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Chapter Sixteen: Creation Beginning
Spirit Kage Tower
Naruto observed the dead body of Shinga carefully, having sealed it within himself after his very positive meeting with Tsukino. They'd talked for several hours and come to an agreement that would be cemented after he brought her to the moon in a few days, to see the Hidden Spirit Village for herself.
Naruto only planned to bring Tsukino, wanting to make sure the village stayed as secret as possible. He had already made a significant amount of enemies around the elemental nations, something he had flat out told Tsukino. But he'd also made it clear that he would protect them as well.
'I was surprised when she didn't seem to care that I was the Shiroi Oni…' Naruto mused. Itachi had felt his surprise during the meeting and mentally told him why nothing seemed to phase Tsukino, or in fact most people in Tsukigakure. There was a legend apparently that an old man had imparted to the village long ago.
'In a time of pain, a wanderer from afar did happen upon the Tsukigakure. Great were the trials he endured to drive off the destruction that placed the moon in such peril. He had a noble heart and a spirit bound by none. So was revealed our heroic savior. His name rang with the pureness of his soul. Like unto a gentle breeze.' Naruto recalled though he wasn't sure that the legend directly meant him. His mother seemed to believe that it did, overall it didn't really matter to him.
He had many things to do. He needed to see if he was able to use the Rinnegan's multiple body technique. something his brother had discovered the Rinnegan was capable of, but Hagoromo had never seen a need to use. 'I could use it though, I'm already struggling with needing to be in multiple places at once…'
On top of that, he had a break in to plan at Konoha, as well as see if Anko was ready to join them. He also needed to keep an eye out for anyone else oppressed in the cursed village. Naruto was sad that Nakada seemed to hate him, but he wasn't going to try to force the Jinchuriki's opinion of him to change.
'Besides, according to Zetsu, Nakada is quite revengeful… Konoha will get what they deserve, I will simply watch' Naruto mused, a black rod forming out of his palm. He raised his hand before slamming the black rod through Shinga's chest, detaching the rod as he took a step back.
"Hey! Let me take control for a sec?" Naruto was surprised by his brother's voice as Zetsu formed over his right half. Naruto did so and felt Zetsu walk back up to the dead body, another rod forming in his hand.
One hour later, Zetsu had — with great enjoyment — turned Shinga into a human pincushion. Using different sizes of metal bars he had basically given the dead Shinga piercings across his entire body. Then after burning away all the corpse's clothes, he'd used Naruto's ability to create chakra to make clothes similar to his own for the corpse. Naruto had been most surprised when Shinga's hair turned entirely white, the same color as his own.
"There you go Naruto-nii, hehehe," Zetsu chuckled, enjoying the look he'd created for Shinga. (Imagine one of Pain's bodies)
"Was that really necessary Zetsu-nii?" Naruto asked in amusement, inspecting the multiple bars of Rinnegan chakra metal throughout Shinga's body.
"Hey! It looks cool, and I always tried to get Hagoromo to do this years ago. Besides, it's easier to control with more rods," Zetsu pointed out, getting a raised eyebrow from Naruto.
"Do you believe this body will be able to use my shapeshifting?"
"Hai, though it won't be able to shift into a helix or smoke, as the rods would not come with it. The body will end up permanently staying in that form, except dead," Zetsu warned, and Naruto made sure to remember that. Only his original body would be able to use those parts of his bloodline.
Focusing on the body, he exerted his control over it. He watched as its eyes snapped open, The Rinnegan glowing within as 'he' sat up and looked at himself.
"This is quite weird. I can see myself," Naruto mused out loud, getting a chuckle from his brother, "That's actually a large part of why Hagoromo-nii didn't use this technique, he didn't like the multiple fields of vision," Zetsu sniggered.
'Mother, will the mind split technique work with this?' Naruto inquired. The technique had initially been invented by her to be used with the Body Splitting technique, which would allow him to literally split his body into two different entities. Still the same person, each having all his powers, but halved. With the gaining of his Rinnegan and learning this technique from Zetsu, the body splitting had become obsolete.
"Yes, I do believe so musuko, try it," Kaguya replied, she was interested to see. Naruto immediately did so, both him and Shinga standing completely still as the Ōtsutsuki split his mind in half. The technique allowed him to have two brains, able to entirely focus on two things at the same time, two sets of thoughts. He, in essence, sealed a part of himself away into another section of his mind.
"It worked. I can feel you, but I have my own thoughts," 'Shinga' said suddenly, surprising Zetsu. Naruto nodded, "Hai, attempt to shapeshift into me?"
'Shinga' nodded. A moment later his form rippled, his height changing until he looked identical to Naruto, except he wasn't half covered in Zetsu.
"Try using your other Dōjutsu?" Zetsu suggested. The Shinga Naruto nodded before his right Rinnegan shifted into the Byakugan.
"I can only use a different Dōjutsu in one eye. If I attempt to deactivate the Rinnegan, I will lose control over this body," Shinga Naruto said, getting a nod from the original.
"What are we going to call you? I'm against Shinga cause he was a terrible human, and we can't call you Naruto…" Zetsu mused out loud.
"Call me Deva, as I will work mostly on improving our efficiency in that path," Deva said, shapeshifting back into Shinga's form, covered in piercings. Deva and Naruto walked out the door of his office, seeing Kazumi and Itachi who were waiting outside.
"Naruto, are you all right?" Kazumi asked in concern. He'd been in his office for some time. Itachi also stood, looking in keen interest at Deva who looked back at him with violet glowing Rinnegan eyes.
"I am fine Sensei, apologies that took so long. Zetsu decided to become my stylist. I do feel a bit weird being in two places at the same time, seeing with an extra set of eyes, though I believe I'm more used to it than most would be," Naruto mused while Deva nodded in agreement next to him.
"You have awareness in both bodies?" Itachi questioned, and the Deva path and Naruto answered at the same time.
"Hai, it's very complex to describe. I can operate both bodies with a single mind, yet keep both our thoughts separate from the other so as not to mess with the other's movements." Kazumi was slightly spooked at how they both spoke together in perfect sync though Shinga's voice was different.
"Deva is a sealed part of my mind, the body is run entirely by that sealed part and is essentially his own person, who is also me. It's hard to explain, but I have been practicing this technique for months," Naruto continued.
"We know what the other knows instantly in the back of our minds… like a sixth sense, but are able to act independently of the other. As we gain five more bodies, we will split our mind five more times, and there will be seven of us," Deva path added on, continuing from Naruto entirely in sync.
"The only difference between us is that Deva does not possess my ability to turn into smoke or a helix. He also cannot phase through objects," Naruto remarked, Deva forming into an identical carbon copy of him.
"I think you ought to go to your daughter next before showing everyone, she's most likely to be freaked out by this," Kazumi remarked, seeing how without prior knowledge, she'd have no way to tell which one was the original.
"She's a smart girl and my daughter, she's stronger than you realize. Besides, very little is going to freak her out. Most children, after all, would be terrified of Kawata," both Naruto's pointed out in unison.
