanreader26: Well, I don't agree with that. I think they should know that since Hagoromo would, undoubtedly, tell them about their origins. Well, at least, in this story, they do. Also, don't worry, Naruto will have his share of fights during the story since I like to write battle scenes.

Striker - Master Of Hearts: Ugh, I kinda wished I had remember to do that. No worries though, there will be more fights between them.

anarion87 / thor94 / biginferno: Glad to know you guys appreciated the chapter. That wasn't the lost battle between them. There will be more known characters joining Uzu, there's a hint in this chapter of whom.

Cdesousa5:Thank you, bro. And you'll have to wait and see :))

TigrezzTail: Yeah, It was something I thought while I was writing the battle scene and the best way to end it. Though, I could've made Jiraya loose a limb, too bad. There's always the next time ahah.

PraetorXyn: Yes, he has learnt Senjutsu already. It will be its debut, next chapter. Don't worry as there will be more battles where he'll have the chance to show his power.

dbtiger63: I'm the one who's thankful as ure wasting ur time reading my stories. Glad you liked it!

XLR8wuzhere: Well, in my opinion, It's not bad per say, but she won't be. When I get to finish one of my three stories (It will take some time though), I'll probably be writing a NarutoxTsunade pairing during Sannin's era. Boy, just thinking about them beating Hanzō and then the latter offering Salamander's contract before his impending death, gives me chills ahaha. (It was just a random idea I had right now xD)

Guest: I normally don't reply to guest's reviews but well... Thank you very much for ur support. Hope whoever you are keeps reading it.

Gammagyro: I'll see what I can do about Yakumo in the future. Jiraya will be fully healed thanks to Tsunade since thanks to Danzō, she can't refuse, don't look too much into it as It was not their last fight. Minato, in this story, will be partly the antagonist even if he will not come to the scene until later. About Naruto's abilities, for now, It's enough as he's currently very strong and there will be a cliffhanger towards the end about another power-up. Thanks for ur support :)

marquis shax: I know that even if It's not really well explained in the anime/manga. There are a lot of fandom theories but none proven even if somehow they make sense.

lara5170: Thank you and hope u enjoy this chapter as well!

deathdragon20: I'll eventually write a NarutoxTsunade, though I want to finish at least one of my stories before I start another one.

##############################

And that's it for reviews. Hope you like this chapter as well. There's not too much action because I had to make some progress. Like you, I like to read battle scenes but a story is not just about fights and Naruto kicking ass even if this is not a story to take seriously ahah.

ENJOY! And don't forget to review!

The Banishment's Wrath

Chapter 6: Uzushio's Return

It was official.

Uzushiogakure has returned.

News of it has spread like wildfire. Not surprisingly, It took everyone by surprise as none of the other Nation's spy network had hinted for their possible return, yes, there were rumours but they seemed farfetched as the only proof was the sight of some movements between Nami no Kuni and Uzu no Kuni but that was all. Every single spy they had sent to retrieve some or any type of information, eventually, met a dead end as no one was capable of overcome the wild whirlpools which, they noted, was way more aggressive.

Konohagakure no Sato

Council Chambers

Silence filled the room.

Both civilian and shinobi sides were thinking about the confirmation of some inconceivable rumours they have been hearing for a while, they didn't think It was worth the trouble as, by now, everyone knew about the fate of Uzushiogakure during the Dainiji Ninkai Taisen (Second Shinobi World War).

What many didn't know, was that Konoha had a hand, a big hand, in their destruction.

Tsunade, who portrayed a stoic face during Danzō's explanation, was the first to address the council. The civilian side were, by now, used to the new Tsunade. A veteran Kunoichi, who, since long, had snapped and didn't care about anyone's opinion, everything she said was an order and whoever went against it was executed... Plain and simple.

The Shinobi side, however, was a different matter.

Each Clan Head had their own thoughts, some saw it as the logical way to guide Konoha to a higher level, like Shibi Aburame. Others could see underneath the underneath and, somehow, they knew their Kage was being manipulated by someone. Nara Shikaku and his son had many sleepless nights trying to solve this enigma but It was just frustrating that they didn't have all the pieces on the board to solve it. But, their suspicions were towards the Shinobi no Yami.

