People talking, "Hello everyone."
People thinking, 'Woooooooot.'
Demon/beast/other talking, "I will eat you."
Demon/beast/other thinking, 'I haven't seen the outside world since I started writing…'
Jutsu/Unknown names, "Suiton: Mizudeppō no Jutsu."
'Document'
Italics can be used for certain kinds of emphasis or snide comments.
Bold can be used for forceful yelling/shouting/screaming.
Update: Village name was changed from Supirittsugakure no Sato to Shinreigakure no Sato
Thank you Azaira for pointing that out :D
Chapter Fifteen: The Dust and the Dawn
"Now that all of us are seated, I will begin."
All the members of this meeting were sitting around a recently created sizeable oval table, at the head of which sat their leader. Gaara, Yugito, Kai, Kazumi, and Itachi were all present, and Naruto gazed at them with his pale pupil-less eyes.
"Today is the first day of creating the Hidden Spirit Village, and the village leader name will be Shodai Seikage. We are here to discuss the creation of the village. I am open at any time to suggestions or thoughts." He paused, then seeing everyone's understanding, he continued.
"First, in regard to building the new village, I am going to have Gyūki and Kokuō knock down the decayed buildings of my clan's ancient village. We will use the foundations as a base for rebuilding. I will use the rudimentarily skills I have in Mokuton, with my father's guidance, and create all the buildings that we currently need."
"Can you create an entire village Nii-san? It took you several hours to create the compound in the glade." Gaara inquired, his voice concerned.
"I can, though it will take several months… Establishing the village will not be an instantaneous thing, neither should it be. While I create the structures, I expect our family to work hard to help build the rest of the village." Naruto got nods from everyone present at this.
"My plan for the structures and their order is this: I will work to create all the homes for everyone first. Following that, I will create the Initiate Training Center, which I will explain later." Naruto said, seeing Yugito was about to ask a question.
"The Kage tower will be next, followed by the library, a bank, hospital," Naruto was cut off here by Kazumi.
"Hospital? Who is going to run something like that?" she questioned.
"Once all the buildings are finished and the Initiates have begun training, I will look for a small village on earth that could benefit from our support, but who also won't take advantage of it. They will be our earth-based location. Those from the village will be under our protection, and members from there will become apart of the Shinobi force here." Naruto explained, getting a nod from Kazumi.
"I will also be making a laboratory, a building for sealing, and a large multitude of training grounds… around 30." Naruto finished the list of buildings, pausing before he continued on.
"Shinreigakure no Sato (Village Hidden in Spirits) will be different from all human villages. Our number one rule will be no judgment and no discrimination against anyone for anything. Those that do not follow this rule will be punished. If they continue, they will be expelled from Shinrei, and their memory wiped. If someone was a criminal before joining, and they are truly repentant, then they will be accepted here." Naruto's voice was stern, as this was to be the law, and he would not tolerate insubordination. Everyone nodded in agreement, they all wished similar things had been in their own villages.
"How do you plan to train your Shinobi?" Itachi inquired, still wondering about the Initiate Training Center.
"There will be three levels: Initiate, Adept, and Master. When new Initiates join, they will be branded with the Spirit Seal, which I will allow Kazumi to explain" Naruto said, gesturing to the seal master.
Kazumi nodded, "Thank you. The Spirit Seal is something Naruto asked me to develop that was somewhat based on his own bloodline. The main goal is to increase the user's control over chakra to astronomical levels." This got a raised eyebrow from Itachi who didn't know anything about this.
"The seal is an intuitive learning based design. Over a couple of months after being applied to a student, it will learn the student's fighting style and chakra nature type. From those and other variables, the seal will form into the most helpful thing to the student. During the maturity stage, students will not be allowed to use their seal. The seal will store up chakra for an activation/transformation of sorts. It will also over time slowly and painlessly remove one's chakra network." Kazumi said, though stopped at Itachi's confused expression.
"Remove the chakra network? But that would kill a human being."
"Not removed in the sense that you think Itachi-san, the Seal expands the chakra network. It makes the human body into one huge chakra point, this comes with many benefits and some downsides." Kazumi said, getting an inquisitive look from Itachi.
"The first benefit, off the top of my head, is that the Gentle Fist would be utterly unable to hurt Spirit Nin, as this seal eliminates all the Tenketsu and instead makes the entire body into a massive one. This, with training, will allow the user to have, as I already said, astronomical control over chakra. Concerning Elemental Chakra, the seal will latch onto a student's most powerful affinity and merge it as a basic part of their chakra. This has a range of benefits. For instance, elemental training in that element will be much easier for them." Kazumi paused, seeing Naruto's desire to say something.
"We have been unable to test this, but I believe that this will allow students to use certain Kekkei Genkai that are based around Elemental Chakra as they will only have to learn a different element and their chakra is already naturally a certain element," Naruto said, getting wide eyes from everyone, shock clear on their faces.
"Now, this is confidential information to this village. The rest of the world is only to see the seals as a sign of loyalty to the village, they are never to be explained. You can continue on Kazumi-sensei, my apologies for interrupting." Kazumi nodded, not at all bothered.
"The seal comes in two parts, one is applied to the right inner wrist, the other to the back of the neck. The one at the back of the neck allows the user to mentally control their chakra with ease." At this Kazumi turned to Itachi, seeing his amazement at her seal.
"These seals also allow all those who bear them to mentally connect with each other in a way similar to how Naruto-sama does. Simply by holding a hand to the wrist seal, one can open a mental connection with other Spirit Ninja of any rank. This does not allow one to spy on another's thoughts, simply to converse." If Itachi wasn't gobsmacked before, he was now. 'The applications of such a seal, with such an ability alone, this village would be extremely powerful…'
"That is astounding, but I wish to put in a comment in growing the village." Itachi requested, getting a nod from Naruto.
"There is a village I went to on a mission during my Chūnin days, Tsukigakure. When I was there, it was run by an old man named Giyko, but by now his daughter, Tsukino is most likely running the village." Itachi said, getting an interested look from Kazumi.
"Tsukigakure… Village Hidden under the Moon…" She mused out loud, "What are your thoughts Naruto?"
"Where is this village?"
"In the Land of Bears, where another hidden village lies, called the Village Hidden Among Stars," Itachi replied, getting a nod from the Ōtsutsuki clan head. At this moment Toneri faded into existence at one of the seats.
"My apologies for being late Naruto-sama, It took me longer to fulfill your orders than expected," Toneri said respectfully as he turned toward Naruto, his eyes closed.
"Thank you Toneri-san, I will be going to the palace next." Toneri nodded respectfully.
"Palace?" Yugito inquired curiously.
"Yes, within the fake sun above us is a floating palace. That is where my mother's body is after she turned into the Jūbi. The Tenseigan is also within its protective container inside a temple there." Naruto replied, getting a multitude of confused looks from almost everyone besides Toneri.
"Tenseigan? I think most of us know what the Jūbi is, but what is the Tenseigan?" Kazumi asked. Naruto had long since explained the history of how the Ōtsutsuki came to earth, the story of his mother's death and his birth.