When Naruto had come back from his trip to Tsukigakure, Hanabi had introduced him to her new friend, one of the puppet girls that she'd become friends with. He'd had a small conversation with the doll girl, getting to know her. Kawata was actually quite an interesting 'person,' and her individuality only grew every hour she spent with Hanabi and her friends. Most of the Tenseigan Puppets kept to the hive mind they were all apart of, so she was learning how to be her own 'person.'
"Itachi, how soon will the Initiate Training Center be ready to open?" The Naruto on the right inquired.
"That would be a better question for Kazumi-san," Itachi pointed out, getting a nod from both Naruto's.
"I need to sit down to have a last meeting with Toneri, Zetsu, and Itachi before we begin. But everything is planned out. Students will be learning: Genjutsu, stealth, weapons, dancing and evasion, meditation, Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and of course basic Fuinjutsu," Kazumi listed off, getting a raised clipped eyebrow from both Naruto's.
"Dancing?" they inquired together. A laughing resounded around the room before Zetsu formed over the left Naruto.
"Yes, something Kazumi came up with, and I quite readily agreed to, hahaha!" Zetsu laughed, getting an equally 'evil' smile from Kazumi.
"It's one of the things I'm going to enjoy teaching the most. It will help with many things, such as agility, strength, and getting over one's embarrassment," Kazumi explained, getting a snigger from Zetsu.
"I believe that it would be quite helpful and I can see the value of it. You may proceed," the non Zetsu'd Naruto said, getting a nod from Kazumi.
"It's late at night. I believe that we should all return home. I need to make sure Hanabi actually brushed her teeth," the Naruto wearing Zetsu remarked in amusement.
"I believe Yugito went over to help her since Hanabi seems to hate a toothbrush," Kazumi replied, getting nods from both Naruto's, Zetsu having disappeared.
Naruto's home
Hanabi sat pouting on her bed. She'd just been forced to endure an oral probing from that dreaded device called a toothbrush. She'd been entirely against having something jammed in her mouth that tasted so foul, so Yugito had been forced to pin her in place and forcefully brush her teeth. Kawata had just watched giggling at the whole display while Hanabi glared at the doll girl for betraying her.
Hanabi's mood was sour, wanting everyone to leave her alone as she pouted over having had to endure that. Kawata just watched with a small smile from a corner in the room, not at all bothered by her new friend's mood. Yukimi had told the small doll girl that Hanabi was very much against brushing her teeth, something usually only Naruto could get her to do.
'Naruto-sama is busy tonight, so Yugito-sama came and did it,' Kawata thought. A moment later her hive mind alerted her to the master… no two masters, approaching the house. She remained silent, knowing that Naruto-sama would most likely explain it to Hanabi.
"Stupid toothbrush… stupid paste," Hanabi mumbled, spitting imaginary toothpaste out of her mouth every few moments.
"Hanabi Ōtsutsuki, what exactly are you doing?" Kawata watched as her master opened the door, the doll finding great amusement in Hanabi's frozen face. She had frozen mid-spit and now had a string of saliva sliding down her chin as she stared at her father. Kawata found it so funny she shared the image with the hive mind, immediately feeling the hive's amusement at the imagery.
"It looks to me like she's spitting, a very disgusting habit. Wipe your chin this second missy!" Hanabi's eyes widened in shock as a second Naruto walked through the first Naruto at the door, looking at her with a stern face.
"Hanabi!" they both called at the same time, snapping her out of her amazement and shock.
"D-dad!" Kawata fought the strange urge to laugh as Hanabi jumped off her bed. Kawata was amazed at the fact that she wanted to laugh, not something she had ever felt before meeting Hanabi.
"Wipe the drool from your face, we need to have a little talk," both Naruto's said sternly. Hanabi immediately nodded before bolting to her bathroom to wash the drool away, her face pale.
"That was kind of harsh of you," Kaguya admonished, taking control over the Deva body and shapeshifting into herself. Naruto was not surprised by his mother's appearance, and neither was Kawata, merely accepting.
"It is necessary. I cannot sugar-coat a scolding to save Hanabi from feeling bad… even though it pains me as a father, the world we live in… innocence is a luxury impossible to live with for long. That is why I am going to suggest to Tsukino that children from her village have the Spirit Seals placed on them and become Initiates. Those that do not live by the sword can still die by it. I can foresee a lot of concerned and angry parents arguing with me about this…" Naruto trailed off, getting an understanding nod from his mother. "Back to Hanabi, if I don't discipline when needed, she will grow arrogant and prideful, and those two characteristics are what comes before a fall… which in this reality, results in death."
Kaguya nodded in agreement with her son, proud of his view on how to parent and agreeing with it. "Hanabi's hiding in the bathroom," she commented in amusement as her body shifted back into the second Naruto.
The Naruto's walked forward, one phasing through the door and the other opening it afterward, as Deva was not able to phase through solid objects. Hanabi had slammed it shut in her haste to get into the bathroom. Kawata just watched the entire ordeal blankly, standing silently in the corner of the room.
Hanabi frantically splashed water on her face, sending the drool away and down the drain of the recently created sink. She watched as her dad phased through the wooden bathroom door, and quickly wiped her face dry with a towel. Hanabi wilted under her two fathers' identical Rinnegan stares.
"What did I ask you to do when I left?" the left Naruto asked, his voice stern.
"Have something to eat, clean up, brush my teeth, and say goodnight to everyone," Hanabi replied meekly, her gaze falling to the floor.
"Are you talking to me or the floor? Look at me when you're talking to me young lady," Deva Naruto admonished. Hanabi slowly raised her head, her pale pupil-less eyes meeting the rippled purple eyes of her fathers.
"Hanabi-hime, I know you don't like brushing your teeth and that the taste is terrible, but you have to do it. I've told you this too many times to keep count," the original Naruto said.
"You're my daughter… you have to set an example for the others, and you throwing temper tantrums about someone brushing your teeth… simply because you didn't want to, is not the way to do that," Deva Naruto continued in perfect sync with the original.
"I don't enjoy having to have one of my friends come and brush your teeth for you. It saddens me a great deal that you're fighting against me when all I'm trying to do is help you. What do you think you need to do now?" each Naruto asked, flipping who was talking with each sentence. While they didn't want to have to be so stern to their precious daughter, they were also enjoying switching who was speaking.
"Apologize?" Hanabi asked, a look of sorrow on her face.
"I'm not the one you hit in here earlier Hanabi. I can tell you that you hitting Yugito, who was only looking to help you like I am, saddened her. I believe you ought to apologize to Yugito first thing tomorrow. Now to bed with you Hanabi," the original Naruto said. Deva held open the door to the bathroom and Hanabi walked through and got on her bed.
"Good night Hanabi, I'm not mad at you. I want what's best for you hime," Deva Naruto said. The original had already left by phasing through the bathroom wall into another part of the house.
"Okay, daddy… I'm sorry, I won't do it again…" Hanabi said. In the corner, Kawata decided now was the time to leave and was about to vanish back to the palace in the sun when Naruto spoke.