The fact that Tsunade had his ROOT reinstated was the key factor to their suspicions.

It's been almost two weeks since Kakashi, Kurenai, Hana and Shizune went on a mission and were yet to arrive. This was troubling and Tsume, who was known for her impatience, had a limit but still, they had to give it to her for keeping a leveled head. Though, Shikaku, more than Shikamaru, thought there was more into it. The Nara Head had this feeling she was hiding something... But It was just too troublesome to ask.

"... and so, I'm sending a team to travel to Uzushiogakure and open negotiations for an alliance with them. They were our cousins before their destruction and I hope we can have our long-lost allies back and help each other in this time of need."

Shikaku narrowed his eyes hearing this bit of information. He wasn't a fool, his mind had already put some pieces together and knew It wasn't going to be that easy. Why, you ask.

'Because, they didn't ask their 'oh-so-called cousins' to help them rebuild the village.'

Which got him into thinking, why haven't they or whoever was leading their construction, asked for Konoha's help in the matter? The Uzumakis were a bunch of goofballs, they have always put their family first and their alliance, due to the marriage between Senju Hashirama and Uzumaki Mito, was something that they held in high regards. Maybe It was because Konoha had went against their own views and was now a shell of her former self. Or It could be because they were tight in financial terms following the loss of the majority of their allies just a month later after the banishment of-

At that moment, Shikaku's eyes widened in shock.

'Naruto... UZUMAKI'

The Uzumaki Clan were insanely loyal to their respective village, but that immediately came into an halt when it came to their own family and ideology. One of their own being banished by their supposed allies or cousins would be practically treason or betrayal, and one thing that they didn't stand was being betrayed. One would want an Uzumaki as their ally, but if someone went against their views It would be catastrophic, and to add more fuel to the fire...

They had banished the son of the heiress... their rightful heir.

It didn't take long for Shikaku to put everything together. This wasn't a trip for a supposed alliance, this was a trap. Whoever was working behind the scenes wanted something from Uzushiogakure. Something they weren't able to get when they were allies. Something that Uzushio had probably refused to give...

And when someone doesn't get what they want...

They...

"I'll discuss with the Elders what team will be travelling and negotiate with them. You're dismissed..."

Shikaku's body was frozen in place for a few seconds as the whole council bar the Hokage and the Elders stood up to leave the chambers. His mind went blank as realization hit him like a Nikudan Sensha, point blank range, from his teammate, Akimichi Chōza. In his subconscious, a Chibi-Shikaku grunted 'Checkmate'.

'Konoha betrayed Uzushio.'

Otogakure no Sato

Underground

Since the battle between him and the Kyūbi's brat, Orochimaru spent most of the time cursing the Jinchūriki for whatever he was worth-

'Curse you blonde brat. It wasn't enough that that Minato-brat had everything I could only wish for and now his stupid son is following his steps and more.'

Oh, here we go again.

The Uzumaki brat had showed a level of potential he has never seen in his whole life. It dwarfed Sasuke's. Even if his little Uchiha had a good amount of raw talent due to his blood, It paled in comparison.

Though, a part of him still believed Sasuke was stronger than Naruto. The only thing that irked him was the fact that Kabuto and the former Konoha's Genin had heard his runts when he arrived in a condition similar to that when Hanzō had beat him and his teammates like a rag doll.

It infuriated him.

More so when the damn Uchiha had made cocky remarks saying that It was impossible for the oh-so-called Dobe to be that strong, that the Sannin was weaker than he thought, and that he would, eventually, go after the blond to serve his life's purpose: Give him the power that only was he worth of.

The Mangekyō Sharingan.

The fool didn't even acknowledge the fact that Naruto possessed the famous Mokuton Kekkei Genkai (AN: again, they think It's a bloodline) or that he acquired skills beyond belief in a span of three-years, like his Suiton, Fūinjutsu and if he was correct, a raw and unseen talent for the Raiton affinity.

Thinking a bit about Sasuke's training, he frowned. The fool was too arrogant for his own good and the worst thing was that the Sannin didn't think he had the power to back it up. At the moment, Sasuke was only able to give him a decent challenge and he wasn't even used to the new body he had transferred to.