"The Tenseigan is a Dōjutsu that only Ōtsutsuki can possess, the ultimate form of the Byakugan. It grants the user a multitude of powers and can be compared to the Rinnegan." Everyone's eyes widened again in shock, besides Toneri again... because he doesn't have any.
"When my brother Hamura came to the moon, he used his Tenseigan to create a breathable atmosphere here, as well as sculpt out the interior of the moon. At his death, he sealed his eyes into a golden orb. From that day forward it became a tradition for Ōtsutsuki to seal their eyes into that orb to increase its strength..." At this Yugito had something finally click.
"Is that why Toneri-san doesn't have any eyes?" Naruto nodded, all of them turning and giving the stoic white-haired man a glance.
"Back to the matter at hand, we will spend the next few months building the village before I leave to collect others and visit Tsukigakure. At the same time, we shall begin Initiate training. I also would like to ask Kazumi-sensei and Itachi-sensei something." The aging seal master raised an eyebrow, prompting him to continue, Itachi nodding.
"Would you two be interested in teaching at the Initiate Training Center once it is finished and opened in a few months?" Kazumi was clearly pondering the thought, while Itachi immediately nodded, already having the desire to teach. He'd found that he really enjoyed when he was training the children while Naruto was asleep.
"Perhaps, but first tell me why it's called the Initiate Training Center instead of just the Academy?" Kazumi asked her student in interest, even though Naruto was now their Kage, the Seikage of the Hidden Spirit Village. She was still his teacher and still teaching him.
"Naming it the Academy would suggest that it's a place where students learn using an academic style, with textbooks and the like," Naruto began, leaning forward as he continued. "I'm not aiming for that. My initiates will do more practical work than theory, as I believe most theory to be useless, and Itachi agrees with me. Those that wish to learn theory on certain things can learn on their own time. We already have a very extensive library from my clan, which we will add to over time." This got interested looks from Kai, Yugito, and Gaara who would be going through this course.
Kazumi nodded in understanding, but the white-haired Kaminoki wasn't finished. "I also wanted you two to be teachers because you can test their resolve, their want to become a force of good. To do what is right at the correct time," Naruto finished, getting nods from both of them, Itachi smiling slightly.
"You make a good case Naruto-san. You, Itachi and I can sit down to talk about this at a later date. Let us get back on topic," Naruto nodded in agreement.
"I have some suggestions," Kai spoke up for the first time since the meeting started, but if one had been paying attention, they would have seen him following the conversation carefully.
Naruto gestured for him to speak, everyone turning toward him, except Toneri. Yugito repressed a gasp as half of Naruto turned black, his right eye becoming yellow and the right side gaining a creepy grin.
"Oh hello Zetsu-san," Kai greeted, seeing Zetsu come out of Naruto. The black side of Naruto's grin only got bigger, "Hi, I just thought I ought to listen to this conversation as Naruto has asked me to be a teacher here." Yugito immediately fought the urge to shiver at Zetsu's tone, 'Somehow... I know he's going to enjoy torturing us…'
Surprisingly Kai didn't look the smallest bit phased by this; instead, he just continued on. "I believe we should keep Shinobi in mind while constructing the buildings. For instance on tall buildings, create easily reachable platforms on the sides for ninja." He got agreements from everyone there, even Toneri surprisingly.
"Before I begin my second suggestion. Are you planning for our ninja to go out and perform missions for clients? Generate an income and make our village known among the human world?" Kai asked Naruto, getting a nod from the half white, half black Ōtsutsuki.
"My suggestion grows then. First, I believe that we should prepare for the Chūnin Exams and enter them when we have strong Spirit Nin to show our strength to others and potential clients." This got a nod from Naruto, and Itachi decided to comment.
"The next Chūnin Exams in Konoha are in 4 years, we could go to them if we are ready," Itachi stated impassively. Naruto knew why he suggested that specific time, but didn't comment on it.
"That is acceptable, we will aim to have our village fully running in four years, I would also like to find the remaining Jinchuriki. Please continue on Kai-san,"
"I would also suggest that we enact a policy to our village; when going on a mission, keep an eye out for those that are suffering, oppressed, hated, or just have had a bad hand. Offer to those people to come and join the Hidden Spirit." Kai finished and leaned back in his seat, no one immediately answered for a while as they thought about it.
"I agree with your suggestions Kai, and they shall be implemented. That rule will be taught in the Training Center," Naruto declared. The meeting continued on as those present hashed out what it takes to run a village.
2 months later
Naruto sat cross-legged as he forced his will over the plants, the life around him. He commanded it to rise, to form what he desired. Opening his pale eyes, he watched pillars rise from the ground in front of him, feeling the drain on his chakra.
Beams sprouted from the sides, connecting and molding with other beams, panels of wood grew out of the pillars, forming walls, floors, and doors. A roof began to grow out of wood that was more tan than the others, tile by tile sprouting from the panels beneath them as smaller beams grew underneath them to support the ceiling.
All of this was a painfully long process, as Naruto was trying to put a high level of detail into each creation. On top of that his mastery of Mokuton, while high because it was similar to his connection to plants, was still not the best.
Half the day later Naruto sighed deeply, his hands finally coming apart as he released his control over the plants. Standing to his feet he observed the fruit of his labor, a moment later snapping his fingers and causing four forms to appear around him.
All of them were wearing hoods, which had a black band around the top, on the bands was a golden symbol of a moon and sun. They all had extremely long arms and white skin, the lower half of their face wrapped in bandages.
These were the puppets of the Tenseigan, and as the Ōtsutsuki clan head and brother of Hamura Ōtsutsuki, they were his to command.
"Move the libraries from the palace to here," Naruto ordered, and the next instant the silent puppets disappeared. Naruto burst into smoke before flowing through the buildings that had thus been rebuilt or simply had standing frames.
The white-haired Kaminoki arrived at the newly completed Initiate Training Center a second later appearing out of his mist in front of it. The building itself was huge and round. He'd created it using Mokuton and Earth Release over a couple of weeks. The larger the structure he wished to build, the longer it took as he had to pay particular attention to support, because once his chakra stopped flowing through it, it could collapse. 'I'm not naturally an architect either…' Naruto mused, willing to admit that his mother had designed just about every building he'd made.
Around the Training Center were 6 different training fields, each a different environment for various training. The large, round, 8 stories tall building was recently finished and would be where new recruits would train until ready, and their spirit seal had fully matured.
Naruto gazed at it for a few moments before once more imploding into smoke, filtering through the finished houses of his village. Yakumo waved at the black and white smoke as it flowed by, knowing that it was Naruto.
'I need to go back to earth soon, we only have so many supplies, and while I am planning to start food sources up here, there is not anything as of yet.' Naruto mused, wondering how to solve the issue of money. He wasn't about to send people out on missions around the Elemental Nations when he needed them here.
'Zetsu-niisan, what do you suggest?' Naruto asked his brother who usually stayed attached to his back, only entirely forming over him occasionally. Naruto had found that he really enjoyed spending time with his brother. Zetsu was funny, demented, and nothing irritated him.