"Kawata, you do not have to leave, you can have the spare room," Deva Naruto said, turning and looking directly at the doll with his glowing Rinnegan. Kawata felt a sense of joy, "Thank you Naruto-sama," she replied, bowing before vanishing into another part of the house.
"I forgive you Hanabi, it's okay, sleep well," he said, turning back to his daughter who was now under the covers. Hanabi nodded.
"Dad… why are there two of you?" Hanabi asked curiously.
"My Rinnegan allows me to take control of another body. We ran into a criminal at Tsukigakure, and I decided to use him as my second body," Deva explained, his form shifting back into his original shape. Hanabi's eyes widened at the extremely spiky white hair and piercings.
"Wow, that looks cool!" Hanabi cried, getting a smile from the Shinga Deva.
"Thank you, Zetsu-nii did it, now go to sleep Hanabi," Deva said kindly, getting a nod from his daughter. He stood and walked toward the door, his form shifting back into Naruto as he left the room.
Konoha
Next day
The distinct sound of someone punching wood was heard over the near-empty Uchiha Compound. A grunt of frustration echoed through the abandoned and untended to halls, the feel of death permanently permeating them.
Uchiha Sasuke, the last 'loyal' Uchiha of Konoha slammed his fist into the training post. Followed by a high kick and jumping back, going through a series of hand seals and bringing a hand up to make a funnel.
"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" Sasuke released a large fireball toward the post. He repeated the process as fast as he could toward a couple more, falling to the ground in exhaustion a few moments later.
'I swear if it's the last thing I do… I will kill you Itachi!' Sasuke thought darkly. Staring at his training results in distaste, he could only fire four fireballs, just one more than last month. Even as tired as he was, Sasuke slammed his fist into the ground in anger.
'Still not as good as he was at my age… what does he have that I don't?' he raged in his mind.
Sasuke winced as he felt his body finally get his attention, crying out in pain. He noticed that he'd scorched the top of his right arm pretty badly. 'Need to get to the hospital… the fangirls are going to be a pain…'
It was the truth, and it took him longer than it should have, as he had to avoid being seen on his way to the hospital, or risk never making it. He thanked the Uchiha gods for his safe travels before entering, walking up to the reception desk.
"Excuse me, but may I get some assistance? I scorched myself pretty bad, and I need to get treatment." Sasuke said politely. He'd learned the hard way that one does not disrespect medical-nin. The things they could do to you in revenge were no joke.
"Oh, hello Sasuke, third-degree burns again?" The raven-haired Uchiha nodded.
"Do you mind waiting a few moments? There is a ninja that was in a bad fight; currently no one is available. I will get the first available medic nin as soon as possible," the brown haired receptionist said. Sasuke wasn't entirely sure if she was telling the truth, but arguing with her would only end badly for him.
"That's okay, I can wait. Thank you," Sasuke replied, heading for the waiting area. He took his seat, noticing a pair of shinobi talking in another part of the waiting area.
"Did you hear? They are considering making the Shiroi Oni an SS-rank nin!"
"You're lying! I know that he's made quite an impression… but SS-rank?!"
"No really, information just came out recently… He broke into Kumo and stole their last Bijū, as well as their legendary Sage of Six path tools. The Raikage was trying to keep it under wraps 'cause it embarrassed him. He got beaten easily by the boy." The other shinobi's eyes widened in surprise.
"He beat the Raikage?!" Sasuke was listening intently by this point. He'd heard of this boy taking the Elemental Nations by storm, suspected to only be around his age. 'The Shiroi Oni has fought at least three kage's, and I can only blow up a few training posts… perhaps if I seek this person out… they will train me to kill my brother. But I need to get stronger to draw their attention,' the Uchiha heir mused.
"I got something else, bet you haven't heard this!" a third Shinobi said, walking up to the group.
"Oh yeah? What you got?"
"Uchiha Itachi has joined the Shiroi Oni. They broke into Amegakure and attacked the Amekage, stole something, and escaped!" the shinobi declared, enjoying the looks of utter shock on his fellow comrade's faces. None of them noticing the look of pure hatred and anger on Sasuke's face. Without a sound, Sasuke got up from his seat and left the hospital. Moments later a nurse walked into the waiting area, pushing a ninja in a wheelchair.
"He's going to be fine, but he'll have to wait a few weeks to let the broken bone heal to full strength," the nurse warned the two shinobi. Getting a nod, she let go of the wheelchair, and the ninja's friends pushed him out of the hospital. She looked around the waiting room for the next patient.
"Where would he go if he wanted those burns healed? Oh well, I'm sure he'll come back later," she mused out loud, turning and heading toward the reception desk to clear Sasuke from the waiting list.
Sasuke stormed down the streets of Konoha, his aura dark and brooding, full of anger. The civilians moved out of his way quickly, and his fangirls cowered in fear at the violence in his coal eyes. 'ITACHI!'
Sasuke was on a direct path to the Hyūga clan complex. His classmate, Hinata, was second in class to him. He would train with her harder, he would get stronger! In the back of his mind, he wondered why the usually timid heiress had turned into a vicious kunoichi that rivaled him in skill… she could possibly be stronger than him… that was unacceptable!
Hidden Spirit Village
Yugito was in the middle of the grassy training field next to the Initiate Training Center. In an amazing feat of strength, she was holding her entire body up with one arm, ever slowly lowering herself before rising into the air.
Nearby Fū was meditating under a beautiful tree, small stubs of chakra forming on her back as she trained in her Bijū's powers.
Yugito's keen ears picked up the sound of someone running toward her. Different colored slit eyes opened, spotting the upside-down form of Hanabi approaching. She 'raised' an eyebrow, lowering herself to the ground before gracefully flipping to her feet.
"Yes, Hanabi-chan? Is there something you need?" the cat-like Jinchuriki inquired curiously.
"Yugito-chan… I-I'm very sorry for how I acted last night in the bathroom. I know you want what's best for me like daddy does but I hate the toothbrush, it makes me not feel good," Hanabi said with an audible wobble in her voice. Yugito squatted down to the same height as the pale-eyed girl, placing her hands on her shoulders.
"I forgive you Hanabi-chan. I'll be honest, you fighting me that much saddened me. I know you don't like the toothbrush, but there are things in this life we have to do that we don't like. We all want what's best for you. I'm sorry that it went that far," Yugito said kindly, hugging the brown-haired girl, who hugged back tightly.
Yugito noticed at that moment that Naruto was watching a ways off, a kind smile on his face. Next to the Seikage was Hanabi's new friend, Kawata, attempting to smile, as her face didn't quite work that way.
She nodded at her kage, getting a nod in return before he turned and walked away, the doll girl staying and waiting patiently.
"How about you ask your friend to come over and we can play a game," Yugito whispered in Hanabi's ear, getting an enthusiastic nod from her.
"Come on Kawata-chan! We're gonna play a game with Yugito-chan!" Hanabi cried excitedly. Kawata hurried over, looking at Yugito curiously.