The news Kabuto brought him about Uzushiogakure was something he didn't expected as well. He mused to himself about the possibility to acquire their knowledge on Fūinjutsu and Kenjutsu, that would be interesting.

He could use those two to get inside and if his hunch about the Kyūbi's brat whereabouts were right, maybe he could kill two birds with one stone.

"Kabuto, bring me the Sound Four, Karin, Sasuke and... Kimimaro." (Another AN: Yes, Kimimaro is alive. I hope many of you like him because he will be someone that will have a role in this story. Idk why they killed him off so soon, in the cannon, thus ending Kaguya's clan line.)

Orochimaru didn't even see if his right-hand man had acknowledged his order, his mind was already racing through plans to get some of the precious, dangerous and powerful Uzumaki's Hijutsus.

Karin and Tayuya, unbeknownst to them, they had Uzumaki's blood running in their veins. Karin more than the Genjutsu's specialist but the latter's purpose, along with the rest of the Sound Four, was only to protect the medic red-head to access their vaults, though, he wouldn't tell her why It had to be specifically her. Oh no. The Sannin didn't expect Karin or the others to betray him but It was better to be safe than sorry.

The plan was simple but effective. They wouldn't be suspicious about the sudden appearance of two Uzumakis. Both girls would explain that they heard the recent news of their home being rebuilt to its full glory again and that they didn't waste any time in coming back to their family.

They wouldn't suspect a thing due to their family's foolish ideology.

Being a extremely good sensor, Karin would be able to fool the praying eyes that would be watching them in the shadows, in case they suspected anything, and as soon as they lost them, she would reverse summon the rest of the Sound Four, Kimimaro and Sasuke.

While they hide in the shadows, Tayuya would look out for their knowledge and any type of jutsus while Karin would, hopefully, locate Naruto for Sasuke and Kimimaro to take him down and retrieve his body for experiment.

Due to the village being recently formed, the Uzukage, who was yet to reveal himself, was most likely busy with all the paperwork that comes with ascension of any village, he, himself, had cursed those damn documents that seemed to randomly and somehow appear on his office located in the underground.

Simple, but effective.

Iwagakure no Sato

Tsuchikage's Office

Ryōtenbin no Ōnoki, Sandaime Tsuchikage, was widely known for being a stubborn old man. That, and his Kekkei Tōta, Jinton... and for hating Yondaime Hokage with all his might.

Though, he wasn't a man known for showing any, not even a slightest, amount of fear.

That's why, at that moment, his granddaughter, Kurotuchi and his personal bodyguard, Akatsuchi, were slightly apprehended seeing the rare show of emotions, specifically, the pale expression of their Kage's.

"T-this can't be...!"

Known for her impatience and cocky remarks, Kurotsuchi stomped the floor with her foot, gazing over the old fool.

"What's up oji-san? You finally snapping?"

Akatsuchi was about to scold the Tsuchikage's granddaughter even if he too, was curious about what could get the old man so riled up, though, he had a vague idea, but before he could give her a warning, the Iwagakure's leader spoke, everyone could detect the fear in his voice from miles away.

"I... We... Call for an emergency council meeting right this instant! I don't care what they're doing, if they aren't in our chambers in 30 minutes, I'll make all of them disappear in the next second! Go!"

Akatsuchi immediately nodded as his body was reduced to dust the moment his leader finished relaying the orders. Kurotsuchi was about to make another reply but the hard gaze her grandfather gave her stopped whatever she was going to say. It actually scared her seeing the old man like that. She just exited the room and would wait for an explanation later on.

In the office, however, Ōnoki had his old mind racing through the significance of this news. It was a dangerous topic. He was sure that the small portion of the army that survived Uzushio's destruction reported no Uzumakis alive. Though, later on, everyone heard about Uzumaki Kushina who became a renowned Kenjutsu and Fūinjutsu user all over the world, arguably the strongest Kunoichi to ever set a foot on the Elemental Nations.

So, It could be possible that another Uzumaki had survived... but who?