"You already have a ton of enemies on the human planet, what's a few more? Go steal the money. I'd suggest Konoha." Naruto raised an eyebrow, and Zetsu sensed his brother's want for him to continue.
"Before you go to Tsukigakure, go to Konoha and destroy them all! I know the Kyuubi Jinchuriki hates you, but the way they treated him in Konoha… It's unforgivable." Naruto was surprised by Zetsu's sudden emotional switch, from ecstatic at the potential destruction to completely serious. A moment later Naruto felt memories being passed to him. Accepting them, he began to see all the pain and abuse his niece's host went through.
'This… is… unforgivable!' Naruto roared in his mind, his chakra spiking as he watched all the hatred Nakada had gone through, the beatings, the torture. 'I agree with you entirely Nii-san… Konoha will pay…'
Naruto had formed on the roof of Itachi's house as he went through the memories, his chakra spike having alerted Itachi who appeared in a column of flames next to him.
"Lord Seikage? What's wrong?" Itachi asked, visibly concerned, and referring to Naruto by his new rank. Not surprisingly, the way that the habit had caught on had been Hanabi. She'd gone around demanding her father be respected and be called by his title, annoying anyone who called him anything other than something respectful. Naruto had been unable to get her to stop, and no one had a problem with referring to Naruto as their Kage.
Most of the group had already pledged loyalty to Naruto, those that hadn't; soon did and became apart of the first generation of Spirit Ninja.
Flashback
Everyone was gathered together in front of the recently finished Kage tower. Naruto had spent an entire day and night 'building' the tower. Though it was more of a giant tree than a tower that had been hollowed out and a treehouse like structure at the top of it. This was the Seikage Tree, where the future administration would reside, and Naruto's office was. Currently, the building was unfurnished.
Itachi watched blankly, though internally he was happy. Naruto had come to him for a lot of help in the creation of their new home, looking for guidance on how to run a military-style village, while still keeping the family aspects. Itachi had been the one to suggest and urge for an oath of loyalty, a more solid one that is cemented with the Spirit Seal. It had been his idea for the seal to be applied and then for one to take the oath, which he'd created and named the Oath of Enlistment.
Currently, Temari was stepping forward to be branded with her Spirit Seal, which would mature most likely into a wind style seal later. Itachi's sharp glowing Sharingan could see that she was nervous but also excited. It had been a month since they'd come to the Moon, and Itachi was making sure that this village would survive for centuries. Everything he had learned in Konoha and his travels and time as ANBU he was applying here, pointing out mistakes Konoha had made and guiding Naruto to create a better place.
"Temari, you are here today to accept your Spirit Seal and swear allegiance to the Seikage, the village, and the principles this village is built on. Do you understand?" Gaara said with a cheerful tone, his right wrist proudly bearing the Spirit Seal of the village. His was a perfect circle, within it were massive sand dunes and a baking hot sun, a beautiful work of art.
"Hai," Temari replied solemnly, pushing away her nervousness and excitement. This was the next step, she was getting to be apart of the creation of a village. A place that was going the help people, a place without judgment, without discrimination. Even long after she was dead Naruto, the new Shodai Seikage, would still watch over the village, for he was immortal. 'As a Spirit shinobi, we must protect the Seikage's life, for it is more important than our own.' Temari thought, knowing that the thoughts of the others were the same. Kai had sat down with them all without Naruto to explain in plain logic how the village would work. Naruto would still care, still look after, still defend his people, but they would respect him. He was their kage, and as such deserved their respect, their protection.
"Then Lord Seikage, if you will." Gaara stepped back, letting Naruto walk up to Temari who pulled up her right sleeve and held out her wrist like she'd seen her friends do before her. Itachi watched with a strange sense of pride, he was still coming to terms with all his feelings, but he could feel this family was helping him heal. Even with them becoming an official village, they were still family and always would be. Itachi also knew that 8 years old was extremely young for one to be a kage. But all his doubts had been eradicated in a conversation he'd had with Naruto's mother. Among many other things, he had learned the true nature of a Ōtsutsuki and their ability to mature at astronomical rates, to understand. She'd struggled to explain it in terms he could understand; eventually, she came upon a way: 'their Byakugan is stronger than a Hyūga, their intelligence is higher than a Nara, their bodies' strength, chakra and life force cannot be compared with an Uzumaki.' Itachi recalled the woman's words.
Naruto placed his palm on Temari's wrist, creating the seal from his chakra with practiced ease. Temari felt a slight burning before Naruto removed his palm, her eyes widened in amazement at what she saw there. It was wind, a fair wind that shifted quickly or slowly to different forms. She watched mesmerized as a tornado appeared on her wrist, spinning violently before changing into a strong gale. All of it was surrounded by a perfect black ring, similar to everyone who bore one.
She was drawn out of her daze as she saw Naruto walk around behind her, understanding what to do she lifted her hair. Naruto placed his palm on the back of her neck, the second part of the seal appearing, which looked like the 8 point star of the Ōtsutsuki clan. A moment later the symbol faded away, still there but not readily visible. Naruto stepped away and walked back to his spot by Gaara.
"Repeat after me,"
"I, Temari, solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Village Hidden in Spirits against all enemies; that I will not judge or discriminate; and that I will obey the orders of the Seikage, and the orders of the Masters appointed over me." Temari held her wrist up as she spoke, showing her loyalty to the village. Gaara smiled before gesturing her to step back, as Fū was next.
Most of the large family had gone before Temari, including Yakumo, Rei, Hanabi, Yukimi, Kazumi, Itachi, and Isaribi. Those that held a Bijuu, or possessed a bloodline, including Kankuro, had a different variation of the Spirit seal applied, which was designed specifically for them since their unique powers would not accept the standard seal. Those that contained Bijuu had modified seals that worked with the Bijuu inside of them. Kankuro was by far the most complicated to create a seal for that wouldn't try to remove what it would see as a parasite in Kankuro's body. It had been worked out with some struggle, and the finished seal would amplify the Jiongu inside him.
"Fū, you are here today to accept your Spirit Seal and swear allegiance to the Seikage, the village, and the principles this village is built on. Do you understand?" The redhead got a firm nod from the mint-haired girl. Naruto stepped forward, applying the modified Spirit Seal to her wrist and neck. Her wrist seal, while surrounded by a circle like all the others, unsurprisingly took the form of 7 beetle wings in a star.
"I, Fū, Jinchuriki of the 7-tails Chōmei solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Village Hidden in Spirits against all enemies; that I will not judge or discriminate; and that I will obey the orders of the Seikage, and the orders of the Masters appointed over me." Fū said, holding her wrist proudly to display the elegant, beautiful seal. While her's would not have most of the effects, it showed her loyalty and allowed her to access the mental connection between all Spirit ninja.
Itachi actually smiled, easily able to see the excitement and happiness on everyone's faces. They were solidified entirely together with this, they would not abandon each other, not judge each other. They would support each other to the death. Itachi saw Toneri over to the side 'watching,' a small smile also tugging at the Ōtsutsuki's face… well, what was visible of it, the other half being covered by Zetsu.
"You are now all Shinobi of Shinreigakure no Sato (Village Hidden in Spirits)."