"We are going to play hide and seek, you and Hanabi will run and hide, and I will try to find you," Yugito explained, getting an eager nod from Hanabi and a somewhat mechanical one from Kawata.
"Ready. Set. Go!" Yugito said, closing her eyes. Kawata felt Hanabi grab her wooden hand before pulling her off into the trees, both of them attempting to hide as best as they could from the feline Jinchuriki.
"Good luck finding them Yugito-chan," Fū commented in amusement, getting a smirk from Yugito, who had her eyes closed.
"28… 29… 30! Here I come!" Yugito yelled, dropping to all fours before tearing across the training field in search of the two girls. Fū just watched in amusement as Yugito on purposely pretended to not see them.
Elsewhere in the Village
Kankuro sat on the roof of the house he shared with his sister and brother. Sitting in the meditative state that Kaguya-sensei had taught them. He wasn't wearing a shirt as he practiced with his Jiongu, making him a strange sight to anyone looking.
Naruto had explained to him that he ought to abandon his puppet career, as Jiongu was very similar. Once he collected hearts, he would have puppets of strings, each containing a heart of their own. These creatures, that would generally reside within him, would be able to do jutsu of their own. That would make them hundreds of times better than any traditional puppet.
His upper body was covered in black threads weaving through the air, only sticking half a foot out of his body. He was slowly learning to control the Jiongu outside of his body, having discovered that he could use it as extra appendages as well. His sister had been the first to point out that his eyes were changing, which he believed was the Jiongu's influence.
His normal black eyes were slowly becoming green, with no pupils and red sclerae. All of it was very gradual, but it was growing stronger each day.
'All of that isn't even the strangest thing either…' Kankuro mused. He'd been shocked when Naruto told him in private that he was now immortal. The only way he could die is if all his hearts were crushed, he couldn't die of old age. He'd requested Naruto keep that secret, he didn't yet know how to tell his siblings that he was going to outlive them.
Kankuro raised his hand in front of him, watching as it detached below the wrist before rising in the air, held up by hundreds of black strings. It dropped back onto his forearm with a slam, Kankuro just staring at it blankly. 'I have a desire to collect hearts, the Jiongu wants them,' Kankuro realized, knowing that when they started going on missions, his carnal desires would be fulfilled.
"That still surprises me when you do that," Temari commented, leaning against the doorframe of the roof exit of their home. Kankuro had known she was there, the Jiongu alerting him to her presence.
"The Jiongu is very powerful, I will eventually be able to use every chakra element," Kankuro said, getting a surprised look from Temari as he turned around.
"Once you collect hearts right?"
"Hai, I will have to make sure that the person I take them from possesses a chakra element that I do not already have," Kankuro replied, getting to his feet.
"I see. Just came to tell you that we need to report to the Initiate Training Center at five. An On'nanoko stopped by to tell me," Temari informed him, getting a nod from her brother. She was somewhat unsettled by Kankuro's changing eyes, but in all honesty, she'd seen much weirder things.
"Do we know how long we will be in training?"
"Roughly three years minimum and our Spirit seals have to mature as well before we are allowed to start doing missions," Temari replied, getting a nod from her brother.
Kage Tree
Naruto sat in his office chair, reading from a new Bingo Book he'd bought in Tsukigakure. He was somewhat annoyed with the information that had been put in the book about him. He'd made many mistakes in his travels… there were large bounties on his head from every single major village and Amegakure. 'Why on earth Iwa has a bounty on my head I don't even understand,' Naruto mused.
"You have Kokuō-kun, which was originally their Bijū," Kaguya pointed out. Naruto realized she was right, putting down the book as Itachi walked into his office, which he had begun to decorate with beautiful paintings. He'd created them from his memories, along with white banners with black Ōtsutsuki clan symbols on them. He noticed several blank spots on his walls, 'I wonder if Yakumo would be willing to paint me some paintings…'
'I need to remember to fix Yakumo's bloodline as well. I'll go do that now,' Naruto thought, feeling himself stop practicing the Deva Paths powers, and instead launching off into the village to locate Yakumo.
"You called Seikage-sama?" Itachi inquired, getting a nod from the young Kage.
"Hai, I need help for planning to break into Konoha. Here are my thoughts thus far..."
"I actually had a new idea Seikage-sama." Naruto raised an eyebrow in interest.
Konoha
Sasuke's face was in a permanent scowl as he stormed toward the Hyūga main branch dojo. After getting permission to enter from the guards, he'd started asking around as to where Hinata was; finally, someone had been able to point him in the right direction. 'For being able to see everything, they sure don't seem to be able to locate someone.'
Sasuke's anger had not faded at all, he would become strong enough to kill Itachi, and even the Shiroi Oni if he had to! Sasuke was reaching for the door handle to the dojo when he froze, hearing voices on the other side.
"Although I am indeed impressed with your progress in the kata, I must know why it is that you are so insistent on learning the advanced forms of the Gentle Fist. Whenever I ask you, you always brush it off with asking me for more things to learn. Before we progress any further, I want an answer to my question." Sasuke recognized the stern voice as Hyūga Hiashi. The complete lack of emotion in the man's voice made even Sasuke shiver.
"Father, I want to know all I can of the Gentle Fist so that one day I can use it to find and destroy the people that kidnapped my little sister. If I ever meet them, I will show them what it means to go up against the Hyūga clan." Sasuke actually stepped back in fear at the declaration and the venom in the Heiress's words before regaining his composure. He had never heard her talk like that before.
"Very well then, though I must say I am not surprised. Do not falter in your quest, it is one that I wish I could undertake myself but that is a subject for another time. Right now we have a visitor. Come in Sasuke." Refusing to show a reaction to being seen, Sasuke opened the door and stepped through calmly.
"I will leave you two to your devices. Same time tomorrow Hinata, you are turning into a splendid Heiress." Hiashi said, disappearing from the dojo a moment later. Sasuke turned to Hinata who was glaring at him.
"How much did you hear, Uchiha?" she questioned sharply. Her pale eyes locked on him so intently that he almost took a step back, but he refused to show weakness in front of her.
"All of it, I'm sorry for eavesdropping. I just did not want to interrupt your father." This caused the Hyūga girl to snort. Sasuke realizing again that Hinata was not the meek girl she used to be. Being wary was vital here.
"Please! My father's not that scary," she said dismissively. Sasuke shook his head, he wasn't going to get into a debate on a village-wide known fact.
"I had no idea that you had a sister," Sasuke commented, genuinely interested.
"Until I find her and know for sure what became of her, she will remain my sister. Do not speak as if she does not exist or I will find a way to end you. Now you and I both know each other's reasons for being here, if you say anything about my goal to anyone I will destroy you. Similarly, if you get in my way I will seal your fate," she threatened. Sasuke immediately dropped into the traditional Uchiha taijutsu stance, Hinata following his example and taking up a Gentle Fist starting position.
Hinata smirked at Sasuke, "Bring it on duck butt." The twitch in his eyebrow made her inwardly cheer; she had goaded him, and he was more likely to make mistakes. 'You are no match for the Hyūga!'