Someone who would be able to not just rebuild it, but succeed in keeping it in secret from everyone. This was troubling. The only possible way was to renovate the barriers all around the island to keep everyone away from trying to surpass the strong whirlpools and find the vault.

During its destruction, no one was able to enter the supposed Uzukage's tower and many villages had tried but failed bypass the seals when suddenly after some years, the whirlpools that surrounded the island became more wild and by then, everyone thought that its former barriers or some type of failsafe just reactivated thus they stopped trying to acquire their knowledge.

But It seems It was the work from an Uzumaki who actually survived the invasion.

And if that was indeed true, the man or woman who was leading the village probably held a massive grudge all over the nations. Though, It came as a surprise when he read reports about the alliance with Kumogakure as they too, participated in their demise, which doubled the amount of threat they were.

'Maybe that fool old war-hawk could provide the code to break the seals again... What to do... What to do...'

Uzushiogakure no Sato

Random Training Grounds

Two figures were standing in the clearing, both analysing one another. The boy on the left has spiky blonde hair, some red streaks were visible on it, two bangs framing either side of his face. He was wearing his traditional black armour with a distinctive white fur collar over a simple black suit, numerous plates constructing this armour, reminiscent of the Clan's War era, beneath his shoulder armour he wore two bands on each armour. White bandages wrapped around his ankles followed by black sandals. Kusanagi safely secured on the right side of his waist. On his left side, a mask was firmly stuck there. He had an impassive face while looking towards the man in front of him.

Said man has spiky silver hair, a mask covering everything from below his nose. He was wearing a dark-red flak jacket, dark blue pants, and a long-sleeve shirt. Fingerless gloves with metal plates on the backhand. His hitaiate with the insignia of Uzushiogakure embedded on it, normally covering his left eye, was now tilted upwards showing his implanted 3 tomoe'd Sharingan. He had a lazy expression on his face, though, the younger boy could easily tell how his muscles were tense.

Both were wearing a piece of fabric in common, though, in different colours, a black armband on Kakashi's and dark-red on Naruto's left bicep. Naruto's had a Kanji that read Hydra, visible to the naked eye, the other had a Kanji for Shugosha.

The ranking system implemented by the current Uzukage, Uzumaki Gensai... he used the knowledge he had over mythological beings or Sea Monsters and named them accordingly;

Akuma no Kujira (Devil Whale Unit): The group that specializes on trap making. The explosion corps.

Kurāken Tan'i (Kraken Unit):The barrier unit. This group is responsible for the safekeeping of their village. A person of this unit, through the many uses the barrier has, will check out whoever bypasses the seals protecting the island, from his intentions to his or her chakra and then see if It matches with any of their villagers. This process is done unknowingly as soon as a person crosses any of the hidden seals all over the ocean surrounding Uzushio.

Nereido Tan'i (Sea Nymphs Unit): The Seduction corps.

Mōjin Tan'i (Shark Unit): The Medical corps.

Sukyūra Tan'i (Scylla Unit): The Assault unit.

Kyodaina Hebi (Midgard Serpent Unit): The Tracker unit.

Umibōzu Tan'I (Sea Priests Unit):Intelligence and Torture corps.

Uzu Go no Shugosha (Five Whirlpool Guardians): Known to house the five strongest Shinobis of the village that only answered to the Uzukage or their commander.

... and a few others.

There was no Chūnin or Joūnin rank. As soon as a Genin gets promoted, said person goes through a test to see which area he or she specializes.

Inside those respective units, there are several other ranks ranging from novice to captain. Each person that gets to join a specific corps are given 1-year to adapt, train and learn from the seniors and as soon as that year ends, he/she is tested on his/her specialization and if failed, they will be demoted to the reserves. Said reserves will only be called in case a squad is missing a person, meanwhile that person will be given jobs such as guard the gates, patrolling inside the village etc.

With this system, the mortality rate was very low. It was easy to organize a squad in case of need. The fact that It requires a certain level of skill to pass the test after a year, It made everyone relieved that they could count on whoever they were to be partnered with.

All of those factions answered to the Uzukage and to their Commander...

The Hydra.