End Flashback
Itachi shook his head, focusing on the white-haired Kaminoki besides him, who was staring at the ground intently.
"Zetsu-nii shared with me the memories of my niece's host's life. He was treated terribly simply because the village saw him as the Kyūbi…" Itachi's eyes widened as he put things together instantly.
"Are you planning to attack the village? We are not strong enough yet, the village is just growing." Itachi pointed out calmly, making sure that Naruto did not let his emotions control him.
"No, retribution can come another day. I do, however, plan to take a large amount of their money to fund the creation of our village." Itachi rose an eyebrow, but after a bit of thinking about it saw this as entirely fair.
"May I suggest something? You've expressed before your dislike of the Hyūga clan. Take their money. Better yet, it would be a good opportunity to save the Branch family. It's a thought." Itachi purposed, seeing Naruto immediately begin to think about it. 'I'm not sure how possible it will be for Naruto to break half a clan out of Konoha, but it will at least be on his mind.'
"I see your underlying intention, Itachi-sensei," Naruto smiled. Itachi smiled in return, glad to see his student's sharp mind at work.
"I am going to go to Tsukigakure first. After that, I will deal with the money enigma. If Konoha is the best option, then I shall break into their bank. But with the things I've done there, they will be prepared. I may be able to steal money, but I am not strong enough to safely move half a clan out of the village. One day I will be, I promise that." Naruto declared, getting a nod from the Uchiha.
"Very well then, I am in charge of guards for you," Itachi stated, making it clear that it wasn't up for debate.
"Hai."
Entrance to the Planetary Path
Naruto lept up into the air, twisting in mid-air he fell head first through the Wakusei no michi. Five splashes sounded right behind him as he exited the moon side of the path. Hopping from orb to orb he looked behind him.
Following him strictly were four Tenseigan automatons, their mission to protect him at all costs. Behind them was Itachi Uchiha, his Sharingan blazing as they headed toward the new exit of the Planetary Path.
Toneri had spent a good deal of time with Naruto teaching him the ways of the Ōtsutsuki and their jutsu, their customs. Toneri had also asked to become a teacher, and Naruto had approved. Toneri was a quiet individual, only speaking when necessary.
But regardless of that, he'd been readily accepted into the family, Hanabi being the one talking to him the most, though everyone did. She'd started calling him her uncle, and that had actually been one of the rare times that Naruto had seen the Ōtsutsuki smile.
"Naruto-kun, I'm proud of you. There are going to be challenges ahead. But you are creating a place for those that need it. We will always be here for you my son." Kaguya said, making Naruto smile. An instant later Naruto felt his father's connection within his mind, the warmth, and love of his father pouring through.
Naruto quickly reached the exit to the Planetary Path, launching through the small blueish green disk floating in mid-air.
Kumo
"What do you mean you cannot locate the Shiroi Oni?!" Ay roared, lightning sparking around him threateningly as he yelled at his ANBU. He'd sent four squads out after the brat who'd humiliated him and stolen their last Bijuu, as well as all of their legendary Sage of Six Path tools.
The ANBU had split up after a month in a last-ditch attempt to locate the demon. But it was like he'd disappeared from the face of the planet. For a little over two months, there had been no reported sightings of the S-rank ninja. Ay had also refused to add the Shiroi Oni's attack on Kumo to the demon's bingo book entry due to how embarrassing it was for him.
'The brat has the Sharingan, Mangekyo Sharingan, as well as Byakugan… how is that even possible?' Ay thought, dismissing his ANBU with a wave. He was angry, but they couldn't really be expected to find the brat that could disappear into smoke at will. On top of that, he needed all his ANBU inside Kumo. With both of Kumo's Bijū stolen, the village was significantly weaker…
'I will have my revenge on you Shiroi Oni, you will return my Bijū… and if I can take more of them, I will.' Ay swore, tearing through a wall of his tower toward his office and ignoring the screams of indignation by those he passed.
Unknown
"Kyū-sama, I have been unable to locate the Shiroi Oni."
Kyū fought the urge to snarl in anger, 'Where the hell is that brat?'
The two of them didn't notice Shichi's eyes glow red before he got up and walked out. They didn't really care that Shichi left. He had become quiet after hearing Kyū's recounting of the battle at their compound. When they came back, they found it completely abandoned, the villagers having no idea where the Shiroi Oni went. In fact, none of them remembered ever having seen the strange group.
'To think… the Shiroi Oni also possesses the Rinnegan… Who are you? There can only be one to have the Saṃsāra Eyes, and it will be me.' Shichi swore as he summoned a huge green hawk with a drill beak. Flying off into the air on its back, he quickly left the large town by the massive lake in the misty dark far behind him.
"We will have to fight the Shiroi Oni for the Bijū he possesses… Hachi!" A beautiful red woman responded to the call, stepping out of the dark seductively as was her way when talking to Kyū.
"You called Kyū-sama?" Kyū utterly ignored her tone, long since used to it.
"Prepare, we are going to attack Amegakure and obtain the Kyūbi…" His red eyes flashed brightly.
Konoha
Sarutobi sighed, again. Not because there was some paperwork that he didn't want to do this time, but because he had several problems he had no idea how to solve.
After Uzumaki Nakada's departure to Amegakure, Kakashi had become even lazier. Refusing to show up for hours upon hours now, uncaring if he received punishments for being late. The white-haired man's eyes were dull a lot of the time, and Sarutobi was hesitant to send the man on a mission because he might just let the enemy kill him.
Kakashi blamed himself entirely for the way Nakada was treated, and the weeks after Nakada left he only got more and more depressed as he found more evidence to the horror that Nakada had gone through.
The second day after Nakada had left, he'd stormed into the Hokage's office, throwing evidence of the terrible life Nakada went through down on his desk and screaming bloody murder at him. Kakashi most likely would have tried to kill him if the ANBU hadn't stopped him. After that, the man had rapidly become depressed.
But that wasn't the only thing, the Shiroi Oni had kidnapped not only Hyūga Hanabi but also Kurama Yakumo, the heiress of the Kurama clan. The girl possessed a unique and unstable kekkei genkai, which gave the girl a demonic second personality. Sarutobi had quickly realized that from Yakumo's view, the Shiroi Oni had saved her from being sealed.
The Professor had begun to have this massively nagging thought at the back of his mind. He started to look at all the things attributed to the Shiroi Oni in the bingo book. While he couldn't see everything through those lenses, he could see that a number of the crimes committed were in self-defense, or to save someone from something.
Sarutobi would be lying if he said that he didn't know the cruelty of the Hyūga clan. He just couldn't really do anything about it.
Sarutobi winced. Shaking his head, he focused on yet another issue. Mitarashi Anko, the jounin, had become unfocused in her work, often found in random places staring at nothing or disappearing into the Forest of Death for days at a time. It had only been when he'd called her to his office to talk, and been unable to get a reason from her, that she'd shaped up. He'd threatened that she needed to pull together or she would be sent for therapy with Inoichi. She'd immediately gotten her act together afterward.
'There is something she is thinking about she doesn't want anyone to know… I can respect that.' Sarutobi thought, and while he was in charge of all of his shinobi, it didn't mean he should know their every thought.