Deva Naruto
The Deva part of Naruto was standing outside Kazumi's house, having just knocked. His violet ringed eyes stared patiently at the door as he sensed Kazumi approaching it.
"Hello Naruto-sama, what brings you here?" Kazumi inquired, having been busy on last-minute touches for the Initiate Training Center Program.
"I'm here to fix Yakumo's bloodline," Deva said calmly, seeing the surprised but also happy look on Kazumi's face.
"Do come in!" She backed away, holding the door open for him. He gave a respectful nod before walking into her living room and sitting down. Kazumi went up the stairs to find Yakumo.
Deva decided to try something. His right eye faded away to his Byakugan, enabling him to see Yakumo's happiness and joy as Kazumi told her he was there and why. As she quickly hurried down the stairs with her grandmother, Deva's eye evolved back into the Rinnegan.
"You're going to fix my bloodline?" Yakumo asked, disbelief clear on her face. Deva raised a clipped eyebrow, "Hai, if you will, please sit on the floor."
She immediately did so, and he walked over before sitting cross-legged in front of her. Kazumi took a seat on a nearby couch, watching in keen interest.
"Which Naruto are you?" Kazumi asked, confusing her granddaughter. The news that Naruto had two bodies hadn't spread to everyone yet.
"Deva. The original is with Itachi-sensei at the moment," Deva replied, placing both hands on the side of Yakumo's head. A moment later his head dropped down as the part of Naruto's mind controlling the dead body entered into Yakumo.
Deva found himself standing on nothing, a purplish orange blend world around him, his sharp eyes quickly spotting all the floating paintings in the air. He'd made sure to insert himself directly into the part of Yakumo's mind that contained the split personality, Ido. He noticed said second personality staring at him, her face in a snarl.
Ido looked similar to Yakumo, but her skin was grey. Two large fangs were coming from the top of her mouth, and sticking directly out each side of her head were two large grey horns.
Ido turned and began to rapidly paint the Ōtsutsuki intruding into her domain, intent on killing him. Deva only watched in amusement as the Genjutsu unleashed on him was no match for the power of the Rinnegan. It was indeed an impressive Genjutsu, and anything under an Eternal would crumble against it.
"Ido, I do apologize for my mother, you are a by-product of her mistakes creating this bloodline," Deva said sadly, walking closer to the demon.
"You have no right to erase me! TO ERASE MY EXISTENCE!" Ido yelled, rapidly painting Genjutsu. Deva simply continued walking forward, batting the Genjutsu aside with ease. His eyes flared as he took control of the mindscape, the world changing around them to a pure white.
"You are right, I do not wish to crush misunderstood life. Which is why you will not cease to exist, but you will not exist here," Deva said calmly. Ido backed away quickly in fear of the god in front of her, unable to look into the glowing Rinnegan of the Ōtsutsuki.
"Begone."
Deva vanished before appearing in front of Ido, his palm on her forehead as he began to rapidly absorb her, sealing the demon within a part of his own mind. 'She may be useful later on, and perhaps she is truly misunderstood.' Deva mused, a mental cage forming in his Garden of Eden like mindscape. He mentally deposited the demon inside of the cage, planning to talk to Ido later on. 'If she truly is the dark part of Yakumo's mind, then I will simply eradicate her.'
Deva began to spread his chakra out in the mindscape, locating the genetics of Yakumo's bloodline before changing it under his mother's direction. If he didn't do this, then Yakumo would just develop another split personality a few years later, her powers going out of control once more. He implemented the ability for Yakumo to paint without her bloodline automatically making it a reality as well.
Satisfied with his work, Deva withdrew from Yakumo's mind. His head shot up as he took control of his body. He nodded to Yakumo, getting a squeal before Yakumo hugged him in an uncharacteristic display of excitement and happiness.
"Thank you so much Naruto-sama!" Yakumo said, tears beginning to pour down her face. Deva hugged the brown-haired Kurama back, smiling.
"Thank you Naruto-kun, this really means a lot to her," Kazumi said, getting down on the floor and hugging her granddaughter.
"You are welcome Yakumo-chan, use your powers for good. You can also paint without destroying things now," he said in amusement, seeing the look of pure joy on her face.
"Hey, what's going on?" Rei asked, walking into the living room and seeing the strange spectacle.
"I can use my bloodline!" Yakumo cried, and Rei's face lit up in excitement and happiness. "YAY!"
Deva smiled, glad to have been able to help Yakumo. He stayed there for a few more minutes before saying goodbye and leaving, he had things he needed to do in the village.
5 o' clock
All the new students were gathered together on the training grounds of the Initiate Training Center. Today was to be the first day of training, which they would go through for the next three years.
Itachi stared at everyone present with passive eyes. Beside him was Toneri with Zetsu on him, and Kazumi. Both Naruto's were also present, standing to either side of the group of teachers.
"Today is the first day of your training. I wish you all luck," Naruto smiled as he looked over his shinobi. Gaara, Kankuro, Temari, Rei, Yakumo, Yukimi, Isaribi, Hanabi, Fū, Kai, and Yugito all stood proudly, their wrists displaying their Spirit Seals. Also with them was Kawata, who Hanabi had insisted train with them. Toneri had asked Kawata if she wanted to, and she had said yes. Her training would also benefit the Tenseigan hive mind, giving them more skills they wouldn't otherwise have.
Naruto stepped back, letting Itachi come forward to give the introduction, explanation, and first official lesson.
2 days later
The white-haired Ōtsutsuki floated above a mansion, observing the guards of Shinobi and Samurai. The palace belonged to the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire, Itachi having purposed that Naruto come here instead of Konoha. He was already on bad terms with the Leaf, and this place would have more money.
'Besides, I could sense Itachi's distaste for the Lord as well…' Naruto mused, his eyes switching to his Byakugan as he scanned through the building. He quickly located the massive vaults containing a vast amount of the Lord's money. Blowing away into black and white smoke, Naruto descended from the dark night sky, the moon shining brightly behind him and lighting up the clouds around it.
The Kaminoki easily infiltrated the buildings, flowing through a cracked window and across the ceiling, keeping out of direct sight of anyone who may recognize the cloud of smoke as the Shiroi Oni. Weaving around Samurai and Shinobi patrolling the halls, he quickly reached the giant vault door.
'I honestly thought this would at least have seals on it,' Naruto mused as he phased through the incredibly thick metal door.
'Oooh, pretty!' Zetsu commented, seeing the towering stacks of gold bars and money bags around the room. Naruto formed into his normal body, eyeing the large volume of gold carefully.
'Now how to transport this all back to the village?' Naruto thought for a few moments before beginning to draw a massive storage seal in mid-air from his chakra. It took him about fifteen minutes to finish it, as sealing was not his forte.
Once satisfied, he activated the seal and sealed the entire room full of riches into a pocket dimension. The floating seal shrunk majorly before flying onto his left palm, applying itself there before fading away.