Whoever gets into Hydra position was or would be, to many, the strongest Shinobi in the village. Some said that whoever gets to the Hydra position will most likely be the successor to the current Uzukage.

Said person wears the distinctive dark-red armband and a mask which had a design of multi-headed dragon-like beast.

It was the blond-haired who finally broke the silence that had extended for a few minutes. Though, the flat tone almost sent a shiver to Kakashi's spine.

"We didn't have much time to talk since I retrieved you all, and with everything going on It was literally impossible. Guess It was to be expected that you would join the 5 Guardians of Uzu... Though, I'm surprised you actually accepted Gensai-sensei's offer to join the group since they are a very busy group..."

Kakashi gave his former student an eye-smile. Honestly, even he was surprised with himself when he accepted the proposition without any hesitation but after a while he shook it off to wanting to help his little cute student's future goals. He spoke his thoughts.

"Hmm, I guess so. I've been training pretty hard myself during the last few years. But-

Here, the Ninken summoner grabbed his precious orange book out of his kunai-pouch as another eye-smile appeared on his face, a serie a few giggles instantly followed his next statement.

...-Old habits, die hard."

Naruto sweatdropped at the familiar antics. Though, the next second his gaze hardened and the way he said the next few words actually sent a few chills down Kakashi's spine this time.

"Hope you ready for wasting my time all those years ago..."

"Mokuton..." Naruto clapped his hands in a praying-like motion, Kakashi was immediately put on guard as the pressure in the atmosphere became suddenly too heavy. He still couldn't believe that his sensei's son had improved this much in just few years. "...Jukai Kōutan!"

The ground beneath them trembled and without any warnings thousands of massive tree trunks exploded from it. The sheer number and density of the trees made Kakashi sweatdrop...

'Maa ma, isn't that a bit too much for a simple spar?'

Amegakure no Sato

Tower

Konan is a woman that could easily read a person's emotions through their body language, she had mastered that art.

At the moment, she was hearing the real leader of the Akatsuki reporting his findings, but It was the news of the return of Uzushiogakure that made the beautiful Ame no Tenshi narrow her eyes at the death body of her former teammate and friend, Yahiko.

The orange haired was slowly moving towards somewhere while hearing what Tobi found and as soon as the word Uzushiogakure left his mouth, his body froze. It wasn't a natural body's reaction as all Six Path's bodies didn't show any type of emotions since they were already dead. It was the fact that the real body, Nagato, who was hiding at the top of the highest building in Ame, stopped giving any type of commands. It was only for a second and he doubted the oh-so-called Uchiha Madara saw it since he had his eye somewhere else but his blue-haired long time friend noticed...

They were snapped out of their thoughts as the founder of the Uchiha Clan, spoke. "It's going to be a pain in the ass. I guess It's time to show up myself since Sasori died a few months ago. We are way behind the schedule, by this time we should already have the first two Bijūs sealed... we only succeeded in sealing the Ichibi. Send Deidara along with myself to capture Sanbi, Zetsu reported that It's about to reform somewhere between Uzu and Mizu no Kuni."

It was Nagato's companion who immediately replied. "What about Uzushio? Uzu no Kuni is part of their territory..."

"Don't worry about them, the other nations except Kumogakure will be making them busy enough for us to travel through their borders without worry."

Pein was quiet the whole time while hearing the man plotting against Sanbi and the remaining Bijūs. Right now he had his mind on the newly reformed village. It was an expected reaction since he, too, was an Uzumaki.

During the time Yahiko was alive, one of his dreams, he had vowed to himself, was to rebuild his in ancestor's home, though, that dream went downhill or was basically forgotten when the accident where he killed his bestfriend happened.

He had to think about this before making any rash decisions.

"Hai Madara. I'll give the instructions in the next Akatsuki's meeting"

Madara looked over the orange-haired body for a few seconds before grunting Uchiha-like. With a joyful voice, he waved his hand to his comrades as the air around him distorted and slowly engulfed his body.

"Tobi will see you next time. Bye bye~"

Uzushiogakure no Sato

Training Grounds

Inside of a newly-formed forest you could hear metal clashing on metal. Two blurs once again met on top of one of the thousands branches clashing their respective Swords. Kakashi's was smaller but not less dangerous, the Hakkō Chakkura Tō. The white blur clashed against the black blur of the Kaminoikari.