Hidden Spirit Village
It was midday, the never moving sun shining down on the slowly growing village. Nearby in the massive oceans of the moon, the Hachibi could be seen 'sunbathing.' The Gobi was on some island on the moon's inner surface, hunting probably.
In a clearing in the Hidden Village, everyone was gathered together. Yakumo, Rei, Isaribi, and Kazumi were helping to set out the plates of food before those sitting down at the table.
Almost everyone was there, including Toneri. The only ones not present were Naruto, Zetsu, and Itachi, who were on the earth currently.
Those serving set down the food before sitting down themselves at the large bench like outdoor table.
"Itadakimasu!"
There were a few moments of silence as everyone began to eat before the conversation started to pick up at the table.
"Hanabi-chan, manners," Yugito remanded, noticing the brown haired girl next to her shoveling food like she was starving.
"Ahh, sorry Yugito-chan…" Hanabi said, making sure to eat her food slower. The feline-like Jinchuriki smiled before rubbing Hanabi's hair, which got her a glare from the pale-eyed girl.
"Toneri-san," Isaribi said, getting the Ōtsutsuki's attention. He turned to her, his eyes closed as usual.
"Yes, Isaribi?" Toneri asked, his voice less of a monotone and containing more emotion in it. In the last 2 months, he'd come to know everyone more personally. He'd been readily accepted into the family, and even asked by the younger ones to help them with techniques and such.
"I am sorry if this is rude, but where are all the other members of yours and Naruto-sama's family? This village is huge, and you said that this is only one of many on the moon." Isaribi asked, her voice respectful as she knew that she was asking about someone's past. It was something that the family didn't usually do, and would immediately stop asking if someone didn't want to share.
Toneri didn't answer for a few moments, the conversation around the table dying down as everyone was interested in their new homeworld.
"I will start with the history of the moon, when my ancestor, Hamura Ōtsutsuki, and Naruto-sama's brother came to the moon. Hamura-sama created this world in the moon, and over the generations, the Ōtsutsuki here grew. After Hamura died, his want for the Ōtsutsuki became misunderstood, those here split into two groups and began to wage wars with each other that lasted for around a hundred years. It ended when Zetsu-sama came to the moon. Immediately finding the warring groups, he ended the war. But many Ōtsutsuki were dead, killed by each other and the power of the Tenseigan." Everyone had just about stopped eating to listen to Toneri's story in fascination.
"As Zetsu returned to earth, he reminded the survivors of our real purpose left by Hamura, and my ancestors obeyed. Waiting for Naruto-sama's return and looking out for the Ōtsutsuki of space, we continued the tradition of putting our eyes into the Tenseigan, making it a more powerful and useful weapon for Naruto-sama against the Ōtsutsuki of space that wish to consume this world. Overtime the Ōtsutsuki died out, and Zetsu would visit every couple hundred years. In the last 100 years, there was just my parents and me. Concerned that we were going to die out as a race, we began looking toward earth for potential mates." Toneri stopped, seemingly in the middle of his story.
"Did you find a wife?" Kai asked tentatively, knowing that this could be a sensitive subject for the Ōtsutsuki.
"No, my father and I were only interested in those that also possessed the Byakugan. We learned for the first time the cruelty of the Hyūga and turned away in disgust. I've looked a few more times, but knowing that 3000 years were almost up, I waited for Naruto-sama." Toneri said, putting another bite of food in his mouth and signifying the end of the discussion. Everyone understood, thanking him for sharing before returning to their own conversations.
"Rei-chan, we need to find Toneri-oji a wife!" Hanabi whispered to her friend next to her, getting a nod from the girl. They promised then to help Toneri, both able to see that Toneri wanted to marry someone. Neither noticed the faint smile on the pale man's lips as he heard their whispered discussion.
"So Kazumi-sensei, the Initiate Training Center starts in a week right?" Yukimi asked the seal master, getting a nod.
"Hai, you will have four teachers to start - Toneri, Itachi, Zetsu, and me." She replied, eating another bite of food.
"What are you going to be teaching us?" Fū asked from a different place at the table.
All the future students paying attention shuddered at the expression on Kazumi's face, "Oh I assure you, it will be quite interesting…"
'Oh no… I knew it. We're all gonna die!' Temari bemoaned in her mind.
"Cheer up Temari, whatever it is, it will make us stronger," Kankuro commented. She turned and noticed that Kankuro was once more using his Jiongu. The black threads were weaving together and extending over the table to wrap around some seasoning before retracting back into his palm.
"It's gonna be torture though!" Temari complained to her brother, who only smiled.
"Scared sis?" Kankuro asked, a smirk on his face.
"Me? Never!" Temari boasted, though they both knew that they were just messing with each other.
"Shukaku disagrees, he thinks you're gonna chicken out," Gaara commented, his voice a dead monotone as he stared blankly at his sister.
"Oi, you sand raccoon, keep your opinions to yourself!" Temari huffed, getting a chuckle from Kankuro and giggled.
At another part of the table, Yakumo was sitting quietly, eating her food carefully and with proper manners.
"Yakumo-chan, you know you don't have to eat all proper right? I'm a heiress too, loosen up a little." Yukimi stated, noticing her friend was down.
"Okay…" The brown-haired Kurama heiress replied, eating with a bit more energy.
"Yakumo-chan? Are you okay? What's wrong?" Fū asked, concerned for her friend. This drew Kazumi's attention and she turned and listened carefully, concerned for her granddaughter.
"I'm afraid that I am never going to be able to use my kekkei genkai, always have to have it sealed away. I enjoy painting and drawing. I love it so much. But every time I do it whatever I draw happens…" Yakumo's voice was sad, her head down and her hair covering her face. Yukimi scooted over before hugging her friend tightly.
"Yakumo-chan, I understand how you feel. My bloodline was messed up, and I could die to wind at any time." Yakumo looked at her friend out of the corner of her eye in surprise, having not known this.
"But Naruto-sama fixed my bloodline, and he's already promised to fix your's as soon as he has the time Yakumo-chan." Yukimi said kindly, not noticing the smiles on the faces of everyone nearby.
"What if he can't fix mine?" Yakumo asked in fear.
"Then he will keep trying until he finds a way. That's who Naruto-sama is. But I don't think he will have a hard time. His mother invented every bloodline we have." Yukimi said, leaning back a bit as Yakumo sat straighter and nodded.
"Naruto's mother invented all the bloodlines?" Fū asked in astonishment, getting a nod from Kai.
"Hai, only a few came directly from Kaguya or the Kaminoki and were not invented by them, but most that humans possess was invented by them," Kai replied. Fū's expression just became more gobsmacked.
"Does that mean that Naruto-sama can use every bloodline?" Kankuro inquired, curious.
"Quite possibly, I don't know for sure, but it would logically make sense. Naruto-sama is full of surprises, and I would be willing to bet that he can." Kai replied, taking another bite of food.