'That was easy,' Zetsu pointed out with a laugh, getting an amused agreement from Naruto as he burst into smoke. The Ōtsutsuki clan head phased through the ceiling, continuing to phase through multiple floors before rising rapidly above the mansion. Once high enough he shifted into a helix and began rapidly flying back toward the Land of Bears. He had matters to discuss with Tsukino. 'Busy busy busy.'
Next day
Hidden Spirit
Isaribi sighed happily, sunbathing on top of her house. The first day of training had been intense, and for the male students, somewhat embarrassing. All the girls had a lot of fun watching specifically Gaara attempt to dance, but he'd done it with a stoic face.
Isaribi decided to go visit Gyūki, getting up and jumping onto one of the many cables that trailed through the village. These cables were invented by Kai, allowing shinobi to run above the streets unhindered to their location. Before long she reached the edge of the village, switching to tree limbs as she made her way toward the beach.
Arriving a few minutes later she leaped up into the air, her body shifting. Scales grew across her skin, gills appearing on her neck and her feet becoming webbed. She dove head first into the deep ocean of the moon a second later, barely a splash left behind from her graceful dive.
Isaribi's clear lidded eyes looked at everything in excitement as she moved through the water with ease, attempting to find the massive form of her friend. It only took a few minutes before she saw him, about 1000 feet beneath the surface. The large Bijū was taking a nap on the ocean floor, fish moving around him without fear. The ocean from underwater was beautiful, streams of light coming through and shining upon the beautiful sandy floor.
Isaribi swam through a school of fish that quickly segregated, coming to a halt in front of Gyūki's massive head. She knocked a few times on his forehead, not getting a response from the Bijū.
Isaribi sighed in exasperation, bubbles rising into the air above her. Swimming away, she raced a large, sleek looking fish with beautiful silver reflective scales through the water. Both of them breaking the surface at the same time before diving back down, Isaribi laughing in joy as water droplets flew through the air around her.
Amegakure
The Amekage's head shot up, his rain jutsu alerting him to two shinobi with extremely high chakra rapidly approaching toward the tower. He didn't recognize either of them, but that didn't matter.
"Fiko! Alert all the ANBU, Konan, and Yahiko. We have two powerful shinobi rapidly approaching!" Nagato ordered, an Ame ANBU vanishing from a corner of the office. Nagato immediately left his office, rushing out onto a large eagle head attached to the side of the building.
He was unable to see the approaching shinobi, but he knew where they were. Leaping off into the rain, his cloak billowing, his chains flew out and latched around things nearby, slowing his descent as he fell hundreds of feet toward the wet streets below.
Landing with a loud thud, his six purple chains writhed around him. He raised his head slowly, taking in the two shinobi in front of him. One of them was dressed in all red, red eyes glowing at him from under the hood. Next to him was a woman in a provacative dress, long red hair falling down her shoulders as she stood with a hand on her hip.
"What are you doing in Amegakure?" Nagato questioned, after the last attack on his village he had made sure that no one was going to reach his cousin again. By now, Nakada had been moved outside of the city into an extremely secure location.
"We are here for the Kyūbi," the one in red replied. Nagato smirked.
"You're not getting him." His chains lashed forward, both of the shinobi ducking and dodging out of the way. The man in red shot forward, a katana appearing in his hand. He didn't make it far before his blade was stopped by a sword of water. A man with bright orange hair suddenly appearing and grinning at him.
"Here for Nakada also are you?" He pushed the man in red away, making him skid across the wet ground.
Kyū growled as he attempted to put them both under a Genjutsu, it failing for some reason. Hachi unleashed a blast of wind toward the two shinobi impeding them, only for it to miss entirely. They both had to dodge out of the way as paper airplanes crashed in front of them, exploding violently. 'Roku, get here already.'
"Why is everyone after Nakada? Leave him alone!" Konan yelled, floating behind her friends with wings of paper.
"Ooo, a paper-based bloodline?" Hachi murmured, licking her lips. Nagato frowned, confused by the strange woman intruding in his village.
"Suiton: Suigadan! (Water Fang Bullet)" Yahiko roared, unleashing two high-speed drills of water toward the intruders. The man in red merely stepped to the side, the drill missing him entirely. Konan unleashed more paper bombs after the redheaded woman, flinging a paper chakram for good measure.
Hachi ducked and weaved with natural grace, leaping over the paper bombs. She shot a couple of fireballs back toward Konan, who erected a wall of paper in front of her.
BOOOM
Sun Palace
Naruto lounged on a beautiful chair in the Ōtsutsuki palace in the sun, reading a book on his clans' history. His pale eyes widened in interest as he came upon an interesting paragraph.
'The losing Ōtsutsuki were buried after the war, defeated by the Tenseigan before the war was stopped by Zetsu-sama. All of them were buried with respect and honor beneath the city of Kogane no tsuki (Golden Moons).'
"Aijin?" Naruto asked, looking up at one of the many Tenseigan puppets around the room.
The adult female puppet jolted as it 'woke' up. "Yes, Naruto-sama?" it questioned, it's mouth never moving.
"Where is Kogane no tsuki?" the pale Ōtsutsuki inquired, his Byakugan eyes showing his curiosity.
"On the island of Kyokusen no ki. We can bring you a map if you wish," the Aijin replied. Seeing Naruto's nod, an On'nanoko appeared, placing a map on a table.
Naruto walked over, the Aijin pointing to a specific island that was a couple away from his village.
"Thank you Aijin-san, On'nanoko-san," Naruto nodded, getting respectful bows from the two puppets in return. Naruto burst into smoke a moment later, flowing out an open window. He quickly shot past the Temple for Hamura, that held a giant statue of his brother. The statue was a secret Tenseigan puppet, it's purpose to guard the Gedō Mazō, his mother's body. He also passed by the building containing the Tenseigan a second later.
He reached the edge of the sun's inner surface. Forming his body he put his hand in a specific seal, the sun opening up a hole for him. He plummeted through toward the curved ground below. A second later two massive white wings burst from his back, spreading wide before tucking into his body as he dropped thousands upon thousands of feet rapidly toward the island.
As he fell closer, his wings shot out, catching the wind. A minute later he alighted softly on the ground outside an old decaying city. It didn't take him long to locate the entrance to the cave.
He folded his large wings against his back, not dispelling them as he enjoyed flying with them. Fluttering his white wings, he glided across the village to the entrance.
Using his control over gravity, he easily removed large rocks that had piled over the entrance. He walked down into a large room, the roof open to the sky. A moment later he found a giant statue, sitting cross-legged, parts of it destroyed, and the side of its face missing.
Naruto immediately spotted writing, symbols that he had never seen before. 'I can read them' Naruto realized in shock, sure that he had never seen this type of writing before.
"It's written in the Ōtsutsuki tongue, I am not surprised you can read it," Zetsu interjected, forming over his right half.
'Ancient oath, crossing the path of humanity just as all else, the first of the reborn moon. The Tensei eye will defend the earth, wielded by the son of the Kaminoki,' Naruto read as he walked by, entering into a dark doorway. A ball of bright chakra appeared above him, lighting the way.