Denkōu Nagashi (Lightning Stream)

Kakashi flinched as his body was engulfed in a stream of electricity unleashed from his opponent's nodachi. He would be badly injured if It wasn't for his main affinity being Raiton.

Naruto used his unoccupied left hand to deliver a palm thrust on his former Sensei's chest that sent him flying back. He release a few breaths before gazing over the torn and bloody form of the White Fang's son.

He immediately tensed as Kakashi's hand was engulfed in lightning before he launched it in the form of a hound, the Uzumaki member raised an eyebrow at the impressive speed and the cord of lightning that connected the hound to Kakashi's hand.

'Oh? It seems he's able to control it, so I can't dodge. Then...'

"Raiton: Raijū Tsuiga" (Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Tracking Fang)

It howled to the skies as It got closer to Naruto, who by now had gathered a good chunk of his chakra into his left hand, a small whirlwind-like ball immediately took shape before, he too, lunged it forward in even higher speeds.

Fūton: Rasen Kaze Mari (Wind Release: Spiraling Wind Ball)

The effects were instantaneous. As soon as the whirlwind ball met the lightning beast, It completely annihilated the hound before It kept going towards Kakashi, who had his Sharingan eye widened in shock.

'I-Impossible... I can't dodge it...'

His Sharingan was spinning wildly and soon started to take a shape into a new form or pattern...

"Kamui!"

Naruto's ice blue eyes widened in shock as the space/air around his technique distorted and soon sucked his jutsu to god-knows-where. He took notice of the new pattern of the former Konoha's Jounin.

'Just like during Gaara's rescue... So that's the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan. Truly frightening.'

Naruto noticed his former Sensei breathing became very heavy and immediately came to the conclusion that since he hadn't Uchiha's blood running through him, It must take a huge toll on his reserves. He idly noticed the similarities of this technique over the one that called himself Uchiha Madara used. Maybe It was a technique that comes with the Mangekyō. Maybe he could ask some Uchiha...- Naruto shook his head, there were no Uchihas alive, well, no power-hungry Uchihas at least.

The blond-haired watched as Kakashi ate a chakra and blood pill and had to grimace as when their battle was over, his senior would probably resting for a whole week thanks to the secondary effects of eating those pills.

'Well, he deserves it.'

Sunagakure no Sato

Kazekage's Office

Gaara released a sigh of frustration.

Since his rescue, the council has been nagging him over the alliance with Konohagakure. They were scared that two mans were able to penetrate their defenses and kidnap the Kazekage and so, they were demanding for an alliance, at least, with one of the Five Great Nations.

They regretted the fact that they had strained the peace treaty they had signed after the Chūnin Exam's invasion because of a single boy, Uzumaki Naruto, and now, in their opinion, were paying the price.

It was understandable, in Gaara's opinion, but the fact that they wanted the oh-so-called almighty Konoha as an ally left him a bad taste in his mouth. After he refused and that there were another options such as the new Kirigakure or this new reformed Uzushiogakure, the problem with the latter was that It wasn't considered One of the Five, many of the councillors started to think twice when they voted on the former Ichibi's Jinchūriki to be the Godaime Kazekage.

Needless to say, there was a division between those who wanted a new Kage and the minority part that wanted to still serve under and had their beliefs on the current Kazekage.

Gaara and Temari, the latter being one of his bodyguards or assistants, were slightly anxious as they were still at young age and the idea of Sunagakure, their home, turn into a bloodbath scenario shook them to the very core.

What they didn't know was that that thought was about to turn into a reality as two figures, in the western part of Sunagakure, gazed over their army. In the shadows stood a few squads with a blank mask with a Kanji for Ne engraved on it.

"It's time to get our beloved village, once again, on pair with the other Nations. We will not stand for being considered 'the weakest of the 5' anymore. WE WILL MAKE OUR ANCESTORS PROUD, TODAY!"

The figure, standing on side of the man who just made the motivational speech, gazed over the cheering crowd before locking eyes with the man once again.