"Where is Kaguya-sama? We haven't had a lesson with her for some time." Rei asked, joining in on the conversation
"I asked Naruto about that, he said he's too busy right now and can't take the time to sit for lessons. He told me not to worry about it though, he is working on a solution that will allow Kaguya-sama to come out of his body." This drew raised eyebrows from most of the older part of the family, and excitement from the younger ones.
"Who is Kaguya-sama?" Fū asked, having joined after Naruto stopped giving the lessons.
"I'm surprised your Bijū has not explained it to you," Kai remarked, and Fū could sense the beetle-like Bijū within her wince. Kai waited a moment and returned to his food after seeing Fū's eyes go blank.
"Dad says that when he goes traveling, he's gonna take me with him!" Hanabi suddenly declared, gaining a few confused looks.
"Naruto is going traveling?" Yukimi asked in confusion.
"Hai, after the village is established, Naruto will travel across the Elemental Nations in search of others like us, the last Bijū containers and those that are suffering." Gaara explained, getting nods from everyone.
"And I get to go with him!" Hanabi declared again, getting an exasperated look from Rei.
"You're going to listen to what your father tells you… right?" Yugito asked teasingly, getting a quick series of nods from the girl.
"All right everyone, let's return to working," Kazumi said, standing up. She and her granddaughters were about to start collecting plates when Toneri spoke up.
"Please Kazumi-san, do not inconvenience yourself," Toneri said, a second later snapping his fingers. Everyone's eyes widened in surprise as eight short pale girls in identical dresses appeared around the table. They all had long wavy grey hair, their faces impassive as they stared at everyone with pale blue eyes. They wore grey Kimono's with a long dark red dress down to their feet.
"These are the On'nanoko of the Tenseigan, they will clean the table," Toneri said, the puppet girls moving forward before carefully taking the plates, disappearing with them before reappearing to collect more. Everyone got up from the table and returned to their tasks, some were intrigued by the dolls, but people like Kai, Yugito, Gaara, and Kazumi weren't as they had been to the palace in the sun and the place was full of them.
"Hello! What's your name?" Hanabi asked the doll girl taking her plate, who was the same height as her. The doll froze for a moment, her head turning toward a smiling Hanabi somewhat mechanically.
"On'nanoko," The doll replied, and Hanabi could see sharp teeth lining the inside of the girl's mouth. It didn't bother her. No one in the family was at all put off by strange differences anymore.
"Are you all called that? I'm gonna name you Kawata then, Kawata Ōtsutsuki" Hanabi said happily, holding out her hand to the doll who was attempting to make a surprised face. It looked up at Toneri who appeared behind Hanabi and put a hand on his niece's shoulder.
"On'nanoko, from this moment you are now Kawata, and Hanabi's personal servant," Toneri said kindly, understanding the Tenseigan automaton's confusion. All the dolls had a level of intellect and self-awareness, they were all acceptant of their role in life. They were similar to a hive mind with a portion of individualism.
The newly name Kawata smiled, her sharp teeth showing. Hanabi smiled in return before hugging the doll that was the same height as her. Toneri fought the urge to chuckle as he saw the utterly shocked look on the pale doll's face.
"Kawata, it's okay," Toneri reassured the doll. She nodded before mechanically returning the hug. Both girls separated a moment later, Hanabi and Kawata smiling at each other.
"Kawata, come play with us!" Hanabi declared, grabbing Kawata's hand before pulling the wide-eyed doll girl after her toward her friends' play area which Naruto had transformed into a park with a playground and treehouse.
'Hanabi-chan never ceases to amaze me… you have quite the daughter Naruto-sama.' Toneri thought as he 'watched' Hanabi disappear with the newly named Kawata. An identical girl to Kawata appeared at the table, taking the last plate before again disappearing.
'I'm going to have to change Kawata's appearance; otherwise Hanabi-chan will be unable to tell which one is her new friend.' Toneri mused, thinking about getting a different dress for the doll. 'This will be good for all the automatons, they've been used to living a servant life for hundreds of years since they were created.'
Toneri nodded to himself before stepping on to a golden platform with railings that had landed softly on the ground next to him. Once on, the platform rose into the air toward the sun, taking the Ōtsutsuki back toward the palace in the sun.
Tsukigakure
The villagers and shinobi of the small village in the Land of Bears watched as a strange procession arrived at the entrance to the village. One of the Shinobi, a jounin whose forehead proudly displayed a moon, arrived at the gate an instant later.
"State your purpose for being here," he said, his tone polite. He carefully took in the six people standing in front of him. One looked like a teen with six brown horns and long white hair. His eyebrows were cut into small circles, and he had pale pupil-less eyes, and a long white cloak fluttering in the wind behind him.
Next to the teen was a raven-haired man with coal black eyes, wearing a white cloak with golden lining. Around them were four identical people, all wearing black clothing, with their lower faces covered in bandages. Their arms were extraordinarily long, and their identical pale blue eyes stared blankly.
"I am Ōtsutsuki Naruto, and I wish to talk to the leader of Tsukigakure," Naruto said then gesturing to the people around him. "They are my guard,"
"Please wait here," the Tsuki shinobi said. Eight more Tsuki shinobi appeared at the gate and observed them. The original shinobi disappeared, presumably to find the leader of the village.
Naruto waited patiently, following the man with his all-seeing eyes. 'Ahh he's found her, she's like you described except older' Naruto conveyed to Itachi over the mental link all Spirit Nin now shared. Itachi didn't respond, just patiently waiting for Tsukino to arrive at the gate.
It was a couple of minutes later that a beautiful teen landed in front of them, four shinobi in the purplish jounin outfit of the village landing with her. She had long white hair tied in a ponytail with a hair accessory of yellow crescent moons, brown skin, green eyes, and a yellow jewel on her forehead. She wore a light blue medium kimono, black armor with twin yellow crescent moons on it, an orange sash around her waist, a black arm guard on her right arm, and black open-toed boots. She also had two tantō around her waist.
"Hello, my name is Tsukino, and I am the Village Head of Tsukigakure. What brings you to our village?" she asked, her voice like a melody. She was somewhat surprised by the strange appearance of the white-haired teen in front of her. She also sensed an aura of authority and power from him. He had six horns too, which was not normal.
"My name is Ōtsutsuki Naruto, I am the Shodai Seikage of the new Hidden Spirit Village. I am here to discuss an alliance with you." Naruto replied, getting an intrigued look from the white-haired woman.
"Please follow me then, where we can discuss matters more comfortably," Tsukino replied, turning and walking into the village. Naruto and his guard followed after her, the now twelve Tsuki shinobi watching carefully.
As they walked through the village, civilians curiously watched them go by. Naruto was somewhat confused by the fact that none of them said anything at all, some looking like they hadn't eaten in some time.
Before long they came to a large mansion, elegantly decorated. Tsukino turned toward Naruto, "I would ask that you only bring one guard with you into my home, I will only take one myself in fairness."
"That is agreeable," Naruto said, and in unison he and Itachi continued walking forward while the four Senshi no ningyō (Warrior Puppets) stepped back, standing in a perfect square as they stared ahead.
They stepped into the mansion, following Tsukino into a large meeting room. She took her seat at the head of the table and Naruto sat at the other side, both their guards standing protectively to their right.