He quickly came upon a large carving of his clans' crest, light barely streaming into the room from the open doorway behind him.
Naruto stared at it for a few moments, a second later hearing a voice within his mind. 'You have finally come, child of the Kaminoki.' The room began to shake, though Naruto didn't move. He and Zetsu watched calmly as a stone panel beneath the Ōtsutsuki symbol slid away, revealing stairs that descended down.
"Seems like our family left you something, hmm?" Zetsu mused as Naruto calmly walked down the stairs. The Seikage entered a massive room, the floor covered in perfectly spaced graves, all raised above the ground and covered by an earthen dome, the Ōtsutsuki clan symbol carved into each.
Naruto's Byakugan saw a man walking out of the darkness toward him, stepping into the light his ball of chakra emitted.
"It's the Kaminoki… I can sense the Kaminoki… Son of Kaguya," the man rasped. Naruto recognized him as an Ōtsutsuki and was about to speak when Zetsu cut him off.
"Let him deliver his message Naruto-nii, he's not alive, this is but a chakra entity, about to die," Zetsu said sadly. While he was a chakra entity himself, he was related to all Ōtsutsuki. It pained him to have seen so many of them die over a pointless misunderstanding of his brother's wishes.
The Ōtsutsuki groaned, collapsing to his knees. Naruto was about to rush over to help him, perhaps give him more chakra when the white-haired man opened his eyes, black voids within. His jaw began to open to an impossible size, a ball of purple and white chakra forming before detaching from him and floating in front of Naruto. The old Ōtsutsuki fading out of existence on the floor a moment later.
The next instant the ball exploded in bright purple light, Naruto and Zetsu feeling a rush of memories.
The Tenseigan, firing a massive beam of chakra toward an army. An army of Ōtsutsuki against another army of Ōtsutsuki, the explosions were massive, hundreds of his fellow clan members lying dead on the ground.
"That was the war… that I came too late to. Only so many were left by the time that I arrived," Zetsu said regretfully. He was sad that the Ōtsutsuki had fallen into war over such a petty thing…
The next moment the room lit up in purple light, Naruto's wings flapping around him in surprise. He watched in amazement as every single grave disappeared, instead replaced with hundreds of blind Ōtsutsuki clan members, all of them 'looking' at him.
"I am Omura Ōtsutsuki, we are glad to finally meet you, Child of the Kaminoki. We pooled our last chakra together in hopes to one day deliver you this message." All of the Ōtsutsuki behind Omura knelt, clearing a path behind Omura. Naruto and his brother watched silently as Omura knelt to the side as well.
The Kaminoki's eyes widened as he watched an old Ōtsutsuki fade into existence in front of him.
"H-Hamura… O-oniisan…" Naruto murmured, joy filling him as he gazed at his older brother, Zetsu equally happy to once more see his brother.
"Hello Naruto, I'm glad to finally meet you," Hamura said kindly, his voice old and wizened, five Truth-Seeking balls floating around him. Kneeling behind him were hundreds of Ōtsutsuki, each having horns in unique ways.
"I do not have much time Naruto, I am here to tell you how to obtain your Tenseigan. Something only I figured out how to do," Hamura began, getting a nod from Naruto who walked closer to his older brother.
"Hi, Hamura-nii!" Zetsu yelled cheerfully, the elder Ōtsutsuki raised an eyebrow. "Greetings Zetsu, good to see that you are still your excitable self." Zetsu's massive one-sided grin only got larger.
"Naruto, as I'm sure you know, our mother's hope for you is to defend the earth against the arrival of our family." Naruto nodded.
"For that goal, we sealed our eyes into the Tenseigan over hundreds of years. To gain your own, you need to absorb Star chakra, which is how I gained mine," Hamura explained, getting wide eyes from his younger brother.
"Star Chakra?"
"Hai, Star Chakra comes from the celestial flaming bodies in space. When I learned how to use Nature Chakra from the toads thousands of years ago, I became curious. If earth generated it's own chakra, other celestial bodies must have their own as well. I climbed the highest mountain in the world to satisfy my curiosity, spending four months on top of the mountain, constantly absorbing the sunlight. I eventually discovered that the sun is a massive collection of chakra, Star Chakra, more potent than Nature Chakra but infinitely harder to collect," Hamura continued, though he was interrupted by Zetsu.
"That's how you gained your Tenseigan then, all Ōtsutsuki must gain it by absorbing Star Chakra," Zetsu said, it making sense to him now. Within Naruto's mind, Kaguya was gobsmacked. She'd left her clan before becoming old enough to be taught how to gain her Tenseigan. She'd tried to figure out how it was obtained while on earth but had eventually given it up as a lost cause. 'I finally understand, that is why the clan head would take Ōtsutsuki who had come of age out into space, leaving for Etos, and they would return with the Tenseigan…' Kaguya thought, understanding the mystery finally.
"Hai, it took me several years to manifest the Tenseigan, longer to learn to use it effectively, and then create the world within the moon." Hamura's empty eyes turned back to Naruto's one visible Byakugan.
"That is how you gain the Tenseigan." Naruto didn't react as Hamura placed his hand on his forehead. "I do not have much time otouto, but it was good to talk to you. Live your life, my brother, protect the world from the Ōtsutsuki," Hamura said kindly. The next moment Naruto felt memories - his brother training with the Tenseigan, the four months he spent on top of the mountain, his brother learning to use the powers his eyes granted him.
"Goodbye, oniisama," Naruto said with utmost respect, seeing his brother and the hundreds of Ōtsutsuki fading away. When it all cleared, he was back in the tomb, hundreds of graves lining the floor.
"Thank you."
END CHAPTER - 9755 words
A lot happened in this chapter, I'm interested to hear all of your thoughts. Before any of you get mad at me for making Hinata "different," I'd already done it before you all started chanting "ToneriXHinata."
I know someone is gonna be all, "Star Chakra isn't a real thing, you made that up and it totally conflicts with the laws of physics and Newtons Third Law of Who Gives A Flip."
Yeah, I made it up. I created a backstory and hinting explanation of what the Tenseigan is. I am hoping to eventually develop my own alien culture, and make it radically different from humans. Hopefully, you will all enjoy that one day, and yes, Naruto is on his way to gaining Tenseigan.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: I am now accepting OC submissions through PM to be a part of the Spirit Nin Corps. Not all will be accepted, and some will be changed to fit the story, but they will all have the same names and general appearance. Antex already submitted one, and I added the character into chapter 21, and that character will actually play a large part of the story arc. So I am sure Antex will enjoy that.
If you are going to submit a character, the more information and better organized your submission is the more likely I am to add them.
My statement for five chapters the day we hit 1k views still stands. I would really appreciate it if people could help me reach that goal. I think we could reach 1k before the end of next month, as there is enough people reading this story. (Seriously, please? It's really not that hard.)
Oh, and yeah, Naruto has two bodies now! Love it! Yakumo's fixed as well, been needing to write that in. Sasuke has gotten screen time. I know some people have been asking for that and he will get more in the future.