"Did someone write out that speech for you? No one takes you to be that kind of person, Baki-sensei."

The now revealed Baki, Sunagakure's Jounin, looked over the proud form of his student on his side before letting a small smirk grace his lips as he replied.

"A ninja must see through deception, am I right... Kankurō?"

The older brother of the current Kazekage crossed his arms while letting out a grunt as he turned his eyes, once again, to their army.

"Hn, I guess so..."

Back to...

Uzushiogakure no Sato

"Your strength overall has improved, not bad."

Kakashi eye-smiled at the appraise his-now superior gave him before letting the unconsciousness claim him.

Naruto huffed in boredom. He kinda expected for his former Sensei to give him more of a challenge. He was actually surprised that he was able to keep going for that long before finally fainting because of chakra and physical exhaustion.

Sending a clone to pick up the former Jounin and carry him to the hospital, he decided to take a trip around the village since he had nothing else to do.

The teenager could never stop himself to be marvelled everytime his eyes landed on the eccentric buildings and the cheerful population of Uzushiogakure. It was many times better than the likes of Konoha for sure. While walking around the village, childs and teens to grown-ups to retired Shinobis or Civilians alike bowed to him. His armband around his left bicep stood proudly to the display of the population. Though, you could see from the many eyes that landed on his figure that they weren't bowing for fear but awe, respect and mainly, proud that they were being protected by one of their own.

Sometimes many childrens grew up a backbone and asked for an autograph, which Naruto gladly accepted while giving a few advices to the hopefuls-to-be-shinobis.

They expressed their gratitude and dream to, one day, be strong and cool like him. Naruto couldn't help himself but smile at the future prospects and being their role model. He made sure to always warn them that the Shinobi World wasn't a playground and that It was much darker than It seems... but, if they had anyone worthy to protect, they would be, undoubtedly, stronger and perhaps, one day, stronger than him.

Although, even if the childs weren't able to read underneath the underneath that weird, in their opinion, concept or cryptic words, the adults all around them could only nod in approval and proud that this young man was so protective over their future generation.

Naruto suddenly stopped in his tracks as a familiar voice he hasn't heard for a few days already, spoke to him.

"Naruto, It's time."

He gave an hesitant unconscious nod before he vanished from the spot he was standing, towards Uzukage's tower.

Kirigakure no Sato

Mizukage's Office

Mei Terumi, the new Godaime Mizukage, stood behind her desk reading the reports and the confirmation of some rumours going around for some time.

She had read the documents only to the eye of the Mizukage about the destruction of Uzushiogakure. Neitherless to say, she was baffled at the stupidity of the Nidaime Mizukage at that time, though, the part that consisted of her Kage's mind saw the real reason and the need behind the invasion. Kiri at that specific time didn't exactly have a good military power, compared to, for example, Iwagakure, and there were rumours that Uzushio would replace Kiri in the food's chain.

The gorgeous auburn-haired let out an unlady-like grunt, this could be catastrophic if the current leader of Uzushio knew everything about the invasion. He would probably hold a grudge over her village.

Maybe she could send a scroll to ask for a meeting between them and resolve the matter without shedding any blood. She had had enough of it, the civil war ended recently and the busty woman didn't plan to enter another war so soon.

"Ao, call the fastest bird we have available if you would."

The Byakugan's wielder, not that many knew, looked over his leader trying to decipher why would she need that. Though as soon as he saw a sickly smile grow on her features, he immediately vanished from the office before he could anger her, knowing already what would follow.

Thanks to that, he totally missed the Mizukage's smirk.

'He's learning.'

Uzushiogakure no Sato

Sacred Location - Kami no Umi (Divine Seas)

Naruto sat in a cross-legged position in the white floor, could he call it floor?

All around him was basically and literally white. It was like a void but instead of black, It was white. It was a weird scenario for the Uzumaki member who stiffened slightly as he felt the sudden presence of his master.

"Gaki...-

Naruto's eyebrow twitched, getting a smile of amusement out of Gensai...