There was a long pause as the two village leaders eyed each other carefully, though Naruto's Byakugan was not focused on the woman in front of him.
"I believe this is a private matter and does not concern you," Naruto said, confusing the Tsuki jounin who followed where Naruto was staring but was unable to see anything.
"So you can see me, hmm?" a voice rang out, causing the Tsuki jounin to stiffen and draw a weapon. The next moment Tsukino's guard was hit in the back of the neck and dropped to the floor. Tsukino stared blankly at the table, her head tilted down, and her hair obscuring her eyes.
"And who might you be?" Naruto inquired of the newcomer. He had long grey hair that was very spiky, sticking up on the front top part of his head, bandages around both of his arms, black markings all over his face, and a red gem in the center of his forehead.
"My name is Shinga, and I am the real leader of this village," Shinga replied, standing to the left of the blank-faced Tsukino.
'Naruto-sama, I know who Shinga is, and he is controlling Tsukino. He wanted the village leadership when I was last here. Angry that Tsukino got it, he swore revenge before leaving the village.' Itachi spoke in Naruto's mind, holding his left hand to the seal on his wrist.
'Very well then, there are three masked people still in the shadows watching. You deal with them, and I will remove Shinga.' Naruto replied, standing to his feet.
Shinga raised an eyebrow, his hand twitching as he prepared to fight.
"Tell me something Shinga, are you controlling Tsukino out of spite?" Naruto questioned calmly, his pale pupil-less eyes staring deep into Shinga's. Shinga faltered a moment before becoming angry.
"I should have become the village leader, she is too young and naive!" Shinga shouted, his hands going into a seal.
"Very well, Itachi." Shinga's eyes widened as he recognized the name. The next moment Itachi's eyes glowed red before three tomoe swirled within them. Shinga didn't even have time to turn and flee for his life before he found Naruto crouched in front of him on the table, his palm on Shinga's forehead.
"Begone." Shinga watched in horror as Naruto's eyes changed, rings expanding from the center before his eyes became purple with multiple black rings and a pupil.
Shinga felt like an ant in comparison to those eyes that glared at him, filling his entire vision. The next second Naruto pulled, ripping Shinga's soul from his body. Shinga's lifeless form collapsed to the ground with a thud, Naruto looking at nothing as he went through the man's memories. Behind him the sounds of a quick battle could be heard and turning he saw three dead Tsuki ANBU on the ground, Itachi standing impassively like he hadn't even noticed he'd killed them.
"Huh... what happened?" Tsukino mumbled, shaking her head as she looked around. "Wait, Shinga?" she asked, her eyes wide as she saw the dead man's body on the floor.
"Yes, I noticed that he was controlling you with a Genjutsu, so I killed him," Naruto said calmly, already back in his seat on the other side of the table.
"I-I thank you Naruto-san, I knew I was being controlled, but every time I tried to think about it, I'd end up thinking about something else," Tsukino said, standing to her feet.
"It was no issue Tsukino, I am glad to be of help."
"If you don't mind, I need to deal with this before we continue our talk," Tsukino said respectfully, getting a nod from Naruto. A moment later eleven Tsuki Shinobi poured into the room, having been alerted to an issue by Naruto's automaton guards.
"Please take Riyo to the hospital. Take Shinga and his men and burn them." she ordered sternly, getting wide eyes from her men as they recognized who was dead on the floor. Most of them quickly moved to follow her orders.
"Tsukino-sama, what about them?" one asked carefully, referring to Naruto and Itachi as they stood there patiently.
"They are the ones that saved me and our village from Shinga's control." The shinobi's eyes widened. Everything suddenly made sense - all the strange and harsh rules, the cruel punishments and taxes had seemed odd coming from the usually kind Tsukino.
"Shinga was controlling you?"
"Hai, please tell the village. I will deliver an apology for everything I did." she said calmly, turning back toward Naruto.
"I apologize Naruto-sama, but discussing an alliance with me might not be wise. I do not know if I will remain the leader once the village knows." she said, her tone sad.
"Do not worry about it Tsukino-san, I still wish to discuss this with you. I would also like to request that you leave Shinga's body unharmed, I have a technique I would like to try." Naruto said, both of them sitting back down.
Tsukino raised an eyebrow but conveyed the request to her men.
"Thank you," Naruto gave a small head bow.
"You are welcome. Now, why are you here?"
"I am the leader of a new hidden village, and I wish to create a mutually beneficial alliance between us..."
Nakada's Mindscape
"WHY WON'T YOU EXPLAIN IT TO ME?!" Nakada screamed at the giant fox in front of him. Kyūbi stared at the brat, her giant red eye blinking lazily. After Nakada had explained what had happened in his mindscape, Nagato had come in and attempted to make her explain who the Shiroi Oni was. She'd refused, and no matter how hard he pulled on his chains she told him nothing.
'Luckily, Nakada's eyes are not yet powerful enough to control me either.' Hitomi mused as she stared at the small redheaded boy who was glaring at her with spinning Sharingan eyes.
"You are against him, I will not give you information that you could use," Hitomi said calmly, her massive head rested on her paws.
"I'm going to kill him! He killed dozens of Ame shinobi… he killed Okawa-san…" Nakada trailed off, sadness and rage evident in his voice.
"Senseless human, do you think he did it on purpose? They were trying to keep him against his will!" Hitomi roared at the idiotic child. This need for revenge the boy had for her uncle would only get him killed. 'He will never stand a chance against Naruto-ojisan… Moron.'
"It doesn't matter! I will have my revenge!" Nakada yelled back.
"YOU ARE A FOOL! You wish to have revenge on the Shiroi Oni, but you are planning to return to a village that tortured you! FOR YEARS! Konoha abandoned you! They knew you were the son of Minato, and they treated you like dirt!" Hitomi roared as she stood, shaking the very foundations of her cage.
Nakada visibly cowered back from the force wave her roar unleashed, but he thought about what the Kyūbi had said. 'Kyūbi is right… Konoha did treat me like trash… I am going to take advantage of them, get stronger, make Konoha pay… then I will get the Shiroi Oni…'
Hitomi sighed, knowing her host had a revenge streak the size of a nation. Back when he was in Konoha, he would try to get revenge with pranks, as he had no training. The times he'd tried to return the beatings, he hadn't been strong enough, only getting beat worse for trying. 'Konoha is going to suffer, Nakada has training, he's killed, and he will have his revenge on them. I've not got any problem with that, let the cursed village burn.' Hitomi mused, subtly pumping her yōkai into Nakada, fueling his rage.
'I only have to wait till Naruto-oji figures out how to break this seal, and I will be free… free to live with my family.' Hitomi thought as she closed her giant red slitted eyes, Nakada fading from the mindscape a moment later.
END CHAPTER - Almost 10k
Plz leave a review everyone, it helps :D (I'd love to hit 1000 reviews if possible.) I know enough people are reading to help with that goal, please leave a review.
How about this, the day we hit 1000 reviews is the day I post all the chapters I am keeping ahead of everyone by. Which is 5 at the moment, so the day that happens, I will post 5 chapters at the same time. If that isn't incentive enough, I don't know what is.