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Answers to reviews:
Dloold87: Sorry about that, I'll go back and look over it. I myself was still getting used to writing Nakada instead of Naruto, I really didn't do myself any favors by making their names so similar. That entire chapter is actually the prologue from one of my other stories that I gave up on, just with a large section of it changed. As to EMS standing up to MS, Chariko had a main artery cut before activating the EMS, it tends to make things harder when you are bleeding out badly.
Antex-The Legendary Zoroark: Glad you are enjoying the village creation, I'm working hard to make sure it works well. Already answered your question about an OC, thank you for your submission, the character is in Chapter 21.
Ezeakel: I agree, hoping to create something original. Just so everyone is aware, the pairings are not the main focus of this story and I am not putting a lot of effort into it, what has happened so far just kind of flowed that way.
Icefox: Yep. I, on the other hand, am trying to keep track of a million factors and how they relate to each other. Writing a story with so many characters and already known factors is hard man.
Delta4phoenix: Thank you, I don't think I'm the first to make a village from scratch. Just that most authors don't show the village growing, just a timeskip and it's done. I'm going to give credit to my new Beta reader for there being no mistakes last chapter, she is very helpful! :D
Historia1: You sure you still want TonerixHinata after this chapter? I mean, she's kind of a jerk… (Hinata is really a Hyūga version of Sasuke, just a heck of a lot worse.) As to Hanabi with Tenseigan, if you can tell me a logical way to make that happen, I might write it in. I find it extremely funny that people want me to timeskip so badly, what's wrong with what I am writing?
Devian93: Chūnin exams still operate the same way on the same schedule. I wrote that not really caring about the order all that much. I wanted the Chūnin exams that the Spirit Nin eventually go to, to be the same one as in the show (at the same time.) So I wrote that, just uhhh… gloss over that? Thank you for the compliments.
Guest: Nakada is similar to Sasuke of canon, but he's his own person. You will have to see.
Roadrunnerto: I made the village up? I'm not entirely sure what village you are referring to. I didn't mean to write 1000k, I meant to write 1000 or 1k… I somehow managed to combine that… It was late, I hadn't had coffee. Sorry. Thank you for the compliments.
Doomqwer: Thank you for the compliments. Konoha has dug a rather deep hole for itself, I agree. Nakada is not the new Sasuke, he's Nakada, and while he has similar personality traits, he isn't going to be Sasuke. Nakada, for instance, cares very very much so about family and Uzumaki's in general.
Ataxius: There is a difference between fact and opinion, and in a fanfiction, fact is a bendable concept.
BossPatyWafless: Thank you! Hope you enjoyed this chapter :D
LeviDragon: Welp, just make sure to leave more reviews and encourage others too. Tell your friends and their friends about my story and we will reach that quicker. I do put a lot of work into this, and I would really appreciate it if you all help me to gain more popularity for this story. Thank you for all your really nice compliments ^-^
Azaira: Thank you for your help and I will start using that website in future. I went back through all the chapters and changed the village name, (I didn't really like it anyway, it's now Shinreigakure)
Conrad299: I'm kinda confused, the last chapter wasn't longer than others? All my chapters average 9,500-11k because I don't like short chapters, especially if you were waiting for it. I really dislike authors that make you wait a month and you get a 3k chapter that you are already at the end of when you feel like you were just getting started. Besides, bigger chapters make bigger impressions.
Drew86419: Hopefully the Elemental Nations never learn the real purpose of the Spirit Seal, and I doubt they could really do much if they did. Yamato is uhh.. Bad at the Mokuton, he just is. Anyone who implants the Shodai's cells is never going to be able to reach the level Hashirama was at. Naruto has an advantage in that it truly is his bloodline, and he already has a natural connection to plants. Naruto could build simple buildings really easily, it takes longer because he's somewhat of a perfectionist when it comes to building those types of things.
N-DogDaGod: Glad you enjoy it, it might slow down soon as I am writing another story that follows a story from this one.
Zaralann: It's generally accepted in the Naruto Fanfiction world that you can say "It was done by seals" and people don't bat an eye. It doesn't really remove it, it makes it much larger, more like a skin organ than veins in the body. The seal on the back of the neck is supposed to be what helps users mold or channel chakra correctly. Also, The Village of Chakra, while having a lot of errors, was an amazing fic and one of my all times favorites, mister. Negative amount of sense is uhh… that's a new one on me honestly. I'm sure you could argue that all the negative side effects of the seal would happen, stunting growth etc. I'm gonna use my author powers and say "It works, and there aren't those side effects."
Bananahead1 Part 1: I mean what?
Bananahead1 Part 2: I haven't really figured out how exactly Naruto can be killed, but he can, because Ōtsutsuki have a way to kill Kaminoki, and that would more or less apply to Naruto. On earth though, yeah there isn't anyone who can kill him now and the effects you described would happen, similar to a Bijū. He can be sealed though, and make someone a Jinchuriki as he's too strong to put in an object. Someone would have to use the Reaper Death Seal on him for it to work… and there aren't a lot of people who know how to do that…
Criamond: Thank you for the compliments, amazing review, as usual. You're awesome too mate. Reviews help me tremendously and help me to push through hard parts in writing, inspiring me to improve. I really appreciate all of your compliments. Where is my pin review function, I need it for this review :D
AdriLAAAxo: I'm gonna make this story long enough eventually where it's not possible to read it all in one day. I updated, by the way, :P I have to admit I have 0 experience with Wattpad, so I don't really know. But there are plenty of discontinued stories here on Fanfiction, some of them were really good too. I don't plan to give up on this story. I want to take it to the end and then write a bunch of stories branching off of it, all in the same universe. I cannot legally publish this story for money, as that's against copyright laws regardless of the fact I'd like to. I really appreciate all your compliments, thank you.
AdriLAAAzo Part 2: I agree with that, post more plz. I enjoy reading them. (I read all of them, and I reply to them all unless it's a one-word sentence that's like "It's gud, continue plz mucho more needed.") But I thank all of you that send those as well. (Oh yeah, I generally don't reply to hate reviews unless there is a genuine point in it.)
Bananahead1 The Reckoning: Yes.
NarutoHyuuga1234: Senchakra (and this will be explained later in the story) is the unique chakra that Kaminoki trees have. I didn't have a good name for it at the time, so I just called it Senchakra. If anyone has a better name for the energy that Kaminoki have, please tell me. It's a Yokai/Nature Chakra mix.
MissFinest: Yep, I didn't post my first chapter until I had written out 10 chapters (100k words roughly). I felt that fully writing out my idea and having a good base to stand on was key. There are going to definitely be some cool fights in the future, but I've kind of reached that point now where only a very few people could give Naruto a hard time, mostly Chariko, and I have a purpose for him.
Guest: Wait… what? Is that umm… a language?
And that's all the reviews, quite a few this time around, more so than usual. I know you guys can leave more this time, let's try to reach 270 perhaps? I know there are enough of you reading this sentence to write a sentence and crush that goal.
See you all next time, wait… that's not physically possible… I really need to come up with a better "outro."