-... This is a sacred place that our ancestors used to relax and have access to their inner spirit so they could be... Hm, how would you say... Be one with them. Everyone has hatred within their hearts, what many don't know is that that inner spirit is boosted with those negative emotions. And so, our ancestors created this place, with the help of thousands of seals, to have access, confront and finally become... complete."

Naruto already knew that after reading the private Uzu's library that only a few had access but he felt that his sensei wanted to show how proud he was of their heritage. Since he had the Kyūbi sealed inside of him, his hatred, jealously and few other negative emotions were transferred to the beast instead of his inner spirit. One could say that instead of having an inner spirit, he had an inner demon.

(AN: There will be no 'Yami' Naruto, even if I kinda liked the idea though I'm the opinion of that Naruto should've changed his attitude when they became one. Now that I remember, didn't he proclaim that he would be 'cooler' than his father? Lol... Guess what, bitch)

As soon as his Sensei stopped runting about the awesomeness of the Uzumakis and how they once sealed the whole ocean... How the hell did It come to that, he didn't know... He focused. His eyes closed as he started to inhale and exhale evenly.

Mindscape

Over the years, Naruto had changed the scenario from the degrading sewer to a huge forest and an artificial sun washing over the clearing.

Naruto opened his dark-blue eyes, immediately locking onto the pair of slitted red-eyes. He was about to speak, but the humongous fox in front of him cut him off.

"This is your final test, hope you remember our deal... Fail, and I'll take over your body though, you don't need to worry as I'll fulfill your goals first before settling down. Pass, and you'll be able to use my chakra on a whole new level."

The blond-haired gazed over his companion since he was born for a few seconds. Steeling his resolve, he took a few steps forward before he finally came to a stop as a paper that had a Kanji for Seal embedded on it stood proudly attached to a stone wall. That same wall was basically to put a limitation to the space that Kyūbi could travel, he had tried to remove or shape it into something like a necklace but that stupid thing had as its purpose to stop the demon in case It wanted to reach its host.

For the first time, Naruto placed his hand over the seal and slowly started to remove said seal. It was only by halfway that suddenly a hand grabbed his wrist, the pressure forced him to let the paper go before he was thrusted backwards in a rude manner.

The sound of footsteps approaching met his hears and he immediately locked eyes with the person that just stopped him from doing whatever he was about to do, wanting to pummel, whoever the person was, to the ground.

Blue eyes met dark-blue eyes.

The former had a scowl on his face, the latter's face soon, too, contorted into a murderous scowl.

"It seems I'll finally have the opportunity to set you on the right path..."

Dark-blue eyes started to give off sparks of electricity as he heard those words coming out of the mouth of the person that once in the past was his idol. Naruto was about to give his own remark as his body was already trembling in rage, but was cut off...

"YONDAIME!"

A loud demonic voice shook the whole mindscape though the blond-haired adult didn't give it any attention and a second later he blurred through many hand-seals before slamming a hand on the ground, a large array of seals appeared visible to the naked eye...

"Inton: Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Yin Release: Summoning Technique)"

Kyūbi halted in his rage moment as his eyes widened in shock at this new feeling that washed over him... It felt so familiar, It was just like...

'Oh no, It can't be...'

A huge plume of smoke engulfed a good chunk of the clearing, Naruto was sent back from the sheer pressure of it before a loud roaring made him look upwards and soon his eyes widened in shock and fear as in front of him stood...

ROOOOOOAAAR

Dark burnt-orange, almost brown-coloured, Nine tails swirling dangerously on the back of a huge fox. Slitted red eyes looking down on the wide-eyed Naruto, a menacing grin came over its features as Namikaze Minato, that was on the top of beast's head, spoke...

"After this is over, you'll be serving Konoha."

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

And done.

Who expected that? It was actually an idea that hit me while I was thinking if I should had have Minato appear or not. What do you think? At least It was never done... I think.

I know that the Minato that appeared in the Pein's arc was supposedly just an imprint of him. But guess what, this is fanfiction so It could just be another thing completely different :))

Thank you for reading, seeya next time!

Be safe, peace!

Edit: I was editing this chapter to try and look up for mistakes but something as just come up and I had to stop, so sorry about that. I'll correct whatever mistakes there are later. See ya.