So some of you might not like how I've gone about creating my village, to that I say, "Try it sometime."
Because designing a new village from scratch is hard, and I did the best that I could. I didn't want to throw down a time skip and be like, boom village exists. I wanted you readers to really feel like you are a part of the creation of the village, of the policies and laws, and the rules and physical layout.
If you want to know what the village looks like, again my instagram is the place to go. I really just created it so I would have a place to put all the pictures, and because links are hated by this website, it made the most sense to me.
Look up Blackright709 on Instagram, literally the only thing on there are pictures related to this story.
Answers to Reviews:
Rajiv456: It will be a while before they come, thats kind of the end all be all and I am not in a rush to finish this story.
Ezeakel: Wait… Mei? You said, "NarutoxMei" and I am very confuzzled.
Doomqwer: Yeah, and the goal is that no one in the Elemental Nations ever learns that's where his village lives. As to your comment about Zetsu, thank you :D I actually totally forgot about the whole Minato and Kushina mental defenses, but having thought about it, it wouldn't make sense that they are there either. Kushina was already dead by the time Nakada was sealed, and Nagato did the seal instead of Minato, so yeah.
Drew86419: Glad you enjoyed it so much mate, I hope you enjoyed this one and it hypes you up for what the Hidden Spirit will become.
Antex-The Legendary Zoroark: Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed that and I hope you like the addition of Kawata. I really enjoyed giving an explanation to what exactly the Tenseigan puppets were, something that's not really explained in the movie.
Historia1: I need more reviews :D
Uzushiogakure Part 1: All Ōtsutsuki are world eaters in my fic, take everything you've learned more or less in Boruto and crush it, because I haven't watched it and I'm not using the concepts from it except for a few. In my fic, God Trees are what bring actual life to planets, all planets are lifeless orbs in space before a God Tree settles on it and enhances the Nature chakra on it. When Kaguya ate the fruit, she did not gain all of the tree's power. That is why Ōtsutsuki consume the entire tree and not just the fruit from it. In future chapters, I will work hard to develop an entire alien culture that will hopefully be interesting and intriguing. A planet can go on after the God Tree on it is consumed, but only if the entities on it do not rely on chakra or nature chakra of any form. (I kind of just made all of that up now, but that's the basis I have been subconsciously working from so far.)
Uzushiogakure Part 2: I am glad you like Naruto's dream. I am unsure if you didn't understand, but just in case, Naruto is not interested in taking over the world. He has no interest in ruling over all the humans, in fact, his policy for them is mostly hands off and even more so since going to the moon. He will rule his village and he doesn't usually care what happens on earth, that's explained later on. The entire rest of your review is just about Uzumaki's, which isn't really a relevant part of this story at the moment… I think you just really hate Konoha and their whole, "betrayed Uzumaki" thing. I'm kind of confused as to why you wrote all of that honestly…
Crazywizard73: Glad you are enjoying it! As for Yugito and Naruto, be patience and don't be mad if I don't pair them. Not everything is 100% certain in the world, people have crushes that never result in ending up together.
Uzushiogakure the Reckoning: I addressed this in PM, and I will give a short version of what I said. You don't know what happened before Naruto arrived, you are assuming the battle and applying only power levels. If the Naruto universe was only based on how strong someone is, then, for instance, Shikamaru and the group going after Sasuke and fighting the Sound four would never have won against their opponents. But they did.
Uzushiogakure the Movie: I'm adding your two most recent reviews together since they are the same thing. I addressed this before in a previous review, I know that the Rinne-Sharingan 'technically' has all the Rinnegan powers. But Kaguya never uses them, and the whole Kishimoto didn't want Kaguya to be overpowered was uh… dumb. She was supposed to be overpowered and her never using the Rinnegan powers was a terrible move on her part. Using Rinnegan techniques I could point out several times she could have easily won in that battle. Anyway, I made it where the Rinne-Sharingan cannot use Rinnegan techniques and instead has it's own powers, like the black portals. Please stop comparing my story to the original like I have to follow it, because that's not the point of a fanfiction, thank you.
StrikerTheFallen (Why have you fallen, can't you get up?): I am glad you enjoyed the chapter, I hope that you enjoyed this one too :D
Criamond: I had a hard time writing them building it, but I hope it's decent. I don't really have anything to use as inspiration as most authors skip this part of their stories, just showing the village after it's built. I find this annoying because the world doesn't stop moving just because someone's building a village. Time skips that act like nothing at all interesting happened during the skipped times are annoying. I hope you enjoy Toneri's involvement in the story so far :D
Roadrunnerto (You wrote an essay man, I'm impressed): Actually there is the 4, 6, and 9 tails left. Naruto attempting to take Kyūbi out of Nakada would have gotten him on Shinigami's bad side, and as we know, the gods exist in this story. You are also right that Naruto views Nakada as family and doesn't want to kill Nakada just to give Kyūbi her freedom. He does try to get Nakada to join him later on. Spoilers on the Son Goku thing. I agree about Orochimaru and I'm already ahead of you, you will see him eventually. Your whole Idea for Orochimaru is interesting, I might incorporate parts of it. Naruto knew some of the powers of the Rinnegan, and there is a level of one suddenly knowing how to use them too. The Outer Path is not something Naruto even knew existed, and he probably wouldn't have been able to complete the technique even if he did. As to Nagato, he seemed to learn the powers when needed and just knew so I believe there is a level of the Rinnegan just tells you how to use it. Madara had the Rinnegan for some time, but was old so I don't think he did a lot of practice. I also think the Rinnegan techniques Madara used in the 4th war was just things he suddenly knew how to do on the spot. No apologies needed for the 'rambling,' I enjoy reading long reviews. If you have an interesting point or review, just expect a long response :D
Another Guest: You shall see in response to your size question ;) Toneri will most likely get a pair of eyes eventually, but it isn't a high priority as it doesn't really bother the Ōtsutsuki. I am not going to answer your question about Hinata because Spoilers. Thank you for all the compliments, I really appreciate them - As to Itachi and Naruto switching eyes… No, because then Itachi would have Byakugan, Sharingan, EMS, and Rinnegan. Naruto would shift Itachi's eyes into those Dōjutsu as well, but Itachi would have his original. I don't want to write that and I have a different solution to that. Besides, if Naruto is going to gain Tenseigan, he kind of needs his original eyes, that will be explained later. Itachi has a disease that is killing him and making him go blind, his Mangekyo also making him go blind. That is why I believe Itachi went blind so much faster than Obito, who is still using his Mangekyo after so many years with no apparent blindness.
PhenioxMaster: Please refer to answers to Uzu above for answers to your question. Bijū are Bijū, please don't think of them as Pokemon level cards.
Conrad299: I agree on the Gravemarker thing, there will be some eventually, but they will be very different. Yeah, the second half was a bit of a rush I agree, and that was somewhat because Naruto was in a rush.
Serenzipity: Thank you for the really high praise, I really appreciate it and hope you enjoy the story as much as I do writing it.
Delta4phoenix: Thank you for the compliments, and I'm glad you decided to keep the story. Hope you enjoyed!
See ya!